After what has seemed like an endless summer - it's hard to believe the sailing season is starting to creep up on us. And with the start of the season - what better time for the Crew Training Program. Whether you've got a friend who is looking to get into the sport, or if you are looking for a refresher on your race knowledge or just want to learn more skills to apply to your own sailing - check out the Crew Training Program.
The class is 3 evenings in Richmond with various FBYC expert member instructors covering topics including
Every year in early March we produce a Yearbook and a Sailing Events Book. This year, based on the thought that many people refer to the online event pages when they come to events, the information in the two has been combined into a 2015 Yearbook. It contains the Yacht Register, the Membership Roster and all the information needed about our sailing events. The combined book features a new cover design, with drone photos of the main clubhouse during a Laser Regatta and a nice overhead shot of the Jackson Creek docks.
The hard work to produce the book requires the sailing division commanders to drafting of the event notices, which has now been done, and that information is already …
Come out and enjoy the balmy weather! On March 29th, the FBYC Junior Spring Opti and Laser Race Teams will begin their season. We have two highly experienced professional coaches who will take our kids to the next level, Bob Lippincott and Cori Radtke! The teams will practice and attend regattas through the end of May. Come and join the fun-Spring is here!
Bob Lippincott-Spring Opti Race Team
Bob began his coaching career at FBYC! He first coached as a CIT for Beginners during Junior Week in 2007.
He began sailing as a child on a Penguin at Tred Avon Yacht Club; and sailed on Tred Avon’s Opti Race Team. He was …
Our own Nathan Smith has WON the 2015 Curacao Youth Championship! The regatta was held in Willemstad, Curacao, in the Caribbean Dutch Antilles, from February 15th through the 22nd. The victory qualifies Nathan to represent the Dutch Antilles in the 2015 Opti World Championships in Dziwnow, Poland, on the Baltic Sea!
Nathan grew up and began sailing on the Island of St. Maarten, which is part of the Dutch Antilles. He has competed at the Curacao Youth Championships since the age of 7. Nathan is now 13. The regatta is the qualifier to represent the Dutch Antilles in IODA international regattas. He was 3rd in 2013 and 2nd in 2014, before winning the Curacao Youth Championships this year …
The J/70 Fleet is having a happy hour at The Tobacco Company on Friday starting at 5:30 and is inviting skippers, crew, fellow members and anyone else interested talking sailing over cocktails & reduced price appetizers.
This May FBYC will be hosting the 2015 Laser Atlantic Coast Championship! The Notice of Race is now available and Registration is now open! Please invite your Laser sailing friends from around the mid-atlantic area - we're looking forward to hosting strong fleets of Lasers and Radials on May 16-17.
Seahorse International Sailing Magazine is honoring FBYC Junior Sailor Gannon Troutman by nominating him as their Sailor of the Month! Gannon was nominated because of his outstanding performance at Key West Race Week in the J70 Class.
DON’T GET SQUEEZED OUT! REGISTER NOW FOR OPTI KIDS, JUNIOR WEEK AND RACE TEAMS!
The Member Preference Period for Junior Registration ends February 28. Some classes and teams are nearing full capacity, and we are anticipating closing registration for these events shortly after February 28.
Members should register today at: https://www.fbyc.net/Juniors/Admin/Registration
Benton Amthor finished first overall, and Boyd Bragg finished third overall out of 284 Optis this past weekend at the Valentine’s Day Regatta in St. Petersburg, Florida! The Valentine’s Day Regatta is one of the most prestigious and important annual junior regattas in the United States, attracting the top professionally run teams from across the country. It is amazing to go on line and see the posted results, with Benton and Boyd and Fishing Bay Yacht Club listed above the St. Petersburg Yacht Club, Lauderdale Yacht Club, Coral Reef Yacht Club, TeamFOR, LIMA, LISOT, TeamSYC, and on and on! Benton had all bullets! Here is the link to the …
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. 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.
Don't miss the boat! Registration for all Junior Events is now open. Visit https://www.fbyc.net/Juniors/Overview for information and to register. All classes and teams are filling quickly, and space is limited!
Over the past month a few improvements have been made to the middle pier - replacing everything up from the pilings on the first 100' of the dock. The pump dock has been entirely replaced. In the coming weeks the T-head on the west dock will be lengthened to end of the slips.
7 pm: Rob Overton, chair of US Sailing Rules Committee, will give a presentation on how to improve your racing tactics by improving your knowledge of the rules.
All are welcome. Tickets $10, available for purchase on FBYC website soon.
Fishing Bay Yacht Club is excited to announce its 2015 Professional Summer Coaching Staff! Once again, we will have world class coaches with a breadth of experience as both racers and coaches. They have over 30 years of combined coaching experience. Two are returning for their second and third seasons of coaching at FBYC, and three grew up in our program. They will be led by Head Coach Tomas Dietrich, who is himself a National and South American Champion!
Tomas Dietrich
We are extremely excited to welcome Tommy back for his second year at FBYC! In 2015 he will serve as both Head Coach and Opti Race Team Coach.
Some of the world's greatest sailors are competing in J/70 class at Quantum Key West 2015. Most of them got beaten by a 12-year-old during Monday's second race of the series.
Gannon Troutman has gone from racing Optimist dinghies to skippering an entry in the largest class at one of the greatest regattas in North America. And the kid is doing pretty well, steering Pied Piper to a third place finish in the talent-laden, 54-boat class.
"I almost fell off the spectator boat!" Robin Troutman said of seeing her son's boat heading to the finish line with the lead pack. "I couldn't believe he was doing that well on the first day."
Are you ready for the summer? Would you and your kids love a truly memorable experience that includes sailing, travel and FUN with friends? Join one of FBYC’s Junior Race Teams! Fishing Bay Yacht Club is renowned for the success of its sailing teams from Maine to Louisiana and across the Chesapeake Bay. Our goal is to get kids on the race course, and the best way to do that is on a team with expert coaches and great friends. From 7 year olds who have never raced to High School Seniors ready to sail collegiately-we have a team for everyone. Last year 46 juniors sailed on our five teams. This summer …
This fall and winter the event scheduling committee consisting of our fleet and division leaders led by incoming vice commodore Ted Bennett have been hard at work creating the 2015 events schedule. They took a close look at our events over the past year and have hopefully created an event that does more of what we liked and less of what we didn't. They've also done their best to coordinate with other local and regional sailing and non-sailing events to reduce conflicts where possible.
A couple noteworthy changes for this year:
FBYC will host the Laser Atlantic Coast Championship in mid May
Junior week a week later on the calendar, but that's still in line …
The J/70 Fleet is having a happy hour at 
This May FBYC will be hosting the 
"I almost fell off the spectator boat!" Robin Troutman said of seeing her son's boat heading to the finish line with the lead pack. "I couldn't believe he was doing that well on the first day."