Thorpe Bay Yacht Club

Tel: 01702 587 563

Summer has arrived just in time for our first Oppie Beach club. We start this Saturday at 14:00 (changed by the back of the clubhouse). Oppie Beach Club is open to all cadets and adults new to sailing who wish to get on the water for some informal tuition, practice skills form last year or just get in a boat with someone else for the first time. Parents are expected to help hold boats in the water if their child is participating.

On Friday at 7pm we will be going down to the dinghy park to look at how to rig different boats. This is useful for cadets and adults who don’t know or can’t quite remember how to rig and Oppie, Pico or Laser.

In the bar before and after the rigging session I am going to trial a Sailing kit exchange where you can bring any unwanted or too small kit and donate it to the cadets, if the kit is what you need for this year then you may take it and will be expected to provide a small paper donation do the Cadet fund. Thank you.

Great work from those who turned up last weekend, if you didn’t have enough or still want some more, there is another this Saturday (24th 10:00 am) we still have a few bits to do on the displacements and the club house, please contact your class captains for the work required and what to bring.

With snow still on the ground I have taken the decision to cancel the first Oppie Beach club on Saturday 31st March.

Due to current weather and water temperature I feel conditions are not yet suited to young children (or Adults!) spending time in the water, although boats will be available should more experienced Cadets wish to use them under their own parental organisation if we have unexpected favourable conditions.

The first Oppie club will be on the 21st April.  We will be running a rigging session to kick off the season on Friday 20th April at 7pm.  This will cover all club cadet boats;Oppies, Picos and Laser 4.7 and go through where they are kept, rigging, and packing away procedures.

A full programme of events and training will be published on the Cadet notice board over the next couple of weeks.

Kent Online have now confirmed that the new date for Kingsnorth Power Station Chimney at Hoo to be Demolished is next Thursday 22nd at 10am.

Full updated article can be read at http://www.kentonline.co.uk/medway/news/the-chimney-will-stay—160915/

Howard will be in serving Breakfasts and Brunch, with some themed specials, for those watching it from the club bar.

Club members are asked to help spring clean and tidy the club for the coming season.  Just a couple of hours of your time could make a difference.

There are a variety of jobs inside and outside the clubhouse and in the dinghy park.  No skills are needed, all ages are welcome.

Starting at 10am. Just turn up, in old working clothes.  Tools and materials will be provided and direction given, if needed.

See you there.

Originally scheduled for demolition on the 8th March at 10:00, Kent Online report: “due to the adverse weather conditions, particularity of the Hoo Peninsula, the demolition is off. It has been postponed because of the snow, but a new date for it to be razed to the ground, has not been fixed.”

Full article can be read at http://www.kentonline.co.uk/medway/news/the-chimney-will-stay—160915/

We will keep you informed of the new date and time.

Hi All,
The sailing committee has arranged a series of engaging and entertaining talks for you to get you in the mood for the coming season and remind you how some things work.

Get together at 8pm for a 8.30pm start, so some dates for your diary are

8th March – Rupert on Rules
5th April –John on Seasafe 4
3rd May – David on resins, laminating etc.
TBC – Alan Willis – Race Officering

Please come along and have a beer and a chat with your fellow sailors, in fact, even if you don’t sail regularly, come along, meet some people and maybe learn something interesting.

Tony and Janet will be setting the questions again on Saturday evening, starting at 7pm.

All club members are welcome.

Teams of up to 8 people.

£5 per person, including an antipasti buffet

Please book your table at the bar,

or email: [email protected],

or tel: 01702 587563