The Watson’s Bay Adventure Picnic Day announced in this newsletter was the brainchild of Emily Bally. So, we thought it was a good time to find out more about what makes this fun-loving Brit tick. 1. How old were you when you first stepped on a boat? Aged 8 in a very tiny harbour on the Isle of Wight (off the south coast of the UK) with my dad in a Bembridge scow. I soon progressed into a topper called Topsy Turvey…… (some things never change). Sadly I stopped sailing when I left the Island to join Army school and then I never managed to get back into it. This was a big factor in moving to Sydney so I was very happy to stumble across DBSC via a random Facebook message from a UK pal’s second cousin (Marty Trembath).2. If money (& sailing ability) were no limit, what boat would you buy?An 18 Footer.
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Coming Up…
Wednesday, 25 November, 5pm Splash – Twilight SprintsSaturday, 28 November, 9:30am – Mandatory Competency Training Saturday, 28 November, 2pm Start – Club Champs heats 7 & 8 and Spring Point Score heats 13 & 14Wednesday, 2 December, 5pm Splash – Twilight SprintsSaturday, 5 December, 9am – Learn to RaceSaturday, 5 December, 2pm – Sprint Racing (due to State Championship)
Race Report
It was a beautiful sunny Saturday for Spring Point Score heats 9 and 10. The 6 – 12 knot Easterly was a nice reprieve from the big winds of recent weekends. Congratulations to the competitors who came out on top after handicapping: Full Rigs: Murray Stone (heat 9), and Nick Pellow (heat 10); Radials/4.7s: Daryl Lawrence (heat 9), and Mac Finlayson (heat 10). Thanks to the race committee for putting on a well-run race day: PRO Peter Collie assisted by David Airey, COTD David Huber, CCO/CoCOTD Mark Gray, and Canteen Assistants Andrew Craker and Clare Alexander.
Sunny Saturday sailing. Photo by Diana Valia Chen.
Changeroom Changes
Based on feedback of members and the decreased numbers of COVID cases in NSW we are easing our restrictions on our changerooms / toilets, while still complying with current Health Orders. We are now allowing women to use their changeroom for showering, changing and toilet use, with a maximum of 3 women at a time in the changeroom. We are also allowing the men’s changeroom to be accessed for toilet use only. Men’s showering and changing may not take place in the men’s changeroom and only 9 men can be in the changeroom at once.
Twilights Tonight
Okay we’re getting to sound like a broken record, but tonight looks like another cracker for twilight sailing. A 19-knot NEer is forecast under a sunny sky. Check out the photo below. Who wouldn’t want a mid-week break that looks like that? Splash at 5, Brett Beyer’s program at 5:30. Hope you can make it.
Photo by Diana Valia Chen.
Last Chance to RSVP for DBSC Xmas Party
With numbers capped at 60 due to COVID restrictions, we are almost up to capacity for our Christmas party on 12 December. If don’t want to miss this special evening, you need to RSVP HERE now. Here is the invitation:
States Cause Changes this Saturday
Good luck to the DBSC members who are traveling to Belmont this weekend for the NSW & ACT Laser State Championships. Because there are so many members competing in the States, there will be no Learn to Race on Saturday. But have no fear, there will still be Sprint Racing on Saturday afternoon for those not traveling.
MP Dave Sharma Officially Launches New RIB
Our local Federal Member, Dave Sharma, came to the clubhouse last Saturday to officially launch the new Paul Adam RIB. The federal government provided a grant which helped DBSC purchase the new rescue boat. On behalf of the federal government, Mr Sharma spoke to the importance of supporting volunteer organisations like ours as they are vital to the community.Along with Mr Sharma’s remarks, Paul Adam spoke about how far DBSC has evolved over the 40 years he has been part of the club. He observed that when he first joined the wooden rescue boat required the driver to sit on the floor and steer with a tiller. Paul laid a bouquet of leaves and flowers on the RIB in a tradition that is meant to create safe passage for boat:
We Are Competent
Thanks to all the members who attended our yearly competency training session last Saturday, which covered COTD Responsibilities, Course Setting & Race Management, Emergency & Rescue Management, and RIB/Radio Operation. We are grateful to our four volunteer trainers: Andrew Cox, Pat Levy, David Murphy and Michael Osborne who imparted their skills and knowledge to an appreciative audience. Thanks to Diana Chen for filming videos of the presentations which are available to watch online at dbsc.com.au/training-videos and documents available at www.dbsc.com.au/safety and www.dbsc.com.au/procotd. We are also in the process of producing short clips of all the COTD duties including RIB Operation in much more detail for future reference.
Race Report
A gusty, shifty and very hot NW wind greeted the fleet for an afternoon of racing that served both as Club Championships heats 7 & 8 and Spring Point Score heats 13 & 14. The results were: Championship – Full Rigs: David Newman (Championship Heat 7) and Rod Barnes (Championship Heat 8); Radials: Daniel Costandi (Championship Heat 7) and Sylvie Stannage (Championship Heat 8); Point Score (after handicap): Standards: Ashley Deacon (Point Score Heat 13) and Hadrien Bourely (Point Score Heat 14); Radial / 4.7s: Kate McHugh (Point Score Heat 13) and Jim Dounis (Point Score Heat 14). Thanks to the race volunteers who helped in difficult shifty conditions — Ian Alexander (PRO), assisted on the Jazzman by Julian Van Aalst (LTRaR) and Clare Alexander, John Verco (COTD), Christine Patton (CSO/CO-COTD) and Clare Alexander and Mike Dunne who helped Paul and Shirley with the canteen.