Thorpe Bay Yacht Club

Tel: 01702 587 563

There are still a number of Dinghies in the North of the Dinghy Park.

• If you have not paid for Winter Storage or Racing, you must remove your Dinghy by Friday PM latest.
• If you have paid and storing or racing your Dinghy, you still need to ensure Rows K, L, M and N are clear for lift out early Saturday Morning.

If you are unable to move your Dinghy in time, please ask a friend to help you, or contact your class captain or Sailing Committee to arrange assistance. The website and Facebook are good ways to ask for assistance should you find yourself unable to fulfil your club commitments.

It is simply unfair to leave it to others helping at lift out to clear Saturday morning and may result in a fine (Club Rules, Bye-law 3.1g).

With the end of season fast approaching, its time to dig out your winter steamer, bobble hat and boots and enter the Winter Series!
This can be completed using TBYC Membermojo, and selecting your appropriate boat category.
If you are not Winter sailing, storage can be paid for in the same way.
Sailing instructions will be posted on the website, socials and Club notice board next week.

Please note that participation in the Winter and Icicle Series is conditional upon each crew completing one assigned duty during the Winter or Icicle series. Mark Robinson will be coordinating the Winter duties over the next few weeks.

All those taking a winter duty (sailing or non sailing) will receive a £5.50 bar voucher on the day from the Duty Officer upon completion of their duty.

Jeremy Sandford

Rear Commodore Racing

Sandhopper Nationals 2025

Amendments to Event Sailing Instructions

11. The Start

11.1. The start line is defined as the line between the mast on the Committee Boat displaying an orange flag and an outer starting line mark, normally of the orange or yellow inflatable type.

13. The Finish

13.1. The finishing line will be between the mast on the Committee Boat displaying a blue flag and the finish line mark.

Amended by Clara Hunter, TBYC Sandhopper Class Captain

Saturday:
Registration 07:30 to 08:45 in TBYC clubhouse
Breakfast available from 08:00 – Breakfast Baps £3: choice of bacon, sausage or egg (or combination of two, £1 for extra filling)
Briefing: 08:30 in clubhouse
Race start time: 10:00

Dinner: 19:00 – Pie Night £15. Everyone is welcome. If you are not competing but would like to join us, please contact me (Clara – [email protected] – 07775 994266)

Sunday:
Breakfast available from 08:30 in TBYC clubhouse as above
Race start time: 10:30
Prizegiving after racing.

Enter here: Click here to enter

Links to Event Sailing Instructions and Notice of Race below:

ESI 2025

NOR 2025 Sandhopper Nationals

Thank you to your sailing committee representatives who have put together this years Sailing Instructions, incorporating the decisions voiced and approved at last Novembers Sailing AGM. Although the majority or the SI’s remain unchanged, please take the time to familiarise yourself with the classes, courses and start sequence before you race this weekend. Remember, we are now racing under the 2025-2028 Racing rules of sailing.

TBYC SI 2025

http://https://www.sailing.org/inside-world-sailing/rules-regulations/racingrules/

If you have any immediate questions please contact your Class Captain, Sailing Secretary or Rear Commodore Racing.

Jeremy Sandford

[email protected]

Dear Members,

Please be aware the Dinghy Park will be closed from 10am on Saturday and 10am on Sunday for Lift In Weekend. Please do not interfere with the operations unless approved by Clara (Sandhoppers) or Paul (Crusiers).

Kind Regards
Sailing committee