2024 Seafood Festival
Pictures courtesy of Dearsley Vernon
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Cocktail Hour at Crisfield August 31, 2024
May 2024 Blessing of the Fleet
Photos courtesy of Oscar del Alcazar & Karen Chase
2023 Seafood festival and Safety class
Photos courtesy of Oscar del Alcazar & Karen Chase
Labor Day Cruise to Cape Charles-September 2-4
Photos courtesy of Oscar del Alcazar
Blessing of the Fleet - April 15, 2023
Pictures from the annual Blessing of the Fleet event. Activities included USCG Auxiliary Vessel Safety Checks (VSCs) & Brunch.
Photos courtesy of Catherine Carter and Oscar del Alcazar.
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Commodore's Party - January 28, 2023
Also known as the "End of the Year Party", the Commodore's Party celebrated the contributions of club members during 2022 with drinks and dining at Maggiano's Little Italy, Short Pump Town Center in Richmond VA.
Photos courtesy of Catherine Carter.
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2022 Gallery
Fishing Bay Yacht Club Closing Day Regatta - October 29, 2022
RPYC boat, s/v Da Noi, sailed in the Closing Day Regatta sponsored by Fishing Bay Yacht Club. Besides Capt. Ted Petrocci, Da Noi's crew included Lee Adcock (s/v Calico Skies), Chip King (former RPYC member) and Matt Flowers of Richmond.
Photos courtesy of Ted Petrocci.
 FBYC Closing Day Regatta |  FBYC Closing Day Regatta |  Da Noi Race Crew minus Capt. Ted |
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Turkey Shoot Hospice Regatta - October 15-16, 2022
Eight RPYC boats were registered to compete in this year's Turkey Shoot regatta, the area’s largest regatta and the largest US Hospice regatta. Five boats did compete both days - and each boat finished third in their division, with a total of over 50 boats competing. Claire and Leslie Newman volunteered to assist in this monumental event, making 40 bagged lunches for the race committee members and the water taxi crews. Participating RPYC boats are listed here:
⦁ Lizzie’s Teau - Meade and Colleen Shore and grandsons Tristan and Sage and granddaughter Kayla and various other crew
⦁ Ceilidh - Captained by Guy Blundon and crew
⦁ Aurora - Captained by your Vice Commodore Doug Miller, assisted by his brother, Dave, and Leslie and Claire Newman (on Sunday)
⦁ White Hawk - Rob Brodsky and crew
⦁ First Light - Chuck and Kathy Hall with very able crew members Dixon and Julie Williams.
Photos courtesy of Leslie Newman.
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Labor Day Cruise to Cape Charles - September 3-5, 2022
Our First Cape Charles Experience, Hugh and Trina Lee, s/v Luna River
Photos courtesy of Chuck Hall.
 Luna River With Spinnaker |  DeAnne & Ben Rott with their dog, Jackson |  Dock Party |
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 Dock Party |  Dock Party |  Lunch at Cape Charles Brewery |
RPYC to Bermuda Rally - May 19-June 12, 2022
Although not a club-sponsored activity, this adventure was undertaken by several RPYC members in a fleet of 3 boats (First Light, Lizzie's Teau, and Osprey), each with a crew of 4. After months of planning and extensive preparations the small fleet set off from Regent Point Marina on May 19th, staying one night in Hampton before passing through Norfolk into open ocean and beginning the 5-day voyage to Bermuda.
The following videos are provided courtesy of Leslie Newman.
Photos courtesy of Chuck Hall and Claire Newman.
 Group shot in Hampton |  Leslie Newman taking a break on Osprey |  Kathy Hall on First Light during the voyage |
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 First Light crew during the voyage |  Doug Miller on First Light during the voyage |  Looking back at The Cut, entrance to St. George's Harbor |
 Customs dock in St Georges, Ben Rott adjusting lines while Capt. Leslie gets Osprey and crew cleared for entry |  Fleet docked in Bermuda at Captain Smokes Marina |  Boats "Med-moored" at the cement bulkhead |
 Cement bulkhead so close to our sterns! |  Gangway provided by the marina |  Walking the gangway to come ashore |
 Group shot on the bulkhead |  Colleen Shore with commemorative RPYC burgee |  Champagne to celebrate the rally arrival in Bermuda |
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 Group shot at the garden party for the RPYC fleet hosted by Gillian Outerbridge, the local SSCA Cruising Station Host |  Kathy Hall and Gillian Outerbridge |  Group chatting at the garden party |
 Relaxing at the garden party |  Group chatting at the garden party |  Gillian Outerbridge gave the group an informal tour of the Unfinished Church |
 Tristan, Gillian and her little dog taking a break during the informal tour of the Unfinished Church |  Gorgeous colors everywhere you look |  |
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 Group on the hill overlooking St. Georges Harbor |  |  Hanging the RPYC burgee at St. Georges Dinghy & Sports Club |
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 Relaxing at the beach |  Leslie & Claire Newman at Turtle Beach |  Osprey and her crew |
 Doug Miller on First Light's bow with tall ship, Spirit of Bermuda, going by. |
2021 Gallery
Chili Cook-off - November 6, 2021
Photos courtesy of Brenda Lassiter.
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Club trip to Onancock - July 4th
Photos are courtesy of Oscar del Alcazar. The video of First Light under sail is courtesy of Tom and Barbra Bjorkholm on Morsan. And the parade video is courtesy of Debbie (traveling on Spy Glass).
 Onancock Town Wharf |  View along the dock |  Onancock Harbor |
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 Bridge over the creek |  Kathy and Fernando on First Light |  Kathy and Chuck Hall with Judy and Fernando Gutierrez on First Light |
 Relaxing in the cockpit |  Cayuga (soon to be Osprey) |  Dock pic with Grace and Osprey in the foreground |
 Brenda, Barbara, and Tom on Bella Donna |  Breakfast crowd heading back to the boats |  Bikes outside Mallards restaurant |
 Monument in the town park |  Kayakers in the harbor |  More kayakers |
 Victorian house on North St. |  Artwork on theater front |  View of North Street in town |
 Town street |  Kayak rentals next to Mallards |  Mallards restaurant |
 Freighter in the shipping channel |
First Light under sail
Morsan heading home
Parade in town