Thorpe Bay Yacht Club

Tel: 01702 587 563

Hi All, for all you armchair sailors, and following popular demand I am sponsoring a trophy for the best placed TBYC virtual boat in the game. For those of you who have not entered or who do not know about it, then here are a few facts. The virtual race mirrors the actual Volvo ocean race covering 8 legs over 9 months. The game has in excess of 120000 virtual boats. leg 1 is complete but we will run each leg as a race in a series and load the entrants on Hal’s racing programme as a series. The series will have 2 discards for the 8 legs to enable newcomers to join in and possibly win!!!. After the first leg the top five TBYC boats were 1st Daren Fitchew, 2nd Jeremy Sandford, 3rd Steve Healey, 4th Steve Hopper and 5th David Hopper.

The next leg starts on Sunday 11th Dec 2011 so get registered and join in the banter and fun!!!

You can register at http://www.volvooceanracegame.org/play

Then please leave a comment on this article so we can enter you and your boat in the regatta.

Happy armchair sailing Steve Hopper

Hi All, Due to other sailing commitments for a large number of our cadets it was not possible for them to be at the official TBYC prize giving this year. So following our Cadet committee meeting last night it was decided to hold a Cadet Prize Giving Thursday Evening 8th December at 19.30 at TBYC We all look forward to seeing you at this celebration of our young cadets

Steve Hopper

Sunday 18th December – 4pm to 6pm
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Disco and Party Games by Groovy Tunes
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Drinks, Nibbles and a Gift from Santa
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Tickets only £5. Available now from behind the bar.
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Please bring your ticket with you to give to Santa’s helpers.
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The Commodore Bar will be open for parents.

Saturday November 5th will be the last chance to buy prize giving tickets. Also anyone who has booked already and not paid please can you make sure payment is made by November 5th.

There is a small number of tickets available from behind the bar, if not email [email protected]

Laser Pico For Sale Sail No 13211. Grey boat, comes complete ready to sail with trolley and cover. The boat was bought new in 2009. It is in very good condition. Comes with blue training sails and 2011 race sails set.

£ 1600.00 Please call Nick Elmore 0770 2299555

There are a limited number available from behind the bar and you can also book with myself: [email protected]

Guaranteed to be a great evening, come and support your fellow sailors on their wins.

Billabong Solution Gold SG5 backzip 5/4/3 steamer for sale

2010 Wetsuit, bought 18months ago, was £250 new

No tears, no rips, good condition £80 ono.

Contact Alex Hadley  (07772303601)

Hi all, A huge thank you to all Feva parents and friends who organised the dinner last night. I was completly surprised and honered !!!

The catering was excellent as was the drinking Hic!!!

But most of all the best part was the company

Steve

A record attendance of 74 boats with RS Feva sailors have been travelling from far and wide to the event.

A big ‘thank you’ to everyone who has travelled to Chew Valley Lake SC, especially those representing the dozen sailing clubs located over 100 miles away (as the crow flies!), including 5 boats from Burnham-on-Crouch in Essex.

1. Burnham SC / Royal Burnham YC / Corinthian Otters – 153 miles
2. Thorpe Bay YC – 150 miles
3. Leigh & Lowton SC – 149 miles
4. Port Dinorwic SC – 143 miles
5. Helford River SC – 137 miles
6. Ogston SC – 136 miles
7. Budworth SC – 135 miles
8. St Mawes SC – 130 miles
9. Rutland SC – 127 miles
10. Bough Beech SC – 123 miles
11. Docklands S&WC – 116 miles
12. Hollowell SC – 101 miles

All together, 35 sailing clubs are represented.

To all Cadets the Club plans to re-run the postponed Walley Cup trophy Race on Sunday 16th October start at 13:30hrs with a different start & course area from the end of season trophy.