Thorpe Bay Yacht Club

Tel: 01702 587 563

Many of us use different weather Apps for our Smartphones but I came across this the other day and thought you maybe interested. Windfinder supply weather station equipment which feeds readings into Windguru which is already popular with many of us.

So without surprise the forecasts on the Windfinder App are the same as Windguru. Initially however the App shows a summary screen with different stations (that you select) either with the forecast or a report if a real weather station (this is the case with Thames Estuary Yacht Club which has and uses the Windfinder kit and can be added). Overall the main screens seem easy to read.

From the Screen image on the right you can see that it gives most of the usual information but also shows the state of the tides and the expected height and timing of the swell. I haven’t seen that before in a weather app.

For more information https://www.windfinder.com/apps/

It isn’t normal to advertise a commercial service on this website. However Dry Suit arm neck seal and sock repair is something you normally have to travel far to get done, although many may not realise the service is available in Southend just near the football ground.

They don’t really sell anything that we would want to buy (diving not sailing), however they do the repairs that we probably now need at this time of the year.

TBYC Cadets – The Matt Trophy – Saturday 15th October at Thames Estuary Yacht Club

URGENT: We need to know who is attending this race by tomorrow (Friday) at the latest to arrange a support Rib to safely escort Cadets to and from the event.

Please confirm your or your son’s/daughter’s attendance (a confirmation will presume parental permission):

Older Cadets: [email protected] or phone/text 07815 113459

Younger Cadets:  [email protected]  or phone/text 07875 204343

The event is open to all Cadets, all abilities and class of boat. There are trophies for all competitors and overall winners.  The prize giving will be immediately after the race at Thames Estuary Yacht Club.

We will co-ordinate the entry requirements and escort Cadets around the Pier to the start of the Race.  Smaller dinghies will need to make their own arrangements to TEYC , phone Andras for more details.

At the end of the race, those sailing back will be escorted to TBYC.  Sailors will need to keep together irrespective of speed of boat etc.

Timings – Race start 1200 (Mass Start, 5, 4, 1 minute GO –  Trapezoid course) Committee Boat start – No entry fee

Leave TBYC beach at 10.45 am (weather dependent) updated nearer to the time, Pico’s etc. will meet on the water at Thames Estuary Yacht Club at 11.30, sail to TBYC Support boat for advice etc.

Original post – http://www.tbyc.org/racing/thorpe-bay-yacht-club-cadets-the-matt-trophy-15th-october/

For those of you vacating the dinghy park this weekend for your annual restoration/hibernation/barnacle scrape or insufficiently foolhardy to sail through the winter, this is your last chance for some pot hunting this season.

Racing on Saturday is for the End of Season Trophy starting at 11:00am.

This is a mass start, avg lap race.

The Veterans Cup is being held in conjunction with the EoS trophy and is open to all TBYC members sailing as a helm and crew with a combined age of at least 90, or to an individual crew member aged 55 or over. To enter, please use the declaration sheet inside the Bosun’s Hut headed ‘Veterans Cup’.

Email: [email protected]
Hi I am available to crew in race today at 3pm I am 7&half stone and crewed for the dart open at whitstable n mumbles

We want to be like the professional sailing races that we see on Television with the animated analytics and graphics. Well it is now very simple to have that information and be shown with the rest of the fleet.

Thanks to Daren Fitchew the Sprints have already been using it and you can review races on the Race Tracking link on the left sidebar. Sunday 2nd had everybody racing with a tracker app. Have a look, full tutorials are on the RaceQs Website

The process is reasonably automated all you require is a smartphone (and many people now have old ones) with the RaceQS app installed which is then uploaded once you have completed. Once you review your race, you will see every other boat that was around. Using your main phone isn’t a problem, you just have to make sure it is in a waterproof (or two) containers (we have been buying cases in bulk for £2). In future we could have live tracking by people putting a data sim card in the phones, Daren has already identified how this can be done cheaply.

Come and join us or plan to use it next year, we will send you a reminder. Click on the Raceqs Logos to go to the official site. Press continue reading for greater detail  on how to use it.

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The event is open to all Cadets, all abilities and class of boat. There are trophies for all competitors and overall winners.  The prize giving will be immediately after the race at Thames Estuary Yacht Club.

We will co-ordinate the entry requirements and escort Cadets around the Pier to the start of the Race.  Smaller dinghies will need to make their own arrangements to TEYC by road.

At the end of the race, those sailing back will be escorted to TBYC.  Sailors will need to keep together irrespective of speed of boat etc.

Timings – Race start 1200 (Mass Start, 5, 4, 1 minute GO –  Trapezoid course)

Leave TBYC beach at 10.45 am (weather dependent) updated nearer to the time, Pico’s etc. will meet on the water at Thames Estuary Yacht Club at 11.30, sail to TBYC Support boat for advice etc.

Please confirm your or your son’s/daughter’s interest or attendance (a confirmation will presume parental permission):

Older Cadets: [email protected] or phone/text 07815 113459

Younger Cadets:  [email protected]  or phone/text 07875 204343

Let’s have a great turn out

There is the 10k running race, there is road closure at the seafront 9:30 – 12:00. This affects our racing.

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This year, Bart’s Bash is being held on Saturday 17th and Sunday 18th Sept with racing starting at 11:00am and 12:00am respectively. 

Please join in and support this event.

The format for the weekend will be a mini-series comprising of 4 races. Racing on Saturday will be 2 normal class races utilising the usual courses and start sequence. Racing on Sunday will be a further class race followed by the Bart’s Bash race. This will be a mass start, mixed fleet, average lap race.

The Supplementary Sailing Instructions are attached. barts-bash-2016-tbyc-supp_sis

TBYC continues to be a registered Bart’s Bash event venue. Elapsed time and distance, together with sailing conditions, will be uploaded to the Bart’s Bash results site.

There are no entry fees for this event but entrants are requested to donate to the Andrew Simpson Sailing Foundation through the Bart’s Bash website or at the charity boxes at the club on the day of the event. A donation of £10 is suggested.

Bart’s Bash is officially a monster
The Largest Sailing Race in the World, verified by Guinness World Records.

The first bash in 2014 saw over 30,000 sailors take to the water at over 550 locations around the world. Forty eight boats took part at TBYC
Bart’s Bash is now an annual fundraising and participation campaign promoted by the Andrew Simpson Sailing Foundation (ASSF) and this year, the organisers want to see participation grow like crazy and see Bart’s Bash become the biggest sporting event in the world. http://www.bartsbash.com/

Our Assistant Race Officer has a slipped disc and is not capable to undertake her duty this Sunday. PLEASE COULD WE HAVE A VOLUNTEER to allow us to run the Bart’s Bash / Autumn Sunday points with a full team.

Please E-Mail me as Duty Officer, [email protected] or to [email protected] . Alternately, leave a comment below.  Thank you.