Thorpe Bay Yacht Club

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Thank you very much to RS Sailboats for the generous loan of three RS Fevas for our Cadet Week. The boats were used by our Cadets in Race group and Sharks group.

These 2012 Fevas are now availabe to purchase at the discounted rate of £ 3850.00 with everything ready to race, including trolley and cover. The boats were commissioned in July 2012 and have been used by the Estonian Team for the World Championships in Hayling Island for one week of racing.

All enquiries – reply below or to Steve Hopper.

Come on down to the club for a good variety of racing this week-end

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Saturday 26 August 2012 –  Peter Hayes Trophy and Whalley Cup.

• Peter Hayes Trophy  – mass start at 16.30 – code flag R
• Whalley Cup – Cadets only ( helm and crew 18 years and under) sailing any boat – mass start at 16.33 – code flag Y

Course to be described on the blackboard at the side of the Bosuns’  hut.

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Sunday 27 August 2012 – Summer Sunday 7 Series Race – First Start at 17.30

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Monday 28 August 2012 – Bank Holiday Breakfast Race – Mass start at 08.30 – first 5 boats to get a free breakfast.

Course to be described on the blackboard at the side of the Bosuns’  hut.

See you there.

There was a record turn out for recent years of 83 Sprint 15’s  at the Sprint National Champioinships on 18th to 20th August 2012 at Brightlingsea –  bolstered by 17 Sprints from Thorpe Bay.

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Well done Team Thorpe Bay for flying the Club Flag ( Rob Bailey, Gary Burrows, Nick Cotgrove, Graham Dare, Clive Dilliway, Martyn Ellis, Darren Fitchew, Andrew Hannah, Howard Hawkes, Steve Healey, Alan Leonard, Keith Persin, Theresa Ryall, Stefan Smith, Conrad Stevenson, Gary Sverdloff, Gerald Sverdloff)

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The best 3 TBYC boats were:

• Howard Hawkes – 14th ( best race 4th)
• Martyn Ellis – 21st ( best race 4th)
• Gary Sverdloff – 25th ( best race 3rd)

There were a number of general recalls and a few black flags but a  good time was had by all both on and off the water.

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There are at least 16 Thorpe Bay Sprints going to the Sprint Nationals at Brightlingsea this week-end.

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An area of the  camp site adjacent to the club house  has been reserved and evening eating/drinking venues booked – and there will be some sailing during the day!!! ‘Team Thorpe Bay’ polo shirts have been purchased.

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Should be interesting with 80 Sprints on the start line

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Good Luck Team TB

TBYC RACE NOTICE

CHANGE TO PROGRAMME

27 AUGUST 2012

Club Racing on Monday 27 August 2012 will now be a
Bank Holiday Breakfast Race starting at 08.30 am.
( replacing the ‘Two Tides Sail Away’)

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This will be a mass start, average lap, handicap race using club fixed marks and/or inflatable special marks.

The first five boats will have a free breakfast

Found on East Beach yesterday. Does it belong to anyone at TBYC?

The chase is on. This sunday is the annual RNLI pursuit race with a first start at 13.30 hours.
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Give your voluntary £3 donation to the RNLI and come and join in the chase.
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Supplementary Sailing Instructions and start times/numbers are in the attached documents.
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See you there
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RNLI Pursuit race 2012 – supp SIs

Pursuit 2012 – times

The Petal Plate trophy race is a mass start , general handicap race – all boats sail the same course and distance.

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Start time is at 1800 hours, Saturday 28 July 2012

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The course will be set on the day – see the blackboard at the side of the Bosun’s hut  – but will be a petal shape.

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See you there

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[Note – There is no racing on Sunday 29 July 2012 as the tides are not suitable.]

The sun is out this week-end so come on down to the club for the racing

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• Saturday 21 July – 1300 hours start – Summer Saturday 2 & 3 series races – 2 shorter races back to back
• Sunday 22 July – 1400 hours start – Summer Sunday 4 series race

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See you there.