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    • Monday, April 15, 2024
    • 12:30 AM - 11:59 PM
    • Online
    Register

    For the 2024 Leo Wardrup Memorial Cape Charles Cup, we have decided to offer everyone a chance to design the graphic that is printed on our event shirts, skippers' bags, and on the yearbook cover. We are running a competition from March 1-April 15 for the most innovative, attractive, and appropriate artwork. You can use photography or other methods to create original designs that you are willing to donate to the Leo Wardrup Memorial Cape Charles Cup organizing committee.

    We plan to incorporate the winning design, wholly or partially, in the final design that will appear on shirts (t-shirts, tech shirts, etc.), the skipper's bags, the yearbook cover, and other documents. Runners-up will be featured in composite pages in the yearbook and website with full attribution. 

    To read a full description with requirements and legal terms,
    view 2024 LWMCCC ArtworkCompetitionTerms.pdf.  During registration, you will be asked to accept these terms by checking a box. 

    For anyone under 18, you must also print and have a guardian sign the Terms with signature lines at this link: 
    2024 LWMCCC ArtworkCompetitionTermsGuardian.pdf

    To read more details online and see all past shirt artwork for the last 20 year, go to: CCC Artwork Competition

    To participate in the competition, you must register here and accept the terms provided.  All submissions must be received by Apri 15, 2024 per instructions in the Terms.

    You may submit up to three (3) entries.  Upload images to:  

    https://primemeridian.smugmug.com/upload/jSX9DV/LWMCCCArtwork

    using filenames that includes your name so we can associate the image with your entry.  Images should be JPEG, .eps, or Ai files at 300 DPI.


    • Saturday, April 27, 2024
    • Sunday, April 28, 2024
    • Riverwalk Landing Marina in Yorktown

    Ed and Aimee Darling will lead HYC and BBSA cruisers to the
    Pirate Invasion of Yorktown.     

    • Location:  Riverwalk Landing Marina
    • Sat-Sun April 27-28.  Some boats may go up on Friday
    • Bring appetizers for the dock parties
    • Plan on eating in town or own your boat
    • More details to come.  


    • Tuesday, April 30, 2024
    • 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
    • Norfolk Yacht and Country Club

    Registration opening soon...

    Broad Bay Sailing Association (BBSA), in conjunction with Norfolk Yacht & Country Club (NYCC) will provide a training and information session on:

    Provisioning for Cruising on the Lower Chesapeake Bay

    • Tuesday, 30 April
    • Norfolk Yacht and Country Club.
    • NYCC is providing a burger bar for $15.50 per person with cash bar.

    Please sign up and join us for this first NYCC/BBSA joint training session. Everyone is welcome.  

    If you are planning to do some cruising, either locally or more extensively:

    • Do you have storage challenges? 
    • Have you wondered what you need to pack in advance? 
    • In addition to safety equipment, food, water, and other related materials all take up valuable but limited storage space. How do you best plan to provision your vessel with desired items, save space, and avoid spoilage? 
    Come participate in this training event and learn from local experts!

    This training session will consist of a panel of experienced cruisers and will be open for general discussion. 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 to be included are cooking and food preparation equipment requirements/recommendations, meal planning and food storage best practices along with experiences and lessons learned for related provisions needed for short/medium duration cruises. 


    • Friday, May 24, 2024
    • Monday, May 27, 2024
    • East River off of Mobjack Bay

    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.

    • Friday, June 07, 2024
    • Sunday, June 09, 2024
    • Norfolk

    Placeholder.  More details to come.  We need a cruise captain.


    • Saturday, July 13, 2024
    • Sunday, July 14, 2024
    • 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.  

    • Saturday, July 20, 2024
    • Sunday, July 21, 2024
    • Mill Creek off Ft. Monroe

    Cruise led by the Guyers.  More details coming soon.

    • Friday, July 26, 2024
    • Sunday, July 28, 2024
    • NYCC

    Led by Summer Wind and Shangri La

    More details to come.  

    • Sunday, August 04, 2024
    • Monday, August 12, 2024
    • Online
    Register

    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:  

    • Volunteer pool: If you are willing to be contacted throughout the year for short tasks, select Yes to be added to the volunteer pool.  
    • Specific tasks:  Select all that you might be willing to do.  These are volunteer jobs for specific events, dates, and times.  
    • Future committee positions:  If you are willing to be part of the planning committee next year, we can start your training now.  You can shadow the current committee members.  Job descriptions are available on the CCC Volunteers page.  

    NOTE:  Your name will not be publicly listed on the website.  Only the committee will have access to your name.  

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

    Registration will open in April 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 races 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)

    • Notice of Race (NOR) - coming in the spring
      • Saturday's race will start north of Little Creek and finishing in 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: CCCup.net 
    At this site, you can find all documents, the schedules, the photos of all competitor boats, and more.  



    • Friday, August 16, 2024
    • Sunday, August 18, 2024
    • TBD

    Led by Mike Ottaway on Kalypso

    More details to come.  

    • Saturday, August 24, 2024
    • Sunday, August 25, 2024
    • Norfolk's Hospital Point Achorage

    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


    • Friday, August 30, 2024
    • Monday, September 02, 2024
    • Little Bay off Fleets Bay

    Led by Shangri La and Summer Wind

    More details later.  

    • Thursday, October 10, 2024
    • Monday, October 14, 2024
    • Annapolis, MD


    • Friday, November 22, 2024
    • Sunday, November 24, 2024
    • Waterside Marina

    Let to Jonathan Romero.

    More details later.

Past events

Tuesday, March 26, 2024 Marine Diesels: Basics and Fundamentals
Tuesday, March 19, 2024 BBSA Membership Meeting - Intro to Salty Dawg Sailing Association
Saturday, February 24, 2024 Cruise Planning Meeting
Tuesday, February 20, 2024 BBSA Membership Meeting/Potluck - Updates on the 2024 LWM Cape Charles Cup
Saturday, February 10, 2024 Sail Nauticus Coastal Navigation Course
Tuesday, January 30, 2024 Training/Potluck: Tides and Current in the Bay - FULL
Saturday, January 27, 2024 BBSA Winter Banquet & Installation of Officers
Saturday, January 13, 2024 Explaining the PHRF of the Chesapeake @ OPCYC
Tuesday, December 05, 2023 Training: Boat Maintenance Practices
Friday, November 17, 2023 Cruise: Norfolk Waterside
Tuesday, November 14, 2023 November Membership Meeting/Friendsgiving/Voting
Friday, November 10, 2023 Last day to complete Cruiser's Training Survey
Wednesday, November 01, 2023 Online Voting in Progress for 2024 Officers
Tuesday, October 24, 2023 BBSA Cruisers Social and Potluck
Tuesday, October 17, 2023 BBSA Membership Meeting/BBSA Championship Awards
Monday, October 09, 2023 Tucker Thompson America’s Cup Presentation
Saturday, October 07, 2023 CANCELED: Indigenous Peoples' Weekend Cruise
Tuesday, September 19, 2023 Post-race Social for the Leo Wardrup Memorial Cape Charles Cup
Tuesday, September 12, 2023 Cruisers Social - "Pot Luck"
Friday, September 01, 2023 Cruise: Labor Day - Back to original destination
Tuesday, August 22, 2023 CANCELED: BBSA Membership Meeting and Pool Party
Friday, August 18, 2023 Leo Wardrup Memorial Cape Charles Cup
Saturday, August 12, 2023 Cruise: Perseid Meteor Showers
Friday, August 11, 2023 Last Day to Update Shirt Orders for LMW Cape Charles Cup
Friday, July 28, 2023 Cruise: Norfolk Yacht and Country Club
Sunday, July 02, 2023 Cruise: Doobie Brothers in Portsmouth
Saturday, July 01, 2023 Independence Day Cruise
Friday, June 23, 2023 A Cruise with a Purpose at NYCC
Saturday, June 10, 2023 Cruise: Slow Moving Northern Neck V1 - One Week
Friday, June 09, 2023 Cruise: Harborfest
Saturday, May 27, 2023 Cruise Canceled: Memorial Day Weekend
Tuesday, May 23, 2023 BBSA May Membership Meeting
Saturday, May 06, 2023 OPCYC Blessing of the Fleet
Saturday, May 06, 2023 Cruise: Kentucky Derby at Waterside
Friday, April 28, 2023 CANCELED. Cruise: Yorktown Pirate Invasion
Tuesday, April 18, 2023 BBSA April Membership Meeting
Saturday, April 15, 2023 2023 BBSA Sock Burning Party
Saturday, March 25, 2023 BBSA Sailboat Swap Meet
Tuesday, March 21, 2023 BBSA Membership Meeting: Basic Navigation & Rules of the Road Trivia Night
Saturday, March 04, 2023 Sails & Sail Trim by Evolution Sails
Saturday, February 18, 2023 2023 Cruise Planning Meeting
Friday, November 18, 2022 Grand Illumination Cruise
Tuesday, September 20, 2022 Cape Charles Cup Awards Social and Membership Meeting
Friday, September 02, 2022 Labor Day Weekend Cruise - "Pirates Beach"
Saturday, August 20, 2022 Leo Wardrup Memorial Cape Charles Cup
Saturday, August 13, 2022 Cruise to Back Creek for Perseid meteor shower
Friday, August 12, 2022 Last Day to Update Shirt Orders for LMW Cape Charles Cup
Friday, July 29, 2022 Cruise to Norfolk Yacht Club
Thursday, July 28, 2022 Sunsets on The River Cruise to The Hermitage Museum
Friday, July 15, 2022 Cruise to Hampton's Mill Creek and Ozzlefinch Brewery
Friday, July 01, 2022 Independence Day Cruise to Cape Charles
Friday, June 17, 2022 Summer Cruise up the Bay
Thursday, June 16, 2022 Summer Sailstice Progressive Dinner Cruise
Friday, June 10, 2022 Cruise to Norfolk Harborfest
Friday, May 27, 2022 Memorial Day Cruise
Saturday, May 07, 2022 Cruise to Waterside - CANCELED due to weather
Saturday, April 23, 2022 CANCELED: Cruise to Yorktown Pirate Invasion
Sunday, March 06, 2022 2022 Cruise Planning Meeting
Saturday, February 26, 2022 Safety at Sea Training
Tuesday, February 15, 2022 Cruise Training: One Day Away in the Bay
Tuesday, January 11, 2022 Cruising Survey Review and Discussion
Friday, December 31, 2021 Last day for 2022 Cruising Survey
Friday, November 19, 2021 Grand Illumination Cruise
Saturday, October 30, 2021 Last minute Cruise to Cape Charles
Friday, October 22, 2021 Cruise to Mobjack Bay
Thursday, October 14, 2021 Annapolis Boat Show
Saturday, September 04, 2021 Pirates Beach Cruise (Labor Day Weekend Cruise)
Tuesday, August 17, 2021 Cruise to Long Island Sound (underway)
Saturday, August 14, 2021 Leo Wardrup Memorial Cape Charles Cup
Monday, August 09, 2021 Leo Wardrup Memorial Cape Charles Cup - last day for skippers to update order
Saturday, August 07, 2021 Star Gazing Anchorage Cruise
Saturday, July 24, 2021 Cruise to York River Yacht Haven
Tuesday, July 20, 2021 MEMBERSHIP MEETING and POTLUCK
Saturday, July 17, 2021 Leo Wardrup Memorial Cape Charles Cup - Last day for early registration
Monday, July 05, 2021 Marina/Restaurant/Pool Cruise - Spittler
Friday, July 02, 2021 Cape Charles Independence Day Cruise
Friday, June 18, 2021 CANCELED: Summer Sailstice Cruise
Friday, June 11, 2021 Norfolk Harborfest
Friday, May 28, 2021 Memorial Weekend Cruise - Mojack's East River
Saturday, May 22, 2021 Impromptu Cruise to Hampton Docks
Saturday, May 15, 2021 Cruise to Smithfield Station
Friday, April 23, 2021 Yorktown Riverwalk Landing - Pirates Invasion
Friday, April 09, 2021 Second Cruise Planning Meeting
Monday, March 15, 2021 BBSA Training Session: HRBT Expansion Project - Impact on Boating
Saturday, March 06, 2021 2021 Cruise Planning Meeting
Wednesday, February 10, 2021 BBSA Training Session 02: Exploring the BBSA Website
Wednesday, February 03, 2021 BBSA Training Session 1: Safety and Racing Topics
Thursday, January 21, 2021 Cruise Planning "Pre-Meeting" on Zoom
Friday, November 20, 2020 Grand Illumination Parade
Tuesday, November 17, 2020 Zoom meeting with Jet Ski Brian
Tuesday, October 20, 2020 Zoom Meeting: Carolyn Shearlock of The BOAT GALLEY
Friday, September 04, 2020 Labor Day Cruise to Pirates Beach
Friday, August 14, 2020 LWM Cape Charles Cup - Skippers' Meeting(s) - 2 shifts
Sunday, August 09, 2020 Online Auction supporting the Cape Charles Cup
Friday, July 31, 2020 Shuck & Suck Cape Charles
Sunday, July 19, 2020 Last day of regular registration for the Cape Charles Cup
Sunday, July 12, 2020 Easton Plein Air Fest
Sunday, July 05, 2020 Wind-Blown Cruise
Friday, July 03, 2020 Independence Day Cruise to Cape Charles
Friday, June 19, 2020 Canceled: Kiptopeke State Park Cruise
Saturday, June 13, 2020 CANCELED: Cruise to Mobjack Bay
Tuesday, May 19, 2020 Overview of the Flight Risk's Trip to the Exumas
Friday, April 24, 2020 ** CANCELED ** Yorktown Riverwalk Landing Cruise - Pirate Invasion
Thursday, April 02, 2020 Live Webinar - "Off the Wind": Modern Advancements in Downwind Sailing
Tuesday, March 10, 2020 Tides and Currents for Sailing Presentation
Wednesday, March 04, 2020 Lola Howard Remembrance Sunset Get Together
Sunday, February 23, 2020 BBSA Cruisers 2020 Cruise Planning Meeting
Tuesday, December 10, 2019 Training: Winter Maintenance and Repair Seminar
Friday, November 22, 2019 Grand Illumination Cruise
Saturday, October 05, 2019 Chisman Creek Anchoring Weekend - now Hospital Point
Friday, August 30, 2019 Labor Day Cruise - Fleets Bay/Pirates Beach
Saturday, August 03, 2019 Norfolk Tides Baseball Game - Hospital Point Anchorage
Friday, August 02, 2019 Cape Charles Shuck & Suck BBSA/HYC Joint Cruise
Friday, July 26, 2019 Norfolk Yacht Club Seafood Buffet
Tuesday, July 16, 2019 July Membership Meeting - Preparing for Offshore Voyages and Races
Wednesday, July 03, 2019 4th of July Cruise - Cape Charles
Monday, June 24, 2019 Cruise up the Wye River
Thursday, June 20, 2019 Summer Cruise III - Marina Cruise Chesapeake Bay
Thursday, June 20, 2019 Summer Cruise II - Chesapeake Bay
Thursday, June 20, 2019 Summer Sailstice Cruise - Fleets Bay
Saturday, June 15, 2019 Summer Cruise I -Sooper Looper NC Cruise
Friday, June 07, 2019 York River Yacht Haven Cruise - CANCELED!!
Friday, June 07, 2019 HarborFest - Downtown Norfolk
Saturday, May 25, 2019 Memorial Day Cruise - Mobjack Bay
Saturday, May 18, 2019 Spring into Sailing - Cruise to Waterside
Saturday, May 11, 2019 Sailing Uma Meet-Up
Friday, April 26, 2019 Yorktown Riverwalk Landing Cruise - Pirate Invasion
Tuesday, April 23, 2019 Last Day to Sign Up for Harborfest Parade & Official Events
Saturday, February 02, 2019 Cruise Planning Meeting

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