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Our friends in the Southern Bay are inviting FBYC Racers and Cruiser/Racers to head south for their Annual Southern Bay Race Week (SBRW) held May 31 - June 2. Hosting clubs are Hampton Yacht Club, Cruising Club of Virginia and Old Point Comfort Yacht Club. See below for their flyer and head south for a great event! This is a PHRF and Cruising Spin/Non-Spin Event!
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Make sure to register for Opening Day at Fishing Bay! We start the day with an Offshore Race around Government markers----come shake out your sails---all PHRF, non-spin and Cruising Classes welcome. Blessing of the Fleet, Social and Dinner open to all.
Register to Race here: https://www.regattanetwork.com/event/27831
Register for just social/dinner here via 'View Online Storefront" https://www.regattanetwork.com/event/27831
Event Schedule https://www.fbyc.net/events/2024/240420-offshore-opening-day/
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FBYC Regatta Network Tutorial with Scoring Concentration
FBYC is providing a tutorial as well as Q&A on Regatta Network with a concentration on SCORING. This session will be held Tuesday April 2nd at 7PM and hosted by Andrew Spencer.
This session is open to ALL Offshore, One Design, Cruising and very important for all serving on RC. We need to ensure we have plenty of resources for scoring---so sign up and join in!
Please send an email to Andrew SpencerAB@gmail.com if you wish to attend so he can send you the link.
Andrew Spencer
804-615-1340
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Calling all Offshore and Cruising sailors!
Don’t miss the 30th Annual Stingray Point Regatta and the 2024 Southern Bay PHRF Championship, Friday, August 30 – Sunday, September 1, 2024, at Fishing Bay Yacht Club in Deltaville, Virginia.
The regatta consists of three days of sailing for both offshore and cruising boats. Friday will be a distance race (medium distance) for all boats, with awards for PHRF-A, PHRF-B, PHRF-C, and Cruising. Saturday and Sunday will feature two days of windward-leeward racing for PHRF classes, and a triangle course for the Cruising class.
Off the water, there will be plenty of entertainment, too, with Another Level providing the music for the Saturday night social. Complimentary continental breakfast will be provided at the …
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Recall all of those friends who think what we do at FBYC is pretty amazing? Now is your chance!
Send them to sign up for Crew Training 2024!
https://www.fbyc.net/events/2024/240305-training-crew-training-class-1/
FBYC is again offering our popular annual crew training sailing course for anyone interested in a team sport that will challenge the most competitive and give a lifetime of enjoyment to anyone who loves outdoor sports and good fun. Sailing is a lifelong sport and racing only makes it even more enjoyable!
The course consists of three classroom sessions and two on-the-water practice sessions in Deltaville (about 70 minutes east of Richmond) aboard racing sailboats. Classroom instruction is provided by FBYC racing …
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(DEADLINE TO BUY DINNER TICKETS IS THURSDAY OCTOBER 26)
Registration is now open. Remember that if you are sailing in the event you must register for the race in Regatta Network and purchase your tickets through the storefront here:
Racers: Click here to register on Regatta Network
Oyster Eaters: Click here to buy tickets (DEADLINE TO BUY TICKETS IS THURSDAY OCTOBER 26)
Bring a Shared Dish to assist in coordination and enter to win Top Billing by Type (feeds 6-8 people) Savories, Chili/Crockpot or Dessert CLICK HERE TO ENTER YOUR SIDE DISH
We are adding something new this year: A Members-Only Sailboat Stuff Swap Meet. We have reserved 6 parking places in the Fannies Lot for anyone interested in …
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You never know what old pics you may find cleaning house. Larry Pardey presenting the 2000 Hospice Turkey Shoot Regatta 1st Place Overall trophy (120 boats) to Wayland Rennie/Trilogy at Yankee Point Yacht Club. Pardey was inducted into the Cruising World Hall of Fame that year, and was inducted into the US National Sailing Hall of Fame in 2022, two years after passing from Parkinson's.
Pardey: "We did okay today, but a San Juan beat the hell out of us. How'd you do?"
Wayland: "We beat the hell out of the San Juan that beat the hell out of you!"
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At the National Hospice Regatta Championship later that spring in J105's at Fort Lauderdale, where we …
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Join us for a fun-filled day of racing, raft up, dinner and DJ music.
As Scheduled:
This is a chance to explore new ways to get out on the water or to get out on the water for the first time!
Mix and mingle with Division members from the following …
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Don't miss out on a fantastic FBYC tradition! What is better than a day on the water? – Well, a great time eating, drinking and socializing. Come join us to race or if you are looking for something fun to do late afternoon / early evening, come on out!
This year we will be enjoying the music of Second Wind - a band based out of Williamsburg, VA. If you are interested in volunteering to help with the social side there are lots of great opportunities including hanging out at the bar serving drinks. It is a great way to meet new people and catch up with old friends. Looking forward to seeing everyone at Opening Day. We welcome all racers, cruisers, their …
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Some of you will remember Toots, who worked on Albemarle Pippin at FBYC from 1983-1994, and was beloved by many of us.
David John Dunigan III, 74, Annapolis yacht captain, photographer, film maker and noted yachtsman, died Jan 31 aboard his yacht "Kingfish" at Annapolis of natural causes.
Eldest son in a renowned Annapolis sailing family. (His father David J. Dunigan Jr was Star class champion at the Gibson Island Yacht Squadron.) David Dunigan is best known for his photography work with several magazines, including the local "Spin Sheet" and for his films recording sailing fleets up and down the East Coast and as far afield as Cuba. On film he helped record many of the racing activities of local …
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Some video from aboard Moo Hoos - Mike Toms' J105 during the Closing Day race.
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Nanuq's start on Friday begins about the 1:30:00 mark:
They currently trail the class leader by about 18 miles, but are making hay, with a projected finish of 2 am on Tuesday morning.
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On Friday, June 17th Nanuq will start in her 3rd Newport to Bermuda race. Nanuq is owned by FBYC Club members Rebecca and Glenn Doncaster and will be sailing with an FBYC based crew of family and friends. Nanuq is competing in the St. David's Lighthouse Division and has won her class on both previous attempts. Both captain and crew have spent countless hours over the past year preparing for this race. This is both exciting and bittersweet for the everyone as this will be Nanuq's final race to Bermuda.
Start time is 1300. You can watch the start and track Nanuq at the link below. Let's wish Nanuq the best of luck!
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What is it? Its the last weekend of Offshore’s Spring Series of races? Whats the big deal? I just said, its the last of the Spring Series of races.
The long range forecast looks great. Warm temperatures with southeast winds. Come out for 2 days of big boat racing. If you can't make both days, come out for one( we'll cut your entry fee in half). Our plan is the spinnaker boats will race windward/leeward courses on Saturday while the Non-spinnaker and Cruising class boats will race a mid-distance government mark course (we’re targeting a length of 2 ½ hours). After racing will have an enhanced social with music and a cookout arranged by Glenn and Becca …
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Hoping to see everyone at this weekend's kickoff to the sailing season - Opening Day 2022!
If you are not planning to sail, but would like to join the fun on the water, we still have openings on Race Committee:
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080c4fa5aa2ba4ff2-2022
This is a low-key race and a great way to get some experience on Race Committee!
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We've got lots happening at FBYC this spring! Spring clean-up, sock burning, weather courses and now--CREW TRAINING SEMINAR.
Invite your friends and give it a go yourself to become valuable crew for our offshore racing boats. This program has long been a successful way to introduce people to the club and gain new members. So check out the program for 2022 and join us online by visiting: https://www.fbyc.net/sailing/crew-training/
See you online and on the water.
