Thorpe Bay Yacht Club

Tel: 01702 587 563

Throughout the winter we have run organised coaching on Cadet nights, this would not have been possible without the expert guidance of our coaches all of whom provided sessions which were all extremely useful, interesting, educational and above all fun.

I would like to thank Rupert, Mike Thomason, Ken Herve, Mark Petty-Mayor, Johnno Gillies and Alex Farrell for delivering such excellent sessions.

We are finalising plans for the next few months – which we hope will now include outdoor and water based activities.

The final winter session is this Thursday, Mike will be outlining how to rig a Pico and no doubt explaining how to tune it to ensure you stand the best chance of winning TOPS races this year.

We look forward to seeing you then.

Mike

yes its that time of year for ALL members to come along to a free party and enjoy a day with your friends making our club look fresh for the year ahead.

Sunday the 1st April from 9am

Its not an April fools, it is real.

so please come along and help, plenty to do.

many thanks

Barry house rep.

We are pleased to announce that there will be a complimentary Karaoke evening for club members on Saturday 7th April between 6.00 and 9.00pm.  This promises to be a great family evening and a perfect way to get together with family and friends at the club after sailing.  Hope you can make it!

Stephanie

Tel: 07831 090816  email: [email protected]

The Barn Dance planned for Easter Sunday has been postponed.  We hope to hold the event later in the year, probably in September or October.  Details of an alternative event for Easter Sunday will be posted soon!

Regards,

Stephanie

Do you have a collection of unwanted sailing related items in your loft/garage/cupboard under the stairs?

Our Boat Fayre on Sunday 25th March is the perfect opportunity to have a spring clean and sell on your unwanted/outgrown wetsuits, boots, sails etc….

Pitches can be booked either through the office by contacting Janet on 01702 587563, [email protected] or through the bar @ only £10.00 for advance bookings, or pitches can also be purchased on the day for £15.00.

The Fayre will start at 08:00 BST (remember clocks turn forward at 01:00 to 02:00).

All proceeds will go towards the Rib Replacement Fund.  Donations greatly appreciated.

Many thanks,

Martin Swindon

Dear All

I hope all of you have had a pleasant winter and are now eager to get back out on the water for this coming season, if any of you managed to get down to the Dinghy show at the weekend it was very informative and a good day out enough to wet the appetite for this coming year.

It’s that time of year again when we have new members coming into the club and fellow sailors deciding they want new challenges sailing different boats, if you are intending on selling your Pico can you please let me know so that I can keep a list of boats for sale ready for when I have an enquiry. I have four Pico’s on my list currently and hope that these can go to members within Thorpe Bay so we can keep the fleet together. We have a growing number of RS Tera’s and Optimists at the club so if you are intending on sailing one of these boats and are unsure where to get one then please contact me.

On another note I don’t know if you have all seen, but Mike Beresford our new Cadet Representative is holding a meeting at the club this Thursday at 8pm to discuss the T.O.P series, Cadets and Cadet week for this coming year and to get feedback from you all. If you didn’t attend Sundays meeting (which was very productive) please try and attend this meeting as we appreciate all feedback whether it is good or bad so that we can continue to have a thriving Cadet section within the club.

The sailing instructions for the T.O.P series will be sent out to you all within the next few weeks ready for the first series start in May. Remember if you have any friends who aren’t current Pico, RS Tera or Optimist owners who wish to participate within this series then please give them my details and I can add them to my mailing list.

See you at the club

Johnno

Dear all,

As previously advertised this Sunday we are holding a session to collect feedback and discuss ideas for this years Cadet week. Johnno Gillies will also cover any questions regarding the TOPS racing. I am aware that the RYA dinghy show is also on Sunday so an extra session is booked for next Thursday after Alex Farrell’s discussion.

I hope this helps those that could not attend on Sunday and look forward to seeing anyone interested at either session.

Regards,

Mike

PLEASE NOTE I HAVE A NEW MOBILE NUMBER = 07906 279212

Looking forward to a great weekend of sailing over the Easter Weekend at TBYC?  Join family and friends after sailing on Easter Sunday for our Family Barn Dance…

Metric Foot will be back at the club with their fabulous caller Sarah Graves getting everyone dancing! 

The ticket price of only £10 also includes a meal of Chicken & Prawn Jambalaya with homemade Cornbread served between 5.45-6.45pm with dancing starting at 7pm. 

Entertainment only tickets are also available at £6.50 for arrival at 7pm.

Tickets can be purchased from the office ([email protected]) or at the bar.  For further information, please feel free to contact me by emailing me ([email protected]) or call 07831 090816.

Stephanie

Do you have a collection of unwanted sailing related items in your loft/garage/cupboard under the stairs? 

Our Boat Fayre on Sunday 25th March is the perfect opportunity to have a spring clean and sell on your unwanted/outgrown wetsuits, boots, sails etc….

Pitches can be booked either through the office by contacting Janet on 01702 587563, [email protected] or through the bar @ £20.00 for advance bookings, or pitches can also be purchased on the day for £25.00. 

The Fayre will start at 08:00 BST (remember clocks turn forward at 01:00 to 02:00). 

All proceeds will go towards the Rib Replacement Fund.  Donations greatly appreciated.

Many thanks,

Martin Swindon

Do you write all the racing dates from the programme onto a Calendar ?  Why not just buy the TBYC Racing Calendar 2012-2013 and save the trouble. The Calendar contains all the racing and many other dates pre printed, with load of great photos from last seasons by Linzi.

The Calendar doesn’t start until April so you can preorder and pick it up after the middle of March.

If you would like to order one then you can do so by posting a cheque to TBYC for £12 before the 4th March. Otherwise you can order directly from www.lulu.com and search for TBYC, however unfortunately this option with P&P is over £15.

The Calendar was produced at no cost to the club and we hope that a small amount from each will go to the Cadets Fund Raising. If popular we will also hope to produce one for next year. If you want to see before ordering there is a couple already in the club.