Thorpe Bay Yacht Club

Tel: 01702 587 563

Please note that this weekend the 26th and 27th of March the dinghy park should not be entered by anyone other than those involved directly with the lifting in of the Sandhoppers and Cruisers, this will be from 09:30 Saturday until circa 15:30 and circa midday Sunday until 18:00.

This is to keep us all safe while heavy machinery operates throughout the dinghy park.

Thank you for you cooperation.

The Cadet season is fast approaching.  

Cadet week planning meetings have commenced and it is hoped the entry forms will be released over the Easter holidays.  This will be advertised via the website, email and Facebook.  If you have any time to offer in the organisation – excel skills, ordering trophies, sponsorship please get in touch.

The cadets are lucky to have many volunteers who are offering a comprehensive programme over the sailing season. Parents are required to stay with their children and assist throughout activities at all times.  All children will require appropriate clothing and a buoyancy aid.  It is advisable for parents to also have a wetsuit and in cadet week a buoyancy aid is required for all adults. 

Oppie beach club led by Adam Clarke for new and younger cadets – learning basic skills and water confidence very close to shore. The first session is the 2nd April at 11.30.  Please watch out for information via Facebook and the website.  Families can access the club Oppies, learn to rig them etc and if confident can be borrowed at your convenience. 

Andras Gal is the cadet sail training officer and Nick Alston the Cadet racing officer – their contact details are on the website.  They run a comprehensive programme for cadets starting with race training on the 3r April.  Other sessions will include mini races and tera sessions.  Please chat with Nick and Andras if you need further information or you are unsure which sessions are suitable for your child. There will also be limited places on the RYA youth training.  

If parents are new to sailing you might want to catch up with the adult sailing support for beginners via facebook and zoom recordings which have been very beneficial for our novice adult sailors – you can catch up and join in from now.

The club calendar can be found here 

https://www.tbyc.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/TBYC-Programme-2022-WEBV1.pdf 

Which is also located on the sidebar under “Whats On”

Please remember that parents remain responsible for their children at all times.  Please leave the club as you would wish to find it and remember to throw rubbish away (sweet wrappers, crisp packets and cans) and ensure that children are not running around in the club house or car park.  Children must NOT play down the side of the club where the RIBS are stored at any time.  We encourage everyone to be kind and courteous to fellow cadets, adults, our neighbours, visitors and the general public.  Please familiarise yourself with the parents charter to ensure that the club is a safe and happy place that can be enjoyed by all members

https://www.tbyc.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/PARENT-CHARTER-TBYC-FEB21.pdf  and also located under “Safeguarding Policies on the sidebar”

I will advertise a date for the first wetsuit shop of the season shortly.

Don’t forget the working party tomorrow, 5th March 10-12noon

Looking forward to seeing you all soon weather on the beach, on the water or in the club.

Lindsay Rainbow – Cadet Rep

cadet season

[email protected]

We have several jobs that we plan to do.

– Install the height barrier in the club car park, so we can then repair the surface.

– Continue to repair the fences at the front of the club as started last year.

– Deep clean of the balcony, jet wash etc.

– Repairs to the Commodore’s Bar and install new blinds.

– On SS2 that is now under cover, Complete the antifouling, sand and paint the outside of the hull, sand and oil the woodwork, sand and paint the seats and floor with anti slip paint.

– On Polly, paint the floor and decks with non slip and antifoul.

– For the electricians, we have some light fittings and switches that need to be replaced and would like a two way switch fitting for lights in the bar area.

– We would like to build some shelving in a couple of cupboards as well, battened to the wall.

– we have a number of areas we would like to deep clean as well!

If you can help, please do email me with what jobs you would like to be involved with, I can then allocate works so we make the most of our time!

Thank you

[email protected]

Unfortunately due to the current weather conditions the sailing committee and the Sprint 15 Association have agreed the this weekends event should be postponed for an alternative weekend.

The new date will be advertised once known.

Please be aware that the wires that run between the boats (that the boats tie too) maybe lifted higher than normal due to the boats being tied down tighter due to the winds. This will cause a trip hazard especially between the Sandhoppers and cruisers.

** Update 23/02/2022** The lift has now had the new parts installed, it is running much smoother when a passenger is on board, although does shake a little when it comes down empty. The lift engineer is hoping to make another part to rectify this shake, but it should now be operational going forward.

*** Update ** 25/01/2022 – The lift is back running although not perfect, as we are still waiting for parts.

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I’m sorry to say that the lift is service still out of service and the engineer won’t be here until next Tuesday at the earliest.

We have been working with the lift company and have now managed to track down the parts that we suspect are causing the problem. However, they will not be with us from Holland until at least the 1st week of February at the earliest.

We have requested that the lift company come back again to see if they can get the lift to work again on a temporary although shuddery basis and ask that the lift is only ever used by those that need it. We are aware that some children have been taking rides up and down in it and it really is not a general purpose lift and ask that this does not happen as this reduces the lifespan of the lift overall.

If we can get it working on Tuesday next week I will update this post, but please note that this will only be a temporary repair until the parts arrive in February when we hope to fix it on a more permanent basis.

Thank you for your patience while we try to resolve this issue.

Kind regards
Scott James
House Rep