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In the early days there were at least fifteen boats signed up and
racing. Today, over thirty members are racing out of Little Creek Inlet... on
any given Wednesday there are eighteen to twenty boats on the starting
line.
After the race, captains, crew and bar flies gather at the Bay
Point Grille overlooking the inlet to celebrate their sail, defeat
or victory. Quite often the Bay Point Grille will offer specials to the winning sailors
(and sometimes losers depending on their performance!)
In 1994, Di Ricks, Broad Bay Sailing Association and the Little
Creek Sailing Association inaugurated the "Little Creek
Cup", which was originally a sailboat race created to benefit the American
Cancer Society. Commencing in 2001, St. Jude Children's Research Hosptial became the beneficiary
of the race. The Little Creek Cup will take place the first weekend in
August with the race being held off of the Ocean View area of Norfolk.
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