Fleeton Beach Homeowners Association

Fleeton Beach is a private beach community nestled on the Virginia shore of the Chesapeake Bay between the mouths of the Potomac and Rappahannock rivers. Members of this community take pride in the beauty and serenity of this very special place. Fleeton Beach gets it's name from nearby Fleeton point which marks the entrance to the Great Wicomico river.

2012 4th of July Bike Derby...

The kids of Fleeton Beach put on a dazzling display of patriotism with their colorful decorated bikes. The street was lined with spectators as the kids were proudly showing off their bikes. With the fanfare of patriotic music in the background and a bubble machine; kids showed off their handiwork to the panel of judges. The pride in their work can be seen in the huge smiles on their faces as they received awards and prizes. The second annual bike parade was a huge success thanks to the hard work of Connie Leonard and our judges. Thanks to all who were involved for a job well done.

2012 Fleeton Beach Crab Derby...

Despite the record heat and scorching sand we had lots of people to cheer on the crabs for the 2012 Fleeton Beach crab derby. With a little prodding the crabs scurried to the outer circle cheered on by the crowd. Congratulations to this years winners!

1st place - Anna Lee

2nd place - Jack Glascock

3rd place - Eleina Pierce

Another Successful Jetty Project Completed...

Over 25 community members joined together to complete the jetty project in front of the Turner property. It is projects like these that have a huge impact on not only protecting our beaches but help improve them by adding sand to existing beaches. A huge thanks goes out to all who helped make this project a huge success.!

Pictures of this project to be posted soon...

Meeting minutes on the Members page...

We will now be posting the meeting minutes for the Fleeton Beach Homeowners association meeting on the members page.

Click here to view them.

Oyster restoration project Great Wicomico river a success!!

In 1998 a project was started to seed native oyster beds in the bay to help native populations recover. The Great Wicomico river was chosen as a test site for this project. Out off all of the initial test sites this one is by far the most successful. Lessons learned for the Great Wicomico river site will be used on future projects.

Underwater videography was conducted using a remotely-operated vehicle (ROV) to capture real-time video footage of the USACE Great Wicomico River restored oyster reefs. The ROV footage is made possible by Commonwealth Pro- Dive, Inc.

Take a ride with Jim Wesson into the mouth of the Great Wicomico river to unload 3,000 bushels of oyster shells. He's the director of conservation and replenishment at the Virginia Marine Resources Commission (VMRC) and each spring he overseas projects to fortify oyster reefs in the Chesapeake Bay and it's tributaries. This year his group planted about 300,000 bushels of oyster shells in total. It's an impressive process that requires coordination with many different groups, but as Jim points out it is "absolutely essential."

	Learn more about the Blue Crab...
	Click below to find out interesting facts about the Blue Crab

Requests for old pictures of Fleeton...

We are looking to create a gallery of old pictures of Fleeton and people enjoying the community. If you have an old photo please email us the picture and a brief description of who is in the picture, what they are doing and what year the photo was taken.

The early days.....

If you can identify any of the people in these photos please email the webmaster.

2011 Fleeton Beach Bike parade....

We would like to thank all of the kids who did such a great job decorating their bikes for the bike parade this year. You all did a terrific job!! Many residents were lining the parade route to cheer and watch the colorful display of bikes pass by. The judges had a very difficult time choosing the winners as there were so many beautifully decorated bikes. Thank you Fleeton Kids for a terrific parade.

1st place - Jack Glascock

2nd place - Anna Lee

3rd place - Alexis Reel

2011 Fleeton Beach Crab Derby...

The crabs were lively in the running of the 2011 Fleeton Beach crab derby. We had a large turnout with 31 crabs entered into this years derby. Special thanks goes out to Fleeton Point Seafood for saving the day with a last minute donation of crabs so that everyone had a crab to race.

1st place - Alexis Reel

2nd place - Tyler Johnson

3rd place - Caitlin Glascock

Fleeton Beach now has a Facebook page...

Fleeton Beach now has a Facebook page to keep you up to date on coming events. The bottom of each page now has a Facebook icon that you can click to view our Facebook page. Click on "Like" on our Facebook page to get updates to any event happening at Fleeton.

2011 Blue Fish Derby Winners....

The winners of the 28th annual Smith Point Rescue Bluefish derby is our very own Lee Family. They took away the top prize at the derby with a 3.26 lb. Bluefish. Congratulations on a job well done!

Injured Gannet rescued by Fleeton residents....

On Monday April 6, 2010 Susan Carrol and Dave Miller of Fleeton Beach assisted Diana O'Connor from Wildbunch Wildlife Refuge in capturing and rescuing a large sea Gannet.

This bird was about the size of a goose. Gannets usually stay out to sea unless they are nesting. They range from breeding grounds in Nova Scotia to southern areas of the east coast for wintering.

Diana from Warsaw, was called after Susan spotted the injured bird down on the beach by the rocks. Wildbunch's website is www.wildbunchrehab.org.

Defenses hold strong as Ida hits Fleeton....

Tropical storm Ida ran up the East Cast and stuck Fleeton beach. The storms direction combined with much higher than normal tides threatened heavy damage to the beach and properties. The photos below submitted by Butch Buchanan show the extent of the tides as well as protective measures holding strong against the storm. Jetties, groins, rip-rap and grass armored berms all helped to protect the beach as well as properties.

High tides that were 3-4' above normal totally covered the barrier beach protecting Taskmakers pond on the north end of Fleeton beach. Water levels in Taskmakers rose so high that most of the docks were completely submerged at high tide.

The beach disappeared as high tides were well above normal. This picture shows waves battering and breaching the sand berms protecting properties. Without the protection of these grass armored berms the extent of the flooding would have been much worse.

This picture shows the dual purpose of the grass berm beside the boardwalk. This berm is located in a low area in which surface runoff water from many properties behind it funnel. Water quickly running off the properties due to heavy rain is slowed down behind the berm. This keeps the water from just washing the beach out into the bay.

The boardwalk was covered in water yet sustained no damage from the storm. These pictures show how well the protective measures built by Fleeton residents have protected both the beach and property. Through the effort and support of the whole community we can make dramatic progress in not only protecting but rebuilding the beach though community projects.

Welcome a new face to Fleeton Beach....

We would all like to welcome Sandra Harmic to the Fleeton Beach community. Sandra has bought Mrs. Sledges cottage on McLean street. Her daughter organized a surprise birthday party for her and it was an excellent opportunity for her to meet everyone at the beach. Welcome to Fleeton Beach Sandra!!

	Speed limit reminder....
	This is a reminder that the speed limit in the community is 15 miles per hour on the main roads. There are several reason why we should keep below the posted speed limit, most importantly is safely. There are many children running around in the community and we all need to be aware and avoid an accident. Higher speeds on the roads also do considerable damage to the road surface and that requires us to spend more money on maintenance. In addition to the above, higher speed create dust and road noise which is a nuisance to members. Please be conscious of how fast you are driving in the community and make sure that your guests are aware of our community speed limit. Lets all be considerate neighbors and keep our speed below the posted limit.

Out with the old and in with the new....

You will now notice the new Fleeton Beach signs that have been added to the community entrance and at the entrance to the beach off the main road. Many thanks to the donor who has graciously provided this signs as well as the members that installed them.

Interesting Links...

Woody Boater article on Reedville

Animated boating knots


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