Thorpe Bay Yacht Club

Tel: 01702 587 563

The closing date for entries to the Winter series and Dinghy Park Storage is this Sunday 7th October. If you intend to leave your boat at the club this winter your time is running out.

Will members please note that if your boat is in rows I J K or M it will need to be moved by this Sunday after racing.

Thank you in advance for you cooperation.

We need volunteers to help with the following Club Racing duties this weekend please

Sun 07 Oct 2018 11:00 End of Season Trophy- SS2 Helm – volunteer please or swap with Ty McKeown – COVERED THANKS PETER

Sun 07 Oct 2018 11:00 End of Season Trophy- SS2 crew – volunteer please or swap with Sally McKeown

Sun 07 Oct 2018 11:00 End of Season Trophy- SS7 Helm – volunteer please

If you have a duty coming up and want a refresher on what to do please come along to any race and let the Duty Officer know if you would like to join a displacement or the committee boat to help / observe.

Don’t forget you can swap a duty with a VOLUNTEER PLEASE duty
If you can help please volunteer / swap in the usual way via Dutyman or email [email protected]

Many thanks

Winter series costs will be as per club winter storage rates for club members, £80 for non members.
Please complete the appropriate form and return to the secretary. SI’s also below

Dinghy-Catamaran-Winter-Storage-Form

Winter Series SIs 2018-19

Winter Series 2018 Meeting entry form

Please note if you do not intend to store your boat or race in the winter series your boat needs to be removed from the boat park next Sunday (7th October)

Even if you do intent to complete, be available to move your boats on the 7th for a work party to replace some hawsers and  to allow room for cruisers and sandhoppers, it is your responsibility to ensure that your boat is adequately secured.

Will be re-sailed this Sunday – 30/09/2018
hopefully it’ll be a bit drier this weekend.

Southend on sea Athletic Club is holding the Southend 10K Road Race on Sunday 7th October, between 10am and midday.  There will be no access to the grass car parking area between these times.

The seafront will be closed from Victoria Road through to Church Road for the duration of the race.

A map of the course is displayed on the club notice board.  Further information about the race can be found at www.southend10k.com

Club racing on 7th October starts at 11am.  It’s the End of Season Trophy, after which members are requested to remove their boats from the dingy park in preparation for cruiser and Sandhopper lift out.

Thanks to the Race Officer, Assistant Race Officer and six safety crew members who turned up early this morning dressed head to toe in what could only be described as Ocean Wet Gear. All to support club racing in what would have been testing conditions. As Duty Officer is was great to see such commitment from this group of members doing their bit for TBYC.

DELAYED DUE TO HIGH WIND FORECAST – RE-RUN TBA

Many of you may be aware of the Endeavour Trophy. Named after the 1934 British Entry to the America’s Cup. The Endeavour is the annual “Champion of Champions” race held at the Royal Corinthian YC in Burnham.

The much coveted (and extremely valuable) trophy can only be entered if you have won a National Class Championship within that year. All classes sail the same dinghy – currently RS200’s over a weekend’s fleet racing in a series of very short upwind/downwind courses.

This year the RCYC have introduced a Keelboat version of the trophy. This will be sailed on September 22^nd and 23^rd using the 707 yacht. The RCYC have a fleet of these boats, all newly fitted out and ready to race. The type of racing is designed to make exciting, high speed sailing and minimise the spread in the fleet. With a target time of 15 minutes per race, the emphasis is on as many short races in as quick succession as possible. The winner of this event will be invited to compete in the main Endeavour Trophy event in mid October.

Peter Thompson, this year’s Sandhopper National Champion, has put together a team and has entered the event on behalf of the Sandhopper Class and Thorpe Bay Yacht Club. His crew will be made up of: Mark Dell, Paul Beasley and Chris Clarke. All of whom are among our club’s top sailors.

They will be competing against this year’s National Champions from the following classes: Squib, Sonata, RCOD, J24 and Flying Fifteen. All of these will be top class sailors and the racing, now with the addition of the Sandhopper Class, will be very exciting to watch from the banks of the Crouch. So, do come along and support them if you can.

The very best of luck boys!          https://royalcorinthian.co.uk/endeavour/

This Sunday will be the 5th Bart’s Bash, how time flies
This year they’re going for the Guiness record of most boats in one race so come along, sign up at https://www.bartsbash.com/participant-sign-up
https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/bart-s-bashsupporters
sign on in the bosun’s hut and come and race in the largest sailing race in the world.
Sailing will be mass start from the committee boat, with an upwind downwind course incorporating a spreader mark.

Hi guys,
as requested slow mono course has been changed to A,B,D and cadet racing has been added, please see latest SI’s and SSI06/09/2018 thanks.

links below

Supplementary Sailing Instructions 20180906

TBYC SI 2018 V3
Chris Boshier
Rear Commodore Racing

We need volunteers to help with the following Club Racing duties this weekend please

PLEASE NOTE RACING MAY BE CANCELLED IF NO ONE VOLUNTEERS FOR RACE OFFICER – CAN ANYONE HELP PLEASE?

Sat 01 Sep 2018 14:30 Autumn Sat (2 races) – Race Officer – volunteer please or swap with Duncan

Sat 01 Sep 2018 14:30 Autumn Sat (2 races) – SS2 crew – volunteer please or swap with Bev

Sun 02 Sep 2018 15:00 Club Long Distance – Benfleet Shield – Race Officer – volunteer please

Sun 02 Sep 2018 15:00 Club Long Distance – Benfleet Shield – SS2 Crew – volunteer please or swap with Alex Burling

Sun 02 Sep 2018 15:00 Club Long Distance – Benfleet Shield – SS7 Helm – volunteer please or swap with Lewis Brake – COVERED thanks Nick

Sun 02 Sep 2018 15:00 Club Long Distance – Benfleet Shield – SS7 Crew – volunteer please or swap with Tom Holmes – COVERED thanks Nick

If you have a duty coming up and want a refresher on what to do please come along to any race and let the Duty Officer know if you would like to join a displacement or the committee boat to help / observe.

Don’t forget you can swap a duty with a VOLUNTEER PLEASE duty
If you can help please volunteer / swap in the usual way via Dutyman or email [email protected]

Many thanks