Thorpe Bay Yacht Club

Tel: 01702 587 563

just a reminder that ALL evening points are a 7pm start, not as the program suggests at 5pm

see you there if I can get out of work.

Would anyone be able to swap duties please. Sally and I are down for Seasafe3 on Thurs eve but I have to go to France on short notice.Please ring 07768 981 669 or 479349. many thanks

Ty

I was clearing out the Bosun’s Hut this morning with Mike Thomason.

At ten o’clock we broke off to watch the last concrete plank be lifted off the beach and fixed in position at the foot of the slipway.

It was an honour for me to be there with Mike to witness it, for it  is an accumulation of five years work for him.

All members current and future owe him a debt of gratitude for the way he has led the project which is a lasting legacy to the club.

From all the  membership.     Thank you Mike.

Eric Mitchell            Commodore

AMENDED

 To be held at:  Thorpe Bay Yacht Club, 115 Thorpe Bay Gardens,

Southend-on-Sea, Essex, SS1 3NW

Telephone (01702) 587563

Rules:  Racing will be governed by the Racing Rules of Sailing, the prescriptions of the RYA, class rules, except if any of these are changed by these sailing instructions, the Thorpe Bay Yacht Club Open Meeting Sailing Instructions and the Supplementary Sailing Instructions.

Eligibility and Entry: The regatta is open to all classes of boats.  Members of TBYC will enter when signing on in the Bosun’s Hut.  Competitors who are not members of TBYC must fill in an entry form prior to racing.

Schedule of Races

Sailing Instructions: These will be available in the clubhouse main bar area on completion of registration.

Venue: The racing area will be to the south of TBYC.

Courses: The course to be sailed for races 1-3 will be as shown in the diagram on page 2.

Race 4 will be a ‘long distance race’ the result of which will count toward the overall series score.  The course for race 4 will be displayed on a black board on the committee boat after the completion of race 3.

 three or more races have been completed.  If only one or two races are completed, a boat’s score will be the total of her race scores.

Disclaimer of Liability: Competitors participate in the regatta entirely at their own risk.  See Rule 4, Decision to Race.  The organising authority will not accept any liability for material damage or personal injury or death sustained in conjunction with or prior to, during or after the regatta.

Insurance: Each participating boat shall be insured with valid third party liability insurance with a minimum of £2,000,000 per event.

Boat Parking: Boats should be left in the TBYC boat park fronting on to Thorpe Esplanade or as directed by a member of the event organising team.

Car Parking: Cars should be parked in the Southend Corporation Car Park adjacent to the boat park – TBYC car parking stickers will be made available.  No cars in or in front of the boat park please.

Food and Bar Service: Food and drink will be available in the clubhouse on both days. 

Prize-giving: In the clubhouse as soon as possible after completion of racing on Sunday.

Changes to Notice of Race and Sailing Instructions:  All changes will be posted at least two hours before the start of the race it will affect, except that any change in the schedule of races will be posted by 20.00 on the day before it will take effect.

Further information can be found at:  www.tbyc.org

Or from:           Chris Boshier, Sailing Secretary, 

E-mail:   [email protected] Tel: 07770 871967

please find attached the SI’s and start times for classes for this years pursuit race, if I’ve omitted your class please mail me asap so I can amend the list, as if you’re not on the list you won’t have a start.

[email protected]

TBYC – RNLI Pursuit Race 2009
Supplementary Sailing Instructions

Racing will be governed by the Racing Rules of Sailing, the prescription of the RYA, the Thorpe Bay Yacht Club Sailing Instructions and these Supplementary Sailing Instructions

Race Duration and Entry
• Entry fee for the race is a £3 per boat voluntary contribution. – All proceeds will be donated to the RNLI.
• The Race Duration has been calculated based on the Laser Pico (Two Sails) sailing for 2 hours. Start times for all other classes have been calculated using an unadjusted PY system based on the handicap numbers in use at Thorpe Bay Yacht Club as at 01 June 2009 for monohulls and SCRHS numbers with a .686 mltiplier for multihulls..
• Classes not allocated a start time should contact the race officer prior to the warning signal for the first start to be allocated a start time.
• Competitors sailing boats without a start time allocated that do not contact the race officer before this time will not be eligible to race.

The Course
• The course will be displayed on the blackboard at the top of the slipway.

The Start
• Start times have been rounded to the nearest minute and are published on the Start Times sheet that accompanies this set of supplementary sailing instructions.

• Flags will only be used in the initial warning and preparatory period before the first start. International Code Flag R shall be used as the warning signal for the first start. Sound signals shall govern the starting sequence thereafter.

• 27 separate start times are set. A blackboard with the start number written on it will be displayed on the Committee Boat 1 minute before that number’s start. A single sound signal will be made for each of the designated starts even if no boat start in that class..

• Competitors are requested to keep clear of the line until the after the start immediately prior to their class.

Finishing
• The race will finish exactly 2 hours after the first start time.
• A committee boat flying a blue flag will motor to the point where the lead boat has reached at the pre-determined finish time and drop a buoy to form a finish line.
• All boats shall then sail through that finish line to gain a place on the final results.
• Time limit for ALL classes to cross the finish line after the pre-determined finish time will be 20 minutes. All boats failing to complete the course in that time will be recorded as did not finish.

Thorpe Bay Yacht Club – RNLI Pursuit Race 2009
Start Times

Based on Pico Sailing 120 minutes
Start Number Class Start Time
1 Laser Pico 15:00
2 Laser pico single sail 15:02
3 Sandhopper, Topaz Duo, feva xl 15:09
4 Laser 4.7 15:11
5 Solo, Byte 15:13
6 National 12, Laser Radial,laser 2000 15:19
7 Laser 15:20
8 RS200, Albacore, Finn 15:22
9 phantom, laser II 15:24
10 Merlin Rocket 15:26
11 Contender 15:28
12 rs500, hornet 15:30
13 rs400 15:32
14 Laser 4000, rs600, 29er 15:36
15 505, 59er, Dart Sprint 15:37
16 hobie 15 15:38
17 musto skiff, kl 15.5 15:38
18 Dart 16 15:39
19 Dart 16 (spi), Topper topaz 16cx, Hobie 15 spi 15:41
20 Dart 15 sprint, laser 5000 15:42
21 Dart 18 15:45
22 hobie 16, foil Moth 15:50
23 Spitfire (2 sail) , 49er 15:51
24 Spitfire (spin), Hurricane (no spi) 15:54
25 Hurricanes 5.9sx, inter 18, tornado std 15:57
26 Nacra 20, tornado 24 15:59
27 Tornado sport, Nacra 20  big rig 16:00

Thorpe Bay Yacht Club is excited to play host to the 2009 Laser Pico Nationals. This will be an event for all levels of ability and provided you can sail a triangle course you are most welcome to attend.

Please download and fill in the following documents if you would like to race:

Pico Nationals 2009 NOR (Adobe Reader .pdf file)

Pico Nationals 2009 SIs (Adobe Reader .pdf file)

Pico Entry form Nationals 2009 (Adobe Reader .pdf file)

Pico Nationals 2009 Parents Declaration (Microsoft Word .doc file)

If you have any questions regarding the weekend please contact Shaun Christian or Simon Bown
Shaun: email: [email protected] Simon: email: [email protected]
phone: 07881 501 675 phone: 07949 646468

GRAND SALE

FRENCH DESIGNER LADIES & CHILDRENS WEAR

TUESDAY 23 JUNE 8.30 ONWARDS IN THE CLUBHOUSE

WENDY POINTER WILL BE SHOWING HER DESIGNER LADIES RANGE & MAKING A DONATION TO THE SLIPWAY FUND FOR THE PRIVILEGE OF USING OUR VENUE.

SHE LIVE IN WESTCLIFF, WHERE SHE HAS “HOME BOUTIQUE” OFFERING A FABULOUS NEW RANGE OF FRENCH DESIGNER CLOTHING NOT AVAILABLE IN THE SHOPS.

SHE WILL BE PRESENTING HER UNIQUE MIX “N” MATCH CONCEPT AT THE YACHT CLUB ON THE ABOVE DATE. I HOPE YOU CAN JOIN HER.

CAPTAIN TORTUE SIZES RANGE FROM 6 MONTHS – 14 YEARS

MISS CAPTAIN SIZES RANGE FROM 8 – 20

FOR MORE INFO, PLEASE CALL WENDY 07801 903042

OR EMAIL: [email protected]

Hi, i am taking part in an event at worthing so cant do my race officer on Sun 21 june.

please call me on 07890070567 if you can swap.

Thanks, David White

I am unable to carry out crew duty on SS3 on Saturday 15th August and would be grateful if anyone is able to swap duty dates.

Many thanks
Wes – 07891 544972

Hi and welcome if you are visiting our website for details on the open day. Please come and join us from 1pm when you can meet TBYC members, have a look round the club and watch some of the cadet and family sailing. There will be a BBQ and activities for children during the afternoon.

There is no need to pre-register but it would be helpful for us to get an idea of numbers, so if possible please call or email Amy Wright on 01702 215163 or [email protected]

We look forward to meeting you.

TBYC would like to thank sportessex.com and Southend on Sea Borough Council for supporting this event.