Following the successful transition between caterers Gary has had his first taste of Thorpe Bay and what a busy weekend it turned out to be ! The kitchen enjoyed much support form the members. Please come and support Gary and the new franchise, I am sure you will enjoy it.

Gary plans to restart the Friday night dining from 15th April and wants members to contact him with bookings etc. We plan to run theme nights on some Fridays to vary the selection and food offered, so please keep an eye on the site and notice boards for more details.

Nick Elmore
Vice Commodore

Many thanks to all who have helped get the boat ready for launching, special thanks to matt Rainbow and David Johnson for bonding the keel this week.

Notice to all TBYC members, this coming friday we will be opening the new lift and are very lucky and privileged to have the ceremony conducted by a member of the Royal family along with a world famous yachtsman. The proceedings start at 10.00am, the national and local press will be in attendance so make sure you wear your best kit for the national press and TV.

Starters
Wild Mushroom & Tarragon Soup
Or
Poached Salmon & King Prawn Cocktail
Main Course
Supreme of Chicken Chasseur
Or
Fillet of Salmon in a White Wine Sauce
Or
Red Onion & Goats Cheese Tart
All served with Potatoes & Seasonal Vegetables
Desserts
Chocolate Tart & Raspberries
Or
Fresh Fruit Salad
Or
Cheese Plate & Biscuits
£16.00 per head – adults £10.00 under 10 years old
Bookings and payment to be made with your selection by Wednesday 30th March.
Contact Gary on 07854 229939 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting              07854 229939      end_of_the_skype_highlighting or through the Kitchen.

Published on the behalf of Nick Elmore

Last Sunday was the conclusion of the 2011 Icicle Series, great racing with over forty boats participating in the final two races. Following a small computer glitch with our results programme after racing I’m now pleased to say that the full results for this series have been uploaded.

Thanks to the Race Officers, Support Boat crews & the Results team.

The prizegiving for this series will now take place as part of the Club Race Officer Training evening to be announced shortly.

Top 3 places in each class are:-

Class: Asymmetric Cats

Class: Asymmetric

Class: Catamaran handicap

Class: Winter Monohulls

Class: Laser

Class: Sprint

Many thanks to those that came and helped paint both huts at Saturdays working party.

they look great!

your help was really appreciated.

thanks sam

Many thanks to all of those who turned up on saturday for the work party, we manged to get a huge amount done, so many names to mention ( including Bertie who I think is still locked in the new cuoboard) but you know who you are, although a special mention to Sam Husk, Paul Spratt and John payne for heading up various sections and making the day run so well.
we are so lucky to have such a wealth of gifted talent to call upon in our club.
Looking forward to the good weather and a fun summer of sailing.
Thank you all again
Barry

Thanks to all 72 fellow sandhopper sailors for a great lift in supper, together with our friends from maylandsea bay we raised £325 for Essex air ambulance which David will take to them today as a token of our fund raising efforts for them this year.

Icicle Series  – Change to published Sailing Instructions 

In accordance with Rule 3 & 5 Changes to Sailing Instructions  / schedule of races 

Please be advised that Icicle 5 on Sunday 20^th March will remain at the previously published start time of 11:00hrs. 

A second race on Sunday 20th March will then commence as soon as practical after conclusion of Icicle 5. 

This is by popular demand to replace Icicle 2 which was not sailed due to unsuitable weather conditions. 

2011 Sailing Committee

I am pleased to report that we have now secured the services of Gary Watty of Purple Chilli Catering to take on the kitchen franchise. Gary comes to us with good experience of Yacht Club Catering and we are confident he will be an asset to TBYC.

Gary will be taking over officially from 1st April and for any bookings please call Gary on 07854 229939.

Jo has kindly agreed to stay on to help with the handover to Purple Chilli Catering and our thanks go to her for going the ‘extra mile’ for our club. Well done Jo.

As with all new enterprise, it needs support. Please come down to the club and meet Gary whilst trying the new food experience.

Nick Elmore
Vice Commodore