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• BBSA January Meeting/Training (TBD)

  • When
    Tuesday, January 16, 2024
  •  
    6:00 PM
  • Location
    TBD

  Holding the date for a training session.  Topic TBD

  
  

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• BBSA Winter Banquet & Installation of Officers

  • When
    Saturday, January 27, 2024
  •  
    6:00 PM - 10:00 PM
  • Location
    Norfolk Yacht & Country Club
  • Registered
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  The BBSA Annual Banquet and Change of Command is scheduled for: 

  • Saturday, January 27, 2024 (6 pm - 10 pm)
  • At Norfolk Yacht & Country Club, 7001 Hampton Blvd, Norfolk, VA 23505
  • Cost:  $60 per person plus a cash bar
  • Food:  Buffet style appetizers and dinner with chicken, beef, and vegetarian/gluten free options

  To purchase tickets, we recommend renewing your membership and purchasing the tickets during renewal.  Renew Membership 

  If you forget to buy banquet tickets during registration, you can order them here at any time.  Return here if you need to order additional. 
  Note:  Tickets purchased during renewal do not show up here.  

  The Banquet is a fun gathering of members who want to show their support for the outgoing and incoming BBSA officers, who give so much of their time to make BBSA a success.  The Banquet is also a great time to reconnect with your fellow sailors who may have gone into hibernation over the winter months.  We also provide music and dancing.  

  
  

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• Training: Tides and Current in the Bay

  • When
    Tuesday, January 30, 2024
  •  
    6:00 PM - 8:30 PM
  • Location
    Bold Mariner Brewing Company, 1901 E Ocean View Ave Norfolk, VA 23503

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  Tides and Currents - Presenter:  Jeff Rogers

  Our speaker, Jeff Rogers, is a local expert on tides and currents, with a focused knowledge of tides and currents in south Hampton Roads.  He will discuss local conditions and differences in other locations on the east coast.

  This training is useful both for racers, who often must decide which side of a course is “favored” (based on currents as well as wind conditions), and for cruisers, who need to consider local current conditions in route planning. Jeff will also discuss how to visually recognize currents in various wind conditions.

  Where: Bold Mariner Brewing Company
  1901 E Ocean View Ave Norfolk, VA 23503

  When: Tuesday, January 30

  • Check-in at 6:30 pm and get food and drinks
  • Training from 7:00 pm- 8:30 pm

  Feel free to arrive earlier in order to sample Bold Mariner's offerings. 
  Beer, wine and other beverages are available for purchase.  

  Pizza orders: 2 slices/$5. Estimate your order during registration but pay at the event.

  
  

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• BBSA Race-related Training: John McCarthy

  • When
    Saturday, February 17, 2024
  • Location
    ODU Constant hall

  Details and registration info coming soon.  

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• BBSA Membership Meeting

  • When
    Tuesday, February 20, 2024
  •  
    6:00 PM - 8:30 PM
  • Location
    Bold Mariner Brewing Company

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• Race Training: Protests by John McCarthy

  • When
    Tuesday, March 12, 2024
  •  
    6:00 PM
  • Location
    Bold Mariner Brewing

  Details to come.  

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• BBSA Membership Meeting

  • When
    Tuesday, March 19, 2024
  •  
    6:00 PM - 8:30 PM
  • Location
    Bold Mariner Brewing Company

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• LCSA Weekly Racing Begins

  • When
    Wednesday, April 03, 2024
  •  
    6:00 PM
  • Location
    Off Little Creek Inlet

  The first series of Little Creek Sailing Association's Wednesday night racing begins.  Go to the LCSA calendar for more detailed listing of days and RC assignments:  LCSA Calendar

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• Willoughby Racers begin weekly racing

  • When
    Thursday, April 04, 2024
  •  
    5:30 PM
  • Location
    Willoughby Bay

  
  

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• BBSA Membership Meeting

  • When
    Tuesday, April 16, 2024
  •  
    6:00 PM - 8:30 PM
  • Location
    Bold Mariner Brewing Company

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• CCVR Spring Day Race 3 (Race 1 SBDRS)

  • When
    Sunday, April 21, 2024
  • Location
    Hampton

  First race of the Southern Bay Distance Racing Series:  CCVR Spring Day Race 3

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• BBSA 2024 Sock Burning Party

  • When
    Saturday, April 27, 2024
  • Location
    TBD

  Tentative date for the sprint Sock Burning Ceremony

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• BBSA Cape Henry Cup (SBDRS Race 2)

  • When
    Saturday, May 18, 2024
  •  
    9:30 AM
  • Location
    Chesapeake Bay off Buckroe Beach

  Saturday, May 18, 2024

  REGISTRATION NOT OPEN YET.  

  The Cape Henry Cup is a CBYRA-sanctioned event with points qualifying for their High Point standings and is Race #2 in the Southern Bay Distance Racing Series.  Based on forecasted weather conditions, the course is chosen from multiple route options taking racers around the lower Chesapeake Bay. 

  Entry fee is WAIVED for all BBSA members!
  

  • Notice of Race
    
  • Sailing Instructions v1.1
    
  • Scratch Sheet
    
  • Event Home Page
    
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• BBSA Membership Meeting/Cape Henry Cup Awards

  • When
    Tuesday, May 21, 2024
  •  
    6:00 PM - 8:30 PM
  • Location
    Bold Mariner Brewing Company

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• Down the Bay Race (SBDRS Race 3)

  • Start
    Friday, May 24, 2024
  • End
    Saturday, May 25, 2024
  • Location
    Annapolis, MD to Hampton

  
  

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• Memorial Weekend Cruise

  • Start
    Friday, May 24, 2024
  • End
    Monday, May 27, 2024
  • Location
    TBD (usually East River)

  Details to come.  Some people start on Friday and come back on Monday, but the timing is up to each cruiser.  

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• No Willoughby Racing 5/30/2024

  • When
    Thursday, May 30, 2024
  • Location
    Willoughby Bay

  
  

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• Southern Bay Race Week (incl. SBDRS race 4 & 5)

  • Start
    Thursday, May 30, 2024
  • End
    Sunday, June 02, 2024
  • Location
    Hampton Yacht Club

  Southern Bay Race Week.  

  more details to come.  This includes race 4 & 5 of SBDRS.

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• BBSA Membership Meeting

  • When
    Tuesday, June 18, 2024
  •  
    6:00 PM - 8:30 PM
  • Location
    Bold Mariner Brewing Company

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• BBSA's Broad Bay and NYCC's Wolcott Memorial Regattas

  • Start
    Saturday, June 22, 2024
  •  
    9:00 AM
  • End
    Sunday, June 23, 2024
  •  
    4:00 PM
  • Location
    Norfolk Yacht and Country Club

  BBSA's Broad Bay Regatta will be held on Saturday, June 22nd followed on Sunday with the NYCC’s Wolcott Memorial Regatta. Each regatta will have separate awards presentations.

  Registration will open in June.

  Click on important 2023 documents below (will be updated this spring):

  • Broad Bay Regatta Notice of Race (NOR)
  • NYCC Wolcott Memorial Regatta (NOR)
  • Sailing Instructions (coming soon; will also be available at the skippers' meeting) 
  • NYCC Overview diagram of facility, parking, and docking
  • NYCC Parking 
  • NYCC Overflow Parking

  For questions not covered in the NORs, contact:
  Debbie Koelliker at 414/412-0907 or onedesign@broadbaysailing.org

  
  

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• Hobie Fleet Weekly Racing Begins

  • When
    Friday, July 12, 2024
  • Location
    East Beach

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• NYCC Dink Vail Regatta and Cruise

  • Start
    Saturday, July 13, 2024
  • End
    Sunday, July 14, 2024
  • Location
    Norfolk Yacht and Country Club

  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.  

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• NO July BBSA Membership meeting

  • When
    Tuesday, July 16, 2024
  • Location
    N/A

  
  

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• Leo Wardrup Memorial Cape Charles Cup

  • Start
    Friday, August 09, 2024
  •  
    6:00 PM
  • End
    Sunday, August 11, 2024
  •  
    11:30 PM
  • Location
    Chesapeake Bay - See www.CCCup.net for details

  BBSA is proud to organize and present the
  21st Annual 
  Leo Wardrup Memorial

  Cape Charles Cup Regatta (LWMCCC)
  August 9-11, 2024

  Registration will open in the spring of 2024
  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 racing happens on 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 will be published in the spring:
  (for more go to Documents)

  • Notice of Race (NOR) - coming in the spring
  • • Saturday's race will start off Little Creek / Ocean View and finishin Cape Charles
    • Sunday's race will start at Cape Charles and finish near Fort Monroe
  • Sailing Instructions (SI) 

  • Scratch Sheet
  • Schedule of Events

  For more details and regular updates, go to: LWMCCC 
  At this site, you can find all documents, the schedules, the photos of all competitor boats, and more.  

  
  

  
  

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• Hobie Fleet: Labor Day Version 2.x

  • When
    Saturday, August 31, 2024
  • Location
    East Beach

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• Neptune's Atlantic Regatta

  • When
    Saturday, September 28, 2024
  •  
    9:30 AM - 11:30 PM
  • Location
    Chesapeake Bay

  Registration opens in August.  

  BBSA's last race of the season, Neptune's Atlantic Regatta, is affiliated with Virginia Beach's Neptune Festival and is also a CBYRA-sanctioned event.  Starting off Little Creek, racers transit the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel, sail down the coast, and finish off 24th street.  After a night of fun at the Festival, participants leave the event's complimentary Rudee Inlet dockage (which is on a first come, first served basis) and return home.  This race is part of the Southern Bay Distance Racing Series (SBDRS).

  Registration fee includes 2 free dinner tickets, 1 skipper's bag, and 2 free t-shirts.

  Skippers' Meeting is Thursday, September 28th at Elizabeth River Boat Landing and Park, 1400 Elizabeth River Way, Chesapeake, VA 23324.  Details in the Notice of Race (link below).

  For more information, use the following links:

  2023 documents - these will be updated later in 2024.  

  • Notice of Race
  • Sailing Instructions
  • Pursuit Start Times
    
  • Scratch Sheet
  • Virginia Beach Neptune Festival
  • Marine Forecast - Southern Bay
  • Marine Forecast - Oceanfront
  • Local Area Forecast
    
  • Preliminary Results (new)
  • Online auction of the original painting used for this year's trophy

  

  
  

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• Willoughby Memorial Race

  • When
    Saturday, October 05, 2024
  •  
    10:00 AM - 11:30 PM
  • Location
    Willoughby Bay

  Join us for an October tradition on Willoughby Bay... the Memorial Race.  Racing is for non-spinnaker, single headsail.  This is a staggered-start, pursuit-style race with handicaps taken into consideration at the start.  Each boat will have its own starting time.  There will be a post-race party (approx. 3:30pm) with refreshments at the Rebel Marina Breezeway Cafe.  Race awards will be handed out at the Willoughby End-of-Season Party following the Hot-Buttered Rum Race in November.   Entry fee is FREE for BBSA Members (dues paid).  All others - $10

  2023 documents below.  Will be updated later in 2024.  

  • Notice of Race
  • Sailing Instructions
  • Pursuit Start Times
  • Results

  The sailing instructions with course descriptions and starting times will be provided at the Skippers' Meeting.  

  
  

  

  
  

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