Just a quick note that registration for the Stingray Point Regatta is now open.  Jump on over to the event page to sign up and come race at FBYC Labor Day Weekend!

The J/70 Fleet started this weekend with Friday night sailing followed by their Summer Regatta II. Friday night the wind was light and two races were sailed before the wind petered out completely. More spirits were raised than dampened due to the conditions.  No wind - no problem for these J/70 sailors - they just retired to the club house to enjoy a bbq dinner courtesy of Steve Quiriconi & Beth Merchent that would make the Wednesday night dinner crowd jealous.  (Pictures)

Saturday's racing more than made up for the lack of wind on Firday.  Seven teams were out including a team from Hampton on a boat graciously loaned to them.  That team led by …

Top finishing Fishing Bay Boat on the Southern Leg of the St Mary’s College, Maryland Governors Cup Race was Greg Watt's Incorrigible.  Here's their account:

Under the second full moon in July, Incorrigible took First in Class, and Second in Fleet for the inaugural Southern Leg of the 2015 St Mary’s College, Maryland Governors Cup Race! Hosted by FBYC, Incorrigible started the 61nm, overnight race at “1NP” off New Point Comfort at 1600 hrs of Friday and finished at 06:03:53 hrs on Saturday morning in St Mary’s City, MD.

The Southern Leg is the newest addition to the Governor’s Cup with the other converging legs coming down the bay from Annapolis (90 boats) and down …

Last Call for August OptiWeek!

There are a few slots still available for our newest junior program, August OptiWeek, to be held August 10th through the 13th. The class is designed for beginners and first year sailors aged six to ten, and will be taught by our Development Team Coaches in the Club’s Optis. For additional information and to sign up, visit: https://www.fbyc.net/Juniors/AugustOptiWeek

Come and join the FUN!

USODA OPTI NEW ENGLAND CHAMPIONSHIP UNDERWAY!

The Opti Race Team returning to Salem Harbor after practice

The FBYC Opti Race Team is currently in Salem, Massachusetts, for the Opti New England Championship.  But it’s not all work-since they are in Salem, the kids and their families took a traditional ghost tour.  Check out their faces in the photo below!  Racing begins Tuesday, and runs through this Thursday.  There are over 300 boats racing.  Wish them luck!

Scared? Ghost Stories in Salem!

This past weekend, August 1-2, the Opti and Laser Development Teams raced-and placed-at the Ware River Yacht Club Governor’s Cup; and the Laser Race Team finished up at the North American Championship on the North Carolina Outer …

Registration for the 76^th Annual Regatta on August 8-9 continues until late in the week at https://www.fbyc.net/Registration/entry?event_id=1425.  Early registrations do help those who plan the food!   Listed below are the boat numbers as of Sunday Aug 2. 

There was a 2-3 day hiccough in the web registration process last week, but once it was reported, we got it fixed relatively promptly. The form had a …

Walker Angus-First Place Opti Overall at Indian Creek Yacht & Country Club Annual Jr. Regatta

Opti and Laser Development Teams Bring Home the Hardware!

This past weekend, July 23rd through the 26th, was a rocking great time for the Opti and Laser Development Teams! It began Thursday with the teams practicing at the club, and then loading the coach boats and sailboats for the weekend’s first regatta, Indian Creek Yacht & Country Club’s Annual Junior Regatta, on Friday, in Kilmarnock.

The teams left early Friday morning, and as usual, the kids had plenty of nervous butterflies! But our coaches did a wonderful job smoothing out the usual problems and pumping up the sailors. Our kids did great! ODT member Walker …

The mouth of the Piankatank River was the scene of the second regatta of the four event Laser series on Sunday 26 July.  A strong turnout of 10 racers tackled the tactically challenging light to moderate breeze. Once again,  Mark Stephens and his team did an excellent job of adapting to the wind variations throughout the afternoon and was able to complete five races in a little over three hours. Jon Deutsch had a very strong and consistent performance and won the regatta and is the series leader. Full results are posted on FBYC.net.  Next up for the Lasers is the 76th edition of the Annual One Design Regatta 8-9 August.  Register now and encourage …

Last Sunday a great article about our own Gannon Troutman, his exploits on the J-70 circuit, and FBYC, appeared on the front page of the Middle Peninsula Daily Press! It is a fascinating story and great publicity for our club. Here is a link to the article, but you must have a subscription to the paper to view it: http://www.dailypress.com/news/gloucester-county/

FBYC Kid's 'Kruise' Aug. 1-2. 2015

This year our primary destination will be Little Bay, a relatively short cruise just above the Rappahannock River.  There we will raft up during the day, and dinghy into the beach for various games.In case of inclement weather, we will head for the Piankatank and quieter water.

Friday night, we will gather at our Deltaville cottage (76 Sunrise Point, on left after you turn left at Ruark's Marina) at 5:30 PM on Jackson Creek, for hamburgers, hotdogs and the fixings. Each participating boat will be asked to bring a side dish. Soft drinks, juice, wine and beer will be provided.

On Sat., lunch will be on your own.  …

The Governor's Cup - an offshore distance race to St. Mary's, MD has a new southern leg starting in Mobjack bay.  This is the innuagural running of the southern leg and any offshore boats interested in sailing it are invited to register by the end of the week.  The race will start on Friday, July 31.

More information and to sign up visit: http://www.smcm.edu/events/govcup/

A number of FBYC boats were at the Screwpile Regatta in Solomons Island Maryland this weekend.  Hardware was brought home in almost every class.  Here's how they finished:

PHRF A1: Afterthought: 3rd

PHRF A2: Excitation: 3rd

PHRF B: Mad Hatter: 2nd

PHRF B: GOIN': 4th

PHRF B: Shenanigan: 10th

PHRF C: Cheeky Monkey: 2nd

PHRF C: Schiehallion: 5th

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Benton Amthor receiving the Commonwealth of Virginia Trophy for the second year in a row, and third year in a row for FBYC!

With the end of Junior Week, 49 kids on the FBYC junior race teams began the most intense period of sailing-and racing-many will experience in their entire lives. Over 19 days the teams raced in 7 regattas!

The first regatta was FBYC’s own Junior Olympics, immediately following Junior Week on June 27 & 28. The Opti and Laser Development Teams, and the Opti and Laser Race Teams, all competed. Our kids dominated against teams from AYC, SSA, Tred Avon, Hampton, around the bay and North Carolina. In the Opti division, our own Nathan Smith won Overall, and …

At 2 pm on Sunday, July 19, the FBYC Opti Race Team is on the water racing at the USODA National Team Racing Championships in Pensacola, Florida; the FBYC Laser Race Team is unloading the transport trailer in the rigging yard at the upcoming Laser US National Championships at Brandt Beach Yacht Club, New Jersey; and the Opti Development Team and the Laser Development Team just came off the water from practice at the Club!

Not including today, the teams have raced in seven regattas in the last three weeks, placing first in five! Look for a Junior Newsletter later this week with a full update.

The 17th Annual Southern Chesapeake Leukemia Cup Regatta held in Deltaville over the weekend of July 10-12 was another huge success with 61 registered yachts and enthusiastic crowds at the Auction and Gala held for the second consecutive year at the Deltaville Maritime Museum & Holly Point Nature Park.

Typically the Southern Chesapeake Leukemia Cup Regatta is one of the most successful Leukemia Cup Regattas in the country in spite of being one of the smallest of such national venues, and this year should prove to be no exception. Having four times been voted the Best Regatta on the Bay by the readers of Chesapeake Bay Magazine, the 2015 Regatta is expected to be a strong contender for this honor …

Congratulations to Gannon & Dan Troutman and crew on their 15th place finish at the J/70 World Championship.  They were among 78 teams from 16 countries competing.  Way to represent FBYC!

Read more about their regatta on their Facebook Page.

With the weather near perfect, 231 members and guests attended the FBYC July 4th event this year with 28 boats racing.   In the race's debut of J/70's they were no match Mark/Melissa Stevens in the incumbent Front Runners fending off the newcomers and taking the Hick's Trophy.  Matt/A.L. Braun took 2nd and Len Guenther was 3rd.

The racing started in the Piankatank off Stove Point and followed a course out the Piankatank near the entrance of Jackson creek and then back up the Piankatank finishing just in front of the club house.  It featured, upwind, downwind and everything in between testing the various makes of boat all under 24' waterline and …

Junior Week Campers

OPTI KIDS AND JUNIOR WEEK  This year’s Opti Kids and Junior Week smashed all records for numbers and fun! A total of 44 sailors attended Opti Kids and 143 sailors and over 40 full time volunteers and 6 pro coaches attended Junior Week! The weather was perfect. Paul and Julie Ann Wash taught Opti Kids, and every sailor left loving sailing. Doug and Jennifer Bendura then did an amazing job of organizing everything from the class assignments to the tee shirts for Junior Week. There were 13 separate classes this year; 200 kids and their families attended the pool party with the teen band ZigZag, and on Thursday night we hosted 340 at the traditional catered cook …

George Stateham the Commodore of Fairfield Habour Yacht Club was anchored out on Jackson Creek just off the club and caught this gorgeous moonrise this weekend:

The J/70 Friday night series continued with 10 boats out for racing in a fresh breeze.  Thanks to Clark Dennison for running the racing.  The series takes a break and resumes Friday, July 24.