Thorpe Bay Yacht Club

Tel: 01702 587 563

I am glad to say that the Picos have had a good 2 days of sailing, completing 4 races. Unfortunately I have had nobody come forward as race officer for Monday and therefore it has been abandoned.

The photo disk for Cadet Week 2015 is now available. We have to thank the following for supplying in total over 2,500 pictures of the excellent week.

Annie Stapleton, Margaret Kennedy, Amy Duce (from OnCrowd), Vicky Casson, David Eikington, Claire Morgan and Jenny Epps.

If you have prepaid you can collect the disk from the bar. If you think you forgot to originally register then a disk can be yours for £10.

On Sunday there is the Pico Mini Series and the Benfleet Shield / TBYC Bank Holiday Mini Series. As most of our Cadet will want to compete in one of these, we will not run the New Cadet Racing.

I would just like to thank everyone who volunteered during this years Cadet Week. I hope you all enjoyed it as much as I did. I would also like to say a big thank you for the generous whip round and voucher, which has enabled me to purchase a paddle board which I have always wanted. I will be giving up the position of TBYC Cadet Rep at the AGM this year and would especially like to thank everyone who has served on the Cadet Committee in the last 3 years for their marvelous support.

Mark Petty-Mayor

What a great Cadet Week! This week always brings challenges for the leaders,  and this year it was the weather that provided some real drama. Brilliant planning and resilience shown by all those operating from the beach allowed for a splendid week of activities for our huge cadet fleet.  It was easier for us offshore with the older cadets in Sharks, but only because they are such a magnificent group of young adults with a real love of sailing and the personal courage and determination to match.  I would like to thank all those at Canvey Island Yacht Club for making us so welcome during our overnight camp, particularly to Sheila and her team who catered for us so wonderfully!  We could not operate any activities, and certainly not support a trip down the estuary in 30mph winds, without the support of our highly professional and dedicated rescue support.  As a result of this support, we all had an amazing time! Special thanks to Barry and Mick for their invaluable support negotiating the intricacies of Smallgains Creek and all things Canvey!

I must also add my thanks for the consistent support from Peter Thompson, both in terms of his immense wisdom, which was very useful in helping to plan the week, but also in terms of his generosity, lending us brand new paddleboards and inflatable windsurfers, from Wetsuit Outlet, which made our day in the Ray a really wonderful experience.

Lastly, thanks again to Mark Petty Mayor, for the work he has put into making the Cadet section the success it has been throughout his term of office…we all owe him a huge debt for carrying the cadet torch for the last three years.

Information regarding Cadet Week rotas and Team groups is now on the Cadet notice board in the lobby of the club house.

Registration is at 10am Monday 3rd August, there will be a main briefing at 10.30am.

The Galley kitchen will be open for snacks every morning before activities start throughout the week. The group programme is below. Looking forward to seeing everyone soon!
Mark Petty-Mayor (TBYC Cadet Rep) Click on the image for a printable version

Calling all Cadets, Make sure you are on the Start line this Sunday 1pm for the Walley Cup, the weather is looking good!