On Saturday March 17th we had a very interesting talk and workshop from Clifton Warry – the local RNLI Sea Safety Officer. As well as checking people’s lifejackets for them, he went through many of the issues in relation to lifejackets and MOB retrieval. It was very thought-provoking and will certainly encourage me to wear a lifejacket a lot…
To be a GP14 master the qualification is simple – you need to be over 40. To be a Grand Master though, things get trickier. To reach these higher echelons, will take you another 15 years – a Grand Master is anyone 55 plus. If you qualify, why not think about competing in the 2013 Masters & Grand Masters…
If any of you are thinking of visiting the northern part of the Netherlands this year, then you may be interested to know about the changes taking place on August 1st this year to the channels around Ijmuiden. A new TSS scheme will be put in place and much of the buoyage will be changed on July 30th and…
Those interested in the history of the club may like to look at some of the materials that member Peter Bibby has kindly given us. From scrapbooks kept by his father, he has donated a whole series of images of the club during the pre-war and post-war period – 1938-1960. To have a look at these galleries, follow the…
On Saturday March 16th, the club will be running an event to help you assess whether your lifejackets are safe. It will be run by an RNLI Sea Safety Officer. This will be a great chance to check what is probably the most important piece of safety kit you have on board. When did you last check your lifejacket?…
The programme for 2013 is now available on the website calendar. The calendar allows you to show the events by their category – just click on the ‘Categories’ button at the top to view any particular group of events. Events are classified as: Cadets Cruiser Dinghy Social If you would prefer to have the pages as a printable pdf…
The latest edition of the Club newsletter – Windward – is now available. All members should find it coming to them through the post, but we also like to make it available through the website as well. For this edition, it is particularly worthwhile having a look online as you can view full-size versions of the minutes from the 1973…
The tide tables for 2013 are now available on the website for those of you wanting to start planning ahead for next year. Follow the link below to download them: Tide tables – 2013
The provisional GP14 events calendar for 2013 has been published. It would be great to get some Tollesbury boats to a few of the events. Below is the message from David Innes and Steve Browne – the Southern Area representatives: “2012 was a very successful year for the Southern travellers and I hope that we will continue this success…
Yellow Peril and the Stags may be berthed up in the yard, but sailing doesn’t finish just because it’s cold, wet and windy. Several club boats went sailing last weekend – here’s a couple of different perspectives in that sail …. Winter Sun Sailing does continue through the winter and 7 of us in 4 boats left the hard…
UPDATE 30/09/2022 Hi everyone, we have decided that tomorrow’s…
Tollesbury Sailing Club 2021 Smacks and Classics Race,…
