The draft programme for this year has been prepared by the various fleet captains and discussed by the committee. There will almost certainly be further changes, but we thought it might be helpful for people to see the draft to help with planning for the season. Follow the link below to have a look at the Excel file. 2016_draft_programme…
Flag of the Week – Week 4 If a boat is On the Course Side of the starting line before the gun, the Race Officer will raise Flag X accompanied by a sound signal. It is up to you to know if you are one of the offending boats. A boat that believes it was OCS must return fully…
Photos from the smacks and classics race are now available on the website: Smacks and Classics – 2015 We had a good turnout of 12 Smacks and a slightly disappointing 7 yachts. Light winds meant that the course was shortened. Smack results were: Line honours: Maria (Paul Winter) 2nd: Lizzie Annie (Malcom Fawkes) 3rd: Alberta (Robin Page) 4th: Kate (Richard…
It was a quiet day for the Kings Head Cup which is an annual race between Tollesbury Cruising Club and ourselves. Traditionally its a race round Osea Island but because the it wasn’t a very high tide we set a course just up to the Marconi Port Hand Buoy. Eight boats started and it was very much a drift across the…
Full details of the 2015 Smacks and Classics race are now available on the website. Follow the link below for details: 2015 Smacks and Classics
The annual Wallet Long Race between Tollesbury Sailing Club and Tollesbury Cruising Club was held on 13 June. Organised by the Cruising Club (TSC organise the other inter club race – The Kings Head) the course was set to take the last of the flood up to Osea Island and then back to the Mersea racing marks. The westerly…
At 0500 eleven cruisers left Tollesbury for a long weekend 20 miles up the coast and with lengths ranging from 19ft to 36ft we all had an interesting or challenging sail up the Wallet, depending on your point of view. The cruise had been promoted to Tollesbury Cruising Club as well and three members joined us, I hope they…
The recipe of the Pork Stew with Vegetables served in the evening meal at the Smacks and Classics race is given below as several people asked for it. Pork Stew with Vegetables Recipe by Olga Spitters Serves 4 As served at the party after the Tollesbury Smack & Classic Yacht Race 2014. Ingredients for the stew: For marinade:…
This annual event was held on the 11th October. It is organised by the Tollesbury Sailing Club and it is an open event for traditional East Coast Smacks as well as most types of Classic Yacht. The Smack Race is in the form of a pursuit race and the Classic Yachts race on a handicap system. The yachts start…
Winter Boat Parking Sadly another season is drawing to a close. Thanks to those cruiser owners who have already completed their winter boat parking forms and handed them along with fees to Kevin Barber. Cruisers Please can you ensure you complete the Boat Parking form (or Microsoft word format) Dinghy/cruiser boat parking application form and return it with payment…
UPDATE 30/09/2022 Hi everyone, we have decided that tomorrow’s…
Tollesbury Sailing Club 2021 Smacks and Classics Race,…
