From the Quarterdeck and Concerns in Their Area David Hazlehurst, Commodore of Responsibility

February 2004 FBYC Web Site: http://www.FBYC.net

From the Quarterdeck and concerns in their area David Hazlehurst, Commodore of responsibility. While the Board is respon- Our club is on the threshold of a sible for day to day man- new era with the planned purchase agement, we are depend- of over 2 acres of land and 68 feet of ent on other committees waterfront from the old Stull estate. for other aspects of our This has to be one of our most excit- ongoing operation. For ing moves, and will allow us to ex- example the Finance com- pand many of our programs. mittee forecasts income and expenditures, both By the time you receive this issue of short and long term, and is the Log you should have received a a key contributor to main- Waddy Garrett , Commodore Hazlehurst and letter explaining why the Board taining our fiscal health. Strother Scott With $50,000 Check for Land Purchase voted to approve this purchase. Ad- January of last year Dick Cole ditional details are also provided in The Long Range Planning commit- asked the Long Range Planning the minutes of this month’s Board tee addresses facilities needs and committee to produce a plan for the Highlights. Those of us who have works closely with the Finance development of our club through been involved in making this pur- committee to insure we don't over- 2015. As a result, we have a clear chase happen see it as a major event spend. idea of what changes we want to in the development of the club, and make over the next 10 years. Some one that will benefit all members for We also have a Membership Com- of these changes will happen the foreseeable future. We hope you mittee that meets with applicants to sooner, some later and some per- will all share in our enthusiasm. discuss mutual needs, and insures the candidates know how our club haps not at all, depending on And as a supplement to my letter, it operates. Other committees are ap- changing needs and availability of seems appropriate to provide some pointed from time to time to ad- funds. background on the way the club is dress shorter term needs, for exam- So much for what our officers and managed. We have a Board with the ple the new Fishing Bay dock and members listed on the inside cover Land Ac- (Continued on page 3) of your Yearbook. If you have a yen quisition, for detail you can read more about and the the responsibilities of this group at Land Use the back of the yearbook. Suffice it commit- to say, the Board is responsible for tees. the day to day operation of the club. And they meet monthly, at which Let me time members report on progress give you some re- Board Highlights...... page 2 cent exam- Membership ...... page 2 ples of One Design 2004 Plans ...... page 4 how these Event Notices...... page 5 commit- Cruising Class 2004 Plans...... page 5 tees oper- History ...... page 6 ate. In FBYC’s Planned Acquisition Will be 2.1 Acres

1 Board Meeting Highlights SECRETARY – John Wake reported a Membership membership meeting was held on Janu- FINAL APPROVAL: January 15, 2004 ary 5, 2004. Mr. & Mrs. James D. (Jim & Shirley) TREASURER – Mason Chapman, The meeting room at Wachovia Bank is reporting for Paul Howle, discussed the Gillespie; Mr. & Mrs. Frank A. (Frank no longer available for our use; there- financial statements for the periods & Elizabeth) Johnson; Mr. Marcus C. fore, the Board will meet on the second ending November 30, 2003 (end of (Trey) Jones; Mr. & Mrs. R. Blackwell Thursday night of each month begin- 2003 fiscal year) and December 31, (Blackwell & Alice) Nottingham; Mr. ning with the February meeting in the 2003. & Mrs. David P. (Dave & Karen) Board Room at Retreat Hospital. Soule. HOUSE – Lud Kimbrough, reporting Meeting called to order at 6:00p.m. by for John Koedel, Jr., advised that John Mr. Edward A. (Ned) Stone, 302 Ros- Commodore David Hazlehurst. and Brandy Kennard have prepared a lyn Road, Richmond, VA, 23226. Ned list of things that need to be fixed or moved up from Family Membership of REAR COMMODORE – LUD repaired and they are also working on William W. Stone, Jr. Ned’s parents KIMBROUGH the description of services for the Outer joined FBYC the year before he was Banks maintenance contract which will born so he has been a member all of his be renewed by the end of January for life. He graduated from W&L University in June 2003 and is currently working on 2004 2004. FBYC Officers a Masters in European Economics at the DOCKS – Allan Heyward reported that College of Europe in Bruges, Belgium. Commodore Richard Callis will begin repairs on the Ned expects to graduate in June 2004. David Hazlehurst Jackson Creek docks by the end of January and a schedule for the work on APPLICATIONS UNDER CON- the Fishing Bay dock will be worked SIDERATION: out. Dick Cole will also meet with Cal- Mr. & Mrs. John A. (John & lis to discuss the bulkhead repairs and Kristine) Hubbard, 3304 Loxley the hoist area. Slipholders will receive a Vice-Commodore Road, Richmond, VA, 23227. John is a letter from Allan concerning the work John M. Buhl former junior member and is the son of on the docks and possible re-location of FBYC members, Al and Anne Hub- some of the boats while the work is in bard. He has raced a Laser, Sunfish and progress. Flying Scot (along with Kristine) at WINTER PROGRAMS – The first FBYC and crewed for Norwood Davis winter program will be held on Friday, in the 80’s. John was awarded the Rob- Rear-Commodore January 30, at Mary Mumford School erts Bowl in 1978. John and Kristine Lud Kimbrough, III at 7:30 p.m. Bob Handschumacher, have two children, Ellis (age 7) and who has spoken extensively about Anna (age 3). They are interested in cruising in the Caribbean, is the guest spending more time sailing and their speaker. Fishing Bay will host a North children will be involved in the junior

Sails Seminar on February 28 in Rich- program when they are older. In addi-

tion to sailing the Flying Scot owned mond at St. Joseph’s Villa. A percent- age of the profits will go to the club’s by John’s parents, they also have a Treasurer Junior Program. FBYC members will Sunfish and a Boston Whaler. Spon- Paul W. Howle, III receive a $25 discount on the seminar sors: Norwood H. Davis, Jr.; Philip H. fee. February 21 is the tentative date for Webb. the Bermuda High Party. Mr. & Mrs. Dennis R. (Dennis &

Kay) King, 7609 Cornwall Road, Rich- LONG RANGE PLANNING – Stro- Secretary mond, VA, 23229. Kay’s daysailing ther Scott, Chair of the Long Range John B. Wake, Jr. experience with her family was on Kites Planning Committee, will hold a meet- and Mobjacks. Dennis and Kay have ing at Chip Hall’s house on Wednes- both sailed in the Tidewater area and day, January 21, to discuss the recom- have also sailed at some FBYC events. mendations to the Board for the imme- They own a Flying Scot and even diate steps we should take once we though they are not seasoned racers, close on the purchase, including any they are eager to learn. Sponsors: Robert improvements, road access and/or mov- & Barbara Bagbey; John M. Buhl, Jr. Log Streamer ing the location of boat storage. Steve Gillispie VICE COMMODORE – JAY BUHL (Continued on page 3) (Continued on page 3)

2 IN MEMORIAM TERRENCE M. QUINN 5/9/39 – 1/24/04

Terrence M. Quinn, 4528 Village Run Drive, Glen Allen, VA, 23060, died on January 24, 2004. His wife Joanne; daughter Kathleen Arscott and her husband William; and son Terrence M. Quinn, Jr. and his wife Theresa survive him. The Quinns have been members of Fishing Bay Yacht Club since June 1993. Terry and Joanne were the owners of Silence II, a Morgan 38. In addition to being an avid sailor, Terry also loved snow skiing and restoring antique cars. He belonged to two British car clubs, the Central Virginia British Car Club and the Richmond Triumph Regis- ter. Terry recently retired from Davenport & Company LLC, where he served as first vice president of institutional equity trading. A Mass of the Resurrection was held at St. Michael’s Catholic Church, 4491 Springfield Road, Glen Allen, VA, on January 28, 2004. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Odyssey Hospice, 2810 North Parham Road, Suite 150, Richmond, VA, 23294.

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(Board Highlights continued from page 2) OLD BUSINESS – David Hazlehurst (Membership continued from page 2) OFFSHORE DIVISION – Randy advised the Board of the progress RESIGNATION: Alley has now filled all of the Offshore since the last meeting that resulted in Fleet Captain slots. Mark Wensell has FBYC being able to purchase part of Mrs. Joseph C. Brown; Dr. & Mrs. arranged for J-24 match racing two the Stull property. Strother Scott and Albert E. Smith; Mrs. Eugene B. Syd- weeks before Stingray. Alex Alvis has Waddy Garrett then discussed the ne- nor, Jr.; Mr. & Mrs. George B. three race committee slots to fill. gotiations that had occurred in the last Wheeler, Jr. month. FBYC has the opportunity to ONE-DESIGN DIVISION – Ric participate in a simultaneous purchase Bauer advised that One-Design and wherein FBYC will buy approxi- (From The Quarterdeck cont. from page 1) Offshore have exchanged dates for the mately 2 acres of the Stull property committee members do to keep the Spring Series races the first weekend of and two families, who are friends of May. One-Design will be held May 1 club moving forward. Many of them FBYC (but not currently members), and Offshore will be held May 2. Ric put in untold hours, all without pay. will purchase the Stull house water- and John Beery are talking about race front lot next to FBYC’s new land. But what about the other 300 mem- training seminar dates of March 20 and The Board unanimously approved bers? The club depends on them to March 28. Ric is also working with resolutions committing FBYC to the help out with our racing, social and Tom Roberts about a possible ad- purchase of the land. We will get vanced race committee training ses- training programs by giving two about 70' of additional water frontage days of their time each year. This is sion. Sharon Bauer has two open slots on Fishing Bay plus most of the grass for social chairs and Walt Bryde has another way we all pay our dues and field between FBYC and the Stull three race committee slots to fill. home, plus the old stables. The closing keep all our events running smoothly. It's been my experience JUNIOR DIVISION – Noel Clinard is set for February 27, 2004. David reported that the Junior Schedule has Hazlehurst will prepare a letter to the that almost without exception mem- been established. There may be a con- membership relating to the purchase bers will help in any way they are flict in the schedule for the VA State of the property and plans for how the asked provided they are allowed to Optimist Championship on July 1 that property will be used. choose their time. The bottom line is may require moving it to June 26 and Lud Kimbrough, Chair of the Land we need you to help us help you by combining it with our Junior Regatta. Acquisition Finance Committee, re- either volunteering or agreeing to Melanie Clore has been hired again as ported on recommendations for fund- help when you are called. I promise Junior Coach for 2004. ing. The committee plans to finalize it will be time well spent and you'll CBYRA DELEGATE – Tom Roberts their report and send it to the Long enjoy the new contacts you make. will finish the Notices of Races to be Range Planning Committee prior to Sailors are a friendly bunch, more so submitted to CBYRA and CCV. The their meeting on January 21. when they are on a winning team. CBYRA High Point Awards Dinner There being no further business, the will be held at Hampton Yacht Club on meeting was adjourned at 7:25 p.m. January 31.

3 committee request and ask “what job Exciting Plans For the 2004 One De- the racers on the water. We’ll practice do you need me to do? I’m checked sign Season setting a course and running through out on Mr. Roberts or the chase boat, I Richard A. Bauer, Jr. some actual starts and finishes. These can keep score, I can run the starting One Design Div. Commander will be real starts and real races, but still sequence, work the signal flags or just for practice. Cold as it may be here in February, the read the wind and set the course for 2004 sailing season has begun at the team. What can I do to help?” To For those who want to become qualified committee boat operators, there is a Mr. FBYC. get to that point we all need training, th experience and confidence in our Roberts training day April 4 . You will With lots of changes in the program for skills. Then we become the best vol- learn how to drive, anchor, and navigate the club and in the one design fleet let unteer possible. Mr. Roberts in and out of the slip. With me start by listing some of this year’s your attendance this day and some prac- sailing events on the schedule. Then I In order to help you become that tice this season you will be a qualified want to tell you about our other goal – skilled race committee volunteer we Mr. Roberts driver. training. have a half dozen training opportunities. We would like to see you at I’ve talked about two classroom training You’ll see on our schedule some spe- three or more of these opportunities opportunities at FBYC, in Richmond cial events this year. In addition to the and another as close as RRYC for basic th this spring. 65 Annual One Design Regatta, race management, two dates to take that you’ll see the Mobjack Nationals, the There will be three “Join the Race classroom knowledge onto the water to Flying Scot Capitol District Champi- Committee” training sessions. The help make crew training a realistic ex- onships, the traditional Laser Masters first session at RRYC this month on perience, and a day of training in the and the Virginia State Optimist Cham- Saturday, February 28th will be a great operation of Mr. Roberts. Other away pionship. place to start. Ron Mihills and his seminars include Hampton Yacht Club team will conduct a basic to interme- th th These should be fantastic fun and a March 6 & 7 for Advanced Race diate race management seminar from great challenge for our club. Then to Management and again at Hampton on 9:30am-2:30pm. A small charge, provide more racing opportunities March 28th when CCV and Hampton probably $10, will get you coffee and we’ve added a few new events: a Me- offer their own basic race committee donuts, lunch, handouts and insight to morial Day Fun Race as part of session. All these area activities will be the many jobs on the race committee Rosegill weekend, the Women’s 420 summarized on the website with times, team. Race, and a Labor Day One Design cost, and registration contacts. Race. Of course there is always the On March 20th at FBYC and March We hope our volunteers become knowl- opportunity to put in on any other 28th at Retreat Hospital John Beery edgeable, experienced, confident team beautiful weekend when the sun spar- and his team of our own Certified members for Race Committee. This kles off the water in Fishing Bay and Race Officers will conduct classes for new group of Race committee members the breeze is perfect. If by chance there beginner volunteers and others more will enable our current enclave of race are two of you out enjoying the day, experienced who are interested in chairs at FBYC to run a top notch, qual- you’ll probably end up racing. learning about the ten different jobs ity, consistent, high level program for on the race committee team. The no In addition to racing as often as possi- our club races, regional regattas, and charge sessions will run from 10am to ble, training our club skippers to be district championships with a good, 2pm with lunch provided. If you are better racers/sailors and our club mem- deep pool of trained volunteers. If our interested in volunteering on race bers to be better volunteers for race aspiration is to become recognized as committee please start here and join committee are our goals for 2004. one of the East Coast’s best sailing clubs us in these training sessions. Both of these ideas have been built into to race with, we must continue training and improving our club volunteers so our schedule. Race committee person- The next step of training at FBYC we can all perform at our best. nel need to be trained personnel. will be two opportunities to take your FBYC is fortunate to have many very training onto the water. We want all Later on in the schedule, Saturday June capable volunteers who currently help classroom participants to experience 5th, a few of our experienced and win- to staff various race committees, but race committee first hand on Mr. ning racers will conduct a day of Racing we need more. The best volunteer is a Roberts and see the process in action. Training to share with us, the less profi- well-trained and knowledgeable volun- This training will be in conjunction cient racers in the field, some of their teer. We love volunteers that show up with the offshore racers’ crew training experience, their insight, their strategies and ask “what can I do to help?” It’s on April 3rd and 10th. The training and maybe a few secrets. This racing even better when they answer the race will start with orientation on Mr. Rob- erts at 9:30am and move out to join (Continued on page 8) 4 Two FBYC Skippers to Compete Join the Cruising down Cruise to Gwynn’s Island. in National Hospice Regatta Class on the Bay We will sail over to Judy and Steve in 2004 Buis’ home for cocktails and dinner. Jere Dennison Great opportunity to check out the Tony Sakowski On April 16-18, the 2004 National systems on your boat! (John and Fay Hospice Regatta Championship will It’s time to get Koedel) be hosted in Annapolis, Maryland. your schedule May 22-23, Sat.-Sunday: Progres- Teams representing the winners of the book out and begin sive dinner cruise up the Pianka- 19 regional Hospice Regattas in 2003 to plan your tank. We will sail up to Vic and will race on loaned J105’s for the na- cruises with your Jane DeNunzio’s dock, have cock- tional title in this three-day event. FBYC brethren. We have two one tails and Hors d’oeuvres at the home The 19 teams hail from California, week trips, and several three day of Jack and Dee Willey (next door Connecticut, Florida, Maine, Mary- cruises that will begin on Friday to to Summerwind) at 17:30. A ca- land, Massachusetts, New York, extend the weekends on the water. tered dinner will follow cocktails at North Carolina, Ohio, Rhode Island, The full description of each trip 1900 at the DeNunzio Home. After South Carolina, and Virginia. will be forwarded to you via email dinner, dancing under the stars soon if you are on the cruising divi- Incredibly, FBYC will be represented (weather permitting). sion list, and will be also available by two skippers, Jack Moseley who in our annual events book. Addi- won the 2003 Turkey Shoot Hospice May 29-31, Sat.-Monday: Race or tionally, the complete schedule Regatta hosted by the Yankee Point cruise to Rosegill for the club din- with full descriptions will be Yacht Club last October on the Rap- ner and dancing. On Sunday we posted on our website, pahannock River and Past Commo- will travel over to Carter’s Creek to www.fbyc.net. Please email me at dore Bob Wardwell who won the 10th raft-up and enjoy dinner with the [email protected] or call me at Annual Charity Cup Hospice Regatta Rappahannock Yacht Club. An home, 804 285-3347, with any held last August at Henderson Har- easy cruise back to home will follow questions about the schedule. The bor, NY on Lake Ontario. on Monday. (Herb and Carolyn trip leaders are listed below for Davis) each cruise and would be glad to

FBYC To Host North Sails Seminar elaborate on any questions that you June 4-6, Friday-Sunday: the Sam Stoakley might have. Third Annual Indian Creek North Sails conducts several sailing semi- April 17, Saturday: Welcome Cruise promises this year to have nars each year in locations all over the Cruisers Dinner: Cocktails and good weather for tennis, golf, sail- country. FBYC was asked to be the host dinner, second floor, FBYC. We ing, good friends, food and drink. club for the seminar in Richmond entitled will meet to review and discuss the On Friday, June 4th we will sail to "Cruising and Seamanship". upcoming season, enjoy photos of Indian Creek Yacht & Country Club This course includes the following topics: past years, and renew friendships. and either anchor in Pitman's Cove Cocktails 6-7 PM, dinner 7 PM. or go to the Club's docks. We will • Upwind and Downwind Sailing (Tony and Kate Sakowski) have both golf and tennis times for • Heavy Friday afternoon and again on Satur- • Weather Sailing, April 24, Saturday: All cruisers day. We will have dinner in the to attend the Opening Day Festivi- • Anchoring, main dining room at the Club on ties at FBYC • Safety, Friday, and grill out on the docks on • Emergencies and May 8-9, Saturday-Sunday: Saturday. We will return on Sun- • Navigation. VIMS raft-up at FBYC. There day. (Gordon and Sheila Nelson) will be a full day of activities pro- It will be held on Saturday, Febru- vided by VIMS. Plan to join in the June 25-27, Friday-Sunday: ary 28th from 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM fun, and raft-up for the night. Re- Cruise to the Eastern Shore. We at St. Joseph's Villa. As a member ception 5 PM, Dinner 6 PM with will leave on Friday, AM, for Crist- of Fishing Bay Yacht Club, you exhibits during the afternoon and field and one other destination to be will receive $25.00 off the registra- evening. Entertainment by “Zion determined. Join us on an extended tion cost. Also, FBYC will receive Wave”. Breakfast Sunday 8-10 weekend cruise. (Mike and Marcia part of the profits for our Junior AM. Pleninger) Program.. See at www.northu.com May15-16, Sat.-Sunday: Shake- (Continued on page 8)

5 History... Sea Toy II...and a little bit of Tradition Jere Dennison

One could be excused for musing that the era of large cruising yachts at our Club is a present day phenomenon. However, a glance at the 1941 UYC Yearbook quickly reveals the fallacy of this notion. As of March 1, 1941, almost 45% of the entire Cruising Class fleet of 9 registered yachts measured over 50 feet in overall length. They were C. G. Kirkmeyer’s 58’ schooner Windflower, B. O. Cone’s 58’ ketch Jananne Lee II, H. V. Baldwin’s 53’schooner Nighthawk, and Dr. George Z. Williams’ 51’schooner Sea Toy II. Of these leviathans, Club archives yielded only a single photograph of Nighthawk...that is until recently. (Readers are invited to click on the History section of the FBYC Website to see the digital image of the schooner Nighthawk contained in the article titled as such.)

Thanks to member Bob Graham, we now have access to more than a dozen old photographs of the stately Sea ToyII taken in the mid to late 1940’s when the Club was situated on Urbanna Creek. These images passed to him courtesy of Bob’s Uncle, Hugh William Graham, who was an early member of UYC skippering a Knockabout class boat on the waters Urbanna Creek and the Rappahannock River as shown in the accom- panying photo. Uncle Bill also crewed aboard the Sea Toy on a regular basis in the immediate post-war years and had worked with Dr. Williams at Maquire Veterans Hospital as Chief Pharmacist.

According to Past Commodore Jimmy Reid, Dr. George Z. Williams purchased Sea Toy II William Hugh Graham (age, designer, and builder unknown) during the Great Depression for a bargain price from her owner who had fallen on hard times. Jimmy also crewed aboard Sea Toy and remembers the skipper as a serious, accomplished racer, not allowing the consumption of alcoholic beverages until the sails were furled and the anchor set. Sea Toy was prominent at the Club throughout the 1940s and into the early 1950s at Fishing Bay. Eventually, Dr. Williams, an esteemed research oncologist at the Medical College of Virginia, relocated to California to take a new position at another medical institution.

Sea Toy was a wooden two-masted schooner, gaff-headed on the foresail and jib-headed on the mainsail. She had a centerboard that allowed her to work in shallow waters, to reduce drag on downwind legs, and to be careened for bottom cleaning and painting. Jimmy Reid remembers painting her bottom on a low tide on the sandbar off Stove Point in the early 1950s. Sea Toy II under sail on Urbanna Creek Regrettably, we don’t have comprehensive records from Sea Toy’s long and successful racing career, but we have brief glimpses of her past achievements from some old newspaper clippings contained in scrapbooks maintained by the Club’s first Historian, Mac Wellford. The August 10, 1947 Richmond Times-Dispatch noted that in 1940 the schooner Nighthawk nar- rowly defeated Sea Toy in the Club’s Long Distance Race to Tangier Island. The fleet was entirely comprised of the four 50-feet and over mega-yachts named above. Then in 1941, the results were reversed in the 1941 Long Distance Race to Hampton with Sea Toy winning handily.

In her Light Airs column for the August 24, 1947 Richmond T-D, Isabel Dunn in- cluded the following colorful account of Sea Toy’s dramatic victory in the Club’s Dr. Williams At The Helm 1947 Long Distance Race to Yorktown in 25-30 knot headwinds:

Dr. Williams Wins Dr. George Z. Williams, master of the schooner Sea Toy, which last Saturday won the UYC’s Yorktown Race, has proved that sometimes it is a good idea to go against the rules of proper seamanship. Dr. Williams won the race by (Continued on page 7)

6 (History continued from page 6) deliberately putting his 51-foot schooner smack on top of the flats at New Point and again over the York River slash; in fact he jumped from third to second place by taking such a long inshore tack at New Point, other contestants were sure that Toy’s bow would end up in the corn fields. Then following what sounds like a kind of jam, jerk and jump school of sailing, the skipper slid his big boat over the mud in the slash, tacking every time his board jumped up in the well. By these maneuvers he gained enough on the lead boat – Euclid Hanbury’s sloop Halo out of HYC – to rush into a surprise first.

Jimmy Reid recalls an Annapolis to Hampton Race aboard the Sea Toy in the early 1950s. The wind being nonexistent at the start, Dr. Williams instructed the crew to drop the hook on the line to prevent her from being swept up the bay on the flood tide. There Sea Toy sat for hours with her canvas flapping in the slop. The other boats in the fleet, including the lightning-fast log canoe Tradition II, scourge of the lower-bay racing scene, clawed painfully southward in meager whispers of breeze.

Finally, the wind began to fill in from the northeast, and Sea Toy weighed anchor with the rest of the fleet out of sight. Eventually the wind was screaming at over 30 knots, and Sea Toy surfed through the night on a broad reach with centerboard retracted. After taking her time off Old Point Comfort (there was no R/C to finish the race in those days), she motored into Hampton Creek looking for the rest of the fleet. Surprisingly Sea Toy was the first to arrive...she had passed every other boat during the night, including J. Garland Miller’s Tradition II, the favored yacht out of Norfolk Yacht and Country Club.

Aboard Sea Toy Other early records indicate that the Sea Toy participated in the Gibson Island Yacht Squadron Invitational Cruise in 1949, the Cruising Club of Virginia’s Old Point Race in 1951, FBYC’s 13th Annual Regatta in 1952, and the Thimble Shoals to FBYC Race also in 1952.

...And a little bit of Tradition Well yes, I know, Tradition II was not an FBYC -flagged vessel, but she was so much a formidable racing threat on the lower bay and a frequent visitor at our Club events in earlier days, that she deserves mention here. Tradition II was built and sailed by J. Garland Miller out of NYCC. Garland was a champion Star boat sailor in the 1930s and log canoe champion, winning the title three years in a row at the Miles River Yacht Club beginning in 1937 in his first Tradition. Tradition II was probably constructed in the early 1940s. Richard “Jud” Henderson in his book, Chesapeake Sails: A History of Yachting on the Bay, records that “Garland Miller’s second Tradition was a double-ended centerboard cruising racer that showed a definite kinship to the log canoe. Forty-seven feet long overall with a beam of 10 ½ feet, she had draft of only 4 feet with the board up and a tiny rudder. Her hull shape was determined by Miller, who carved a 47-inch model of her. Lines and offsets were done by a crewmember, Charles Cox, who was a naval architect. No rule beater, Tradition II rated well up in class A (for large boats), but she was a real speedster and often overcame her high rating.”

When I was a young lad at FBYC in the late 50s and early 60s, the arrival of Tradition (the II is henceforth being dropped) was usually heralded in the following manner. Some- one, milling about the dock or the lawn in front of the old clubhouse on regatta weekend, would intone reverently: “Look...here comes...Tradition.” Instantaneously all eyes rolled seaward. Unmistakably the beautiful beast would be headed toward the pier sailing smartly with a bone in her teeth. It was about to be showtime!

You see, Tradition had no newfangled engine power. All 47 feet of wooden log canoe displacing Lord-knows-how-many-tons with a wicked looking bowsprit thrusting menac- ingly above the bow wave was preparing to lay up sweetly against the end of our pier with her sails still a-flutter. And the slightest miscalculation by her skipper would spell disaster for both the boat and the pier with the pier doubtlessly receiving the brunt of unimaginable devastation.

As she drew closer, you could discern the skipper with a firm confident hand on the tiller. Garland Miller was a wizened, (Continued on page 8) 7 (History continued from page 7) (Continued from page 4) gatta. Our eighth annual Cruising battle-hardened sailor of the old training day will be for offshore and Regatta promises to deliver another school with hundreds or perhaps thou- one-design sailors. Look for more in day of "compassionate competition" sands of races under his belt. He was future issues of the log and on the web- for the more relaxed racers amongst extremely elderly at this point, but you site. us. Always a fun filled event, this wouldn’t know it from the intensity of regatta is a great way for families the glow in his eyes. The crew, As you can see, this year we want you and first timers to participate with mostly youthful relatives, performed on the water racing and volunteering to experienced racers in big boat racing with military precision, possibly for help run the races. With this schedule in a relaxed and forgiving format. fear of a flogging. Instinctively you of racing events and training opportuni- Final racing distance will be deter- knew that embodied in this figure at ties, I hope you take advantage of the mined by the prevailing conditions, the helm was a force to be reckoned tremendous resource of talented, will- but the goal is to complete a long with in spite of the loss of both legs to ing folks we have in this family we call distance day course followed by re- diabetic disease. FBYC. freshments, dinner, and awards at

Wednesday Night Dinner the clubhouse. (Lyons and George Finally at the last possible moment, Schedule Set For 2004 Burke) Garland would throw the helm over Bob Kates hard, and Tradition would round up • May 19 Aug. 7-8, Sat.-Sunday: Kid’s Re- into the wind depowering her sails. gatta. Have you heard? Pirates are And then her speed would slow, and • June 2, 9, 16, back in the waters surrounding gently−oh so gently−Tradition would • June 30−Art on Fishing Bay FBYC!!! Please mark your calen- come to a stop caressing the pilings at • July 14, 21, 28 dars and help defend your club the exact spot chosen by the skipper. • Aug 4, 11, 18, 25 against modern day pint sized ma- One would notice as the crew hurried • Sept. 1, 15, 22 rauders during the Annual FBYC to secure the boat for the night that • Oct.-Dec. TBA kid's cruise on August 7-8 2004! there were no females aboard. The Saturday’s activities will include a old skipper prohibited women...and (Join The Cruising Class cont. from page 5) cruise to FBYC, a battle on the high whisky too. No-sir-ree, not ever on seas, a burgee contest, a walking the Tradition. That is until the crew bod- July 9-10, Friday-Saturday: Leu- plank (cannon ball) contest, a treas- ily removed him from the cockpit (for, kemia Cup Race and Reception. ure hunt, and a cookout. Participat- you see, there was no other way to Friday evening will be the recep- ing boats can raft up in Fishing Bay. transfer him to his wheelchair), and he tion, and Saturday the racing. Last year, a fun time was had by all was chauffeured home. That’s when a Come enjoy racing against other so please come on out and make this parade of girlfriends bearing coolers cruisers, or in the PHRF non- year’s event even better! Pirate descended on Tradition for an evening spinnaker class. dress is requested. (Jim Morrison of raucous revelry. and Jon Moody) July 17-25, Sat.-Sunday: Cruise I scarcely realized at the time that I North. This year we're not going Aug. 20-22, Friday-Sunday: Horn was witnessing the end of the era for to plan on being at a specific place Harbor Cruise. Please join your the large, graceful wooden schooners, at a specific time as we plan to en- Cruising friends for a trip up the ketches, and sloops. They had all but joy the sail and weather and go beautiful Great Wicomico River. vanished except for a few relics like along where the wind takes us. Our official agenda will have us de- Tradition that were holding on by However our basic plan is to do a 7 parting FBYC on Saturday morning, their fingernails to the bitter end. Al- or 8 day cruise to the Rhode River August 21st and gathering ashore, ready molded fiberglass had sup- and to the Wye River. Both of these adjacent to the Horn Harbor Restau- planted wood as the hull of choice and rivers are beautiful and have special rant around 6:00 PM. Please BYOB was opening up the sport to many who anchorages, especially in Dividing and an hors' oeuvres to share. Ice could now afford cheaper, mass- Cr. and Granary Cr. off the Wye. and mixers will be provided. We produced, and lower maintenance rac- Along the way we may stop at will make reservations for dinner for ing yachts. But perhaps we are no Solomens, Annapolis, Oxford several manageable groups of inter- longer creating as many legends as we (anchor in Tripp Cr.) and who ested cruisers. A limited number of once did when unique wooden sailing knows, we may get to Cristfield or slips are available at bargain base- craft and their eccentric skippers ruled Tangier. (Gordon and Sheila Nel- ment rates. (Sam and Nancy Stoak- the waters of the Chesapeake Bay. son) ley) July 31, Saturday: Cruise Re- (Continued on page 9) 8 (Join The Cruising Class cont. from page 8) include Onancock, Cape Charles, in conjunction with the racers, and Sept. 4-5, Sat.-Sunday: Stingray Norfolk and the Mobjack Bay. Plans will highlight the Annual Party at Point Regatta. Calling all cruisers include tours of the Naval Base, FBYC. (Race Committee) to race against one another or in the Nauticus and all its attractions, as well as the Chrysler Museum. This Nov. 5-7, Friday-Sunday: PHRF non-spinnaker class. This is Carter’s Creek Cruise. We can a great weekend at the club with trip has lots of potential to be a lot of fun. (Vic and Jane DeNunzio) hope for sunny & mild days but racers and cruisers having a terrific expect chilly nights so we'll sail up time on the water and at the party Oct.8-10, Friday night-Sunday: to the Tides Inn/Lodge and plug in afterwards. Captain’s Choice. Start with cock- for heat and dine at the Trick Dog Sept. 11-12, Sat.-Sunday: Onan- tails and dinner at club on Friday Restaurant, the best eating spot on cock Cruise. Onancock is a favor- night and we will choose the loca- the middle Bay. Transportation ite destination for many cruisers and tion then. Cruise on Saturday, Oct. from the Tides will be arranged September is a wonderful time to 10th; retuning Sunday. (Charlie and into Irvington and dinner. Reser- go. The sail is 30 nm and the winds Stella Jones) vations are a must at both the are usually favorable at that time of Oct. 15-17, "Fair wind and follow- dock and dinner. Those wanting to go to the Oyster Festival Sat. can the year. We are making arrange- ing seas" Cruise to either Onancock ments for a wine reception at the or Corrotoman. We would depart go up Friday & tie up and ride the Kerr Place, circa 1799 on Market FBYC mid-day on Oct 15 and set Miss Anne over Sat. morning re- Street. . The reception would in- sail for which ever destination is the turning mid afternoon. (Jamie Stal- clude a guided tour of the house and best sail. Friday night will be a raft naker) would be followed by dinner on up with a pot luck supper, and Satur- Nov.12, Friday: Seasons ending your own. (Carolyn and Joe Schott) day will be dinner ashore. (Waddy cocktails, dinner, and awards at Sept. 18-26, Sat.-Sunday: Eastern and Connie Garratt) FBYC.. Cocktails at 6:30 PM, and dinner at 7:30 PM. (Tony and Kate Shore-Norfolk Cruise. This one Oct. 23, Saturday: Staggered Sakowski) week plus cruise will tentatively Start Race. This race will be held 9 February 2004

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10 Wanted: Flying Scot and trailer in 270-1911 or e-mail Tradewinds good condition. Call Brad Davis 776- [email protected] 7624 or 320-5498. For Rent: Two adj. Condos at Jcksn BURGEES For Sale For Sale: ’94 Beneteau Oceanis 440, Crk Hbr.(connect. or sep.): Upstairs

American Pie II. Farr design. Fast, spa- Waterfront Flat (Unit 14): Massive cious cruiser ideal for coastal cruising or X-Small 8" x 12" $13 deck overlooks Jcksn Crk.: 2 BDRM offshore. Loaded with ALL creature with Qn. and Twns., plus Qn. Murph/ Small 10" x 15" $16 comforts, electronics, and sailing op- bed, 2 Bthrm ($950 wk.). Adjacent Medium 12" x 18" $18 tions for single-handed sailing. This boat Townhse (Unit 12): 3 BDRM with Large 16" x 24" $24 is in excellent condition and ready for Qn., 4 Bks., 2 Twns. ($950 wk.). Both X-Large 24" x 36" $62 extended cruising AS IS. Have ordered connected ($1800 wk.). 4 wk. term for new boat, and anxious to move Ameri- the wkly. cost of 3 (in season). Dock,

can Pie II. Contact Vic DeNunzio. vde- Pool, Tennis. Ct., Wshr/Dryr, Gas FBYC Foldover Note Cards 2 packets for [email protected] or 804-794-1286." Grill, Cent. A/C and CATV. Trans. $10 (10 cards to a packet) slips avail. from Assn. Much lower For Sale: Columbia 8.7 (29') sloop, monthly rates off season (Oct-May) 1977, 4'8" draft, 10' beam, sleeps 5, (avail. now). Townhse not generally Prices include shipping and handling. Yanmar 15hp diesel inboard, original avail. Jr. Week. Call Noel Clinard Make checks payable to FBYC. sails (main, jib, genoa), new halyards, (804) 285-0299(H), (804) 788- 8594 new sail and tiller covers, new uphol- c/o FBYC (O) or e-mail [email protected] P.O. Box 29186 stery, some other recent upgrades. New Richmond, VA 23242 head not yet installed. Safe and reliable. Great starter boat for those interested in cruising. Blank transom, ready to be BABYSITTERS: Available in Delta- named by you. In water in Deltaville, ville area. Experienced & responsible VA. $9,000. Email [email protected] or 15 year old twin girls-Sophie & Peyton call 434-817-2755 ext 21. NOTICE TO Curdts. Call 804-776-9589. Parents: ADVERTISERS Bill & Blair Curdts For Sale: J24 SAILBOAT – # 170, 1977, Sails, Jibs, 150 and 100, 2 mains, On November 11, the Fishing Board For Sale: Bristol 24 Yankee Clipper 2 spinnakers, 2001—5HP Nissan John Yacht Club Board of Directors ap- pocket cruiser. Easy single hander with Hawksworth, [email protected], 757- proved a change in advertising rates many extras, including dodger, Evin- 465-9092(H), 757-380-3345(O), $7000 and policy. Effective with the Janu- rude 9.9 hp outboard, solar panel bat- (includes trailer). Deltaville. tery charger, roller furling genoa w/ ary issue, the Log will offer two self-tailing sheet winches, new VHF, For Sale: Kenyon Marine Alcohol/ sizes of ad—one half page and one covers for winches and exposed wood, Electric Stove, model 406, 2 burner, quarter page. Prices for the one half cockpit readouts for wind speed and built in model, NEVER USED, page will be $100 per month and for direction. Price below market. still in original carton, offers, Jeff the one quarter page $60 per month. [email protected] 843-869- Baechler, 804-240-7585, 0975 [email protected] The Board and Membership wish to For Sale: 5 HP, 4 stroke Honda, with extend their thanks to our advertis- For Sale: 40 ft. 1987 Siverton ers who have helped support the Convertible 1994 Cummins Diesels, tank. Used 15 hours; 20 months of war- Log with their paid contributions. 1998 Onan generator, 2000 electronics, ranty transfers. $1,100. Also, 14 foot Jon boat, with oars. Transom needs 2 sets of props, tender, beautiful 1/2 The Editor tower w/ 2 enclosures. Call Arthur repair. $300. Call Doug Stinchcum, Wilton 804-776-7211. 804-694-3961 For Sale: "90 Bristol 47.7, ELIXIR. For Sale Morgan 385 1992 CC Name: 1850 hrs on 70hp Westerbeake, 400 hrs SILENCE 11Dodger, Florida room, generator, central A/C, refrig, tv, stereo, To place an ad or submit an article, on 8 KW genset. Well maintained, Un- please contact: der cover at Custom Yacht 5 mos. annu- aft stateroom w/private head, shower and wet locker, LPG two burner stove, Steve Gillispie ally. Professionally varnished semi 102 North Erlwood Court annually. Loaded. Call for details. Jim hot/cold water, forward v-berth stateroom w/head ''6+ headroom, 38 HP die- Richmond, VA 23229 Stalnaker 757-628-5527 (O), 757-481- Phone: (804) 740-4903 6113(H) or [email protected]. sel, R/F jib and mail (in mast), all electronics; wind-speed, depth, etc. auto e-mail: [email protected] For Sale: 16' Hobie with trailer, sails The deadline for The Log is the 20th. pilot, GPS, Lewmar s/t wenches (4), all th in excellent condition, in very good lines led aft for single-handing, wing Items received after the 20 may not shape and really to sail. $1,500.00 Call keel ('5"3) draft. Call Terry Quinn 804- be published. Brad Davis 776-762 or 320-5498. All Articles Welcome!

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