Thorpe Bay Yacht Club

Tel: 01702 587 563

As you all know, the race officer has a horn when he’s on the committee boat. He has a horn when he starts the races and when he finishes them. If he is on his own, he will hold the flags in one hand and his horn in the other. But when his wife is there, she will hold the horn for him.

He normally keeps his horn hidden in the cabin. The horn has wires with crocodile clips, which he attaches to a battery. When he’s finished, the horn is disconnected and is packed away, in a wooden box.

Unfortunately, the race officer has lost his horn. I’ve had a good search for it, but to no avail. If anybody has information as to its whereabouts, please could he/she inform a member of the sailing committee.

With thanks,

Andrew Hannah.

Not sure if you have been down the club lately and seen the fliers.

There are still a few tickets left for the Christmas Party.

The booking form is on the reverse of the attachment if you would like to book a table.

If tickets are sold out then you could always join in for the entertainment after 9pm and they cost £10pp. The Zoltans are fun local jump-jive band and well worth seeing if you haven’t before http://www.zoltans.co.uk/

TBYC Christmas Party Details (Adobe .pdf file)

Hi All,

This weekend is the end of Season Trophy and with it comes the end of Season, which means all dinghies and catamarans and their ancilliaries (road trailers, windsurfers/kyaks/paddle boards or whatever else you hide under your boats) need to vacate the dinghy park this Sunday after racing.
The only exception to this is any Picos which are on and have paid for rack space over the winter by this wekeend (at the more than reasonable price of £30, cheques with pico number on the reverse accepted).
Boats which have entered the Winter series can return to the dinghy park once the cruisers and sandhoppers have moved in for the winter.

The Dinghy AGM will take pleace on Wednesday 14th October 2009 at 8.00pm.  Hope to see you there.

Over the past couple of weeks we have been having problems with one of the displacement boats leaking fuel. When it was realised what was happening, three people, Mark Dell, Toby Speller and Peter Thompson set about removing and repairing the fuel tank and then refitting over a few evenings last week, all in time for the weekends 9’er Open Meeting. On behalf of all TBYC members,  “Thank you and well done guys”.

Finns & Contender NORs –

Notice of Race

Contender and Finn Open Meeting

22nd & 23rd August 2009

To be held at:   Thorpe Bay Yacht Club, 115 Thorpe Bay Gardens,

Southend-on-Sea, Essex, SS1 3NW

Telephone (01702) 587563

Rules:  Racing will be governed by the Racing Rules of Sailing, the prescriptions of the RYA, the class rules, except if any of these are changed by these sailing instructions, the Thorpe Bay Yacht Club Open Meeting Sailing Instructions and the Supplementary Sailing Instructions.

Eligibility and Entry: The regatta is open to boats of the classes stated above.  Those eligible may be entered by completing an entry form available in the clubhouse main bar area prior to racing.

Fees: The entry fee will be £30 per boat including Saturday dinner

Schedule of Races

Courses: The course to be sailed will be as follows:

Sailing Instructions: These will be available in the clubhouse main bar area on completion of registration.

Scoring: Each boat’s series score shall be the total of her race scores, with her worst score discarded if five or more races have been completed.  If only four or less races are completed, a boat’s score will be the total of her race scores.

Disclaimer of Liability: Competitors participate in the regatta entirely at their own risk.  See Rule 4, Decision to Race.  The organising authority will not accept any liability for material damage or personal injury or death sustained in conjunction with or prior to, during or after the regatta.

Insurance: Each participating boat shall be insured with valid third party liability insurance with a minimum of £2,000,000 per event.

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.

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

Food and Bar Service: Food and drink will be available in the clubhouse on both days.  Menus and specials boards will be on display in the clubhouse main bar area along with the times that food will be served. 

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

Changes to Notice of Race and Sailing Instructions:  All changes will be posted at least two hours before the start of the race it will affect, except that any change in the schedule of races will be posted by 20.00 on the day before it will take effect.

Thank you to the crews of our support boats that were on duty for the Nore Race and The Great Pier Swim this weekend.

Well done in representing TBYC.

Eric Mitchell                             Commodore

To celebrate the Cadet Week, Hi-Tec will again offer footwear at greatly reduced prices during the event.

This year, the following products will be available, and can be ordered every day.

However, additionally, all members, visitors and friends are invited to take advantage of an extra special ‘40% off all products’ offer off the www.hi-tecdirect.co.uk website. Simply select the product type in the promo-code TBYC40 (case sensitive) and get your Hi-Tec’s delivered to your home.

Have a great week and……. Enjoy your shoes

I was clearing out the Bosun’s Hut this morning with Mike Thomason.

At ten o’clock we broke off to watch the last concrete plank be lifted off the beach and fixed in position at the foot of the slipway.

It was an honour for me to be there with Mike to witness it, for it  is an accumulation of five years work for him.

All members current and future owe him a debt of gratitude for the way he has led the project which is a lasting legacy to the club.

From all the  membership.     Thank you Mike.

Eric Mitchell            Commodore

GRAND SALE

FRENCH DESIGNER LADIES & CHILDRENS WEAR

TUESDAY 23 JUNE 8.30 ONWARDS IN THE CLUBHOUSE

WENDY POINTER WILL BE SHOWING HER DESIGNER LADIES RANGE & MAKING A DONATION TO THE SLIPWAY FUND FOR THE PRIVILEGE OF USING OUR VENUE.

SHE LIVE IN WESTCLIFF, WHERE SHE HAS “HOME BOUTIQUE” OFFERING A FABULOUS NEW RANGE OF FRENCH DESIGNER CLOTHING NOT AVAILABLE IN THE SHOPS.

SHE WILL BE PRESENTING HER UNIQUE MIX “N” MATCH CONCEPT AT THE YACHT CLUB ON THE ABOVE DATE. I HOPE YOU CAN JOIN HER.

CAPTAIN TORTUE SIZES RANGE FROM 6 MONTHS – 14 YEARS

MISS CAPTAIN SIZES RANGE FROM 8 – 20

FOR MORE INFO, PLEASE CALL WENDY 07801 903042

OR EMAIL: [email protected]