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Va Beach is a great place to sail! You can sail in the Ocean or more protected waters in the bay. We have several events each year and a pretty active fleet.

Bay sailing: There are a few access paths to the beach in Chesapeake Beach (and Chick's Beach). We are allowed to keep our boats with the masts up on the beach during the summer. This is extremely convenient, but the parking is tough. You can drop your sails and gear off at the access, then park a few blocks away. If you get there early, you can park right up front. We have rarely had problems with people messing with boats.

Norfolk Bay sailing: There are a few accesses along the Bay in Ocean View, but they are difficult to get to. We have a few races at Ships Cabin, which is right on the water and has an excellent access. We can leave boats over night, but not for an extended period. We have not had problems with people messing with boats, but one year, Todd came out to find some kids sword fighting with his battens and has sworn off that location. For those of us with nicer boats, we leave them on the beach about a half mile away in a really nice beachfront community--again, over night only. There is also a good ramp with facilities at Willoughby spit. A great place to sail.

Ocean sailing. The beach is very long and there is a significant drop off. We are allowed to keep boats on the beach long term with masts up, but there are very few boats out there. There are beach accesses, but none that you can get a boat across, so you have to sail from the bay and leave your boat there. Parking is very difficult. We do one race (Neptune Festival) on the Ocean. The sailing hasn't been that great, but the party and festival are very nice.

We have one I20 in the area, probably 8 A cats, no HTs (anymore), lots of Hobie 16s, a few Tigers, Some Supercats, small Nacras and some Sharks. The Sharks really only participate in our big race (Sail the Bay) in May, but they are active in the fleet. Most of our events are open fleet.

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