The Offshore Division began Sunday with an offshore division meeting to discuss program ideas and improvements for the upcoming season. Lead by division commander Paul Wash a number of constructive ideas were shared.
Out on the water - the day started with overcast skies and winds in the mid-teens which dipped under 10 by the end of the second race.
Here's a few photos taken mostly by John Hubbard while aboard our new Parker which was put into service for the first time today.
A few developments to check out in the wider world of sailing -
VOLVO OCEAN RACE - started last weekend in Spain and will take place over the next many months as they travel around the world. Check out the new Volvo 65 One Design boats as well as the 7 teams taking part including the first all-female team in a number of years. The race has great coverage on their website at http://www.volvooceanrace.com/en/home.html and also be sure to check out their YouTube channel for some great (and quick!) couple minute highlights.
COMANCHE IS LAUNCHED - Jim Clark has launced a new 100' carbon record-breaking monster of a boat and after only a couple days …
The FBYC Opti Race Team at the USODA Atlantic Coast Championships in Brant Beach, N.J., this rainy Saturday morning. The team will race Saturday and Sunday.
Some of you may have seen the name Eugene Morozov mentioned in my website reports from time to time. The FBYC website was first started in 2001 using Zope, which went out of favor shortly thereafter. Since about 2005, I have been using a programmer in Russia named Eugene Morozov who is experienced with Zope and actually likes working with it. He has been our primary programmer for the last 9 years. He has also been heavily involved with our new initiatives using Django technology. All our contact has been through email and lately texting Skype. Until last month I had only had 2 verbal conversations over all those years.
Growing up, Nova Scotia-born Glenn Doncaster had to build his own boat if he wanted to be on the water. “We built homemade dinghies, my brothers and I did, and my grandfather helped us with the mast by taking us to a neighbor farmer’s wood lot where we picked out a tree and cut down our mast,” he says with a chuckle. “That farmer had horses, but no tractor, so I remember that day well.” Mom cut and sewed the sails, and her boys learned to sail in Halifax harbor.
FINAL CALL – to qualify for FBYC's 2014 Special Membership Opportunities, applications & sponsor’s letters must be submitted to the Membership Chair by the Friday October 31 deadline.
Applications received after Oct. 31 will be processed in 2015.
There is still time to partake of our 2014 75th Anniversary offers. Just click the 'how to join' link at the top of our website and the drop down menu will guide you through the process, dues & fees and the membership application.
RE: Fall Series III, Sunday, October 12th, 1 Hour Postponement and Offshore Racing Meeting, FBYC Main Clubhouse, 2nd Floor
Fall Series III is postponed by 1 hour to hold the end of year Offshore Racing Meeting beginning promptly at 0845 in the Main Clubhouse, 2nd Floor. The meeting is open to offshore racing skippers and crew that are members of FBYC that wish to share feedback and discuss topics related to the FBYC Offshore Racing program. If you remember this meeting from 2013, this feedback was later incorporated into the Offshore SI's and into many of our normal procedures. We will facilitate the conversation with a list of topics. Your feedback matters!
The Trophy Committee will receive nominations until October 8th for the following perpetual trophies to be awarded at the Annual Awards Party in November.
PIANKATANK TROPHY – Recognizes the FBYC skipper who most exemplifies the principle that “all is not lost until the boat sinks.”
MATTHEW FONTAINE MAURY BOWL – Recognizes a member of FBYC for an outstanding contribution to sailing at Fishing Bay Yacht Club.
COMPETITION TROPHY – Recognizes a member of FBYC who is the skipper of an enrolled offshore or one-design boat and who most successfully represented FBYC in sailboat racing events conducted by other yacht clubs or associations during the past year. Nominations should consider the character (local, regional, national) of events entered and …
This past weekend, September 19th and 20th, four of our Fall Opti Race Team members, along with their families and Coach David Tunnicliffe, travelled to Lake Altoona, Atlanta, for the United States Optimist Dinghy Association Southeastern Championships.
There were a total of 126 competitors, many of whom sailed with professionally run teams from the top junior programs from across the country, including teams from Coral Reef Yacht Club, Lauderdale Yacht Club, Southern Yacht Club, St. Petersburg Yacht Club, Sarasota Youth Sailing, and private clubs Team For and Prime. Our kids were fantastic! When the dust settled, Boyd Bragg finished 2nd overall and 1rst in Red Fleet! Ian Street finished 15th overall and 7th in Red …
It was a great weekend for the Flying Scot Atlantic Coast Championship held at Fishing Bay Yacht Club for the 35 Flying Scot sailors competing. Congratulations to David Neff and Jason Hair from Selby Bay, MD for winning the regatta and also the Capitol District Championship, being the top district boat as well.
Saturday's races were started with wind about 12 kts but dropping to 7 kts later on. Four races were held on Saturday with the final race in about 14 kts. There were four general recalls (three of them under ZFP) as later in the day there was more current pushing the boats over the line. Saturday evening the sailors were treated …
We've rolled out some pretty cool changes to our online registration form which should make it easier to fill out the information.
To start - for events that allow Social only registration - there's a selection at the top of the form and if Social is selected, boat information is no longer required. This eliminates the need to fill dummy boat information for social-only regitrations.
The entry fields are a lot cleaner with a small icon indicating required information. The form is much more intuitive with much less legalese on it. If a field is forgotten when trying to register - it's shaded red to make it easy to find.
CRESSY QUALIFYING REGATTA Breaking News: two of our High School seniors and Laser Race Team members swept the Interscholastic Sailing Association Mid-Atlantic Scholastic Sailing Association (MASSA) Singlehanded Qualifier for the Cressy Trophy, sailed in Lasers, held September 13 and 14 in Oyster Bay, New York! Eric Roos won the Full Rig Division and Alexander Hanna won the Radial Division, meaning FBYC Juniors won both single handed divisions! This prestigious regatta included high school sailors from New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Delaware, Maryland and Virginia. It qualifies Eric and Alexander to race at the Cressy Singlehanded Finals at Bellingham Yacht Club, Bellingham, Washington, October 31-November 2. Break out the MasterCards Mom and Dad!
Only a few more days to the Flying Scot Atlantic Coast Championship this weekend at Fishing Bay. Defending Champions Rob Whittemore and John Wake will be among the 35+ boats competing in the five race series. Sailors from as far as Connecticut to South Carolina to Western Maryland will enjoy excellent competition, superb race management, a gourmet dinner by our own Chef Alain Vincey, and the special camaraderie of fellow Scotters that the Class is so well known for. This will also be the Capitol District Championship with the title will going to the top boat from this district. PRO Rick Klein and his All-Star RC Team along with Chief Judge Brooks Zerkel are ready for …
Atlee High School sailor and FBYC Member Eric Roos won the Singlehanded Mid-Atlatic Scholastic Sailing Association Qualifier and will represent his school at the High School National Championship later this fall.
On Saturday following 1030 harbor start, first gun was 1130. Races were sailed in an easterly ranging from 12+, dropping down to 6 kts. Courses were modified windward/leewards. Four races were sailed until the rain moved in and we lost the breeze, leading to an abandoned fifth race. One protest was filed and heard before dinner.
Sunday morning's breeze started at N/NW at 12kts, shifted due North and then settled back N and dropped in velocity. First gun was at 9:51am. Six races were completed …
Light winds on Saturday plagued the FBYC offshore fleet as they took part in the first of the Fall Series and only 1 race was sailed for the 17 boats in 5 fleets.
This year the 2014 Hospice Turkey Shoot Regatta at Rappahannock River Yacht Club has been moved up a weekend and quite a few FBYC boats are planning on taking part. 88 boats are already registered and range from 18' to over 45' and all of them must be of a design that is 25 or more years old.
This is an annual benefit for the local Hospice organization and FBYC's big boat racing has the weekend off - so consider heading down the Rappahannock and joining the fun.
Some of you may have seen the name Eugene Morozov mentioned in my website reports from time to time. The FBYC website was first started in 2001 using Zope, which went out of favor shortly thereafter. Since about 2005, I have been using a programmer in Russia named Eugene Morozov who is experienced with Zope and actually likes working with it. He has been our primary programmer for the last 9 years. He has also been heavily involved with our new initiatives using Django technology. All our contact has been through email and lately texting Skype. Until last month I had only had 2 verbal conversations over all those years.
This year the 2014 Hospice Turkey Shoot Regatta at Rappahannock River Yacht Club has been moved up a weekend and quite a few FBYC boats are planning on taking part. 88 boats are already registered and range from 18' to over 45' and all of them must be of a design that is 25 or more years old.