They are coming from all over for the 84th Annual One Design Regatta at Fishing Bay Yacht Club this coming weekend. We’ve got 95 boats in 9 classes on 3 courses ready for a great weekend of sailing. This year will feature not one, but two fleets of multi-hulls with the FBYC debut of fleet racing in the Isotope and Weta classes. Other highlights include 16 boats in the Melges 15 class. 11 Hampton One Designs and a 9-boat Portsmouth fleet.
There is still time to join the fun by either registering a boat or volunteering to help out. We have a number of spots throughout the day we could still use a few extra hands.
Summer Sea Breeze got off to a great start on Saturday with 22 boats in 3 classes racing in 6-16 knots out on the Piankatank. The storms rolled right around us and never really approached. Tom Roberts and his Race Committee team got 4 races in during the afternoon.
In the 10-boat ILCA class Jon Deutsch and Scott Adam were neck and neck trading places to tie points for first. The tie breaker would tip to Jon on account of his finish in the last race. Mike Moore came in 3rd and William Sutten was 4th overall and the top boat in an ILCA 6.
Not to be outdone – the 7-boat Melges 15 fleet was also settled on …
Wing surfing is the fastest-growing watersport on the planet, exploding in popularity within all watersports communities.
Cabrinha is excited to offer sailors young and seasoned alike to learn this sport with professional coaches on utilizing industry-leading equipment. These clinics are catered to those with any sailing or watersports experience. Regardless of your background, you’ll be on the water and more importantly, having fun in your first session!
This clinic will focus on an introduction to the emerging sport of Wing Surfing and is intended for participants ages 15+. (Younger sailors evaluated on sailing experience.) Wing Surfing is a fairly physical sport and participants need to be capable swimmers, be …
The 84th Annual One Design Regatta is coming up in just over a week and we've got some great regatta souvenirs. First up is the regatta t-shirt - supplies are limited so be sure to get your size by registering ASAP.
The other keepsake is a little harder to come by - you'll have to finish atop of your class for one of these!!!!
The Adult Sailing Division offers structured sailing classes in the Club's Flying Scots. Our small classes focus on individual sailors’ goals, skills, and low-pressure fun on the water.
When: Most Weekends in July through mid-August
What: Custom Sailing Lessons for 1-3 Students (Includes Boat and Instructor) Beginner through intermediate racing
Where: Fishing Bay Yacht Club 1525 Fishing Bay Road, Deltaville, Va
If you are into one design sailing - then now's your time to shine with a full slate of One Design Events planned in the next month for Flying Scot, ILCA, Melges 15 and any other fleets wishing to come join us.
It all kicks off on Sunday, July 2 with the One Design Long Distance Race - don't be fooled by the moniker - this is open to ANY small boat under 24' at the waterline and is sailed around government marks using the Portsmouth Handicap System for scoring. Do you have a Laser II, Mobjack or Front Runner? Then this is the event for you! REGISTER HERE
The Second weekend in July features the Summer Sea Breeze I regatta for double …
Registration is now open for the 84th Annual One Design Regatta at Fishing Bay Yacht Club. We’ve got two days of racing and camaraderie planned for a new earlier weekend on July 22-23. Look for fleets of Flying Scot, ILCA 6, ILCA 7, Melges 15, Hampton One Design, San Juan 21, Windmill, Optimist (Red, Blue, White and Green fleets) and Portsmouth Handicap class.
The low fee covers registration while dinner, shirts and commemorative bottomless beer glasses are available for purchase. Be sure to register early to get yours while supplies last.
Complete information including the Notice of Race can be found on the event website.
The 2023 Junior program is off to a fantastic start! Thanks to all the participants, family members, volunteers, and coaches who made Opti Kids a huge success. Special thanks to coach Jim Clary for leading the charge!
For more pictures check out the Flickr album here.
Share the Pure Joy of Sailing with Someone Special
Sailing in circles (AKA: Racing) not your thing? Need a low-pressure way to give someone (Grandchild, friend, etc) a Fishing Bay/Piankatank experience?
The Adult Sail Training Event is your answer! Bring your own boat & crew (Melges or any small boat, preferably beachable) will do. A limited number of Club Boats are available to subscribers.
Register early to book ($25/student) in-boat instructors. With or without and instructor, you will experience FBYC's awesome sailing resource--beautiful scenery and magnificent wildlife.
Saturday, July 1, 2023: 10 AM - 430PM. Start with an optional on-shore briefing--sail to a secret beach--burn some marshmallows.
Then sail back to the Main Clubhouse for Great food (Small Plate …
You never know what old pics you may find cleaning house. Larry Pardey presenting the 2000 Hospice Turkey Shoot Regatta 1st Place Overall trophy (120 boats) to Wayland Rennie/Trilogy at Yankee Point Yacht Club. Pardey was inducted into the Cruising World Hall of Fame that year, and was inducted into the US National Sailing Hall of Fame in 2022, two years after passing from Parkinson's.
Pardey: "We did okay today, but a San Juan beat the hell out of us. How'd you do?"
Wayland: "We beat the hell out of the San Juan that beat the hell out of you!"
LOL
At the National Hospice Regatta Championship later that spring in J105's at Fort Lauderdale, where we …
A handful of M15s hit the water yesterday for some free-styling in the "sporty" conditions - needless to say a good time was had by all! A few more cameos available on the flickr site.... M15 Fun.
This weekend PRO 's, Social Chairs and club leadership are closely monitoring the coastal storm forecast to hit the area over the weekend. We do plan to hold landside social events as scheduled on Sunday rain or shine!
The PRO's for the Family Regatta on Saturday and the Open House regatta are closely monitoring the weather (with the support of David Lee) and will likely make decisions about each event the day of the event.The safety of RC members and capability of club equipment will drive race decisions.
The raft up may be postponed even if racing does occur on Sunday.
We will do our best to post timely updates on the club website.
FBYC has made two changes for this season to our Portsmouth Handicap racing for small boats to improve the racing and make it easier to register for and (score these) events.
First, FBYC is adopting the DPN-2 handicap numbers for Portsmouth racing this season in place of the base DPN numbers we’ve traditionally used. The reason for this is that the base number is calculated for a very low wind range, and it’s very rare that we see that wind for the whole of our race days. Some of our participating boats have very different (higher) performance characteristics in more wind and the base rating wasn’t as fair to the other boats. Using DPN-2 – which is a …
Please join us for the 2023 Mid-year Membership Update on Monday, May 29th (Memorial Day) from 10-11 am upstairs in the main Club House. At this informal meeting we will provide updates on Membership and Club Operation with time reserved for questions.
The agenda will include:
Finance Update
Membership Status
Club Management/Facilities/Sailing Events
Annual Awards Alignment Project
Summary and Questions
If you have specific questions you would like addressed, please send to commodore@fbyc.net
Thanks to Rick Klein's amazing RC team (and his apparent ability to control the weather) and Rick Peterson's culinary expertise, OD Spring 3 was a fantastic day of fun on and off the water - with 6 Flying Scots, 7 M15s, and a San Juan 21 "showing and going" under ideal temps and winds. Thanks to ALL who volunteered and participated!
If you are not smiling in the picture below - you should be. OD - Spring 4 is 6/11 so register early and often!
Spring offshore racing finale promises Great Sailing, Food, Fun and Friends!
The Offshore Spring Open Race is two days of back-to-back races open to everyone from A-fleet to Cruising class! This includes all FBYC club member and non-member boats, interested in racing their sailboat and developing their sailing skills. The races are Saturday and Sunday with awards for each day of racing. Dinner Saturday includes Paul Wash’s traditional smoked pork butts and fixings. Don't miss this chance to test your mettle sailing in a fantastic venue with great food and camaraderie.
Join us for a fun-filled day of racing, raft up, dinner and DJ music.
**EVENT UPDATE: RACE and Sailing Events are canceled due to Weather** Landside party and activities are still ON!
The winds may blow but the rain looks pretty light. This will still be a great party.
As Scheduled:
1630- Meet and Greet with Sailing Division representatives
1800- Fried Chicken dinner and DJ
Everyone is encouraged to invite friends as this event will serve as a showcase for all that FBYC has to offer.
This is a chance to explore new ways to get out on the water or to get out on the water for the first time! Mix and mingle with Division members from the following …
After a rained out attempt at Spring Series 1 last weekend, the One Design season officially got underway with Spring Series #2 and 20 boats in 3 fleets enjoying 5-10 knots of breeze out of the south and mostly cloudy skies. PRO David Clark and his team got in 4 races for the fleets.
The 5-boat Flying Scot fleet was led by Len & Barb Guenther who took home bullets in 3 of the races. Hal Stark/Rick Peters and Phil Webb tied for 2nd with the tiebreaker going to Hal/Rick on account of their win in the final race.
The Melges 15 Fleet had some close racing with the Garrett/Patrick clan aboard 3 of the boats …
After a rainy attempt at starting the one design season at Fishing Bay last weekend - we’ll give it another go this Sunday, May 7 with Spring Series #2 (Flying Scot/Melges 15). The ILCA Fleet will also be along for their Spring Regatta.
A couple notes about this weekend:
Please do register before you arrive at the club. If you need to correct any registration info, you can do that online or come to the main clubhouse porch shortly before the skippers meeting so that we can properly account for who is on the water and score everyone correctly.
The NOR and Sailing Instructions (and amendment) are posted on Regatta Network.
You never know what old pics you may find cleaning house. Larry Pardey presenting the 2000 Hospice Turkey Shoot Regatta 1st Place Overall trophy (120 boats) to Wayland Rennie/Trilogy at Yankee Point Yacht Club. Pardey was inducted into the Cruising World Hall of Fame that year, and was inducted into the US National Sailing Hall of Fame in 2022, two years after passing from Parkinson's. 
Spring offshore racing finale promises Great Sailing, 
