2013 has seen the introduction of social sailing sessions at the club. These have offered a chance to get out and sail and enjoy the fleet when evening tides have allowed. See below for a taste of the social sailing. Social Sailing at Tollesbury SC from DRIStudio on Vimeo.
The details for the 2013 Smacks and Classics race are now available on the website. Follow the link below for the invitation, the race instructions (for Smacks and Classics), buoy chart and start times: 2013 Smack and Classics race
From Carol Collier, Sarah Porter, Sarah Barber This time last year, at the end of Cadet Week, as Mums to 6 Cadets and one Instructor, we were discussing the technicalities of sailing (being non sailors). Somehow, during that conversation, we ended up with the challenge of learning to sail in a year, culminating with the 3 of us entering…
The club is now in a position to offer Adult Sailing Tuition to club members for May/June. All instruction will be from RYA qualified instructors. Hopefully more sessions will be available later in the season. The following dates are available: Sunday 26th May 11am- 4pm 6 places Sunday 9th June 10.45am- 3.45pm 6-8 places Sunday 23rd June 10am – 3pm 6-8 places Sunday…
Attempting to cast the net a little wider, we had a recruitment stand at Feering May Fayre on bank Holiday Monday. Blimey, how the weather Gods smiled on us! We enjoyed it and it went well for us: 19 good conversations with membership forms handed out. Time will tell. We’ve never done this before, so learned a lot about…
Many of you will know SB Upholsterers close to the club and we are very grateful to them providing the new flags for our racing buoys for free. Many of you will know that the buoys were completely rebuilt this year by George Rogers and others with new sinkers and lines. SB have topped them off in style for…
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…
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?…
UPDATE 30/09/2022 Hi everyone, we have decided that tomorrow’s…
Tollesbury Sailing Club 2021 Smacks and Classics Race,…
