As the Winter Series starts this weekend, it’s a good time to publish the Sailing Instructions. Link below or on the side bar.

Winter-Icicles 2013 Sailing Instructions

There is now an Android Widget App that allows you to have realtime weather straight from the TBYC Weather Station on the front page of your Android phone. If you are interested click on the post to find out installation instructions.

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Last week to submit your form, submissions no later than Friday 18th October 2013.

All Dinghy, Catamaran and Kayak owners with craft in the Dinghy park are reminded that these are to be removed immediately after the End of Season Trophy on Saturday 19th October 2013 unless entering the Winter and Icicle Series or having submitted the appropriate Winter Storage Application Form.

All Sailboards are to be removed from the Top Racks before the End of Season Trophy.

Entry and Storage Forms are available on the links below or from behind the bar and need to be received by the Hon. Secretary with the appropriate fee by Friday 18th October 2013.

Winter And Icicle Series Form 2013-2014
Dinghy Winter Storage Only Form 2013-2014 (in case you won’t be sailing)
Pico and Oppie Winter Storage Form 2013-2014
Parent Consent Form also required for under 18

End of Season Trophy

General Handicap  11:00 Start

Saturday 19th October, last race of the season

Thorpe Bay Yacht Club Racing
Winter 2013 / Icicle  2014

Race Box Start, Proposed Format is using Club Marks and Trapezoid course where possible

Course displayed on the Bosun’s Hut Blackboard at the Top of the Slipway

General Handicap Series, Mass Start (T), Big Prizes TBA

Tandem Class competitions for:

Fast Monohulls            Slow Monohulls           Fast Catamaran            Slow Catamaran

PN <1099          PN >1100 (incl Laser 1085)         PN <715                      PN >716 

Entry forms behind the Bar and on the Website

Frozen Sheets Trophy Race, Saturday 4^th January 2014, 12:00  

After a weekend off with no racing, we are back to are usual busy program this weekend, the last racing weekend before the End of Season Trophy on the 19th.

The long range forecast is good weather and a light breeze, suitable for all.

On Saturday we have Mikes sail Training 3 at 10am, Club Racing, the last Autumn Saturday Points race, 11am start, TOPS 5&6 at 11:20 and the Fevas are away at the Team Racing Championships with Nick Alston.

On Sunday there is an extra addition in the calendar with 2 different races scheduled.  This is a printing error and Sundays Race is the Autumn Access trophy, 12pm start.  The Autumn Points series finished on the 22nd September.

Please consider parking this Sunday, The Seafront will be closed between 09:30 till 12:00 for the Southend 10krun!

The Dart 16 Nationals are at the TEYC this Weekend and welcome any Dart 16 owners to join us. 1st race start Saturday at 11.00 and 11.30 Sunday.
Saturday evening in the club house there will be an Indian Buffet available At £10.00 per head supplied by local restaurant. If anyone would like to book the curry can they please e mail Neil Charnock [email protected]

For more details see the TEYC website.

2012 Trophy Winners

If you won a Trophy last year, could you please take one last look, give it a clean and return it to the club secretary by Tuesday 8th October to enable it to be engraved for this year

Preparations are well underway for this year’s

2013 Season Prize Giving Supper

7pm on Saturday 26^th October

Food tickets will be on sale this week

If you could think back and remind your class captains of any events that made this year special or people that require special mention in the class round up. 

Thank you, Sailing Committee

Huge congratulations to James Spithill, Ben Ainslie and the rest of Puma Oracle team USA crew for a fantastic win in the final deciding race of the 34th America’s Cup. Team Puma Oracle USA has dominated the final week of the competition coming back against all odds from a 8-1 score line to post a 8-9 race series completion.

This is a huge boost to the sport of sailing, bringing a visual spectacle to the oldest trophy in the history of the sport.

The weekend saw 23 Sandhoppers compete in the East coasts event of the year. flukey conditions and light winds with a strong tide tested the boats to the max, postions changed from leg to leg with the helms not be allowed to lose concentration for a second.

Overall winners were Alan Burrell & Paul Beasley, ranked outsiders due to their weight (lots of pies and feta cheese on holiday the week before),  they sailed superbly and were worthy winners, 2nd place went to Phil Crawford & Margaret Kennedy who had an excellent weekend of results to get pipped by just 1 point for the title. 3rd position went to Sue & Will Daly who were so far ahead on the first race we thought everyone else would be timed out..

A great weekend was had by all and a big thank you to all the race officers and support boat crew.

TBYC at its best, fantastic sailors, great facilities, volunteers, food and club house.