Thorpe Bay Yacht Club

Tel: 01702 587 563

Booking is advised to ensure availability direct with Steve 07947 741946 or email [email protected]

Sunday June 14^th 2015
BARBECUE

Jerk marinated pork shoulder
Chicken Tikka skewers
Sirloin Steak
Lemon and garlic prawn skewers
Halloumi and pepper skewers
Hand-made burgers
Sausages
Sides
Baked potato
Homemade coleslaw
Mixed leaf salad
New potato salad
Macaroni cheese
Assorted breads
Desserts
Belgian apple pie with ice cream
Fresh fruit salad
£12 per person, children under 12 £7

On Sunday our Racing (Petal Plate) coincides with the Southend Half Marathon, however as long as people turn up reasonably early you should not be affected. the important times are as follows:

09:25 The Seafront will be closed to traffic, therefore if you are not parked by the Dinghy park by then you will have to park on local roads.

09:35 Movement of boats from the Dinghy Park to the Beach will be stopped. Soon after 2000 runners will be entering the Seafront, so please don’t think you have the right of way after this time. Why not get your boat on the beach and then get changed.

After the racing there should be gaps in runners to allow boats to cross, marshalls should try and help. Although I would suggest we should be giving way to runners.

12:30 The road reopens to get your car back out of the Car Park.

On Sunday we have Cadet Training.

The aim of this session is to get the youngsters ready to race competitively, Olympic style!

Our target age is approximately 11 – 14 years, possibly those who have raced in the Pico Series and/or ‘New Cadet Racing’, but not excluding others who have basic skills.

The training exercises will cover:

Starting a race – be the first!
Fast tacking – every 20 seconds or less!
Mini-Races – 10 minutes a race, lots of manoeuvres and chances to win!

Fast and exciting …..  see you on Sunday.

Nick Alston  [email protected]  07815 113459

Please be aware that the bar will be closing at 15:00 this Saturday. I believe this should not affect many members as sailing is reasonably early, however our apologies if you had planned to use it after this time.

With our Grand Summer Ball taking place in the evening it does require a lot of people and hard work to be able to prepare the bar area and I am sure it is appreciated that this is only hampered by people using the bar.

Thanks. Paul

Built April 2013
Mainsail in great condition
Jib in Great Condition
Stripy Spinnaker – good for training
Brand new Blue spinnaker never used
Tapered main, jib and spinnaker halyards
All race modifications including multi purchase Kicker and Downhaul.
Aluminium foils with padded foil bags.
Launching trolley
Top Cover
Hull in top condition.
Must be seen !
£ 3300.00

Please contact Nick Elmore 0770 2299555

Four Lasers travelled from TBYC to Aldenham Sailing Club on Sunday 7th June, it was part of the Thames grand prix series and had a turnout of 27 boats, the wind was a lovely 8-10mph with a few large gusts thrown in from various angles just to keep you on your toes, and any missed tack or gybe could lose you half a dozen boats as the fleet was very very tight. There were some very good sailors from the circuit there with brand new boats, so it was good to see how we are doing outside of club racing, and also a test of the rules as these guys do not take prisoners !! Our overall results were Rick Paxman 11th, Nick Turner 13th, Jeremy Doran 24th, Richard Sands 25th. Lovely small and friendly club and a really good lake to do our 1st “pond” open on.

Sunday  Barbeque 14^th June
12.30 – 2.30
Bring a deckchair or a blanket and enjoy lunch al fresco
with your family and friends on the grass at the front of the club or take your food inside if you wish

There will be marinated pork, chicken, prawns, sausages and burgers to choose from, all served with a selection of sides, followed by a dessert

Adults £12 Under 12s £7
Please advise us( by Wednesday if you can) if you plan to come along, to guarantee availabilty . otherwise food will be served on a first come first served basis

Full menu will be posted this week

We require a crew SS3 for this Thursday. Race starts at 7:00pm we need to launch both safety boats to cover Midweek racing. If you can help please contact the Duty Officer Nick Cotgrove on 07793 758775. Your help would be appreciated.

If you are around Sunday afternoon and see a lone Windsurfer coming up Thorpe Bay beach then please offer him a hand. It is Jono Dunnett who is attempting to be the 4th person to go around Britain and of course he wants to be the fastest (under 61 days). He is also the first to do it without support boats just friends in each stop. If you have been on holiday with Minorca Sailing then you may have already met Jono. He is doing it for charity and full details are at http://boards.co.uk/news/jono-dunnett-fourth-man-to-windsurf-around-britain.html and http://windsurfroundbritain.co.uk/.
We are one of his first stops so wish him a good trip as he plans to leave at 04:00 Monday morning.

Sunday June 7^th 2015

Starters

Red lentil and tomato soup with crème fraiche
Mini handmade pizza, tomato, basil, Mozzarella, olives & rocket pesto
Confit pork, pistachio and mushroom terrine, toast and onion marmalade

Main courses

Roast beef, Yorkshire pudding with horseradish sauce and Cabernet gravy

Roast chicken supreme, smoked bacon, sage and onion stuffing

Served with sea salted roast potatoes and a selection of spring vegetables

Fresh Scottish cod fillet, Parma ham, Jersey Royals and French beans and lemon and caper butter
Thyme, cherry tomato and Parmesan risotto

Desserts
Strawberry scone and clotted cream
Belgian apple pie and ice cream
Pecorino cheese cracker

£12.50 per person for 3 courses or £10 per person for 2 courses
Children’s (under 12) portions and alternative menu available