Feb 15 2011

Newsbuoy

Published by at 16:57 under Club Notices

From Alan Butler

As the founding editor of the tbyc newsletter NEWSBUOY may I congratulate all concerned on the new colour magazine. The newsletter has come a very long way from its origins in 1961 when a four page foolscap paper produced on a roneo machine,with my wife typing the skins was mailed to 600/700 members.Members might be interested to learn how NEWSBUOY got its name. As editor I announced a readers competition, unfortunately as most editors of such publications will understand nobody answered or entered so the editor’s choice became the name which lasted for over 40 years.With best wishes for many years of success to the new magazine. Alan Butler.

11 responses so far

11 Responses to “Newsbuoy”

  1. # Steve Hopperon 15 Feb 2011 at 20:00

    what super article all to often the club heritage gets lost

  2. # Robin Foster-Tayloron 16 Feb 2011 at 14:00

    All credit to Barry Duce for the new format.

  3. # Andrew Hannahon 16 Feb 2011 at 14:08

    Barry, as editor, has a job for life!

  4. # Peter Thompsonon 16 Feb 2011 at 14:27

    you wouldn’t have guessed such a quiet unassuming person such as Barry could pass silently behind the scenes and produce such a fantastic uptodate addition to our club communications!!!

    as all past editors will know the content is not always that easy to prize out of the members but we all have a duty to submit something however big or small to keep the interest so please have a think and submit something new or historical about TBYC. For many of us fairly recent members finding out more about the history of TBYC and the local area is very very interesting.

    with the digital cameras it is so easy to capture a moment and add a few words from activities around TBYC.

    At the last AGM i did forget to thank Barry Duce for bringing TBYC bang up to date and putting so much effort in behind the scenes producing Newsbuoy with Lyndon Nutkins of

    http://www.estuarinedesign.co.uk

    so a bit late but a very big thankyou,

    Peter

  5. # Martyn Eyreon 16 Feb 2011 at 16:10

    You could take it to the next stage and issue it by email or get members to download it from the website if cost ever became an issue.

    Personally I like the hard copy, maybe it’s like money it feels good in your hands.

    PS. I do know its available from the site as I am the one who puts it there.

  6. # Andrew Hannahon 16 Feb 2011 at 17:53

    Martyn, I entirely agree. Other organisations have tried to press me to accept online communications. I never read them. Much better to have paper versions.
    The problem is that we have all this wonderful technology, but nobody really wants it. I don’t think I could ever read a book on Kindle.

  7. # Paul Farrallon 16 Feb 2011 at 18:14

    I confess i like the on line version, Its a much better read than the depressing news you get on the BBC websites. I am a little intrigued as to what on line publications Andrew has turned down though?

  8. # Peter Thompsonon 16 Feb 2011 at 18:18

    Andrew, if you can’t read a book on kindle with your expensive education then there’s no hope for me!
    Now Paul’s on confession’s i wonder if the rib drop will come out, oops…..

    keep smiling,

    Peter

  9. # Andrew Hannahon 16 Feb 2011 at 21:55

    I’m pleased to see the commodore’s on form!

    I blame the European Union. At the last global warming summit (incidentally, held in freezing weather in december 2009), it was decided that businesses be allowed to circulate information via email instead of by paper. Apparently, it reduces carbon footmarks, whatever they are. I’ve never seen a carbon footmark.

    But Thorpe Bay Yacht Club was already on the bandwaggon. Especially the Sandhopper class which no longer uses paper charts but use hand-held GPS. No names, of course!

    I tried reading the online sailing programme, but the print was so small that I had to take a magnifying glass to the screen. I was so relieved to receive the paper version.

  10. # Barry Duceon 17 Feb 2011 at 11:57

    Thanks for the positive feedback, please keep those articles and pictures coming in, next edition will be out in april so articles by the end of march please, I have been given some fantastic history but could do with some pictures if anyone has some from past years?

    also in the next edition will be Paul Farrells account of how to cave the stern in of a much treasured seasafe along with how to file a propeller after you chew chain with it!

  11. # Paul Farrallon 21 Feb 2011 at 12:10

    Also included in this excellently produced read will be how to get the Job of launching the clubs racing marks in the snow whilst others look from the comfort of the balcony with a cup of tea.
    I would like to take this opportunity however to thank the 20 or so members who lifted the rib back onto the trailer and there was me thinking no one had spotted my error.

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