The FBYC Laser Fleet would like to invite junior parents and any other sailors out for some evening racing Wednesday, June 23. Well get a lot of fun, informal races in with the first start just off the dock at 6pm. If you don't have a boat, come anyway and we'll find everyone a club or loaner boats to get everyone out on the water.
Well have an informal skippers meeting at 5:00. And the first warning will be at 6. Well race until we run out of light or wind.
A number of Laser Fleet regulars will be joining us and this is a great opportunity to get on the water for …
This summer Fishing Bay Yacht Club Teams are going green! We encourage the sailors to bring one or two reusable water bottles to practice each day. There will be a container provided for refilling with ice water. If anyone has extra water bottles, please bring them for anyone who needs or forgets them. Practicing this will reduce the amount of plastic used throughout the summer and the amount of litter we put in the water and on land. After all, the Chesapeake Bay is our bay and we need to take care of it! Thank You.
Whose house this is I do not know
His house right on the interstate
From Rochester to Fishing Bay
And trucks are whizzing by my ear.
My little boat must think it weird
To stop along the road like this
Without a drop of water near
But I have memories to take.
She gives her shrouds a tinkling shake
As semis zoom around her wake
The only other sounds the sweep
Of mountain wind in twinkling sun.
This porch is lovely and shade is deep
But I have miles to go before I sleep.
On Monday and Tuesday, your FBYC/NYYC Campaign representative drove 1000 miles to Rochester, NY and back along the stunning route of proposed Interstate 99 …
We are currently recruiting dedicated, experienced sailors for our 2010-2011 Race Team. In the past year, Junior John Mellnik (finalist in the 2008 US Men's Championship and the 2006 Jr. Singlehanded Championship), has completely overhauled our team structure--organizing bi-weekly practices, acquiring new sails, designing team pennies, and providing experienced tactical instruction on & off the water.
We are hoping to build a program that attracts enthusiastic, knowledgeable athletes who are interested in improving as racing sailors and becoming part of a team that is competitive in the ACC and greater Southeastern conferences. If any of your Junior sailors are attending (or considering attending) UNC-Chapel Hill, please have them contact me.
PRIVATE SAILING LESSONSCori Radtke, our Opti Development Coach, will offer private sailing lessons this summer.
Coris coaching duties will have her busy for about four hours each day on Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday, and a series of away Regattas. She will be available during non-coaching and traveling time for Private Sailing Lessons.
Cost is $30.00 per hour.
How do I sign up?
· Sign Up beginning June 12th
· Contact Cori: email Cradthesailor@gmail.com or cell phone (804) 586-6414
About Cori Radtke
Cori started sailing when she was 6 and is inseparable from the water. She first trained in Optis on Cape Cod and progressed to 420s, Flying Scotts, and Lasers at age 13 upon joining FBYC …
Fishing Bay Yacht Club and Stingray Harbour Yacht Club, co-hosts of the Southern Chesapeake Leukemia Cup Regatta, are preparing for the grand finale of the 2010 Leukemia Cup series of events which takes place over the weekend of July 9-11.
Dont forget to register online by June 15 for the generously discounted early-bird entry fee of only $100 and to have your boats name emblazoned on the ever-popular official Regatta T-shirt. After June 15, the fee increases to $125, and, in addition, youll be forced to employ your calligraphic skills with a marking pen to list your vessel on the shirt.The Leukemia Cup Auction is scheduled for Friday evening, July 9, at the Stingray Harbour Yacht …
Clark Dennison appears on the cover of June's Spinsheet Magazine as the spinnaker trimmer in the foreground aboard the J105 Varmint at the NOOD Regatta in Annapolis held in May.
RUMBLE Takes SBRW BLACK SEAL
CUP! Ben Weeks and Michele
Cochran of Yorktown, Virginia, stormed Southern
Bay Race Week in their J29, RUMBLE. Sailing in the highly
competitive PHRF B-1 fleet with a crew of friends from Yorktown, Seaford, and
Hampton, the long time J29 racers put together a string of 6 bullets
in 7 races over three days of varying conditions.
Rumble turned in a string over 3 days of racing of
1-1-1-1-1-1-2. Five other boats along with Rumble had
outstanding performances during the regatta that earned them BOAT OF
THE DAY awards: Day 1 (sponsored by Winters
Sailmakers) - (East Course) Rumble, Weeks &
Cochran; (West Course) Horizon, Bob
Fleck. Day 2 (sponsored …
For the last two weekends, the club members participating in the campaign for the 2010 New York Yacht Club Qualifying Series Campaign have been ramping up their practice schedule. For several hours, four out of the last five weekend days, a dozen sailors have practiced in the campaign Sonar and two Colgate 26s generously provided by Jim Snowa and Den Roberts. The sailors have rotated through the three boats and various positions to hone their skills in each position and give those with the weighty responsibility for ultimate crew selection an opportunity to assess their talents and team work. Although temperatures have been hot, the winds have been unusually good in speed and direction. Yesterday, while landlubbers suffered excruciating temperatures …
For those of you who missed the Rosegill picnic, you missed out on a great evening.We had 15 cruising boats in Urbanna after a beautiful sail up the river. The wind and tide were in our favor and a few of the cruising boats arrived before the PHRF fleet-I have to admit that the PHRF fleet went a little further out into the bay but the cruisers started last.Perfect weather, good food,good music,some libations,and good fellowship was shared by all. Say thanks to Mike Caulkins when you see him for a job well done.
The cruisers had breakfast in Urbanna before heading out for an anchor-out in the eastern branch of the Corrotoman. Beautiful weather …
Fishing Bay Yacht Club is proud to be invited to compete in the New York Yacht Club Invitational Cup’s Qualifying series, a “high-profile Corinthian Classic” event in the words of Sailing World magazine. In the inaugural Invitational Cup of 2009, 19 amateur yacht club teams from 14 nations competed in chartered NYYC Swan 42s at Harbour Court, the NYYC’s on-the-water clubhouse in Newport, R.I.
To many observers and sailing veterans, the event dramatically superseded the America’s Cup as the world’s foremost international yachting competition. Ladies and gentlemen, FBYC is going to this party and we won’t be leaning against the wall when we get there. To make this happen our team needs your support.
Brad Miller's SCHIEHALLION took a first in PHRF C and Eric Powers' NEREID captured second place in PHRF B in the 61st Down The Bay Race over Memorial Day Weekend. Glenn Doncaster's NANUQ, competing in PHRF A finished 15th overall in the fleet of 31 starters, but only 24 finishers (SCHIEHALLION, 12th, NEREID 18th). A strong showing for an FBYC contingent that is getting used to the podium (NEREID and SCHIEHALLION both won their classes in FBYC's Spring Series). The race started in Annapolis Friday afternoon, and first twelve hours or so were a real test of boats and crews with 20+ knots of wind on the nose and 3 foot seas. Then the storm hit. Then …
ART ON FISHING BAY
A Leukemia Cup Event
Friday, June 4, 6 - 9:30 pm
Fishing Bay Clubhouse
No reservations are required. Admission is a donation to the Leukemia &
Lymphoma Society and a hors d'oeuvre to share with fellow patrons.
Beverages will be available at the event.
16 artists and craftsmen will display their masterworks, perfect for home,
office, and cottage. Background music will be provided by an acclaimed
local guitarist.
This event is open to the public. Everyone is welcome - bring your friends,
relatives, and art connoisseurs of all persuasions and enjoy the convivial
atmosphere of this annual FBYC-hosted event.
Proceeds generated by this event will benefit patients with blood cancers.
Art on Fishing Bay will have an international flavor this year with the inclusion of Joanna Tyka, an accomplished artist as well as a sailing champion. A native of Poland, she earned a masters degree with honors from the countrys Academy of Fine Arts in 1978. She has worked in design, graphics, tapestry, while continuously refining her painting techniques. Besides Poland, she has practiced her profession in Germany, Spain, Miami, and now Virginia.
The recipient of many international and national art awards, Joannas unique style has allowed her to maintain thriving relationships with fine art societies and galleries in the both the U.S. and Europe. Additionally she has shared her love of art as an instructor …
Mike Miller sent in a scan of an article in the June 2010 issue of Cruising World entitled Child's Play by Wendy Mitman Clarke. The article discusses long distance cruising with children on board - and describes anchoring in the same anchorage as Calypso - with Jeremy and Nica Waters. And their children's happiness with finding others the same age on a boat is a far away place.
SOUTHERN BAY RACE WEEK (June 4-6,
2010): More than 70 boats have
already entered SBRW 2010. TODAY, May 24, is the final
day before the $50 late entry fee kicks in
tomorrow. With 10 fleets, two racing
circles (side-by-side off Ocean View), three days of great racing, and four
party-hearty parties, there is a lot for everyone. If the competitive
skipper insists all the crew wear light Kevlar underwear, there's a PHRF fleet
that will fit. If you are laid back and like to light the
barbie on the last leg, the Cruising fleet may be your cup of tea.
To get regatta details and/or entry forms, contact Lin McCarthy at (757)
850-4225 …
Linda Hurt Doncaster died on May 12, 2010 following a courageous journey with cancer. She was born in Charleston, WV on June 3, 1960. She is survived by her husband, Glenn W. Doncaster, and stepdaughters, Erinn and Emily Doncaster. Linda was a graduate of West Virginia University School of Engineering. Her career path brought her to Cytyc (a company focused on womens health) where her skill and abilities lead to a fulfilling and very successful career creating many wonderful friendships. Linda married Glenn in 2004. She provided grace and beauty to their many endeavors. Linda loved to cook, entertain and take care of people, especially her family. Her …
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 …
Whose house this is I do not know
Fishing Bay Yacht Club and Stingray Harbour Yacht Club, co-hosts of the Southern Chesapeake Leukemia Cup Regatta, are preparing for the grand finale of the 2010 Leukemia Cup series of events which takes place over the weekend of July 9-11.
Clark Dennison appears on the cover of June's Spinsheet Magazine as the spinnaker trimmer in the foreground aboard the J105 Varmint at the NOOD Regatta in Annapolis held in May.
For the last two weekends, the club members participating in the campaign for the 
Fishing Bay Yacht Club is proud to be invited to compete in the New York Yacht Club Invitational Cup’s Qualifying series, a “high-profile Corinthian Classic” event in the words of Sailing World magazine. In the inaugural Invitational Cup of 2009, 19 amateur yacht club teams from 14 nations competed in chartered NYYC Swan 42s at Harbour Court, the NYYC’s on-the-water clubhouse in Newport, R.I. 
Art on Fishing Bay will have an international flavor this year with the inclusion of Joanna Tyka, an accomplished artist as well as a sailing champion. A native of Poland, she earned a masters degree with honors from the countrys Academy of Fine Arts in 1978. She has worked in design, graphics, tapestry, while continuously refining her painting techniques. Besides Poland, she has practiced her profession in Germany, Spain, Miami, and now Virginia.
Mike Miller sent in a scan of an article in the June 2010 issue of Cruising World entitled Child's Play by Wendy Mitman Clarke. The article discusses long distance cruising with children on board - and describes anchoring in the same anchorage as Calypso - with Jeremy and Nica Waters. And their children's happiness with finding others the same age on a boat is a far away place.
