Thorpe Bay Yacht Club

Tel: 01702 587 563

Don’t forget the Winter and Icicle Prizegiving, which takes place after the last Icicle Series race this Sunday (probably around 14:00). Come and support everybody in your classes, right after the last Icicle on Sunday. Prizes for Saturday Winter, Sunday Winter and all of the Icicles.

Can Jim Bowie take the top spot in Sprints? Allen Burrell will I am sure win the Fast Monohulls but what boat will he be sailing. Will Chris Boshier get trimmed right to beat Ivan Holjar in the Lasers? Will a Hurricane sit top of the General Handicap and who is the Crew and Helm ?

For this and other nail-biting scenes, make sure you’re there o­n Sunday!

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

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

Race Tracking for boats running RaceQS app is available at link RaceQS TBYC Icicle 2 

See speeds, VMG, courses, wind, tacks and gybes for the boats that used the tracking today.

Race Tracking also available at link RaceQS of the TBYC Frozen Sheets 2017

See speeds, VMG, courses, wind, tacks and gybes for the boats that used the tracking today.

The Frozen Sheets race will start at 13.00 on Monday 2nd January 2017.
Frozen Sheets is an Open Meeting and we welcome all visiting sailors.
Prizegiving will be held in the main bar as soon as possible after the race finishes. Refreshments of Rum Punch and Mince Pies will be served in the Bosun’s Hut.

Sailing Instructions are available by the link below: –

Frozen Sheets SI’s 2017

Just a reminder that Leigh-on-Sea Sailing Club are running their Brass Monkey race this Sunday starting at 2:00pm. Due to the late notification and in the interests of fairness, the Sailing Committee have decided that no concessions (e.g. avg points) will be available to entrants.

Links to the sailing instructions and entry form are available on an earlier posting.

Regards

Sailing Committee

Thorpe Bays YC, Kyle Stoneham is currently enjoying the sun in Bermuda, whilst he races in the International Moth Regatta that is taking place.

Even though racing was cancelled for a day due to strong winds, some of the competitors went sailing in Hamilton Harbour, so they decided to run some speed trials, with Kyle completing the one minute course in top slot. Well done Kyle.
Click on the results picture to watch it here:

John Charles of Leigh-on-Sea Sailing Club has been kind enough to contact me and point out that their Brass Monkey race will take place on Sunday December 18th, 2 – 4pm. This is a correction to the 27th December, which may have been published in some of our sailing programmes.

TBYC have a proud history of attending this event and taking away their brassware. Indeed I believe it’s Darren Fitchew’s turn to polish the monkey and return it in time for this event. Sailing instructions and the entry form are available via the links below: –

Brass-Monkey-SI’s

L.S.C-Entry-Form

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