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Ship in Bottle Regatta 2025
Over the early May bank holiday weekend we're hosting the annual Ship in a Bottle Regatta at Coombe Cellars - an open event for all dinghies not just TCYC members. There will be 3 races each day back to back with first race starting at 10.00 on Saturday May 3rd and 11.00 on Sunday May 4th. The briefing is normally 15 mins before the start of the first race so be sure to be there
Published 10:08 on 22 Apr 2025
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What a Difference a Day Makes
The Easter weekend was a day of two differences brought about no doubt by the weather. A wet and windy Saturday with just 4 sailors followed by a Sunday with an early blue sky and sunshine that brought out the biggest turnout in sailors we've had in a long time. Bring on more of the latter. Peter Hearne stepped in as Race Officer on Saturday to allow 2 sailors in the Handicap Fleet and
Published 06:24 on 21 Apr 2025
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Spring Sunshine Brings out the Racers
Blue skies, sunshine and a fresh easterly breeze brought out the Sunday dinghy sailors - a far cry from Saturday when just 3 Solos and 1 handicapper ventured out in a very strong gusty easterly. So it was great to see 8 in the handicap fleet and 6 Solo dinghy sailors gather for a briefing about the 3 races to come. It was a pleasure to welcome 17 year old Thomas Crawford to the fleet!
Published 16:51 on 6 Apr 2025
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Win a RS Aero 6 dinghy
If you fancy a chance of winning a R/S Aero 6 dinghy or some Rooster sailing gear then you should follow the link to buy a raffle ticket or two. All proceeds go to the Andrew Simpson Sailing Foundation who do such a fabulous job of keeping the memory of Bart alive and getting people, old and young afloat on the water and enjoying the sport as much as he did. Click Here
Published 15:20 on 3 Mar 2025
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Support our Club member running the marathon for the RNLI
Anne is running the London Marathon for the RNLI. We have a fund rasing quiz on 7th March, as well as Tapas! Come for the Quix or the Tapas or both!
Published 16:55 on 20 Feb 2025
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TCYC members go Autumn Sailing
A number of TCYC members took advantage of the eventual arrival of sunny weather to go for an Autumnal sail. Yesterday (Tuesday) George Rock-Evans and his intrepid crew enjoyed a very fast passage from Teignmouth harbour to Dartmouth. The brisk wind from the North West resulted in a passage time of 1 hour 35 minutes with an average speed of 7.5 knots. (Video curtesy of Sally Grant.) Meanwhile at Coombe Cellars
Published 15:28 on 13 Nov 2024
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Busy and Successful Coombe Cellars Work Party
Well over thirty members turned up to help at today's Autumn work party despite the sharp North Easterly wind. Members were split into several groups by our organiser John Ewbank, with teams being dispatched to clear the ditches on the road, clear out the boat store gutters and roof , weed and clean the paved areas etc. The largest team was assigned to bring our extensive hedge under control. Various members tackled
Published 15:39 on 2 Nov 2024
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RYA Day Skipper Theory Course
We are running an RYA Dayskipper theory (shore based) course from Monday 18th November to 31st March 2025 The Course covers Seamanship, coastal navigation and pilotage, chartwork, electronic charts, position fixing, plotting a course to steer, weather forecasting and meteorology, tides, collision regulations, seamanship, coastal navigation and pilotage, chartwork, electronic charts, position fixing, plotting a course to steer, weather forecasting and meteorology, tides, collision regulations To book
Published 14:36 on 31 Oct 2024
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Barts Bash Prize Winners
In celebration of Andrew Bart Simpsons life TCYC hosts Barts Bash annually raising awareness of sailing and moneys in support of the Andrew Simpson Sailing Foundation On water photos can be seen on Heather and Garnetts Flickr account, https://flickr.com/photos/h-g-sailing/albums/72177720320403058/ Prize Winners shown below: Emilia Upton Nicky and Toby Sharp James Upton Emilia Upton
Published 18:49 on 22 Sep 2024
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