Thorpe Bay Yacht Club

Tel: 01702 587 563

Please book your table direct with Steve on 07947 741946 or email [email protected]

Sunday August 2^nd 2015

Starters
Insalata Calprese with basil pesto
Smoked bacon and mushroom tartlet, dressed leaves and balsamic syrup
Sweet potato and coconut soup

Main courses

Roast beef and Yorkshire pudding
Roast turkey, with cranberry sauce and sage & onion stuffing

Both served with sea salted roast potatoes, summer vegetables and Malbec gravy

Bread-crumbed fresh plaice fillets, new potatoes, peas and tartare sauce

Spaghetti, sautéed mushrooms, tomato and basil sauce and Parmesan

Desserts
Fresh strawberries and cream
Belgian apple pie and ice cream
Sticky toffee pudding

Cheese and crackers

£12.50 per person for 3 courses or £10 per person for 2 courses
Children’s (under 12) portions and alternative menu available

We are in need of a helm for SS5 for this Saturday.
Please contact Mike Thomason on 589075 or email [email protected] is you are able to assist.
Many thanks

Calling all Cadets, Make sure you are on the Start line this Sunday 1pm for the Walley Cup, the weather is looking good!

Would everyone intending to attend please wear some colour and note that you will be warmly welcomed at Peter’s house following the service.

Just to inform everyone that I won’t be able to open the kitchen tomorrow, Tuesday 28th.

I have family duties in Suffolk.

Apologies for any inconvenience.

Normal service will resume on Wednesday.

Best regards to all

Steve

It is with great sadness that, following a short illness, on Saturday 11^th July, Norman Absolom passed away whilst on holiday in Spain at the age of 77.

Norman’s first love was sailing and he became a member of Thorpe Bay Yacht Club in 1969 when he purchased his first Mirror dinghy and joined the fast growing Mirror fleet. Racing was always very close against the Johnson’s, Bristow’s, Paul Weeden, Nigel Campling, Ronnie Barnes to name but a few. In the mid 70’s, Norman also owned a couple of cruisers that were used for weekend’s away, family holidays and of course local club racing. In September 1980 he took delivery of his new pride and joy, a Mirage 28 he named Magnificent Obsession. She was cruised and raced regularly around the East Coast and the Continent for 34 years until last September when she, along with 13 other yachts, was hit by a commercial dredger in thick fog whilst moored at Medway Yacht Club and was written off.

Racing success over the years included club and open meeting victories, class wins in the Nore Race and numerous local trophy races. His favourite race of all time was the Thorpe Goodwin Race which he won twice overall. He particularly enjoyed the competition against Phil Crawford, Frank Coppins and Bob Walker.

Norman was a true gentleman and will be greatly missed by family and friends. A memorial service will be held at 11:20 hrs on Thursday 13^th August at the Southend Crematorium.

Smoked mackerel pate with brown bread toast, watercress and avocado
Parma ham with Cantaloupe melon and balsamic syrup
Mushroom and goats cheese tart and rocket salad

Main courses

Roast loin of pork, sea salted roast potatoes, sage and onion stuffing, Bramley sauce, summer vegetables and cider gravy

Roast lemon and black pepper chicken supreme, crushed new potatoes, rosemary, fresh peas

Fried fresh plaice fillets with new potatoes, caper butter and samphire

Butlers’ smoked haddock and salmon fish pie

Plum tomato, olives and fresh basil mille-feuille

Desserts
Strawberry Eton Mess and ice cream
Fresh fruit salad with Chardonnay syrup
Cherry mousse with dark chocolate
Cheese and crackers

£12.50 per person for 3 courses or £10 per person for 2 courses
Children’s (under 12) portions and alternative menu available

We are looking for a volunteers to launch and recover the RIBs, SS5 and SS7 this weekend, Saturday 25th and Sunday 26th July.  Launch and recovery is counted as two separate duties but if you can do both all the better.