Guys,
the
Thorpe Bay TT is nearly here, weekend after next. The Notice of Race is available at the following link and more information about the club is also available on the TBYC Club website.
http://www.tbyc.org/wp-content/uploads/ ... f-Race.pdf NOR
http://www.tbyc.org TBYC Club Website
This event of course is not to be missed as Thorpe Bay is the home of the
2014 Nationals and this will be your chance to get a feel for the area. We are in the Thames Estuary and although not in open sea are affected by tides (and sometime choppy waves).
If you have read the recent Newsprint you will find out that this is the home of
Andrew Hannah who has built a team of over 35 Sprints who have all had the opportunity to be trained by
Howard Hawkes, many will be expected on the water for this Open.
Not only can Southend offer a good selection of places to stay, but we can offer
free camping on the Council Green directly outside the club (we would however like you to tell us if this is your plan).
The TBYC Club itself has Racing all Saturdays, Sundays, Bank Holidays and many MidWeek from Spring to Autumn (and a good programme for Winter), for this reason it has exceptional facilities with full bar and catering. For those that get fully worn out we even have a lift to get you to the first floor (or after using the bar, to get back to the ground floor).
We recently held and were commented on the success of the Feva National where we run an event for around 100 boats, 200 Crew, around 300 parents. So we hope that you will equally feel welcomed.
We look forward to seeing you all soon.
Paul Morgan and Steve Healy (Sprint Class Captains at Thorpe Bay Yacht Club)