Well it started with a one day event, but despite our best planning it's out of control- Beach Week 2010 is now taking shape. 

Starting March 20, 2010 at The CCB Boat Ramp, volunteers of all ages will descend on Seaside Park to attack the pollution, litter and debris that has washed ashore over the past winter. But what started as a one day event, has now turned into a week-long assault on trash that will cross the Park City and the Greater Bridgeport Region.

CCB is hoping to partner with every man, woman and child to turn out that week of March 20-27 to raid every beach, every pond, every stream bed, every river bank and every puddle in Fairfield County to collect the flotsam and jetsam that is washing into our greatest natural resource, Long Island Sound. 

If you would like to volunteer, have a group that would like to participate or would like to donate trash bags, gloves, bottled water or anything else to the massive crew that will assault the litter on our shores, please call 203-382-3661 and let us know where you'll be, what you want to do and how you want to get involved!!! 

Click Here to download a Flyer with the week's schedule of events

Well the beef is all gone and the dishes are done, and all told we had a great turnout and big night for CCB at the 2010 End of Winter Boat Bash. With more than 100 in attendance we raised more than $1500 for the CCB Junior Program, but more importantly we got to have a wonderful night of community and got to honor one of Bridgeport's most dedicated sons, Capt. Bruce Williams. 

We must thank all the dedicated staff and volunteers for the hard work they put in to make such a wonderful event:

• Mike and Sherry Duffy- after three days of cooking, shopping, preparing, and promoting, You guys have to be the joint MVPs for the evening- You gotta let us know where you shop for your cape and mask, cause you're a super hero in our Book!
• The CCB Staff- Eleanor, Melissa, Mike and Matt and of course we can't forget you Jane- you guys put in a yeoman's effort with all your unpaid hard work- The Silent Auction, The CCB Program, The 2010 CCB Bull Roast were all hugely successful because of your hard work and dedication- Thank you!
• John and Ron of Cheers Catering- Thank you for helping us procure a monstrous chunk of meat for a delectable culinary experience- Ron was at the pit at 7AM and John stayed til 2 cleaning up- Thank you both for all your help and hard work!
• Kelli's Cakes- If you missed eating it, you can't miss the photo of this work of art- The butter cream frosting, The Mini-Buxton on the Bow of a Hunter and the amazing artistry in decorartions made this the hit of the party!
• The Sun Kings- Mark and the guys once again played a fabulous show and warmed the night up with the cool sounds of the steel pans and the Caribbean music- It's just wouldn't be a Boat Bash without you- thank you!!!
• All the donors, contributors, businesses and organizations that helped raise funds for the CCB Junior Program and provided us with so many awesome prizes and submissions for the CCB Silent Auction and the CCB Raffle, you guys rock!
• Ryan and the Fayerweather Crowd who helped us get a great venue for this event and helped us with a boat load of support to make it a success- Thank You! You can't beat FYC for a good old fashion Boating get-together! We certainly appreciate it, but from all accounts we may have to move to a bigger venue next year because of how big this event is growing- it's all thanks to you!
• And for all those who joined us, got their memberships, purchased Buxton Bucks, contributed and much much more- Thank you one and all for making the night one for the record books and wonderful time for all!

Now hear this- Registration for the 2010 Boating Season is now open. If you would like to enroll in any of our adult or junior classes, including the CCB Afterschool Maritime Explorers program slated to kick off this Wednesday, March 3 please click on the Junior tab of this website.

Adults can get in on the action as well with our complete array Small boat and keel boat courses. Dont forget adults get a reduced rate on classes with a 2010 Membership and can use our 50 boat fleet to practice their skills.

The first round of classes will kick off in early spring, so act now to take the full advantage of the summer season just around the corner! For a complete listing of our adult program, please click on the Adult tab in this page.

To register for a course, we must receive payment and a completed adult or junior registration form. Please indicate the course you wish to register for by writing the course code on the registration form and please mail the form to us at 1494 Main Street Bridgeport, CT 06604. 

See you on the water!!