Deltaville-area race raises funds for Middlesex County Volunteer Rescue Squad
The Chesapeake Bay can have many different faces, but on Saturday at the Rescue Regatta sailing races the bay put on a happy face.
As the boats were nearing the starting line at 11 a.m. off Stingray Point the sun beamed with sun dots jumping across the water. There was a good breeze for sailing and a pod of about 25 dolphins showed up to join in the fun.
The announcer addressed the group over the radio by saying, “The dolphins have come out to play. It is going to be a beautiful day!”
Aboard Paul Almany’s Carolina skiff, this reporter watched the race from start to finish. The race started at 11 a.m. and finished for the winning boat at about 2:15 p.m. Almany is a member of Fishing Bay Yacht Club (FBYC) and went out to photograph the event.
Almany lives in Richmond and has a weekend home on Stove Point. The FBYC played a large role in bringing him and his family to Deltaville. He joined the club in 2007 to give his children an opportunity to learn to sail and be a part of a sailing family and community. It worked out great and Almany has nothing but high praise for FBYC and the role the club plays in the sailing community across the entire Chesapeake Bay.
Throughout the day, Almany explained to this old reporter from Urbanna, who grew up at the helm of a John Wright built skiff with no sails and who seldom varied from that, race events as they happened…
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