Thorpe Bay Yacht Club http://www.tbyc.org Thu, 11 Mar 2010 23:04:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Race Preparation Evening http://www.tbyc.org/racing/race-preparation-evening/ http://www.tbyc.org/racing/race-preparation-evening/#comments Thu, 11 Mar 2010 23:04:23 +0000 Chris Maloney http://www.tbyc.org/?p=2004 Many thanks to Ken Herve for a very interesting evening on race preparation and tactics.  We hope to have Ken do another presentation on this wide ranging subject some time in the future.

Also thanks to Chris Boshier for running through the start procedures and Howard Warrington & Martin Eyre for looking after the technical side.

Chris M

]]> http://www.tbyc.org/racing/race-preparation-evening/feed/ 0 Working Party 13/14 March – cancelled http://www.tbyc.org/working-parties/working-party-1314-march-cancelled/ http://www.tbyc.org/working-parties/working-party-1314-march-cancelled/#comments Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:41:09 +0000 Chris Maloney http://www.tbyc.org/?p=1995 Due to the phenomenal amount of jobs cleared last Saturday/Sunday, the working party scheduled in the Sailing Programme for this weekend has been cancelled.

Chris M

]]> http://www.tbyc.org/working-parties/working-party-1314-march-cancelled/feed/ 0 Sandhopper Crews Climb to New Heights http://www.tbyc.org/sandhoppers/sandhopper-crews-climb-to-new-heights/ http://www.tbyc.org/sandhoppers/sandhopper-crews-climb-to-new-heights/#comments Sun, 07 Mar 2010 19:02:13 +0000 Martyn Eyre http://www.tbyc.org/?p=1985 The competition amongst the Sandhopper fleet  has grown to new heights with Steve Hopper (Sand Star 159) & Paul Spratt (Apollo 154) with a challenging climb up Mount Kilimanjaro.  The pair have set off from Heathrow today for their pre season training and trip of a lifetime,  Steve has taken a small laptop with him and signal permitting will be sending reports to keep us up to date with their events.

Lets wish them plain sailing & have fun.

11/3/10 16:00hrs Steve has called me several times from his mobile to give me their progress. He said that day one was tough as they walked for 5hrs and they were both exhausted on arriving at camp. Day two they walked for 7hrs and the climb was much steeper and arrived at camp at 4pm completely Kna***ed. Day three was all I could understand as Steve’s call kept failing.

I would have to say by the tone of his voice that things were tough and by the speed of the conversation that they were exhausted and finding it hard to breathe.

I hope they are well and will report any further contact.  Martyn

Made contact again, they are currently at about 15000ft,tired and suffering from the altitude. Paul is suffering most from lack of oxygen, I am not sure if Steve was just suffering from the lack of Blue Sapphire as he had not consumed any  for the last three days.

The climb tomorrow will be a tough one as the slope is getting steeper. Their attempt for the summit will be late on Monday night… Good Luck..   Martyn

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Special thanks to Nick Ollet, Mary Lloyd, Glenn Stoneham, Simon Steptoe, Mark+ Linda Robinson, Pete + Matthew, Tony Padbury, Janet Wilsmer, Brian Whistler, Sam Husk, Toby Speller, Tony Byrne, Martyn Eyre, Nick Cotgrove , Kieron Cotton, Mike Thomason, Allen Burrell, Ian Homan, Martin Binnendijk,Peter Thompson, Wayne Miller, Tony Clark, Simon Bown, Anthony, Micheal Graves, Steve Hopper, Paul Spratt, Chaz Gibson, Rupert + Jonny + Peter Snow, Alex and Paul Farrall, Jack + Brian + Ben Farrendon, Howard+George+Ben+Alex Warrington, Jordan+Martin+Mason Swindon, Alex and Phil Hadley. Val Diver, Debbie and Ella kilkelly, Patch and Will Shields, Alex and Rod Watson, Chris Maloney, Gordon Saunders, John Payne, Keith Persin, Pippa + Clive Shaw, Liz Austin, George Mellon, Rick Paxman,Mike Duce, and to Jo and her team for feeding us all at lunch time along with those very welcome cups of tea.

Thorpe Bay Yacht Club consists of many special people – especially the above.
Be Part of The Fun.

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Easter Hog Roast Party

Join us on Saturday April 3rd for the Easter Hog Roast Party.

Hog roast is from 6pm onwards with the chocolate fountain in full swing for desert

A DJ will be playing music all night and give everyone a chance to dance off the chocolate

Tickets cost £10 for adults and £8 for children

Book early to avoid disappointment

To book contact Kylie on 07734904824 or email kylievjenkins@googlemail.com

Tickets are also available from Jo in the kitchen and from behind the bar

There will be vegetarian options available, please speak to Jo

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We now have a new line up of beers to tempt you all to the bar. For the Lager drinkers we have Fosters and Kronenbourg and for the real ale drinkers we welcome the return of the guest beers fromCrouch Vale. We are first off trying Brewers Gold – the feedback has been great and I would welcome suggestions for a follow on in a few weeks.

Look forward to seeing you all at the bar in the next few weeks.

Cheers !

Nick Elmore

Vice Commodore

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]]> http://www.tbyc.org/uncategorised/wine-tasting/feed/ 0 Working Parties 6/7th March 9:00 http://www.tbyc.org/working-parties/working-parties-67th-march-900/ http://www.tbyc.org/working-parties/working-parties-67th-march-900/#comments Sun, 28 Feb 2010 14:39:05 +0000 Chris Maloney http://www.tbyc.org/?p=1968 There is plenty of work to be done both inside and outside the clubhouse, so make the effort to come down and lend a hand. Bring paint scrapers and sanding blocks if you have some. Please drop me an email so that I can get an idea of numbers: chris.maloney@tiscali.co.uk

Many thanks.

]]> http://www.tbyc.org/working-parties/working-parties-67th-march-900/feed/ 0 Race Prep. Evening, Thursday 11th March http://www.tbyc.org/racing/race-prep-evening-thursday-11th-march/ http://www.tbyc.org/racing/race-prep-evening-thursday-11th-march/#comments Sun, 28 Feb 2010 14:28:50 +0000 Chris Maloney http://www.tbyc.org/?p=1965 Two presentations lined up: Chris Boshier on the new SI’s for club racing followed by Ken Herve on racing tips and tactics. Should be a great evening packed with useful information to get you round the course quicker than your mates! Food available from 18:00 (book with Jo on 07500 878249 asap), presentations start at 20:00. Its set to be a busy night, so get there early.

Chris

Food available from Jo as follows:

Curry and Rice
Chilli and Rice
Fish and Chips
Sausage and Chips

Vegetarian options available, please see Jo!

All meals are £5

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