A30 Black Tie Party

Memorial Day weekend formerly featured the Black Tie Party. This was a semi-formal affair; black tie was specified, but the rest of the dress was optional. Sometimes there were enough people in the cockpit to flood it through the scuppers. Under the influence of rum punch, the Lazarette Quartet would sometimes give an impromtu concert. Perhaps it's better that no sound recordings exist of this event.

The Black Tie Party has been superceded in recent years by the Costume Ball.

It should be noted that these events are part of a race weekend, the Miles River Race. How many other classes carry formal wear or costumes on their racing boats?

The First 50 Years: An Alberg 30 History by Mike Lehman A collection of stories about the Alberg 30 and how a bunch of Chesapeake Bay sailors came to buy a bunch of these boats and form an association around racing and cruising them. (Proceeds help support the Alberg 30 Association.)

• Video (on YouTube)
• Annual Dinner 2003, 2010
• February Seminars
• Spring Rendezvous
• Whitbread 98
• Black Tie Party
• Commodore's Champagne party
• Orioles Cruise 2002
• Queenstown race
• Canadian-American Team Races 1993-1998, 2002, 2004, 2015 2022
• Wild Goose Chase 1994-1997, 2001, 2002
• CA Days
• Oystering under sail
• Hurricane Isabel
• contributed photos