Rudee Tours
Virginia Beach Fishing Center
200 Winston Salem Avenue
Virginia Beach, VA 23451

Last year the weather didn't work out for us, so let's try again! We've rescheduled for June, which has the best weather for visiting the turbines.

Join the Society of Women Engineers sections in Richmond, Hampton Roads, and Baltimore-Washington on a boat tour to view the two pilot turbines operating off the coast of Virginia Beach in Dominion Energy's Central Virginia Offshore Wind project. We will charter a boat through Rudee Tours for a 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. trip, with 9:30 a.m. arrival to begin boarding.

The boat is equipped with two viewing levels, two bathrooms, climate-controlled cabin, full bar, and snack bar. You can also bring your own food and alcohol-free drinks on board. 

We're excited to announce that engineers from Dominion Energy will deliver a presentation about the project and answer questions during our trip. This trip is organized by your Virginia SWE sections and is not affiliated with or sponsored by Dominion Energy.

Colleagues, family members, and friends are all welcome to join the trip!

Please note these details about the price and capacity:

• Tickets will be $125 to share the cost of the charter. This includes gratuity to the crew as well as Eventbrite fees.

• We need a minimum of 36 attendees to cover the cost of the trip. If we don't reach this threshold, we will need to cancel and fully refund all tickets. This decision will be made 2 weeks ahead of time.

• The boat holds a maximum of 50 attendees. If we exceed our minimum threshold of 36, we will issue partial refunds to all attendees.

• If you buy tickets but your plans change before June 9, you may request a refund of about $115; Eventbrite's fees are non-refundable. For cancellations after June 9, we cannot guarantee a refund unless we have sufficient attendees to still cover the charter cost.

Buy tickets at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/boat-tour-to-offshore-wind-turbines-with-swe-tickets-1287478897039

Email any questions to swe.richmond@gmail.com.

Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind website: https://coastalvawind.com/

News stories:

Radio IQ: https://www.wvtf.org/news/2022-08-09/testing-one-two-radioiq-gets-up-close-with-first-offshore-wind-turbines

Richmond Times-Dispatch: https://richmond.com/news/state-regional/government-politics/as-other-wind-projects-stall-virginias-approach-keeps-dominions-on-track/article_36e0960c-9dd1-11ee-81f8-1374928a2ad3.html