From the Quarterdeck Stingray Point Regatta
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August, 2000 FBYC Web Site: http://FBYC.tripod.com From the Quarterdeck by Mike Karn, Commodore Stingray Point Regatta I need to clone myself. The club is planning a Captains Choice in in high gear preparing to host three August, and the lively Onancock Notice of Race major events in the next few Cruise is around the corner. This weeks. There will be major racing has grown quickly to become a Two Races Saturday, One Race and major parties this month! very popular event. Make plans Sunday, Classes: PHRF A/B/C/D Start with the Lightning North now so you won’t be left out! Spinnaker, MORC, PHRF Non- American Junior, Women’s and Flush with success of Junior Spinnaker. If sufficient yachts are Masters Championship being Week and the Leukemia Cup the registered the classes listed above planned by Ron Buchannan, membership scattered in July to may be subdivided, one-design Debbie Cycotte and Bob race, cruise and vacation all over!. classes added or classes combined. Wardwell. Should be great! The Juniors went on the road led Trophies given for Daily, Overalls, The Annual Regatta follows by Anna and Cam to meet others, Brent Halsey Jr. Memorial Trophy, immediately after with a large cast test their skills and explore other Potts Team Challenge Trophy, and of planners working their parts. sailing venues in the Bay. Cruisers Sportsmanship Award. Five Star The 61st running promises lots of went exploring north. One Design Dinner by Chef Maxwell, Saturday boats and well run courses. racers enjoyed the coolish summer Night Dance, Mount Gay Rum and The big regatta, Stingray Point, we’ve had and traveled to compete Hats! So come join the fastest is almost here and things are at clubs near and far. Offshore growing regatta on the Chesapeake moving fast. Lots of preparations racers did too, travelling to Block Bay!! For more information, con- are underway. There are a few Island, Newport, and then recently tact Lori Moyer at 804-342-7404 changes this year that should make to Solomons for Screwpile. or [email protected], or check it live up to it’s reputation. See Come help with preparations out our website at http://FBYC. the information inside the Log. where you can and come enjoy all tripod.com. The cruising division is this fun we’re going to have! See Pages 8 & 9 for Details Inside: Annual Regatta and Stingray Point Regatta Notices of Race Onancock Cruise and Captains Choice Cruise notices Screwpile and Rolex Results Turkey Cruise Report and a Leukemia Cup thank-you 1 .BOARD MEETING July 11, 2000 - running and working great except that they do not have all of the ratings ahead of Membership REAR COMMODORE - DICK COLE time. Craig will get with Stuart Burnett to Final Approval None SECRETARY - Gordon Nelson - The finalize the Leukemia Cup Regatta results Circulation last membership meeting was held on June and will then e-mail them to participants. Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth J. Alcott, 34 Old 20. The next membership meeting is ONE DESIGN DIV. CDR. - Debbie Cy- Mill Road, Richmond, VA, 23226. Ken scheduled for August 1. cotte - There were 25 boats participating & Jeannie have two children, Elizabeth TREASURER - Mason Chapman - The in the July 4th Long Distance Race, and (age 6) and Jack (age 3). They own prop- pay telephones in the main clubhouse and the Summer Seabreeze Race held July 9 erty on Stove Point and spend consider- east bath house will be removed and regu- also had a good turnout from Front Run- able time there. They have friends who lar telephones that allow credit card, local ners, Lasers, JY-15s and Flying Scots. are members of FBYC and hope to be- and "800” calls will be installed in the main OD RACE CHR. - Alain Vincey - Alain come involved in the Junior Program clubhouse and beneath the porch of Fan- needs race committee for Indian Summer. when their children get older. Sponsors: nie's House. CRUISING LT. CDR. - Sam Stoakley - Matt Jenkins; Ben Ackerly. DOCKS - Mike Hill - Four new dock carts Five boats participated in the Two Week Dr. Peter M. Filsinger, 105 Boulder have been purchased. Bumpers for the Cruise to Northern Chesapeake Bay with a Spring Court, Charlottesville, VA, 22902. bulkhead near the lift will be installed as sixth boat joining up in Baltimore. Plans Peter is a Resident Doctor at UVA Medi- soon as we determines exactly where they for Onancock are being developed. The cal Center. He went through FBYC crew are to go. Some dry sail members have theme this year is "Atlantis-Lost City." training and sailed one season with Don requested that Slip #61 be kept vacant but Tickets are limited but they are holding 50 Landau. He now owns a J-24 and raced in those members will have to pay for the slip tickets for FBYC. the Spring Series this year. Sponsors: if they don't want it occupied. JUNIOR ACTIVITIES - Jan Monnier - Don Landau; Charlie Atwill. MEMBER AT LARGE - Judy Buis - Junior Week was a huge success and mov- Mr. Stephen M. Quinn, 8276 Tangle Judy thanked everyone for their help with ing OptiKids out of Junior Week elimi- Pond Lane, Mechanicsville, VA, 23111. the Leukemia Cup Regatta. As of the last nated the need to borrow boats. There Steve is a medical student at MCV. He count, the regatta raised $78,000. were 24 OptiKids and 104 Juniors partici- sailed with his father in New Jersey for PUBLICITY - Randy Alley (reported by pating this year and a total of 29 instruc- many years and has recently purchased a Mike Karn) - Race results have been ap- tors in five different classes. The names of JY-15. He is also interested in crewing in pearing in the Monday Richmond Times- the students who requested to be put on a one-design and offshore races until he Dispatch. Randy will help with Stingray "crew list" to sail on one design boats were gains the confidence to race his own boat Point Regatta publicity. listed in the July Log. The Junior Regatta in Club events. Sponsors: Julie & Mason LONG RANGE - Waddy Garrett - No held July 1 had 18 participating boats. Chapman; Jason VanDenBerg report. Wayland Rennie asked if a decision Dates for the mini-camps are shown on the Secretary Gordon Nelson holds has been made about who is going to do the calendar in the Log. The Junior coaches' dredging on the Jackson Creek side. He regular membership meetings on schedules are posted at the Club. the first Tuesday of the month at needs an estimate of the cost of the project FLEET LT. - Mark Wensell (reported before he can get a permit to dredge. by Mike Karn) - There are a few more re- 6:30 p.m. at his home at 10202 VICE COMDR. - STROTHER SCOTT pairs, mostly involving the lights, to be Maremont Circle in Richmond.. FLEET CAPTAIN - David Hazlehurst - completed on Mr. Roberts. There contin- Anyone needing applications or Approval to hold certain events has been ues to be a shortage of marks. Anyone received from the Coast Guard. The ap- further information to share with with knowledge of the whereabouts of prospective members can contact proval letter included a number of require- marks purchased last year for the Stingray ments. Of particular note are the require- event should contact Mark Wensell or Gordon at (804) 740-7435 or ments that the Fleet Captain keep advised David Hazlehurst. [email protected] or Mary Spencer of the weather forecast and that he help CBYRA - Elizabeth Staas (reported by at (804) 740-7913 or by email at prevent pollution of Virginia waters. Strother Scott) - All offshore sanctioned [email protected] OFFSHORE DIV. CDR. - Stuart Bur- races to date have been submitted to the nett (reported by Strother Scott) - Five regional scorer, and Elizabeth is in the pro- boats participated in the July 2 Level- cess of getting all of the one design events Trophies Rating Offshore series and the second submitted. Registrants of one design Kelly O’Toole’s phone num- event in the series will be held on August events are not submitting their CBYRA 26. A planning session for the Stingray ber is incorrect in the Green numbers or the scorers are not noting them Book. Those needing to coor- Point Regatta was held July 6 and initial on the score sheets. Sanctioned event assignments for pre-regatta (Mike Karn), numbers are not appearing either. dinate awards and trophies onshore (Judy Buis) and race committee OLD BUSINESS - Strother Scott reported please note her real phone (David Lee) duties were made. on the renovation project to the main club- number is OFFSHORE LT. CDR. - Craig Massey - house. Architect Bill Newman agreed to A BETA version of the scoring program is phone: (804) 282-5653 (Continued on page 7) e-mail: [email protected] 2 As you all know by now, the 2nd that are qualified short order cooks. Volvo Leukemia Cup Regatta was a THE Mike and Marcia Pleninger, Mark huge success. We had 88 boats total and Debbie Cycotte, Mike Hill, Jay (this includes boats from the Sail- Buhl and Jim Black.. However, I’m A-Thon), fed about 600 people, and VOLVO not sure they are ready to change to date have raised over $ 78,000 LEUKEMIA professions. I know Randy Alley for The Leukemia & Lymphoma would be glad to never see a refrig- Society. Running a successful fund CUP erated truck full of supplies again raising event can’t be done without REGATTA although he could go into the agent tremendous effort from many peo- business.