Thorpe Bay Yacht Club

Tel: 01702 587 563

Please be aware that we are undertaking works on all three of the safety boats (SS2, SS3 & Polly) currently and for safety reasons they are not to be boarded unless you are working on them. Thank you in advance for your understanding.

Thank you

Scott James, House Rep

Please come and support the Winners of 2020 and 2021. Big efforts have been made to ensure a full season of sailing and all the trophy races sailed and competed for. Come and celebrate this with your fleets. Book for a Pie and Prizes.

We have assurances from the Council and Anglian Water that the sewerage discharge into the Thames stopped a few days ago. Whilst residue can still be seen, this will take some months of tide movements and beach cleaning to eradicate.

With this in mind I am pleased to say that Club Racing will resume this weekend.

Please be aware of you surroundings if launching from the beach and we would recommend that cadets capsize practice not to happen – far too cold now anyway.

I would also recommend that our cold water swimming fraternity stay in the swimming pools for the time being.

Howard Warrington

Rear Commodore Racing

Angela sadly passed away having lost her fight against Alzheimer’s Dementia, surrounded by Brian, Jeremy and Tim.

A loving wife, mother and grandmother, and for almost 20 years a teacher at Bournes Green Junior School, Angela had been a member at TBYC since joining with her family in 1988.

The funeral is on Wednesday 10th November at 12.40pm at Southend Crematorium (No black ties please) and afterwards at Thorpe Bay Yacht Club.

Family flowers only, but donations in her memory may be made to Peaceful Place, Southend, via aradams.co.uk/donate.

On Behalf of the RNLI Southend Lifeboat, I would like to thank the members of Thorpe Bay Yacht Club in your generous support of our cards and gifts sold last weekend in the main bar. We raised over £ 750 for the weekend going directly towards saving lives at sea. If anyone missed out or wanted more cards please do contact me.

Nick Elmore – Southend Lifeboat

Thank you to Tolga Kulahcigil and Steve Margerison for volunteering today to help move the old masts off the mast rack ready for the Sandhopper lift out and for when the new mast rack is built.

If you had a mast on the rack that can be disposed can you please arrange for this ASAP or mark it up for disposal and we will arrange for this.

If you have mast that is to be used for a boat and it should be on the the rack please place it on the new rack once it is in place.

All masts that are left in the temporary space as per the photo once the new rack is in place will be disposed of as we will assume that they are no longer required.

This message will also be emailed to all members and posted on the TBYC website.

Thank you
TBYC House Rep & TBYC Sandhopper Class Capt
Scott James

TBYC Club flag has been lowered today as a mark of respect for Sir David Amess who died  earlier today. Although not a club member this is very unusual circumstances and Sir David Amess was one of our local MPs  and had been for nearly 40 years. He was a prominent member of our local community known by many at the club and his passing in such tragic circumstances is so sad for all. TBYC wishes to pass on our condolences to Sir David’s family and friends.

Adrian Bunting

Commodore TBYC.