Thorpe Bay Yacht Club

Tel: 01702 587 563

The 2016 Sandhopper Nationals will be held at Thorpe Bay Yacht Club over 3 days on Friday 19th, Saturday 20th and Sunday 21st August. SI’s, NOR and entry form are available from the links below with copies also available at registration.

Sandhopper Nationals 2016 SIs V1

Sandhopper Nationals 2016 NOR V1

Sandhopper National 2016 Entry Form

Don’t forget, to compete in the National Championship the helm must be at least an associate member of the SCBA. If you have not joined this year, please contact Janet Willsmer via [email protected]

NOTICE ON BEHALF OF RACE COMMITTEE FOR SANDHOPPER NATIONALS 2016 CREW SUBSTITUTIONS

1. Regarding crew substitutions, the Race Committee is aware that in some cases crew may not be available on all three days due to work commitments. At the same time we are conscious of the risk of suspicion that crew is varied to suit weather conditions.

2. For these reasons we are giving notice that there will be a cut-off date for substitution requests due to non-availability of crew. Such requests must be received no later than noon on Friday 12^th This date is chosen to give helms time to confirm their crewing arrangements, whilst being far enough ahead that the weather cannot be reliably predicted.

3. Of course the default arrangement should be that the same crew is used throughout the meeting, but if you know you will have to substitute due to non-availability a request should be submitted to the Race Officer, [email protected] no later than noon on Friday 12^th August. Please state the reason the substitution is needed and the names of crew.

4. Substitutions requested after this cut-off will be dealt with in the normal way, taking due account of the reasons.

If you have any questions regarding the event please contact Mark Robinson on 07957 801 099 or [email protected]

A bright and early start for the

Peter Hayes Trophy

Mass start at 9:00am – code flag R

TBYC Club Sailors attended several Nationals last weekend, some travelling further than others. Here is a quick round up of results.

Hurricane Nationals   – 8 TBYC Entries   – Top Place Paul and Robert Palmer 5th out of 21 boats.

Results at Hurricane Nationals Results

Finn Nationals           – 3 TBYC Entries   – Top Place Allen Burrell 8th out of 59 boats.

Results are at Finn National Results

Shearwater Nationals – 1 TBYC Entry    – Top Place Dion and Anna Allen 8th out of 16 boats.

Results are at Shearwater Nationals Results

Well done to all that entered National events (couldn’t help noticing a Paul Beasley in the Finn Results). It takes a lot of time and commitment in preparation and attending.

Clipper Round the World Yacht Race finishes later this afternoon / evening off Southend Pier, very much worth a watch as they come up the Estuary, they are off the suffolk Coast at Aldeburgh this morning.
https://www.clipperroundtheworld.com/race/standings

The Petal Plate trophy race is a mass start, general handicap race – all boats sail the same course and distance.
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Start time is at 10:00 hours, Sunday 17th July 2016
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The course will be set on the day – see the blackboard at the side of the Bosun’s hut – but will be a petal shape.
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See you there
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Club Racing Sunday 10th July 2016
Hunter Cup and Rebellious Bowl Trophy Races.
These instructions are supplementary to the TBYC 2016 Sailing Instructions.

Hunter Cup

Mass start at 15.30 – code flag R

Rebellious Bowl

Cadets only (helm & crew) sailing any boat

Mass start at 15.33 – code flag K
( Cadets – TBYC cadet members under 18 at the date of the race)

Both races are average lap, mass start, general handicap races.

Both races are planned to start from the Committee Boat.

Courses may be different for each of the 2 trophy races .
Course(s) described on the blackboard at the side of the Bosuns’ hut and may refer to mark numbers displayed on the front and/or back of the Committee Boat.

Code Flags R & K

Race Committee 7th July 2016

Just when you have attended the Racing Rules night, World Sailing has now published the next version of the rule book which we will be using next year and into 2020.

The book is available at http://www.sailing.org/tools/documents/WorldSailingRRS20172020-[20946].pdf and by looking within at the right margin, a vertical line indicates a change, addition or deletion.

The majority of them are simple technical changes to sort out small problems found in the application of the rules. However there is a introduction of the term ‘support person’, those people that are with competitors (coach, parents, etc) who through their behaviours can now cause a competitor to have a penalty. There is also a further additional section around Gross Misconduct.

I am sure in the the next 6 months many of us will interpret all the changes in various ways.