Thorpe Bay Yacht Club

Tel: 01702 587 563

Not wishing to leave out our older cadets, we will be offering a film and snack evening from 6pm in the Sail Training Room – no need to pre-book, just turn up and feel free to bring your friends!

Don’t forget to buy your tickets for the Halloween Party this Thursday, priced £5 each for children (adults free!).  The fun starts at 6.00pm and lasts til 8.00pm so your little ones should be nicely wound up into a frenzy in time for bed!!

There will be a prize for the best outfit on the night so get creative!

You are also welcome to bring friends with you – always nice to welcome new faces to the club.

There will be food available from the Galley Kitchen – order and pay at the hatch – a spooky menu will be operating!

Open to all Cadets with the appropriate experience to race during the Winter season. There will be prizes awarded for each series / event.

• The start would be a ‘Mass Start’ with the rest of the (adult) fleet .
• There will be a shorter course for Cadets.
• Older Cadets can opt to be part of the adult race.

Please refer to the following links to access the entry form and fees.

http://www.tbyc.org/racing/next-racing/ or http://www.tbyc.org/racing/winter-sailing-and-winter-storage/

It’s that time again!  We will be holding our annual Cadet Halloween Party on Thursday 29th October (half term week) from 6.00pm til 8.00pm.  There will be the usual disco, games and nibbles.  Cadets are encouraged to join in the fun by wearing their best spooky outfits – and parents are also welcome to get into the ‘spirit’ of the evening!

We will have some brand new decorations and surprises for you this year, so don’t miss out!!

Tickets will be on sale from behind the bar this week, priced at a fantastic £5 each.

We will once again be holding our annual FREE fireworks night, from 7.30pm on Thursday 5th November.  All are welcome to come along.

Thanks must go to Mark Petty-Mayor in advance for organising and running the evening.

Come along and have a ‘blast’!

A dynamic group of youngsters represented Thorpe Bay Yacht Club in this year’s Interclub Team Race, hosted by Thames Estuary Yacht Club. Last Sunday the TBYC team won the Cadet class for the second year running. Peter Snow, Millie and Vicky Little, Greg Watson and Jacob Allard left the beach in windy conditions and were escorted around the pier to practise their starts and get used to the pretty difficult conditions. The ‘Little’ girls made an excellent start leading their class, whilst Peter Snow was steadily moving up the fleet eventually gaining first place by the end of the race. All the team performed well and are a credit to our club.

A reminder so you can book your Caribbean Holidays, Cadet Week 2016 is from the 1st to 5th August.

This year’s Interclub Dinghy Team Race is hosted by Thames Estuary Yacht Club. There are fours classes:

• Ingram Shield – Four boat of the same class
• Operatic Cup – Any (mixed) Class
• Silver Sail Trophy – Single handed Classes
• Cadet Class (Under 18 years)

Our Cadets won this event last year and are entering a team to defend their title!  I will be supporting them in a Safety Rib.

If any adults wish to participate, representing TBYC please contact Dave Ayre at [email protected] or 07581 288886. He will co-ordinate the adult teams. Teams of 3 or 4.

If there are more Cadets that would like to participate, they should contact me at [email protected] or 07815 113459. (Bear in mind that you need to sail around the pier).

The deadline for the forms to be submitted is Wednesday 23rd September.

Race Instruction can be found here:  https://www.dropbox.com/s/j3vitlupd6qruep/Interclub%20Dinghy%20Team%20Race%202015.docx?dl=0

As part of the ‘New Cadet Racing’ events this year, we have decided to have a shorter ‘TBYC Junior Bart’s Bash’ to allow our younger sailors a chance to race on Sunday.

This event is open to all Cadets.
We welcome those who have been racing in the Pico Series and of course, all Cadets that may feel more confident with the extra support, and not forgetting our more experienced sailors.
The course with be shorter than the adults’ course, sailing for approximately 50 minutes.
Prizes according to numbers.

There will be a briefing at 1400, when the course will be explained. Instructions are below, but don’t worry all will be made clear before the race.
Starts at 1500 (Mass Start).
There will be a briefing at 14.00 (1 hour before start) with Nick Elmore and Nick Alston.
The race will use the Cadet buoy as the windward mark with the rest of the course being decided on the day.
The start will be at the committee boat. It will be a Mass Start with the rest of the fleets.
The number of laps will be on the blackboard at the top of the slipway and / or check with Support Rib on the water. Your race can be shortened by the Support Rib.
On the starting signal, you will cross the line and beat to the CADET BUOY, which is a special buoy marked with a C. This will be your windward mark.
Check whether a Red or Green flag is displayed on the Committee boat; Red means leave marks to port, Green means leave marks to starboard.
As you cross the finish line the committee boat will record your time. They will not give you a signal. The Support Rib will blow a whistle unless is needed elsewhere.
Let have a massive turn out on Sunday as this is the last race in this year’s New Cadet Racing programme.

Well the bad news is Summer is over the good news is that the Pico Autumn Series starts this Sunday!!!

Race Officer is Trevor Hughes (thanks Trevor) the weather forecast is good (no rain at least maybe a bit too much wind but fingers crossed)

For those of you who are interested I will be cranking the handle on my adding machine this weekend to process the Summer Results and will send a mail out soon apologies for the delay the brain is not quite engaged yet after the summer break.

Also a big thank you to Paul Morgan and Co for organising some sailing over the Bank Holiday for the Pico fleet