Welcome

The ODC is Oriental’s club for amateur racing of sailboats of all sizes. Come sail with us!

We encourage sailors of all ages and skill levels to develop their skills through friendly and safe competition in a supportive environment. Along the way, you’ll make friends and have fun.

By joining ODC you can participate in races, post-race socials, and an annual meeting and awards dinner. You’ll have access to forums on our website. Your membership fees support the expenses involved in organizing races, such as insurance and maintaining our committee boat. Visit our Member Center to join or renew or edit your profile. Don’t own a boat? Sign up for our Crew Pool.

We follow the rules and conventions of US Sailing. Our goal is to ensure quality, integrity, and consistency for all participants. ODC races are officiated by some of the best race officers in eastern NC. Numerous members have decades of experience as race officials, judges, and umpires. We have:

• US Sailing-Certified Race Officials
• Experienced principal race officers (PROs)
• Our own committee boat (also known as the signal boat and the Grover)
• Marks and flags
• Microprocessor-based starting timer and horn
• For some events our members provide their own power craft for mark and chase boats

ODC is a member of the NCO (Neuse Cooperative of Oriental) along with the two other local sailing clubs: Neuse Sailing Association (NSA) and Sailing Club of Oriental (SCOO).