Thorpe Bay Yacht Club

Tel: 01702 587 563

We currently don’t have anyone to launch & recover the RIBs for racing tomorrow, Sunday 26th Feb

Clearly unless a volunteer comes forward sailing will be at risk.

If you have a tow bar on your car and can help please contact:

Duty Officer Richard Sands asap on 07939 007 268

If you can help please also email [email protected] to confirm or volunteer on DutyMan so you details can be added.

Thanks in anticipation

David will be doing another of his very popular talks and demonstrations on things Epoxy on Wednesday 22nd February at TBYC Main bar starting at 8pm.

If you have any fibreglass / epoxy work to do on your boat this year now is your chance to pick up some tips and to ask  the expert!

Davids talks and demos are not only instructive but very entertaining as well so don’t miss out and come along and enjoy a beer or 2 while being entertained.

We are about to populate the 2017 calendar and would like to give you the chance to choose or avoid dates for your duties

Duty Officer, Race Officers and support boat helms & crews are an essential part of safe club racing and something all members can join in so even if you haven’t done it before, don’t be shy – get involved!

So if you’d like to do this please click on the links to see the calendar and instructions on how to choose!

Duties for 2017 – how to choose

TBYC 2017 Programme Draft v15

We need all requests by Friday 10th February latest so don’t miss out and respond asap

of everyone who uses Club premises and facilities are of paramount importance.

Parents and carers are reminded of the Parents Charter, a copy of which may be downloaded here:

http://www.tbyc.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/Child-Protection-Parent-Charter.pdf

The charter points out that parents/carers always take the ultimate responsibility for their child/children and any other child left in their care. It is the sole responsibility of the parents to supervise their children whenever they are on the Club premises, surrounding areas and using the Club facilities.

Bev Warrington

Commodore

SATURDAY 21ST JANUARY @ 7 pm

• £2 per person payable on the night
• All welcome – bring your family and friends
• Teams of 8 suggested but any (reasonable) number is ok!
• Prizes based on teams of 8
• For food Antipasti is available at £6 per person – this needs to be pre booked directly with Dave our Chef on 07505 526814 by end of Friday 20th

ALL THESE DUTIES ARE NOW COVERED – MANY THANKS FOR THE PROMPT RESPONSES FROM THE VOLUNTEERS

Thanks to Toby Speller, Andrea Gal, Nick Cotgrove, Howard Warrington, Richard Sands, Janet Willsmer for covering these and also the others who offered after they were taken!

On Saturday 26th November 09:00 Winter Sat 4

SS5 Helm – VOLUNTEER REQUIRED PLEASE – Covered
SS5 Crew – VOLUNTEER REQUIRED PLEASE – Covered
SS7 Crew – VOLUNTEER REQUIRED PLEASE – Covered

On Sunday 27th November 09:30 Winter Sun 4
Race Officer – VOLUNTEER REQUIRED PLEASE – Covered
SS7 Helm – VOLUNTEER REQUIRED PLEASE – Covered
SS7 Crew – VOLUNTEER REQUIRED PLEASE – Covered
RIB Launch/Recovery – VOLUNTEER REQUIRED – Covered

Congratulations to all Pico, Cadet & Senior prizewinners. It was great to see so many of you at the event on Saturday evening.

Unfortunately, not everyone could be there on the evening, so if you missed out, please come and collect your prize which is being held behind the bar. Senior prizes remaining are for: –

Dave Ayre

Ronnie Barns

Paul Beasley

Adrian Bunting

Allen Burrell

Duncan De Boltz

Tracy & Gary Haylett

John Laliberte

Mark Petty Mayor

Stefan Smith

Andrew Stickland

There are also prizes for Pico and Cadet sailors waiting to be collected.

A huge thank you to the 20 or so people that came out this morning to get the boat park organised into a safer and more accessible space despite the heavy rain. I’m sure you all had better things to be doing this morning and a coffee in the bar afterwards is scant reward for your time and effort.

Unfortunately, this isn’t the end of the matter: –

• There are still boats that need to be properly tied down. Please find some time this week to ensure your boat is secure. If it moves and damages other boats, we’ll end up with a lot of unhappy people.
• There are still many owners who haven’t paid for winter storage. This is nearly a month overdue and it’s quite clearly unreasonable to put our secretary in a position where she needs to chase you for payment. Please contact Janet THIS WEEK and honour your commitments.
• There is an increasing amount of bric-a-brac, broken trailers, windsurf boards etc accumulating in the boat park. We will shortly be taking measures to identify and where appropriate, dispose of these items. If you own any of this stuff, perhaps you’d be kind enough to identify it and advise your plans for it.

Once again, thank you to the people that came out to help this morning.

Rear Commodore Racing

It was agreed at the sailing AGM last night to have a working party this Saturday morning at 10am. The sole purpose of which is to get all boats in the correct spaces, as it’s a shambles down there at the moment.

To ensure space is available for paid up members, boats not on the attached list may well be moved into the adjacent field where they will be available for the owner to collect.

Winter Series Entries and Storage

Of particular importance is the number of Picos and Lasers not on the racks. If your the owner of one of these boats, do please attend on Saturday to assist and ensure that your boat is safely secured.

The culmination of the main sailing season is the Annual Prize Giving which takes on Saturday 12th November 2016.

This prestigious event starts at 7.00pm and all members are welcome.

An optional supper is available and will be served during the prize giving ceremony. Full details of the menu, priced at £9 per person, are below. Tickets for the supper are available behind the bar & menu choices required by Wednesday 9th November.

DD’s @ TBYC
PRIZE GIVING DINNER – SATURDAY 12th NOVEMBER 2016
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Steak Ale & Mushroom Pudding
with Crushed Minted New Potatoes + Glazed Carrots & Minted Petite Pois
or
Vegetarian Puff Pastry Parcel
with Crushed Minted New Potatoes & Glazed Carrots

Followed by

Lemon Meringue Tart & Home Made Lemon Ice Cream
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£9 per Head – Pre-booked Ticket Sales only