St Petersburg NOOD: Six southern Bay boats went to St Petersburg to race in the National Offshore One Design Regatta this past weekend. Two finished in the money. Noel Clinard (Fishing Bay Yacht Club, Deltaville) was 3rd in the 10 boat Sonar class. Prophet had a two day string of 5-6-3-3. The was no racing in St Pete on Saturday - no wind. Mike Evans (Blackbeard Sailing Club, New Bern) placed 2nd in the 12 boat San Juan 21 fleet. Mike's Second Joyride had a 3rd and a 2nd in the two races his class completed. Also racing in the San Juan 21 class were: BillMcClure (FBYC) Thistledowne 4th (4-7); Mike Chesser (FBYC), Scuba Kat, 6th (10-4 …
Join us to launch the cruising season, renew friendships and share sailing stories! (including a special presentation by Glenn and Paula Richardson about their circumnavigation experiences)
Cocktails and Hors d’oeuvres Hosted by Mike Camp / Sydney Fleischer 6 pm Saturday, March 24, 2012 200 Overlook Road - (driveway is on Ridge Road; additional parking available on Overlook Road
RSVP on FBYC’s website at WWW.FBYC.NET by 3/18/2012 (For additional information contact Sydney at 804-514-4163)
REMEMBER - Wednesday, February 15, 2012 - Ullman Sails: Unlocking the Racecourse - OPEN TO ALL - hosted by FISHING BAY YACHT CLUB at the Doubletree by Hilton Hotel at the Richmond Airport (Richmond) Cocktails at 5:30pm, program at 6:30pm. Cost includes light hors d'ouvres, coffee, tea, soft drinks (there will be a cash bar) - $30 adults, $20 juniors. Panelist are Dave Ullman, Greg Koski, Erik Shampain, and Chuck Skewes - wonderful racers all. The Ullman team will cover every stage of a typical race day, key strategies, racing positions, etc. all applicable to "big" boats, dinghies, PHRF and one-design. Register on-line at www.fbyc.net.
FBYC is pleased to announce that it has hired Ben Buhl to coach the FBYC Opti Development Team in 2012. He will be one of two coaches to instruct this growing team (more about the second coach soon!)
Ben first participated in junior sailing at FBYC in 1997, and was a member of the Opti and Laser Race Teams from 2005 to 2011.
In addition to numerous top finishes in the Chesapeake Bay and elsewhere in the U.S. and Canada, Ben has also received a number of awards from FBYC.
In 2007 he was was awarded the Hutcheson Jr. Memorial Trophy, an annual award given to the junior sailor with the highest standing determined by giving equal weight to …
Registrations for the Safety-at-Sea Seminar scheduled for March 10, 2012 have reached the limit. If you would like to be put on a waiting list in case of cancellations, contact Andy Soyars at asoyars@verizon.net.
FBYC is pleased to announce that it has hired Edgar Diminich to coach the FBYC Opti Race Team in 2012. Edgar is currently a full-time professional coach at the Upper Keys Sailing Club in Key Largo, Florida. In addition to working as a full time coach, he has also been a guest coach and coached clinics at the Coral Reef Yacht Club, the Lauderdale Yacht Club, and the Annapolis Yacht Club.
Edgar was the South American Opti champion in Chile in 2004; he placed third in the Opti Worlds in Uruguay in 2006; he was the Laser Radial Cressy Champion in Florida in 2008 and the Laser National Champion in Ecuador in 2009; he won the Sunfish Bolivarian Games in …
FBYC is pleased to announce that it has hired Gabriel Moran to coach the FBYC Laser Race Team in 2012. Gabriel hails from Salinas Yacht Club in Ecuador, where his sailing began at the age of 9. Coached by past FBYC coaches Alejandro Cloos of Argentina and Juan Carlos Romero of Ecuador, Gabriel quickly excelled at the sport. He was named National Champion in Optis in Ecuador and placed 4th at the South Americans. Moving into Lasers and Sunfish several years later, Gabriel placed 4th at the Sunfish South Americans and finished in the youth Laser Gold Fleet at the Laser Worlds in Fortaleza, Brazil. His sailing continued in Lasers under the guidance of Julio Alsogaray (top 5 in the …
The following 2 courses, both easily accessible to FBYC PROs, race committee volunteers, and any members interested in learning practical race management, will be held in March:
**March 10, 2012 - USSAILING (Basic) One-Day Race Management Seminar hosted by US SAILING and RAPPAHANNOCK RIVER YACHT CLUB (Irvington)- OPEN TO ALL; great information for all folks who want to join the race committee team. Also, meets seminar requirement for Club Race Officer certification or renewal and will offer test (optional to participants) that is required for CRO certification. Cost: $50 for US Sailing member ($95 for non-USSA members) All materials and refreshments throughout the day and lunch are included. John McCarthy is primary instructor. Click on this site. …
The New York Yacht Club has invited FBYC to compete in the 2012 U.S. Qualifying Series (“USQS”) for the 2013 Invitational Cup (“IC”). This is the second time we have been invited to this premiere event. In 2010, the Club Team of Travis Weisleder, Rob Whittemore, Lud Kimbrough and Ben Buhl brought us honor by finishing in the top ten finalist round of the USQS. It is an extraordinary recognition of FBYC for us to be re-invited to the most prestigious event in amateur Corinthian yachting.
The USQS will continue the format in which U.S. teams compete in two fleets of one-design keelboats, as they vie to be one of only three domestic yacht clubs to compete in …
Nanuq and crew sailed their way to a 2nd place finish in PRHF B and 6th overall in the Ft. Lauderdale to Key West race. Crewmember Stephanie Sweeny also won a handle of rum for the Social Media award for making the most posts about the progress of the racing on the SORC Sailing Facebook page.
The race started Wednesday afternoon with 5' seas in 20knots with a course leading the fleet upwind. By the next morning the wind had disappeared almost entirely and Nanuq found they were able to make better progress under spinnaker with the pole on the deck.
24 hours into the race and still becalmed many of the competitors started worrying the wind wouldn't …
Nanuq, Glen Doncaster’s Sabre 42, is set to take place in the Ft. Lauderdale to Key West Race that starts today and will end in Key West in 2 1/2 – 3 days. Nanuq is competing in the 9-boat PRHF fleet and is looking to repeat last year’s podium finish. The crew mostly from FBYC are finishing their final preparations for a 1pm EST start. Track their progress here or visit the regatta website: http://keywestrace.org. Updates from the crews and the race organizers will be posted on the SORC Facebook Page.
Crew are: Glen Doncaster,Narda Roja, Emily Doncaster, Kelly O’Toole, Alex O’Toole, Janet Moyers, Amy McGlynn, Stephanie Sweeney, John Behen, Matt Newborn, Andrew …
On March 10th, the United States Coast Guard Auxiliary will be conducting the "Safety-at-Sea" course at our clubhouse for the benefit of our members and their families. The Commonwealth of Virginia has now begun requiring passage of this course for operators of all vessels powered by motors of 10 horsepower or larger. Beginning July 31st, all such operators 30 years of age or younger will be required to present a card/license showing successful completion when stopped.
Participation in this year's course will be limited to 50 attendees. Last year was a complete sellout so be sure to sign up on the website at your earliest convenience.
Coffee and Danish plus a light lunch will be served …
History-Making Flying Scot #6000 On Display in Chicago
Deep Creek, MD - The 6000th Flying Scot has been built and will be on display at Chicago's Strictly Sail boat show January 26-29 at the Navy Pier. After the show it will be delivered to its new owner, Dan Koules, who requested the number and ordered the boat more than two years ago. Koules sails out of Sheridan Shores Yacht Club in Wilmette, Illinois, where Flying Scots are the most active fleet in club racing.
January 10, 2012 - TOMORROWGary Jobson - Sailing: Speed and Passion - (NOTE - Tickets will be available to the door). OPEN TO ALL - hosted by FISHING BAY YACHT CLUB at the Hilton Garden Inn(Richmond) - Cocktails at 5:30pm, program at 6:30pm. Cost includes light hors d'ouvres, coffee, tea, soft drinks (there will be a cash bar) - $20 per person, FBYC members $15. Gary, in his own special, comfortable style, will cover the America's Cup, preview the 2012 Olympics, and talk ocean racing.
Southern Bay Racers will soon be racing in Florida.Fort Lauderdale to Key West Race - start is THIS WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 11. There are three (3) southern Bay boats racing …
CORUM Cup High Point results for 2011 have just recently been released. FBYC had fantastic results in both Opti and Laser Radial classes.
All ten FBYC Opti Race Team sailors finished in the top half (out of 129), with three in the top 10.
Our Laser Race Team sailors finished in the top 5 out of 62 sailors total.
I extend a special congratulations to Opti Race Team member Jed Londry, who finished 1st in the Opti class, and to Jeremy Herrin, who finished 1st in the Laser Radial class.
CBYRA Region 4 (Southern Chesapeake Bay) Scorer, Tom Roberts, has completed the scoring for the region NORTH and SOUTH Divisions for the High Point Awards. These are preliminary results and show only the top contenders in each fleet (CBYRA members). Eventually, all will be posted at the CBYRA website. Congratulations!
REG 4 - SOUTH DIVISION (from Hampton Roads/North Carolina to north of the York River) PHRF A: 1.David Eberwine (HYC), Sea Star; 2.Phil Briggs (HYC), Feather; 3.Bob Mosby (HYC), Cyrano: 4.Leroi Lissenden (HYC), Voodoo2PHRF B: 1.Bob Archer (HYC), Bad Habit; 2.Dennis Hannick (DYC), Goin'; 3.Greg Cutter (HYC), Gremlin. PHRF C: 1.Justin Morris (HYC), The …
Not much more than a year ago, 26 year old Walker Potts and his cousin Rives’ ocean racing experience was focussed on Newport, Rhode Island and especially the annual Newport-Bermuda ocean race.
By the time they get back to Newport in June next year, they will have seen much of the world and racked up an exponentially expanded racing and ocean passage CV that wasn’t even on the radar a year ago,
The Transatlantic Race. The Rolex Fastnet Race. Now the Rolex Sydney Hobart. And the thousands of …
St Petersburg NOOD: Six southern Bay boats went to St Petersburg to race in the National Offshore One Design Regatta this past weekend. Two finished in the money. Noel Clinard (Fishing Bay Yacht Club, Deltaville) was 3rd in the 10 boat Sonar class. Prophet had a two day string of 5-6-3-3. The was no racing in St Pete on Saturday - no wind. Mike Evans (Blackbeard Sailing Club, New Bern) placed 2nd in the 12 boat San Juan 21 fleet. Mike's Second Joyride had a 3rd and a 2nd in the two races his class completed. Also racing in the San Juan 21 class were: Bill McClure (FBYC) Thistledowne 4th (4-7); Mike Chesser (FBYC), Scuba Kat, 6th (10-4 …
FBYC is pleased to announce that it has hired Ben Buhl to coach the FBYC Opti Development Team in 2012. He will be one of two coaches to instruct this growing team (more about the second coach soon!)
FBYC is pleased to announce that it has hired Edgar Diminich to coach the FBYC Opti Race Team in 2012. Edgar is currently a full-time professional coach at the Upper Keys Sailing Club in Key Largo, Florida. In addition to working as a full time coach, he has also been a guest coach and coached clinics at the Coral Reef Yacht Club, the Lauderdale Yacht Club, and the Annapolis Yacht Club.
FBYC is pleased to announce that it has hired Gabriel Moran to coach the FBYC Laser Race Team in 2012. Gabriel hails from Salinas Yacht Club in Ecuador, where his sailing began at the age of 9. Coached by past FBYC coaches Alejandro Cloos of Argentina and Juan Carlos Romero of Ecuador, Gabriel quickly excelled at the sport. He was named National Champion in Optis in Ecuador and placed 4th at the South Americans. Moving into Lasers and Sunfish several years later, Gabriel placed 4th at the Sunfish South Americans and finished in the youth Laser Gold Fleet at the Laser Worlds in Fortaleza, Brazil. His sailing continued in Lasers under the guidance of Julio Alsogaray (top 5 in the …
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