Jun 11 2008
Invite to Finn National Championship
Dear Finn Sailor
The J.M.Finn & Co. Finn National Championships is fast approaching and takes place over the 4,5, & 6th of July at Thorpe Bay Yacht Club in Essex.
The club would like to extend a warm invitation to you to enter the event that has been generously sponsored by J.M.Finn & Co. stockbrokers. The entry fee includes a free BBQ on the Friday and the Finn Championship Dinner with live music on the Saturday night. Food will be available during the day and on Thursday evening and the club has a great veranda for supporters to watch the racing from. (Handily placed within a short stagger from the bar!)
The club is looking forward to hosting the Finns and has gone to great lengths, re-furbishing the changing rooms, smoothing the beach and laying astro-turf especially to make launching easy for us all!
North Sails and Yachts & Yachting have kindly donated trophies and prizes and our new class sponsor has also provided shirts for every entrant. There will also be trophies for top Junior and each Master’s category so whatever your age group there will be plenty to race for. The Olympic squad have promised to attend so don’t miss your chance to pit your wits against Britain’s finest Finn sailors.
Car Parking
TBYC has ample free car parking and boat storage facilities in the field to the east of the main dinghy park. On arrival you will be given a TBYC car sticker that must be displayed in you car in order to get free car parking.
Accommodation
TBYC is just a couple of miles along the seafront from Southend-On-Sea so has a good selection of hotels and B&B’s. We have listed details of a few local places that are a short distance from the clubhouse.
www.premierinn.com – search for their Thorpe Bay Hotel
If camping facilities are required please contact us. Depending on numbers we can accommodate camping and camper vans at the clubhouse.
If you have any questions regarding the weekend please contact [email protected] or the Club Secretary Lorraine Stevens. The Club Secretary can be contacted between 10am and 2pm Tuesday to Friday.
Address
115 Thorpe Bay Gardens
Thorpe Bay
Essex
SS1 3NW
Tel: (01702) 587563
Email – [email protected]
Entries.
Notice of Race – Finn National Championship
Sailing Instructions – Finn National Championship
Entry Form – Finn National Championship
To avoid the late entry fee, get your entry form and payment in by June 23rd to Allen Burrell.
We are really looking forward to welcoming as many Finns as possible to the event and can guarantee you great racing and a fun social time…make sure you don’t miss it!
Best wishes from the Thorpe Bay Finn fleet,
Allen, John, Sander, Mark, Keith & Laurence.