Registration is now open!

The Unit 171 Annual Unit Meeting and Winterfest will be held on Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 10:00 AM  at Blue Ridge Community College, East Campus Drive, Flat Rock, NC 28731.

There will be a brief business meeting followed by presentation of the 2025 Unit 171 masterpoint race awards, and then a Unit Championship Game. A catered lunch will be served at 12:30 PM. The game is expected to be completed by 3:30 PM.  There will be two sections - 0-750 masterpoints, and Open. 

As with last year, registration will be online, and will be by pair.  When you register, you will be asked for your partner's name, your approximate total masterpoints, and whether or not you need a stationary table.  THE DEADLINE FOR REGISTERING IS MONDAY, JANUARY 12th, so that we can get an accurate count for lunch.

The cost will be $30 per pair for the lunch and the game. The lunch will be catered by Carolina Ace Barbeque.  The menu will incude pork barbeque, chicken barbeque, and sides.  There will also be dessert.  The Unit is subsidizing the lunch cost for the day.  If you would like to bring snacks to share for the morning, that would be most welcome, but it is not required.  There will be a space on the registration form for you to indicate if you will be bringing snacks. 

Please contact June Patton at junepatton@gmail.com or 781-771-9975 with questions.  

Unit 171 is very proud to once again present this event.  It has become one of the largest Sectional/NLM Regional tournaments in the country! We invite all players who love bridge and the attractions of the beautiful Blue Ridge mountains of Western NC to once again experience the hospitality of Flat Rock's Blue Ridge Community College, its excellent playing conditions, and the now famous W(h)ine and Cheese receptions.

Open Sectional Schedule	NLM Regional Schedule
Contact Info	Hotel Info
Restaurants	Local Attractions
Food Trucks	Printable Flyer
Sponsors
	Carolina Village
	Henderson County Tourism Development Agency
	Sanstone Health and Rehabilitation The Lodge at Mills River
	St. Paul Mountain Vineyard

Our mission is to promote participation in contract bridge in Unit 171. To accomplish that, we will focus on the entire bridge community. We support everything that furthers the game - teaching bridge, promoting bridge activities, conducting competitions - all with the highest standards of conduct and ethics.