Thorpe Bay Yacht Club

Tel: 01702 587 563

Morning sailors,

Today sees the opening of the Dinghy Park and the start of the sailing calendar. Members are now allowed to bring their boats to the dinghy park for storage.

The Dinghy park storage plan is in place, and all those needing storage have been allocated a space, however with a number of Sandhoppers and Cruisers remaining in the Dinghy Park till the 16th, space is limited and affects rows I K L M N and the Racks. The storage plan is therefore impossible to implement properly.

For this reason your allocated space may not be available, either because it is occupied by a cruiser or another dinghy who was allocated the space for winter storage and is unable to move to their space.

For the next two weeks until the remaining boats are lifted in, please simply temporarily store you dinghy in the North of the park using the hawsers visible in the remaining space to secure your boat. Some dinghies will then need to be moved during the lift in on the 16th. This can be done for you by the lift in team (club members) or you can move it out of the way yourself prior to lift in. Please do not secure using padlocks at this stage.

I will publish the proposed space allocation prior to the 16th, when after lift in members will be required to move their boats to the allocated spaces as soon as possible.
If you are unsure where to place your boat or need to clarify anything, please send me a message and I can pop down to assist. I am around at the club Saturday and Sunday and available to help all this week.

Thank you all for your flexibility, understanding and help as we try to get the club up and running and back to normal as soon as we can and restrictions allow.

Jeremy Sandford
Dinghy Park Officer
07879618064

Cadets and Parents!

Our first session is on Sunday 4th of April.

Please, sign up on this google sheet:

https://forms.gle/nqar7htBn6VUi2s57

Be ready to launch rigged and changed on the beach at 16:00.

Changing rooms are closed.

I suggest you come with sailing gear on. 

Dress up warm, many layers, fleece, winter hat, gloves …

The theme is: Sail with your sail!

Two pencil marks will be laid. You must sail between the two. You must not sail beyond these marks. 

Warm up: reach between the two marks, tack around each end. Sheet in , then let the sail out, try different sail settings. Which one makes you sail the fastest?

Drill one: Stopping on the whistle. Sail up and down between the marks. Turn head to wind when I blow the whistle. When I whistle again, grab the boom, pull it well in over the side you are sitting on. The boat will turn away from the wind. Get going again.

Drill two: Keep sailing up and down between the two marks. I will ask one boat to stop. Their task is to accelerate just at the right time and sail side to side with the next boat passing by. Try to match their speed. They should help by adjusting their speed.  How can you go faster? How can you slow down a little?

Drill three: stop on the whistle by letting your sail out to flap.  Do not turn head to wind. On the second whistle tack your boat around by sheeting in very quickly with two hands. Do not hold he tiller! Then get going

Race: stop on the line (between the mark and my rib). I will count down 1 minute. Start on the whistle, sail to the next mark, sail around, come back through the line.

Game: Collect the floating white milk can and bring it to me. You will get a reward. Then sail alongside a friendly boat and pass them the milk can. They shall bring the can to me for a reward.

See you on the water:

Andras

Please click on the document below to understand the protocol we need to adhere to.

See you on the water!

Howard

Rear Commodore Racing

Return to Racing Risk Assessment 2021 TBYC V1

From tomorrow Monday 29th March the dinghy park, club slipway and toilets are open for all our members to use in line with current government rules on social distancing. The committee boat is planned to return on Wednesday ready for the start of a full sailing programme for the Easter weekend. The first half of the lift in will take place on Thursday 1st April. For those members who did not pay winter storage they may bring their dinghies back to the dinghy park from 2nd April.  A risk assessment for returning to sailing and 2021 sailing instructions will be posted and circulated.  Please note in line with government rules both changing rooms are not to be used so currently members need to come ready to sail.

Adrian

Commodore TBYC

Cadet Week 2021 – Save the date
Monday 9th – 13th August
Following the Government’s announcement TBYC are happy to announce that we are planning to run Cadet Week this year!
For one year only Cadets who could not participated in their last Cadet Week on 2020 are invited to return to racing sharks but their racing results will be recorded separately to cadet racing sharks for a one-off trophy
Entrance £90 per Cadet
Full sailing and social programme are now being formulated (as long as restrictions remain lifted)
Registration details will be published for entry as soon as possible and advertised via email, Website and Facebook
If anyone is interested in helping with the planning or sponsoring the event please contact me on [email protected]
Look forward to seeing back at the club soon!
Lindsay
Cadet Rep

A Huge congratulations to Peter Burling, Glen Ashby and the rest of the Emirates Team New Zealand for winning the 36th Americas Cup In Auckland earlier today. A strong showing by the defenders emerged after day 3 of the series closing on the trophy after race 10 early this morning.

We hope the UK can challenge for sailing and global sport’s oldest trophy in Four years time!

In line with Government rules and RYA guidelines.

TBYC from the 8th March  allows members to access the dinghy park to remove only their own personal equipment (i.e.dinghy) stored there in order to exercise. If you are using your dinghy from the dinghy park to go afloat then you may also use the car park. The Club private slipway CANNOT be used all launching and recovery must be from the beach.

If your personal equipment (I.E dinghy/windsurfer/ paddle board) is currently not stored in the dinghy park then by law TBYC  cannot allow you access to the dinghy park or car park even if you wish to go a float.

TBYC  is currently shut to all other members unless its access for professional paid work to be done, to ensure the safety of personal  property or to do voluntary work for the club which otherwise would be paid for.

All members are reminded that the government message is still stay at home and exercise locally.

The good news is on the 29th March unless things change TBYC will be open bar the clubhouse and changing rooms ready for a full Easter programme.

Adrian.

With the start of the 2021 season only a few weeks away and the sailing programme now published I’ll be putting names against duties and publishing on DutyMan by 19th March.

For those already registered on Dutyman who wish to pick their own duties / dates, you should have received an email from [email protected] on 6th March with a link and instructions on how to do this. Choices close on 16th March to allow me time to publish the calendar on 19th.

If you prefer not to do it online then simply email me at [email protected] with dates you can’t do and I’ll allocate duties for you.

If you have not received your email (check your spam folder?) please contact me at [email protected]

Although duties are covered mainly by club members who race, many non racers / sailors also choose to do duties. If you have not done duties before and would like to get involved (no experience necessary) please contact me at [email protected]

Professionally refurbished boat by AW Sailboats (Andy Web) Generally regarded as the guru of all Hurricane 5.9’s

The hulls are in excellent condition imported from Holland where they spent most of there time in a warehouse so little use and dry. Then refurbished with new slot gaskets.

The boat has been completely re-stringed and many parts replaced with new. It also has the desirable soft mast and all the go faster bits added to race and win in a Hurricane 5.9 SX

It also comes with big wheel beach launching trolley and road trailer, setup to take all the sails and parts neatly when travelling.

The boat has never been sailed since its refurbishment and is ready to race and win. My specification to Andy was to provide a boat capable of winning the Nationals and that is exactly what this boat is.

There are many cheap boats available but this is not to be confused with them. This is as close to a new boat you will get.

The only item I have added is a new Hyde cover

For sale at £4,600 Completely at cost

Contact Steve 07770890660

or email [email protected]

Now up for resale as my son has little time with his new house to sail and it seems a crying shame to have this boat not racing and stuck on the mooring

It comes also with its mooring paid for the year and all racing fees

This 2008 Sandhopper in undoubtedly one of the fastest in the fleet.

Aeolus (God of all Wind) was fully over seen by Paul Manning who built the winning boat for the British girls to Gold in the 2008 Olympics.

She was built in 2008 and is the second youngest in the fleet, complete with 3 full sets of sails and a spare mast with rigging.

All Harken.

£6000.

Contact Steve on 07770890660

or email [email protected]