Thorpe Bay Yacht Club

Tel: 01702 587 563

On Saturday 3rd February, Thorpe Bay Yacht Club is hosting a Sprint 15 Winter Traveller event. This event does not affect club racing on Sunday 4th.

We expect to see around 20 entrants. Briefing is at 11am, 3 races (45-50 minutes each), first race starting at/or around 12 midday.

More information can be found in the Notice of Race – Sprint 15 TBYC Winter – NOR

We would welcome anybody that would like to volunteer to help with this event, but particularly would be interested if you would like to take some action photographs. If you can please contact me on [email protected]

Winter Series 5 – Saturday 16th December

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Standard Yellow Dart 16: Number 2431.
Complete with Trapeze kit, Spinnaker Kit, Over Cover, Trolley and Road Trailer. £ 2000 ovno Please contact Andrew on [email protected]

All club members are invited to join the social activities and continued use of the bar throughout the weekend. Friday and Saturday you may find a lot of Catamaran discussions.

Sunday the Runaways Band will be performing (60’s Soul, Disco & Classic Rock covers with a powerful female vocalist) mainly after the Sprint Dinner is finished around 8:30. Please come and join us.

Please be aware that due to this weekends Sprint 15 Nationals (60 boats entries) the normal club car parking will move to the next council green field. Access is still via the Dinghy Park Entrance and then once in the main field a diagonal track to the gap taking you through the fence. Please refer to this picture for more details.

THANKS TO ALL WHO JUMPED IN AND HELPED COVER THESE DUTIES – MUCH APPRECIATED AS ALWAYS

We need volunteers to help with the following Club Racing and Sprint Nationals duties this weekend please

Sat 22 July 2017 11:00 SPRINT NATIONALS – BAT3 Crew – covered thanks Michael Lloyd

Sun 23 July 2017 11:00 Summer Sun 5 – SS3 Crew – volunteer needed

Sun 23 July 2017 11:00 SPRINT NATIONALS – BAT3 Crew – covered thanks Michael Lloyd

Mon 24 July 2017 11:00 SPRINT NATIONALS – BAT3 Helm – Covered thanks Steve Hopper

Mon 24 July 2017 11:00 SPRINT NATIONALS – BAT3 Crew – Covered thanks Mrs Ivan

Mon 24 July 2017 11:00 SPRINT NATIONALS – SS2 Helm – Covered thanks Ivan Holjar

Mon 24 July 2017 11:00 SPRINT NATIONALS – SS2 Crew – Covered thanks Margaret Kennedy

Mon 24 July 2017 11:00 SPRINT NATIONALS – RIB Launch – Covered thanks Steve Hopper

Mon 24 July 2017 11:00 SPRINT NATIONALS – SS3 Helm – covered thanks John Casson

Mon 24 July 2017 11:00 SPRINT NATIONALS – SS3 Crew – Covered thanks Alan Leonard

Don’t forget you can swap a duty with a VOLUNTEER PLEASE duty

If you can help please volunteer / swap in the usual way via Dutyman or email [email protected]

Many thanks

Welcome to the first TBYC Fast cat open, for Tornado’s, Hurricanes, F18’s and A-Class this weekend. Please register in club bar between 8-10am, breakfast will be available from 8:30am, first start is 12:30pm with three races back to back. The kitchen will be providing a BBQ after racing from 6:30pm, extra tickets for family members can be purchase at registration time and a comedian is booked from 8pm, club members welcome to join in the fun.

NoR and SI’s doc’sTornado Nationals & Fast Cat Open 2017 Notice of Race Tornado Nationals & Fast Cat Open 2017 ESI

Please see map below for where to park for this event.

During the fast cat open next weekend there will be a comedian playing from 7:45pm on Saturday 10th.

Information for this event is now available

NOR TBYC Sprint Winter Open 2017

Sailing Instructions TBYC Sprint Winter TT Open 2017

On Sunday registration is between 09:30 and 11:00, briefing 10:15 and first starting signal is not before club racing start at 11:00.

Kitchen will be serving Breakfast for everybody (Club and Sprint Racing) wanting it from 09:00.

Note for club racing: the Sprint 15’s will be racing the same course as club racing which starts at 11:00, this will probably involve a special mark and will be documented on the Race Hut Blackboard. Everybody will be finished at the same time, however Sprint 15’s will then go on to race 2 more races back to back.