Thorpe Bay Yacht Club

Tel: 01702 587 563

We use RYA Portsmouth Numbers for our race results. Each year RYA review these PNs using results data from sailing clubs around the country – including TBYC.

New PNs were published by RYA last month and are being used in TBYC Race Results with effect from 25 March 2016.

A list of changes to boats used at TBYC are listed below. Other TBYC boats remain unchanged.

Parent and Cadet 2016 Season Briefing

This Friday at 6-7pm we are going to hold a short briefing for Parents and Cadets.  We will go through opportunities for new members, Friday Cadet night, training, club boats, Pico racing and Cadet club racing. You will get a chance to put names to faces and meet those people who have volunteered to run this year’s events.  Cadets will get an introduction to cadet night from older Cadets, be taught what and where they can play, and most importantly get a chance to meet and socialise with the other cadets. I hope to see you there and aim to give you the confidence to get involved and help make this year an enjoyable and rewarding one for the TBYC Cadets.

Food

Our caterer Dave will be providing burgers, hot dogs and chips so why not get a quick bite to eat this Friday.

CADET Racing

This weekend sees the start of the 2016 racing season for Adults and Cadets.  This year, every club series race will also be a cadet race.  All participating cadets will start from the Committee Boat on the second start and race a windward-leeward course, first beating to the Inflatable Cadet Buoy, then running down to the leeward mark (last course number on the back of the Committee Boat).  You will continue to lap until hooted by the race officer team.  Remember to sign on as a CADET in the Bosuns hut.

I have included more information below our standard Weather Station display so hopefully the Weather Station page can be one of your main sources of information.

A partial display (limited due to the webpage size) of RNLI Pier Weather Station. This is updated every minute. Especially when we have northerly winds this may give us a true idea of the wind offshore. If this weather station is unavailable it will revert to show the nearest which is Southend Airport. Full display can be accessed from the RNLI Southend Website under Information.

Below the live information is forecast data both from the well loved Windguru and the Met Office.

The following has been added to the Crew Wanted page on the Sidebar

Mike Threadgold
Crew Wanted
Class: Sandhopper
When: 2016 Summer Season
Contact Details: 864617 [email protected]

The 2016 Sail Training dates have now been published on the “Sail Training” page available from the Sidebar or http://www.tbyc.org/sail-training/ . Full details of the requirements and dates are listed. Stage 1 starts in May and Stage 2 in April but please get you applications in early.

Unfortunately Southend Marine Activity Centre has closed therefore for the foreseeable future it is assumed that our and other Yacht Clubs will be the main locations to complete courses. So it is a good opportunity for us to remind you we do hold other courses that may also be of interest, many tutored by volunteers to keep the cost down.

We usually hold two RYA Power Boat Level 2 courses a year. These courses are always oversubscribed so just requesting a place does not guarantee entry. Priority is usually then given to those members that will be actively operating the club RIBS. If you are interested please email Ken at [email protected] .

First Aid courses are also organised at the club with an external organisation and these are advertised when they happen (although there is one happening on the 20th February). For more information email [email protected] .

A double achievement for Daren Fitchew who followed up his Brass Monkey win, by  today also winning the TBYC Frozen Sheets, whilst sailing his Sprint 15.

Again another windy day, as Daren suggested had been in his advantage, it’s what he had been training for.

Chris Boshier who also raced both races, had an unfortunate capsize during a gybe which left Daren with a 18 second corrected lead. We should not forget that Chris also sailed the double in his Contender last year.

Gary Sverdloff sailing his Sprint 15 took 3rd place.

Prize Giving took place after the race with Commodore, Beverly Warrington presenting the coveted prize.

All other entrants were very happy that it was not the normal low winter temperatures but those more like Autumn, although the Rum Punch served by the Commodore and helpers was enjoyed by all.

Saturday was a now common 5-6 (gusts even more) , so perfect weather for Daren Fitchew (and other members) to go off to Leigh for the day, sailing a Sprint 15. Having came second to Chris Boshier last year, he was keen to get the top spot.

Well done to Daren for winning this years Leigh on Sea Brass Monkey Trophy. We understand he had a very good distance on all boats. Well done to the other sailors from TBYC that also sailed around in the exciting conditions.

This does mean that we have now held the trophy for 3 years following two years of wins by Chris Boshier.

Full results are available at http://www.leighsailingclub.org/media/results/Brass%20Monkey%202015.htm

The Frozen Sheets race will start at 11.30 on Sunday 27th December 2015. 

Frozen Sheets is an Open Meeting and we welcome all visiting sailors.

Prize giving will be held in the main bar as soon as possible after the race finishes. Refreshments of Rum Punch and Mince Pies will be served in the Bosuns Hut.

Sailing Instructions are available by the link below

Frozen Sheets SI Dec 2015

The Sailing Committee met today and discussed the poor weather we have had during the Saturday and Sunday Winter Series and that the without three races, according to the Sailing Instructions each Series will not be valid.

It is therefore planned, at the discretion of the Race Officer, to include an extra race on Saturday to complete the series. The weather has been reasonably mild, except for the wind and therefore we feel that this should be acceptable to all.

We still plan to run a single race on Sunday.