Cruising News For 2004

There have been a few changes made on our cruising schedule for the remainder of the year.  Please review the updated schedule, and notify the Event Chairmen of your intention to participate as early as possible.  We hope to see you on the Bay!

June 25-27 St. Mary’s River Charlie and Stella Jones

July 9-10 Leukemia Cup Race

July 17-25 Cruise to the North Bay Gordon & Shelia Nelson

Tony & Kate Sakowski

July 31 Cruise Regatta George & Lyons Burke

Aug. 7-8 Kid’s Cruise Jim Morrison, Jon Moody

Aug. 20-22 Horn Harbor Sam & Nancy Stoakley

Sept. 4-5 Stingray Point Regatta

Sept. 11-12 Dymer Creek Joe & Carolyn Schott

Sept. 18-26 Eastern Shore-Norfolk Vic & Jane DeNunzio

Oct. 8-10 Captain’s Choice Mike & Marcia Pleninger

Oct. 15-17 “Fair Winds & Following Seas” Tony and Kate Sakowski

Oct. 23 Annual Party, “Staggered Start Race”

Nov. 5-7 Tides Inn Jamie Stalnaker

Nov. 12 Season Ending Dinner & Awards Tony & Kate Sakowski

St. Mary’s River and Mill Creek Cruise

JUNE 25-27, 2004

This three day cruise was initially scheduled to go to Crisfield, but has been changed by our new Event Chairpersons, Charlie and Stella Jones, to include a two day, one night stay at St. Mary’s City, and then an overnight stop at Mill Creek. We plan to leave early on Friday, June 25, and arrive in time to enjoy dinner at the St. Mary’s College cafeteria. We will then enjoy an extended cocktail party on the docks as we watch the sun descend. A self guided tour of the restored area is available on Saturday, or you can just enjoy a swim off your boat, or a good book. Some will bring their bikes, and others will run or walk this interesting area of our nation’s history.

On Saturday at your leisure, we will set sail for Mill Creek. At Mill Creek, plan to raft and bring a hors d’oeuvre for others to share. Saturday night dinner will be on your own.

Sunday morning, we will depart Mill Creek, and plan to arrive in Deltaville that afternoon.

. Contact Charlie and Stella Jones for details at 336 273 9158 (home), or on email at stellajone@aol.com.

LEUKEMIA CUP RACE

JULY 9-10

Friday evening will be the reception, and Saturday the racing/party. Come enjoy racing against other cruisers, or in the PHRF non-spinnaker class. Detailed information regarding this event will be published in the LOG as well as on the website, www.fbyc.net . The party on Saturday night is usually exceptional, and it’s all for a very good cause. Don’t miss it! Come race PHRF Non-Spinnaker or enjoy the Cruising Class racing start that may be offered again this year; check the FBYC website for details.

ONE WEEK CRUISE NORTH

JULY 17-24

This year we're not going to plan on being at a specific place at a specific time as we anticipate enjoying the sailing and go along where the wind takes us. However our basic plan is to do a 7 day cruise to the Rhode and Wye Rivers. Both of these rivers are beautiful and have special anchorages, especially in Dividing Cr. and Granary Cr. off the Wye. Along the way we may stop at Solomens, Annapolis, Oxford (anchor in Tripp Cr.) and who knows, we may get to Crisfield or Tangier. As we get closer, let us know of your interest and we'll get a better idea of number of days at anchor and at dock. This will be a cruise where we will communicate by radio by monitoring VHF 16.

We will gather at Tony and Kate’s cottage Friday night to finalize the schedule. Beer and wine will be available from 6-7 PM; plan to have dinner on your own after the meeting.

Please respond to Tony at doctorlasik@aol.com, or 285 3347, cell 804 387 3875 no later than Monday July 12.

Co-chairmen:

Gordon and Sheila Nelson- Grnsail@aol.com, 804-462 0095

Tony and Kate Sakowski- as above.

CRUISE REGATTA

JULY 31, 2004

Our eighth annual Cruising Regatta promises to deliver another day of "compassionate competition" for the more relaxed racers amongst us. Always a fun filled event, this regatta is a great way for families and first timers to participate with experienced racers in big boat racing in a relaxed and forgiving format. Final racing distance will be determined by the prevailing conditions, but the goal is to complete a long distance day course followed by refreshments, dinner, and awards at the clubhouse.

For details and enrollment forms, contact co-chairs George and Lyons Burke at burkeg@paraccess.com or 804-359-1187. Please contact George no later than July 26 as there is a significant amount of pre-race calculations that have to be performed to make this as “fair” an event as possible.

CRUISE WITH KIDS

AUG. 7-8, 2004

Have you heard? Pirates are back in the waters surrounding FBYC!!!

Please mark your calendars and help defend your club against modern day pint sized marauders during the Annual FBYC kid's cruise on August 7-8 2004! Saturday’s activities will include a cruise to FBYC, a battle on the high seas, a burgee contest, a walking the plank (cannon ball) contest, a treasure hunt, and a cookout. Participating boats can raft up in Fishing Bay. Last year, a fun time was had by all so please come on out and make this year’s event even better! Pirate dress is requested. Breakfast is scheduled for Saturday, AM. Further details will be posted on the website, www.fbyc.net and in the LOG.

Contact : Jim Morrison at 804 , james.morrison@cgey.com

Jon Moody at 804 , jmoody@i-prg.com

HORN HARBOR CRUISE

AUG. 21-22, 2004

Please join your Cruising friends for a trip up the beautiful Great Wicomico River. FBYC will host the Laser Nationals this weekend so it might be a good excuse to get away from the crowd. Our official agenda will have us departing FBYC on Saturday morning, August 21st and gathering ashore, adjacent to the Horn Harbor Restaurant around 6:00 PM. Please BYOB and a hors' douvres  to share. Ice and mixers will be provided. We will make reservations for dinner for several manageable groups of interested cruisers.  A limited number of slips are available at bargain basement rates. Those who choose to anchor out may do so just off the docks or immediately downriver in the perfect hurricane hole of Horn Harbor. If you want to start on your own on Friday, Reedville or Mill Creek would both be excellent destinations for Friday night. 

Please contact your cruise coordinators for this event:

    Nancy & Sam Stoakley

    sstoakley@comcast.net

    (804) 754-1407  (Home)

    (804) 347-2119 (Cell)

STINGRAY POINT REGATTA

SEPT. 4-5, 2004

Calling all cruisers to race against one another or in the PHRF non-spinnaker class. This is a great weekend at the club with racers and cruisers having a terrific time on the water and at the party afterwards.

Watch for details on the regatta in the LOG as well as on our website, www.fbyc.net. This event attracts a large number of boats from around the Chesapeake Bay. Come join us!

Cruise to Dymer Creek

SEPT. 11-12, 2004

This trip was originally scheduled for Onancock, but the town is having their annual festival on this weekend. Carolyn and Joe Schott have therefore changed the itinerary to Dymer Creek, where we will anchor off Tim Blackwell’s friends home, where we will have cocktails, followed by a catered dinner. We will sail home on Sunday. Details of the dinner and cocktail party will be forwarded to you in an email and as well will be published in the LOG as details are being worked out as of June 21, 2004.

So put this date on your sailing calendar and let Carolyn and Joe Schott know that you will be going on this cruise by August 27, 2004. They may be reached at cjschott@verizon.net or (804) 748-4142.

ONE WEEK EASTERN SHORE-NORFOLK CRUISE

SEPT. 18-26, 2004

This one week plus cruise will tentatively include Onancock, Cape Charles, Norfolk and the Mobjack Bay. Plans include tours of the Naval Base, Nauticus and all its attractions, as well as the Chrysler Museum. This trip has lots of potential to be a lot of fun. Vic and Jane DeNunzio will finalize all the plans for this trip and publish them to our website, http://www.fbyc.net/, as well as in the LOG. More information to follow. Contact Vic at 804 794 1286 (home), email is vdenunzio@erols.com for further details and reservations.

CAPTAIN’S CHOICE

OCT. 8-10, 2004

Start with cocktails and dinner at club on Friday night at 7 PM, and we will choose the cruising destination for the weekend..  Plan to bring an hors d’oeuvre on Friday night. Cruise on Saturday, Oct. 9; retuning Sunday, Oct. 10.

E-mail Mike Pleninger at mlp@nhghotels.com;

Or Phone Mike at 757-221-0100 (Ofc) . . . speak to Candace if Mike isn’t there;

Or Phone Mike at 757-880-4638 ( cell ) or 757-229-6100 ( home)

“FAIR WINDS AND FOLLOWING SEAS” CRUISE

OCT.15-17, 2004

Cruise to either Onancock or the Corrotoman River.  We will depart FBYC mid-day on Oct 15 and set sail for which ever destination is the best.  Friday night will be a raft up with a pot luck supper, and Saturday will be dinner ashore. Contact Tony Sakowski at 804 285 3347 or doctorlasik@aol.com, or look for information in the LOG or at www.fbyc.net.

ANNUAL PARTY STAGGERED START RACE

OCT. 23, 2004

This fun race will be held in conjunction with the club’s racing yachts, and will highlight the Annual Party at the clubhouse. Look for more details of this event in the LOG or on the website, http://www.fbyc.net/.

CARTER’S CREEK CRUISE

NOV. 5-7, 2004

We can hope for sunny & mild days but expect chilly nights so we'll sail up to the Tides Inn/Lodge and plug in for heat and dine at the Trick Dog Restaurant, the best eating spot on the middle Bay. Transportation from the Tides will be arranged into Irvington and dinner. Reservations are a must at both the dock and dinner. Those wanting to go to the Oyster Festival Sat. can go up Friday & tie up and ride the Miss Anne over Sat. morning returning mid afternoon. Call Jim Stalnaker 757 481 6113 (H), at least 2 weeks in advance if possible, who will coordinate dinner reservations #'s and times. Strongly suggest for dockage you make your reservations well in advance at either the Inn or Lodge docks; a water taxi runs between the two. Email Jamie at jstalnaker@wilsav.com,

CRUISING SEASON ENDING DINNER AND AWARDS

NOV.12, 2004

Cocktails at 6:30 PM, and dinner at 7:30 PM at the club house. We will have special cruising awards and good fellowship to end our cruising year.

Deadline for reservations will be Nov. 8. Contact Tony Sakowski for information and/or reservations at 804 285 3347, email doctorlasik@aol.com,

Tony and Kate Sakowski