Thorpe Bay Yacht Club

Tel: 01702 587 563

2003 boat in good condition for age.  Rare eye-catching blue hulls with black sail trim.

Ready to sail. 2 kites – one in blue and in good condition with a few small patches, one in red with a huge repair down the middle useful as a training kite. 2 Jibs – one brand new, one with a broken zip – may be worth repairing and keeping as a spare. 1 Main in good condition.

Foils have a few marks consummate with age. Full set of foil bags, deluxe top boat cover and Eurotrax big wheeled launching trolley.
Reluctant sale due to lack of use.

£3000 – some photos for you at https://www.dropbox.com/sh/1ewcvs7kukay737/m8W68g_vdA

[email protected] or Mike on 07787 556042

Sailing AGM – Wed 13^th November – 8pm – Commodore’s Bar

If you race and sail at TBYC, then you should come along to this years AGM on Wednesday evening to contribute and help shape next year’s racing at the club.

Thorpe Bay Yacht Club Racing
Winter 2013 / Icicle  2014

Race Box Start, Proposed Format is using Club Marks and Trapezoid course where possible

Course displayed on the Bosun’s Hut Blackboard at the Top of the Slipway

General Handicap Series, Mass Start (T), Big Prizes TBA

Tandem Class competitions for:

Fast Monohulls            Slow Monohulls           Fast Catamaran            Slow Catamaran

PN <1099          PN >1100 (incl Laser 1085)         PN <715                      PN >716 

Entry forms behind the Bar and on the Website

Frozen Sheets Trophy Race, Saturday 4^th January 2014, 12:00  

The UK A-Class Nationals at Canvey started in sunny summer conditions with 14 boats from around the UK and Piet Saarberg from Holland competing and quickly ended up as winter, as very wet squally weather blew through. Friday was a sunny balmy 20 odd degrees and wind of 10-15kts, just perfect for A’s and the fleet started to enjoy the close racing around a typical upwind around spreader and down to go through a gate before heading back through the start/finish line. This was going to cause problems when the Canvey cat open were going to join in on the same course on the Saturday/Sunday.

Saturday! And what a difference 24hrs makes, wind now a steady 18-25kts and white crested waves, God knows how the A’s hate waves. The boats are very strong and being made out of Carbon, 75kg all up weight, very light and can fly off waves rather than cut through them. The race officer says the game is on and the mixed fleet of catamarans and the A’s

Head out to the start line before long several boats retire because of the conditions. First start for the A’s gets abandoned when heavy squall comes through and knocks several boat down but most are fine and the problem is were too quick around the course and catch up with the 3^rd start which are flattened on the start line and we have to sail around the carnage. Typical I have a good start and in 3^rd place, never mind back to the beginning and 20min wait till wind abates to a reasonable level. Off we go again and getting good starts and end the day in 4^th place after six races, had to come in on the 6^th race due to shackle on the main sheet failing and had give the spare to another competitor just before the race, Mmm! Won’t do that again.

Sunday was meant to be light winds and sunny, how the meteorologist’s

Get it so wrong, strong squally winds and rain yet again and some of the fleet head in early as the start is delayed and the wind changes direction yet again. I think the race officer and team did a great job in getting two final races off, as the weather was so changeable. Final out come I finished in a credible 4^th position behind a former UK champion, European champion and a up and coming star in the form of Sam aged 24yrs, Lucky B**tard to have started so young in the class.

Island Yacht Club

Hurricane SX TT and Fast Cat Handicap Open

2 Day Event – September 7th & 8th £35.00

Calling all Fast Cats, why not join us and sail round on Sat am for a good weekends racing and entertainment at Island Yacht Club.

Julian and Jeremy – Weird Fish – Yes

Simon and Conrad – Fat Me Do – Yes

Come on boys…Nick Elmore, Paul Palmer, Anthony Blower, James Moody, Mike/Will Thomason, Jim Bowie..Paul Graves?? 

Island Yacht Club

Lesley Duncan partner to Gary Burrows died recently when struck by lightning whilst walking the dogs with her friends at the local country park.

Lesley’s funeral will be at 3:40 on Tuesday 20th August at
South Essex Crematorium, Ockendon Rd,
Corbets Tey, Upminster, RM14 2UY

followed by a reception at
High House Barns, Vellacott Close, Purfleet,
RM19 1AF.

We would prefer a donation to Lesley’s charity page in lieu of flowers.

Please wear a ‘splash of colour’

http://donateinmemory.cancerresearchuk.org/0004239

Thanks
Gary

This Sunday is the annual RNLI pursuit race with a first start at 15:00 hours.

Give your voluntary £3 donation to the RNLI and come and join in the chase.

Supplementary Sailing Instructions and start times/numbers are in the attached documents.

Pursuit Start Times – 2013

RNLI Pursuit Race 2013 – supp SIs

Saturday sees the start of the Sprint 15 Open. We are expecting around 40+ boats to be racing.

Club Racing will continue as normal from the Shorebox, Sprint 15 Visitors will be parking and storing their boats on the West side of the Car Park (next to the fence) and Camping on the North Side, these areas will be hopefully marked. Parking for Club Cars will still be available in the remaining space and through the gap in the centre.

Notice of Race, Sailing Instructions and Changes to the SI’s and NOR are referenced below:

TBYC Sprint 15 Open- Notice of Race 6th-7th July 2013
TBYC Sprint 15 Open- Sailing Instructions – 6th-7th July 2013
TBYC Sprint 15 Open- Changes-to-SIs-NOR- 6th-7th July 2013