Ed and Aimee Darling on s/v Freedom will lead HYC and BBSA cruisers to the Pirate Invasion of Yorktown. Event Details Lots to do for the whole family. YouTube Video Facebook American Revolution Museum
Ed and Aimee are planning to head up Friday evening, April 26 and head out on Sunday. Others will sail up on Saturday.
Note from Eric Brinsfield: Yorktown Riverwalk Landing is about 28 nautical miles from Little Creek Entrance, so plan accordingly. The currents can be strong within the marina, so have your lines ready before you enter. Currents and tides are listed below.
Broad Bay Sailing Association (BBSA), in conjunction with Norfolk Yacht & Country Club (NYCC) and Hampton Yacht Club (HYC) will provide a training and information session on:
Provisioning for Cruising on the Lower Chesapeake Bay + - A panel discussion led by the experts - focusing on food
Please sign up and join us for this first NYCC/BBSA joint training session. Everyone is welcome. You must sign up by noon April 25, so NYCC can plan the food.
If you are planning to do some cruising, either locally or more extensively, come participate in this training event and learn from local experts!
Interactive Panel Discussion
Moderated by Eric Brinsfield, this panel discussion will include selected experienced cruisers and will be open for general discussion. Each panelist will present a topic for about 10 minutes. We all panelists are finished, we will open the floor for questions.
Panelists include:
This training session will a focus on provisioning requirements/best practices/lessons learned for both short term cruises (I.e. weekends) as well as medium term cruises (1-2 weeks).
Focus areas include:
During the open question period, any question related to provisioning is welcome.
If you have a tried-and-true menu or recipe, please bring it to share or email to eric@ecbrinsfield.com and we will post it on the website at:
https://broadbaysailing.org/CruisingResources/
Join BBSA and HYC for their annual Memorial Weekend Cruise to East River led by Sergio Diehl on Modus Vivendi. Roy and Irene Weisert have once again offered to host our evening socials at their house in East River. Thank you Roy and Irene!!
Description from Sergio: Mobjack Bay, East River has in fact become the de facto Annual Destination. The plan is to depart our respective homeports on Saturday (those that have more time may wish to depart earlier) and anchor just past Williams Wharf and hopefully in the vicinity of 37⁰ 24.483′ N 076⁰ 20.719′ W. My friends Roy and Irene have once again been gracious to offer the use of their home on the river for our "docktails" and a potluck.
The plan will be to gather on Saturday evening circa 1700 for "docktails". Depending on the number of participants, we may gather on my boat, have a dinghy raft up or on the Weisert’s dock. Please bring your favorite libation and an appetizer to share.
On Sunday evening we will gather on Roy and Irene’s deck for "docktails" and a potluck. Please bring your favorite libation, a dish to share and your entrée. If you would like, a grill is available on the deck. If you prefer to go pier side, vice anchor, I do have limited space on the Weisert’s dock. Please let me know you if you will be attending by e-mail, sergio.diehl@cox.net or phone (757) 635-1846 as well if you would prefer to be pier side.
The chart below shows the general location of East River off Mobjack Bay.
In East River, you can anchor in several locations near Williams Wharf.
Placeholder. More details to come. We need a cruise captain.
Sergio Diehl on Modis Vivendi is leading a cruise up to Washington, DC starting June 22, 2024, and returning July 14, 2024. If you are interested, please contact Sergio Diehl at sergio.diehl@cox.net. If you RVSP here, he will also get the note.
The summary itinerary is shown below. Click here for the details: Cruise
Details to come. Racers will participate in the Dink Vail Regatta while cruisers are invited to sail to NYCC and stay for the weekend. Cruisers can also volunteer to help with the management of the race.
Race registrations will be separate, but cruisers can register here later.
Cruise led by the Guyers. More details coming soon.
Led by Summer Wind and Shangri La
More details to come.
August 9-11, 2024
If you have not registered as a skipper for the LWMCCC, please do so first at:
LWMCCC Registration
Click on the Register button to update your registration to add more regalia, such as shirts, hats, and bags. You can add to your order multiple times, but please contact the webmaster if you need to delete items from your order. Anything ordered after July 8 is not guaranteed but we did order lots of extras.
If you are a racing skipper who has already registered for the Leo Wardrup Memorial Cape Charles Cup, you can add to your regalia order here. Please register here with the same skipper name and boat name, so we can connect your registration to your order. All pre-orders will be delivered in the skipper's bag.
We will also be selling shirts, hats, dinner tickets, etc. at the door. Anyone attending can buy at the door.
NOTE: If you have not registered your boat for the regatta, please go to: Leo Wardrup Memorial Cape Charles Cup
Please thank our 2023 Sponsors:
The Leo Wardrup Memorial Cape Charles Cup committee is looking for volunteers to help plan, prepare, and execute the Cape Charles Cup regatta. We need volunteers at any and all levels of commitment - well before, during, and after the races. If you cannot spare loads of time, you may be able to help in short spurts on smaller tasks. If you have more time, we would love for you to join the committee.
For more details, review the CCC Volunteers page to see who is doing what now and to find "volunteer needs list" toward the bottom of that page.
If you are interested, please reach out Eric Brinsfield, 2024 LWMCCC Chair, or to any committee member to ask questions. Please register your interest here. Click on the Register button and you can specify what types of help you can offer.
During registration, you will see these questions:
NOTE: Your name will not be publicly listed on the website. Only the committee will have access to your name.
The LWMCCC starts with the Skippers' Social and Meeting on Friday August 9 at 6:00 pm at the East Beach Club. All skippers and one guest are invited.
The races are scheduled for Sat-Sun, August 10-11, 2024. Registration includes 1 skipper's bag, 1 short-sleeve regatta T-shirt, 1 regatta hat, and 2 Saturday night dinner tickets.
See these critical documents, which will be published in the spring: (for more go to Documents)
For more details and regular updates, go to: CCCup.net At this site, you can find all documents, the schedules, the photos of all competitor boats, and more.
Led by Mike Ottaway on Kalypso
John Scott on Summer Wind will lead a cruise to downtown Norfolk where he will anchor at Hospital Point. You can anchor there, nearby, or go to a marina, but everyone will meet at the ferry around 5:30 pm on Saturday.
Everyone will ride the ferry over to the ballpark for the game that starts at 6:35 pm. John will reserve seats in section 210 or 214. You need to pay John at least 3 weeks in advance to buy the tickets, which are $15/person.
But let him know soon, because he needs to make the reservations soon. You can pay John for your tickets via PayPal to flyingblueyes@hotmail.com
Please let John know directly whether you plan to attend or if you have questions. You can reach him at: flyingblueyes@hotmail.com
Led by Shangri La and Summer Wind
More details later.
Let to Jonathan Romero.
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