Welcome Duplicate Bridge Players!

This is the official site of the Balboa Unit #515 of the American Contract Bridge League (ACBL). The Balboa Unit includes the Costa Mesa, Fountain Valley, Huntington Beach, Irvine, and Newport Beach areas of Orange County, California. If you live in one of these cities, you will become a member of the unit when you join the ACBL. You can change your unit membership if you live in a neighboring area.

Unit Game

Unit games are held the first Sunday of the month at Halecrest Tennis & Swim Clubhouse. See Games and Results for the date of the next unit game.

Mentoring Program 2009

The purpose of the mentoring program is to increase newer players comfort playing duplicate bridge. The advantage for mentors is to help increase our numbers – the more players, the more master points awarded and the more fun the games. Mentees will fill out a short questionnaire regarding their experience to facilitate a match with an appropriate mentor.

A mentee will play six games in our unit with the mentor. The unit will reimburse the card fees the mentee will pay for the mentor. A mentee must be a member of Unit 515 and have fewer than 200 Master Points. Mentors need to have more than 300 Master Points. We hope everyone can participate.

Mentees can participate in this program for 2 years. The program will run for the entire year. As soon as mentees/mentors are matched their games can begin.

If you are a potential mentee, contact Susan Powers (phone 949-642-6300, fax 949-642-6333, spowers@spowers.com or in person) for a form and more information. Forms will also be available at games throughout the unit.

Anyone who would be kind enough to mentor, please contact Susan as well.

Suggestion Box

Click here to bring a matter to the attention of the unit board or the webmaster. We welcome your comments.