Thorpe Bay Yacht Club

Tel: 01702 587 563

— Friday 9th September —

Due to a member’s wake and staff holidays the bar and kitchen will be running a reduced service on Friday 9th September.

Lunchtime:

Club kitchen will be closed and won’t be serving food at lunchtime.

The main bar will still be open for drinks until 3pm before we ask members to move to the Commodore bar.

Evening:

Club kitchen will be back open at 6pm and will be serving members in the Commodore bar.

Commodore bar will also be open for drinks in the evening and will be serving until 11pm.

If you have any questions or would like to book a table for the evening then please give us a call on 01702 587563

*** Update *** 02/09/2022 *** Showers are now back on *** The ladies showers now have levers to switch them on and off, while I appreciate that they are not the most attractive, they should function better than the taps that were in place that had broken and be easier to replace in the future should any problems arise **

*** 01/09/2022 Update ** All of the taps are being replaced on Friday.  Therefore they should all be working for the weekend.

Please note that the ladies showers have currently been switched off as two of the taps are broken and we cannot isolate one of them on its own.

We have called our very helpful plumber in to get the problem resolved as soon as possible. But at this time of water shortages we did not want to leave it leaking. Therefore all of the showers are currently not able to be used. If we cannot make a fix by the weekend, we will switch them back on when needed and then isolate them again.

Thank you for your patience while we resolve this issue.

Regards

Scott James, House Rep.
[email protected]

Cadet Week 2023 dates confirmed as 31st to 4th August.

Club boats must be booked for the Cadet regatta via myself at [email protected]

Thanks Lindsay Cadet rep

Congratulations to Alex Farrall and George Warrington who are the new Sandhopper National Champions,
that really was some great sailing. A huge well done must go to Richard Barnes, Mark J Dell and the
little Dells as well as Allen Burrell and Mark Jewell. The top 3 boats so close together just shows the
class of sailing and completion within the Sandhopper Fleet. Thank you to everyone that took part
and supported the event. Let’s make 2023 even bigger and better

Day two for the Sandhopper National Championships is today. Racing starts at 12:30.

We are aiming to get start launching ribs at 11:00. Come and watch from the beach or even maybe .

the pier.

The awards ceremony will start circa 15 mins after the Ribs are packed away.

A Fantastic turnout for the Cadet Mini Series on last Sunday. Twenty Cadets in Picos and RS Teras, battled it out over 4 races in 13 mph winds. Cadets from 9 to 14 years old, sailed  two laps of a trapiziod course after some practise starts. Each race lasting about 10 minutes allowed sailors of all abilities to be challanged on the course. Everyone sailed really well, developing their skills lap by lap.  Well done Cadets!

Next Sunday: Cadet Race Training – Briefing 12.15 (Changed and rigged) Leaving beach at 12.30.

It is with great sadness that I announce the sudden but peaceful passing of Graham Dare on Saturday morning last.

Graham has served on several committees and was our Results Officer for many years. Dedicating a lot of his time each week ensuring that our results were promptly recorded and scored.

He was a keen member of the Sprint 15 fleet and sailed regularly.

Our deepest sympathies got out to his wife Sandie and all his close family and friends. He will be very much missed at TBYC.

Adrian Bunting

Commodore

Good morning,

Not long now until the Sandhopper Nationals at TBYC and great to see some of those entries coming through and some surprise entries expected as well! We could have 17+ boats on the start line this year which would be fantastic.

Janet will not be able to join us this year as she is on holiday. Therefore, could I ask that you complete the paperwork promptly (By Wednesday) and make payment so this can be dealt with ahead of time.

Also, as a reminder to compete in the National Championships you must be an (Sandhopper Class British Association) SCBA Member, this is still only £10 to be a full member or £5 as an associate. If you are already a member, just a payment is required to the SCBA account (details below) with your name as a reference.  If you are not a member, can you please complete the attached form, return this as per the instructions and make the payment with you name as a reference.

The BBQ is booked for Saturday night this is £12+ per head, it will include a choice of meats and salad. The SCBA will be providing complementary nibbles and a Pimms and Lemonade as well.  Please let Mark Robinson ([email protected]) and I know if you are intending to join us for the BBQ, so we can let the chef know the expected numbers. All are welcome. Start time will be circa 18:00, Mark will confirm the full details and menu shortly.

Links to forms are below:

Sandhopper 2022 Entry Form docx

Sandhopper 2022 SI & NoR

SCBA Membership Form

Built 1972

Afloat at TBYC

Decks repainted with Kiwi Grip 2022

New through deck bilge pump 2022

2 sets of sails

New Spinnaker Sheets 2022

David Johnson Rudder

New outboard bracket 2021

New mooring rout 2020 and galvanised chain 2021.

A simple to use boat that’s ready to be used and enjoyed.

Comes with Tepco 8ft tender and trolly.

Contact Scott James for more details.