A team of three FBYC trained sailors placed first in Nantucket Race Week, One Design Series, Rhodes 19 Class, with three days of racing. The Toni Too was skippered by Sophie Massie, with crew of her father, Mike Massie, and Noel Clinard. Over three days and nine races, they placed 1-3-1-2-2-[7]-[DNS]-2-2 with the two bracketed races thrown out. Results Here.
The racing was characterized by moderate to heavy winds and strong harbor currents. Sophie drove with Mike trimming jib and working foredeck and Noel trimming main and spinnaker. The upwind speed of Toni Too was the deciding factor with frequent leads at the windward mark, which turned into a liability in one race. Days One and Three …
Fishing Bay is hosting the 76th-annual Hampton One Design National Championship August 20, 21, and 22. The Hampton Class is returning its Championship to the club for the first time since 1948.
Organizers are expecting about 20 boats from various yacht clubs, including PRSA, HYC, NY&CC, TAYC, BBSA, CYC and WRYC. The competitors will include some of the top dinghy sailors from around the Bay, including collegiate all-Americans, past Optimist National Champions, Collegiate and Interscholastic sailors and Coaches, sail makers, and good-old-fashioned class stalwarts like Norfolks Charlie McCoy who will be competing in his 52nd (fifty-second) consecutive HOD Nationals. FBYC will be represented in the competition by Latane Montague, Mike Toms, Kenney Cobb, Walter Bundy and others. Walter Bundy …
16th ANNUAL
STINGRAY POINT REGATTA For the Brent Halsey Jr. Memorial Trophy
Fishing Bay Yacht Club
September 4 & 5, 2010
CALLING ALL PHRF, OFFSHORE ONE DESIGN AND CRUISING CLASS SKIPPERS
Come join the premier regatta on the middle Chesapeake Bay!
ENTRY FEE:
$100 per boat. Entry fee includes Friday welcome reception, continental breakfast Saturday and party Saturday night with live music by The Wrest (www.thewrest.com)
OTHER TREATS:
Saturday Night Dinner (Adult) - $20
Saturday Night Dinner (Child under 6) - Free
Hot Breakfast Sunday - $10
Event T-Shirts - $17
Wicking Tee Long Sleeve Shirts - $25
Dinner tickets are limited and may not be available at the door. Please buy your dinner and breakfast tickets in advance. REGISTRATION DEADLINE September 2 …
Great weather, great racing, and great people, is the best description of the 2010 Annual One Design Regatta. 118 boats competed in eleven different fleets during two days of the nicest weather we have seen in a while. Saturday presented temperatures in the 80s and a gentle breeze out of the east. Sunday the temperatures remained mild while the winds picked up providing all fleets with plenty of breeze and spirited racing.
This years event saw record breaking attendance from the Flying Scot Fleet with 36 boats registered. Additionally, the San Juan 21s showed up again with the largest numbers to date. For the first time in many years a Windmill fleet consisting of 7 boats joined us …
The cruising regatta attracted 10 boats which turned into a drifting match but Chilcoot prevailed to finish first. The race committee of Ric and Sharon Bauer did a stellar job of running the race and attempting to fairly rate the boats. I think we learned a few things about handicapping this year which we can carry over to next year. After the race we had dinner with 42 people attending. A good time was had by all.
On July 28 the progressive dinner was held with 28 people attending.
Cocktails were had at Sarah Carneal's home with dinner up river at Andy and Ellen Soyars home. It was a hot evening as it was 98 that day but fans …
The results are in from some big New England Regattas. Optis: Hyannis Yacht Club held their Regatta July 30 - August 1, 2010. There were 69 optis and Fishing Bay Juniors took 1st (Alex Hanna), 3rd (Kendall Swenson), 10th (Erin Jacob), 12th (Graeme Alderman), 13th (Jed Londrey), 16th (Gray Kiger) and 18th (Hannah Steadman). Congratulations to the team!
Hyannis Results are available here.
The following week, the team attended the New England Optimist Championships in Newport, hosted by Sail Newport. There were about 330 Optis in the Red, White, and Blue fleets. Alex Hanna got a 4th overall, and Kendall Swenson was the 6th girl and got a 30th overall. Deeper in the finish order were 70 Will Whitmore, 71 Gray …
OPTI Nation
Update:Hanna
Finishes 4th Overall at 2010 USODA New England Championships
Hosted BySail Newport. The Fishing Bay Yacht
Club Opti Team traveled to Newport a short week after hosting the 2010
Opti Nationals. Alexander Hanna posted a 4th overall in
the 311 boat championship fleet. Kendall Swenson
finished 6th in the Opti Girls Fleet (103 racers) and 30th overall in the
championship fleet. Also sailing for Fishing Bay at the event were:
Gray Kiger, Will Whitmore, Jack Whitmore, Hannah Steadman, Erin Jacob, and
Jed Londrey.
US SAILING
Youth Sailing Championships: Graham Landy wins C420
Fleet. The best-of-the-best …
While many people have volunteered to help during the Annual One Design Regatta that will be held this weekend, August 14-15, David Hinckle still has some positions to fill. He needs tractor drivers, retail sales specialists (merchandise sales) and registration workers. Please let David know if you can help even if only for a little while. You can reach David by email to david@blueprintingservicesva.com or by phone @ 804 370-7650.
A wonderful video from the Clyde Cruising Club's attempt to break their previous record number of boats forming a sunflower during the Centenary Cruise. They didn't quite get the 200 boats they had hoped for, but, still, quite a muster. Must have been a great experience for the Crumps, Garretts, and Haywards.
We have revamped the Pirate Cruz event originally envisioned for Little Bay in an attempt to address the diversity of requests, conflicting club and personal schedules. We have heard that some members would like to participate in the event but do not have access to a "cruising" boat. Others are participating in the Annual One Design Regatta and many juniors are being recruited to participate in the regatta as well. Still others have conflicts with work or family schedules, which limit their availability for an extended weekend cruise. As a result, we made the following adjustments:
Changed the location to Gwynn's Island
Collaborating with the Annual One Design Regatta for Dinner (Aug 14) and Breakfast (Aug 15 …
Picture taken Tuesday July 20 of the various Fishing Bay Yacht Club members and people from Richmond at the Crusing Club of America cocktail party at the Western Isles Hotel, Tobermory, Isle of Mull, Scotland, while participating in the Clyde Crusing Club's Centenary Cruise:
Tanner Rose, Susan Crump, Lolly Hayward, Allen Hayward, Ross Catlett, Bev Crump, Connie Garrett, Waddy Garrett, and Lloyd Brown.
Webmasters are critical to events in
these days and times. We have a lot of good ones in the sailing
community and certainly on the southern Bay. Folks who give
their time and genius to special racing events on the southern Bay
certainly come to mind - most recently, Jon Deutsch (2010 Opti
National Championship Regatta), and Buddy DeRyder (Southern Bay
Race Week for the Black Seal Cup). It's a tough job requiring talent,
time, skill, patience, and judgment.
Fishing Bay Yacht Club is hosting their 71st Annual
One Design Regatta, in two weeks, August 14 & 15. Classes
expected include: 420, Albacore, Hampton, Flying Scot, Front Runner, Laser,
Laser Radial, Mobjack, and Optimist. The FBYC-ers …
71st ANNUAL ONE DESIGN REGATTA
AUGUST 14 & 15, 2010
Registration http://www.fbyc.net
Advance Registration Is Encouraged
Event Chair: David Hinckle david@blueprintingservicesva.com
Social Chair: Matt Lambert matthew.a.lambert@gmail.com
Race Committee Chair: Rick Klein - rgklein45@aol.com
Sign up online at www.fbyc.net.
Registration and handicap form must be completed 48 hours prior to event to facilitate handicaps and headcount for dinner.
For additional information, contact Joe Schott at 804-776-6004 (H), 804-513-0567 (C), or hjschott@verizon.net
Jere Dennison noticed that Rives Potts and Carina were featured on page 16 of the August 2010 edition of Sailing magazine. I have scanned the article and the full page picture - Carina is sail number USA 315 - and it is available as a download of a 2MB pdf here.
SOME OF THE 50+ COACH BOATS RAFTED AT DELTAVILLE MARITIME MUSEUM DOCK!
They did a great job. Both the Screwpile and the
Opti Nationals organizing committees may have some valuable advice on
controlling chaos and managing mayhem that would be useful all over the
place - the Gulf, Afghanistan, even the Macy's back-to-school
sale!!
Another great SCREWPILE REGATTA:
MERIDIAN and MIDNIGHT MISTRESS
win their fleets. The 16th Chesapeake Bay classic event came
off as planned - racers raced, rum flowed, and trophies are now happily
displayed in conspicuous places. LG Raley and his band of relentless
volunteers have done it again. One hundred and twenty (120)boats entered
the 2010 Screwpile Lighthouse Challenge Regatta …
July 24, 2010 (Deltaville, VA) Since July 17, some of Americas best junior sailors, and several international sailors, have gathered in Deltaville to compete for the title of National Champion. Fishing Bay Yacht Club has been the host yacht club for the 315 sailors, their coaches, and their families. The championship regatta included Team Race Nationals, Girls Nationals, and Open Fleet Nationals. The event has been quite successful, with only a few postponements due to light air. It has been a great opportunity for young sailors to challenge themselves by competing against the very best. Open Fleet Nationals also gave new competitors some valuable experience by setting up a separate course, complete with experienced coaches, for the Green Fleet …
A team of three FBYC trained sailors placed first in Nantucket Race Week, One Design Series, Rhodes 19 Class, with three days of racing. The Toni Too was skippered by Sophie Massie, with crew of her father, Mike Massie, and Noel Clinard. Over three days and nine races, they placed 1-3-1-2-2-[7]-[DNS]-2-2 with the two bracketed races thrown out. Results Here.
Great weather, great racing, and great people, is the best description of the 2010 Annual One Design Regatta. 118 boats competed in eleven different fleets during two days of the nicest weather we have seen in a while. Saturday presented temperatures in the 80s and a gentle breeze out of the east. Sunday the temperatures remained mild while the winds picked up providing all fleets with plenty of breeze and spirited racing.
Picture taken Tuesday July 20 of the various Fishing Bay Yacht Club members and people from Richmond at the Crusing Club of America cocktail party at the Western Isles Hotel, Tobermory, Isle of Mull, Scotland, while participating in the Clyde Crusing Club's Centenary Cruise:
Tanner Rose, Susan Crump, Lolly Hayward, Allen Hayward, Ross Catlett, Bev Crump, Connie Garrett, Waddy Garrett, and Lloyd Brown.
Jere Dennison noticed that Rives Potts and Carina were featured on page 16 of the August 2010 edition of Sailing magazine. I have scanned the article and the full page picture - Carina is sail number USA 315 - and it is available 
