Thorpe Bay Yacht Club

Tel: 01702 587 563

18^th & 19^th June 2011                                                                                                       

To be held at:        Thorpe Bay Yacht Club, 115 Thorpe Bay Gardens, Southend-on-Sea, Essex, SS1 3NW

Telephone (01702) 587563 

Eligibility and Entry: Open to boats of all the classes. Non Members of Thorpe Bay Yacht Club may enter by completing an entry form available from the website and handed in at the clubhouse main bar area prior to racing. 

Entry is free.       TBYC 2011 Regatta Entry Form

Schedule of Races: 3 on Saturday & 2 on Sunday, first start time on Saturday 12.30 

Registration & Briefing in the Clubhouse from 10:30am on Saturday.

Boat Parking: Boats should be left in the TBYC boat park fronting on to Thorpe Esplanade or as directed by a member of the event organising team. 

Car Parking: Cars should be parked in the Southend Corporation Car Park adjacent to the boat park – TBYC car parking stickers will be made available or an area will be roped off, access will be via the dinghy park. 

Accommodation: Camping will also be available in the corporation car park. No cars in the boat park please. 

Social: BBQ on the balcony & Disco on the Saturday evening. BBQ tickets available from Kylie Jenkins TBYC Social Representative.

Food and Bar Service: Food and drink will be available in the clubhouse throughout the weekend: check with Gary from Purple Chilli Catering 07854 229939 for times. 

Prize-giving: In the clubhouse as soon as possible after completion of racing on Sunday. 

GREAT SAILING TO BE HAD BY ALL SO PLEASE COME AND JOIN IN THE FUN

Just a reminder that the TBYC midweek evening series of racing kicks off next week. With races on Wednesday & Thursday evening.

Hi all just a quick update, TBYC’s Kyle Stoneham Is currently competing in the Eurocat event in Carnac France and following the first days racing is in 19th place in a 140 boat fleet and top British team

You can follow the action at : http://www.yccarnac.com/usa/regates/eurocat.html

ALL CADET FAMILIES…Please find the Cadet Week Registration Pack attached.  There is a lot of information and at least (depending on the number of children you have) 3-pages to print off and return to the club along with payment.  Numbers are limited so advise haste!

Rupert Snow.

Registration Pack2011

With the rise in numbers of privately owned power craft within the club and the enthusiasm for members to use them for following and supporting sailing activities, the General Committee have been asked to highlight the applicable club byelaw & suggest the following guidelines. 

TBYC Club Byelaw 3.1L:-

“Motorised craft, such as Ski Boats, RIBS, Jet Skis and other PWCs owned by Club members, will only be permitted to use the Club Slipway, when in possession of the written permission of the General Committee and their use is solely for the support of a Club activity.” 

With granted permission General Committee usage guidelines:- 

A)   To launch / recover outside of Dinghies launching / recovering from racing. This includes a period of 45 minutes prior to the published race start time to allow sailing dinghies clear access to the slipway & beach.

B)   Club Ribs to be given priority for launching & recovery as they are required to support Club activities.

C)   All ribs to be moored in such a way that does not prevent or hold up the      launching of sailing dinghies.

D)   Speed limit inside moorings & beach area is limited by PLA byelaws to a maximum of 8 knots

E)   No towing of skiers, wakeboards or inflatables within the moorings area.

F)   When launching from the Club Slipway it is Club Policy that adequate Personal Buoyancy for all persons on board must be worn whilst afloat.

G)   In calm weather (under force 2) speed to be kept at a minimum if navigating in/around the racing fleet to avoid large wash.

H)  Owners are solely responsible for ensuring they have adequate insurance coverage & are responsible for operation of the craft including if they have lent the craft to a third party.

I)   Owners to be aware that road vehicle drivers that have passed a UK driving test since 01^st January 1997 may not be entitled to tow a trailer & boat combination over 750Kg. Please check directly with the DVLA. 

Thank you for your continued support.

TBYC General Committee – Spring 2011

Chatham is fully booked for clubs now…….please book in as an individual if they have anymore space.

Regards

Wayne.

CHATHAM RALLY 22nd / 24th April 2011

On behalf of Bob our Captain; please note that we have the Chatham Rally fast approaching. 22nd & 24th April 2011. Lets see how many of us can support this event.

With enough of us attending we will be able to secure club rates on the events pontoon and we will be having a Barbeque on the Saturday evening.
Chatham is a good rally with lots of places to eat and visit, coupled with exceptional Marina facilities.

I shall be placing a notice on the board and anyone who wants to join us please as soon as possible enter your boat name and your name on the form or if you prefer e-mail the details to myself [email protected] in order that we can book this with the Marina.

If anyone without a boat from the club is interested in joining us please contact me and I will see if I can find space for you on those that are going.

On a more serious note:- Could we please have some more volunteers to man Polly. It is already the same faces taking this on. All boat owners are expected to carry out this duty to make it fair for all.

Thank you. Look forward to seeing you all in Chatham.

Wayne
Vice Captain.

The Dinghy Park is now ready for the season.

Last Monday we completed the re surfacing and many thanks to Steve Hopper, Alan Grant and Nigel Payne for helping to rake out the 105 tonnes of shingle and not forgetting Graham in the Burrows digger who did his part.

The Dinghy Park Plan is on the notice board in the lobby and could all owners check your location to ensure all dinghies and cats are in their allocated slots.

Mike Thomason

Following the successful transition between caterers Gary has had his first taste of Thorpe Bay and what a busy weekend it turned out to be ! The kitchen enjoyed much support form the members. Please come and support Gary and the new franchise, I am sure you will enjoy it.

Gary plans to restart the Friday night dining from 15th April and wants members to contact him with bookings etc. We plan to run theme nights on some Fridays to vary the selection and food offered, so please keep an eye on the site and notice boards for more details.

Nick Elmore
Vice Commodore

Many thanks to all who have helped get the boat ready for launching, special thanks to matt Rainbow and David Johnson for bonding the keel this week.