News ~ March 29, 2021

CLUB REOPENING: The Club will open on Thursday, April 1. If you are interested in an off-season (spring or fall) reservation, call the Club office daily between 10-2. We have already booked quite a few rooms. Be sure to read through the Room Reservation Policy so that you know all the rules for room rentals. A few reminders:

1. If you are planning a wedding, family reunion, or other gathering, you may only book 11 rooms so that 3 rooms are saved for other members who may want to stay at the same time. Two weeks prior to the event, you may rent any rooms still available.
2. A member may NOT rent a room in their name and let anyone else stay in the room without them. We often have a waiting list. If you need to cancel your reservation, call the Club office and they will check with the next person on the list. If someone other than the member whose name the reservation is in arrives, they will not be allowed to check in.
3. Covid restrictions remain in place.
4. Members and their guests must supply their own pillows, sheets, and towels.
5. Rooms must be cleaned prior to check out.

DRESSING ROOMS: When the Club opens on April 1, dressing rooms will be available for use. Showers will be available, and cubicles will be open. The center shower in the ladies’ dressing room will remain closed. While masks cannot be worn when showering, they should be worn at all other times while in the dressing rooms. Disinfectant and hand sanitizer will be in each dressing room. Please use the hand sanitizer and spray down areas you touch after showering and using a changing cubicle.

RULES: Please read over the Club Rules before coming to the Club this year. Also, parents please make sure you go over the rules with your children. The most current Rules can be found HERE. We had problems last year with personal belongings being left on the picnic tables and chairs on the first floor. There were often surfboard bags, shoes, shirts, trash, etc. left lying around. This not only looks unsightly, but it prevents members from being able to sit in the chairs and use the tables. Anything found out of place will be taken to the second floor and placed in the Lost and Found. If it continues to be a problem, the member will be contacted.

MASKS: Several members have questioned the policy of wearing masks outside at the Club. While the Covid Committee understands that members want life to get back to normal, they feel it is necessary to follow the most current Executive Orders which went into effect on Friday. The section on masks remains unchanged. The Executive Order states

1.5.General Recommendations. All North Carolinians are strongly encouraged to follow the recommendations for reducing the spread of COVID-19 issued by NCDHHS. These recommendations include the following Recommendations to Promote Social Distancing and Reduce Transmission:

a. Maintain at least six ( 6) feet social distancing from other individuals, with the exception of family or household members.

b. Wear a Face Covering over the nose and mouth when leaving home and wear it inside all public settings such as grocery stores, pharmacies, or other retail or public-serving businesses. A Face Covering should also be worn outdoors when you cannot maintain at least six ( 6) feet distancing from other people with the exception of family or household members.

The first and third floor porches and walkway to the beach do not allow members to consistently remain 6 feet apart. It is the Covid Committee’s hope that as more North Carolinians are vaccinated, our Covid infections will continue to drop, and the Governor will change the mask mandate. Until that time, we will require members (even those who have been fully vaccinated) to wear masks outside from Lumina Avenue to the strand. On the second-floor porch, the main parking lot, and the sound side area, masks must be worn when social distancing (6 feet from those who do not live in your household) cannot be accomplished. The only exception to the outside mask rule is when members are actively eating or drinking.

PARKING STICKERS: Parking stickers will be mailed to all members in early May. The current stickers are good until May 28. Each family will receive a maximum of 2 stickers, one primary and one secondary. Only the primary sticker will be allowed in the lot on certain days which will be announced in advance. Each single member will be given one sticker. If a single person has more than one car registered in their name, they can request a second sticker at the office. A member may NOT share a parking sticker with any non-member. This is grounds for disciplinary action. If a family has more than 2 vehicles registered to them, a guest pass can be picked up in the office, at no charge, for cars without stickers. Passes are only good for one day and will not be provided on holidays.

GUEST PASSES: Members may bring guests to the Club this year. However, guest passes will only be sold on weekdays. On weekends, no guest passes will be allowed. Beginning May 28, guest passes will be sold in the office ($10 per day) weekdays until 4:00pm. Passes are not required after 4:00.

605 S. Lumina: We are happy to announce that 605 S. Lumina continues to be on schedule and on budget. In fact, it now looks as though we will be able to rent the duplex a month earlier than expected. When members rent the duplex, you will be allowed the same privilege as those renting rooms on the 3rd floor. To eat meals in the dining room, you must call in advance to make reservations. Guests renting the duplex will not be allowed to use any of the Club facilities without a member with them. 605 S. Lumina is being managed by Sea Scape Properties. Our units are Seaside Unit A (second floor) and Seaside Unit B (first floor). The rental fees are based on a sliding scale with peak weeks more expensive than less busy weeks. Members are not given a discount on rental fees. As the units are completed and furnished, we will post pictures and they will appear on our Sea Scape listings. There will also be an Open House to allow members to tour the duplex. We are planning the open House for Saturday, May 22, but that is subject to change. More information will be provided in May.