July 15th Latest News
Upscale Rummage Sale & Fundraiser!
The unit hosts an important fundraising event on Friday & Saturday, August 13th & 14th. On Friday, please bring in donations from 9AM to 4PM (you can also call 722-6996 to have your donations pick-up). The Member's Only sale is Friday at 3:30P to 4:30PM. The public sale is Saturday, 8:30AM until 2PM. Please sign up to volunteer for setup, the sale and clean-up.
Silver Life Masters
Congratulations to Dick Wasserstrom and Leisel Sabloff for achieving the level of Silver Life Master in June.
Power Ratings
Here in Unit 550, we have calculated Masterpoint Percentages since 2005. It is one way to create an "average" measurement of bridge abilities, albeit not statistically accurate. There is now available on the web another "average" measurement called Power Ratings. Here are links to Unit 550 Pair Power Ratings and Unit 550 Individual Power Ratings. To understand these ratings, you can read the explanation of Power Ratings.

Note that these are not ACBL-generated.
Unit 550's Newest Life Masters
Gold found in Sacramento! Susan Benich and Joanne Bruno playing on a team with Diana Schilling and Vicki Kulhmann won 5.5 Gold to achieve their Life Master; Mary Peterson paired with Nancy Driscoll in two events and won 6 Gold to complete Mary's quest for Life Master. Congratulations to Susan, Joanne & Mary!!!
Website Changes
Your Unit Board has determined after considerable deliberation that the Unit website should contain only information relating to the Unit.   All six of the bridge clubs within Unit 550 now have their own websites. In the case of the clubs operating at the SCBC, they have consolidated into one site.

The cut-over to multiple sites is now implemented.   Game schedules and results from bridge club sites must be accessed from their sites; only Unit Game results and schedules are found on this site which is the Unit's site. The same holds for the calendar and bridge classes.   Please contact Ken Llacera(831) 426-4949 or (650) 759-0334 with any questions or concerns.   Again, thank you for your patience during this transition.
Diamond Life Masters
Wayne Stuart III and Jim Slinger achieved Diamond Life Master in late 2009. SCBC now boasts three Diamond Life Masters with Jim and Wayne join Ann Ottenberg.
Congratulations Jim and Wayne!!!

You can view all our Life Masters by clicking on Accolades and selecting the Hall of Fame.

 

We are the American Contract Bridge League (ACBL) of Santa Cruz County, Unit 550. Our mission is to promote the game of bridge, support the ACBL-sanctioned bridge clubs operating within Unit 550 and provide a pleasant facility for those in the Santa Cruz area who want to play duplicate bridge.

Except for Unit games and Sectional tournaments, games are conducted by ACBL-sanctioned bridge clubs. There are currently six bridge clubs in Unit 550. Please use the links below to obtain their game schedules and on-line results.

Bridge ClubO w n e r / D i r e c t o rL o c a t i o n
Bid 'em UpNancy WainerCapitola
EurekaBill McIntoshCapitola
MonarchMark HaseyCapitola
Nancy's Bridge HouseNancy DriscollAptos
Santa CruzSherry GilbreathCapitola
Surf CityPam BenzCapitola

Some of these bridge clubs offer extensive bridge lessons; a consolidated list of currently offered class titles may be viewed by clicking on the [Learn Bridge] on the left and selecting Lessons. Classes details are found via the links.

Unit games are typically held on the 2nd and 4th Saturdays of the month; the detail Unit game schedule and calendar can by viewed by clicking on the [Schedule] or [Calendar] links in the left navigation bar. You can print out the calendar by following these instructions. Unit game results are available via the [Results] tab in the left navigation bar. These can also be reached by clicking on the ♣ icon in the Unit calendar.

The bridge clubs above have daily and evening games open to players of all levels with some games reserved for novice and/or intermediate players.

Most other information about Unit 550 and its members can be found on this website, including the Unit 550 Board of Directors and their contact information [Club Info], a map to our location [Location] in Capitola and even a current list of Life Masters [Accolades]. QuickLinks below highlights our Sectional tournaments and will take you to other key sites, such as our District 21's website, where you can find Sectional and Regional results.

If you need more information about games or lessons please call (831) 465-1102 or send us an email at info@santacruzbridge.org.

We look forward to seeing you at the tables!