Thorpe Bay Yacht Club

Tel: 01702 587 563

We are holding a ‘blind’ wine tasting night on Friday February 25th to establish a new wine list for 2011.

It will be a blind tasting, so no labels on show. This is to get the best wine list possible.

Tickets cost £15 and include all wines and buffet.

Tickets are limited to only 80.

To book your tickets email [email protected]

I would just like to say a huge thank you to everyone who has followed and supported me throughout my sailing. Being in Australia and knowing you have the backing of everyone from your home club is brilliant. I’m sure most clubs dont follow members like we do at Thorpe Bay, and this is what makes us different to others. Thanks also to everyone who came down to the club last Thursday for the Champagne reception.

Daniel Henderson

Hi all, yet another world class regatta is under way with TBYC club member Mark Asquith competing in the 49er class with team mate and former TBYC member Paul Brotherton.

A cracking first day leading the world with a 1,3,2 score line

For the latest Results Click Here

A big thank you to all members who supported the working party a great deal was achieved in a small amount of time. Including Slipway Clean, Displacement support boats pressure washed, Committee Boat sanded/prepared plus the inside of hulls were cleaned out prior to repair by some willing Cadets. Clubhouse & kitchen repair tasks were also completed. Thanks to those who also did the running around procuring last minute tools / supplies.

Next working party is planned for Sat 19th March @ 10am when hopefully it will be considerably warmer!

Please come along and support the work party this Saturday 22nd for a 9.30am start, be prepared to get messy, scrubbing brooms, elbow grease tools etc welcome.

Look for Toby, Barry or Rupert who will direct you to the correct place, meet at the front of the Club House. Many thanks

There’s still a few places left for the Valentines dinner.

To book email [email protected]

Cadets and Cadet Parents…Happy New Year! If you look to the ‘Cadet’ section on the left of the website, you will find the new proposals for 2011 and a document showing the structure of the cadet section.

We are keen to enhance Thursday evenings, by ensuring cadets with a birthday who would like to bring along a cake to share, can do so under supervision.

I am trying to create a cadet mailing list, so please complete your e-mail contact details (both parents and cadets, if appropriate) when you receive your annual membership details/fee later this month. That way the Cadet Committee can keep you better informed about training opportunities and other events.

Rupert Snow email:[email protected]

Hi all, just a quick follow up from our commodore’s welcome post to honer our new world champion!!!

During all the excitement of these type of events it is easy to forget the tremendously high level of sailing required to compete. Having competed in many world championships in my life I think it is fair to say on both ability level and psychological level, such events are like your best club trophy race x 10.

With this in mind I would personally like to congratulate Ronny the “Rocket” Barns for his achievements as Sam Husk quite elequently put it “Mixing it up at World Level”

Well done Ronny I am sure you would have liked a better result. I also know you are very capable sailor, as your pre-worlds results proved. I look forward to your account of the experience in the Bar back at sweet old TBYC!!!

Dan is flying back this week and i would like to invite you all to join in celebrating this fantastic achievement and welcome the Musto Skiff World Champion Dan Henderson and fellow competitor Ronny Barnes back to TBYC.
lets all raise a glass  for a World Champion.
this thursday 20th Jan 7.30

Bar and kitchen are open from 6,

hope to see you thursday

Peter Thompson Commodore

DAN HENDERSON WORLD CHAMPION MUSTO SKIFF 2011

First we had the ashes now the Musto Skiffs. Go the British !!!

Hi all, It is with great pleasure that I can announce that Dan Henderson has just been crowned Double Musto Skiff World Champion down under.
Dan, with the exception of day 3, has led the championship from start to finish with an impressive score line to count of 2, 2, 3, 4, 1, 1, 3, 6, 4 total score 26 points some 11 points clear of second place.

I think we would all like to join in and congratulate Dan in this awesome achievement

For the Final Results Click Here