CBC II, Inc. and Core Banks Club, LLC

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April 15, 1994
CBC II, INC. DESCRIPTION OF FACILITIES AND OPERATION
CBC II. Inc. (formerly Core Banks Rod and Gun Club)1 sone of the few rod and gun clubs established in the so called”golden era” of waterfowl hunting in the late 1800’s and the early 1900’s on the North Carolina coast that is still in existence and active today.
I t was established and the fi r s t clubhouse built in its present location in 1902 by a group of New York business men and named the Carteret Gun and Rod Club. Ownership of the club has changed twice, once in 1933 and again in 1947 when the name was changed to Core Banks Rod and Gun Club. I t continued operation throughout the years under this name until 1974 when a new corporation was formed, although the ownership remained the same. and the name changed to CBC I I (Core Banks Club II). Throughout
the years the club has enjoyed a storied history and entertained manywell known visitors: however, even through the namehas been changed, the residents of
the Carteret County area, particularly the natives, refer to it as the “Core Banks Gun Club”
Prior to 1974 the corporation owned two miles of Core Banks from the ocean to the sound. Under the law of Imminent domain the federal government took ownership of the property as Well as all other properties on Core Banks, Shackleford Banks and Portsmouth I s l a n d and established the Cape Lookout National Seashore under
the Department of Interior to be operated by the National Park
Service. At the time of this take over the Department of
Interior granted the Corporation, at no cost, a twenty five year
lease, ending November 23, 1999, for the clubhouse, t h r e e acres of land around It, and the adjacent private runway (1200 feet). with access to the beach and the sound. Attempts are now being
made to extend this lease, whether they will be successful or not, 1s not known.
CBC I I . Inc. has i t s corporate headquarters in Greensboro, NC
and maintains and operates its club facilities on Core Banks, NC.
The club facilities are located on Core Banks approximately five miles across Core Sound from and due east of Davis, NC and
approximately four miles south of new Drum I n l e t .
The four thousand square foot well maintained clubhouse and its support facilities were built in 1970 after a fi r e destroyed the original clubhouse. The clubhouse is on the sound side of the Island facing the sound. The building is built in the form of a mowwithbedroom wings on each side of the top of the “p” with a large lounge area in the center. Assigned lockers on both sides of the halls in the bedroom wings are provided for the members.

In the leg of the “p” is the kitchen, dining area and bed rooms for the manager, cook and guides. There are large screened In porches on the front and back.
Also on the back is a large screened in game and fi s h cleaning area with a stainless steel trough and running water. The building is wrapped with
fiberglass Insulation (walls, ceilings and floors) and 1s heated with three oil fired warm air furnaces.
Ceiling fans provide air circulation in warm weather.
Electrical power 1s supplied twenty four hours a day by two diesel electric generators, used on an
alternate basis, so there is always one on standby.
water1S supplied from the only deep well on the island and is aerated and pumped through sand and charcoal fi l t e r s and chlorinated. LP
gas is used for fuel for the hot water heater and kitchen range. Electric ice machines supply the needed ice.
There are also electric refrigerators and a deep freezer.
There are eight bedrooms (12.5 f t .X 12.5f t . ) for members and their guestsi n the two bed room wings.
Each bed room has two beds so that a total of sixteen can be accommodated, each in their own bed. Each bedroom is also furnished with a chest of drawers with mirror, two straight chairs, and ample closet space for hanging gear.
Between each two bedrooms is a complete bath room with water closet, lavatory, and shower.
The lounge area (32.5 ft. y 23.5 ft.) has a large fireplace and mantel and is furnished with an overstuffed lounges, wood rocking chairs, round card tables, straight wood chairs, bar and TV set. The TV antenna is a 6 ft. diameter satellite dish. computer operated.
The dining area (25.2 ft. X 12.5 ft.) has a table that can seat sixteen people for meals so that everyone can be served at one sitting.
Boat docks are maintained at Davis, NC and at the club facilities on Core Banks. The club maintains and operates four boats. passenger boat with a large cabin, which will accommodate
everyone out of the weather, is used to transport members and their guest across Core Sound. This boat hag the capacity of six passengers and t h e i r gear plus club employees and has a 400hp diesel engine which affords quick trips across the sound.
A work boat used to transport needed supplies across the sound andt o ferry members’ vehicles.
A 40hp skiff used to tend duck blinds and a 15hp skiff used for setting out nets, crab pots, etc. in
the sound.
Communications are maintained through a licensed twenty fi v e watt VHF radio base station and the marine radio telephone station and US Coast Guard station can be easily reached. However, most members are now bringing their portable cellular telephones with them since both A & B bands are accessible a t nearby towers.
The club employs full time manager who lives in Davis, NC and 1s available twenty four hours a day.
He in turn employs part time help as needed to accomplish the work to be done.
Parties may do their own cooking should they so desire: however
for the convenience of the members who donot wantt o cook, arrangements have been made with an experienced and capable cook to cook for individual parties on an engagement basis.
Itisthe responsibility of each member to contact this person direct and
make arrangements with him.
Members usually bring their beach vehicles to the club on their
fi r s t trip during the spring or summer and leave them until the end of hunting season in January. There is ample parking on Club Property.
The club does not furnish beach vehicles.
There are twenty fi v e miles of beach easily accessible for surf fishing. swimming, sun bathing, etc.
During duck hunting season six offshore stake blinds and two shoreblinds are maintained. A guide tends the blinds by boat.
The corporation is in sound financial condition and owes only currentbills. An operating budget Is established each fiscal year, based on many years of past operating experience, and the duesare established by the amount necessary to balance this budget divided by the number of current active members. NO allowance 1s made in the operating budget for any capital replacement, improvement or additions and any overrun at the end of the fiscal year is billed to the members on a pro-rata basis. The corporation maintains a $40,000.00 line of credit with NationsBank In case additional funds are needed at any time during the fiscal year

Club photos

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Credits

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1. NPS archives and files
2. John Hagan interview
3. Other references within text