Feb 07 2009
On Tuesday night (10th Feb) we have a talk by ROGER TAYLOR – SAILOR, AUTHOR, ADVENTURER AND ONE OF JOHN MARGARSON’S FELLOW JESTER CHALLENGERS.
If you usually come down on Tuesday evenings I will be pleased to see you…………
………….. if not why not make a special effort. This will be a very entertaining evening.
We start at 8.30pm sharp. All members of the TBYC and your guests are welcome.
Colin Keeling – Cruiser Captain
Feb 02 2009
Our speaker on Tuesday (3 Feb) will be giving a talk on physiotherapy. All members of the club and thier guests are welcome. Why not come and join us? Starts 8.30 in the Commordore bar.
Nov 25 2008
If you ever wonder why the cruising section enjoy their sport so much, see a short video I took in September about 2 hours east of the River Dart, en route to Portland Bill.
Nov 24 2008
On Tuesday 25 November we have a talk by the Rayleigh Sub Aqua Club on scuba diving. This should be a lively evening and I hope to see you at the club ready for a 8.30pm start. Members of the Cruising Section and club members and their guests are welcome. The talk will include a run down on equipment, training and some of the recent dive trips enjoyed by club members. The talk will finish with local wrecks in the Thames estuary. Please join us!
Nov 07 2008
28 sandhopper sailors are racing sunfast 37s in the solent this weekend representing TBYC, there are 4 teams competing amongst 40 boats, team windrush, team sandstar, team blue jacket, and team apollo will be battling the forecast force 6 to take first prize amongst the fleet, team apollo have recruited a couple of professional ringers so the pressure is on for gordon and martin. team sandstar have the winning gurus hopper and thompson, team blue jacket has the seasoned 707 barnes/dells and team windrush has a time dispensation as they have rupert who will talk nonsense at them for two days. with all to play for and the substantial cash prize kindly donated from the cadets im sure racing will be close.
should we hitch a ride in the big yellow helicopter we will try to video the event for youtube
Nov 03 2008
Two dates for your diary.
Why not come and join us for the Captain’s Quiz on Tuesday 4 November starting at 8.30. All members of the Club and their guests are welcome. Tables up to six. A pound a head, the winning table takes the pot.
The Cruising Section AGM will be held at TBYC on Tuesday 11 November starting at 8.30pm.
Jun 17 2008
John finished the solo race from Plymouth in the UK to the Azores at 1145 on Thursday 12th June in third place out of a field of 34. He took just under 12 days to sail 1200 miles by himself.
I have received the following email from him today.
“Lucy did extremely well for a Thorpe Bay mud boat. An extreme French race boat with experienced skipper only got here a few hours before me. He has been onto his designer and they are shocked that I am here so quickly. All is well. Stop dreaming, there is a Centaur in the race and entered for the next race.
Kepp well love to all at Thorpe Bay, John Margarson”
Colin Keeling, Cruiser Captain
Apr 10 2008
To celebrate St Georges Day the Cruising Section are hosting a Bangers and Mash evening at 8pm on Tuesday 22nd April. All TBYC members are welcome.
To book please put your name on the list behind the bar. The cost is £5.50 for Bangers and Mash and £7 if you would also like an ice cream dessert.
Gaynor Thompson, Cruising Social Secretary.
01702 588239 / 07776 155933
