With Easter coming soon, everyone will hopefully be getting on the water. let’s hope for some nice weather. In the meantime though, there have been some concerns that our new Commodore may be taking his role as our spiritual sailing leader a little too far … With thanks to Chris Parsons for the photo.
We will be running adult sailing lessons again this year. The dates for May and June are shown below. These are open to any member at a cost of £10 per session payable on the day. If you would like to book on to any of these please email derek.burchell@btinternet.com . Any questions please ring on 01621 860500. There…
You may recently have read of the incredible exploits of Hilary Lister. Hilary is a quadriplegic and she sails an adapted Artemis 20 with a sip and puff system that uses three straws which enable her to control all the systems on board. Not content with sailing round Britain in 2009, she has now sailed across the Indian ocean…
Well we know there has been record rainfall so far this year, but you may not have noticed the record low temperatures. Luckily, the ever-vigilant Dabchicks weather station has been keeping an eye on the weather for us. Eagle-eyed TSC member John Pettican spotted this: I guess we now know how they feel in Siberia! Unless of course the…
From the Dinghy Captain: As the new season approaches, many people are considering buying a boat. Andy Hoben, for example, now has a nice Duffin Series 2 GP14. So I thought I had better pass on the following advice, courtesy of the GP14 builders’ forum: Common phrases you will find in wooden boat adverts, with translations. “may need a…
The first ever safety digest for leisure boaters has been published by the RYA. The RYA Safety Advisory Notice is a simple digest of critical safety issues and is the first safety digest to be compiled solely for the leisure boater. It will be reviewed annually but where safety concerns are more immediate the RYA will issue periodic Safety…
As a result of the AGM in December, the new TSC committee for 2013/14 has been elected. To help you get to know the new committee and recognise them around the dinghy park and on the water, a ‘rogues gallery‘ has been created for the website. You can see them all below. Contact details are available for them on…
It’s that time already … Time to start planning for next year’s sailing. To help you with the process, the 2014 tide tables are available with the website. They are available in the usual place: Tide Tables 2014
From Lisa Graves I am trying to trace the history of our Norwegian built 15ft grp faering style gaff rigged day boat which was kept at Tollesbury until about two years ago. There are some photos below. She was sold by Woodrolfe Brokerage, who remember the boat well but do not know who owned her. I have managed to…
Local produce is the theme of the Club’s 2013 Harvest Supper. Following on from the Cadets’ hog roast, it is the Dinghy fleet’s fund raiser, though open to all. It features a choice of pork from Wicks Manor or beef off Tollesbury Wick. Veg comes from D’arcy and both pumpkin soup starter and fruit in the puddings comes from…
UPDATE 30/09/2022 Hi everyone, we have decided that tomorrow’s…
Tollesbury Sailing Club 2021 Smacks and Classics Race,…
