Thorpe Bay Yacht Club

Tel: 01702 587 563

Sandhoppers are now a little more online than they were previously.

You can find there pages below.

Sandhopper Association on Facebook –  Sandhopper Class on YouTube – Sandhopper Web Site

Also:

If you were not aware there are a number of Videos on YouTube that feature Sandhoppers.

TBYC Media: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCST-h7o222MrfG6NXcWekGg

Sandhopper39: https://www.youtube.com/user/sandhopper39 (There are a number of Sandhopper Training Videos on. this channel as well!)

Phil Spillane: https://www.youtube.com/user/phill4766

SSEC MBSC: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_hzgp7nZ6QPoPhGDUXtHBg

Thank you
Scott James
Sandhopper Class Capt.

A big thank you to Nick, Chris, Rod, Julian and Howard for their help in organising and moving boats around the Dinghy Park last Saturday.

As a result there are a few boats that were moved to their allocated positions for this year. I have indicated that your boat was moved in the right hand column of the spreadsheet, whist every effort was made to secure boats as we found them, please check it is appropriately secured over the next few days.

Can all Lasers and Picos please tell their class captains if they are in a different position and I will then amend the plan appropriately.

If you have any questions, please contact me directly.
Enjoy the long Easter weekend at the Club!

Welcome to the Spring 2022 Newsbuoy, which is now online by clicking the front page on the right or the link below. To move with the times we have only produced it electronically however can be printed out if you wish.

https://issuu.com/tbyc/docs/tbyc_newsbuoy_2022

For easier reading once in Issuu we suggest you select full screen.

All previous Newsbuoys are available from the Link at the top of this page.

Hope you enjoy!

If you have any articles that you would like to submit for the next issue, please email [email protected]

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New Sailing Instructions for Cadets competing in the Main Club Races

Meeting from 19.30 to 20.00 this Friday 1^st April in the Sail Training Room.

Content:  Signing on and off, new Course for Series Races and Trophy Races.

CADET RACE TRAINING
“This activity is aimed at the more experienced Cadet Sailors to develop their Racing skills, probably Year 7 onwards. Sessions include exercises to improve boat handling, sailing a set course, starting and finishes with a series of short races”.  Coach: Nick

This Sunday 3^rd April

Briefing at 12.45 (changed and rigged on beach). Leaving the beach at 13.00.

Please complete the form to register your child for this session.

https://forms.gle/LWvRzyurgoQLqgz77

Cadet Advanced Race Training – 3rd March 2022 Session Plan

Wrap up warm – Short, very active session

Let’s have a good turn out for our first session of the season

Dear Sailing Members,

TBYC Dinghy Park Allocation 2022 – Members only.xlsx
 
Please use the link above to access this year’s Dinghy Park Allocation. It can be accessed using the password emailed to members, or by contacting the Dinghy Park Officer, Secretary or Bar Manager.

Spaces should have been allocated to all those who have paid for storage this season. The first tab is the list of spaces, boats, and members, the second tab is the visual plan showing the location in the dinghy park. If your sail number is not listed, please email it to the Dinghy Park Officer.

From April, all boats in the Dinghy Park are required to display this years Dinghy Park sticker on the transom. These are provided by the club secretary and available behind the bar.

Each row has spaces wide enough to suit the allocated dinghy or catamaran, however, should it not be suitable, please contact the Dinghy Park Officer.

To minimise movement the larger boats that have sailed the Winter Series have been allocated the same spaces for the summer season. Lasers and Picos have been assigned suitable sizes spaces in no particular order. If those classes wish to swap amongst themselves, please liaise with the class captain then advise me of the swaps or revised order.

Free spaces on the plan may be swapped to, however only if the dinghy is an appropriate size. For example, a Pico will not be assigned a Sprint space. Please contact the Dinghy Park officer if you wish to swap.

Thank you for keeping your space tidy and free from litter and weeds.

Enjoy your boats and happy sailing in 2022.

Jeremy Sandford

TBYC Dinghy Park Officer

Good news, our Web Cams are returning with improved quality.

We have fitted new improved Cameras and are just adding the devices to let you enjoy them. Over the next few weeks this is being tested and we will be adding more.

Unfortunately during the testing unusual things can happen. We will get this sorted, but I wanted to assure you we are aware of it and working on it!

Happy sailing

Scott

This year the programme has been supplied electronically and therefore this will help integrate with your calendars.

For those people that already use this but it hasn’t automatically updated this year, this is because Hals have changed the URL format. This is fixed by deleting the old calendar link and add the new one from below. 

As DutyMan has just been populated for the year (Race and Tide details), I thought this would be a good reminder. You can automatically include the DutyMan/Racing dates in your diary (Outlook, Gmail, Smartphones, etc).

The following link downloads a file in a format that is recognised by most packages (.ICS). To put into Outlook you can use the Import Option once the file is saved, and within Gmail Google Calendar you can just add the URL directly as anothers calendar.

As DutyMan has just been populated for the year (Race and Tide details), I thought this would be a good reminder. You can automatically include the DutyMan/Racing dates in your diary (Outlook, Gmail, Smartphones, etc).

The following link downloads a file in a format that is recognised by most packages (.ICS). To put into Outlook you can use the Import Option once the file is saved, and within Gmail Google Calendar you can just add the URL directly as anothers calendar. https://dutyman.biz/eventfeed/T0001839/h11rCbtm . When any changes are made they reflected in this link, so if you are using a dynamic calendar like Gmail it should automatically update.

If you are more adventurous all this information is available in the Smartphone tab once logged into DutyMan, including links specifically for your duties. Remember however the file format isn’t just restricted to Smartphones.

Never miss a race !

. When any changes are made they reflected in this link, so if you are using a dynamic calendar like Gmail it should automatically update.

If you are more adventurous all this information is available in the Smartphone tab once logged into DutyMan, including links specifically for your duties. Remember however the file format isn’t just restricted to Smartphones.

Never miss a race !

Any Problems have a chat with me.

We have now concluded the Adult Sailing Support Sessions for the Winter as we now have changed seasons and will be out on the water. All of the sessions were recorded and the packs are now available to download. We will be continuing our support of Beginner Adults, but will be taking a break for a couple of weeks to gather our thoughts and plans.

Please note: these sessions are not formal training. They are sharing of experiences from the Sandhopper Fleet as well as many other sailors from the Club, we are not qualified coaches. For formal training we suggest that you approach the RYA or other qualified coaches.

Below you will see the details of what subjects were covered in Q1 2022, these were recorded on Zoom (now on You tube) and the slide packs have been made available with the original links to reference material and videos used. The sound quality varies, but the packs and links in the slides should help.

Session 1

Club Induction, different boats at TBYC, Basics – Parts of a boat, Port/Starboard

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=erfd3NuMeo0

Slide Pack

https://drive.google.com/file/d/15z5I3FE_MfTNMitikqaVOAVHfrpPoR1a/view?usp=sharing

Session 2

Points of Sailing, launching a Laser, returning to shore, boat control – tacking & stopping

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8wHG6LIqADs

Slide Pack

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1XrJKh-QoxorAVEUdyeXHyGbjL4ERnUk9/view?usp=sharing

Session 3
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