As Membership Chair I organized a membership recruitment “regatta” or “campaign” for 2011, the monthly results of which have been displayed in the Log. Each time a member sponsored an applicant, their names were to be placed in a hat for a drawing at year end, with no limit upon entries. Prizes for sponsors drawn from the hat will be gift certificates to West Marine in the amounts of $500, $300, and $200. Under the NOR, any single sponsor can win more than one prize, or all of them.
As the year comes to an end, and we round the last marks into the months of October and November, the race is hotly contested. The leaders …
Try sailing - it's NOT easy! - Bill Schanen, SAILING Magazine We say , "We will never forget." And, we have not forgotten. Today is September 12, 2011. Hampton Annual Middle Ground Light Race circles the light one more time! Thirty-two (32) race boats raced around Hampton Roads harbor andMiddle Ground Light Saturday in one of the annual events sponsored by Hampton Yacht Club for keel boats. The racers had a beautiful and challenging day - light to moderate air and ripping current - to negotiate the harbor course. Everyone finished by mid afternoon with plenty of time to partake of the Hampton Bay Days Festival and watch the great Saturday night fireworks show. RESULTS: PHRF A (5 boats …
Hey there Wolf Trap’ers….. Am hearing news that Saturday’s weather is shaping up and hopefully you'll have a nice run down, around, and back from the Lighthouse.
Post-race, there will be Munchies and a Peel-n-Eat Steamed Shrimp dinner with Slaw, Cornbread, Cookies, Soft Drinks and, of course, Cold Beer !! Snacks\Dinner will be progressive to accommodate the Fleet(s) as they finish.
So, Sail fast, Have Fun and See you back at the Main Clubhouse to chow down…
Hopefully everyone has had a pleasant Labor Day Weekend and finally have power and said goodbye to Irene.
This coming weekend is the annual Tides Inn cruise and currently there are four boats signed up. Cruise chair, Tony Sakowski has 8 slips reserved and will need to release the unused balance soon. If you are able to make this cruise, please sign up ASAP so Tony can finalize the dinner and slip reservations.
The Fall Cruise is shaping up as there are currently 8 boats signed up. There are several others who expressed an interest in this cruise and hopefully they can join the group. Please sign up ASAP so reservations can be made.
FBYC's own Rear Commodore George Burke was awarded the Sportsmanship Trophy by John McCarthy, Chief Judge at the event. George sailed REVEILLE in the races, and then came ashore and worked really hard to make sure the land activities worked well - and indeed they did. Thank you George.
Dennis Hannick and the crew of GOIN' won their fleet and the Brenton S. Halsey Jr. Memorial Trophy as the top boat at Stingray. The crew of GOIN' is pictured with three of Brent's children.
Finally, Hampton Yacht Club held the Potts Southern Bay Challenge Cup. This year Hampton Yacht Club, represented in the competition by Leroi Lissenden's VOODOO 2 and Bob Mosby's CYRANO, successfully …
Dennis Hannick and the crew of GOIN' won their fleet and the Halsey Memorial Trophy for the outstanding boat in the regatta at the 17th Annual Stingray Point Regatta. If there have ever been two more perfect days for racing in the Rappahannock River area, nobody remembers it. Stingray Point Regatta racers raced their brains out in five races over two days with breezes from 10 to the high teens each day. Even the newly added Friday mid-distance race, which did not count in the regatta scoring, was filled with moderate breezes. The sailors raced, ate, drank, partied, and generally had a grand Labor Day Weekend that included sailboat racing. The beginning of the …
Due to power outage, we have arranged for the J24 Fleet to be launched with a crane from noon to 5pm today, at the club. Big thank you to our sponsor....Chesapeake Boat works and the Farinholt brothers!
The ice machine at FBYC is non-functional and that ice has melted. FBYC will be buying adequate ice for the parties, but please get whatever ice you will be needing for your boat before you get to the Club.
As of this moment the electricity is on in Deltaville but still not yet working at FBYC or at Stove Point. The latest report from Va Power is the FBYC service should come back on Saturday afternoon and evening between 5-11PM but we aren't counting on it.
FBYC has rented three generators. The first is a large 80KW generator which is being installed at 3PM today. It will power everything needed on the FBYC Clubhouse side of our property. The second generator is a smaller 6KW generator which will enable us to use the hoist on Jackson Creek for launching J-24's. A third generator powers the water system at the East Bath House …
We are going to close on-line Registrations for Stingray Point Regatta on Thursday morning at 9:00AM. We have to turn in the food counts to the caterer who will be off to the supply house Thursday morning.
If you are in the neighborhood of the club tomorrow evening between 6-8, stop on by and have an adult beverage! We are having a casual kick-off for the weekend. It will be a limited offering, but it would be nice to see you.
If you would like to add to our dinner counts for Friday and/or Saturday, please send me an email by tomorrow a.m. at 9:00 and also register on line (so the paper work can be …
Dredging continues in Jackson Creek but the good news is the channel is much improved and the dredging work doesn’t block the channel.
Due to the challenges of Irene, some of our volunteers are not going to be able to help out at the Sunday afternoon family picnic. If you could donate about three-four hours on Sunday afternoon please be in touch with Abigail Whorley. Akwhorley@gmail.com. 804-357-3240. It will be fun, and thanks!
Stingray Regatta Garments- White Short Sleeve Cotton Tees and Long Sleeve Technical Shirts, with the accompanying design, will be available for purchase at the regatta site. Following robust on-line sales, these garments will be available in somewhat limited quantity, so you …
Although cell and landline communications will likely fail, monitor VHF channel 72 to communicate with club members beginning Saturday, 8/27. Choose another channel to chat, please, after establishing communications.
ALL One Design races scheduled for this weekend at FBYC have been canceled. This includes the Geezer Regatta and the Deltaville Regatta-Fall Series #1.
An earthquake & hurricane...what other natural forces will conspire against our RumLine (Geezer) Regatta scheduled for this Saturday, August 27? After due deliberation with FBYC's Chief Meteorologist David Lee and heeding the ominous predictions of Irene's storm track this weekend, we have decided to cancel the Club's premier event of the year for "skippers over 60."
While there is still the possibility that Irene will veer dramatically eastward leaving us with glorious sailing conditions on Saturday, that probability is looking less and less likely. Many of us will no doubt are busy making storm preparations this weekend rather than tuning up our boats for the big regatta. Therefore, to eliminate some of the uncertainty over unfolding …
The current storm track for Hurrican Irene shows it passing just to the east of the Virginia Coast on Sunday. Although we will likely be spared the worst of it, we are still expecting severe conditions.
Just a reminder that all slip holders should make plans to reinforce all dock links and are responsible for their boats and any damage they cause. FBYC does not have the resources nor responsibility to look after all of the boats at our docks. The same is true for any boats in the dry sail lot and small boat parking lot - please secure your boats well ahead of the storm.
The Notice of Race is up and Online Registration is now open for the 30th Chesapeake Bay Laser Masters Championship to be held October 15-16 at Fishing Bay Yacht Club. This regatta has been a yearly tradition for sailors over the age of 35 on the Chesapeake Bay and beyond. This year we're expecting sailors from New England and Texas. Not only will we have great racing on the water, but we’ve got a great dinner planned by none other than our own Alain Vincey.
Fishing Bay Yacht Club is located in Deltaville, Virginia. It's a short drive east of Richmond VA and under 3 hours from Washington DC. FBYC has beach launching, plenty of room to rig, and …
FEATHER and CYMRU take CAPE CHARLES CUP! A fleet of 87 boats, racers, cruisers, and multihulls, left the western shore Saturday for the Eastern Shore and an overnight at Cape Charles. There were 33 boats racing in the PHRF Division fleets, 52 in the Cruising Division divided among 3 fleets, and 2 multihulls. The race over was a typical high summer race - delayed start due to light air, shortened course, great party. The trip back on Sunday (Cape Charles to Hampton) was another story - wonderful breezes all day, but a mid afternoon, fast moving thunderstorm that tested skill and grit. The Cape Charles Cup is a beautiful Weems and Plath glass and brass lantern that is awarded …
As of this moment the electricity is on in Deltaville but still not yet working at FBYC or at Stove Point. The latest report from Va Power is the FBYC service should come back on Saturday afternoon and evening between 5-11PM but we aren't counting on it.
The current storm track for Hurrican Irene shows it passing just to the east of the Virginia Coast on Sunday. Although we will likely be spared the worst of it, we are still expecting severe conditions.