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BROAD BAY SAILING ASSOCIATION

LITTLE CREEK RACERS


Upcoming Little Creek Events

    • Wednesday, October 09, 2024
    • 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
    • Lower Bay near Little Creek Entrance
    Register


    • Saturday, October 12, 2024
    • 10:00 AM - 11:00 PM
    • Lower Bay off Ocean View
    Register

    Join us for our annual Championship and team racing event where Little Creek Racers, Willoughby Racers, and an at-large team of BBSA members will compete for annual bragging rights on Saturday, October 12, 2024   



    • Tuesday, October 15, 2024
    • 6:00 PM - 8:30 PM
    • Bold Mariner Brewing Company

    Please join us for BBSA's October Membership Meeting 
    (registration will open soon)

    • When:  Tuesday, October 15th - 6 pm to 8:30 pm
    • Where:  Bold Mariner Brewing Company
      1
      901 E Ocean View Ave, Norfolk, VA 23503
        (additional parking on Cape View Ave)

    This is a potluck with Bold Mariner beer and wine to order.  

    Agenda

    • 6- 7 pm Social Hour
    • 7-7:20 pm Presentation of Bold Mariner Cup and awards
    • 7:30 pm BBSA Commodore remarks concerning 
      • 2025 elections
      • BBSA winter training schedule
      • BBSA cruising training
      • Other topics
    • Continued socializing and sampling

    All BBSA members and prospective members are welcome, as are Bold Mariner Cup crew members.  We are asking that BBSA members and crew attending participate in the potluck.



    • Wednesday, October 16, 2024
    • 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
    • Lower Bay near Little Creek Entrance
    • Wednesday, October 23, 2024
    • 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
    • Lower Bay near Little Creek Entrance
    • Tuesday, October 29, 2024
    • 6:00 PM - 8:30 PM
    • Bold Mariner Brewing
    Register

    Calling all BBSA Beer-Can & One-Design Racers! 
    29 October (6-8:30 pm) Training & “Hot Wash”
    Bold Mariner Brewing, Ocean View

    As our 2024 Beer-Can and One-Deign season wraps up, while it is “fresh” in our minds…BBSA (Little Creek Racers, Willoughby Racers an One-Design Fleets) will hold a “training” on Tuesday, 29 October - at Bold Mariner Brewing, Ocean View (6pm - 8:30pm).

    This will be a “first time” event (that any current BBSA Beer-Can or one-design racers can recall) - where we will give all comers - Captains and crews of BBSA Beer-Can and one-design fleet racers an opportunity for DIRECT feedback to our coordinators, organizers, race PROs and BBSA membership on “the good, the bad, the ugly” of the 2024 Beer-Can and One-Design season.

    What worked, what didn’t, what needs to be improved - and how?

    What should we ABSOLUTELY not change?

    What needs tweaking?

    What needs MAJOR changes & improvements?

    The plan: The Racing Captain, One-Design Captain, LCR and WR Coordinators will each identify their top lessons learned for 2024. Additional Lessons Learned as provided by membership (see below) will be reviewed by Racing Captain, LCR and WR Coordinators and One-Design Captain. Those Lessons Learned/recommendations that can be resolved/have action taken prior to the 29 October meeting will be reported on. Those recommendations requiring additional review/discussion will either be included in the 29 October meeting discussion (panel format) or, if needed, may require stand-up of separate TBD ad-hoc “working group(s)” to identify actions/solutions.

    Ideally, the “no-brainers” can be resolved quickly, reported on, and we can spend time on 29 October talking thru the more “difficult” recommendations.

    In an attempt to get as much input as we can - we would like to hear from Captains & Crew. Tell us your “top 2 or 3”, complaints, atta-boys, improvements needed.

    Ideas/Food for thought:

    - Race Committee preparedness & training

    - Where do we need more training in Racing Rules? Mark Roundings, Starts, Finishes, Overtaking & “Proper Course” ?

    - Weather. Can/should we improve RC training or LCR/WR Sailing Instructions (SI) /policy here?

    - Other SI improvements needed - areas requiring clarification?

    - Communications - before and after races. what works best, or do we need more/better. Facebook, Email, Text chain, VHF, telephone tree.

    - Protest procedures

    -- immediately after race completes, comms, forms

    — protest hearings

    Please provide your inputs to me (Larry Baun) NO LATER than end of day Friday, 18 October - and cc: via email to:

    LCR Coordinator - Rob Williams - soldout2sailng@gmail.com

    WR Coordinator - Al Brazzi - albrazzi@hotmail.com

    Race Captain - Jay Thompson - jay24@mindspring.com

    LCR Scoring - Mark Flaherty - moflaherty1@cox.net

    One-Design Fleet Captain - Debbie Koelliker - debbiekoelliker@gmail.com

    BBSA Training Captain - Larry Baun - baun90@hotmail.com

    The Training Captain (Larry Baun) will ensure the “right” person has each recommendation submitted for action, and will track all to ensure resolution or an answer is provided.

    PLEASE register online at broadbaysailing.org (Events page).

    Be sure to place your pizza order as well ($5 for 2 slices).

    Larry Baun

    BBSA Training Captain

    training@broadbaysailing.org

    757-619-2256


    • Friday, November 01, 2024
    • Sunday, November 10, 2024
    • Online

    On November 1, you will receive a notification that the online polling is available and how to reach it.  

    For an explanation of the voting process, please review:  2023ElectionAnnoucement.pdf


    • Monday, November 11, 2024
    • 9:55 AM - 12:40 PM
    • Off Little Creek Inlet

    Veterans Day Race – Honoring Those Who served

    LCR presents the Veterans Day Race on Monday, November 11 to honor those who served.  It is open to all BBSA members.  Deadline for entry is 1 pm on Friday, November 8 (prefer entries sooner so we can determine one or two Non-Spin divisions / starts). Races will be held outside Little Creek Inlet, Norfolk, VA with the first warning at 0955.

    • Notice of Race (NOR)
    • Sailing Instructions (SI)
    • Scratch Sheet 
    • Results
    • Tuesday, November 19, 2024
    • 6:00 PM - 8:30 PM
    • Bold Mariner Brewing Company, 1901 E Ocean View Ave Norfolk, VA 23503

    You are invited to the final BBSA membership meeting for 2024 at the Bold Mariner Brewing Company,1901 E Ocean View Ave Norfolk, VA 23503.

    Please

    • bring a dish to pass along for a potluck dinner, 
    • join us for a gift exchange, 
    • plan to get some LWM Cape Charles Cup gear, BBSA gear and Neptune gear for Holiday presents, and
    •  VOTE if you haven't done it online yet!  

    Please register for this event. 
    We will also quickly hand out some Veterans Day Race awards.  

    VOTE for 2025 Executive Committee:

    List of nominees and link to vote online are coming soon.  

    Friendsgiving:

    If you would like to participate in the gift exchange, please bring a wrapped gift of a $15 minimum value. More details at our event! Let's see who will bring the most sought after gift this year!

    Randy Goodman
    commodore@broadbaysailing.org



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