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It was agreed at the sailing AGM last night to have a working party this Saturday morning at 10am. The sole purpose of which is to get all boats in the correct spaces, as it’s a shambles down there at the moment.

To ensure space is available for paid up members, boats not on the attached list may well be moved into the adjacent field where they will be available for the owner to collect.

Winter Series Entries and Storage

Of particular importance is the number of Picos and Lasers not on the racks. If your the owner of one of these boats, do please attend on Saturday to assist and ensure that your boat is safely secured.

The culmination of the main sailing season is the Annual Prize Giving which takes on Saturday 12th November 2016.

This prestigious event starts at 7.00pm and all members are welcome.

An optional supper is available and will be served during the prize giving ceremony. Full details of the menu, priced at £9 per person, are below. Tickets for the supper are available behind the bar & menu choices required by Wednesday 9th November.

DD’s @ TBYC
PRIZE GIVING DINNER – SATURDAY 12th NOVEMBER 2016
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Steak Ale & Mushroom Pudding
with Crushed Minted New Potatoes + Glazed Carrots & Minted Petite Pois
or
Vegetarian Puff Pastry Parcel
with Crushed Minted New Potatoes & Glazed Carrots

Followed by

Lemon Meringue Tart & Home Made Lemon Ice Cream
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£9 per Head – Pre-booked Ticket Sales only

As I look at WindGuru 7:00 pm Friday evening, it looks like we can expect 48 hours of stormy conditions/gales over the weekend (mainly Northerlies) with a further 36 hours of windy conditions (a mixture of Northerlies & Southerlies) during the week.

Given the number of boats moved as part of the lift out process, I’m concerned that not everything is tied down as well as we might hope.

If your unsure, please take the opportunity to check your boat’s ties. Also please pass on this message to any of your friends at the club or do them a favour – check their boat as well and let them know.

Kind Regards
Rear Commodore ‘don’t come running to me if your boat blows over’ Racing

Although the 2016 main season is over, it is this time of year when your Class Captains and the Sailing Committee start to work hard behind the scenes putting next year’s programme together.

The Dinghy AGM is your chance to help by telling us what aspects of the 2016 programme you enjoyed this year and sharing any good ideas you think we could incorporate into next year’s Sailing Programme.

This year’s Dinghy AGM will be held on Wednesday 9th November 2016 at 20:00 in the Commodores Bar.

We hope to see you there.

Gary Burrows and the 2016 Sailing Committee.

Agenda

The Supplementary Sailing Instructions for the TBYC 2016-17 Winter & Icicle Series are attached to the link below.

The most notable change is a requirement to use boards instead of flags for the start sequence.

You are also reminded that average points can be claimed by those doing duties.

Winter and Icicles 2016-17 Supplementary Sailing Instructions

All of the following people have won prizes this year during club racing, please come to the prizegiving on Saturday 12th November to collect (or send somebody else) your hard earned prizes, you deserve them.

Prizegiving starts at 7.00pm with the meal being served later in the evening, but is optional. This is a great night for all sailors to get together and celebrate the year, so please come along even if you aren’t listed.

Anybody that hasn’t returned prizes from last year, please can you do so as soon as possible.

Many of us use different weather Apps for our Smartphones but I came across this the other day and thought you maybe interested. Windfinder supply weather station equipment which feeds readings into Windguru which is already popular with many of us.

So without surprise the forecasts on the Windfinder App are the same as Windguru. Initially however the App shows a summary screen with different stations (that you select) either with the forecast or a report if a real weather station (this is the case with Thames Estuary Yacht Club which has and uses the Windfinder kit and can be added). Overall the main screens seem easy to read.

From the Screen image on the right you can see that it gives most of the usual information but also shows the state of the tides and the expected height and timing of the swell. I haven’t seen that before in a weather app.

For more information https://www.windfinder.com/apps/