For the third straight time, FBYC will compete in the New York Yacht Club United States Qualifying Series for the Invitational Cup at Harbour Court in Newport, Rhode Island. This event is the preeminent Corinthian Regatta for American Yacht Clubs. FBYC's Team consists of Clark Dennison, Caroline Garrett, A.L. Braun and Scot Collins. The event will be sailed in J70s and Sonars, with preliminary rounds in both boats for half day each on Wednesday and Thursday, and a Finals in J70s for the top preliminary teams and a consolation fleet in Sonars for the others, on Friday and Saturday. For more detail see the seeding of the Blue and Red Groups for the preliminaries, Yacht Club …
For the third time FBYC will be represented in the New York Yacht Club U. S. Qualifying Series for the Invitational Cup, one of the most prestigious Corinthian events in sailing. This September at NYYC' Harbour Court in Newport RI, our club will be represented by Clark Dennison, Skipper, and Scott Collins, Caroline Garrett and A.L. Braun.
Second day of racing about to begin in Newport after long postponement ashore for light air. FBYC will be in J70 and Red Fleet will sail in that boat until number of races in J70 and Sonars are equalized before swapping boats. Racing is between Rose and Goat Island South of the bridge with a light southwesterly blowing up the bay from over Ft. Adams and Sail Newport. Starting line is about 1/4 mile down bay of the Newport end of the bridge span. Wind about 5-7 knots. Flat water with non-directional chop. Slow ebbing current running down the bay to the right of windward. Will increase velocity in the afternoon. Team in good spirits with intention to start …
Fishing Bay Yacht Club is among the teams in the 2012 US Qualifying Series racing in a split-fleet format that will end with the top three teams earning a berth for the 2013 Invitational Cup. Champions from most of the major one designs and offshore classes are represented on the team rosters including former Olympians and collegiate All Americans. Starting Wednesday, these 100 sailors will be sailing J/70s and NYYC's fleet of Sonars in competition.
With the inaugural Invitational Cup in 2009, New York Yacht Club set the stage for a high caliber Corinthian (amateur) yacht race that connects all the great sailing clubs of the world. Won first by the host club and sailed in the …
On behalf of our team, we'd like to offer a huge THANK YOU to our Campaign Head, Noel Clinard.
Over the past three weeks he has rigged and derigged his Sonar 'Prophet' three times; logged thousands of miles driving/towing from Deltaville to Falmouth, MA to Rochester, NY back to Deltaville, back to Rochester and then home again to Richmond. Along the way he also served on race committee for the New England Champs and spent 9 nights in hotels away from his family in support of our Team.
We truly can't thank you enough for all of your time, effort and contributions to the campaign. THANK YOU NOEL!!!
The FBYC Team for the New York Yacht Club Qualifying Series continued its training for the newport event by sailing in the rigorous competition with Sonar veterans at the Sonar North American Championship at RYC in Rochester, New York. Photos of the competitors can be seen here.
The Sonar Team of Blake Kimbrough, Matt Braun and John Wake with Noel Clinard are competing in the Sonar North American Championship at Rochester Yacht Club this weekend. Follow updates/pictures on the team Facebook page and regatta updates on the Rochester Yacht Club facebook page.
The New York Yacht Club has posted the Sailing Instructions for its 2012 US Qualifying Series, which will take place September 4-8 at NYYC's Harbour Court in Newport, Rhode Island. They provide an detailed and interesting perspective on the management of a multi-fleet (Sonars and J70s) regatta in an amateur Corinthian setting. If you wish to follow the participation of the FBYC Team of Blake Kimbrough, John Wake and Matt Braun in the event, you may want to review these instructions to understand the format of the event, which provides for fleet rotation, random boat assignment, on the water Umpires and Jury, a Preliminary Series on the first two days, and a Championship and Consolidation Series on …
Prophet, Sonar 725 packed and ready to depart to Falmouth MA and Rochester NY as the FBYC team preps for the NYYC US Qualifying Series in September. See details and a plea for contributions in the August Log.
Plans are underway with North Point Yacht Sales of Annapolis for a J70 demo at FBYC on May 19 and 20, during OD and Offshore racing. Anyone curious about the new J Boat will be given a ride. The FBYC RIB will be used to shuttle sailors to the J70, before, during, between or after racing. In addition, Team FBYC, preparing to race J70s in the NYYC USQS, will get some “time in the boat.” Lud Kimbrough will be the on-site coordinator for the demo program. Watch this space for details and email Noel Clinard now saying, “I want a ride!” See “Read More” below for more exciting news on the J70 racing circuit in 2013.
Here is yet another J70 Review and Video. This one by Dave Reed of Sailing World is the most comprehensive to date, reviewing crew weight, position, deck layout, etc. and discussing plans for the roll out of the boats, including the NYYC USQS.
Check out some video of the newly launched J70 that will be used for the NYYC Invitational Cup Qualifying Series that FBYC will be sending a team to. Here is Jeff Johnstone narrating the continuing sea trials of new J70 in New England.
FBYC's Team will sail half the races, and, hopefully, all of the finals of the NYYC USQS, in the new J/70. The J/70 (22.75 feet) is J/Boats' first ramp-launchable keelboat - designed to fulfill the growing need for an easy-to-own, high performance one-design that is exciting to sail, stable enough sailboat for the family and built to last.
A J/70 is on order by an FBYC member for delivery this summer for the FBYC Team's use. In the last week several sailmakers have sea trialed the J/70 in Narragansett Bay.
To see the photos of the Sailmakers' sea trials of this boat, visit and click on "Gallery": http://www.jboats …
As in 2010, we are conducting a fund raising campaign to defray the expenses beyond the entry fee and those expenses paid by the individual sailors. Last time, the campaign was supported generously by substantial gifts by FBYC members who were also members of NYYC, by the individual sailing participants and their families, and by several other members who simply wished to support this prestigious endeavor. We hope these and many other members will be generous again this year.
Recent issues of the Log have reported on FBYC’s invitation and decision to participate in the 2012 New York Yacht Club Qualifying Series in September. As Coordinator of the Campaign, I would like to express our gratitude to …
The New York Yacht Club has invited FBYC to compete in the 2012 U.S. Qualifying Series (“USQS”) for the 2013 Invitational Cup (“IC”). This is the second time we have been invited to this premiere event. In 2010, the Club Team of Travis Weisleder, Rob Whittemore, Lud Kimbrough and Ben Buhl brought us honor by finishing in the top ten finalist round of the USQS. It is an extraordinary recognition of FBYC for us to be re-invited to the most prestigious event in amateur Corinthian yachting.
The USQS will continue the format in which U.S. teams compete in two fleets of one-design keelboats, as they vie to be one of only three domestic yacht clubs to compete in …
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