This Thursday is APRIL Fools'
DAY. Have some fun - call your best sailing friend
and say in an urgent tone, "I'm at your boat. Where do you keep your
big sump pump!!??" After all, that's what friends do on April Fool's
Day.
John and Linda Dodge have organized
Project Sails to Save Haiti, a donation program designed
to get as many used sails (the bigger the better but they 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 no cover due to the January 12th
earthquake that killed over 230,000. With the rain season …
The annual Fireball & Friends Regatta was held at the Davis Island Yacht Club, Tampa, Fl March 12-14. Classes in attendance included Fireball, Interlake, Front Runner, Windmill, and A Cat classes. The Front Runner class fielded a fleet of 10 boats to make the 14th annual trek to DIYC one of largest fleets at this much long standing mid-winter regatta. Fueled by the thought of sunny Florida skies, warm weather and cold beer the participants made arrangements, fixed trailers and boats to make the journey. Watching the wavering forecast with eager enthusiasm and overcoming several flat tires on the 12 hour trip, the group was welcomed by torrential rain, tornado watches and sustained winds of 25 knots. The poor weather …
The second annual Safety-at-Sea Seminar will be held this Saturday, March 27, at the yacht club. Registration for late comers, bagels and coffee will be available at the main clubhouse beginning at 8:15 a.m. The seminar will begin at 9:00 a.m. We have a very interesting program with a discussion on electronics presented by Kevin Fay of Marine Electronics of Hartfield. He will talk about AIS-Automatic Identification System, MMSI-Mobile Maritime Service Identity, EPIRB, FCC licensing, SSB HF communications and PROCTOR e-mail, Broadband Radar, Cell Phone and WiFi amplifiers and Gyrocompass. There will be an electronics display for hands on demonstration. Our Commodore Mayo Tabb will talk about electronic interfacing and Ted Bennett will talk about weather …
SPRING HAS SPRUNG! THE GRASS HAS RIZZZ! WONDER WHERE
THE RACERS IS?! Wonder no more - racers are jamming
boatyards, attending seminars, burning socks, flipping the pages of their
Layline@ catalog, surfing the web for parts, and haunting the
aisles of West Marine.
Fishing Bay Yacht Club offers the
FBYC Safety-at-Sea Seminar on March 27 (0815 - 1530) at
FBYC, Deltaville, VA.. This seminar is OPEN TO
ALL. The Seminar will cover electronics, electronic interfacing,
weather, medical emergencies, and sea sense (man overboard techniques, warps and
preparation for helicopter pick up). Cost of $10 includes a lot of instruction
and lunch. Kevin Fay, Mayo Tabb, and Dr. Sterling Ranson will lead
the seminar. A fun and …
As mentioned in a recent Commodore Tabbs Quarterdeck Column, FBYC is one of 26 "pre-eminent American yacht Club's" invited by the New York Yacht Club (NYYC) to participate in the U.S. Qualifying Series for the next NYYC Invitational Cup. The Qualifying Series will be sailed in Newport, Rhode Island, September 8-13, 2010, and the actual Invitational Cup will be September 10-17, 2011. The Qualifying Series will feature fleet racing in Sonars and J/22s in historic Newport, R.I. on the same waters that the NYYC conducted the America's Cup from 1958-1983. This will be the only opportunity for domestic yacht clubs to earn a place in the 2011 Invitational Cup. The top three U.S …
Ian G. Lorimer died on February 27, 2010 while on a cruise around the southern point of South America. He is survived by his wife of almost 55 years, Pat Lorimer; son, Jim Lorimer; daughters and sons-in-law, Beth Bahner and Mark Grunwald, Kathy and Ken Lemelin, and Robin and Bryan Proffitt; and six granddaughters. Ian was born in the Bronx, NY. Pat was also born in the Bronx but she was younger than Ian and did not know him when growing up even though both went to some of the same schools. After graduating from high school, Ian went on to college at Georgia Tech. It was while working …
FBYC's Opti Kids and Junior Program have experienced a record number of early registrations this year, including early registrations from non-members. As a result, Opti- Kids and Intermediate Opti or Racing Opti classes of Junior Week are now closed. Non-member registrations are subject to final confirmation after April 20, depending on member registrations. If you are an FBYC member and still wish to register for Opti Kids or the Intermediate Opti or Racing Opti classes, please contact Alison Lennarz at avlennarz@gmail.com as soon as possible, but in no event later than April 20, 2010. Opti Kids and Junior Week each have finite capacity, and space in either program cannot be guaranteed to any member at any time …
LEARN TO CREW on a
Race Boat: Two great programs in the southern
Bay for folks who want to learn to crew on a race boat. Fishing
Bay Yacht Club cranks up with their first classroom meeting on Tuesday,
March 23, in Richmond at the Retreat Hospital Board Room (6:30 - 9:30pm).
For detail contact Jim Snowa at (804) 323-1510 OR go to www.fbyc.net and click on "Crew Training
Registration". Later in the Spring, the Cruising Club of Virginia
(CCV) begins their Racing Crew Training course with the first classroom
session on Tuesday, May 25, and the first on water session on Wednesday, May 26,
all in Hampton. For info contact Dave Taylor (757) 344-5292 …
Those who race Front Runners know where to race in
early Spring. Eight (8) FBYC Front Runners are heading to Tampa to
sail at Davis Islands Fireball and Friends midwinters. Matthew
Braun, Lee Farinholt, Mark Stephens, Brad Miller, Kevin
Cross, Rick Farinholt, Jon Deutsch, Justin Ailsworth
are hitting the road South!
Brad
Miller, who resides in Hanover, Virginia, is the first PHRF C boat to
enter SOUTHERN BAY RACE WEEK 2010. Brad returns to SBRW with his Beneteau
305, Schiehallion. Two more returnees, Dennis
Hannick, King George, Virginia, with his Tripp 26, Goin', and
SamMitchener of Roanoke, Virginia, with
his J109, Double Eagle are all set for SBRW
2010.
Its that time again. Join us on the first day of Spring for our annual Spring Clean-up Day. We will gather upstairs in the main clubhouse for coffee and refreshments at 8:30 a.m. Lunch will be provided after clean-up.
On the agenda will be mulching, pruning, planting and raking. Please contact Ken Odell by email at odellken@aol.com or cell 804-241-6080 if you plan to volunteer or you can just show up. Registration can also be made at www.fbyc.net.
Three important dates:
March 14 - Daylight Saving Time begins; March 17 - St
Patrick's Day; March 20 - Vernal Equinox
(SPRING!)
Southern Bay
college teams are on the water! Old Dominion University
(ODU), Christopher Newport University (CNU), Hampton University (HU), College of
William and Mary (WM), University of Virginia (UVA), and Virginia Tech (VT) have
collegiate sailors out there racing in March. Some of the events in local
waters include the ODU Spring Open this coming weekend,
the CNU IceFree Invitational (March 13-14),
and the CNU 2-on-2 Invitational (March 20-12). And,
HU will host the MAISA/SAISA Intersectional the last weekend in
March (27 - 28). These "kids" sail just about every weekend
during the …
This course consists of three classroom sessions and two to three optional practice sessions on the water on board racing sailboats. It is offered by Fishing Bay Yacht Club (FBYC) to give sailors and non-sailors alike the basic information, understanding of terminology and confidence to crew on a racing sailboat. Following the last classroom session, there will be a social gathering for participants, instructors and FBYCs racing skippers. All participants will receive written materials that complement the classroom sessions and include FBYCs 2010 racing schedule. On-the-water training opportunities will be available at FBYC Saturday, April 3, and Saturday, April 10, to place interested participants with FBYC racing skippers and crews on their boats for a practice session to …
Word is, from a reliable source (even though
he is a sailboat racer), that Travis Weisleder, who races
his J105 out of Fishing Bay, has
acquired Layline. Sounds like we will have another
top quality equipment supplier with a local connection.
USNA sending INTEGRITY
and DEFIANCE to SBRW 2010. The United States Naval
Academy has entered two of their offshore race boats, both Navy 44 MK2's, in
SOUTHERN BAY RACE WEEK. Integrity and Defiance each carry
a rating of 81 and will race in PHRF A. The likely skippers of the boats
crewed by Academy Midshipmen, are Midn Alex Dolan
(Integrity) and Midn Emily Frost
(Defiance).Other Early Birds who
have tossed their caps …
Shown at the left is the part of the article where Ruth quotes FBYC Juniors. You can click on the picture and see a Bigger copy of that section of the article.
ORACLE (USA) WINS AC #33 -
Brings Home the Cup - it's been away for 15 years!
Oracle crushed the Swiss entry Alinghi in each of the best 2
out of 3 races off Velencia Spain, for the American's
Cup. Our high tech trimaran walloped their high tech catamaran. So, our
engineers beat the heck out of their engineers. Perhaps the Swiss
should stick to clocks and chocolate! Now, the questions are
what will the participant conditions be for the next AC competition
and where it will the racing take place. Stay tuned. There's
more info at www.americascup.com And, there
is some unbelievable stuff on the start of race 2, including a mutiny
on the RC …
A quite revealing report from Bob Fisher at the America's Cup during the Starting Sequence of Race #2. Seems there was bad blood on board. I find this fascinating when considering the level at which Race Management should be for the "premier sailing event in the world".
Here is the pertinent part of Bob Fisher's report:
"On board the committee boat, the members of the SNG refused to handle the flags. It was left to the Golden Gate YC representative and a chase boat driver to assist Harold Bennett. The reason for the SNG spat was unclear, but it has been suggested that they would have preferred not to race. The GGYC representative …
The America's Cup has started. The first race got off around 8:30am EST and is currently being streamed live on the BMW/Oracle Racing Website. It's also available on ESPN360.com.
Here is a older video of the BMW/Oracle boat in action
If you are not familiar with sailboat racing this is the Superbowl of sailboat racing and it's happening this week. Larry Ellison (owner of Oracle) and Ernesto Bertarelli a European pharmaceutical billionaire have built a 90' x 90' trimaran and a 90'x90' catamaran. They are absolutely incredible and they sail 2-3 times the speed of the wind.
They are racing a best of 3 series to determine the winner of the America …
The annual Fireball & Friends Regatta was held at the Davis Island Yacht Club, Tampa, Fl March 12-14. Classes in attendance included Fireball, Interlake, Front Runner, Windmill, and A Cat classes. The Front Runner class fielded a fleet of 10 boats to make the 14th annual trek to DIYC one of largest fleets at this much long standing mid-winter regatta. Fueled by the thought of sunny Florida skies, warm weather and cold beer the participants made arrangements, fixed trailers and boats to make the journey. Watching the wavering forecast with eager enthusiasm and overcoming several flat tires on the 12 hour trip, the group was welcomed by torrential rain, tornado watches and sustained winds of 25 knots. The poor weather …
As mentioned in a recent Commodore Tabbs Quarterdeck Column, FBYC is one of 26 "pre-eminent American yacht Club's" invited by the New York Yacht Club (NYYC) to participate in the U.S. Qualifying Series for the next NYYC Invitational Cup. The Qualifying Series will be sailed in Newport, Rhode Island, September 8-13, 2010, and the actual Invitational Cup will be September 10-17, 2011. The Qualifying Series will feature fleet racing in Sonars and J/22s in historic Newport, R.I. on the same waters that the NYYC conducted the America's Cup from 1958-1983. This will be the only opportunity for domestic yacht clubs to earn a place in the 2011 Invitational Cup. The top three U.S …
IN MEMORIAM
