Thorpe Bay Yacht Club

Tel: 01702 587 563

Hi All, I have put together a new Sandhopper T Shirt for this year. https://bit.ly/3N31ky0 if you want to amend it to have your boat name on it, just add to your basket, go into edit and you can change what ever you like. (Remember to delete the original purchase from your basket otherwise you will end up with two!) You can also change the T shirt basis from Mens to Womens or the Style or make a Jumper… Its up to you.. Its easier or a tablet or pc/mac rather than a phone as the text is a little small!

We have now concluded the Adult Sailing Support Sessions for the Winter as we now have changed seasons and will be out on the water. All of the sessions were recorded and the packs are now available to download. We will be continuing our support of Beginner Adults, but will be taking a break for a couple of weeks to gather our thoughts and plans.

Please note: these sessions are not formal training. They are sharing of experiences from the Sandhopper Fleet as well as many other sailors from the Club, we are not qualified coaches. For formal training we suggest that you approach the RYA or other qualified coaches.

Below you will see the details of what subjects were covered in Q1 2022, these were recorded on Zoom (now on You tube) and the slide packs have been made available with the original links to reference material and videos used. The sound quality varies, but the packs and links in the slides should help.

Session 1

Club Induction, different boats at TBYC, Basics – Parts of a boat, Port/Starboard

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=erfd3NuMeo0

Slide Pack

https://drive.google.com/file/d/15z5I3FE_MfTNMitikqaVOAVHfrpPoR1a/view?usp=sharing

Session 2

Points of Sailing, launching a Laser, returning to shore, boat control – tacking & stopping

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8wHG6LIqADs

Slide Pack

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1XrJKh-QoxorAVEUdyeXHyGbjL4ERnUk9/view?usp=sharing

Session 3
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Please see the latest Rules & Measurements booklet for the Sandhoppers.

Rules & Measurements A4 Iss 6 January 2022

I have designed some Sandhopper polo shirts that you can order direct online in men’s and women’s.

https://bit.ly/3kFTiiX

https://bit.ly/3clBGUX

I will also be designing a hoddie over the next day or so and will add the link here as well.

Regards Scott, Sandhopper Class Capt

It’s that time of year again and I’m pleased to say that despite needing a reminder from Phil as we seemed to have omit it from the calendar, we have scheduled the Final Fling race for Sunday 10th of October, starting at 13:00.

It would be great to go out this year with a bang and have as many of our fantastic boats competing in the final race of the year.

Please let me know if there is anything I can do to help you get out on the water. Also Primo is available and ready to go if anyone would like to use it!