One of the best parts of membership is our active cruising program for members.   Activities include the annual Raft-Up, cruises to popular spots and attending great events around the Bay.    If there is a particular destination you would like to recommend, please email the Club’s Cruise Captain at cruisecaptain@yryc.org.

2024 Cruise Schedule

• 2024 Norfolk Harborfest  June 7-9, Information and Registration packages currently available.
• Cruise to Cape Charles, took place the weekend of 8/31/24. 

Prior Year Cruises: 2023 included: 

• Shake-Down Cruise – May 19-21, 2023 – destination Hampton
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• Annual Memorial Day Cruise to Mobjack Bay – May 26-29, 2023 – Heading out Saturday morning around 10am to head to the East River off Mobjack Bay for our first cruise of the year!  Check your newsletters for sign up information.
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• Opportunity Cruise – Moonlight Cruise to Onancock – June 2-5, 2023: Leave after Commodores Cocktail hour (virgin libations only) between 9 &10 PM and sail through the night by the light of a full moon. Plan on arriving at the Onancock canal after sunrise  and transit the canal in daylight, moor at the marina and get some rest for the rest of the morning. Enjoy the afternoon visiting Onancock and eat a really good meal in town. Sunday morning after breakfast in town we will slip the lines and head back in daylight to Yacht Haven.
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• Norfolk Harborfest – June 9-11, 2023 – The sailboat fleet, led by S/V Sirena Gorda, will set sail for Old Point Comfort on Thursday, June 8 between 10am – 11am, inviting others to join them!  Once at OPC, boaters will anchor out and plan to enjoy a visit to Pheobus, taking full advantage of their dinghy dock.  Contact GT if you wish to join the Thursday fleet! 
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• Fleet Cruises – July 14-16, 2023:  Separate sail and power boat fleet cruises.  Sail fleet will head to Poquoson River, while the powerboat fleet will head to Lynhaven.  Check upcoming newsletters and email from the YRYC Cruise Captain for details.
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• Labor Day Cruise to Cape Charles – September 1 – 4, 2023:  While warm weather is not even here, it is not too early to begin thinking about our annual cruise to Cape Charles for Labor Day weekend!    Currently we have 15 slips on hold. Click here to reserve now as this cruise will sell out in the harbor marina! 
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• Norfolk Nashfest and Baseball – September 16-17, 2023:  Stay at Waterside, enjoy the Nashfest 757 Festival and take in a baseball game of the Norfolk Tides.  
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• Fall Raft Up – October 14-15, 2023
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• Other cruise events will be posted as information becomes available

• Hampton Blackbeard Festival 2023 – June 3-4, 2023
• Turkey Shoot Regatta – September 29 – October 1, 2023 
• Urbanna Oyster Festival – November 3-4, 2023

Other events to be added as plans become known!  

Have an idea or suggestion? Contact the YRYC Cruise Captain  to let him know.