Thorpe Bay Yacht Club has been accredited with RYA training status.

The training centre’s principal is Ken Clarke and the Chief Training Instructor will be Tony Clarke.

This accreditation will allow us to train members on our Club’s safety boats.

A big THANK YOU must go to Ken and Tony for all the hard work they have put in to acheiveing this.

Well done boy’s!!

Would all members kindly note that Southend Council have insisted that we do not park on their grass in front of our dinghy park. Failure to comply will result in a parking ticket. We have been warned !!

Martyn Eyre
Vice Commodore

Sailing Instructions, Notice of Race and Entry Forms will added to the website in the next few days. If you would like a copy now then email me at [email protected] and I will be pleased to forward a copy

Only a few weeks to go and it looks as if we will have 30 Sandhoppers sailing for the 2008 title.

Entry forms are available from RCYC website or Ken Clarke. We have arranged moorings for all, also there are options for bringing the boats home, we will be sailing to Burham may bank holiday Monday 26th, should make a great picture for the club wall.

For full information about the event please contact Barry or Ken, notice will also be placed on the Sandhopper board at TBYC.

Click on the link to download the notice of race and entry form.

Download the NOR & Entry Form here

Sorry SOLD OUT..TBYC Presents and evening of Live Blues on Friday 2nd May 2008
Choose to dine at 7 for 7:30pm or 8 for 8:30pm

Starters: Corn on the Cobb

Main: Jambalaya (Chicken & Sausage – Veg option available)

Dessert: Mississippi Mud Pie

£15 per person. Tickets are limited and only available in advance.
Contact [email protected], tel or text your details to 07919 106781

Good condition, trolly, two sails, £500.

Peter 616738 or Ray 01268 772577

Contender 441 For Sale. Old Boat but still stiff. Milanes Centreboard. Wavelength Sail in reasonable condition. Combi. New cover last season. Good starter boat. £650 Call Tim Grigsby (07792) 842425.

Are there any cat sailer’s wanting a lift to Carnac 2008, unfortunately Pete Sherwin has family commitments and has had to bail out. Even if you just want a jolly there’s room in the camper with Wayne and myself. Regards Struan.

Hobie FX1 sail number 154, launching trolley. Sport Wings Storage Box. Yellow main sail plus 2 spinnakers (white and yellow)

£3500 for quick sale.

Contact Ernie on 07825 027106

The weekend racing saw some difficult conditions however the racing was exciting, it was very gusty and challenging however Saturdays race was won by Satisfaction, 2nd Windrush, 3rd Sandstar ( new boats can be beaten), 4th Apollo, and very very far back in last place was Squiffy.

Sundays Benfleet shield had very mixed conditions, Thompson/Hopper (Sandstar) were top in the Sandhopper fleet coming 2nd overall, well done boys, Satisfaction was second and Sandpiper was third, Apollo had her third collision of the year ( out of four races) and Windrush had 25 foot of plastic wrapped around the keel to help slow things down, pearl threw away a great 3rd place to finish 21st ??? and Squiffy made a better show finishing 4th.

The Sandhopper Nationals are not far away so i’m sure the current racing fleet circa. 12 at the moment will swell over the coming weeks as 22 are booked from TBYC to attend at the moment, many thanks to those who have lent their Sandhoppers to others to help make the event such a success.