BROAD BAY SAILING ASSOCIATION
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
Please join us for BBSA's October Membership Meeting (registration will open soon)
This is a potluck with Bold Mariner beer and wine to order.
Agenda
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.
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
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
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.
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
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
"Broad Bay Sailing Association" is a non-profit organization. Virginia Beach, VA 23454