Thorpe Bay Yacht Club

Tel: 01702 587 563

This year, Bart’s Bash is being held on Saturday 17th and Sunday 18th Sept with racing starting at 11:00am and 12:00am respectively. 

Please join in and support this event.

The format for the weekend will be a mini-series comprising of 4 races. Racing on Saturday will be 2 normal class races utilising the usual courses and start sequence. Racing on Sunday will be a further class race followed by the Bart’s Bash race. This will be a mass start, mixed fleet, average lap race.

The Supplementary Sailing Instructions are attached. barts-bash-2016-tbyc-supp_sis

TBYC continues to be a registered Bart’s Bash event venue. Elapsed time and distance, together with sailing conditions, will be uploaded to the Bart’s Bash results site.

There are no entry fees for this event but entrants are requested to donate to the Andrew Simpson Sailing Foundation through the Bart’s Bash website or at the charity boxes at the club on the day of the event. A donation of £10 is suggested.

Bart’s Bash is officially a monster
The Largest Sailing Race in the World, verified by Guinness World Records.

The first bash in 2014 saw over 30,000 sailors take to the water at over 550 locations around the world. Forty eight boats took part at TBYC
Bart’s Bash is now an annual fundraising and participation campaign promoted by the Andrew Simpson Sailing Foundation (ASSF) and this year, the organisers want to see participation grow like crazy and see Bart’s Bash become the biggest sporting event in the world. http://www.bartsbash.com/

Our Assistant Race Officer has a slipped disc and is not capable to undertake her duty this Sunday. PLEASE COULD WE HAVE A VOLUNTEER to allow us to run the Bart’s Bash / Autumn Sunday points with a full team.

Please E-Mail me as Duty Officer, [email protected] or to [email protected] . Alternately, leave a comment below.  Thank you.

Well done to Allen Burrell, who came 2nd overall at the UK Masters & Northern Finn Championship at West Kirby Sailing Club on 3/4th September and is now the UK Finn Masters Champion and 1st Grand Master.   Brilliant news! See report attached from Yachts & Yachting:

http://www.yachtsandyachting.com/news/192078/Suntouched-Sailboats-Finn-UK-Masters

Racing on Sunday 25th September was originally scheduled for 8:00am.

This has been amended to 5:00pm. Enjoy your lie in.

Video – UK Cadet 2016 Class National Championship 2016

Here’s a glimpse at what it’s like to take part in the Cadet Class National Championship at Weymouth & Portland National Sailing Academy (WPNSA) which took place last week.

Ben Warrington GBR 8541 & Katy Lloyd GBR 9029 were part of the 50+ fleet last week. If you think your children would enjoy participating at this level with entrants from Belgium & the Netherlands contact Howard Warrington or myself and we would be delighted to tell you more about life in the Cadet Class – for children & adults.

Thanks all for a fantastic response to this appeal – we only really need RO for Sunday now

On Saturday 27th August 19:00 Summer Sat

SS3 Crew        –       VOLUNTEER REQUIRED PLEASE

On Sunday 28th August           09:00 Summer Sun – 2 Races

KEY ROLE OF RACE OFFICER IS STILL NEEDED TO RUN THIS RACE

Race Officer    –       VOLUNTEER REQUIRED PLEASE
SS2 Crew        –       SWAP with Paul Chapman OR VOLUNTEER REQUIRED PLEASE

The below have all been covered now – thanks to all the volunteers!

On Friday 26th August           19:00 Midweek 8

Race Officer    –       Now covered – thanks to Kevin Iles
Assistant RO    –     Now covered – thanks to Janet Willsmer

On Sunday 28th August           09:00 Summer Sun – 2 Races
SS5 Helm        –       Now covered – thanks to Andras Gal
SS5 Crew        –       Now covered – thanks to Andras Gal
SS7 Helm        –       Now covered – thanks to John Casson
SS7 Crew        –       Now covered – thanks to Michael Lloyd
RIB Launch/Recovery     – Now covered – thanks to Steve Hopper

On Monday 29th August           09:30 Autumn Access Trophy

SS5 Crew        –     Now covered – thanks to Michael Lloyd
SS7 Crew        –     Now covered – thanks to Tony Padbury

If you are able to help out by doing any of these duties please volunteer through DutyMan or reply to this email ([email protected])

The 2016 Sandhopper Nationals will be held at Thorpe Bay Yacht Club over 3 days on Friday 19th, Saturday 20th and Sunday 21st August. SI’s, NOR and entry form are available from the links below with copies also available at registration.

Sandhopper Nationals 2016 SIs V1

Sandhopper Nationals 2016 NOR V1

Sandhopper National 2016 Entry Form

Don’t forget, to compete in the National Championship the helm must be at least an associate member of the SCBA. If you have not joined this year, please contact Janet Willsmer via [email protected]

NOTICE ON BEHALF OF RACE COMMITTEE FOR SANDHOPPER NATIONALS 2016 CREW SUBSTITUTIONS

1. Regarding crew substitutions, the Race Committee is aware that in some cases crew may not be available on all three days due to work commitments. At the same time we are conscious of the risk of suspicion that crew is varied to suit weather conditions.

2. For these reasons we are giving notice that there will be a cut-off date for substitution requests due to non-availability of crew. Such requests must be received no later than noon on Friday 12^th This date is chosen to give helms time to confirm their crewing arrangements, whilst being far enough ahead that the weather cannot be reliably predicted.

3. Of course the default arrangement should be that the same crew is used throughout the meeting, but if you know you will have to substitute due to non-availability a request should be submitted to the Race Officer, [email protected] no later than noon on Friday 12^th August. Please state the reason the substitution is needed and the names of crew.

4. Substitutions requested after this cut-off will be dealt with in the normal way, taking due account of the reasons.

If you have any questions regarding the event please contact Mark Robinson on 07957 801 099 or [email protected]

A bright and early start for the

Peter Hayes Trophy

Mass start at 9:00am – code flag R