Thorpe Bay Yacht Club

Tel: 01702 587 563

On behalf of the Club, I would like to extend an invitation to Club Members to attend the ‘At Home’ this Sunday, September 25th from 12.00pm, where there will be a buffet and an opportunity to meet members of other Yacht/Sailing Clubs from along our coastline.

The Committee & I look forward to seeing you there.

Bev Warrington
Commodore

This year, Bart’s Bash is being held on Saturday 17th and Sunday 18th Sept with racing starting at 11:00am and 12:00am respectively. 

Please join in and support this event.

The format for the weekend will be a mini-series comprising of 4 races. Racing on Saturday will be 2 normal class races utilising the usual courses and start sequence. Racing on Sunday will be a further class race followed by the Bart’s Bash race. This will be a mass start, mixed fleet, average lap race.

The Supplementary Sailing Instructions are attached. barts-bash-2016-tbyc-supp_sis

TBYC continues to be a registered Bart’s Bash event venue. Elapsed time and distance, together with sailing conditions, will be uploaded to the Bart’s Bash results site.

There are no entry fees for this event but entrants are requested to donate to the Andrew Simpson Sailing Foundation through the Bart’s Bash website or at the charity boxes at the club on the day of the event. A donation of £10 is suggested.

Bart’s Bash is officially a monster
The Largest Sailing Race in the World, verified by Guinness World Records.

The first bash in 2014 saw over 30,000 sailors take to the water at over 550 locations around the world. Forty eight boats took part at TBYC
Bart’s Bash is now an annual fundraising and participation campaign promoted by the Andrew Simpson Sailing Foundation (ASSF) and this year, the organisers want to see participation grow like crazy and see Bart’s Bash become the biggest sporting event in the world. http://www.bartsbash.com/

Race officer: Scott Weller
(Sadly I have to work this weekend.)

Please, support Scott full heartedly, I am sure he would welcome help with the marks, boards, recording results, helping sailors to launch from the beach.

Start planned soon after 12:00 to avoid adverse tide

Proposed meeting on the slipway: 12:00
please, change and rig your boats on the beach

Briefing on the slipway 12:00
Triangular course. Please, all stay in the racing area to enable prompt starting

Please, see our YouTube channel:
TBYCPicofleet

Further events:

2 October 12:00 Sun Autumn 7 & 8

Pico Race Training planned for the
24 September, Saturday with Nick Alston and me
(start on the water planned for 16:30)

Andras Gal

Pico Class Captain

If anyone has found my lost Musto Spray Top I would be most grateful if they could contact me. I had the top on the slipway on The Sunday of the Sandhopper Nationals, but did not come ashore with it.

It’s very light grey in colour and xl in size at least.

Thanks in advance….

Martyn Eyre

Our Assistant Race Officer has a slipped disc and is not capable to undertake her duty this Sunday. PLEASE COULD WE HAVE A VOLUNTEER to allow us to run the Bart’s Bash / Autumn Sunday points with a full team.

Please E-Mail me as Duty Officer, [email protected] or to [email protected] . Alternately, leave a comment below.  Thank you.

Debrief
Pico race: 10/09/2016 Saturday, start at 16:30

It was windy, onshore wind, big, rolling waves, wind around 20 miles/hour, but relatively steady. The weather was cloudy, but to my surprise eager cadets arrived and rigged. We had 6 boats signed up for racing.

On the briefing we planned 2 races, 2 laps each. I emphasised the recommended waiting area and start technique, which we discussed a few times previously (training with Nick, it is on YouTube as well). At the end we planned to do a drill, asking the boats to come and stop at our committee boat, Polly. I gave a hint that it is going to be worth paying a visit.

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Dear Cadets and Parents,

Next Pico race is tomorrow, Saturday, on the 10th of September, Autumn 3 & 4
Any boat with cadets or adults is welcome.

Start at 16:30 on the water

I recommend that you plan to arrive between 15:30 – 16:00
please, change and rig your boats

Briefing on the beach at 16:20
Launching, follow the leader
Triangular course will be set little west off Piranha beach
offshore start line between pencil marks with red and green flags
Please, all stay in the racing area to enable prompt starting
wait on the right side close to the starboard pin of the start line (green flag)
2 laps, each race

Focus:
identify and wait at the starting area
visit me, come and stop at Polly (motorboat)

Please, see our YouTube channel: TBYCPicofleet

Triangular course
Starting
Start signals

See you on the water

Andras
Pico class captain

Next weekend the race is on the 18th of September, Sunday. I will not be there, sadly I have to work, but Scott very kindly agreed to organise the race. Start time is planned for 12:00 pm.

Next Pico race dates:

18 September   12:00 Sun    Autumn 5 & 6
2 October          12:00 Sun  Autumn 7 & 8

Pico Race Training planned for the  24 September, Saturday 16:30 with Nick Alston and me

EXCLUSIVE TO CLUB MEMBERS UNTIL 14/09/16:

Beach Hut for sale on TBYC beach.

For more information please contact Matt Crow – [email protected]

Unfortunately there will be no catering on Friday evenings until further notice.

We are working hard to put this right.

Michael

Well done to Allen Burrell, who came 2nd overall at the UK Masters & Northern Finn Championship at West Kirby Sailing Club on 3/4th September and is now the UK Finn Masters Champion and 1st Grand Master.   Brilliant news! See report attached from Yachts & Yachting:

http://www.yachtsandyachting.com/news/192078/Suntouched-Sailboats-Finn-UK-Masters