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• Diesel Maintenance

  • When
    8 Feb 2020
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    9:30 AM
  • Location
    Oriental Town Hall

  Darrell Foster

  
  

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• Sail Trim

  • When
    15 Feb 2020
  •  
    9:30 AM
  • Location
    Oriental Town Hall

  Todd Cox

  
  

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• Navigating Local Waters

  • When
    22 Feb 2020
  •  
    9:30 AM
  • Location
    Oriental Town Hall

  Coast Guard Aux ( info about the Neuse and local waters, including info about local anchorages, Marinas and boatyards)

  
  

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• NSA Oyster Roast

  • When
    22 Feb 2020
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    2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
  • Location
    Oriental Marina & Inn

  
  

  The annual NSA Oyster Roast will kick off at 2:00pm on Saturday February 22nd at the Oriental Marina & Inn for NSA members and member invited guests. Members may invite one or two guests at $10.00 each.

  We will have a Member center set up to assist members in renewing their membership as well as any guests wishing to join.

  We ask all members to bring a side dish or dessert to the event.

  
  

  
  

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• AC/Refrigeration

  • When
    29 Feb 2020
  •  
    9:30 AM
  • Location
    Oriental Town Hall

  Hosted by Darrell Foster

  
  

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• NOAA (discussion on weather)

  • When
    7 Mar 2020
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    9:30 AM
  • Location
    Oriental Town Hall

  
  

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• First Aid Onboard

  • When
    14 Mar 2020
  •  
    9:30 AM
  • Location
    Oriental Town Hall

  Erik Kindle

  
  

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• NSA Shrimperoo

  • When
    28 Mar 2020
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    2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
  • Location
    Oriental Marina & Inn

  
  

  The annual Neuse Sailing Association’s Shrimperoo will take place on Saturday, March 28th at the Oriental Marina & Tiki Bar. The public is invited to join in the fun, which includes plenty of shrimp, assorted foods, and a raffle drawing. The NSA will provide the shrimp, side dishes, some drinks, and music. 

  There is no registration for this event as it is open to the public. Non-members will be charged a fee of $10, which can be applied toward your NSA membership if you join that day.  We'll also have a Member Center set up to assist members in renewing their membership and for any guests wishing to join.

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• Easter (Spring) Cruise

  • Start
    11 Apr 2020
  • End
    13 Apr 2020
  • Location
    Beaufort Docks

  Registration is closed

  This year we head back to beautiful Beaufort, NC, for Easter weekend. We'll have assigned slips on Beaufort Docks for those who wish to tie up and plug in. And the anchorage off the waterfront is always a good option with plenty of space and a short dinghy ride in. We'll gather on the docks for a Saturday afternoon social.  On Sunday, Beaufort churches combine for an Easter Sunrise Service for those so inclined. Stay tuned for more information on registration and activities.

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• 2020 Oriental Boat Show

  • Start
    17 Apr 2020
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    12:00 PM
  • End
    19 Apr 2020
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    3:00 PM
  • Location
    Oriental, NC

  The Oriental Boat Show this year is in the Oriental Harbor Marina. Make sure you stop by the NSA tent. We also need NSA members to work shifts in the tent to greet potential members and answer questions. Please contact Donna Crothers, Vice Commodore of Membership if you'd like to help.

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  More information about the boat show is available at www.orientalboatshow.com/

  Oriental’s annual In-water Boat Show has grown exponentially since its beginnings in 2009. The 2017 show drew over 100 exhibitors from as far away Hampton, Virginia, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and Bryson City, NC. In addition to nautical goods and services, dealers and brokers brought in boats on land and in the slips at Oriental Harbor Marina, many of which were available for in-water sea trials. For more info, see the Oriental Boat Show website.

  
  

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• 2020 Hope Regala

  • Start
    15 May 2020
  • End
    16 May 2020
  • Location
    River Dunes

  
  
  

  The 2020 Hope Regala is happening 

  The Annual Hope Regala at River Dunes is May 15 and 16. The Regala BBQ is Friday evening and the Regala event is on Saturday evening.
  Boaters may register for the weekend at River Dunes Grace Harbor Marina for only $300, which includes all the festivities of the weekend and 3 days/2 nights of full marina privileges.

  For more information and registration here is their website Hope Regala

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• Memorial Day Cruise

  • Start
    23 May 2020
  • End
    25 May 2020
  • Location
    Cape Lookout

  Last year we broke from tradition and headed to Cape Lookout for Memorial Day weekend instead of Ocracoke. It turned out to be a fabulous weekend -- sunshine, cool breezes, and sleeping with the hatches open -- so we're returning this year. We'll gather on the beach for socials on Saturday and Sunday afternoons to accommodate everyone's schedules. Please plan to provision to bring an appetizer or dessert to one or both socials, and remember there are no stores at Cape Lookout! And don't let the absence of a dinghy stop you from coming.  You can always hitch a ride to the beach from one of your fellow members. 

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• Week-long Cruise

  • Start
    13 Jun 2020
  • End
    21 Jun 2020
  • Location
    Albemarle Plantation

  This year the annual Week-long Cruise will offer two routes to the same primary destination while keeping the club together for the remainder of the week.  We'll have cruise captains for each route.

  Route 1 follows the traditional course from Oriental to the Pungo River Anchorage east of Belhaven via the Bay River and Hobucken Cut (ICW). Then up the Alligator River-Pungo River Canal to the Alligator River Marina for one night and then on to Albemarle Plantation Marina for three nights at this magnificent "Albemarle Loop" marina development on the north shore of Albemarle Sound at Yeopim Creek.

  Route 2, weather permitting, will offer a chance for members to sail at night. The fleet will depart Oriental on Friday evening, June 12, before dusk and sail overnight across Pamlico Sound to Manteo on Roanoke Island, 88nm, via the Old House and Roanoke Island channels. The sun will be up before we enter these channels. After two nights at the Manteo Waterfront Marina, the fleet will sail north around Roanoke Island and west across Albermarle Sound to Albemarle Plantation.

  Both groups will rendezvous on Monday at Albermarle Plantation Marina for three nights.

  On Thursday, the entire fleet will depart Albemarle Plantation and sail east across Albemarle Sound and down the Alligator River to an anchorage near the northern entrance to the Alligator River-Pungo River Canal. The following day, we will continue on to the Dowry Creek Marina just off the Pungo River for our final two nights. On Sunday, we sail home.

  Much more detail, and reservation information, to come! Questions, contact Carl Crothers, Vice Commodore for Cruising, carlcrothers52@gmail.com

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• Dog Days Cruise

  • Start
    10 Jul 2020
  • End
    12 Jul 2020
  • Location
    River Forest Marina, Belhaven

  Oriental's popular Croaker Festival takes place this year on the actual July 4th weekend, July 3-5, instead of the weekend before. So, we are moving our Dog Days Cruise to the following weekend, July 10-12. And we're heading to the historic River Forest Manor and Marina in Belhaven, which was beautifully restored in 2015.

  On the club's last visit to the River Forest Marina in 2018, we were given a private guided tour of the 1899 mansion, followed by our social on the house's broad veranda. The marina also provides courtesy golf carts for excursions to downtown Belhaven about a mile away.

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• 2020 Dinghy Poker Run

  • When
    25 Jul 2020
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    9:30 AM - 3:00 PM
  • Location
    Oriental, NC

  Dinghy Poker Run

  It’s not too early to start thinking about having fun and helping a good cause. 

  For those of you who are new to the Poker Run, here’s how it works: Hands sell for $10@ or$25/3 (including 1 lunch/hand!) at the Tiki Bar at 9:30am and the “run” is from 11am - 1pm.  Players take small boats to 6-7 docks where they draw a card at each dock to fill their hand(s), or you may do land only hands at the Tiki Bar.  Prizes will be awarded for the highest hands. Lunch will be served from 12:30 – whenever.  Live and Silent auctions and 50-50 raffle are held following lunch.

   This is a community event, open to everyone, but staffed primarily by the membership.

  More details to be announced so stay tuned.......

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• Lazy Days Cruise

  • Start
    1 Aug 2020
  • End
    2 Aug 2020
  • Location
    Grace Harbor, River Dunes

  Hot August storms often disrupt our efforts to cruise to distant destinations, making a nearby marina usually a good choice for the annual Lazy Days Cruise.  With that in mind, this year we'll go back to the magnificent River Dunes Marina at Grace Harbor off Broad Creek. just 11nm from Oriental. We'll enjoy the pool, have a Saturday social and, for those interested, have dinner in groups at the fabulous Harbor Club.

  Stay tuned for more information and registration.

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• Labor Day Cruise

  • Start
    4 Sep 2020
  • End
    7 Sep 2020
  • Location
    Ocracoke

  Ocracoke Island was devasted by Hurricane Dorian last year, but Ocracokers are resilent and they are ready to welcome the NSA back for Labor Day weekend 2020. The recovery on the island is not complete, but many of the club's favorite restaurants and businesses are open. 

  The Anchorage Marina and the National Park Service docks are sure to fill up for the weekend. We will be granted a limited number of reserved slips at the Anchorage Inn Marina. Once registration is opened, those slips will be assigned interested members on a first-come, first-served basis, according to the time stamp on your registration. So,  watch for notification that registration is opening and don't delay as the slips go quickly. Slips at the government docks, which cannot be reserved, and space in the anchorage are first-come, first served.

  Since some members will arrive Friday or earlier and some may leave on Sunday, we are planning for socials on both Saturday and Sunday afternoons under the gazebo at the Anchorage Marina. Please plan to join us and bring your favorite appetizer, dish or dessert to share.

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• Fall Cruise

  • Start
    10 Oct 2020
  • End
    11 Oct 2020
  • Location
    West Bay Anchorage

  We had a fabulous weekend last year at West Bay for our Fall Cruise and we're going to try it again. An old NSA haunt, West Bay can be iffy for anchoring if the wind is not right. The beach on the southern shore of Pamlico Sound is very nice and the anchorage beautiful, unless the wind is out of the north, which makes it too rough. So, we'll hope for a S or SW wind and moderate temps.  We plan to have a social on the beach sometime Saturday (bring a dish). If you don't have a working dinghy, there is always somebody that can give ou a ride.

  We normally anchor near 35°01.869'N  076°20.082'W.  That is on the outside of West Bay.  We typically anchor outside because of easier access to the beach.  There is no beach on the inside of West Bay.

  Stay tuned for more information.

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• Halloween Cruise

  • Start
    31 Oct 2020
  • End
    1 Nov 2020
  • Location
    New Bern

  Details to follow.

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• 2020 Commodore's Ball

  • When
    14 Nov 2020
  •  
    6:00 PM - 11:00 PM
  • Location
    River Dunes
  • Spaces left
    120

  CELEBRATION of NSA TIME 2020

  
  

  APPETIZERS,  BUFFET DINNER, DANCING TO LIVE MUSIC

  RECOGNITION OF THE 2020 BRIDGE and DIRECTORS

  INTRODUCTION OF THE 2021 BRIDGE and DIRECTORS

  Cost $45.00 per person, Cash bar – Beer and Wine *AND LIQUOR* (River Dunes now has their liquor license!)

  THIS WILL BE A GREAT EVENING TO CELEBRATE AN OUTSTANDING YEAR!!! AND TO ANTICIPATE KICKING OFF 2021 WHICH WILL BE EVEN BETTER! YOU HAVE MADE 2020 NSA TIME!!!!   ENJOY OUR LAST GATHERING!! 

  Anyone with a dietary restriction please notify the commodore at: commodore@neusesailingassociation.org

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  Log in and select the registration button. Please enter the names of your guests and select the number of guests below the names you entered. When you register be sure to include your spouse / partner as a guest, plus up to two additional guests. Limit 4. Only NSA members may register but may bring guests. Please pay online if you can as this makes work for management easier.

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