Thorpe Bay Yacht Club

Tel: 01702 587 563

The Sprints have been putting together their main list of helpers. However we will require as many volunteers as we can for help on the Beach and in the Car Park and hope that we can enlist that from all the members. Please could you let us know if you can help by emailing us on [email protected] or by adding your name to the list at the bar and letting us know when you would be available.

Help on the Beach will involve (this should all be dry, unless it rains)- helping sailors across the beach, collecting and retrieving trolleys all under the supervision of the Beach Master for the day. If you feel that you can’t handle a trolley alone, we will get you to pair up with somebody on the day to work as pairs. Launching and Retrieving will be Saturday (09:30-11:30, 15:00-16:30), Sunday (10:00-11:30, 15:30-17:00) and Monday (11:00-12:15, 14:30-16:00)

Help in the Car Park will involve giving an initial welcome note to people as they come in, unhooking their trailers, boats and moving them into the boat park, ensure they then park and camp in the allocated areas all under the supervision of the Parking Marshall for the day. This will take place Friday (16:00-23:00) and Saturday (06:00-12:00).

We look forward to hearing from you and thank you in advance of volunteering.

Paul Morgan and Steve Healy (Sprint 15 Joint Captains)

We have sourced a couple of Sprint 15’s that can be used by anybody that is happy sailing one and would like to race in the Sprint 15 Nationals. We have confirmed that with our main Insurers that this is OK as long as we supply the sailors names that will be sailing them. There is the cost of entering and joining the association, however if your entry goes in now there is a £15 reduction and as it will also be your first Sprint Nationals another £20 discount to cover Association membership.
For more details please send us an email to [email protected] or speak to myself, Steve Healy or Paul Morgan.

I am delighted to announce that at this year’s Regatta party we will be welcoming the world famous ‘JiveSwing’ to provide our entertainment. They are a dance company who specialise in 1940s Lindy Hop, Blues, 1920’s Charleston, Cake Walk and Authentic Jazz.  They will be doing some demos overseen by an experienced teacher and then inviting members to join in. Jive Swing have appeared on programmes such as Britain’s Got Talent and Wartime Farm as well as many adverts for major companies and they regularly tour the world.

Tickets are now on sale at the bargain price of just £10 for adults and £5 for children to include food and entertainment, available from Sara Speller.

Scott is offering the following yummy 2-course menu:-

Mains:

Chicken Korma & Rice

Sausage, Mash & Onion Gravy

Desserts:

Chocolate Fudge Cake

Apple Tart & Custard

Food is available from 6.00pm and the entertainment will commence at 7.00pm.

Please use the attached form to order your tickets and indicate menu choices.  There are also hard copies of this form on the bar.  TBYC Regatta Form 2014

Please enclose either cash or a cheque with your form and put it into the Club postbox marked “Attention Sara Speller – Regatta Party”.  If  you prefer to pay by card, please do so as usual at the bar, ask a member of staff to mark your form “paid” and pop it into the Club postbox, again marked “Attention Sara Speller – Regatta Party”.

Any queries, including from visiting sailors who are unable to purchase tickets in advance, please contact Sara Speller on 07799 892732 or the Club Secretary on 01702 587563.

It is with regret that, due to circumstances beyond our control, we have had to unfortunately cancel this Saturday’s Sailing Supper.

Anyone who has already paid for their tickets will be contacted and reimbursed by the Club Secretary as soon as possible.

Please accept our apologies for the late notice and any inconvenience caused.

Jeremy Sandford (Rear Commodore, Racing) & Sara Speller (Social Secretary)

The annual Sailing Supper is taking place on Saturday 29th March, 7.00 p.m.  Tickets are now on sale, priced £12.00 each, and older cadets are welcome.  We will be dancing til late to JB Entertainments disco.

Please use the attached form to order your tickets and indicate menu choices.  There are also hard copies of this form on the bar.  Sailing Supper Ticket Order Form 2014

The menu is:

Fish Supper

Lasagne & Chips

Sausage & Mash

Spotted Dick & Custard

Fruit Salad & Ice Cream

Please enclose either cash or a cheque with your form and put it into the Club postbox marked “Attention Sara Speller – Sailing Supper”.  If  you prefer to pay by card, please do so as usual at the bar, ask a member of staff to mark your form “paid” and pop it into the Club postbox, again marked “Attention Sara Speller – Sailing Supper”.

Any queries, please contact Sara Speller on 07799 892732.

TBYC are hosting the the Sprint 15 Nationals this year. The Notice of Race and Entry form has been published on the Sprint 15 website, however this should referenced from our home site.

Sprint 15 Nationals NOR and Entry Forms

Please note there is a discount for early entry and if it is your first Nationals, this will benefit sailors that may have to join the association as they are borrowing a Sprint.

2003 boat in good condition for age.  Rare eye-catching blue hulls with black sail trim.

Ready to sail. 2 kites – one in blue and in good condition with a few small patches, one in red with a huge repair down the middle useful as a training kite. 2 Jibs – one brand new, one with a broken zip – may be worth repairing and keeping as a spare. 1 Main in good condition.

Foils have a few marks consummate with age. Full set of foil bags, deluxe top boat cover and Eurotrax big wheeled launching trolley.
Reluctant sale due to lack of use.

£3000 – some photos for you at https://www.dropbox.com/sh/1ewcvs7kukay737/m8W68g_vdA

[email protected] or Mike on 07787 556042

Sailing AGM – Wed 13^th November – 8pm – Commodore’s Bar

If you race and sail at TBYC, then you should come along to this years AGM on Wednesday evening to contribute and help shape next year’s racing at the club.

Thorpe Bay Yacht Club Racing
Winter 2013 / Icicle  2014

Race Box Start, Proposed Format is using Club Marks and Trapezoid course where possible

Course displayed on the Bosun’s Hut Blackboard at the Top of the Slipway

General Handicap Series, Mass Start (T), Big Prizes TBA

Tandem Class competitions for:

Fast Monohulls            Slow Monohulls           Fast Catamaran            Slow Catamaran

PN <1099          PN >1100 (incl Laser 1085)         PN <715                      PN >716 

Entry forms behind the Bar and on the Website

Frozen Sheets Trophy Race, Saturday 4^th January 2014, 12:00  

The UK A-Class Nationals at Canvey started in sunny summer conditions with 14 boats from around the UK and Piet Saarberg from Holland competing and quickly ended up as winter, as very wet squally weather blew through. Friday was a sunny balmy 20 odd degrees and wind of 10-15kts, just perfect for A’s and the fleet started to enjoy the close racing around a typical upwind around spreader and down to go through a gate before heading back through the start/finish line. This was going to cause problems when the Canvey cat open were going to join in on the same course on the Saturday/Sunday.

Saturday! And what a difference 24hrs makes, wind now a steady 18-25kts and white crested waves, God knows how the A’s hate waves. The boats are very strong and being made out of Carbon, 75kg all up weight, very light and can fly off waves rather than cut through them. The race officer says the game is on and the mixed fleet of catamarans and the A’s

Head out to the start line before long several boats retire because of the conditions. First start for the A’s gets abandoned when heavy squall comes through and knocks several boat down but most are fine and the problem is were too quick around the course and catch up with the 3^rd start which are flattened on the start line and we have to sail around the carnage. Typical I have a good start and in 3^rd place, never mind back to the beginning and 20min wait till wind abates to a reasonable level. Off we go again and getting good starts and end the day in 4^th place after six races, had to come in on the 6^th race due to shackle on the main sheet failing and had give the spare to another competitor just before the race, Mmm! Won’t do that again.

Sunday was meant to be light winds and sunny, how the meteorologist’s

Get it so wrong, strong squally winds and rain yet again and some of the fleet head in early as the start is delayed and the wind changes direction yet again. I think the race officer and team did a great job in getting two final races off, as the weather was so changeable. Final out come I finished in a credible 4^th position behind a former UK champion, European champion and a up and coming star in the form of Sam aged 24yrs, Lucky B**tard to have started so young in the class.