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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 …
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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.
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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 …
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Posted by J/70 Class Association on Thursday, July 9, 2015
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.
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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 …
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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 …
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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:
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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.
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We are just days away from the 17th Annual Southern Chesapeake Leukemia Cup Regatta to be based again at the Deltaville Maritime Museum and Holly Point Nature Park over the weekend of July 10 -12. The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society is being flooded with registrations from racers around the Bay.
But it’s not too late to participate…registrations are being accepted through Thursday, July 9 at www.leukemiacup.org/va or register in person on Friday night before the event. And those that choose not to be on the racecourse can register in advance for festivities on Friday and Saturday nights that will be fun for the entire ‘rivah’ family.
Friday evening will feature a barbecue dinner hosted by …
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This past Sunday the Young Adult Members (YAMs) gathered for a wonderful Sunday cruise to brunch at Matthews Yacht Club. Departing Jackson Creek at 0900 aboard past Commodore Lud Kimbrough’s Grady White ‘Daddy-O’. While underway, the group of 11 shared stories, made new friends, and soaked in the gorgeous sunny day while enjoying mimosas courtesy of Jon Deutsch.
Upon arrival into Hudgins Creek, the group was greeted with open arms and welcoming hospitality of MYC’s incredible staff. Between the servers’ southern charm and extensive menu of delicious brunch items at very reasonable prices, we simply couldn’t have asked for more. This club sure does know how to cook and treat its guests!
After their hearty meals the intrepid crew of …
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Some photos from the USA Junior Olympic Sailing Festival-Chesapeake Bay Open on Saturday. The rest are here.
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Online Registration for USA Junior Olympic Sailing Festival-Chesapeake Bay Open has closed, but the Registration desk at the event is scheduled to open at 0800 on Saturday - along with breakfast. We will see you there.
I have just deleted a whole lot of clearly duplicate registrations - and left two that were the same names but at different addresses with different boats(??). That can be cleared up at the Registration Desk, and if anyone sees they have made a double payment, please try to clear it up at the desk or with me via email next week.
| Class | Count |
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| US JOs 420 | 20 |
| US JOs Laser | 1 |
| US JOs Laser Radial | 26 … |
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Attention all members!
Join us Saturday, July 4th for the 4th of July cookout and race hosted by Ed and Diane O'Connor. This year we are featuring Ed and Diane's Famous Dogs and Burgers, Cheeky Monkey Mac n' Cheese, Fishing Bay Slaw, and Jackson Creek Beans! Everything is homemade by our own FBYC members! This is going to be a fun, family oriented event and is open to everyone. No family will pay more than $30
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JUNIOR WEEK IS UNDERWAY!!!
Junior Week kicked off on Monday, June 22, and was blessed with tempatures in the 90s and great winds! 143 sailors and over 40 volunteers!
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I just wanted to tell everyone what a great time I had at Opti-Kids at Fishing Bay the past two weekends. We learned a whole lot about sailing and boats and had great fun playing in the water. We learned that it’s not scary when a boat turns over and it’s really fun to sail. I made many great friends. We had lots of help from our mommies and daddies and Paul and Julie and Claire. They really helped us a lot. The snacks and watermelon were great. I also loved swimming in the pool after sailing. I hope that I can go sailing more in the future.
Emilie Crump - forwarded by her Grandfather
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When you look at the https://new.fbyc.net/news/ News page, you will see a long list of "Tags" on the left sidebar. New Posts can be tagged so that old posts can be found more easily. We have recently fixed an issue with Tags - now all Tags are converted to "lower case" and they all work again. Generally if you make a new post, try to use an existing tag that makes sense, but it is OK to create new tags as needed. Any multiple word tag should be either typed as one word or connected by a "-" or a "_" to make it work as a single tag. Enjoy. Strother.
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The second stop on the Flying Scot Capital District Circuit is the Greater Richmond Sailing Association Invitational. For most of the FBYC road warriors this is the one away event where you can sleep in your own bed (apologies to Len & Barb G.)! GRSA is located on the northern end of the Swift Creek Reservoir about 15 miles southwest of downtown Richmond. Gasoline powered boats are not allowed, so for the most part the sailors have the lake to themselves. It does create some interesting problems for the Race Committee; the RC boat is a battery power outboard. This causes the RC to be very intentional about setting marks, but it is a lake and the wind shifts…so …