Sad News

George Walters 91 a member for many years has sadly passed away in Southend Hospital.
George was often at the club, in his sailing days he was at the front end of the Albacore fleet and latterly a frequent resident of Ann’s corner table.

Funeral will be held at Southend Crematorium at 1500hrs next Monday 7th March.

Georges wish was to have the wake at the yacht club this will be at 1600hrs friends welcome.

No flowers but any donations to RNLI via Stibbards funeral directors.

Peter Thompson
Commodore

The work party this saturday starts at 9.30am, plenty to do on all the seasafes, race box, bosuns hut, committee boat and slipway, so bring your overalls and plenty of energy, please find Sam, Toby or Barry who will allocate jobs.
see you saturday.

This week, as it is half term holidays, the club and bar will be open from 11am to 11 pm every day with hours returning to normal on Sunday 27th. The kitchen will be open normal hours all week this week.

There are still a few (but not many) wine tasting tickets left for Friday 25th February.

All bookings need to be made by Wednesday 23rd February 2011.

For bookings email [email protected]

Hi guys, theres a number of competitions at the dinghy show this year, and a number of opportunities for us to win things for the club, ranging from bouyancy aids, through to outboard engines, and support boats. Take a look on http://www.yachtsandyachting.com/news/?article=155749

Dan Henderson

Lesley and I require swaps for 22 May and 27 August, as we will be away on both occasions. May is for race officer and Assistant, August is safety boat. Will consider either but hugely prefer to do race officer. Cannot do midweek.

Kevin Iles

Would anyone like to swap race officer duty for 29th April,(we will be away on hols) Please contact Paul Beasley on 07989 654842 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting              07989 654842      end_of_the_skype_highlighting

There are still a few (but not many) wine tasting tickets left for next Friday’s ‘Blind’ tasting. £15 per person which includes all wine and buffet.

If you are interested in tickets please email me on [email protected]

I am at a conference on May 12th so unable to skipper SS3. Happy to take on a Saturday Race Officer duty not including June 26th – July 10th instead. Alternatively, if you are looking to swop because you are unsure about being RO, if you take my guard boat duty I would be happy to coach you as RO!

Robin

rft(at)primoplc.com

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.