Thorpe Bay Yacht Club

Tel: 01702 587 563

Thanks to Lewis Brake for taking the footage

Due to poor weather and a very high low tide on Sunday the Cruiser Lift in has now been rescheduled after club racing this Friday.

Will all sailors and members (the Warm Up Race scheduled for 11:00 this Friday) try to ensure that they are clear of the Dinghy Park by 15:00 to allow this work to take place. Be aware that this work also affects the Slipway and Beach.

We have arranged a Dinghy Instructor course and have 1 place available. Dates are 30th March to 3rd April.

To complete the course you will need to hold a PB2 and 1st Aid certificates. These can be done at a later stage.

Cost is £150. Please contact [email protected] if you would like to take the place.

Thank you to Rupert for a fantastic Rules night on Wednesday.

It was great to see so many people there, from past National Champions and experienced club racers to those new to racing at TBYC, all joined in.  Rupert’s knowledge and engaging delivery or each different scenario made for great discussion with some surprising results and answers.

Everyone engaged in the evening and took away something to progress their boat positioning and awareness around the course.  If you weren’t there, watch out on Sunday, you could find yourself being called!

The evening was a great success and we will be looking to run another later in the season.

Comments and Questions for next time always welcome. Jeremy

Winter prize giving will be held in the bar after racing Sunday. Come and gather in the bar around 3pm to support and celebrate this years winners.

If you have completed any of the winter race series and are scoring finishes in your results (you can discard one DNC) then you to could be winning a prize in the new prize draw.

Enjoy todays racing (12:00 start), see you in the bar for prizes at 15:00.

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A lovely sunny days racing, video thanks to Mark Evans and his crew.

Mark Jewell needs a crew member for sailing a Sandhopper during Sunday’s.

If you are interested please contact him on Email [email protected]

Don’t miss the start of the Racing Calendar which covers 12 months from Apr15-Mar16. The Calendar is available for purchase at the club bar with an excellent price in line with last year.

The 2015 price remains at £8

We have ordered a similar amount to last year, however if we run out please pay (leaving your name) and we will submit a further order before the calendar starts. All the racing dates in a popular format, with familiar scenes and saving you loads of time writing the programme up somewhere else.

I understand the usual Club Programmes will be with you soon.