Attention Small Boat Owners! The Chesapeake Bay Foundation and municipal partners need your help!
22nd Annual CLEAN THE BAY DAY
Saturday, June 5 from 9 a.m. to 12 Noon
Any boat that can get close to shore can be a big help
removing harmful litter from our waterways.
To volunteer, register at www.cbf.org/clean
JOIN THE FUN! Clean the Bay Day, coordinated by the Chesapeake Bay Foundation, is a statewide litter cleanup that focuses on the creeks, streams, rivers, and shorelines that feed into Virginias Chesapeake Bay watershed.Every year since 1989, thousands of volunteers of all ages have dedicated their time to clear debris from Virginias urban, suburban, and rural shorelines and waterways. In …
SBRW 2010 - Three (3) SBRW fleets, including
PHRF C, WILL BE SPLIT for racing at this year's
event. The PHRF A, PHRF B, and
PHRF C fleets each will be split to improve the
quality of racing. Organizers will announce the splits (fleets scratch
sheet) on this coming Wednesday, May 19. www.blacksealcup.com
click on Fleet Scratch Sheet .
SOUTHERN BAY RACE WEEK - YIKES! the entry deadline to
avoid the "Late Fee" is upon us! Don't get hit
by the $50 late fee - enter no later than Monday, May
24. Save the moolah for regatta drinks and food, SBRW
T-Shirts from CORAL REEF SAILING APPAREL, pics for PHOTOBOAT …
Art on Fishing Bay, one of Middlesex Countys premier art shows, has teamed up again with The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society on this 12th anniversary year of the Southern Chesapeake Leukemia Cup series. Art on Fishing Bay exceeded all previous attendance records in 2009. So mark your calendar for Friday, June 4, 6:00 9:30 PM, at the Fishing Bay Yacht Club in Deltaville and arrive early to have your pick of arts and crafts produced by many local and regional exhibiting artists.
Talented exhibitors will again display their creations to both browsers and buyers. Each will generously contribute one item to the popular Leukemia Cup Auction to be held at the Stingray Harbour Yacht Club on Friday …
Yesterday morning Harry Wells and Master Navigator Chip Hall passed through Manhattan on the East River traveling south on the Nancy Jane. Rives Potts and his skilled craftsmen in Connecticut spent the winter making her beautiful- fiberglassing the hull, new engine box and mufflers and so on. My daughter Emmy who lives in Brooklyn took these pictures and they are sort of delightful. The NJ looks so small and somewhat misplaced under the Brooklyn Bridge but also jaunty and undaunted. To see the slide show on Kodak Gallery Click here
The first cruise of the year took place with a shakedown to Mathews Yacht Club on May 1. We had 10 boats and 32 people from FBYC attend. We were treated to their opening day ceremonies, an open bar, fantastic meal and dancing under the stars. On Sunday morning we had an excellent breakfast out on the deck before heading home. A very special weekend trip by our cruise chair John Koedel.
The first Captains Choice cruise scheduled for May 15 currently has 8 boats participating and if weather will cooperate the trip will be to Onancock.
Jane Cutler will host a potluck dinner on Friday night-let her know what you are bringing if you have not already done so …
The eyes of Texas [were] upon. . .Alexander
Hanna last week as he finished 50th out of 185 in Opti
Team Trials in Texas. Alexander had 3 races in the top 10
(2,8,10). He sails out of Fishing Bay and Hampton Yacht Clubs and comes
from a long line of southern Bay racing Hannas, at the front of which is Alex's
grandfather John Hanna who sailed his gray
Pearson Battlewagon across many a finish line ahead of his
fleet.
Last week on his way to a Leukemia Cup Kickoff-related event
in Richmond, Gary Jobson paid a visit to southern Bay
J/24-man (Roundabout) Alan Bomar. Alan is
presently staying at a condominium in Richmond …
Cruisers, racers, power boaters, juniors and pool fanatics, Bring your blankets and lawn chairs and get ready to bring in summer with a bang at Rosegill Farm. FBYC will host an awesome back to basics family picnic for all members and guests of the club. We plan to have a great picnic dinner, refreshments, music, some organized events for the juniors and some cool prizes. So mark your calendars now to come out and enjoy this great event with family and friends at Rosegill Farm!
Saturday May 29th.
5:00 PM-6:00 PM: Cocktails and Refreshments 6:00 PM-9:00 PM: Music and junior events at the barn. 6:00PM: Picnic Dinner on the lawn Catered by Savannah Joes …
We hear Sunday was
rough for those who stayed home at FBYC. At Leesylvania State Park we
had early summer weather (sun with moderate winds and waves) and two
days of great racing in a fleet of 9 Flying Scots. 23 Lightnings raced
with a separate start. Plan to attend next year for a real
treat.
Five races were
sailed over windward leeward courses. Legs were 1 mile long with 3, 4
or 5 legs per race. Current flowed out the river against the wind,
causing several OCS's but no general recalls for Flying Scots. At
Leesylvania the river is wide and long. Marks were set well off the shore
and land did not affect the …
FLECK, MITCHENER, and JANKOWSKI do the
NOODS. Bob Fleck, who now makes his home in Hardyville (a
suburb of Deltaville), finished 1st in the 7 boat S2 7.9 class
at the NOOD regatta in Annapolis this past weekend. Fleck's
HORIZON dominated the fleet with a string of 1-1-2-1-1-1-2-5, finishing
7 points ahead of the 2nd place boat. Sam
Mitchener, who resides in Roanoke and sails his J/109, DOUBLE
EAGLE, out of Fishing Bay Yacht Club, finished 6th in his class and
Chris Jankowski, also of FBYC, took 8th in the 17 boat J/24
class. Both Mitchener and Fleck are Early Bird entries in upcoming
(June 4-6) Southern Bay Race …
SPECIAL MEETING CALLED BY ALEX ALVIS, REAR COMMODORE, TO DISCUSS
POOL RULES AND LIFEGUARD POLICIES - MAY 1, 2010
There will be a meeting at 1700 hrs. (5:00 p.m.) Saturday afternoon, May 1st, in the upstairs room of the FBYC clubhouse in order to discuss pool rules and lifeguard policies. Your attendance and input will be welcomed. The outcome of this meeting will result in a proposal submitted at the next Board meeting by members of the Flag in order to address certain member complaints regarding lifeguard performance last season. I anticipate this meeting lasting no longer than one hour. One of the options being considered is elimination of the lifeguard positions. This meeting is your opportunity to voice …
Last week, I drove to Marblehead, MA, to acquire a Sonar, the one-design to be sailed in September in Newport, RI in the New York Yacht Clubs Qualifying Series for the 2011 Invitational Cup. That Sonar (No. 725) is now parked in the one-design area at FBYC with a banner saying FBYC/NYYC Qualifying Campaign. More detail on the Series and the Clubs campaign are provided in last months Log and Lud Kimbroughs article in the next Log, so I dont dwell on those details. Instead, I focus on a lighter hearted aspect of my Odyssey.
I arrived early Thursday morning to scope out the boat. Since I was in no hurry, she and I …
FBYC Spring Series. Seventeen (17)
boats raced on the rivah Sunday, and there were reports of
gusts near 30 knots - now that's challenging. Cyane
Crump in her J/105, She Crab Soup , had the
best finishes of the day in the PHRF A fleet (1-2). Cyane and Travis
Weisleder are now tied for the top spot in the series standings.
Eric Powers, Nereid, took two wins in PHRF
B. Miles Booth and the Shenanigan crew moved
into first place (by one point) in the B fleet
series standings on 3rd and 4th place finishes for the day.
Brad Miller in Schiehallion, C Fleet leader in
the Series, was a lonely racer in the PHRF C fleet.
Brad finished …
For the Optimist Nationals we've created a separate email list to keep everyone up to date with what is going on with the regatta.
Each week leading up to the regatta well be sending out a weekly digest of any regatta-related news. In addition to the weekly updates, emails with specific information may be sent from our event chairs, PRO, or others involved with the administration of the event.
During the regatta, we will be sending out daily recaps of the days activities.
GARY JOBSON will help kick off The Leukemia &
Lymphoma Society 12th Annual Southern Chesapeake Leukemia Cup season on
May 6th in Richmond. Jobson, a world class sailor,
television commentator, and author, titles his presentation "Sailing: Speed and
Passion." This event is open to the public on Thursday, May 6,
6:00 PM, at the Sun Trust Corporate Office at 919 E. Main Street, 24th Floor, in
downtown Richmond. Free parking in the SunTrust parking garage is
available. Admission is $25 per person and includes wine, beer, and heavy hors
d'oeuvres. Please RSVP by contacting Laura Boone at 804.627.0400 or laura.boone@lls.org. Advance reservations
are strongly recommended.
Question - how does a person who wants to sail connect with a race boat willing to take them along as crew? For example FBYC has just finished its Crew Training Classes, and some of them need rides. Please check out several resources. First - please register on our Crew Finder. Type in information about yourself that will accurately describe your situation. Members who need crew can check out the list, and you will occasionally get an invitation. Secondly, for a more proactive connection - check out the web page that shows who needs crew for an upcoming race - and call them up and invite yourself.
Neither system is Web 2.0 state of the art, but both systems do work. Please use …
Those of you who have, by now, read and memorized the 2010 GSIs NORs for the Offshore Events should regard this as a refresher. For the rest of you this will be a teaser, with plot spoilers, but no substitute for actually reading them:
General Sailing Instructions
Most of the changes are minor and non-substantive corrections of typos, but there are 3 changes worth noting
Section 5 – Classes and class flags:
PHRF C has been broken out of B/C and the split has changed . The split between PHRF B and PHRF C is now 161. The split between PHRF A and PHRF B has not changed
The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society will kick-off the 12th Annual Southern Chesapeake Leukemia Cup season with an appearance in Richmond at SunTrust Bank on by Gary Jobson. Jobson, a world class sailor, television commentator, and author, titles his presentation Sailing: Speed and Passion.
This event is open to the public on Thursday, May 6, 6:00 PM, at the SunTrust Corporate Office at 919 E. Main Street, 24th Floor, in downtown Richmond. Free parking in the SunTrust parking garage is available. Admission is $25 per person and includes wine, beer, and heavy hors doeuvres. A similar event featuring Gary Jobson was a sell-out several years ago, so please RSVP by contacting Laura Boone at 804.627.0400 or laura …
Try sailing - it's NOT easy! -
Bill Schanen, SAILING
Magazine
Collegiate scene:
UVA, George Washington U, and Hampton
U all qualified to compete for the America Trophy by
finishing 1-2-3 at this past weekend regatta hosted by the College of William
and Mary. That means these teams and 15 others will be sailing at Cornell
University, April 17-18, for the MAISA Championship. The top eight teams
from the MAISA Championship will compete for the national title.
SBRW EARLY BIRD ENTRIES deadline is
Saturday, April 17th. Save at least $10
on your entry fee and receive 10 FREE regatta drink tickets. And, you do
NOT have to wait for your PHRF certificate to …
John and Linda Dodge of Richmond, Virginia are in the second month of their Project Sails to Save Haiti, a donation program designed to get as many used sails ( " the bigger the better but we will take anything" ) as well as spinnaker poles, lines, and anything else one might think of to construct shelter in an effort to help the over 600,000 Haitians who have been left out in the exposure due to the January 12th earthquake that killed over 230,000. With the rain season now upon them and the death toll rising, time is of the essence. John is an oncology account specialist with Cephalon Oncology and an active sailor on the sailing circuit while wife Linda …
Art on Fishing Bay, one of Middlesex Countys premier art shows, has teamed up again with The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society on this 12th anniversary year of the Southern Chesapeake Leukemia Cup series. Art on Fishing Bay exceeded all previous attendance records in 2009. So mark your calendar for Friday, June 4, 6:00 9:30 PM, at the Fishing Bay Yacht Club in Deltaville and arrive early to have your pick of arts and crafts produced by many local and regional exhibiting artists.
Yesterday morning Harry Wells and Master Navigator Chip Hall passed through Manhattan on the East River traveling south on the Nancy Jane. Rives Potts and his skilled craftsmen in Connecticut spent the winter making her beautiful- fiberglassing the hull, new engine box and mufflers and so on. My daughter Emmy who lives in Brooklyn took these pictures and they are sort of delightful. The NJ looks so small and somewhat misplaced under the Brooklyn Bridge but also jaunty and undaunted. To see the slide show on Kodak Gallery 
For the 