Apr 03 2015
Sailing Instructions 2015 (Summer-Autumn)
The Sailing Instructions are now available for the main 2015 sailing seasons.
They are available here and in the Club Racing Information on the SideBar
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Apr 03 2015
Race Marks
Yesterday a small number of volunteers met on the slipway at 08:30. Their task was to lift and recover all 15 race marks, using the SS2 and SS3 that have been freshly serviced and maintained and painted by Toby Speller, John Casson, Paul Farrall and their team of helpers. We then had to unload the rescue boats and move all the marks, chain and concrete blocks to the top of the slipway. After a quick well earned cup of tea and a hose down, the second job to remove all the chain from the buoys and blocks, end to end the chain, checking it as they went, then to re shackle it all up, replacing marks 2, 4, 7, 9, 12 and 14 with orange buoys (a response to discussions at last years Sailing AGM, course cards with orange buoys). If that was not enough the buoys, chain and blocks were then loaded into SS2 and SS3 before being re-laid using 2 handheld GPS in a slightly condensed version of last years positions.
You may not notice the subtle change, but the west side of the mark grid is now closer to the Roslin Hotel rather than the Halfway house. This huge, dirty and demanding task was completed in 6 hours by me and my team of Struan Wallace, John Casson, Alan Grant, Paul Beasley, Paul Morgan and Jack Morgan. If you see these guys this weekend, give them a big thank you and buy them a drink. Without them we would have not fixed buoys to start the season.
Enjoy the long Easter weekends racing and the start of the season.
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Mar 31 2015
Cruiser Lift in – Rescheduled – This Friday
Due to poor weather and a very high low tide on Sunday the Cruiser Lift in has now been rescheduled after club racing this Friday.
Will all sailors and members (the Warm Up Race scheduled for 11:00 this Friday) try to ensure that they are clear of the Dinghy Park by 15:00 to allow this work to take place. Be aware that this work also affects the Slipway and Beach.
Mar 23 2015
Dinghy Instructor Course
We have arranged a Dinghy Instructor course and have 1 place available. Dates are 30th March to 3rd April.
To complete the course you will need to hold a PB2 and 1st Aid certificates. These can be done at a later stage.
Cost is £150. Please contact [email protected] if you would like to take the place.
Mar 20 2015
Rules Night
Thank you to Rupert for a fantastic Rules night on Wednesday.
It was great to see so many people there, from past National Champions and experienced club racers to those new to racing at TBYC, all joined in. Rupert’s knowledge and engaging delivery or each different scenario made for great discussion with some surprising results and answers.
Everyone engaged in the evening and took away something to progress their boat positioning and awareness around the course. If you weren’t there, watch out on Sunday, you could find yourself being called!
The evening was a great success and we will be looking to run another later in the season.
Comments and Questions for next time always welcome. Jeremy
Mar 20 2015
Winter Series and Icicle Prize Giving Sunday,3pm
Winter prize giving will be held in the bar after racing Sunday. Come and gather in the bar around 3pm to support and celebrate this years winners.
If you have completed any of the winter race series and are scoring finishes in your results (you can discard one DNC) then you to could be winning a prize in the new prize draw.
Enjoy todays racing (12:00 start), see you in the bar for prizes at 15:00.
