Thorpe Bay Yacht Club

Tel: 01702 587 563

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

As I look at WindGuru 7:00 pm Friday evening, it looks like we can expect 48 hours of stormy conditions/gales over the weekend (mainly Northerlies) with a further 36 hours of windy conditions (a mixture of Northerlies & Southerlies) during the week.

Given the number of boats moved as part of the lift out process, I’m concerned that not everything is tied down as well as we might hope.

If your unsure, please take the opportunity to check your boat’s ties. Also please pass on this message to any of your friends at the club or do them a favour – check their boat as well and let them know.

Kind Regards
Rear Commodore ‘don’t come running to me if your boat blows over’ Racing

Although the 2016 main season is over, it is this time of year when your Class Captains and the Sailing Committee start to work hard behind the scenes putting next year’s programme together.

The Dinghy AGM is your chance to help by telling us what aspects of the 2016 programme you enjoyed this year and sharing any good ideas you think we could incorporate into next year’s Sailing Programme.

This year’s Dinghy AGM will be held on Wednesday 9th November 2016 at 20:00 in the Commodores Bar.

We hope to see you there.

Gary Burrows and the 2016 Sailing Committee.

Agenda

The Supplementary Sailing Instructions for the TBYC 2016-17 Winter & Icicle Series are attached to the link below.

The most notable change is a requirement to use boards instead of flags for the start sequence.

You are also reminded that average points can be claimed by those doing duties.

Winter and Icicles 2016-17 Supplementary Sailing Instructions

All of the following people have won prizes this year during club racing, please come to the prizegiving on Saturday 12th November to collect (or send somebody else) your hard earned prizes, you deserve them.

Prizegiving starts at 7.00pm with the meal being served later in the evening, but is optional. This is a great night for all sailors to get together and celebrate the year, so please come along even if you aren’t listed.

Anybody that hasn’t returned prizes from last year, please can you do so as soon as possible.