Thorpe Bay Yacht Club

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The resail of the Frozen Sheets Open will start at 13.30 on Sunday 11th January 2015.

Sailing Instructions are available at: Frozen Sheets SI 11Jan15

The original scheduled race was postponed from the 4th January due to thick fog.

The Frozen Sheets race will start at 10.30 on Sunday 4th January 2015.

Sailing Instructions are available at: Frozen Sheets SI 2015

Amendments to the Sailing Instruction available at: Amendment to Frozen Sheets SI 2015

Hi,
I hope your all having a great Christmas.
I am hoping to sail my Hurricane at this years Frozen Sheets to work the turkey and mince pies off, but Sophie and I are down for SS7 instead.
Does anybody wish to take SS7 out? (you will need a crew) or can swap a duty.
Many thanks.
Simon

Sunday was 25 mph Gusting 35 mph but was the challenge for Chris Boshier in his Contender and four Sprints to head off to Leigh on Sea.

A big well done to Chris for defending the trophy and taking it for the second year and to Daren Fitchew who took second place. We understand that a few other club sailors were also in contention but had been disqualified due to mark errors.

Full results are available here: Brass Monkey 2014 Results

Thanks also goes to Toby and our safety crews that escorted our sailors for the day.

Full details and entry forms are on the Leigh on Sea Website at http://www.leighsailingclub.org/316-brass-monkey-trophy-race-sunday-21st-december

Summary Extract:
The start will be at 10:30. HW 11:40. Briefing at 09:15 in the club house. Entry is £10 per boat – in advance if possible or at least send your completed entry form to [email protected]. The race will be run as an average lap race so that everyone gets roughly the same time on the water be you in a fast or slow boat. Prize giving to be at about 14:30.

Thanks to Toby &  Miles for todays filming.

todays video thanks to Mike and Alex Thomason for filming in the sunny but very cold day.

Although the 2014 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 years programme together.  The Dinghy AGM is your chance to help by telling us what aspects of the 2014 programme you enjoyed this year and sharing any good ideas you think we could incorporate into next years Sailing Programme.

Have you got some ideas, do you want to help? Then we have a vacancy on the Sailing Committee for Sailing Secretary, let me know if you are interested.

This years Dinghy AGM will be held on Wednesday 12th November 2014 at 20:00 in the Commodores Bar.

We hope to see you there.

Jeremy Sandford and the 2014 Sailing Committee.