I have just been told that due to organisation issues this weekends Laser Open Meeting has been cancelled, they are hoping to re run later in the year. Rick Paxman

Due to unforeseen circumstances we have unfortunately had to cancel the Anniversary weekend fine dining dinner scheduled for Saturday 17th May.

Apologies for any inconvenience this may cause.

Sara Speller

I found an item of sailing electronics beside my boat on Friday evening. Please contact me if you have lost anything last week.

Nick Elmore

It is with deep sadness that I have to announce that Jeremy Mitcham passed away on the morning of 9th May after a long battle with cancer.
Jeremy was a very active member in his early days before moving to Australia to continue with his sailing career.
Our sincere condolences to Sophie, Chloe, Max, Merle, Victoria, Penny and family.

Mike Thomason
Commodore

Sail Number 023

This is a fast cat and retains its “as new” stiffness..
Totally rebuilt beginning of 2012 with

o New main and rear beams
o New Trampoline
o New Spinnaker chute
o New tillers and cross bar
o New boom + 1 new unused spare
o New full length cover
o New slot gaskets
o New hatch covers

All running and standing rigging replaced in 2012
Harken mainsheet blocks
All foils in excellent condition
Main (new Mylar windows July 13), 2 Jibs, 3 Spinnakers – one new in 2012.
Launching trolley with stern supports.
In full race condition. Easy to depower with 16:1 downhaul.

Reduced to £ 2,350.00 for a quick sale.
Contact Mike Thomason on 01702 589075

On Thursday 15th May Cadets can visit our local Coastguard Station. Meet at the Club at 19.15 hrs to accompany Mark to the Shoebury lookout station. You should be back at about 21.00 hrs.

In May 2013, the Club purchased a RS Tera for our Cadet Section which was 50% funded by the Eric Twiname Trust.

We have received the following request from Bruce Aitken, Secretary of the Twiname Trust who is looking to raise funds to enable the Trust to continue their funding policy of providing subsidised dinghies to Yacht Clubs in the UK.

My daughter Tamsin, along with one of her brothers, Callum, are doing a 3 Peaks Challenge on 20 June. Their aim is to climb the highest mountains in Scotland (Ben Nevis), England (Scafell Pike) and Wales (Snowdon) in 24 hours with the magnanimous aim of raising money for the Eric Twiname Trust. Tamsin has developed a page on the JustGiving website http://www.justgiving.com/Aitken-ET which gives more details.

I look forward in due course to being able to report a successful outcome – not just with the physical challenge aspect but also the financial target.

Best wishes,
Bruce Aitken
Secretary, The Eric Twiname Trust

Members are invited to sponsor this worthwhile challenge by visiting the Just Giving website address as above and follow the instructions on donations.

Mike Thomason

Thanks to Irina Tretyakova for taking photos of this years Regatta they are now available in the “Photo Gallery 2” on the sidebar or from the following link Regatta 2014 on Flickr

As part of the Club House refurbishment plan, the upgrade to our balcony decking and balustrade rails will commence on Wednesday 7^th May 2014.

Depending on weather conditions, the main balcony will be out of action for up to 3 weeks during the refurbishment.

At the end of this refurbishment, we will have a sound watertight structure with modern child safe railings to provide good service for at least the next 35 years.

There will be no disruption to the daily activities within the club house.

Your co operation and understanding is appreciated whilst the building works are ongoing.

Mike Thomason

The TBYC Cadets will be flying the flag again this weekend.  This time in Weymouth for the 2nd World Team Qualifier.  The weather is looking a little light so their technical abilities will be required!

Again, you can watch it live on t’internet with the Sailracer GPS tracking and Twitter feed blogging. @GBRCadets @sailrace

The link to the event site is: http://events.sailracer.org/eventsites/default_s.asp?eventid=188712

There should be a button on the page to click – “Weymouth Live” for the GPS tracking.