Thorpe Bay Yacht Club

Tel: 01702 587 563

This week, as it is half term holidays, the club and bar will be open from 11am to 11 pm every day with hours returning to normal on Sunday 27th. The kitchen will be open normal hours all week this week.

There are still a few (but not many) wine tasting tickets left for Friday 25th February.

All bookings need to be made by Wednesday 23rd February 2011.

For bookings email kylievjenkins@googlemail.com

There are still a few (but not many) wine tasting tickets left for next Friday’s ‘Blind’ tasting. £15 per person which includes all wine and buffet.

If you are interested in tickets please email me on kylievjenkins@googlemail.com

Martin and I are pleased to announce we have managed to get hold of a ‘Guinness Surger’ for those who love the Dublin taste.

Guinness has launched a new device that allows drinkers of the black stuff to create the magic of Guinness Draught.

The promise from the drinks company is that the device, called the Guinness Surger, sends a burst of ultrasonic waves through the special pint activating that instant rush of “Guinness Magic”.

Try this now for an introductory discounted period.

Nick Elmore
Vice Commodore

For the convenience of the members the club will be open all day from Tuesday to Friday this week for Autumn half term.

Cadet week starts on monday so there is no better time than this evening or saturday / sunday to get some pre week practice and extra time on the water for the kids so they enjoy the week even more. Also getting the boats out to make sure everything is there and working.

Weather is looking great, don’t miss out.

We have Club Racing tonight so the guard boats are on station and will cover the beach area as well. Club is open for both bar and kitchen.
Thursday Evening is of course Cadet night with a Racing Tips Presentation by Dave Hall/Steve Hopper.

So pack your kit bag and get down to the club tonight Saturday or Sunday for Sailing so you can make the most of the great family Cadet Week.

Another Great Family Event is the Carribean Party this Saturday, with food from 6-8 and a Steel Band to get you in the Holiday Spirit.

See You on The Beach / Water tonight or at the weekend

Peter

The bar will be open all day during the summer holidays starting from 22th July 2010.

For the Summer we are introducing Peroni Premium Lager on tap, Magners Pear Cider in bottles and for the children we have Fruit Shoots and Capri Sun available in a variety of flavours.

The Commodores Bar will be used as a soft drinks bar during Cadet week allowing children to buy their favorite drinks and snacks.

Lets all hope for good weather.

CHEERS

Nick Elmore

Vice Commodore

The event everyone has been waiting for – TBYC’s Totally Tropical Caribbean night

From 6pm on Saturday July 24th

Caribbean BBQ includes: Jerk Chicken, bbq ribs, regga ribs, burgers topped with pineapple and cheese, corn on the cob, roasted vegatable couscous, beef tomatoes and red onions, mixed lettuce, homemade coleslaw, hot new potatoes and fruit platters. A rum punch bar will be set up on the balcony for that real Caribbean feel. Food will be served between 6pm – 8pm

Entertainment is being provided by the Big Sand Steel Band and there will also be Pinates and limbo for all those people feeling flexible.

Prizes will be awarded to the 2 best dressed adults and children.

All this and more for only £10 for adults and £8 for children up to the age of 13.

Tickets will be available behind the bar from tonight – get yours quick to avoid missing out on the event of the summer!

This is a ticket only event and for those not wanting food there will be entertainment tickets at a price of £5 per person

On behalf of the Hurricane 5.9 Association I would like to extend a big thank you to TBYC. This years Nationals was said to be the best ever, this was due to all the hard work done behind the scenes. Thank’s to Jo and the catering staff for feeding us all, many of the sailors mention how good the food was. To Gordon and Lorraine and the lovely bar staff for serving lots of drinks, I believe from Nick Elmore, the bar nearly ran out of beer. To the sailing committee, especially to Chris for sorting out the results every day. To Phil Crawford and his Race officers team, working in extremely hot conditions and setting good courses. Big thanks! Tony Clarke and the guard boat crews for your hard work, especially on the Saturday in windy conditions with lots of capsizes and masts down. To my team of event organisers, Kylie Jenkins, Wayne Miller, Pete Sherwin, Paul Palmer, Chris Hull and Andrew Hannah. Thanks for your help and support.  To all the club flag officers, Pete Thompson our Commodore and Nick Elmore, Vice commodore, thanks for support. To our prize sponsors, Hyde Sails, Spartan, AW sailboats and Towergate Mardon insurances. To the Hurricane 5.9 association committee and entrants, who made this event such good fun. Finally to Little Max Duce, who did a stirling job sorting out all the trollies and helping the sailors on the beach. Cheers Struan Wallace, Hurricane Treasurer.

The club will be showing the England V Algeria match on Friday 18th June, Kick off is at 7.30pm

The kitchen will be open from 5pm – 7pm for pre match sustenance !

See you all there!