Safety boat courses

There will be two safety boat courses run in the spring. These will be held based at the Bradwell Outdoor Centre. Course 1 April 21/22 Course 2 April 28/29 The cost of the course is £85 per person. The club committee have agreed to subsidise further the cost for some participants where the applicant has helped regularly with club…

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Dinghy Parking

Winter parking fees should have now been paid for any dinghy still stored in the yard. If you have not please ensure that it is paid within the next 14 days. Payment, preferably by cheque, can be left in the clubhouse marked for my attention, posted to my home address (found in programme) or if you have not paid…

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Dinghy classes in Mersea Week

The new Chairman of Mersea Week is Greg Dunn – also the editor of the club magazine Windward. As part of his new role, Greg is keen to encourage more entries of dinghies in Mersea Week and the organisers are offering a GP14 class start if we can get sufficient entries. Here’s a message from Greg: Mersea Week 2012…

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Wreck at the Nass

A 55ft ex-naval pinnace called the Crebe has sunk close to the Nass beacon. The boat was secured to one of the yellow WMYC mooring buoys at the time and is thought to still be attached to the buoy. It is thought that the wreck has slid into a hole near the Nass and has at least 2.1m covering…

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Eighteen foot skiffs

The 18 foot skiffs are a spectacular sight when sailing. The class is a development class and, as its name suggests is essentially limited to 18 foot in length. There are then differences between the European and Australian 18 foot skiffs. The Australian 18 footers limit the mast height to around 33 foot (on an 18 foot boat!). They…

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What the Dickens – it’s Tollesbury

Many of you will be aware that various scenes from the BBC One Christmas drama Great Expectations were filmed around Tollesbury and Salcott. The opening scenes were filmed on the marshes (in the mud!) and the forge was built specially on the RSPB reserve at Abbotts Hall Farm. If you want to watch it, it is on BBC One…

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New East Coast Sailing Magazine

A new online sailing magazine for East Coast sailors has been launched. It is called East Coast Sailing. The latest issue (November 2011) has articles on the following: Cruising Contrasting stories – Danger on the Deben and Cornsilk in Holland. Boat test The extraordinary one-off Olympic hopeful Thrial. Navigation Roger Gaspar writes about surveying the shallows. The magazine is…

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Fireworks at TSC

Fireworks at the Tollesbury Sailing Club Saturday 5th November from 6.30pm. Sausages and Soup available. Bar open early. Could every family please bring one large firework. There will be a RNLI stall in the clubhouse, all proceeds of the evening go to RNLI.

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GP14 Southern Traveller’s Series 2011

The Southern Travellers series was completed at Frensham Pond SC in the last couple of weeks. This was the 10th event held over the year at 9 very different coastal and inland venues. The racing is always keen but the very friendly and social atmosphere on and off the water certainly makes these events a very enjoyable way to…

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