Thorpe Bay Yacht Club

Tel: 01702 587 563

This year the programme has been supplied electronically and therefore this will help integrate with your calendars.

As DutyMan has just been populated for the year (Race and Tide details), I thought this would be a good reminder. You can automatically include the DutyMan/Racing dates in your diary (Outlook, Gmail, Smartphones, etc).

The following link downloads a file in a format that is recognised by most packages (.ICS). To put into Outlook you can use the Import Option once the file is saved, and within Gmail Google Calendar you can just add the URL directly as anothers calendar. https://dutyman.biz/eventfeed/T0001839/h11rCbtm . When any changes are made they reflected in this link, so if you are using a dynamic calendar like Gmail it should automatically update.

If you are more adventurous all this information is available in the Smartphone tab once logged into DutyMan, including links specifically for your duties. Remember however the file format isn’t just restricted to Smartphones.

Never miss a race !

When any changes are made they reflected in this link, so if you are using a dynamic calendar like Gmail it should automatically update.

Any Problems have a chat with me.

We need volunteers to help with the following Club Racing duties this weekend please

Please do volunteer if you can help.

Sun 27 Nov 2022 12:30 Winter Sun – Assistant Race Officer – COVERED THANKS JANET

The club tow car (BMW X3) is available to launch RIBs (any club member with a clean license over 25 is insured to drive it)

If you have a duty coming up and want a refresher on what to do please come along to any race and let the Duty Officer know if you would like to join a displacement or the committee boat to help / observe.

Don’t forget you can swap a duty with a VOLUNTEER PLEASE duty by emailing [email protected]

If you can help please volunteer / swap in the usual way via Dutyman or email [email protected]

Many thanks

We need volunteers to help with the following Club Racing duties this weekend please

Please do volunteer if you can help.

Sat 12 Nov 2022 12:30 Winter Sat – Race Officer – COVERED thanks Howard Warrington

Sat 12 Nov 2022 12:30 Winter Sat – Assistant Race Officer – COVERED thanks Alex Warrington

Sun 13 Nov 2022 13:00 Winter Sun – Assistant Race Officer – COVERED thanks Polly Plant

Sun 13 Nov 2022 13:00 Winter Sun – RIB Launcher – COVERED thanks Howard Warrington

The club tow car (BMW X3) is available to launch RIBs (any club member with a clean license over 25 is insured to drive it)

If you have a duty coming up and want a refresher on what to do please come along to any race and let the Duty Officer know if you would like to join a displacement or the committee boat to help / observe.

Don’t forget you can swap a duty with a VOLUNTEER PLEASE duty by emailing [email protected]

If you can help please volunteer / swap in the usual way via Dutyman or email [email protected]

Many thanks

We need volunteers to help with the following Club Racing duties this weekend please

Please do volunteer if you can help.

Sun 30 Oct 2022 13:00 Winter Sun – RIB Launcher – VOLUNTEER PLEASE

Sun 30 Oct 2022 13:00 Winter Sun – RIB Crew – VOLUNTEER PLEASE

The club tow car (BMW X3) is available to launch RIBs (any club member with a clean license over 25 is insured to drive it)

If you have a duty coming up and want a refresher on what to do please come along to any race and let the Duty Officer know if you would like to join a displacement or the committee boat to help / observe.

Don’t forget you can swap a duty with a VOLUNTEER PLEASE duty by emailing [email protected]

If you can help please volunteer / swap in the usual way via Dutyman or email [email protected]

Many thanks

That’s it, the Final Fling at TBYC has been held for 2022 and the results are in….

1st – Squiffy – Howard & David
2nd – Nemesis – Chris & Ken
3rd – Disco – Paul & Rob
4th – Zeus – Harry & James
5th – Seaphantom – Harry & Clara
6th – The Dogs … 5 – Mark & Alex
7th – Little Wing – Scott & Penny
8th – Katy – Tolga & Has
9th – Spindrifter – Gary and Carol

Thank you to the volunteers on the support boats, the ARO and Wes our Race Officer.

We need volunteers to help with the following Club Racing duties this weekend please

Please do volunteer if you can help.

Sat 08 Oct 2022 10:00 Autumn Sat – SS3 Crew – COVERED Thanks Etienne

Sat 08 Oct 2022 10:00 Autumn Sat – RIB Crew – COVERED thanks Maurice

Sun 09 Oct 2022 11:00 End of Season trophy – SS2 crew – VOLUNTEER PLEASE

Sun 09 Oct 2022 11:00 End of Season trophy – SS3 crew – VOLUNTEER PLEASE

Sun 09 Oct 2022 11:00 End of Season trophy – RIB crew – VOLUNTEER PLEASE

The club tow car (BMW X3) is available to launch RIBs (any club member with a clean license over 25 is insured to drive it)

If you have a duty coming up and want a refresher on what to do please come along to any race and let the Duty Officer know if you would like to join a displacement or the committee boat to help / observe.

Don’t forget you can swap a duty with a VOLUNTEER PLEASE duty by emailing [email protected]

If you can help please volunteer / swap in the usual way via Dutyman or email [email protected]

Many thanks

Bart’s Bash at TBYC will go ahead on Saturday 10th Sept as scheduled as part of the Saturday points race.

Please register directly with the Bartsbash.com website if you wish to donate directly.

Donations will also be accepted at the bar and club race results will be submitted to bartsbash.com.

Good morning,

Not long now until the Sandhopper Nationals at TBYC and great to see some of those entries coming through and some surprise entries expected as well! We could have 17+ boats on the start line this year which would be fantastic.

Janet will not be able to join us this year as she is on holiday. Therefore, could I ask that you complete the paperwork promptly (By Wednesday) and make payment so this can be dealt with ahead of time.

Also, as a reminder to compete in the National Championships you must be an (Sandhopper Class British Association) SCBA Member, this is still only £10 to be a full member or £5 as an associate. If you are already a member, just a payment is required to the SCBA account (details below) with your name as a reference.  If you are not a member, can you please complete the attached form, return this as per the instructions and make the payment with you name as a reference.

The BBQ is booked for Saturday night this is £12+ per head, it will include a choice of meats and salad. The SCBA will be providing complementary nibbles and a Pimms and Lemonade as well.  Please let Mark Robinson ([email protected]) and I know if you are intending to join us for the BBQ, so we can let the chef know the expected numbers. All are welcome. Start time will be circa 18:00, Mark will confirm the full details and menu shortly.

Links to forms are below:

Sandhopper 2022 Entry Form docx

Sandhopper 2022 SI & NoR

SCBA Membership Form