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Nigel Everett.
Once again it is my sad duty to inform you of the death of our longstanding club member Nigel Everett. As well as being a keen racing cruiser sailor Nigel was also a Glider pilot, a delightful and kind gentleman, raconteur and wit. Nigel was a familiar face at Eastcliff for wednesday night suppers and enjoyed our other social events Our thoughts are with his Wife Jean and family at
Published 09:41 on 26 Jul 2024
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Richard Wiltshire
It is my sad duty to report that Richard Wiltshire became very ill last night and passed away this morning. Our thoughts and prayers are with his son Stephen and the family at this very sad time. During his long membership of TCYC Richard served the club in many ways. As a Flag Officer and member of the Management Committee, as a key part
Published 10:31 on 7 Jul 2024
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Solo Open Meeting 2024
Idyllic Solo Sailing on River Teign Teign Corinthian YC hosted the Solo Open Meeting, part of the Solo Western Area Series, at Coombe Cellars on Saturday 29 th June. Many folk were dubious any sailing would take place as a very light south easterly was forecast. In the event a lovely sea breeze built and with 11knots coming up the River Teign we got the fleet of 15 boats cleanly off
Published 08:33 on 30 Jun 2024
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Tally Ho Starts Sea Trials
Back in 2017 a young Englishman, Leo Sampson Goolden, rescued an old abandoned boat called Tally Ho a yacht that had won the Fastenet race back in 1927. He paid $1 for the wrecked gaff cutter, had it transported to Sequim in Washington state, USA. Then over the last 7 years with numerous skilled volunteers Leo has transformed the wreck into a wonderful sailing vessel that the original designer, Albert Strange would
Published 00:00 on 4 Jun 2024
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Annual Dinghy Pursuit Race
TCYC Annual Dinghy Pursuit Race Coombe Cellars hosted 12 dinghies at this year's pursuit race, 3 Laser Radials (oops ILCA6), 1 Finn, 1 RS Q'ba, 1 RS Tera, 1 Solo, 1 RS Aero7, 1 Kestrel, 1 Laser, 1 Wayfarer, and 1 K1, so quite a menagarie of different boats. We had almost a whole family taking part with young James Upton in the Q'ba, his Mum, Allison in the
Published 15:21 on 28 May 2024
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Pirates and Parrots raised over £1000 for the Air Ambulance
Thanks to everyone who took part in the Pirates and Parrots party we have raised over £1000 for Pauls charity the Air Ambulance.
Published 14:07 on 24 May 2024
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Scorpion and Sidewinder are back on the Water
The two club sports boats Scorpion and Sidewinder were returned to their natural element today in preparation for the summer (yes we hope there will be one). Click here for full more information on how you can enjoy sailing these fun boats And if
Published 18:28 on 11 Apr 2024
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Anne Steele Arnett and the London Marathon
Club member Anne is running the London Marathon this year on Sunday April 21st. She needs our support as she raises money for the RNLI who she has volunteered with for the last 22 years. Follow Anne's progress and give generously to her JustGiving page
Published 07:05 on 9 Apr 2024
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AGM & Prize Giving 2024
This year we are combiningour Annual General Meeting and Prize Giving on one evening, April 22nd starting at 19:30. Please do come along to support your club and get a better understanding of what weve achieved over the last year and what were planning next. We will also be celebrating the achievements of our dinghy and keelboat sailors during our annual prize giving. And of course we will have the
Published 20:11 on 4 Apr 2024
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April Fools Day Regatta
Race Officer, James Stevenson, had a cunning plan for those that dared attend the April Fools Day Regatta at Coombe Cellars. The briefing was challenging enough without the sailing thrown in. Several marks around the River Teign were labelled with letters. James explained that each letter scored points between 1 and 5 with the aim of accumulating as many points as possible. BUT to score points you first had to
Published 08:07 on 2 Apr 2024
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April Fools Day Sailing Celebration
April Fool's Day Sailing Celebration So last year your Commodore had the privilege of being crowned TCYC's first ever April Fool when winning this coveted sailing award at Coombe Cellars. Lets hope that come April 1st this year some other fool will come along and steal it away. Our Chief Jester , James Stevenson, has dreamt up an even better challenge for our
Published 21:35 on 20 Mar 2024
