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From the Quarterdeck by Strother Scott, Commodore Board Meeting Highlights…....page 2 Herreshoff Event………….…..page 4 The sailing season is drawing to a the SunTrust Auditorium, 4th Floor, 2002 Proxy, Annual Party.…...page 5 close. Everybody is looking forward 919 East Main Street, Richmond, VA. One Design/Offshore Racing ..page 6 to the final racing events, the Indian The event will be co-sponsored by The Cruising Log/Juniors…….page 7 Summer Regatta on October 12-13 and SunTrust; they will treat us to cocktails The Phenomenal Jollyboat..….page 8 the Annual Awards Banquet on Friday before and after the presentation. There October 25 (registration forms are in- will be no specific entry fee, other than Cup Jubilee. If we are lucky we may cluded elsewhere in the log and on the a requested voluntary tax-free donation be able to spot FBYC members who web site). Some people are even look- to benefit the Museum. Please RSVP also participated in the Jubilee (Allan ing forward to the fresh new leadership to 804-787-8015 before October 14 if Heyward, Case Whittemore or to be elected this month. possible. Eugene Sydnor) in the background of some pictures! Halsey Herreshoff has been crew on 4 different 12 meters in the America's 420's After working hard to develop Cup and is currently director of the our Junior racing program we are Herreshoff Marine Museum and the still seeing a smallish turnout for our America's Cup Hall of Fame. The mu- racing events. We have identified an seum is located in Bristol, RI, at the issue that some kids really want to be former home of the Herreshoff Manu- with another person in a boat. To facturing Company. From 1863 to respond, the Club will shortly add a 1945 they made all sorts of boats, in- fleet of 420's to our Junior Division Rusty Burshell is shown receiving the cluding the world's finest yachts, the and we will modify next year's pro- Halsey award from Brent Halsey, III, Ali first United States Navy torpedo boats, gram to take advantage of the invest- Halsey, Philip Halsey, and Christian Hal- and a record eight consecutive success- ment we are making. We will likely sey, the children of Brent Halsey, Jr., and ful defenders of the America's Cup. expand our Junior Racing Classes (Optis, 420's, Bytes, Lasers) to a Commodore Scott. In 1976 he purchased RUGOSA, win- summer-long program of training ner of the 1928 Bermuda Race, and and racing. We will likely offer su- Stingray Point Regatta We had a began a long restoration. In 2001 he pervised training and racing on sum- tremendous turnout of 31 PHRF-Spin sailed her to Cowes to race in the 150th mer weekends to those who have boats, 6 J-24s, 6 MORC boats, and 7 America’s Cup Jubilee, where signed up and paid for the Racing non-spin boats over Labor Day week- RUGOSA won first place in the Vin- Classes and the usage of the new end. Thanks to good winds and excel- tage Yacht Class. His slide presenta- 420's. Next year should see 12 kids lent event management we easily over- tion will cover the Herreshoff story, sailing 6 420's plus others in Optis came the inclement weather to have 5 the transatlantic trip, and the America’s good races and 3 excellent parties in and a coach or 2 in the inflatable at the Brent Halsey Jr. tradition. FBYC many summer weekends!

Congratulations to Rusty Burshell on Survey Enclosed in the Log is a Cool Change, winner of the Halsey Survey to provide feedback to the trophy. Club about Club communication Halsey Herreshoff This year our with the membership. Recent Winter Program will start early - on changes include the new Year Book Friday October 18. Halsey Herreshoff and Sailing Events Book, the devel- will present a lecture and slide show at (cont’d page 3)

1 FBYC BOARD MEETING offshore and one-design events. Membership HIGHLIGHTS FINANCE – The first Finance Commit- Final Approval September 10, 2002 tee meeting will be held on Sept. 18. Mr. William H. Angus, Jr.; Mr. & Mrs. Members of the Finance Committee are Commodore Strother Scott called the meet- Walter S. Boone, Jr.; Mr. & Mrs. David Strother Scott, Chair, Dick Cole, David B. Clark. ing to order at 6:10 p.m. Hazlehurst, Mason Chapman, Waddy REAR COMMODORE - Mr. Albert Thompson (Tom) Bayliss, Garrett, Mike Karn and Lud Kimbrough. 1114 Dover Road, Manakin-Sabot, VA, DAVID HAZLEHURST LONG-RANGE PLANNING – Waddy Strother Scott has appointed a Special Mem- 23103, moved up from the family mem- Garrett and Judy Buis have donated two bership of J. Temple Bayliss to active bership Committee to meet and report to the plaques which have been placed by the Flag Officers any changes recommended in membership. Tom is currently in law fireplace in the new clubhouse. One school at UVA and expects to graduate in response to the apparent increase in demand plaque lists current Board of Trustees, for membership in FBYC brought on by May 2003. He was a college sailor for four the other plaque has Past Commodores. years, serving as Fleet Captain, Vice Com- changing times and the new building. VICE COMMODORE – DICK COLE DOCKS – Gordon Nelson has obtained an modore, and Commodore of the Yale Co- OFFSHORE DIVISION – Mark rinthian Yacht Club in Branford, CT. The estimate to replace the stringers and decking Wensell reported that the results of the YCYC was established in 1881 and is the on the east pier. Stingray Point Regatta have now been oldest collegiate sailing club in the world. SOCIAL – Mike Calkins felt that holding posted to the web site. Tom was a competitive Vanguard 420 and the Board meeting at the new clubhouse in ONE-DESIGN DIVISION – Jay Buhl 470 racer and taught sailing at Camp August and following it with a new member rd advised that participation in the 63 An- Pasquaney in New Hampshire. He also reception was so successful that we should nual Regatta was up over 100% from the worked on 19th century boats at Mystic consider making it an annual occurrence. year before. David Hazlehurst stated that Seaport (dinghies and square riggers). MEMBER AT LARGE – Mike Karn has the Laser Masters Regatta held Septem- Tom’s family owns a Seawind 32 ketch, been appointed to Chair the Nominating ber 7-8 drew 39 participants. James Ja- Plainsong. Committee. Committee members are Waddy cobs of SSA was the big winner. Circulation Garrett, Wayland Rennie, Strother Scott and CRUISING DIVISION – The next Mr. & Mrs. Alfred E. Ailsworth, Jr., Jere Dennison. Recommendations will be cruising event is the 3-day Weekend P.O. Box 707 (191 Lovers Lane), Delta- accepted, and Mike requests that current Cruise to Crisfield on Sept. 20–22. Sam ville, VA, 23043. Al and Pam have been Board members notify him if they are willing & Nancy Stoakley will chair this cruise. sailing the Chesapeake Bay for 30 years. to serve again next year and in what capacity. JUNIOR DIVISION – Jan reported low Al is a former sailing instructor of Ware PUBLICITY – Scott Collins is working on attendance at the Labor Day Regatta due River Yacht Club. Their son, Justin (age master mailing lists to be used next year for to poor weather conditions. Her winter 22), is currently the head instructor at project is to get the Junior shed organ- Ware River Junior Sailing and is Captain 2002 FBYC Officers ized. Strother Scott advised the Board of the sailing team at Christopher Newport that the club has the opportunity to pur- University. Al and Pam own a Bristol 32 Commodore chase six 420’s (built 1998) for use in with FBYC member, Mike Ailsworth. Strother Scott the Junior program. After much discus- Sponsors: H. A. “Mike” Ailsworth, Tho- sion, Strother Scott moved that the mas J. Bliley, Jr., M. Willard Strickland, [email protected] Board give the Flag Officers the author- Jr. ity to purchase a fleet of six 420’s; sec- Mr. & Mrs. Walter J. Bryde, Jr., 106 ond by Mike Karn; motion passed. Aberdeen, Williamsburg, VA, 23188. Vice-Commodore TROPHIES – Stuart Burnett needs Walt and Nancy have extensive cruising Dick Cole nominations for some of the perpetual experience in western U.S., Germany, trophies. Last year’s perpetual trophy Annapolis, Hampton and the southern [email protected] winners will be asked to return the tro- Chesapeake Bay. They have transitioned phies so that he can have them engraved from a larger boat to a Flying Scot and for this year’s winners. one-design racing. Walt and Nancy, in Rear-Commodore NEW BUSINESS – David Hazlehurst their Flying Scot, have enthusiastically David Hazlehurst will have Jay Buhl contact the one- participated in many of the club’s events design fleet captains and have them de- this summer. Sponsors: John C. Beery, [email protected] termine approximately how many boats Sherard D. Cole, Jr. from each fleet will participate in the Mr. & Mrs. David S. Hinckle, 11301

Indian Summer Regatta. Deephaven Court, Richmond, VA, 23233. Treasurer—Mason Chapman David also reported that new technol- David and Veronica have been sailing and [email protected] ogy on the water tank shows the exact racing on the Rappahannock River for the Secretary—Elizabeth Staas water level in the tank. past 12 years. David is currently Commo- [email protected] Annual Reports should be prepared and dore of the Rappahannock Sailing Asso-

posted to the web site no later than Octo- ciation and is a former Race Fleet Captain Log Streamer ber 15. of the Urbanna Creek Yacht Club. The Randy Alley: (804) 233-0824 There being no further business, the (continued page 3) [email protected] meeting was adjourned at 7:20 p.m. 2 Membership (cont’d from page 2) From the Quarterdeck The Trophy Committee will receive

(cont’d from page 1) nominations until October 7th, 2002 Hinckles have two daughters, Amanda (age 9) and Emily (age 6), who are inter- opment of the new Web Site and the for the following perpetual trophies ested in the club’s Junior program. David member database, the inclusion of to be awarded at the Annual Meet- and Veronica own a C&C 35, a Hampton more photos in the Log, and the initia- ing on October 25th. One Design, and a Trojan Runabout. They tion of group e-mail capability. The Piankatank Trophy - recognizes the look forward to participating in the club’s Club is vitally interested in making FBYC skipper who most exemplifies racing program. Sponsors: John B. Wake, sure our methods of communications the principle that "all is not lost until Jr., J. Bradley Davis. the boat sinks." Mr. J. Christopher Lemons, 213 Com- suit your needs and lifestyle. It is budget time and we might want to re- Matthew Fontaine Maury Bowl - monwealth Avenue, Richmond, VA, recognizes a member of FBYC for an 23221. Chris has been crewing in FBYC allocate some of the 5% of the Club outstanding contribution to sailing at races for several years. He has raced with budget that we spend on the Log, the Jason Angus, Clark Dennison, Whitey web site, and the Books. Fishing Bay Yacht Club. Competition Trophy - recognizes a Lipscomb and Norwood Davis, Jr. Chris’ Mary will send the Survey to each interest in competitive sailing has grown member of FBYC who is the skipper and he would like to join FBYC so that he member by e-mail, and it can also be of an enrolled offshore or one-design can participate as an active member. found at www.fbyc.net. Please fill it out boat and who most successfully repre- Sponsors: A. Clark Dennison, Joseph L. and send it in, and if possible, get an sented FBYC in sailboat racing events Dennison, Jr. additional copy for each member in conducted by other yacht clubs or as- Mr. & Mrs. Jonathan T. Moody, 210 your household so they can each tell us sociations during the past year. Nomi- Wexleigh Drive, Richmond, VA, 23229. their opinion and preferences about our nations should consider the character Jon was a frequent guest on John Wood- communications. (local, regional, or national) of events ward’s Pearson 35 at FBYC and has always wanted to have his own sailboat. Jon As an inducement to respond to the entered and the quality of competition and Brynn recently purchased Eric Pow- Survey, we will have a drawing at as well as the member's performance. ers’ Allied Seabreeze, North Star. The the CCV dinner, and award a prize Allen B. Fine Trophy - recognizes Moodys have two sons, Turner (age 6) to the Survey selected at random - a the outstanding crewman of an FBYC- and Sam (age 3), and hope to have them "Free Junior Week 2003 admission" enrolled yacht. Any skipper who is a participate in the club’s Junior program or a "Free pass - 2003 social event club member may nominate anyone when they are older. Jon and Brynn are fees". who has crewed on a FBYC boat interested in cruising and possibly racing. (offshore or one-design) during the Database We can also announce that Sponsors: Terrence M. Quinn, Michael G. regular club season. Calkins. the new Member database is now both functional and up-to-date. Mary The Hubard Trophy - awarded to the Mr. & Mrs. George J. Schutte, outstanding woman sailor of FBYC in Jr.,12321 Northlake Court, Richmond, Spencer keeps the records on her com- VA, 23233. George and Melissa have very puter. Some of the data is available recognition of dedication, participa- little sailing experience; however, George on-line at the Member's Only web tion, and performance & sportsman- has spent time in Deltaville every year pages. If you checked "Do not pub- ship while sailing. since he was a young child. George, lish", the data does not appear on-line. Sportsmanship Trophy - recognizes Melissa, and their children, Stephanie (age No records are visible without a pass- the Offshore Division skipper who 21) and Joe (age 15), have rented a house word. You need to get a user name and displays the best sportsmanship during on Fishing Bay the past 12 summers. The password from me, or you can use the regular racing season. Schuttes own a Grady White powerboat, a Annual Race Committee Trophy halsey and davis as described on the - ski boat and are part owners of a Laser, awarded to the club member who has which they are learning to sail. Sponsors: Need Password page. made the greatest contribution to race Neil R. (Randy) Alley, Paul W. Howle, It is still not too late to contribute to committee work and race management III. our new building fund. We have now at FBYC. Secretary Elizabeth Staas will be holding collected $400,000 and have an addi- Please contact the Trophy Chairmen, the October membership meeting on Mon- tional $60,000 outstanding. Please with your nominations. day, October 7th, at 6:30 p.m. at her send your check payable to FBYC Stuart R. Burnett home at 4300 Fitzhugh Avenue in Building Fund to Bev Crump, P. O. Trophy Chairman Richmond. Anyone needing applications Box 1463, Richmond, VA 23218 or or further information to share with you can call him at 783-6804. prospective members can contact 804-240-8368 Mobile Elizabeth at (804) 278-9848 or R. Strother Scott, Commodore 804-932-3925 Home [email protected] or Mary Spencer at Of 804-780-3271 H 804-556-4066 Cell 804-281-2940 Work (804) 740-7913 or by email at 804-405-5999 804-287-8749 Fax [email protected] [email protected]

SunTrust and Fishing Bay Yacht Club are pleased to sponsor a slide show and lecture by:

HALSEY HERRESHOFF Director - Herreshoff Marine Museum Director - America's Cup Hall of Fame

FRIDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 18TH

The Herreshoff story RUGOSA’s transatlantic voyage The America’s Cup Jubilee

Halsey Herreshoff is a member of the Herreshoff family that led the design and construction of yachts in America in the late 1800’s through much of the early 20th Century. The Herreshoff family founded and operated the Herreshoff Manu- facturing Company, which was the builder of the first naval torpedo boats and other power and sailing yachts. The Her- reshoff's also designed and built eight of the America's Cup boats that defended the Cup from 1893 to 1934, including Defender, Columbia, Constitution, and Reliance.

Halsey Herreshoff is also a notable sailor who has competed in some of the most prestigious sailing events. His sailing resume includes being a member of four America’s Cup boats (Columbia 1958, Courageous 1974, Freedom 1980, and Liberty 1983).

Rugosa, HMC#983 LOA 50'0" LWL 40'0" built in 1926, was the winner of the 1928 Bermuda race. She was bought in 1977, restored by Halsey Herreshoff, and sailed across the Atlantic in 2001 to participate the 150th America’s Cup Jubi- lee, where she won first place in the Vintage Yacht Class.

We are limited by the size of the auditorium to 215 attendees. Please RSVP by October 14 to 804-787-8015 or call with questions to 804-780-3271

Location: SunTrust Bank Auditorium - 4th Floor 919 East Main Street, Richmond, VA

Time: 5:30-6:30 Cocktails and light hors d'oeuvres 6:30-7:30 Program - reception to follow

Donation: We request all attendees to make a tax-free donation to the Herreshoff Marine Museum ($10 minimum per person)

The Auditorium and the cocktails are courtesy of SunTrust Bank. Please feel free to introduce yourself to the SunTrust Private Banking representatives who will join us at this event, to inquire about Private Banking services, and thank them for being our host.

4 Annual Meeting and Awards Banquet Friday October 25, 2002

Country Club of Virginia 6031 Saint Andrews Lane 288-2891 ______

Annual Meeting & Cocktails begin at 6:30

Dinner 7:00

Awards 8:00 – 9:00 ______

Coat and Tie Cash Bar ------

All reservations & payments must be received by Friday, October 18, 2002.

Name: Phone:______

Adult @ $40

Children’s Meal (Children under 12) @ $15

Total Enclosed: $

Make checks payable to Fishing Bay Yacht Club. Mail to Willard Strickland, 218 Ross Road, Richmond, VA 23229.

Notice of Annual Meeting The Annual Meeting of Fishing Bay Yacht Club will be held on October 25th, 2002 in conjunction with the Annual Awards Party at the Country Club of Virginia. Even if you plan to attend the meeting, all boat owners who have a boat enrolled in the Club’s Yacht Register should fill out and mail or fax the completed Proxy to: Fishing Bay Yacht Club P.O. Box 29186 Fax (804) 741-2728 Richmond, VA 23242 Proxy – FBYC 2002 Annual Meeting The undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints Beverly L. Crump or William C. Spencer to serve as attorney of the undersigned to vote at the Annual Meeting of the Club on October 25, 2002 as fully as the undersigned would be if personally present.

Name of enrolled yacht ______

Date ______

Owner ______

5 pate!! Not only will the sailing be penditure of some $500 for each stage One Design Racing great, but dinner and entertainment for a lower mast section and new sail. John M. Buhl, III Saturday evening is always More importantly if your Laser is well One Design Division Commander fun……....Jay Buhl maintained you can almost always sell it for at least what you paid for it. Now Laser News to the key question. With all these Fall Sailing is great! As of this writing Major Laser Regattas regularly attract pluses why do we rarely get no more the three fall series races are complete, 250-400 entries. The recent than 4 Lasers sailing in most FBYC wind and weather have both corpo- Masters Worlds at Hyannis, MA had series regattas? On the positive side rated. The final opportunity for One 280 entries with one entrant, Alain we did have two Juniors sail Laser full Design sailors to race this season will Vincey from Fishing Bay YC. The rigs so not all is lost, and we do have be October 12 and 13, at the Indian Chesapeake Bay Masters held Septem- 67 enrolled Lasers. It would be great Summer Regatta. We are anticipating ber 7-8 at Fishing Bay had 39 entries, to see more of them out racing. a strong turnout for a couple of rea- a gratifying turnout primarily from ……………….David Hazlehurst sons. First, the regatta will be pro- four states, Maryland, North Carolina, Thank you… moted similarly to the our Annual Re- Pennsylvania and Virginia. Outside gatta (93 boats), and second, this re- the United States there has been a re- To the following who volunteered to gatta will serve as the Laser District 11 surgence in use of the 4.7 as an entry be Social Chair for One-Design Spring Championships. We anticipate ap- level Laser for juniors leaving Optis. Series, Summer Seabreeze, Women’s proximately 40 Lasers! The Flying Their next move is to a Laser radial Portsmouth and Fall Series Events: Scot Fleet has has had a nice showing where they can stay unless they are Doug Moyer, Wood Thornton, Phil during the fall series, we encourage heavy enough to sail a full rig. The last Webb, John Beery, Tom Roberts, the Mobjack and Front Runner Fleet's three Laser Radial Worlds have at- Brooks Zerkel, Sharon Bauer, Matt & to inflate their trailer tires and put their tracted more than 400 boats, an un- AL Braun, Jere Dennison, Mike boats in the water. JUNIORS.....you heard of number five years ago. The Karn…………….…Lori Moyer, are invited and expected to partici- best news is that the move from 4.7 to One-Design Div. Lt. Commander radial to full rig requires only an ex-

More Scenes from the INDIAN SUMMER REGATTA 2002 Stingray Point Regatta OCTOBER 12 & 13, 2002 EVENT CHAIR David Hazlehurst H~(804) 353-5657 102 North Plum St. [email protected] Richmond, VA 23220 DESCRIPTION This regatta will consist of two days of racing with up to five to seven races in each of the classes listed below. There will be three separate race courses: Optimists 420s, Bytes, JY-15, Laser, Laser Radials Flying Scots, Front Runners, Mobjack Optimists will be divided into Red, Blue, White, and Green fleets, as defined by USODA. There will be a separate start for the Green fleet. PROGRAM Saturday, October 12, 2002 PHRF A start Registration 0800 Continental breakfast provided Skippers Meeting 1000 Warning Signal for first race 1100 Closing Day Regatta October 19th This is a unique staggered start race, so all racers and cruisers come have fun at this last event!! Let’s Awards being presented by event get all club members on the water. chair, Mike Karn, with Lori Moyer Individual start times to be given at and Jay Buhl. Trilogy and Paradox Skipper’s Meeting 0930 hours

6 there will be a separate start for the especially for those who may be mov- The Junior Program Opti Green Fleet. ing out of Green Fleet. The Event

Janelle L. Monnier Registration begins at 0800 Saturday Chair has asked for an estimate of the Junior Division Commander October 12. More detail can be found Junior boats attending. Although it is on page 54 and 67 of the FBYC Sail- not necessary for participation in the FBYC Juniors ing Events Book. (note there is an er- race, if you know now that you will be from Noel Clinard, Junior Division ror in the body of the Sailing Events attending, please email ncli- Communications Officer [email protected] so we can get a pre- Book on page 54 indicating registra- FBYC holds its last One Design and tion and racing on October 6 and 7, liminary estimate on Junior Racers. Junior Regatta on Saturday and Sun- although the header correctly says Oc- please specify Boat Class (e.g. Opti, day, October 12 and 13. This Regatta tober 12 and 13). Byte, etc.) and Green, Red, White or includes a separate race courses for Blue Fleet for Optis. This is generally a widely attended Even if you don't email Optis and courses for 420s, Bytes, JY- regatta in splendid fall weather while PLEASE COME. 15s, Lasers, Flying Scots, 505s, Front the water is still warm. Its a great time runners and Mobjacks. Importantly, Let's have a great turnout for the last to get in one more race for the year, Junior Event of 2002……..Noel

after Magic had engine problems be- been fun bringing the Non-Spin fleet FBYC Cruising Log fore departure. back to life. For the first year back, I

think it has been pretty good and I Samuel M. Stoakley, Jr. On Saturday, most of our group jour- want to thank all of the boats that Cruising Division Commander neyed to Smith Island aboard the mail

came to the course during the year. boat for an interesting tour of that quaint and unique living history of the We have all had a great time enjoying life of the Chesapeake Bay watermen. our boats with close friends and fam- Gordon & Sheila Nelson ventured to ily. If you think about it, how many Janes Island State Park by bicycle and adult sports do you know where you reported a good spot for kayaking on can drink beer, eat lunch, sun bathe, the next visit there. Back in Crisfield, take a nap, build bow and arrows from we were hosted for cocktails and hors fishing line and sticks, watch videos, d’oeuvres by the Garrett’s aboard color in coloring books, and just have Running Tide. Later we enjoyed a fine a great time being together? Everyone should be doing it……..John dinner at the Watermens’ Inn restau- Crisfield For Crabs rant. Several sailors threatened to take Closing Day Regatta: October 19th! Six boats and one car journeyed to advantage of the beautiful full moon Crisfield, MD over three beautiful and sail home after dinner but cooler FALL CLEAN UP DAY heads prevailed. ND days in September. It was a spinnaker NOVEMBER 2 reach up to the Tangier Light for most For the return sail to Deltaville on 9:00 AM of the boats on Friday, and then the Sunday we again enjoyed near perfect iron jenny kicked in. American Pie II weather and a close reach in 8-10 Plans are to rake up the grounds, was first to arrive followed by Oriental knots of breeze. Joe and Carolyn seeding, trim trees and bushes, clean Express, Bay Breeze, Celebration, Schott, aboard Oriental Express, up the clubhouses, fill areas around Trilogy, Nugget and Running Tide. caught the early favorable current and bulkheads, nail boards down on the Our destination at Somers Cove Ma- led the group all the way back to Fish- docks--put the club away for the winter. rina was shared with about 80 mis- ing Bay. Since we were already at the guided trawler owners but we mostly back of the fleet, Bay Breeze chose the We'll need a large crew so come and kept our distance. Only Vic Denunzio path less traveled and cruised through bring your leaf rakes, pitch forks, seemed seriously tempted by these Tangier Island, enjoying the unique shovels, chainsaws, hammers, scrub stinkpots. On Friday night we enjoyed sights and the beautiful boats of the brushes, etc. perhaps the best steamed crabs in watermen who live there…...Sam There will be coffee and pastries for memory in our dockside tent with as- breakfast and lunch provided. Please sorted other delicacies supplied by the Non-Spin Zone call 804-776-6950 or email participants. Allen & Alta Bower set with John G. Koedel, III [email protected] to let me know if you the unofficial driving distance record By the time you read this the racing will be able to help. when they joined us by car in Crisfield season will just about be over. It has Bob Kates, Grounds Chrm.

7 All you didn’t know you wanted to know about ries after the War. Jolly could pull a water-skier in the Jollyboat history and never bothered to ask..... What distinguished the right conditions. Your author was a Fairey dinghies was the skeptic until he had actually seen a method of construction The Phenomenal Jollyboat earlier developed for Jere Dennison the Fairey aircraft: a hot molding process In the 1950s and 60s, a racing dinghy joining multiple layers of thin wood from Britannia ruled the waves: the veneers and glue to produce an ex- Jollyboat. From Massachusetts to tremely light and extremely strong Georgia, from Long Island to the Great hull.

Lakes, the Jollyboat spread the gospel Uffa Fox designed the Jollyboat to the of high-performance sailing to a new following specifications: generation of racers. Overall Length 18 feet Uffa Fox designed the Jollyboat in Waterline Length 17 feet 6 inches Jollyboats Racing in 1959 at FBYC 1950. Fox was perhaps one of the Beam 5 feet most renowned British yacht designers Draft ( board down) 4 feet 9 inches Sail Area 160 square feet photograph of a Jollyboat performing Hull Weight 250 pounds minimum this feat. And there is little doubt that, after the trapeze was adopted in 1959, Note the last spec...250 pounds...an the 20 knot barrier was regularly ex- amazing weight for such a large din- ceeded. ghy of its time. The weight included partial decks forward and aft, molded The Jollyboat at FBYC

port and starboard wooden flotation Coincidentally, on August 19, 1956, tanks, and a relatively high freeboard. the Jollyboat and the Mobjack made This was truly the high-tech dinghy of their first racing appearances at the its day and a beauty to behold when FBYC Annual Regatta. Both repre- maintained with its original varnished sented a new genre of racing dinghies finish. that quickly spelled doom for the older And, man, was it fast! An extract breeds of boats at FBYC, such as the from Uffa Fox’s 1950s book, Inshore Hampton One Design. Both the Jolly from the 1930s through the 1950s. Dinghy Sailing, states: and the Mobjack were lighter craft Some of the most innovative Interna- built of modern materials adapted to No single hull dinghy has ever ex- tional 14 designs (an open class) came mass production techniques, the Mob- ceeded the timed speed of the Jolly- from his drawing board, and his Alba- jack – fiberglass and the Jolly – boat over a measured distance. core is still in production. In 1953, molded plywood, and both were de- Sailed by Charles Curry in 1954 off Fox teamed up with Britain’s Fairey signed with planing hulls. Sailors Cowes in a Force 5 wind, the Jolly- Marine Ltd. to mass-produce the Jolly- were eager to notch up performance on boat covered five cables at a speed of boat. Fairy Aviation, the parent com- the racecourse. FBYC Hampton One 13.4 knots. The sea was one in pany of Fairey Marine established in class champions, Lloyd Emory and which the heights of the waves were 1946, had been formed by Sir Richard George Roper, immediately purchased between 4 ft and 5 ft, and it was not Fairey in 1915 to build wooden air- Jollyboats as well as Club stalwarts surprising that Ralph Vines later in craft, the most famous being the Allen McCullogh, Dr. Eddy Eppes, Dr. the same year put up an average Swordfish Torpedo Bomber that was Howard McCue, Pat Gibson, Murray over three runs of 17.8 knots in the deemed responsible for sinking most Clark, and Ralph Lynn. of the Italian naval fleet during WWII. smoother waters of Edgebastor Res- ervoir. Times trials over a distance Further south on the Bay, fleets mush- Sir Richard was an avid sailing enthu- have now gone out of fashion and it roomed at yacht clubs in Hampton, siast having been a part owner with Sir is certain that more recent and im- Norfolk, and Langley Field while na- T.O.M Sopwith in the ownership of proved versions of the Jollyboat tionwide fleets formed at Long Island, the ‘J’ Class yacht Shamrock V during have gone faster since 1954. Marblehead, Sandusky, Augusta, and the 1930s. So it was natural that he Charlotte. Internationally, there were Stories of the Jollyboat’s speed were should turn his attention to boat build- fleets in Great Britain, Canada, Austra- notorious for their supposed exaggera- ing to utilize some of the surplus pro- lia, and New Zealand. By 1959, the tion. Some would even claim that a duction capacity in his aircraft facto- (continued next page)

8 United States, England, and Canada his friends, Dinky Vail from Norfolk hauling his with Australia and New Zealand join- entering Jollyboat to regattas behind a converti- ing soon thereafter had established an their late ble Cadillac containing at least two International Jollyboat Association. teens. But blonde babes, hair flowing in the wind. The first International Championship there were These guys knew how to have fun, and was scheduled for the following year other as- we wanted part of the action. in 1960, and, in September 1959, the pects of the During the first decade of their exis- first North American Championship sport that tence (1956-65), fleets on the Bay was held at the Westhampton Yacht made us prospered and sailing was intensely Club on Long Island, attracting 38 whipper- th competitive. A partial list of the starters. FBYC’s Lloyd Emory was 5 snappers standout skippers during this period is in this event, and clubmember Ralph gravitate included here for the historical record: Lynn was elected President of the toward the Lloyd Emory (FBYC), George Roper North American Jollyboat Association Jollyboat (FBYC), Ralph Lynn (FBYC), R.A.F. at the Annual Meeting. The Jollyboat besides Cdr.Bunny Smith (LYC), Dinky Vail had truly experienced instant accep- scintillating speed and the top gun (NYCC), Dr. Lloyd Griffin (Elizabeth tance and meteoric growth. competition. We were really im- City), Beans Weatherly (Pasquotank The 1959 sailing season represented a pressed with the ability of those Jolly- River Sailing Association), Happy milestone in the history of the Jolly- boaters to party! One can recall nos- Hogshire (NYCC), Ray Munsch boat when trapezes were legalized for talgically some of the fleet elders actu- (FBYC), Johnny Hawksworth racing. This eliminated the third crew- ally swinging from the rafters in the (FBYC), and Jack Moseley (FBYC). member required to race competitively old clubhouse jubilantly celebrating a (The last skipper listed was ably as- and began a trend toward younger day of racing, and we looked in awe at sisted by the author as crew and part crews because of the acrobatics re- their prodigious consumption of owner of J189, irreverently named Bite quired to keep the boat on its feet. This Gloucester” Cokes, lethal concoctions I.) youth movement happened to coincide of rum and cola. And not many of us (To be continued in the November with War babies, like the author and will forget the image of ace sailor issue!)

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