This is MEMORIAL DAY, the day set aside to remember and thank
those members of our Armed Forces who have laid down their lives for us and our
freedoms.
60th DOWN THE BAY RACE FOR THE VIRGINIA CRUISING
CUP - great racing, great turnout, great fun! The actual racing
began in Annapolis on Friday when co-organizing authority Storm Trysail
Club, Chesapeake Station, got the boats started and co-organizing
authority Hampton Yacht Club, began the vigil for their arrival.
Capturing line honors, JimMuldoon's
Donnybrook crossed the finish line off Hampton / Fort
Monroe at 04:23:56 on Saturday morning. The beautiful Santa
Cruz 72 was the only racer to finish during the dark hours; dawn …
The Start of the 60th DOWN THE BAY RACE is this
Friday, May 22nd in Annapolis. The 120 mile dash to Hampton is about
to begin!
60th DOWN THE BAY RACE for the VIRGINIA CRUISING
CUP. May 22-23. For info and details contact either
co-chairman, Vince Behm (Hampton - 757-876-7778) or Wayne Bretsch (Annapolis -
301-332-6773) or go to the event website at www.hamptonyc.com
and click on the DTB logo. Deadline for entries is this
Wednesday, May 20. There are currently 39 entries that are hot to
trot. Even though the start is 4 days away (Friday morning, May 22),
weather watchers are calling for a lovely SSE breeze that should be
quite manageable …
The last two weekends of this month are
jam-packed with top flight racing on the southern Bay. Two events
dominate the action: May 29-31 is SOUTHERN BAY RACE WEEK for
the BLACK SEAL CUP. Racing takes place at two venues, the
Ocean View Course and the Buckroe Course, event headquarters is at Hampton Yacht
Club, where all social activities (food, drink, music, awards, and more)
will happen. The event opens at the Welcome Party and Check-in on Thursday
evening, May 28, and racing begins on Friday, May 29. Hampton Yacht Club,
Old Point Comfort Yacht Club, and Cruising Club of Virginia coordinate on this
premier southern Bay event - 3 days of great racing and 4 nights of …
Scuttlebutt 2838 had the following article last night --- RESURRECTING THE TRUE SPIRIT OF AMATEUR RACING Though she will be impressed by some prominent names entered in the New York Yacht Clubs inaugural Invitational Cup, you can be sure Marie Klok Crump can hold her own in a room full of sailing standouts.
From Århus, Denmark and now living in Newport, R.I., the tall blonde Scandinavian has been a top-ranked women's match racer since the mid-nineties, ranking as high as number two in the ISAF Women's World Match Race circuit and crowned twice as the Danish Match Race Champion (94, 96). As a member of the Danish national team, she also pursued an Olympic campaign in the …
Would you like to represent the United States and visit another part of the world? Qualifying for Team Trials at a USODA event is the first step.
The 2009 Team Trials occurred last weekend at Noroton YC in Darien , CT. With 211 competitors from all over the country, over a dozen Chesapeake sailors qualified for this event.
Racing was held over four long days, and the 200 competitors got in 12 races total. The host club provided great hospitality. The conditions on Long Island Sound were "foggy and soggy", with competitors seeing shifty breeze from …
Remember, this coming Sunday (MAY 10) is
Mother's Day. Wine her and dine her and then... take her
sailing!
Fishing Bay Yacht Club Spring Series Leaders: After
3 days of series racing, the fleet leaders in the FBYC Spring Series are:
PHRF A - Brad Davis, Bladerunner; PHRF
B/C - Allan Heyward, La Maga; and PHRF
Non-Spin - Paul Cross, Battlewagon.
Race Officer for Spring Series Race Day 3 this past weekend was Dale
Chesser. FBYC will run their Spring Series Day 4 on this coming
Saturday, May 9.
RESERVE A SLIP FOR SOUTHERN BAY RACE
WEEK. Here are two options - make ressies
NOW!
Downtown Hampton's Piers
dockmaster, Greg Harrison …
The Laser Fleet is planning a practice Day on May 16. The plan will be to meet at the club by 10:00 and hit the water by 11. We'll talk through boat set up and and the conditions and then do some drills and short races.
This is an off-day for sailors who also sail in other fleets, so come out and sail your laser!
If you are thinking about or planning on attending, please email Jon. jon-fbyc@jdeutsch.com
Art on Fishing Bay, one of Middlesex Countys premier art shows, has teamed up again with The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society on this 11th anniversary year of the Southern Chesapeake Leukemia Cup series. Art on Fishing exceeded all previous attendance records in 2008. So mark your calendar for Friday, June 5, 5:00 9:00 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 at the Fishing Bay Yacht Club on Friday evening, July 10, during …
USA-90 wins J/30 fleet at Annapolis NOOD
and BOWMOVEMENT finishes 2nd in Catalina 27
fleet. Dave McConaughy and several of
his friends from Hampton including North sailmaker Kenny
Saylor, finished in the # 1 spot after 3 days of racing at the
National Off-Shore One-Design (NOOD) Regatta held this weekend in
Annapolis. USA-90 beat 11 other boats in his fleet.
Meanwhile, Martin Casey and his crew aboard Bowmovement
finished 2nd in the 6 boat Catalina 27 NOOD fleet. Will
Crump from Fishing Bay sailed his J/105 to 6th place in the 30 boat
J/105 fleet. CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL! (NOTE: These
results are preliminary; see event website for final report
www …
FBYC Spring Series Opens: Racers
got in one short race Sunday to get the 2009 Spring Series underway.
RESULTS: PHRF A: 1.She Crab Soup (J105) Cyane
Crump; 2.Bladerunner (J105), Brad Davis;
3.Corryvrecken (J105), David Clark. PHRF B/C
(combined): 1.Strokin, Robert Bowles; 2.Blue
Moon, Walter Bundy; 3.Last Boat III,
Frank Murphy. PHRF Non-Spin: 1.Checko,
Don Barfield / Steve Smith; 2. Battlewagon,
Paul Cross; 3.Scuba Kat, Michael
Chesser. Principal Race Officer - Brooks
Zerkel. Race Day 2 of this series
is scheduled for Sunday, April 26 - for info contact Race
Chairman Ric Bauer, Jr. at (804) 769-4293 - home, or (804)
644-0049
To Fiddler's Green - Joseph Michael
Hallissy, 88, passed from among us quietly, unexpectedly,
and peacefully while at his home Tuesday. Joe is known best to racers for
his dedicated involvement in southern Bay race management. Joe and his
dear friend Clyde Winters were for years known affectionately as the "A Team"
when it came to running sailboat races. His expertise, his charm and his
Irish twinkle will long be remembered by all who knew him. Joe was
preceded in death by his wife of 60 years, Katherine.
SOUTHERN BAY RACE
WEEK (May 29, 30, & 31) - EARLY BIRD ENTRIES are due no later
than Friday, April 17 (this Friday)! ALL EARLY BIRDs …
Racers, Cruisers, and Juniors, everyone is invited and encouraged to
bless the fleet and enjoy this great event.
The Blessing of the Fleet 5:00
pm
Dinner 6:00 pm-8:00 pm by White House
Catering
Music and Dancing 7:00
pm-10:00 pm
Delicious Cocktail Buffet Served
Continuously from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm:
Cajun Shrimp and Cheese Grits
Mini Cheese Burgers (Cooked to Order)
Slow Smoked Smithfield BBQ
Fresh Veggies, Cheese, Fruit and desert
Cheddar Scallion Scalloped Potatoes
Classic Garden Salad
Fried Chicken Fingers, French Fries and
Chips
Refreshments include: Soft drinks, Dark
N Stormies, Beer and Wine
Opening Day, April 18th is now only a week and a half away. Many boats have returned to their slips and more will show up this weekend. I know we're all looking forward to an exciting Spring Series as well as some other events in the next few months. I know we have several boats traveling to the Annapolis NOOD later this month, the Down the Bay Race held on Memorial Day weekend will have FBYC representation as will Southern Bay Race Week. If you haven't renewed your PHRF Cert. it's not too late. Contact Mayo Tabb if you need help.
PHRF of the Chesapeake address is: P.O. Box 3169, Prince Fredrick, Md. 20678. Certification is …
As many of you know, we have been working very diligently to maintain our present well and potable water system. We are now faced with the fact that the current system is unable to supply us with the amount of potable water that it has in the past. The well is still producing, just not enough to meet our demand in times of high usage such as Junior Week, Leukemia Cup, AOD and Stingray Regatta.
We have applied to the State for a permit to drill a new well. This process will take several months to gain approval. During this time it is incumbent upon all members to be as frugal with their water usage as possible. Simply put, please …
Not all of our Junior members participate in the Clubs
Racing Programs, however, I would to educate everyone on how our Race Team will
represent FBYC on the Chesapeake Bay and around the country this
summer.
We are looking forward to a GREAT 2009
Racing Program!
Peter Strong
OPTIMIST RACE
COACH Peter has been the Executive Director of the US Sailing
Center in Martin County Jensen Beach Florida. While in Jensen Beach, he was Head
Optimist Coach from 2006, also served as High School Coach for Martin County
High and Lincoln Academy. During 2008 he was a member of the Coaching
Staff for the US National and National Development Teams, and coached IODA North
Americans. Peters …
EASTER is this coming Sunday, April 12. The
bunny is out hunting the jellybeans right
now!
Southern Bay Race Week EARLY BIRD ENTRY
deadline is only 11 days away, April 17, 2009. All Early
Bird skippers will receive 6 free regatta beverage tickets in their welcome bag
and each will have a chance in the drawing for the set (8) of embroidered SBRW
polo shirts. Only Early Bird skippers will be entered in the
drawing. Now is the time to enter - you will absolutely have a
great time. SBRW = 3 days of racing and 4 nights of parties!
For entry information and/or forms, please contact Lin McCarthy (757) 850-4225
or check the website, www.blacksealcup …
The last week in March, four boats from FBYC (plus Ron Thompson from Yorktown and Hans Noordanus from Manassas - frequent visitors at FBYC) made their way south for a week of racing Flying Scots. First stop was the Sarasota Sailing Squadron and the Tune-Up Regatta which is held the weekend before the Mid-Winters. Traditionally, this event has been held at Davis Island Yacht Club and though Sarasota is only 30 miles farther south, the change in venue is dramatic...think Caribbean - white sand, clear turquoise water. The Race Committee ran a six race one, throw series over two days for thirty Flying Scots.
The Fleet was evenly divided between Florida boats and Snowbirds (this is stop 5 of the Florida …
Travis Weisleder and John Wake got a 4th, with only one point separating them from the FSNACs champion and US Sailing's Sailor of the Year - Jeff and Amy Linton, who came in 3rd.
Hans Noordanus, a frequent participant at FBYC got a 5th, Mike Miller & Amy Miller got an 11th, Len Guenther & Heidi Guenther got a 15th, and Ric Bauer & Sharon Bauer got a 25th, all out of a Championship Fleet of 31 boats.
The results show they had seven races, not too bad considering the …
March 11-15, Davis Island Yacht club hosted the 2009 Fireball and Friends as a Mid Winter ritual that FBYCs Front Runner Class has attended for 11 consecutive years. Again with much anticipation and rehabilitated trailers Front Runners from Solomon Island, Atlanta and Fishing Bay Yacht Club gathered at the end of the road on Davis Island, FL to get out of the stinking cold. The event was held against the skyline of Tampa in Hillsborough Bay with daytime highs in the upper 70s and wind conditions from 0-12 kts over 4 days. The Front Runners kicked off the event with a Thursday evening Portsmouth Race against the locals, with NoGoTippy winning in a fleet of 10 boats in …
Click on photo to see full size scan of the newsletter featuring Kendall Swenson's performance at the USODA Team Trials in early May 2009.
Scuttlebutt 2838 had the following article last night --- RESURRECTING THE TRUE SPIRIT OF AMATEUR RACING Though she will be impressed by some prominent names entered in the New York Yacht Clubs inaugural Invitational Cup, you can be sure Marie Klok Crump can hold her own in a room full of sailing standouts.
March 11-15, Davis Island Yacht club hosted the 2009 Fireball and Friends as a Mid Winter ritual that FBYCs Front Runner Class has attended for 11 consecutive years. Again with much anticipation and rehabilitated trailers Front Runners from Solomon Island, Atlanta and Fishing Bay Yacht Club gathered at the end of the road on Davis Island, FL to get out of the stinking cold. The event was held against the skyline of Tampa in Hillsborough Bay with daytime highs in the upper 70s and wind conditions from 0-12 kts over 4 days. The Front Runners kicked off the event with a Thursday evening Portsmouth Race against the locals, with NoGoTippy winning in a fleet of 10 boats in …