2024 SIBC Meet & Greet
2024-01-29 17:00 - 19:00 (America/New_York) | 16 Middle Marsh Retreat, 16 Middle Marsh Retreat, Savannah, GA, 31411, United States
Ahoy 2024 SIBC Members,
There will be an SIBC Meet and Greet Happy Hour at Commodore Upton’s Home from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm (16 Middle Marsh Retreat). Come and meet the SIBC Officers and Directors for 2024 as well as fellow SIBC members. Come and vote on SIBC 2024 activities and sign up for hosting the Dockside Bar!! Wine, Beer and light hors d’oeuvres will be available. You are sure to have a GREAT time!
Let’s kick off the 2024 SIBC Year with a bang!!!
Hugh Upton
2024 SIBC Commodore

CCA-GA Presentation
2024-02-29 17:00 - 19:00 | TLA Admin Conf Room, 600 Landings Way South, Savannah, GA, 31411, United States
CCA-GA is the Georgia affiliate of the Coastal Conservation Association, a national 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, with over 100,000 members. The objective of CCA is to conserve, promote, and enhance the present and future availability of our coastal marine resources for the benefit and enjoyment of the general public.

CCA-GA has graciously agreed to present to SIBC all the activities that CCA-GA is involved in to conserve the local coastline and surrounding waters. SIBC Members who have heard the CCA-GA presentation in the past have been very impressed with what CCA-GA is doing in our local area. This is a unique opportunity for other SIBC Members to hear about what CCA-GA is doing to conserve the beauty of the Low Country for residents and boaters.

The presentation will be held at 5:00 pm on February 29th at the TLA Building in the TLA conference room on Skidaway Island. The TLA conference room is off to the right as you enter the TLA Building.

We request that you RSVP for the event so that we know how many people to expect. Please send an RSVP email with the number attending to: hughandcharlene@gmail.com

CSAH's Tiny House Project Presentation
2024-03-06 17:30 - 19:00 | TLA Admin Conf Room, 600 Landings Way South, Savannah, GA, 31411, United States
SIBC has supported the Chatham Savannah Authority for the Homeless (CSAH) for several years. The CSAH’s Tiny House Project is the first of its kind in Georgia and the US. It provides homeless veterans with a place to eat, sleep, take care of themselves and a chance to return to normal life.
Jennifer Darcy, Executive Director of CSAH has graciously agreed to take time out from her busy schedule to present to SIBC members an overview of the exciting work that CSAH is doing in our community to help the homeless, above and beyond the Tiny House Project for veterans.
The presentation will be held on March 6th from 5:30 pm to 7:00 pm. Come learn more about the hope that the Tiny House Project gives to veterans and the other great work that CSAH is doing. Those SIBC members who have heard Jennifer speak before were really impressed at what CSAH is doing in our community.
The presentation will be held at the TLA Building in the TLA conference room on Skidaway Island. The TLA conference room is off to the right as you enter the TLA Building.
We request that you RSVP for the event so that we know how many people to expect. Please send an RSVP email with the number attending to: hughandcharlene@gmail.com

Burning of Socks - The Opening of Boating Season
2024-03-15 17:00 - 19:00 | Dockside Bar, 600 Priest Landing Drive, Savannah, GA, 31411, United States
Come Celebrate The Opening of Boating Season
SIBC Sock Burning and Burgers/Hot Dogs
SIBC Members are you ready to say Good-Bye to winter and Celebrate the opening of the 2023 Boating Season? Come celebrate the Vernal Equinox with other SIBC members as we honor a long standing Boaters Tradition of burning our old winter socks and lifting a glass to the end of winter and cheer the New Years Boating Season.

It is all happening March 15th at the Dockside Bar at the Landings Harbor Marina from 5:00 pm until approximately 7:00 pm. The weather is looking GREAT on March 15th. The prediction is sunny with highs near 74 degrees although a little windy.

If you are going to join us at the Sock Burning and Burgers/Hot Dog Event there are a few things you need to do: Please RSVP for the Event by March 22nd so we can purchase the right number of hamburgers and hot dogs.

RSVP here: hughandcharlene@gmail.com

Bring a dish to share with 8 people. We are organizing our Pot Luck by Last Name:
A thru H: Bring a Salad,
I thru P: Bring a Starch Dish,
Q thru Z: Bring a Desert.
Bring a bag of white athletic socks to donate to the homeless,
Bring your old winter socks to burn,
Bring your SIBC Lanyards,
Bring cash for drink donations. Wine and beer will be available for a small donation.
Hope to See You there!!

Dockside Bar Happy Hours
2024-03-29 16:30 - 19:00, 2024-04-12 16:30 - 19:00, 2024-04-26 16:30 - 19:00, 2024-05-10 16:30 - 19:00, 2024-05-24 16:30 - 19:00, 2024-06-07 16:30 - 19:00, 2024-06-21 17:30 - 19:00, 2024-07-05 00:00 and 1 more date | Dockside Bar, 600 Priest Landing Drive, Savannah, GA, 31411, United States
Come meet your fellow SIBC members for Friday happy hours at the Dockside Bar. Adult beverages, soda’s, water and snacks will be provided. Renew old friendships, meet new boaters and come enjoy the sights and sounds of sailboats and motorboats on the Wilmington River from the perfect viewing location, the Dockside Bar at Landings Harbor Marina. $2.00 donation for beverages.

Low Country Hook Ocean Race
2024-04-06 13:30 - 17:00 | Dockside Bar, 600 Priest Landing Drive, Savannah, GA, 31411, United States
The Low Country Ocean Hook Race is one of the premier sailing events of the year. This exhilarating event starts in Hilton Head, sailing past Tybee Island and then through Wassaw Sound, finishing at the Landings Harbor Marina. SIBC will be hosting the Dockside Bar from ~1:30 pm until ~ 5:00 pm. The Dockside Bar will cater to SIBC Members, Race Sponsors and Race Participants.
Come out and watch the finish of the Hook Race from the best viewing location on Skidaway Island. Come and enjoy the views as the Sail Boats cross the finish line with colorful spinnakers straining in the wind and all sails rigged as the race crew fights for a winning position.
Hors d’oeuvre, will be available as will Landings Lager, Beer and Wine for a small $2.00 donation.

USCG Air Station Tour at Hunter AAF
2024-04-17 | GA
Coast Guard Air Station (CGAS) Savannah supports a multitude of Coast Guard missions worldwide. Air Station Savannah provides Search & Rescue (SAR) coverage 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, for 450 miles of shoreline from the northern border of South Carolina to Melbourne, Florida, averaging more than 250 SAR cases a year. Other missions include: Marine Safety, Marine Environmental Protection, Fisheries Enforcement, Aids to Navigation support, Migrant Interdiction, Drug Interdiction, Other Law Enforcement and Defense Readiness. Many of these missions require deployment of aviation detachments aboard Coast Guard Cutters.
On April 17th SIBC members have a unique opportunity to tour USCG Air Station at Hunter Army Air Field. Our host is LT. Tucker Williams USCG. We will be meeting at 9:30 am at the Methodist Church parking lot and be transported by an Old Town Trolley to Hunter AAF. We will clear security and then tour the USCG Air Station with LT. Williams. Following our tour, we will have lunch at a suitable location on the Landings. We should be done by early afternoon.

Flotilla around Skidaway Island via Rhodes Creek
2024-04-25 09:30 - 14:30 | GA
This is SIBC’s first Flotilla of the 2024 Boating Season. The date of the Flotilla coincides with a 7.0 ft high tide at Romerly Marsh. We plan to take 3 or 4 boats from Delegal Marina at around 9:30 am, transit Adams Creek where there is a high probability of seeing Dolphins. From Adams Creek, you will be able to see homes on Skidaway Island. From Adams Creek, we will turn into Rhodes Creek and wind our way among the hammocks with great views of Wassaw Island and Skidaway Island. Rhodes Creek flows into the Wilmington River where we will transit to Thunderbolt for lunch. On the way to Thunderbolt you will have great views of Wilmington Island. Following lunch, we will boat down the Wilmington River to the Skidaway River, past Isle of Hope, down the Burnside River, down the Vernon River ending our circumnavigation of Skidaway Island at the Delegal Marina. The complete trip should take us 4 to 5 hours. The trip will cost each member participating boat gas ($15/pp) and lunch at Tubby’s

Flotilla Trip to Bluffton
2024-05-15 | Landings Harbor Marina, 600 Priest Landing Dr, Savannah, GA, 31411, United States
This flotilla is scheduled to leave from Landings Harbor Marina with 3 or 4 boats Wednesday, May 15th at ~9:00 am and transit up the Wilmington River, through the Elba cut, across the Savannah River, through Fields cut past Daufuskie Island, through Calibogue Sound, past Hilton Head, up the May River to the Bluffton Public Dock. This trip will take approximately 2.5 hours one way. Bluffton is within walking distance of the Bluffton Public Docks. We plan on having lunch and wondering for a few hours around Bluffton before returning to the Landings Harbor Marina another 2.5 hour boat trip.
Bluffton is steeped in history yet bustling with new energy. Defined by the serpentine May River, Bluffton offers a calming allure around every bend of the waterway. Bluffton’s coastal community located along the May River is rich with much to explore, in any season. History, culture, and arts to uncover. Natural beauty, waterways, and parks to play in. Local markets to savor, shops to browse, and easy days spent strolling through galleries.
The complete trip should take us all day returning to LHM by ~6:00 pm. The trip will cost each member participating boat gas ($22) and lunch at a Bluffton restaurant. We are limited to 23 members.

Tour of Ships of the Sea Museum Waves of Wonder Exhibit/Lunch
2024-07-24 11:00 | Ships of the Sea Maritime Museum, 41 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd, Savannah, GA, 31401, United States
On July 24th, SIBC will embark on a trip to the Ships of the Sea Museum to explore the Waves of Wonder Exhibition that is on display until September 1st. Amidst the gentle lull of the ocean’s embrace, this exhibition invites you to delve deep into the soul-stirring artworks brought to life through the Artists, Writers, and Scholars (AWS) Program, generously funded by UGA Marine Extension and Georgia Sea Grant.

We will car pool from the Skidaway Island Methodist Church at 11:00 am and have lunch at Corleone’s Trattoria before the tour. Below is a link to the Waves of Wonder exhibition for more information:
https://www.shipsofthesea.org/waves-of-wonder
The cost of this excursion is $12.50/pp plus the cost of your lunch.

Friday Happy Hours at the Dockside Bar
2024-08-02 17:00 - 19:30, 2024-08-16 17:00 - 19:30, 2024-08-30 17:00 - 19:30, 2024-09-27 17:00 - 19:30, 2024-10-11 17:00 - 19:30, 2024-10-25 17:00 - 19:30 | Dockside Bar, 600 Priest Landing Drive, Savannah, GA, 31411, United States
Come meet your fellow SIBC members for Friday happy hours at the Dockside Bar. Adult beverages, sodas, water and snacks will be provided. Renew old friendships, meet new boaters and come enjoy the sights and sounds of sailboats and motorboats on the Wilmington River from the perfect viewing location, the Dockside Bar at Landings Harbor Marina. $2.00 donation for beverages.

UGA Aquarium Behind-the-Scenes Tour/Presentation
2024-08-27 14:30 | UGA Marine Education Center & Aquarium, 30 Ocean Science Circle, Savannah, GA, 31411, United States
For this event, SIBC members will drive to the aquarium at 2:30 pm. Anne Lindsay, the Director of the UGA Marine Extension, will give our group an introduction to the history of the aquarium (Georgia’s first) and outline the many ways it reaches out to entertain, inspire, and teach students of all ages, including pre-K through college and adults.
After Anne’s introduction, our group will split in two smaller groups and each will rotate through two experiences.

One group will explore the aquarium and go “behind-the-scenes” to the area not open to the general public, where Lisa, the curator responsible for acquiring and caring for all the marine animals, will explain all that is done to care for the animals.
The other group will go with another educator to see the labs where students examine phytoplankton, dissect squid and fish, learn about fish taxonomy, and perform all other lab work. We will also visit the touch tanks, where SIBC members can pick up, touch, and learn about horseshoe crabs, hermit crabs, spider crabs, whelks and mussels.

At 4:00 pm, the aquarium closes and SIBC members will walk out on the bluff overlooking the Skidaway River, where there is a covered pavilion with picnic benches and fans. We’ll then enjoy a soiree with wine/beer and appetizers that we will bring.
The cost of this event is $7.00/pp.

Kayak Trip on Ebenezer Creek (CANCELED)
2024-09-04 08:00 - 17:00 | Methodist Church Pkg Lot, 54 Diamond Causeway, Savannah, GA, 31411, United States
NOTE: Unfortunately, we’ve had to cancel this group trip due to the latest flooding from Tropical Storm Debby. If interested in other kayak tours, contact Savannah Canoe and Kayak at 912-341-9502. They provide several half- and full-day tours in other areas.
This Kayak Trip takes place on Ebenezer Creek in Pooler. Ebenezer Creek is about 20 miles north of the city of Savannah. It is a black water swamp, lined with cypress and tupelo trees. Ebenezer Creek is a slow moving creek that empties into the Savannah River, alongside the historic Ebenezer Settlement. You will be thrilled with the lush, southern scenery and it is a great place to see alligators.

We will travel to Ebenezer Creek by individual car on Wednesday, Sep 4th for a 3 hour kayak trip. The travel time to Ebenezer Creek is about 1 hour. Following the kayak trip we plan on having lunch if everyone is still dry!! The cost for the adventure is $79/per person plus the cost of lunch. Savannah Canoe and Kayak will be providing the guides and kayaks. This will be an all-day trip.

SIBC Tall Tales Event
2024-09-13 17:00 - 19:00 | Delegal Creek Marina, 1 Marina Drive, Savannah, GA, 31411, United States
Ahoy all you Salty Sailors and First Mates! SIBC will be hosting its Annual Tall Tales Event on Friday, September 13th from 5:00pm to 7:00pm at the Delegal Tower (please note location change from the usual Dockside Bar).
Come hear the tall tales from our Club’s Salty Sailors (true or embellished)!! Come be part of the fun!! Be entertained by the Tall Tales of some of SIBC’s Old Salts and First Mates as they recount some of the more harrowing boating experiences they have encountered in their time on the water. This is a fun gathering not to be missed. There have been some amazing stories shared in the past!!
For this event, please bring a hearty appetizer for all to share. Beer, wine, sodas, and water will be at the event. As usual, there will be a $2.00 donation for adult beverages.
We will also be holding the 50/50 raffle to support the Tiny House Project so bring cash for raffle tickets, donations, as well as beverages.

Gullah Tour of Daufuskie Island
2024-09-25 08:30 - 17:00 | Landings Harbor Marina, 600 Priest Landing Dr, Savannah, GA, 31411, United States
Join us for a memorable and educational Gullah tour on Daufuskie Island. Experience the island through the eyes of Sallie Ann Robinson, a sixth-generation Gullah born on Daufuskie who has dedicated herself to chronicling and sharing Gullah recipes, dialect, and folklore. Her life and work as a chef, author, and tour master have been showcased in National Geographic, Southern Living, Bon Appetit, Garden & Gun, and The South Magazine, among other publications. She has also appeared on the Food Network, the Travel Channel, Georgia Public Broadcasting, and WSAV’s The Bridge.
For this adventure, we will meet at Landings Harbor at 8:30 AM to board a boat for travel directly to Daufuskie Island. Upon arrival at Daufuskie, we will be greeted by Sallie Ann and then get on her small air-conditioned passenger bus for an authentic and personalized three-hour Gullah tour (approximately 10:30 AM to 1:30 PM). During the tour, we will visit and learn about many historical Gullah landmarks as well as experience the natural beauty and peacefulness of Daufuskie. Feel free to bring snacks since we won’t eat lunch until after the tour is over.
For lunch, you have the option to eat at the Daufuskie Crab Company near the boat docks or bring your own lunch. After lunch, we will then board our boat and return back to Landings Harbor no later than 5:00 PM.
Due to bus size, there is 14-person limit for this trip. If we have enough interest, we will keep a wait list and schedule a second trip for those who could not get into this one.
Cost per person is $100 ($70 for the tour and $30 for boat fuel). Lunch is an additional personal cost if you choose to eat at the restaurant. THIS TRIP IS SOLD OUT!
NOTE: Money raised through the tour is used by the non-profit Daufuskie Island Gullah Heritage Society to help restore old Gullah homes and clean up and maintain Gullah cemeteries on Daufuskie Island.

Sunset Dinner/Dolphin Cruise
2024-10-02 17:30 - 19:30 | Landings Harbor Marina, 600 Priest Landing Dr, Savannah, GA, 31411, United States
SIBC members will be cruising on a Pontoon Boat for a Sunset Dinner/Dolphin Cruise on Wednesday evening, Oct 2nd, from 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm. The route of the pontoon boat will be determined by our charter boat Captain based on the latest Dolphin sightings. In the past we have left Landings Harbor Marina and gone south to the Wilmington River towards Wassaw Island’s North Beach and entered Romerly marsh or turned north and gone up the Wilmington River to Turner Creek.
Dinner will be a box lunch catered from Jason’s Deli. A $45 per person fee for the pontoon boat and the catered dinner will be charged. This event is BYOB.
This event has been one of the highlights of SIBC’s boating season in past years and is not to be missed. There are only 36 available seats on the Pontoon Boat so mark your calendars.

SIBC Year-End Bash
2024-11-12 17:00 - 20:30 | Delegal Sunset Pavilion, 1 Marina Dr, Savannah, GA, 31411, United States
Not to be missed! The SIBC Year-End Bash is a catered dinner including beverages plus entertainment. Dinner will be catered by one of the BEST in Savannah–Erica Davis Lowcountry! Beer and wine will be served at the bar and water/sodas will also be available. Live music is included to enhance our festive celebration.
The Year-End Bash is Tuesday, November 12, at the Delegal Sunset Pavilion from 5:00 pm until ~ 8:30 pm (or whenever the last member leaves). This event will be a great closure to a great year for SIBC!
Cost is $25 per person. We can accommodate a maximum of 90 people at the event. TICKET SALES ARE NOW CLOSED.
