Thorpe Bay Yacht Club

Tel: 01702 587 563

This Saturday 1st April

DD’s will be serving Breakfast from 9:00am

The club Bar will be open from 8:30am

Why not come down and watch the Sandhopper launch from the bar while enjoying breakfast and refreshments!

The Dinghy Park will be closed to members for safety reasons this weekend as below:

Saturday 1st April – Sandhopper Lift In – Closed from 9am to about 12am (when completed)

Sunday 2nd April – Cruiser Lift In – Closed in the morning until completed

Please do not try and enter the Dinghy Park or drive through it into the car park as the tractors will be moving in the area. Lift support teams will prevent anyone trying to access and turn them away

Thanks for your understanding.

I have put together a full programme of Training and Races for Cadets aged 11+ years, in any class of boat during this season.  In addition to the Pico Racing there will be Cadet Race training (including mini races) using our new training Rib, preceded by Shore based sessions during Cadet nights on some Fridays. I intend to go into some depth over the season, preparing our youngsters for Cadet trophy races, Interclub races and School’s Sailing. In addition, we will train a TBYC Team Racing squad (Year 9+) with our first match against Haileybury School in May. There will also be the opportunity to take the TBYC Stage 3 qualification in September. Nearer to the end of the season, we will enter the Matt Trophy and the Interclub Cadet Team Race at a neighbouring club, both of which, we have won in the past.

I have put all the dates and events together on one sheet to encourage our boys and girls to participate as fully as possible and ENJOY making progress with their sailing.

Please click here to see and download the full Programme.

Whilst I will publish times and events, it would be helpful to know those who are interested. Please could parents E-Mail me your child’s name, age and a contact telephone number, and I will keep you informed.  (The E-Mail address must be a parent’s address with the option of an additional Cadet’s address).  [email protected]

We are now approaching the start of the Spring Season and the club diary is now getting busy. If you are just coming out of hibernation then this is a good weekend

Loads of things happening and it all needs you, full details are on earlier posts below.

Saturday Morning 09:00  Work Party focusing on everything we need for the Sailing Season.
Saturday Evening 19:00 Club Beer Festival (6 Real Ales), Jazz Band and the best Barling Beauties (which are double sized, exceptional sausages from a local Barling butcher).
Sunday Morning 11:00 is the last of the Icicles Series.
Sunday Mothers Day Lunch – Book with Dave on 07505 526814 
Sunday around 14:00 will be the Prizegiving for the Winter Saturday/Sunday and Icicle series.

Don’t forget the Winter and Icicle Prizegiving, which takes place after the last Icicle Series race this Sunday (probably around 14:00). Come and support everybody in your classes, right after the last Icicle on Sunday. Prizes for Saturday Winter, Sunday Winter and all of the Icicles.

Can Jim Bowie take the top spot in Sprints? Allen Burrell will I am sure win the Fast Monohulls but what boat will he be sailing. Will Chris Boshier get trimmed right to beat Ivan Holjar in the Lasers? Will a Hurricane sit top of the General Handicap and who is the Crew and Helm ?

For this and other nail-biting scenes, make sure you’re there o­n Sunday!

A talk by Colin Keeling

Colin Keeling is a cruising yachtsman from Thorpe Bay who has picked up many interesting facts about the Thames Estuary over his years of sailing these waters.
Come along on Tuesday 21st March 2017 @ 8pm for 8.30pm to find out more

Scruffy up for sale due to young family commitments.
Fast boat with good racing history – Full sail inventory – Fresh antifouling ready to go.
£3100 ono – [email protected] – 01702 580 692