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July 2001 FBYC Web Site: http://www.FBYC.net Junior Week as 16 year olds.” After the From the Quarterdeck by Strother Scott, Commodore Leukemia Cup, from C.T. Hill, CEO of One of the joys of being your Compliments I received included – our lead sponsor – “I am very happy we commodore has been being at Club for “My kid just finished the Opti-kid at SunTrust chose to become a sponsor the last 10 days and watching in program – Jan Monnier does a really of your event. This is a good event for a wonder as the Club conducts large and great job with those children – we’ll good cause with good people. SunTrust complex functions and executes them be back again.” After Junior Week is proud to be associated with it.” perfectly. We have just concluded 2 from a member – “I want you to Our hopes are high for our traveling weekends of Opti-Kids (25 children), know that this year’s Junior Week Juniors. Our Coaches, Blake the biggest and best Junior Week ever was well run, the layout at the club Kimbrough (MRBYTEMAN@aol. held (110 students, 24 instructors and worked really well in spite of no com) and Anthony Kuppersmith 6 CITs), and the 2001 Southern Bay clubhouse. My wife and I and our ([email protected]) are ready and the Volvo Leukemia Cup (53 boats racing children have had a great time, it has calendar is set (see http://www.fbyc.net/ and over $80,000 raised). The turned out to be the best vacation Juniors/). Blake and Anthony are volunteers that run our club events week my family has ever had available all summer for free private have done a great job and we all owe together and I’d like to thank FBYC lessons at the club and they will travel them a debt of gratitude. And the from the bottom of my heart.” After around the bay with our team this participation level and the enthusiasm Junior Week from a Team Sailing summer. They told our Juniors at the shown by our members have made the Instructor – “Last year I started my conclusion of Junior Week that our effort rewarding for our volunteers. team sailing class with a Mobjack team has to ability to finish in the top Thanks to all of you. full of young girls who were terrified three in any Junior Event on the Bay. I Board Members who helped make it of tipping over and would not even have asked them to continually remind successful include Jan Monnier – our hike out. I had to teach them from our juniors and their parents by e-mail Junior Program Director, Lud the trapeze. They ended last year’s or telephone of the racing opportunities Kimbrough – Instructor and Leukemia week loving the trapeze and beating as they attempt to build a FBYC Cup Race Committee Chair, Stuart the boys in the last race. The whole traveling Junior team. All juniors, Burnett – Instructor and Junior Week boatfull, sans one, returned this year Green Fleet Opti through Bytes or Daily publisher ( see http://www.fbyc. and picked up where they left off in Lasers are welcome to come to any net/Juniors/JWD2001), Tom Roberts, 2000. They loved the week, they event. Jim Black, Ron Buchanon –Instructors, coalesced as a team, threw me off Most of you have seen the new Judy Buis – Leukemia Cup Co-Chair, the boat, and beat the boys again! Clubhouse floor. The reviews of the and Mike Karn and Randy Alley - They are all learning to sail and are stamped concrete floor – which is made Leukemia Cup Committee. enjoying it, and they are staying with (Continued on page 9) Inside Upcoming: Offshore Junior, One Design Long Distance, Hampton YC Annual OD Regatta, Junior Schedule, Screwpile Feeder, July 21 Cruise, Cruising Regatta, VA Governors Cup (Ware River), Annual Re- gatta Results: Junior Week Leukemia Cup, Rites of Spring1 Bytes, Block Island RW, SBRW Black Seal Cup BOARD MEETING nett – Fifteen boats participated in Off- June 12, 2001- Wachovia Bank shore Spring Series races and 12 boats Membership Meeting called to order at 6:10 p.m. by raced to Urbanna. Stuart advised that Final Approval Commodore Strother Scott. PHRF is getting more restrictive about Mr. & Mrs. William F. Prior, III REAR COMDR - DAVID HAZLEHURST racers using a PHRF rating without hav- (Bill & Claire). SECRETARY - Lud Kimbrough - The ing valid certificates. PHRF has agreed Resignations next membership meeting is July 9 at 6:30 that valid certificates are not necessary for Dr. & Mrs. Stuart C. Clough; Mr. p.m. at Lud Kimbrough's home. the Leukemia Cup Regatta for boats rac- & Mrs. Bruce B. Durkee. TREASURER - Mason Chapman - ing in the Leukemia Class, but will be re- Dropped for Nonpayment of Dues Treasurer's report presented. quired for PHRF Classes in all sanctioned Mr. & Mrs. F. Scott Farquharson; DOCKS - Debbie Cycotte – The paper- races. Stuart discussed Junior Race Day, Mr. & Mrs. Gerald B. May; Ms. J. work has been completed for the dinghy which will be held on July 1. Each yacht Carey Thompson. dock permit and will be submitted this entering is encouraged to include one or week. Debbie has numbers to put on the more Junior sailors as crew and will re- Secretary Lud Kimbrough will be dinghies and will begin identifying and ceive a rating credit or scoring bonus for holding the May membership meeting numbering them as soon as possible. doing so. He is looking into the possibility on Monday, July 9 at 6:30 p.m. at his SOCIAL - Mike Calkins (reported by of a feeder race on July 20-21 to the home at 2405 Grand Summit Court David Hazlehurst) –Mike Calkins’ report Screwpile Regatta. Anyone interested in Richmond. Anyone needing appli- thanked Janie French for handling the Ro- should contact Stuart. cations or further information to share segill social. He also thanked Strother and ONE DESIGN DIV. CDR. – Jim with prospective members can contact his family for once again allowing FBYC Black – The Spring Series finished up Lud at (804) 272-7768 or ludk@msn. with two good days of sailing. There was to use the Rosegill property for this social com or Mary Spencer at (804) 740- event. There were approximately 235 paid a poor turnout for the June Fun Day. 7913 or by email at spencer. guests. Over 25 attended the cookout at the CRUISING – SAM STOAKLEY – Sam Rappahannock River Yacht Club on Sun- reported a change to the cruising sched- [email protected] day following the Rosegill event. ule. The Cape Charles Cruise will proba- GROUNDS - Bob Kates (reported by bly be changed to a trip to Crisfield. A Area Code Change ; David Hazlehurst) –David will be in touch notice will appear in the Log. The Pro- with the building contractor concerning gressive Dinner Cruise was very success- (804) to (434) recent problems with building supplies ful and great fun. As of June 1, 2001, the following stored on site that interfered with regular JUNIOR ACTIVITIES - Jan Mon- members had their telephone area club activities. nier – There are 26 children participating code changed from (804) to (434). FINANCE – Strother Scott – Strother in OptiKids and 106 registered for Junior Please make these changes in your discussed the status of the fundraising and Week. West Marine and the American Green Book: the plaque that will be in the new club- Cancer Society are sponsors for Junior Aron, Robert house showing the names of all individuals Week this year. Jan received a letter from contributing in each of the 5 levels. He also the Rolex Women’s International Keel Butler, Edward M. outlined a gift recognition plan for those Boat Invitational asking that female sail- Davidson, Hunter who have donated. ors from our club, ages 13-18, send in es- Davis, Norwood III (Trip) NEW BUILDING – Judy Buis – The says for a competition they are sponsor- Filsinger, Peter foundation has now been poured. Judy ad- ing. They will then select the top 25 es- Hardy, Frank vised that the contractor is still working on says and these young women will be in- Selden, Doug his contract proposal. vited as guests to the invitational regatta. Shepherd, T. R. LONG RANGE PLANNING – Waddy FLEET LT. - Kelly O'Toole (reported Smith, Albert by Dick Cole) –A problem with the Sea- Garrett –The Jackson Creek dredging has Steadman, Edward J. not been done but Virgil and Barry now craft developed at Urbanna and the boat think they have someone who will do the and motor sustained about $2,500 in dam- job. Waddy advised that there has been ages. some discussion about extending the term NEW BUSINESS – David read a letter limits for certain Board offices from one from Temple Bayliss praising Virgil’s year to two years. He will make a proposal recent help with a visitor to the club. to the Nominating Committee this year Strother read a letter from Case Whit- with his recommendations as to which of- temore concerning the recent J-29 Regatta fices would most benefit under this plan. held at FBYC. The J-29 Class thanked Opinions about this proposal should be di- FBYC for the use of the facilities and its rected to either Waddy or Mike Karn. support of the J-29 Invitational Regatta. VICE COMMODORE – DICK COLE The J-29 Class also donated $100 to the OFFSHORE DIV. CDR. - Stuart Bur- club’s building fund. 2 Cape Charles, No - July 4 – Long Distance Race and Picnic Horn Harbor, YES!! Any one-design boat less than 20 feet at the waterline We’ll use the Portsmouth Yardstick for handicapping.