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 …
BERMUDA HIGH PARTY
Get out of the cold and join FBYC for great food,
great stories and great drinks!
Friday, February 19th at 6:30pm
The Home of Durwood and Deborah Usry
1215 Wilmer Avenue
Richmond, VA 23227
Adults $15.00
EASY RESERVATIONS:
Register and pay online with a credit card at www.fbyc.net or
mail checks, payable to Fishing Bay Yacht Club, and reservations to John Koedel, III, 7102 Glen Parkway, Richmond, VA 23229. Contact John at (804) 338-1158. Space is limited to the first 60 to sign up.
It's good to be 4P: If you
intend to race PHRF, you need a 2010 Valid Rating Certificate from PHRF
of the Chesapeake, and, for most southern Bay races, you must meet
PHRF Equipment Category 4P. PHRF is very specific
about what is required when YOU check the Equipment Category box on the
application. PHRF says, "Ensure you review the PHRF Special Regulations for safety requirements and sign the
Certification of Compliance
(Keep this certificate on your boat) BEFORE checking off the
Equipment Category (4P, 5P, or 6P). Your
application form must check off the Equipment Category (4P, 5P,
or 6P)." NOTE: The "lifeline exception" to the
4P requirements is clearly explained …
IN MEMORIAM
ORIANA R. HARGROVE
12/29/1928 1/18/2010
Mrs. Oriana R. Hargrove, of Hanover County, died on January 18, 2010. She is survived by her husband of 57 years, Frank D. Hargrove Sr. (Commodore 1969); daughter, Dale Alderman and husband Rick; sons, Frank Hargrove Jr. and wife Elizabeth, Stewart Hargrove and wife Lynn, and Wellesley Hargrove and wife Kimberly; and 10 grandchildren.
Oriana was born in Richmond and attended Longwood College and Arkansas College. Frank and Oriana knew each other from Thomas Jefferson High School and they were married after he returned from serving in World War II. Frank said that she never forgave him for taking her out of the city because she was a city …
FBYC's newest J105, Travis Weisleder's 'Lucky Dog' is at Key West Race Week which starts Monday. Crew includes Clark Dennison, Rob Whittemore, John Wake and Sharon Wake. Follow along at the event website. Good Luck!
Commodore David K. Elwell Jr. announced that the club has invited 26 pre-eminent American yacht clubs to compete for places in the second New York Yacht Club Invitational Cup, which will be sailed in Newport, R.I., September 10-17, 2011. Commodore Elwell explained that a number of yacht clubs in the United States had expressed interest in competing in the inaugural event, held in September of 2009. “This invitation for a U.S. Qualifying Series is in response to that interest,” he said. The Qualifying Series will be held in Newport on September 8-11, 2010.
The invited American yacht clubs are American in Rye, N.Y.; Annapolis; Bayview in Detroit and Little Traverse in Harbor Springs, Mich.; Boston and …
Fishing Bay Yacht Club, home of a highly competitive Junior Sailing Program and host of an acclaimed Opti ACCs in 2004, has gotten off to an early start in planning the 2010 USODA Opti Nationals for July 16-24 in Deltaville, Virginia, which is located on the Middle Chesapeake Bay, 75 miles east of Richmond, Virginia.
The schedule calls for Team Nationals July 17-19, with check-in the 16th, Girls Nationals July 20, with check-in the 19th, and Nationals July 21-24, with check-in the 20th. Advanced check-in for earlier arrivals will be permitted for the latter events. There will be a Green Fleet on a separate course July 21-24 with similar check-in times.
The National Marine Manufacturers Association (NMMA) in partnership with the Boat Owners Association of The United States (BoatU.S.) and twelve other trade groups representing 90% of retail gasoline providers, almost all automobile manufacturers and a large majority of motorcycle and non-road equipment manufacturers sent a letter Wednesday to the EPA, Department of Energy (DOE) and The White House concerning the EPA's pending decision on the use of E15 and DOE's Ethanol Research Program.
This issue is important to anyone who owns gasoline-powered tools, equipment, autos, boats, and off-road vehicles or who may have safety or environmental concerns with the current proposals for increasing the amount of ethanol in the nation's gasoline supply.
IN MEMORIAM
