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    • Tuesday, February 18, 2025
    • 6:00 PM - 8:30 PM
    • Bold Mariner Brewery
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    Join us for an informal gathering of BBSA members with a potluck, raffle, and few short presentations.  For the potluck, the theme is 'comfort food'.  Please try to bring: Nostalgic, warm and comforting food--something to get over the cold weather. Crockpots welcome! Please bring serving utensils as needed.

    We will also hold a 50/50 raffle: Tickets are five dollars each, cash only. Half the pot goes to the raffle winner and half goes to BBSA to support room and meeting costs.

    Speakers

    Kristin Rutkowski will present the 'Her Helm' project, celebrating boat captains who are women making space for themselves in the maritime world. The Chesapeake Bay edition of the project is being collected into a collectible fine art book which recounts the tales of women who have backgrounds such as owning their own watercraft, holding USCG licenses, racing sailboats across an ocean, delivering boats, educating others, operating a ferry, and many more.

    Mike Ottaway, BBSA Cruising Captain, will present:
    "Cruising 101 - Anyone can do this"

    Mike will explain his role as the Cruising Fleet Captain as he understands it.  He will give some examples (and pictures) of the activities around previous cruises.  He'll discuss some basic cruising needs: boat, equipment, provisions, attitude, etc.  He will highlight the cruises that are planned for 2025 from the planning meeting.  Open up for Q&A.  


    • Wednesday, March 26, 2025
    • 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
    • Norfolk Yacht and Country Club
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    NYCC/BBSA PRESENTATION:
    TRIANGLE LOOP CRUISE
    March 26, 2025

    Location: NYCC - Elizabeth and James Room
    Rain Plan: RAIN OR SHINE
    Time: 6:00pm-9:00pM
    GUESTS ALLOWED

    Event Highlights:

    "Triangle Loop Cruise. Have you ever thought about an extended cruise, but are not ready to "bite off" a year-long commitment for the "Great Loop"? Come join in the conversation with long-time NYCC members, Peter and Anne Squicciarini, as they present the "good, bad and ugly" from their PRIVATEER adventure in the fall of 2024 that included the northeastern intercoastal waterway, the historic Erie Canal, across the Great Lakes to Montreal, down the St Lawrence Seaway, south through the upper New York lake system, back to the intercoastal passage and home!"

    Menu: 

    Gourmet Slider Bar | Mini Beef Burgers, Chicken Sliders, Petite Crab Cake, Shoestring Fries, Onion Straws and Condiment.  ($24 per person with cash bar)

    • Friday, August 15, 2025
    • 6:00 PM
    • Sunday, August 17, 2025
    • 4:00 PM
    • Chesapeake Bay - See www.CCCup.net for details

    The races are scheduled for Sat-Sun, August 16-17, 2025.   

    More details will be provided in the spring.  

    Our 2024 Sponsors include:


Past events

Saturday, February 01, 2025 2025 Cruise Planning Meeting
Tuesday, December 17, 2024 No December Membership Meeting - Happy Holidays
Tuesday, December 03, 2024 Presentation by Will Sofrin, author of "All Hands on Deck"
Friday, November 22, 2024 Cruise: Grand Illumination Cruise
Tuesday, November 19, 2024 November Membership Meeting/Friendsgiving/Voting
Friday, November 15, 2024 Online Voting for 2025 BBSA Officers
Friday, November 01, 2024 Cruise: Chippokes State Park
Thursday, October 31, 2024 Submit a nomination for BBSA Executive Committee
Tuesday, October 22, 2024 Cruise Training: Favorite Destinations in Southern Bay
Tuesday, October 15, 2024 BBSA Membership Meeting/BBSA Championship Awards
Thursday, October 10, 2024 Annapolis Sailboat Show
Tuesday, September 17, 2024 Post-race Social for the Leo Wardrup Memorial Cape Charles Cup
Friday, August 30, 2024 Cruise: Pirates Beach Labor Day
Saturday, August 24, 2024 Cruise: Hospital Point and a Tides Game
Tuesday, August 20, 2024 BBSA Membership Meeting and Pool Party
Friday, August 16, 2024 Cruise: Back River Poker Run - s/v Kalypso
Friday, August 09, 2024 Leo Wardrup Memorial Cape Charles Cup
Sunday, August 04, 2024 Register to Volunteer for the LWM Cape Charles Cup
Friday, August 02, 2024 Update Shirt Orders for LMW Cape Charles Cup
Friday, July 26, 2024 Cruise: Norfolk Yacht and Country Club
Saturday, July 20, 2024 Cruise: Phoebus/Ft. Monroe Raft-Up
Friday, July 12, 2024 NYCC Dink Vail Regatta and Cruise
Thursday, July 04, 2024 4th of July Cruise to Cape Charles
Saturday, June 22, 2024 HYC-BBSA Summer Cruise (3 weeks)
Friday, June 07, 2024 Cruise to Norfolk Harborfest ‘24
Friday, May 24, 2024 Memorial Weekend Cruise to East River
Saturday, May 11, 2024 Anchoring Cruise to Mobjack Bay - Canceled
Tuesday, April 30, 2024 Cruising: Provisioning Panel Discussion
Saturday, April 27, 2024 Yorktown Pirate Invasion Cruise
Monday, April 15, 2024 LWM Cape Charles Cup Artwork Contest
Tuesday, March 26, 2024 Marine Diesels: Basics and Fundamentals
Tuesday, March 19, 2024 BBSA Membership Meeting - Intro to Salty Dawg Sailing Association
Saturday, February 24, 2024 Cruise Planning Meeting
Tuesday, February 20, 2024 BBSA Membership Meeting/Potluck - Updates on the 2024 LWM Cape Charles Cup
Saturday, February 10, 2024 Sail Nauticus Coastal Navigation Course
Tuesday, January 30, 2024 Training/Potluck: Tides and Current in the Bay - FULL
Saturday, January 27, 2024 BBSA Winter Banquet & Installation of Officers
Saturday, January 13, 2024 Explaining the PHRF of the Chesapeake @ OPCYC
Tuesday, December 05, 2023 Training: Boat Maintenance Practices
Friday, November 17, 2023 Cruise: Norfolk Waterside
Tuesday, November 14, 2023 November Membership Meeting/Friendsgiving/Voting
Friday, November 10, 2023 Last day to complete Cruiser's Training Survey
Wednesday, November 01, 2023 Online Voting in Progress for 2024 Officers
Tuesday, October 24, 2023 BBSA Cruisers Social and Potluck
Tuesday, October 17, 2023 BBSA Membership Meeting/BBSA Championship Awards
Monday, October 09, 2023 Tucker Thompson America’s Cup Presentation
Saturday, October 07, 2023 CANCELED: Indigenous Peoples' Weekend Cruise
Tuesday, September 19, 2023 Post-race Social for the Leo Wardrup Memorial Cape Charles Cup
Tuesday, September 12, 2023 Cruisers Social - "Pot Luck"
Friday, September 01, 2023 Cruise: Labor Day - Back to original destination
Tuesday, August 22, 2023 CANCELED: BBSA Membership Meeting and Pool Party
Friday, August 18, 2023 Leo Wardrup Memorial Cape Charles Cup
Saturday, August 12, 2023 Cruise: Perseid Meteor Showers
Friday, August 11, 2023 Last Day to Update Shirt Orders for LMW Cape Charles Cup
Friday, July 28, 2023 Cruise: Norfolk Yacht and Country Club
Sunday, July 02, 2023 Cruise: Doobie Brothers in Portsmouth
Saturday, July 01, 2023 Independence Day Cruise
Friday, June 23, 2023 A Cruise with a Purpose at NYCC
Saturday, June 10, 2023 Cruise: Slow Moving Northern Neck V1 - One Week
Friday, June 09, 2023 Cruise: Harborfest
Saturday, May 27, 2023 Cruise Canceled: Memorial Day Weekend
Tuesday, May 23, 2023 BBSA May Membership Meeting
Saturday, May 06, 2023 OPCYC Blessing of the Fleet
Saturday, May 06, 2023 Cruise: Kentucky Derby at Waterside
Friday, April 28, 2023 CANCELED. Cruise: Yorktown Pirate Invasion
Tuesday, April 18, 2023 BBSA April Membership Meeting
Saturday, April 15, 2023 2023 BBSA Sock Burning Party
Saturday, March 25, 2023 BBSA Sailboat Swap Meet
Tuesday, March 21, 2023 BBSA Membership Meeting: Basic Navigation & Rules of the Road Trivia Night
Saturday, March 04, 2023 Sails & Sail Trim by Evolution Sails
Saturday, February 18, 2023 2023 Cruise Planning Meeting
Friday, November 18, 2022 Grand Illumination Cruise
Tuesday, September 20, 2022 Cape Charles Cup Awards Social and Membership Meeting
Friday, September 02, 2022 Labor Day Weekend Cruise - "Pirates Beach"
Saturday, August 20, 2022 Leo Wardrup Memorial Cape Charles Cup
Saturday, August 13, 2022 Cruise to Back Creek for Perseid meteor shower
Friday, August 12, 2022 Last Day to Update Shirt Orders for LMW Cape Charles Cup
Friday, July 29, 2022 Cruise to Norfolk Yacht Club
Thursday, July 28, 2022 Sunsets on The River Cruise to The Hermitage Museum
Friday, July 15, 2022 Cruise to Hampton's Mill Creek and Ozzlefinch Brewery
Friday, July 01, 2022 Independence Day Cruise to Cape Charles
Friday, June 17, 2022 Summer Cruise up the Bay
Thursday, June 16, 2022 Summer Sailstice Progressive Dinner Cruise
Friday, June 10, 2022 Cruise to Norfolk Harborfest
Friday, May 27, 2022 Memorial Day Cruise
Saturday, May 07, 2022 Cruise to Waterside - CANCELED due to weather
Saturday, April 23, 2022 CANCELED: Cruise to Yorktown Pirate Invasion
Sunday, March 06, 2022 2022 Cruise Planning Meeting
Saturday, February 26, 2022 Safety at Sea Training
Tuesday, February 15, 2022 Cruise Training: One Day Away in the Bay
Tuesday, January 11, 2022 Cruising Survey Review and Discussion
Friday, December 31, 2021 Last day for 2022 Cruising Survey
Friday, November 19, 2021 Grand Illumination Cruise
Saturday, October 30, 2021 Last minute Cruise to Cape Charles
Friday, October 22, 2021 Cruise to Mobjack Bay
Thursday, October 14, 2021 Annapolis Boat Show
Saturday, September 04, 2021 Pirates Beach Cruise (Labor Day Weekend Cruise)
Tuesday, August 17, 2021 Cruise to Long Island Sound (underway)
Saturday, August 14, 2021 Leo Wardrup Memorial Cape Charles Cup
Monday, August 09, 2021 Leo Wardrup Memorial Cape Charles Cup - last day for skippers to update order
Saturday, August 07, 2021 Star Gazing Anchorage Cruise
Saturday, July 24, 2021 Cruise to York River Yacht Haven
Tuesday, July 20, 2021 MEMBERSHIP MEETING and POTLUCK
Saturday, July 17, 2021 Leo Wardrup Memorial Cape Charles Cup - Last day for early registration
Monday, July 05, 2021 Marina/Restaurant/Pool Cruise - Spittler
Friday, July 02, 2021 Cape Charles Independence Day Cruise
Friday, June 18, 2021 CANCELED: Summer Sailstice Cruise
Friday, June 11, 2021 Norfolk Harborfest
Friday, May 28, 2021 Memorial Weekend Cruise - Mojack's East River
Saturday, May 22, 2021 Impromptu Cruise to Hampton Docks
Saturday, May 15, 2021 Cruise to Smithfield Station
Friday, April 23, 2021 Yorktown Riverwalk Landing - Pirates Invasion
Friday, April 09, 2021 Second Cruise Planning Meeting
Monday, March 15, 2021 BBSA Training Session: HRBT Expansion Project - Impact on Boating
Saturday, March 06, 2021 2021 Cruise Planning Meeting
Wednesday, February 10, 2021 BBSA Training Session 02: Exploring the BBSA Website
Wednesday, February 03, 2021 BBSA Training Session 1: Safety and Racing Topics
Thursday, January 21, 2021 Cruise Planning "Pre-Meeting" on Zoom
Friday, November 20, 2020 Grand Illumination Parade
Tuesday, November 17, 2020 Zoom meeting with Jet Ski Brian
Tuesday, October 20, 2020 Zoom Meeting: Carolyn Shearlock of The BOAT GALLEY
Friday, September 04, 2020 Labor Day Cruise to Pirates Beach
Friday, August 14, 2020 LWM Cape Charles Cup - Skippers' Meeting(s) - 2 shifts
Sunday, August 09, 2020 Online Auction supporting the Cape Charles Cup
Friday, July 31, 2020 Shuck & Suck Cape Charles
Sunday, July 19, 2020 Last day of regular registration for the Cape Charles Cup
Sunday, July 12, 2020 Easton Plein Air Fest
Sunday, July 05, 2020 Wind-Blown Cruise
Friday, July 03, 2020 Independence Day Cruise to Cape Charles
Friday, June 19, 2020 Canceled: Kiptopeke State Park Cruise
Saturday, June 13, 2020 CANCELED: Cruise to Mobjack Bay
Tuesday, May 19, 2020 Overview of the Flight Risk's Trip to the Exumas
Friday, April 24, 2020 ** CANCELED ** Yorktown Riverwalk Landing Cruise - Pirate Invasion
Thursday, April 02, 2020 Live Webinar - "Off the Wind": Modern Advancements in Downwind Sailing
Tuesday, March 10, 2020 Tides and Currents for Sailing Presentation
Wednesday, March 04, 2020 Lola Howard Remembrance Sunset Get Together
Sunday, February 23, 2020 BBSA Cruisers 2020 Cruise Planning Meeting
Tuesday, December 10, 2019 Training: Winter Maintenance and Repair Seminar
Friday, November 22, 2019 Grand Illumination Cruise
Saturday, October 05, 2019 Chisman Creek Anchoring Weekend - now Hospital Point
Friday, August 30, 2019 Labor Day Cruise - Fleets Bay/Pirates Beach
Saturday, August 03, 2019 Norfolk Tides Baseball Game - Hospital Point Anchorage
Friday, August 02, 2019 Cape Charles Shuck & Suck BBSA/HYC Joint Cruise
Friday, July 26, 2019 Norfolk Yacht Club Seafood Buffet
Tuesday, July 16, 2019 July Membership Meeting - Preparing for Offshore Voyages and Races
Wednesday, July 03, 2019 4th of July Cruise - Cape Charles
Monday, June 24, 2019 Cruise up the Wye River
Thursday, June 20, 2019 Summer Cruise III - Marina Cruise Chesapeake Bay
Thursday, June 20, 2019 Summer Cruise II - Chesapeake Bay
Thursday, June 20, 2019 Summer Sailstice Cruise - Fleets Bay
Saturday, June 15, 2019 Summer Cruise I -Sooper Looper NC Cruise
Friday, June 07, 2019 York River Yacht Haven Cruise - CANCELED!!
Friday, June 07, 2019 HarborFest - Downtown Norfolk
Saturday, May 25, 2019 Memorial Day Cruise - Mobjack Bay
Saturday, May 18, 2019 Spring into Sailing - Cruise to Waterside
Saturday, May 11, 2019 Sailing Uma Meet-Up
Friday, April 26, 2019 Yorktown Riverwalk Landing Cruise - Pirate Invasion
Tuesday, April 23, 2019 Last Day to Sign Up for Harborfest Parade & Official Events
Saturday, February 02, 2019 Cruise Planning Meeting

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