Thorpe Bay Yacht Club

Tel: 01702 587 563

The TBYC Endeavour Trophy – Saturday afternoon – 14th August

We have 5 teams who have accepted the challenge this year to compete for the “best of the best” in a one day 4 race series.

The competitors are:

Defenders: Peter Thompson and Mark Dell

Sprint – Chris Tillyer and Steve Healy

Finn – Lawrence Crispin and Allen Burrell

Hurricane – Paul Palmer and Alex Farrall

Cadet – TBC after Cadet Week

The Cadet Entry will be the overall winners of the race group at this week’s Cadet Week.

We hope there will be good support for the event and members are welcome to spectate from ribs or displacement boats after club racing.

The prize giving will be immediately after sailing and before the “end of Cadet week party”

Saturday 21st – Monday 23rd August 2021

TBYC are proud to be hosting the 2021 Hurricane 5.9 National Championships. We are looking forward to 3 days of competitive fun racing and catching up with friends from Starcross, Stone and all round the UK.

Camping is available free of charge on site, dinner and breakfast is provided with live music on Saturday night, everyone welcome. Please see the notice of race and online entry below.

Notice Of Race: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1O9u4HfFqmKpAFcLEwdzxTV2yOTWSEkaf/view?usp=sharing

Enter online: https://forms.gle/MLe7ACFhtLja5yk8A

LFD test before arriving for registration on Sunday and then again on Wednesday  as a minimum

Do not attend the week if you have a temperature, change in taste or smell or have a new cough

If you develop Covid symptoms please isolate and contact Lindsay Rainbow asap

Continue to use hand sanitiser around the club

Minimise time in the changing room and  showers. Arrive changed in the morning

Do not leave bags, clothes or items in the changing rooms

Utilise outside space in front of the club

Bring your beach chairs up and enjoy a drink in  the front garden!

Have fun, stay safe!

Dear all,

After much soul searching and due to the increasing number of Covid cases locally, Jill has reluctantly decided to Postpone the event on Friday 30th July in memory of Gary. This is in the interest of keeping everybody safe.

Jill hopes to be able to hold this event on the same date next year.

Kind regards,

On behalf of Jill Fitzgerald and Family.

Benfleet Shield  Saturday 24^th July

The format will be similar to last time with a split start to allow for the faster boats to be in the same tidal conditions as the others and arriving in the creek nearer towards high tide.

Note Start times are changed:

• • Fast Monohull, Monohull, Catamaran and Sandhoppers starting at 11.00 using code flag ‘R’
  • Cruisers start time 11.03 using code flag ‘W’
  • Windward/Leeward boats and Tornado/Nacra/Hurricane starting at 11.30 on code flag ‘D’

As before, course posted on white board; port hand turning mark an inflatable in Benfleet creek, Committee Boat start, shore box finish and starting sequence 3-2-1-go

Mark Dell

Sailing Secretary

As per your application please access LFD testing kits via local pharmacies and libraries in preparation for the week .  We are requesting that all participants and their families test on Sunday prior to registration and again mid week.   Please help to ensure that we have a safe and fun week for all!

https://www.southend.gov.uk/health-wellbeing/coronavirus/12