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WHEN: Tuesday, April 25th from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM
WHERE: Hardywood Park Craft Brewery – Richmond, Virginia
COST: Complimentary!
CONTACT: Kathleen Petroziello at the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
We will be sharing new & exciting initiatives for the 2017 season, LLS mission updates & fundraising ideas. Registration ends April 18!
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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 …
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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 …
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WHEN: Saturday, March 25, 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM
WHERE: FBYC
CONTACT: Helen Walker
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/
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WHEN: Saturday, April 8th at 5:00 PM (Registration deadline is April 1)
WHERE: FBYC
CONTACT: John Galloway
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 …
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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 …
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WHEN: Thursday, March 9th at 6:00 PM
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.
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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 …
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WHEN: Wednesday, March 29 from 7:00 to 9:00 PM
WHERE: 500 North Allen Avenue; Richmond, Virginia 23220 (Orchard House School)
COST: $12 per person
CONTACT: Kathy Ullmann
Few sporting events inspire us as much as the Olympics, and few international sailing events thrill as much as the Volvo Ocean Race. On March 29th, you will have an opportunity to hear from a sailor that has competed in both – carrying two-time US Rolex Yachtswoman of the Year after her name. Her racing accomplishments both onshore and offshore make her a force to be reckoned …
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WHEN: Saturday, March 25 at 6:30 PM
WHERE: 5004 Old Millrace Court; Glen Allen, Virginia 23059 (Home of Greg & Kathy Ullmann)
COST: $15 for Members / $20 for Non-Members per person
CONTACT: Kathy Ullmann
Festivals and Stravinsky’s ‘The Rite of Spring’ come to mind on the Spring Equinox, but one tradition within the FBYC community brings a little foot freedom….The Burning of the Socks! Did you know - according to the Annapolis Maritime Museum, the act of sock burning began as a tradition in the town of Annapolis, MD, in the mid-1980s? It is …
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FBYC is again offering their popular Crew Training Program with classes starting in March. This program was started over 25 years ago and has been introducing sailors to the sport and to FBYC ever since. For anyone looking to learn the basics of sailing, or get into racing, or improve their skills - this is the class. The class consists of 3 evening classes in Richmond and 2 optional on the water practice days at FBYC.
Classroom instruction is provided by FBYC racing skippers and crew with experience in local, national and international racing and participants are given written materials to compliment the classroom sessions.
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FBYC Laser Race Team at the 2013 North Americans, Kingston, Ontario.
The summer issue of Virginia Sportsman Magazine, published today, has a full length article about the FBYC junior race teams. Included with the article are many photos of our kids. The article is a follow-up to last year’s article about our junior sailing camps, and covers the successes and adventures of our teams. You can pick up the edition at any magazine retailer, or purchase and view it online at https://www.thevirginiasportsman.com. Are you junior moms and dads ready for the summer?!
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WHEN: Saturday, March 4 – Registration begins at 8:15 AM
WHERE: Rappahannock River Yacht Club in Irvington, Virginia
COST: $20 / person
CONTACT: Tom Chapman at RRYC
TOPICS TO INCLUDE:
Presented by John McCarthy, this seminar for skippers and crew is designed to maximize understanding of the rules by removing needless complexity and using “real life” scenarios that happen every day on the race course. Remember to bring your new Racing Rules of Sailing (2017-2020 …
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Jackson creek dredging is complete & the markers have been placed! Here are the final soundings:
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NOTICE TO: All FBYC Members
FBYC has many social activities planned for 2017 and there are five major ones you should be sure to mark on your calendar:
- Saturday, April 22 Opening Day Party
- Sunday, May 28th Open House Party
- Sunday, July 2nd Family Cookout
- Saturday, November 4th Oyster Roast
- Saturday, November 18th Commodores Ball*
(*Please note, the Commodores Ball originally scheduled for November 11th has been moved to November 18th. The Offshore Winter Series race that was to be originally held on December 18th has been moved to November 11th. The FBYC Events Calendar has been updated to reflect these changes.)
Stay tuned for schedule updates and additions to the social calendar!
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Piling replacement on our Middle Dock and the bulkhead wailer repairs are complete! An inspection of the crane has also been completed. Backfilling the bulkhead is the list. Here is the crew replacing the pilings:
Dredging of the Jackson Creek channel is also underway! Here is a crew working on the infamous “dog leg” of the channel:
Stay tuned for more progress updates on these projects!
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Oh no! We had a glitch! Registration for OptiKids, Junior Week, Race teams and August OptiWeek will be available again February 2. If you already registered, we have your registration!
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Registration for Junior Events opens today, February 1
Member preference ends on Tuesday, February 28
We are excited about the 2017 Junior sailing season at Fishing Bay Yacht Club, and looking forward to another great year of FUN! No matter your sailor's age, experience, or sailing goals, we have a sailing activity 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 Laser Race Teams. Similar to …
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Online registration for the Summer Junior programs, originally scheduled to launch on Wednesday, February 1st, has been set up and will be available to the public as soon as testing can be completed.
It will use the new registration system which we launched in the fall of 2016 and which was very well received. In addition it uses a new payment system from www.stripe.com which had no payment issues or errors last fall for the Commodore's Ball.
Please stay tuned for an update announcement on the FBYC webpage and FBYC social media channels.
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Here's what you can do with one of our club-owned sailboats:
Are you interested?
FBYC now owns a J24 and a Flying Scot, just waiting for you to "Take the Tiller" and go sailing. But we need to know how many people are interested in order to develop procedures and priorities for use. So......PLEASE raise your hand and email the adult sailing director, Karen Soule, at karen.soule@gmail.com AND complete the following sentence:
I am interested in using club-owned boat to.........?
We'll keep you updated and let you know …