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THREE COURSE CHRISTMAS DINNER followed by dancing into the small hours Arrive 7:00 for 7:30 for a pre-dinner glass of bubbly!
Carriages at 1am Dress: as smart as you like
There is Sailors meeting again this Friday at 7:00 pm sail training room.
Topic for discussion:
Upwind
How to get to the windward mark first?
Cadet Race Training this Sunday
9/06/2019
Start on the water at 15:30
Briefing at 15:00 at the sail training room
Please change and rig before
Main topic:
upwind progress – climbing the ladder
Secondary topic: tacking
Wanted Sandhopper Road trailer, preferably double stacker. My elderly relative Intends to do the Sandhopper circuit (worlds,Nationals, open meetings etc). Also does anyone know where the Worlds are this year as they were at TBYC last year. Thank you in anticipation.
For the rest of the Cadets (must be able to sail a basic beat, reach and run, and be able to sail to and from the training area) there is the CADET REGATTA.
Programme: (All races are fully supported)
Friday 31st May – Optional Briefing and training at 7.30pm in the Sail Training Room. We will cover Racing Rules, Course, Starting and a practical session of hand positions when tacking.
Saturday – Four 15 minute Races (slightly longer than usual training).
Briefing; changed and rigged in the Sail Training Room at 9.30am, on the water at 10.00am.
Sunday – Beginner’s Team Racing – Teams of 3 boats, 4 races each.
Briefing; changed and rigged in the Sail Training Room at 10.30am, on the water at 11.00am.
We need volunteers to help with the following Club Racing duties this Sunday please
Sat 01 Jun 2019 10:00 TBYC Regatta – RO – covered thanks Grahame Dare
Sat 01 Jun 2019 10:00 TBYC Regatta – SS5 Crew – volunteer please
Sun 02 Jun 2019 11:00 TBYC Regatta – ARO – covered thanks Paul Morgan
Sun 02 Jun 2019 11:00 TBYC Regatta – SS2 Helm – covered thanks Mark Dean
Sun 02 Jun 2019 11:00 TBYC Regatta – SS2 Crew – volunteer please
The club tow car (RAV4) is available to launch RIBs with any club member with a clean license over 25 insured to drive it.
If you have a duty coming up and want a refresher on what to do please come along to any race and let the Duty Officer know if you would like to join a displacement or the committee boat to help / observe.
Don’t forget you can swap a duty with a VOLUNTEER PLEASE duty
If you can help please volunteer / swap in the usual way via Dutyman or email [email protected]
By popular request, this Thursday evening is Dinghy night and by popular demand we will run another rules evening- nothing special just a whiteboard and discussion.
NOR & SSIs for TBYC regatta attached, these are supplementary to the Club SIs, note first start time on Saturday 10:00am, Cadets welcome, Cadets,please have a ribbon at the top of your mast to make identification easier for the Race Officer. Please note times have changed for Sunday compared to Version 1
There is plenty of opportunity for Cadets to sail next weekend in the Regatta.
Older and more confident Cadets are encourgaed to participate in the Main Club Regatta. There is a Cadet class. Sailing Instruction are here, https://www.tbyc.org/racing/thorpe-bay-regatta-nor-ssi-2019/
For the rest of the Cadets (must be able to beat, reach and run, and be able to sail to and from the training area) there is the CADET REGATTA.
Programme:
Friday 31st May – Optional Briefing and training at 7.30pm in the Sail Training Room
Saturday – Four 15 minute Races (slightly longer than usual training). Briefing; changed and rigged in the Sail Training Room at 9.30am, on the water at 10.00am.
Sunday: Beginner’s Team Racing – Teams of 3 boats, 4 races each. Briefing; changed and rigged in the Sail Training Room at 10.30am, on the water at 11.00am.
