FROM THE QUARTERDECK APRIL 2009 One of the privi- Moyer’s Inevitable (remember the song DNS, DNF, RAF, DSQ, shall leges of service - one of my favorites) and Cyane and be scored as the number of J-105s in as Commodore is Will Crump’s She Crab Soup. Before the starting area plus 1. DNC, shall be to choose the the economic tsunami hit, there were scored as the number of boats in each recipient boat or rumors that other active skippers were Series plus 1. boats for the considering purchases of J-105s. Unfor- This is intended to be in ac- Challenge Bowl. tunately, the widely heralded Madoff cordance with Appendix A-9 page 42 The criteria are with the Prize, Hinterstoisser’s Traverse, of the 2009-2012 rulebook. set forth in the Cow To The Barn or Commodore’s In the Spring Series 1 throw 2008 Year Book at page 98. Soon you’ll Folly will not get to the line this year. out shall be allowed if 6 or more races receive your 2009 Yearbook, where you But the big six will still be slugging it are completed. In the Fall Series 1 can find it under the title “The Fishing out. throw out shall be allowed if 6 or more Bay Challenge Bowl.” Presented in Over the course of the Winter, races are completed. The boat with the 1995 by past Commodore Ian G. the Board resolved to recognize the J- lowest point total wins. Lorimer, this trophy is to be used to se- 105s as an offshore one-design fleet. Persons with any questions lect a boat to represent the club in a des- Under the Bylaws and Rules and Regu- about this series or the scoring for the ignated sailing activity, which either lations of the Club, the Board had to Challenge Bowl should contact David needs a boost in participation, or is de- evaluate the possible adverse effects on Clark, the Rank Bad Yin, in the Glasgow serving of special recognition. The des- sailing at FBYC by recognizing a new vernacular, who can be sometimes found ignated activity may be changed annu- one-design offshore fleet within an ex- in the cockpit of Corryvreckan. ally and an announcement stipulating isting PHRF fleet, and to determine See http://en.wikipedia.org/ which activity has been selected for the whether recognition of the fleet would wiki/Bud_Neill for an explanation. May year should be made prior to the start of have an adverse effect. In a spirit typi- Lobey Dosser, El Fideldo (“Elfie”), the the sailing season. Here on the eve of cal of the collegiality of FBYC’s sailors, world’s only two legged horse, and the Opening Day, “the time has come, the the J-105s agreed to prescriptions that villanous Rank Bajin ride again. walrus said, to speak of many things,” would reduce the impact on PHRF starts including the designation of boats for on the Club courses. The decision to the Challenge Bowl. I am pleased to award the Challenge Bowl to the J-105s designate the new Fishing Bay J-105 was made, in part, based on the coopera- Fleet as the boats from which the Chal- tive spirit of the J-105 sailors. lenge Bowl shall be awarded in 2009. The designated activity for the The Fishing Bay J-105 Fleet Challenge Bowl will be the Spring and began to grow a couple of years ago. At Fall Offshore Series. The format for the that time, many of the boats were con- 2009 Challenge Bowl shall be to deter- verted to deep draft keels from their mine separately the results for FBYC J- original shallow draft configuration. 105's (excluding other Fleet 15, non- This brought the fleet into a more com- FBYC, J-105 boats) in each race in the petitive status with the other J-105 fleets Spring and Fall Series and to score them around the Bay which had sailed with in order of finish, disregarding any other deep draft keels for many years. Re- boats in the race with which they have cently, the FBYC J-105 boats formed a started. Points will be assigned toward one design fleet (Fleet 15 Southern the Challenge Bowl as follows: Chesapeake Bay) under the auspices of the J-105 National Class Association. First Place - 1 Point The new fleet’s numbers received a Second Place - 2 Points boost from four to six boats with the Third Place - 3 Points addition of Mike Karn/Lori and Doug And so on. April 2009 • www.fbyc.net • page 2 FBYC BOARD HIGHLIGHTS April 2009 Meeting called to order at SOCIAL – Mike Calkins make a donation to the Leu- 6:05 p.m. by Commodore thanked Janie French for kemia & Lymphoma Society Noel Clinard. hosting a successful Ber- after paying expenses. That muda High Party at her organization was responsible REAR COMMODORE – home. for the food and for securing Noel Clinard DAVID S. HINCKLE a location for the program. Commodore LOG – Ted Bennett advised GROUNDS – Mike Dale that he is trying to streamline reported that 17 people have HISTORIAN – Jere Denni- production of the Log so that signed on for the March 21 son has been contacted by a it will go out the first week Spring Clean-Up Day. writer in Florida for informa- of each month. The cut-off tion on FBYC, which will be date for getting notices/ MEMBER-AT-LARGE – included in an article on articles in is the 20th of each Ric Bauer has completed six Fishing Bay for the May is- month. more one design sail lockers sue of Chesapeake Bay Mayo Tabb in the barn and they will be Vice Commodore Magazine. When the fund- HOUSE – Ken Odell has offered first to the members raising program was con- determined after speaking on the waiting list. ducted some years ago for with David Self of the Mid- the new clubhouse, contribu- dlesex County Building De- WEBMASTER – Strother tors were told that there partment that the club’s Scott has abandoned two would be a plaque installed pools are in compliance with older lists, juniors(at)fbyc.net in the building honoring the County requirements. Dixon and juniorracing(at)fbyc.net. names of the donors. Jere has painted the bathrooms in They have been replaced obtained estimates for an David Hinckle Fannie’s House and Busy with juniorsailing(at)fbyc.net Rear Commodore appropriately-sized engraved Bee cleaned the shower cur- and Mary Spencer has en- metal plaque and Chip Hall tered 274 email addresses tains and installed new volunteered to build the belonging to parents of chil- shower rods. The contract wooden frame on which it with Busy Bee has been re- dren who are between the will be mounted. After mo- newed and Ken has been ages of 4 and 17, email ad- tion duly made and sec- given a price for cleaning the dresses of any junior age onded, the Board approved main clubhouse after private children who have an ad- this proposal for the donor Chip Hall events and painting the east dress, and the email ad- plaque. Treasurer bathrooms. Pool work is un- dresses of non-members who der way and the pool should have registered their children OPERATIONS MANAGER open on time. in OptiKids or Junior Week – Dixon Cole reported that over the past three years. Jay seven pilings on the west DOCKS – Tom O’Connell Buhl will use this new list to side of the middle pier will reported that the Fishing Bay promote Junior Division be replaced, the Commodore long-term dock planning events. Mobjacks, 420’s and sign in the main clubhouse is George Burke committee will hold its third Optis are the only one design being updated, the work on Secretary meeting next week. Noel fleets that have not submitted the pump house floor will be Clinard and Case Whitte- content for the web site per- completed soon, there is more gave presentations at taining to their fleets. some delaminating going on the first two meetings and in the pool that must be re- Ric Bauer will give a presen- WINTER PROGRAMS – paired and all repair work on tation next week. Dixon Cole The February 20 Tucker Mr. Roberts and the other will perform maintenance Thompson program chaired club boats should be com- by Den Roberts was a suc- Ted Bennett service on the dry sail hoist pleted by April 1. Dixon and cess and the club was able to Log Streamer before Opening Day. Wes Jones have upgraded the April 2009 • www.fbyc.net • page 3 FBYC BOARD HIGHLIGHTS (CONT) RO water system and are working to Allan Heyward has printed the GSI’s ule is being developed for the Laser resolve some issues Because of dete- and revised the Race Committee Man- Team in preparation for the Laser rioration in one well’s casing, there ual for use at the session. ACC’s in Annapolis June 6 and 7. has been some clogging of filters. A CRUISING DIVISION – Ed O’Con- PROTEST – Brooks Zerkel announced contractor is going to work in the nor reported that the first event is a Wel- that John McCarthy has agreed to help well next week and Dixon hopes come Cruisers social at the club on with the March 28th Protest Seminar. that will cure the sedimentation March 28. problem. Dixon, Wes Jones and Ken CBYRA DELEGATE – Tom Roberts Odell have started the permitting JUNIOR DIVISION – The Junior web advised that the high-point awards have process for a new well.