2010 WBORA Calendar

As soon as we have it, it will be posted

2009 WBORA Calendar

March 21 - 1pm Series #1 Kickoff Race!
        **POSTPONED DUE TO COOL WEATHER**
Employing the soon to be famous “Benkell Shuffle” Format

March 21 - 5PM Season Kickoff Meeting Seapath
~ BYOB. All Skippers/Crew. Membership Drive, '09 officer vote


April 18 - Charleston Race Week


May 21 - Seidel Wrightsville Beach to Beaufort Race (SWBBR)


May 22-25 - North Carolina Offshore Championship Regatta, Beaufort
May 29-31 - Leukemia Cup Regatta, Southport


June 20 - 1PM Series Race #2 with Raftup

June 27 - 1PM '08 REDO Doxey Cup Double Hander


July 17-19th – Rocket Regatta, Southport
Aug 1st - SAYRA


August 8- 1pm Barfield Memorial Regatta

August 29 - 12pm Series Race/Exotic Drink Raftup Party

Sept 12 - 1pm 2009 Doxey Cup Double Hander

Oct 3 - 1PM Final Series Race w/ Post Raft-Up!


Oct 31 – Stede Bonnet Pirate Race, Southport

WBORA Sea Buoy

On a note closer to home, our own Murray Seidel went to considerable effort to obtain and install the WBORA mooring buoy. He has specific instructions for its use.

• On top of the buoy there is pennant line with an eye in it. There is a S.S. hook where the eye is placed. This keeps the end of the line from getting fouled with marine life.
  
  
• Remove the pennant from the buoy and run your line thru the eye. Cleat both ends of your line to your boat. When casting off reverse the procedure making sure the eye of the pennant is on the hook of buoy.
  
  
• Never ever put a line around the chain attached to the bottom of the buoy. This will put all the strain into the plastic and is likely to destroy the buoy. They only safe way to transmit loads thru the buoy is thru the metal rod which goes thru the buoy. The load goes from the moored boat, to the pennant, thru the shaft and then to the anchor chain attached to the bottom of the buoy. If you do not understand these instructions call Murray.
  
  

Failure to comply will result in your boat being accidentally T boned by Sundance under full diesel power. That's not a good thing.

Calling all current/potential
WBORA MEMBERS!

Here is the current membership application for those of you interested in becoming a full-time WBORA member, whether as crew or skipper. Please try to make the Kickoff Meeting on May 30th, details above.

2009 WBORA Membership Application (PDF File)

Participation is the key to a great future for WBORA. Winning is not everything, lots boats out there improving their skills followed by good fellowship at socials and raft ups makes sailing fun. We have a lot of experienced crew out here looking for rides. Skippers, that can be great way to learn more about sailing. Also, the old hands around the club are full of advice and help for the less experienced.

Mary Harrison
Commodore