Ed and Aimee Darling are hosting a cruise to Yorktown Riverwalk Landing for the annual Pirate Invasion. There will be many activities in town as well as a happy hour on the dock hosted by Ed and Aimee.
NOTE: There can be strong currents in the marina area depending on the tide, so plan your entry accordingly. The staff is very helpful with entry advice and getting your boat secured, so Harbormaster Sue has asked that we call 10 minutes ahead of entering the harbor. She and her team will guide boats in one at a time and get them secured to their proper berths. Please do not enter the marina without contacting her first.
HYC members get 10% off dock price. However, they must have their membership card present. Also mention you are with the BBSA/HYC cruise so that Sue can try to put us together. Don't forget, make marina reservations and let Ed and Aimee know you are planning to come. There have been some cancellations, so be sure to get on the waiting list to get a spot in line.
Name of Cruise:
Cruise to Yorktown - Pirate Invasion
Cruise Captain(s):
Ed and Aimee Darling
Email:
amjoseph9@gmail.com
Phone:
(757) 535-1909
Date(s) of Cruise:
4/26 - 4/28
Short Description:
Cruise to Yorktown Riverwalk Landing for the annual Pirate Invasion
Marina Name:
Riverwalk Landing Marina
Marina Contact Information:
(757) 890-3370
Sue is the Harbor Master. Docks open April 1 so leave a message if you call sooner with boat details and dates. Be sure to mention you are with BBSA and if you are a member of HYC (10%) discount. She will try to group us together.
Navigation Local Knowledge:
There are strong currents in the marina area so plan your entry accordingly. The staff is very helpful with entry advice and getting your boat secured, so Harbormaster Sue has asked that we call 10 minutes ahead of entering the harbor. She and her team will guide boats in one at a time and get them secured to their proper berths.
Anchoring:
No anchoring nearby.
Social Activities:
Aimee and Ed will be hosting docktails on the dock Saturday evening around 5 pm. They are providing the painkillers! Bring an appetizer to share and your choice of drinks. Bring your own chairs & side tables if you have them.
Other Events:
Step back into the Golden Age of Piracy as Riverwalk Landing and the Watermen's Museum are invaded by seafaring marauders. Landlubbers of all ages are invited to visit the Historic Yorktown waterfront April 27 & 28 to learn lessons and legends from pirates’ lives in the 17th and 18th centuries. There will be hands-on activities, and a treasure hunt for the kids. Explore our pirate encampment, attend pirate school, and witness a pirate trial! Sing along with sea shanties and don’t miss the exciting cannon demonstrations.
Jim and Bev Borberg are leading a cruise to the Waterside Marina in Norfolk. Land bound BBSA members are always welcome to join the festivities! Jim will make his famous Goombay Smash to serve during docktails. Please bring an appetizer to share and join us on the dock at 5:00 PM. Be sure you wear your most festive spring hat for the hat contest. Bring a chair and small tables if you have them. RSVP to let Jim and Bev know you are coming and call Waterside Marina to make a dock reservation. You can register here on the website.
Details below..
Name of Cruise or Destination:
Spring into Sailing - Waterside Marina
Jim and Bev Borberg
gnsailing@yahoo.com
Our cruise this year will again be to Waterside Marina 757-625-3625.
RSVP:
Let us know by email at gnsailing@yahoo.com if you are going to come so Capt. Jim can have enough GoomBay Smash to satisfy your thirst.
Waterside Marina
757-625-3625
Reservation Block Cutoff Date:
ASAP
Marina Reservations:
We have made tentative reservations, but you should make your own reservation as soon as possible because there will be a lot of boats stopping at Waterside this time of the year.
Cruisers:
Mention you are with the BBSA when you make your reservations. If possible, we’ll try to get adjacent slips. You are responsible for making and/or canceling any reservations made in your name.
Destination(s):
Waterside is in downtown Norfolk in the Elizabeth River.
It is a busy area so watch for traffic.
If you prefer to anchor, Hospital Point is directly across the Elizabeth River from Waterside.
Restaurant reservations:
There are lots of restaurants at Waterside so get your group together and make your reservation for dinner, or you may prefer to eat on board.
Russ and Melody Fink have planned a terrific Memorial Day Cruise to Mobjack Bay. This is the same destination as last year, if any of you joined that cruise. This is an anchoring cruise with a potluck ashore at Roy and Irene Weisert's on Saturday night. Bring something to throw on the grill and a dish to share. They have some space at their dock, first reservations, first serve. Don’t forget to RSVP if you plan on attending. See details below.
Memorial Day Cruise to the Mobjack Bay
Russ and Melody Fink
rfinklegal@gmail.com
757-288-1339
May 25-27, 2019
This is BBSA/HYC’s annual Memorial Day weekend cruise to the Mobjack Bay area. Come join the partying and fellowship.
Please contact us by May 18th, if possible, if you plan to join this exciting cruise, so we can plan for the approximate number of people attending our Saturday docktail/potluck get together.
We plan to anchor in the East River farther in than Williams Wharf. Generally, there is good anchoring on both sides of the channel between day marks green 13 and 15 (Williams Wharf to Long Point). If the wind in that area is adverse for comfort, we will retreat up beyond Long Point. Roy and Irene Weisert have generously offered the use of their dock for boats which do not want to anchor – first to reserve with us will get priority. The group may or may not decide (at the docktail/dinner get together on Saturday at Weisert’s) to relocate over to the Severn River for Sunday night. If the group decides to relocate to the Severn, we can anchor beyond School Neck Point on the Northwest branch or on the Southwest branch past red 2.
Navigation /Local Knowledge:
Contact us if you have any concerns.
The East River is generally protected from any long fetch (waves), but not wakes. There are a lot of nice areas for kayaking and dinghying. This area is where high schools run crew races in the spring. If we are lucky, we might see some crew practice in the channel.
It is not too early to be thinking about Harborfest, 7-9 June as it will be here before you know it. John Scott has volunteered to host this cruise and the organizers would like to get a jump on this year's activities. If you are interested in participating, whether anchoring at Hospital Point or mooring along with other festival-goers, please RSVP to John Scott, (757) 729-1990 or e-mail at flyingblueyes@hotmail.com. You can also register here on the website.
John will be leading the flotilla in the parade of sail on Friday June 7th. The rendezvous location will be in the vicinity of Elizabeth River Buoy Red 10 at 1000. Once the Parade is underway, our group will cruise alongside the Tall Ships to downtown, loop in front of Norfolk Seawall and then back across to an anchorage at Hospital Point where we will anchor for the weekend. If you prefer to moor in Norfolk to enjoy the festivities, slips are available.
You can participate in just the parade and anchor over at Hospital Point or join the crowd for all the festivities. Click below for the sailing instructions and all the necessary registration forms, which also includes the necessary forms for those interested in docking. Please return the Rendezvous package linked below to John by April 23rd.
Remember, I must meet the deadline to Festevents by May 1st so I need your info by April 23rd. THIS WILL BE EPIC!! Hope to see everyone there!!
—Captain John
Harborfest– Downtown Norfolk
Capt. John Scott
flyingblueyes@hotmail.com
757 729 1990
June 7-9
Parade of Sail to downtown Norfolk followed by anchoring at Hospital Point to watch the Harbor Fest activities.
Please contact John at flyingblueyes@hotmail.com by April 23rd if you plan to participate. He can email you all the information paperwork to be filled out by each Captain by no later than April 23rd. If you want to just participate in the parade, you still need to complete the paperwork. See the linked file.
On Friday June 7, gather at the red mile marker R 10 in the Elizabeth river at 9 a.m. We will join the parade of sail to downtown Norfolk from here.
Watch for local traffic – there will be a lot.
There is plenty of room at Hospital Point for anchoring, although the anchorage gets crowded during Harborfest, especially during the fireworks.
Freemason Harbor
April 23rd
Marina Facilities:
Dinner Friday and Saturday is on your own, either on your boat or head for downtown Norfolk or Portsmouth with fellow cruisers
John & Mary Bergman will be hosting this cruise to York River Yacht Haven, for those folks who might want to skip the Harborfest activities in downtown Norfolk. Cruise up on Friday or Saturday and return on Sunday. YRYH has a wonderful pool for relaxing around. We will plan on having happy hour, docktails, around 5:00pm on both days, on the docks or up by the pool, specific location to be decided each day. Bring an appetizer to share and your favorite beverage. Dinners are up to the individual cruisers; at the on-site restaurant, York River Oyster Company, or grill out by the pool. Call the YRYH marina to (804-642-2156) make your reservations, mention that you are part of the BBSA/HYC group.
Please Register and/or RSVP to John & Mary at bergmjo@outlook.com.
bergmjo@outlook.com
Register for this cruise or contact the cruise captains.
There is a pool and a restaurant.
Jean and Jerry Pattenaude (and their cruising committee) are hosting a cruise to North Carolina in June with multiple destinations and variations. There will be a circumnavigation of the Albemarle Sound for the Sooper Loopers.
Pre-Cruise Social May 14 @ 6:00 pm. Click link for details.
Social for Loopers
Cruising Itinerary:
Summer Cruise I - Sooper Looper.pdf
To celebrate the summer solstice and Sailstice, Joe and Mary Greblunas are hosting a cruise to Fleet's Bay where we will anchor off Pirate's Beach. A Progressive Dinner is planned for Thursday night at a location to be determined once the weather forecast is known. Beach and water activities are planned for the rest of the weekend including a wine tasting and bonfire. If you think you are coming but are not 100% sure you can make it, go ahead and register. Then Mary can update you for all events and keep track of who is coming.
2019 BBSA Summer Sailstice Flyer
Summer Sailstice - Progressive Dinner
Mary Greblunas
marygreblunas@yahoo.com
804 402-1181
6/20-6/23
Join us for a fun progressive dinner on Thursday. Then Friday and Saturday have fun on Pirates Beach, with special activities, wine tasting, happy hour and a bonfire.
Please contact us by June 13 if you plan to participate in the progressive dinner.
This is an anchoring cruise
Sergio Diehl and Misty Smith are hosting a multi-destination cruise around the bay including a visit to Solomons Island for 4th of July. This cruise will combine marina visits and anchoring options. It is similar to the Summer Cruise III, which only has marina stops. Note there are some destination variations. Marina reservations should be made early. Contact Sergio for details.
Summer Cruise II - Chesapeake Bay.pdf
John and Mary Bergman, Paul Starosta, and Jim and Bev Borberg are hosting an alternate 2 week Summer Cruise of the Chesapeake Bay with no anchoring. It closely parallels Summer Cruise II with some variations in destinations. Because it is a marina cruise, it's important to get your reservations made in advance. Contact John Bergman for details. See the linked documents below.
Tim Dull is hosting a cruise to Cape Charles for 4th of July. The Cape Charles City Marina is full so you can get on a waiting list if you are interested.
Contact Tim for cruise details if you already have a slip reserved.
Cape Charles City Marina - 757 331-2357
Let’s take a short trip to Norfolk Yacht and Country club for their famous sea food buffet. We will spend a long weekend or if you want just a day or two... enjoy their pool, spa, relax and soak up the sun...
flyingblueyes@hotmail.com. ...by July 19th for reservation to dinner and a slip. John will hold a block of ten slips. It is up to the individual cruiser to make the actual reservation.
Sergio Diehl and Misty Smith are hosting a joint cruise with the Hampton Yacht Club Power Boat Cruisers to Oyster Farm Marina for the Shuck & Suck weekend. Slips will be available in City Marina as well. Make your reservations early.
Come and show some Norfolk Tides pride with a home town ball game.... by boat or land yacht, enjoy peanuts or crackerjacks with a hot dog and cold beer while the Tides knock it out of the park..... don’t forget your ball glove for that foul ball.... that just may win you a special prize....
Norfolk Tides Game – Hospital Point Anchorage
John Scott
Aug 3-4
Come by land or sea to downtown Norfolk to see the Norfolk Tides baseball team play a game. We will take the ferry from Portsmouth around 6 PM with the expected game start at 7.
Please contact us by July 19 if you plan to join this exciting cruise. You will need to get your tickets for the game from John.
Anchor at Hospital Point
Head ashore to enjoy the Norfolk Tides playing baseball.
Jean and Jerry Pattenaude are hosting a cruise to Fleets Bay / Pirates Beach for an anchoring weekend for Labor Day. Water games, cookouts, beach party, swimming will all be part of this fun family oriented trip.
Jim and Sue Currie are hosting a cruise to Chisman Creek for an anchoring weekend. Hopefully the weather will be a little cooler by that time.
Jonathan Romero is hosting a cruise to downtown Norfolk for the Grand Illumination parade. Hot toddies and hot crock pot soups and stews are welcome additions for the slightly chilly cruisers.
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