1. Visit our website, click on “Get Sailing/Adult Sailing” and sign-up for a day of sailing lessons on either Saturday, May 6; Saturday, June 3; or Sunday, July 16. You’ll learn basic sailing principles and how to rig a Flying Scot or J24.
2. Once you’ve taken a class, you now qualify as a skipper and can reserve a boat any day of the week. Go cruising or race. It’s up to you.
3. There is NO COST for any of these classes. For a one season charge of $100 per family, you can sail either boat whenever they are available—and reserve one in advance twice a month.
Opening Day 2017 started with the annual flag raising ceremony & captain’s meeting for the first race of the year. Tirteen boats participated in five division races in this year’s Opening Day Regatta. Joe Roos & the Flag Officers met with new members in the Clubhouse shortly after racing finished for the day. Please take a minute to welcome these new members! - Judy Miller - Rich & Jean Rhame - JD, Kaitlyn, & Aiden Blackwell - Craig, Mary, Finn, & Henry Ciszewski
Cocktail hour began in Ric’s Place & the Blessing of the Fleet started shortly after. A great crowd packed into the Clubhouse for Doug Anderson’s annual officiation. The cannon’s blast delighted one of the Club’s new members & startled resident ospreys …
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Opening Day (Registration closes April 18) Offshore Spring Series 1 Mathews Yacht Club Cruise Crew Training-Water Session 1 (Registration is closed) One Design Opening Day/Spring Series 1 Offshore Spring Series 2 Crew Training-Water Session 2 (Registration is closed) YAM Derby Day Picnic Offshore Spring Series 3 Captains Choice Cruise Offshore Spring Series 4 One Design Spring Series 2 YAM Cookout Family Regatta Laser Training Day Open House Regatta …
Please join the YAMS for a Kentucky Derby picnic at the Branch's home on Stove Point on Saturday, May 6th, 2017.
Wear your best seersucker, sundresses and derby hats! Bring a picnic basket and a blanket, dress up for the classiest southern springtime tradition, and enjoy and celebrate a "day out at the races" with us!
We'll have race day Juleps and Pimms cocktails, southern sweet tea, snacks and lawn games for the whole family, including a table for the youngin's to make their own derby hats!
This event is open to all members, their guests and children alike...so please go ahead and sign up here: https://new.fbyc.net/events …
Tue, Apr 11 Sat, Apr 15 Sat, Apr 22 Sun, Apr 23 Fri, Apr 28 Sat, Apr 29 Sat, Apr 29 Sun, Apr 30 Sat, May 6 Sat, May 6 Sat, May 13 Fri, May 19 Sat, May 20 Sun, May 21
Crew Training-3rd Session (Registration is closed) One Design Training Day Opening Day (Registration closes April 18) Offshore Spring Series 1 Mathews Yacht Club Cruise Crew Training-Water Session 1 (Registration is closed) One Design Opening Day/Spring Series 1 Offshore Spring Series 2 Crew Training-Water Session 2 YAM Derby Day Picnic Offshore Spring Series 3 Captains Choice Cruise Offshore Spring Series 4 One Design Spring Series 2
The USCG is also proposing to discontinue the use of Light #6 (aka "FBYC B"). If interested, you are encouraged to submit potential navigational safety impacts of this proposal BEFORE April 17 – please reference project 05-17-037(D). You may send comments to CGD5Waterways@uscg.mil or provide feedback using the USCG Fifth District Waterway online data sheet found here:
Welcome Cruisers Party Offshore Training Day Crew Training - 3rd Session One Design Training Day Opening Day Spring Series 1 Mathews Yacht Club Cruise Crew Training On-Water Session at FBYC One Design Opening Day & Spring Series 1 Offshore Spring Series 2 Crew Training On-Water Session at FBYC YAM Derby Day Picnic Offhosre Spring Series 3
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This past winter, PHRF delegates from each club voted and instructed the PHRF Handicappers Board to issue 2017 PHRF ChesBay certificates with ratings for Windward/Leeward and for Circular Random (Random Leg) formats. You will notice on your certificate that there are two ratings: RATING (Spin/NonSpin) and CR Course RATING (Spin/NonSpin).
Fishing Bay amended its online registration to require an entry for each format, and for each rating (4 numbers) in ###/### format, matching the PHRF certificate. 2016 certificates were issued with both ratings, but the actual CR (random leg) rating may be amended for the 2017 certificates based on the handicappers' work during the off-season.
The Opening Day event is now open for registration. …
Second, on Wednesday, March 29 at Orchard House School in Richmond we will be hosting a Night with Sally Barkow - Magenta Project Network Member, Olympian, & 2-time Rolex Yachtswoman of the Year. Sign up here: new.fbyc.net/events/1716/register/contact
Contact Kathy Ullmann (804-869-0200 / kullmann@geiger.com) if you have any questions.
We hope to see you at both of these AWESOME events!
The 420 Class for Junior Week is CLOSED - All other classes and race teams remain open, but spots are filling fast!
We are excited about the 2017 Junior sailing season at Fishing Bay Yacht Club, and look forward to another great year of FUN! No matter your sailor's age, experience, or sailing goals, we have an event to excite them and get them out on the water with their friends. Our philosophy is that if kids have fun sailing with their friends, they will come back for more.
New for 2017 is FBYC’s first 420 Race Team! We are partnering with Christchurch School this summer to create a 420 Race Team that will run parallel with our Opti and …
Just in time for sailing season, The Corps of Engineers has done another survey of Jackson Creek Entrance and published it today. Previous was 9/1/16 this latest done just last month on 2/8/17. Looks like the channel is more uniformly wide and 8 or more deep. These last two surveys are color coded and lots easier to read and compare. All recent surveys and condition reports are available with the link.
New survey information has been added to ESDS.
Survey Number: JK_01_JCK_20170208_CS Channel: Jackson Creek Project: Jackson Creek Surveying Start Date: 2/8/2017 Surveying End Date: 2/8/2017 You can view this data by visiting the ESDS website at http://gis.nao …
Come & help us clean the grounds in preparation for the upcoming season. Light breakfast & coffee will be served as well as a barbeque lunch. Please register & sign up here - https://new.fbyc.net/events/1668/register/contact/
John and Mary Galloway, Nancy Powell, and Chris Lindbloom are pleased to host the Welcome Cruisers Party on April 8. We will start the 2017 cruising season at the FBYC clubhouse and will provide beer, wine, & heavy hors d’oeuvres. New members interested in getting involved in FBYC cruising are welcome! We will have the opportunity to renew our friendships, share past sailing stories, and talk about the upcoming cruising schedule. For further details, contact John Galloway. The registration deadline …
At long last, we have a new header on the top of https://new.fbyc.net that is colorful and responds to mobile devices. Both of our websites https://www.fbyc.net and https://new.fbyc.net will continue to look the same on a computer, but when you visit the new site on a mobile device, you will see a different look.
The top of the page will have a blue bar, with a burgee on the left, and a “hamburger” icon on the right. Click on the icon and it opens the navigation menu - seen in second image.
You will likely see the header when you register for an event on your phone or tablet. I want …
WHERE: Quirk Hotel - 201 W Broad St, Richmond, VA 23220
CONTACT: Jay Collier
While the cooler air may have you thinking that sailing season is out of reach, the truth is that it’s right around the corner. The FBYC Young Members are kicking of 2017 with a get together at Quirk Hotel in Richmond on Thursday, March 9th at 6pm. Come enjoy some time with fellow YAMs and share your excitement for the upcoming season. Jay Collier will be leading this event should you have any questions.
There aren’t many things to look forward to in getting old – but Laser Masters sailing is definitely one of them. This was my first time sailing Florida Laser Masters week having just qualified a few months ago. The week consists of 3 events – Florida Masters in West Palm, Masters Midweek Madness in Sarasota and Masters Midwinters in Tampa. For over a decade now I’ve been running the Chesapeake Bay Laser Masters Regatta at Fishing Bay Yacht Club and so I was familiar with masters sailing in general. I’ve also traveled to numerous ILCA-NA events from ACC to Nationals to North Americans and was eager to try out Masters week. Unfortunately, my schedule would …
