Archive for June, 2016

Jun 24 2016

Cadet & Families Night – Tonight!

Published by under Bar,Cadets,Catering

Fresh from the success of the Summer Ball (what an amazing meal we were treated to!), Dave’s menu for tonight’s Cadet & Families Night is:

 

Fisherman’s Pie £6 adults; £3 children
Chicken Curry + Rice £6 adults; £3 children
2 Pork Sausages + Mashed Potatoes + Onion Gravy £5 adults; £2.50 children
Pasta Napolitano (with tomatoes, onions & ham) £4 adults; £2 children
Scampi + Fries £6 children; £3 children
Southern Fried Chicken Goujons + Fries £6 adults; £3 children
2 Rashers of Bacon + Chips + Baked Beans £5 adults; £2.50 children
French Fries £1.50
Cheese fries £2.25
Bowl of plain pasta £1.50
Ham Baguette £3.50
Cheese Baguette £3.50
Tuna Mayo Baguette £3.50p
Desert menu available; No other items available

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Jun 23 2016

Next Pico Race is on Saturday, 25 June, report on today’s race

Published by under Cadets,Monohulls

Dear Cadets and Parents

Next Pico Race is on Saturday, 25 June
Start is at 14:20
Proposed meeting time in the dinghy park: 13:00

Report on the Pico race today: 19/06/2016

11 competitors signed up for our Pico race on the beach. A few more joined on the water. The majority were racing, some were sailing by and watching.

Initially there was hardly any wind, beautiful sunshine, warmest day of the season, probably. I thought we will have a fun day, but there will be not much of sailing. I was wrong.

Course and starting signals were published on the YouTube and on the club’s website and printed on paper on the Cadet’s board and an other copy circulated in the dinghy park / beach.

After a short briefing I attempted a short demonstration on sail setting, but this failed, as the wind was too light to move the sail.

The fleet launched and the sailors made their way towards the racing area, which was set near mark 3, to avoid the mooring boats. Nick and his crew kindly set up the course with 4 pencil marks with their RIB. We made a couple of rounds with Polly to tow some cadets out to the course. The wind caught up gradually.

We did two races, 10 and 12 minutes each. The course was beam reach each way, with two gates at each end. The East gate served as a start and finish line as well. We put Polly to a mooring nearby to show the starting signals and keep an eye on the start line.

A few boats did a cracking start, they waited close to the line, got going right on time. They finished on the podium – not surprisingly. Some tried to approach from the distance, but it was difficult to get the timing right that way, they were a little behind, but bravely caught up a bit later.

By the second race the wind shifted from South a bit to West, sailing to the west side of the course got a bit more tricky. Good close hauled technique paid off. At the start getting too close to the leeward pencil mark was a problem, some lost ground, could not cross the finish line, had to tack to gain height.

There has been some great examples of tight mark roundings, others sailed well beyond the mark, unnecessarily. There was some tight racing around the marks, this made it more interesting. One of the Pico’s with two cadets did really good speed, was about to overtake a Pico sailed by parents but then they chose to go leeward, and experienced the effect of the wind shadow, disappointingly.

Learning points:
Starting technique
Beam reach speed: sail setting, balance
Mark rounding
Wind shadow

Results will be published soon on the cadet’s board in the clubhouse.

Next Pico Race is on Saturday, 25 June
Start is at 14:20
Proposed meeting time in the dinghy park: 13:00
similar course planned

Our YouTube channel: TBYCPicofleet

See you on the water next week:

Andras

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Jun 20 2016

Missing Topper mast – can you help?

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Went to the boat park today to give our Topper a once over only to find that the upper half of the mast has gone missing! We’d be grateful if anyone can help
Thanks
Paul Stillman

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Jun 19 2016

Club open Monday for the match

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

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

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Jun 18 2016

Pico Race this Sunday, start at 11:20, meeting at 10:00

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Dear Cadets and Parents,

Pico Race Sunday, 19 June, 2016 – Tomorrow

Start at 11:20

Proposed meeting in the dinghy park: 10:00

Briefing on the beach at 11:00
Short demonstration of sail setting on the beach
Launching
Please, stay around the race course, do not sail away to Spain!
Warm up, try the course
Two short races, about 10 minutes each
Free sailing
De-brief and prize giving in the dinghy park after washing the boats.

Parents, please, consider helping (4 pencil marks, starting boards to Polly)
Committee boat: Polly – cadets not sailing and parents welcome to join
I would welcome some help with tracking the race and results

Please, see our YouTube channel:

TBYCPicofleet

Course plan: 2 gate reach course 23 04 2016 2 – Improved version
Start signals

See you on the water:

Andras

 

 

 

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Jun 16 2016

Cadet Sailing and Racing

Published by under Cadets,Monohulls,Racing

This Saturday I am assure the rain will have stopped, the sun will be out and the winds fair… a great day to get out on the Water.

 

If you are able you can race on a shortened course in the Club Racing at 10am, if you are learning to helm you can sail from the beach in your OPen Bic, Terra or Pico, younger cadets can come and join in the Oppie fun on the beach from 9am. See you on the beach.

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Jun 10 2016

Advance notice Sat 18th June

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In preparation for the Midsummer Night’s Dream Ball the Main Bar will not open on Saturday 18th June.

The Commodore Bar will be open until 2.30pm. The kitchen will be serving an abbreviated menu until 2pm.

Thank you for your understanding & cooperation.

Michael

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Jun 10 2016

Friday Football, Cadet & Families Night – Tonight’s Menu!

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The football will be on in the main bar this evening (cadets activities in the Commodore Bar), so why not make a night of it and have something to eat whilst you watch!

 

6oz Steak Burger with Cheese & Onions £6
Southern Fried Chicken Goujons + Fries + Salad (£6 or £3)
Scampi + Fries + Salad (£6 or £3 )
Foot Long Pork Sausage + Onion Baguette £5
Chicken Breast Fajita Wraps + Salad £6
Four Cheese Ploughmans Supper £6
Homemade Pea & Ham Soup + Bread £2.95
Bacon Baguette £3.50 (£2)
Child’s 1 Sausage + 1 Bacon + Chips £3
Tuna Mayo or Ham or Cheese Baguette £3.50 (£2)
Chips £1.50 … Cheesy Chips £2.25
Desert menu also available; Food available from 5.30pm to 8.00pm
No other menu items will be available on Friday evening.

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Jun 06 2016

Race Officer Training 2016

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A couple of weeks back, Alan Willis did an excellent presentation for existing and new Race and Assistant Race Officers. You may have missed the evening or just want to go back over the presentation or handouts (a very useful one page summary).

They have now been made available with other helpful material in Club Duty Guidance (available from the left hand webpage options) under Race and Assistant Race Officer http://www.tbyc.org/club-duty-guidance/ .

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Jun 05 2016

Has your phone been soaked ? Reviveaphone may help

Published by under Club Notices

reviveaphone-repair-kits

 

We have often heard that people have dropped their phones in the water and generally being at weekends, nothing can be done. So we now have a Reviveaphone kit that is available if required for £18 (our purchase cost was £15+P&P) behind the bar.

 

There are similar kits but Reviveaphone seems to be the best known. The key thing is if the phone is damaged in water then do not power it up, do not charge it, remove the battery (if you can, iphones are sealed in the phone) and then use the kit, full instructions can be read by clicking on the image.

 

This has not been tested by the club and so therefore we do not take any responsibility in using the kit.

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