With the rise in numbers of privately owned power craft within the club and the enthusiasm for members to use them for following and supporting sailing activities, the General Committee have been asked to highlight the applicable club byelaw & suggest the following guidelines. 

TBYC Club Byelaw 3.1L:-

“Motorised craft, such as Ski Boats, RIBS, Jet Skis and other PWCs owned by Club members, will only be permitted to use the Club Slipway, when in possession of the written permission of the General Committee and their use is solely for the support of a Club activity.” 

With granted permission General Committee usage guidelines:- 

A)   To launch / recover outside of Dinghies launching / recovering from racing. This includes a period of 45 minutes prior to the published race start time to allow sailing dinghies clear access to the slipway & beach.

B)   Club Ribs to be given priority for launching & recovery as they are required to support Club activities.

C)   All ribs to be moored in such a way that does not prevent or hold up the      launching of sailing dinghies.

D)   Speed limit inside moorings & beach area is limited by PLA byelaws to a maximum of 8 knots

E)   No towing of skiers, wakeboards or inflatables within the moorings area.

F)   When launching from the Club Slipway it is Club Policy that adequate Personal Buoyancy for all persons on board must be worn whilst afloat.

G)   In calm weather (under force 2) speed to be kept at a minimum if navigating in/around the racing fleet to avoid large wash.

H)  Owners are solely responsible for ensuring they have adequate insurance coverage & are responsible for operation of the craft including if they have lent the craft to a third party.

I)   Owners to be aware that road vehicle drivers that have passed a UK driving test since 01^st January 1997 may not be entitled to tow a trailer & boat combination over 750Kg. Please check directly with the DVLA. 

Thank you for your continued support.

TBYC General Committee – Spring 2011

Unable to do SS3 duties on 14th and 29th August because of booked holidays. If anyone able to swap for alternative dates please call me 07973 715522. Thanks, Dan Bailey

April is a busy month for the club and sees two great events in quick succession.

Back by popular demand after last year is the Easter Hog Roast on Sunday April 24th. Tickets cost £12 for adults and £10 for children and include hog roast and all the trimmings and DJ. Last year over 250 people attended the Easter hog roast so get your tickets quick and be sure not to miss out!

Then we have the Red, White and Blue back to the 80’s Royal Wedding Party on April 29th. It’s 30 years since some members saw Charles and Diana get married and now the next generation can enjoy their own royal wedding with Wills and Kate and celebrate in true TBYC style! Tickets cost £12 for adults and £10 for children and include full buffet and DJ from DNA Discos. This will be THE party of the year so get you tickets now and be sure not to miss it!

We have a special discount for these two events. If tickets are bought for both events at the same time the buyer will receive a £4 discount which means adult tickets will be £10 each and child tickets £8.

All tickets are on sale behind the bar now.

FEVA SERIES MON 18^TH-WED 20^TH APRIL

HANDICAP SERIES RUNNING AT THE SAME TIME

9.00AM REGISTRATION (FREE)

EASTER FIESTA (Prize-Giving) – TEX MEX EVENING ON WED 18^TH – 6.00PM IN THE COMMODORE’S BAR.  TICKETS £4.50 AVAILABLE BEHIND BAR (to competitors, family and friends)

(Nachos to share, chilli tortillas, rice, potato wedges and a non-alcoholic cocktail )

Come and Enjoy the Sailing,Food and Entertainment

Published on behalf of Rupert Snow

Hoo Marina Rally 29th,30th April, 1st May 2011

Hi All,  Cruiser section has our old favourite Rally to Hoo the bank holiday weekend of 29th April, returning on the 2nd May. Great place to visit the West coast of the river Medway. Lots of good old pubs in Upnor about a 15minute walk and 25 mins on Bus to the East side — Rochester. The club house is very friendly and all are very accommodating.

We have provisionally booked but need to know definite numbers ASAP. Please inform us by placing your details here, on the notice board or e-mail myself [email protected] and Bob at [email protected]

Hurry last chance!!!

Wayne,

Vice Captain.

Friday Night Dining TBYC

Starters

Greenland prawns in a cucumber ring and dressed with a Marie rose sauce £4.75

Paprika Dusted Whitebait served on baby leaves £4.25

Stuffed Mushroom, chicken liver pate filled Portobello mushroom topped with a herb crumb and accompanied with a garlic dip £4.00

Homemade Soup of the day accompanied with crusty baguette £3.50

Main Courses

Pan-Fried Lambs Liver and bacon set on a bed of buttery creamed potato,

accompanied with sautéed savoy cabbage & smoked lardoons £7.50

Rib-Eye steak with melted dolce latte served with pomme frittes, petit pois and sautéed chestnut mushrooms £9.50

Grilled Salmon fillet napped with a white wine sauce, parsley new potatoes and French beans £8.00

Stilton and mushroom stuffed aubergine, sauté potatoes and broccoli £7.00

Desserts

Cheese plate and biscuits served with celery and chutney £3.75

Steamed syrup sponge and creamy custard £3.50

Warm Chocolate fudge cake and vanilla bean ice cream £3.50

Fresh Strawberries and clotted cream £3.75

Hi all Just a quick note regarding the up and coming RS Feva Easter Holiday mini series. Racing will start on Monday 18th to Wednesday 20th we intend to run 3 races per day for 3 days weather permitting.

There will be a briefing in the main bar at TBYC 10.00hrs on Monday detailing the format.

Please find attached Notice of Race, Sailing Instructions & Course Diagram complete with poster.

A copy of all documents will be posted on the official notice board in the club entrance cadet board.

Look forward to seeing you all on Monday Steve

NOR Feva

feva si

rs feva course

9029 “Freestyle”- George and Ben Warrington
8401 “Spook”- Matthew Lloyd and Harvey Turner
8451 “Stress” – Alex Warrington and Laura Lloyd
Last weekend saw six TBYC cadets take to the water at the first of the three World Indicator Series at Parkstone Y.C. in Poole harbour. After a long winters training with the RYA Zone Squad all teams were keen to get racing and the 68 boat fleet was hotly contested.
We were lucky to have a superb start to the year with warm sun and a force 3 to 4. Three races were completed on the Saturday and happy to have got the season off to a good start. Sunday saw no wind and the proverbial “mill pond”. After an hour or two waiting, our old friend the “sea breeze” paid a visit and gave the event the final 2 races it needed.
George and Ben put in a 17th and some consistent mid 20 placings finished overall 30th, while Matt and Harvey, competing in their first ever major event gave a determined performance but lack of experience sailing in big fleets made it challenging – but they will prevail! Alex and Laura got off to a good start with an 18th but dropped back for the next 2 races, however finished the weekend with a flying last beat and finished 14th which was enough to put them 3rd in the Silver Fleet and 27th overall.
Next event is at Grafham Water in two weeks for the 2nd Indicator and Inland Championships.

Chatham is fully booked for clubs now…….please book in as an individual if they have anymore space.

Regards

Wayne.

CHATHAM RALLY 22nd / 24th April 2011

On behalf of Bob our Captain; please note that we have the Chatham Rally fast approaching. 22nd & 24th April 2011. Lets see how many of us can support this event.

With enough of us attending we will be able to secure club rates on the events pontoon and we will be having a Barbeque on the Saturday evening.
Chatham is a good rally with lots of places to eat and visit, coupled with exceptional Marina facilities.

I shall be placing a notice on the board and anyone who wants to join us please as soon as possible enter your boat name and your name on the form or if you prefer e-mail the details to myself [email protected] in order that we can book this with the Marina.

If anyone without a boat from the club is interested in joining us please contact me and I will see if I can find space for you on those that are going.

On a more serious note:- Could we please have some more volunteers to man Polly. It is already the same faces taking this on. All boat owners are expected to carry out this duty to make it fair for all.

Thank you. Look forward to seeing you all in Chatham.

Wayne
Vice Captain.

For all those enjoying two weeks holiday leading up to the Easter Bank Holiday Weekend the Bar will be open all day from today. We will be serving from 11am to 11pm daily.

Please come down and enjoy a drink in the sun.

Purple Chilli Catering will be serving lunch every day as normal.

Nick Elmore
Vice Commodore