Spring Regatta
Newbegun Creek
Elizabeth City, NC
May 16, 2026
Join us on Saturday, May 16th from 9AM to 3PM as we compete on our professional 6 lane buoyed course!
Bugsy Beach Sprints
Bugsy Beach Sprints is a USRowing sanctioned event.
Additional Information
Coaches, Coxwains, Scullers Meeting
Virtual Meeting on Thursday May 14th 730pm to review course map, race rules, navigation hazards, and penalties. Coaches will be emailed a link.
Final Schedule Updates
The final race schedule will be published by Thursday evening. After Thursday, only pen and ink changes will be made. We've done our best to accommodate hot dock. Please remind rowers to come immediately to the beach for wet launch if their equipment or athletes are in another event.
Weather
We plan to continue as scheduled unless wind and thunder/lightning cause a delay. Neither are predicted as of now, only chance of rain which we will still race through.
Parking
Gates open at 6am. Prepaid parking is available and recommended due to poor cell phone reception. See button below. Coaches and trailers in tow will not be charged parking fees. Please remember that all other vehicles will be $10 cash. Athlete drop off will be at the small red barn near the parking corral.
Directions to Bugsy Beach
The closest address to race course is 809 Airship Dr
Travel South on US-17
Continue onto Bypass US-17 S toward Heartford, Edenton
Take exit 258 onto Halstead Blvd Ext [NC-344]
Turn left onto Halstead Blvd toward Elizabeth City
Drive 8.6mi [past the Coast Guard base] and turn left onto Consolidated Rd.
In 1.1mi you will turn right onto Bayside Rd
Then, quick left onto Davis Bay Rd.
Continue straight into Newbegun Land neighborhood.
Go about 2mi, then Right on Airship Dr.
Follow PAST the Red Barn and take a left towards Bugsy Beach (down the gravel road).
**We will have signs and volunteers directing cars/trailers to parking**