They've Done it Again!
on Sunday July 9, 2006 11:01PM
The FBYC Junior Race Team hauled the silver home again this past Friday, July 7th at the Severn Sailing Association Sandy MacVickar Junior Regatta. After sailing her Optimist Dinghy through five races in light to moderate conditions off the US Naval Academy, Madeleine Alderman came away with a 2nd Place overall and 2nd in Red Fleet out of a fleet 54 of some the Bay's best sailed Optimists. She was followed closely by Austin Powers who grabbed 5th overall and 2nd in Blue Fleet. Aiden Toms and Graeme Alderman snitched 3rd and 4th respectively in the Optimist White Fleet. Quinton Jenkins came away with a 4th in the laser Radials. Other FBYC kids made their marks including Eric and Conrad Roos, Jed Londrey (Green Fleet, Annie MacKinnon and Daniel Bagbey (Laser Radial). What's really remarkable about this is FBYC juniors have already made huge leaps in their regatta standings since they sailed in the FBYC-hosted Junior Regatta and Virginia State Championship hardly two weeks ago. Not to toot our horn too loudly but its hard to ignore that this kind of achievement came about through a combination of hard work on the part of these juniors under the skillful guidance and leadership of our three junior coaches Alejandro Cloos, Diego Ravecca and Daniel Gillispie who have practiced these kids through countless hours of roll tacks, speed drills and chalk talk at Fishing Bay between events. Another key contribution to this effort came from the parents, volunteers, and club staff that have supported our junior program all season. Fishing Bay can be proud that we've found a great combination that's getting us to the finish time at the head of the fleet.