Thorpe Bay Yacht Club

Tel: 01702 587 563

Our annual fireworks event is taking place this Thursday 3rd November at 7.00pm.

Food will be available to purchase before the fireworks.

This is a free event, so come down and enjoy the display with family and friends – please bring your best ‘ooh’ and ‘ahh’ voices with you!

Click here to see the Yuletide-Ball-Poster
Yuletide Ball tickets go on sale from Tuesday 11th October at 10am

Tickets only available via the Office

Dancing will be to the Essex Undercovers – the same band we have at the Midsummer Night’s Dream Ball in June.

Demand is likely to be high – book early to avoid disappointment

It’s time to refresh the TBYC wine list so we are holding a wine tasting on Friday 21st October from 7.30pm

Come along and help us choose which wines to include.

Tickets are £10 per person which includes cheese & biscuits and are available from the Club Secretary or behind the bar.

For anyone who missed it this morning, click on this link to BBC footage of the chimney coming down – it’s really great as it shows it both from ground level and the air, demonstrating just how massive the structure was!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/video_and_audio/headlines/37295988?post_id=10154039947315120_10154386418560120

This chimney is being blown-up at 11am next Wednesday, 7th September.

Apart from the person pushing the button we have one of the best views available.

To mark this occasion there will be brunch available from 9.30am until midday

Why not join us for brunch to celebrate this event? You are welcome to bring non-members along but in accordance with club rules, but please don’t forget to sign them in.

• All day Breakfast £5
• Eggs Benedict £6
• Asparagus & poached eggs £6
• Croque Monsieur £6
• Fresh baked croissants with butter & jam £3.50
• Toasted sesame seed bagel with smoked salmon & cream cheese £6

Served from 9.30am until midday.
Photograph courtesy of Evening Echo

Come and watch Slovakia v England with friends at the club on Monday.

Kick off 8pm. The bar will be open from 7pm

The bank holiday weekend is nearly upon us with all the excitement of the annual Thorpe Bay Regatta.  Let’s keep everything crossed that the weather is kind to us!

We kick the weekend off as usual with our popular weekly Cadet & Families Night on Friday.  A couple of brilliant activities are planned (aside from the usual games) and we would encourage all cadets and adults to join in:-

1.  Throw Line Training – Throw lines are an essential piece of safety kit which enables the rapid deployment of a floating line to either a swimmer in the water or another boat that requires a tow.  David Elkington has kindly offered to oversee this training – he is an experienced sailor/safety boat helm and also a qualified Paramedicso has lots of experience in the correct use of these.

2.  How to correctly fold and put away an Oppie rig – not as easy as it looks, but helps to prolong the life of the equipment that we all enjoy using!

Kitchen opening times for the weekend are as follows:-

Friday: usual lunch times plus 5.30pm-8.00pm

Saturday: 10am – 8pm

Sunday: 10am – 8pm

Monday: 10am – 3pm

Menu for The Weekend:-

Breakfast (Sat, Sun & Mon):
The usual selection, available 10am-12 noon

Lunch (Sat, Sun & Mon):

The usual snack menu plus ‘specials’ will be available.

Evening Menu (Fri, Sat & Sun – NB: not Monday):

Chicken Curry & Rice £6 (£3)
6oz Steakburger + Cheese & Onions £5
Jumbo Hot-Dog & Onions Baguette £4
Scampi + Chips £6 (£3)
Home Made Cock-A-Leekie Soup + Bread £2.95
French Fries £1.50
Cheesy Chips £2.25

DESSERT MENU ALSO AVAILABLE; NO OTHER MAIN MENU ITEMS AVAILABLE IN THE EVENING; NB : If you suffer from any Food Allergies please ask the kitchen staff who will gladly inform you of the contents of all dishes on the menus.

From Jeremy Sandford:

Games will be available as usual for the cadets in the Commodore Bar and outside (weather permitting).

Friday night menu this week:

Homemade Jalapeño & Beef Chilli With Rice £6
Tandoori Chicken Escalope +Rice £6
6oz Steakburger with cheese & onions £6
Scampi + Fries+Salad (£6 or £3 )
Jumbo Hot-Dog & Onions £3.50p
Chicken Nuggetts+Fries+ Salad(£6 or £3)
Four Cheese plough mans supper £6
Home made soup+bread £2.95p
Bacon Baguette… £3.50p.(£2) Sausage Baguette £3.50p(£2)..
Tuna Mayo or Ham or Cheese Baguette £3.50p (£2)
Chips£1.50p…Cheesy Chips £2.25p

Dessert menu also available; Service from 5.30pm to 8.00pm

No other menu items will be available on Friday evening.

The great menu on offer this week is as follows:-

Home made Jalapeño & Beef Chilli With Rice or Jacket Potato £6

6oz Steakburger with cheese & onions £6

Scampi + Fries+Salad (£6 or £3 )
Chicken Nuggetts+Fries+ Salad(£6 or £3)
Home made soup+bread £2.95p
Four Cheese ploughmans supper £6
Bacon Baguette… £3.50p.(£2)sausage Baguette £3.50p(£2)..
Tuna Mayo or Ham or Cheese Baguette £3.50p (£2)
Chips£1.50p…Cheesy Chips £2.25p

Dessert menu also available.  Service is from 5.30pm to 8.00pm.

(No other menu items will be available on Friday evening.)

Giant Jenga and other games will be available in the Commodore Bar for the cadets to have fun with.

So why not come down and enjoy a cold glass of beer or a lovely glass of wine with friends and watch the sunset whilst you and the family start the weekend by enjoying a meal you haven’t had to cook yourself!