Thorpe Bay Yacht Club

Tel: 01702 587 563

Same start time as advertised 1030hrs but due to popular demand a Trophy Race around the cans will now be sailed.This will not be a long distance race or Pursuit race due to light wind forecast. The Trophy race is stand alone ,will be the only race sailed and will not count towards any points races.

Please don’t forget the Club B-B-Q afterwards.

It is our intention to run the Shoreline Trophy on Sunday. Start time as publicised. The course will be on the white board outside of the Race Hut. Please pay attention to the mark roundings in the text – not necessarily the diagram.

On Monday will will hopefully run the 2 Sunday Points races.

This is all wind and weather permitting and may change at short notice.

The Notice of Race and Sailing Instructions can be reviewed at the following links:

TBYC Youth Junior Reggatta NOR 2020

TBYC Youth & Junior Regatta SIs 2020

Because of the current situation it is important that Competitors and Parents also read these instructions and risk assessments:

General Rules and Guidance To Competitors

Racing Risk Assessment TBYC Junior and Youth Regatta

An entry form and parent consent form are as follows:

Youth Regatta-2020 Entry Form

Parental-Consent-Form1

Entry form can be download here – Youth Regatta-2020 Entry Form

Club boat request form for Cadet regatta 29-30-31 of August 2020

Please, get on with it now – if you need a boat – see details on the form

Andras

https://forms.gle/TKvaEk12QcTNGnZu7

TBYC may be unable to accommodate all dinghies wishing to race or be stored at the club this year simply due to the amount of boats currently kept at the club therefore early application is needed to assist allocation and decisions. The current 220 boats in the dinghy park plus Sandhoppers and Cruisers will just not fit! There will be storage for those wishing just to request storage for lasers and picos but this will be on a first come first served basis as this will be on and in the racks. There will be limited storage elsewhere for other classes as well. The application forms and money needs to be with the club secretary before the 18th Sept so that a winter plan can be made before lift out. Any late payments will incur a £20 admin fee and even less likelihood of a space.  It’s a blunt message as there is no easier way to say it and the earlier we organise it the more chance of granting most applications. Janet will email members with costs and application forms for completion.

We intend to hold the Benfleet Shield Trophy Race this Sunday. The weather is looking favourable and subject to this holding, we will race. This may change at last minute and revert to 2 points races. This will be at the Race Officer’s discretion.

The format will be similar to last year with a split start to allow for the faster boats to be in the same tidal conditions as the others and arriving in the creek nearer towards high tide.

The start times will be:

Fast Monohull, Monohull and Sandhoppers – (who usually start in the 2nd and 3rd starts) will start at 14:30. Signal will be code flag “R” – General Handicap mass start

Windward/Leeward fleet boats will start at 15:00. Signal will be Code Flag “D” (normal starting signal)

The course will be posted on the white board at the top of the slipway. Ultimately there will be a port hand turning mark in Benfleet Creek. It will be one of the club’s tall orange inflatable buoys.  It will be a committee boat start and a shore-box finish through the club line.

HW is at 16:32. There should be plenty of water to round the mark in the creek.

Starting sequence 3-2-1.

Training on Sunday 23rd August – Briefing at 13.55

Prepare your boat and be ready for a briefing on the beach at 13.45.

Sign up on the Google form (trace and track requirement): CLICK HERE

Cadet Race Training is suitable for sailors who can sail a triangular course safely and willing to listen and learn. Please, read the relevant risk assessment on the website.