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CLUB 8090 ALL WHITE LUXURY YACHT PTY - FT. JANET KAY & CARROLL THOMPSON

Club 8090 Throwback Luxury Yacht Affair (Ft. Janet Kay & Carroll Thompson) Saturday 23rd August 2025

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Tower Bridge Quay

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About this event, club 8090 all white throwback luxury yacht party, saturday 23rd august 2025, * attractions *, *janet kay & carroll thompson*.

* Sumptuous Caribbean Buffet Seafood, Meat & Vegan Option *

* Free Ice Cream & Ice Pole Meet N Greet *

* Professional Photographers On Board *

* Two Decks (Two Outside Decks)*

* Free Glass of Prosecco On Boarding. There is a non Alcoholic Option too

* Two Rooms Of Banging Music *

* 7 Star Entertainment *

Registering plus Meet-N-Greet: from 3:00pm.

Priority Boarding For Booth & Table reservations

Boarding Gold Wristband holders 5:00pm, White Wristbands Tkt holders 5:00pm, Cast off 5:30pm returning @ 1am

Please note all Patrons must wear majority white (No white no admission)

Tickets Call Terry 07484-507-563 or book via Eventbrite.co.uk

2 ROOM OF MUSIC

Room 1. esign room (100% soul, rnb, boogie, garage, old skool hip hop).

DJ Unknown [Simply Soul]

Cassy M & Mr Scorcher [Motivation]

Dee Deemure [WhiteLion]

Room 2. Rivers Room (100% Reggae, Revival, Lovers Rock, Old Skool DanceHall & Soca).

Daddy Ernie [Vibes Fm]

DJ June Furlong [Mi Soul]

Construction ESQ [Peter & Samson]

DJ Countryman [Birmingham]

Studio One [Paddy, Leroy & Beazo]

3 COURSE CARIBBEAN DINNER BUFFET - courtesy of Caribbean Eateries

Too be updated, *starters:*, assorted cocktail jamaican patties:.

Flaky pastry pockets filled with a medley of Jamaican-inspired fillings, offering a burst of flavors with every bite.

Calalloo Vol au Vents:

Light and airy puff pastry shells filled with a delectable mixture of calalloo, creating a delightful appetizer.

Smoked Salmon Vol au Vents:

Elegant puff pastry cups generously filled with silky smoked salmon, offering a taste of indulgence.

Jerk Chicken Caesar Salad:

Tender jerk-seasoned chicken atop crisp romaine lettuce, tossed in a classic Caesar dressing, creating a Caribbean twist on a timeless favorite.

Vegetable Spring Rolls and Samosas:

Crispy spring rolls and flavorful samosas, filled with a variety of vegetables, served with a tantalizing mango chili dip.

Coconut Crackerjack Jumbo Prawn Curry:

Plump jumbo prawns bathed in a rich and aromatic coconut crackerjack curry, a true seafood sensation.

Boneless Minted Roast Lamb:

Tender boneless lamb, slow-roasted to perfection and infused with mint for a burst of freshness.

Fried Chicken:

Indulge in the epitome of culinary decadence with our golden, crispy fried chicken. Each succulent piece boasts a tantalizing crunch that gives way to tender, juicy meat, perfectly seasoned with a symphony of spices.

Jerk Chicken:

Embark on a journey of exotic flavors with our tantalizing jerk chicken. Immerse yourself in the rich, smoky aroma that wafts from each perfectly grilled piece, infused with the essence of Caribbean spices and herbs.

Taste the world famous, Fall of the bones Curry Goat from Caribbean Eateries. Seasoned to the point of perfection, definately a must taste event, ENJOY

Mango and Citrus Glazed Grilled Salmon:

Grilled salmon fillets glazed with a luscious mango and citrus sauce, offering a symphony of sweet and tangy notes.

Bell Peppers Stuffed with Garlic-Infused Quinoa and Vegetables:

Colorful bell peppers generously filled with quinoa and a medley of savory vegetables, creating a wholesome and flavorful dish.

Spicy Tomato Avocado Salad:

A refreshing salad featuring ripe avocados, juicy tomatoes, and a hint of spice for an extra kick.

Green Salad:

A crisp and vibrant medley of mixed greens, artfully dressed to enhance the freshness of the dish.

Sweet Potato Garlic Mash:

Velvety mashed sweet potatoes infused with the rich aroma of garlic, offering a delightful contrast of flavors.

Coconut Rice and Peas:

Fluffy coconut-infused rice cooked with tender peas, adding a touch of sweetness and nuttiness to the plate.

*Desserts:*

Caribbean Rum-Infused Fruit Cake:

A moist and rich fruit cake soaked in Caribbean rum, offering a decadent conclusion to the meal.

Strawberry and Guava Cheesecake:

Creamy cheesecake infused with the sweetness of strawberries and the tropical twist of guava.

Madagascan Vanilla Ice Cream:

Smooth and velvety vanilla ice cream from Madagascar, a perfect palate cleanser and sweet ending to the luxurious dining experience.

Frequently asked questions

Try to arrive at Tower Bridge Quay as early as possible so we can register you and issue you with your wrist band to board the yacht. Registration begins from 3pm but arrive the very latest by 4:30pm.

We are leaving from Tower Bridge Quay, St Katharine's Way, London E1W 1L

If you have any food allergies, please contact Terry on 07484-507-563 so he can contact the caterers and make separate arrangements for you.

No You can't all tickets must be purchased before the day of the event.

Yes you can. There are lots of unreserved tables and chairs plus seated areas where you can sit and enjoy your meal. These places are allocated strictly on a first come first serve basis.

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The Club originated in London and was formed by a group of gentlemen who sailed on the River Thames and met regularly at the Coal Hole Tavern off the Strand. They kept their yachts on the foreshore by the Arundel Steps which lead to the formation of the Arundel Yacht Club.

In 1845, the Members voted to assume the title 'London Yacht Club'. At the same time, not being entitled to the ensign of HM Fleet, the Club adopted a White Ensign with blue cross, with the Union flag in the upper canton and a gold star in the canton below. In 1846, the Lord Mayor gave permission to use the City Coat of Arms, which replaced the star.

In 1849, HM Adelaide, the Queen Dowager, widow of King William IV, became the Patron of the London Yacht Club and thus the Club became 'Royal'. At that time, RLYC was the seventeenth in seniority of yacht clubs. A warrant soon followed, dated 17 October 1849, to wear a Blue Ensign of HM Fleet with the City Arms in the fly. A Burgee was adopted which unlike many clubs, actually corresponded with the Ensign.

The Club flourished on the Thames where its activities gained widespread support. However, in 1882, it was decided to move to Cowes on the Isle of Wight. A lease was taken on the two elegant Regency Houses on the Parade, which is still the Clubhouse today.

Only the second yacht club to be formed in Cowes, the Royal London was given the first Monday of Cowes Week as its race day, which it still is today. Royal patronage came again in 1893, when the Duke of York became Admiral until 1911, when he ascended to the throne as King George V. Our present Admiral is HRH The Princess Royal, who succeeded her Father, the Duke of Edinburgh, in 2012.

The influence of the Royal London on yachting and yacht racing has never waned from the earliest days, when the Club was instrumental in establishing a universal set of rules and a system of measurement.

The Club has always been associated with Metre Yachts and it is appropriate that the annual Cowes Classics Week, at present sponsored by Charles Stanley Direct, is one of the most supported and competitive Regattas held in the Solent. In 2017, this Regatta celebrates its 10th Anniversary. It has been growing year on year, and is being referred to as 'the Goodwood Revival of Yachting' and 'one of Europe's most important Classic Yacht Regattas.

In 2016, the Club organised and ran the World Championships for the Tempest Class as well as the European and World Championships for the Etchells Class.

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Five bodies found on sunken luxury yacht as one person remains missing

Five bodies have been found inside the wreck of a luxury yacht that sank in a storm off the coast of Sicily but one person remains missing, officials have said.

Salvatore Cocina, the head of Sicily’s civil protection agency, told the PA news agency that searches have finished for the day on Wednesday and will resume on Thursday morning.

He confirmed that of the five bodies found, only four had been recovered, and the whereabouts of the missing sixth person remains unknown.

Technology tycoon Mike Lynch and his 18-year-old daughter Hannah were among the people unaccounted for after the yacht, named Bayesian, sank at around 5am on Monday.

Identities of the recovered bodies have not been confirmed by authorities, despite local and international media reporting some had been identified.

Body bags were seen being taken to the port of Porticello on Wednesday afternoon, with the process of bringing the fifth body to shore being described by Mr Cocina as “ongoing”.

He said there will be an investigation in due course, but the priority is finding the missing.

As the body bags were taken back to the port, dozens of emergency services staff were waiting, and one bag was seen being put in the back of an ambulance.

The missing also included Morgan Stanley International bank chairman Jonathan Bloomer and his wife Judy, and Clifford Chance lawyer Chris Morvillo and his wife Neda.

Inspections of the yacht’s internal hull took place on Wednesday morning.

A team of four British inspectors from the Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) also arrived in Porticello to look at the site of the sinking.

The MAIB is looking into what happened because the Bayesian was flying a British flag, it is understood.

The Italian coastguard said the MAIB is not involved in the search for the missing people and has not been requested to assist.

A helicopter was drafted in to help the search effort as divers from the local fire service entered the water with torches attached to their headgear.

A police boat and divers also entered the water on Wednesday afternoon.

Fire crews said they had been accessing the vessel through natural entrances, without making openings.

Remotely controlled underwater vehicles have been used, with naval units and cave divers also taking part in the search, the coastguard said.

The Bayesian was moored around half a mile off the coast of Porticello when it sank at about 5am local time on Monday as the area was hit by a storm.

Vincenzo Zagarola, of the Italian coastguard, previously said the missing tourists were feared dead.

The wreckage of the Bayesian is resting on the seabed off the coast at a depth of 50 metres (164ft).

Fire crews described the operation as “complex”, with divers limited to 12-minute underwater shifts.

Of the 22 passengers and crew on board, 15 – including Mr Lynch’s wife, Angela Bacares – were rescued after escaping on to a lifeboat.

Survivors have been recuperating at a hotel complex in Porticello, where authorities were gathering witness statements.

The boat trip was a celebration of Mr Lynch’s acquittal in a fraud case in the US.

The businessman, who founded software giant Autonomy in 1996, was cleared in June of carrying out a massive fraud relating to its 11 billion US dollar (£8.64 billion) sale to US company Hewlett Packard.

The Financial Times reported that Mr Bloomer appeared at trial as a defence witness for Mr Lynch, while media reports suggest the pair are close friends.

In a separate incident, Mr Lynch’s co-defendant in his US fraud trial, Stephen Chamberlain, died after being hit by a car while out running in Cambridgeshire on Saturday.

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The Royal London Yacht Club, formed in 1838, is one of the oldest and most prestigious yacht clubs in Britain.

The Club was started by a group of gentlemen who sailed on the River Thames and met regularly at the Coal Hole Tavern off the Strand and kept their yachts on the foreshore by the Arundel Steps and thus the Arundel Yacht Club came into being. In 1845 the Members voted to assume the title ‘London Yacht Club’. At the same time, not being entitled to the ensign of HM Fleet, the Club adopted a white ensign with blue cross, with the Union flag in the upper canton and   a gold star in the canton below and in 1846 the Lord Mayor gave permission to use the City Coat of Arms, which replaced the star.  In 1849, HM Adelaide, the Queen Dowager, widow of William IV, became   Patron   of the London Yacht Club and thus became ‘Royal’, and at that time, the seventeenth in seniority of yacht clubs.  A warrant soon followed, dated 17 October 1849, to wear a blue ensign of HM Fleet with the City Arms in the fly. A burgee was adopted which, unlike   many   clubs, actually   corresponded   with   the ensign.  

The Club flourished on the Thames where its activities gained widespread but in 1882 it was decided to move to Cowes where a lease was taken on the two Regency houses on the Parade, which is still the Clubhouse today.

Only the second yacht club to be formed in Cowes the Royal London was given the first Monday of Cowes Week as its race day and it still is to this day. Royal patronage came again when in 1893 the Duke of York became Admiral until 1911 when he ascended the throne as King George V. The present Admiral is HRH the Princess Anne who succeeded her Father the Duke of Edinburgh in 2012.

The influence of the Royal London on yachting and yacht racing has never waned from the earliest days when the Club fostered innovations and was instrumental in establishing a universal  set of rules and system of measurement.  

The Club has always been associated with Metre Yachts and it is appropriate that the now annual Cowes Classics Week is probably the most successful event that the Royal London has run for many years.

The regatta has been growing year on year and is being referred to as ‘the Goodwood Revival of Yachting’ and ‘one of Europe’s most important classic yacht regattas’.

In 2016 the Club will be running World Championships for the Tempest and Etchells classes.

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Slingsby, who won a gold medal for Australia in the London Olympics and skippers the Australian team in the SailGP series, has a US passport courtesy of his mother.

But on signing with American Magic to spearhead their quest to win the 37th Americas Cup , he said he made it clear to his team that he was an “Aussie through and through”.

“I was born and raised in Australia,” he said.

“I think of myself as an Australian but if I can compete for any other country, I’m glad it’s the US and I can make my mum proud.”

Slingsby’s co-helmsman Paul Goodison, an English sailor and fellow Olympic gold medallist, describes his partner in the assault on the world’s oldest sporting contest as an “arch rival” who he has shared an “abrasive” relationship with for well over a decade.

“We’ve competed against each other in the Olympic classes for the best part of 10 years (and) we were archrivals for a long time,” Goodison told The Independent .

“And we’ve been through cycles of being best mates, and then very abrasive, and then mates, and then abrasive. And it all comes from when you’re competing against somebody.

“You can’t really like them. You’ve got to crush them. You’ve got to beat them. And that was a big part of the Olympic cycle. But also with that, you gain a huge amount of respect. If you were to choose another guy to be beside you racing one of these, he’d be top of your list.”

Slingsby, 39, is at the top of the list with good reason.

A highly-decorated athlete who was acclaimed as the world’s top sailor last year, he is hugely respected in yachting and boating circles in Australia and around the world.

Inspired as a teenager by the brilliance of those competing in the 2000 Olympic Regatta on Sydney Harbour, Slingsby was drawn to the sport by its competitiveness and beauty.

Just 12 years later he won an Olympic gold medal in the laser (dinghy) class at the London Games to spark what has become an Australian dominance of the sport.

Tom Burton clinched gold in the class in Rio de Janeiro in 2016 while Wearn became the first Australian to defend his gold medal in the division with his feats in France earlier this month.

After effectively winning the Paris Olympic gold medal twice - his first race against Cypriot Pavlos Kontides was abandoned when Wearn was within sight of winning due to a lack of wind - the Western Australian said Slingsby had boosted his confidence with a phone call.

“He reached out, which was pretty cool. He told me to enjoy it, have fun and have a crack,” Wearn said.

While Wearn bobbed about in the Gulf of Lyon for a period in his dinghy during the Olympics, there will be no lull in terms of pace when Slingsby and Goodison share duties piloting Patriot off the Barcelona coastline.

The AC75 yachts featuring in the 37th Americas Cup have been described as akin to being on an F1 car on the water and regularly reach speeds beyond 50 knots (92kmh) in races.

American Magic is among the six entrants which will compete in Port Vell in a series of races to determine who will challenge defending champion Team New Zealand for the prestigious Cup in a competition running from August 22 through to mid-October.

Slingsby is keeping the Australian spirit alive in the Americas Cup and has enjoyed previous success in the race as a member of the Oracle Team which won in 2013.

It was his multi-class expertise that prompted the NYYC to poach him in 2022 to partner Goodison at the helm in the lead-up to the American Magic’s assault on the 2024 edition.

“As a previous winner of the America’s Cup, Tom knows what it takes to climb that mountain,” team skipper Terry Hutchison, who holds an on-shore role, said.

The six boats will compete in the third and final preliminary regatta in Barcelona from Thursday night (AEST).

The event does not count towards progression or elimination, but results can be used later for tiebreakers, while the regatta also gives the teams an opportunity to get a glimpse at the competition before the Louis Vuitton Cup — which begins next week.

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