It will be very crowded in the park the next two weekends, as we will be sharing the rigging area (and clubhouse) with the A18s annual JJ Giltnan World Championships. The JJs are on from 14 March through 22 March. The 18s have agreed to leave space for us between the club and the eastern boat ramp – for those who rig first, please rig in the main park behind the playground area to leave room for later-comers to rig in front of the club. Also, please be aware that the 18s have limited manoeuvrability near the shore. Please do not launch or retrieve lasers while the 18s are launching or retrieving. We appreciate your patience and understanding.
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Up Next at DBSC
Wednesday 11 March, 5pm splash – Twilight Sailing.Saturday 14 March, 2pm Start – Sprints (due to the National Masters).Wednesday 18 March, 5pm splash – Twilight Sailing.Saturday 21 March, 9am Start – Learn to Race.Saturday 21 March, 2pm Start –Autumn Point Score heats 9 & 10. And remember to start inviting your loved ones to DBSC Friends and Family Day – Saturday 4 April, 5pm.
Bergman to be Used as Default RIB
The new Paul Adam is still being upgraded and worked on by Pat Levy. While this is occurring, members should use the Bergman as the default RIB. The Adam may be used with Pat’s okay. Thanks for your help with this until all the Adam upgrades are completed.
Clean-Up Australia Day Success
Written by Jonathan StoneIt was a clear and sunny day – the first day of autumn.Low tide was at 7.20am, so the ‘event’ – three hours of cleaning up – was scheduled for 7.00 -10.00am. I am rarely at the Club so early – it was really pleasant. The morning was warm, the day at its best. The bay was dead calm; no commuters on the ferry wharf as it was a Sunday; much too early for the crowd for the harbour’s music ‘islands’. Or for Laser sailors to be rigging. A couple of 18s turned up early, perhaps for early parking spots. Paul Adam appeared soon after 7, with the day’s meat pies (for the 18s).I opened the Clubhouse, set up a table at the entrance, and found the gear stored since last year. Candice and Mike appeared first and worked long and hard; they were followed Diana and Christiana
Acquired Resilience Conference at DBSC
Jonathan Stone will be hosting a conference at the clubhouse from March 9 – 11. They will be using the deck, and the northern part of the Clubhouse. Please respect the order of the meeting, but if you want to sail on those days, that’s great. Give Jonathan a bit of warning by emailing him HERE and he will help you get your boat out at a good time. The change rooms and workshop will remain accessible; just please be quiet while the meeting is in session.The Conference itself is quite fascinating. Please read the details from Jonathan (and find out how you can attend) below. After long planning, with welcome Club support, this meeting is nearly here. It is called AR2020.AR stands for ‘Acquired Resilience’, a new concept in human health. It’s a bit like acquired immunity – the body system that upregulates the immune system in responses to pathogens like viruses.
Coming Up…
Wednesday 4 March, 5pm splash – Twilight Sailing (with Brett Beyer organizing starts). Saturday 7 March, 9am Start – Learn to Race.Saturday 7 March, 2pm Start – Club Champs heats 11 & 12 AND Autumn Point Score heats 7 & 8. Followed by a BBQ.Wednesday 11 March, 5pm splash – Twilight Sailing.Saturday 14 March, 2pm Start – Sprints (due to the National Masters).
Twilights Tonight with Special Appearance from Brett Beyer
Twilight sailing is back on again tonight with a 5pm splash. Brett will be running races tonight as he trains Andrew Cox. Brett has welcomed the rest of the fleet to utilize the marks and the starts that he will be setting up as part of Andrew’s training. Hope you can join us!
Sprits and SailGP
Last weekend was a busy one on the harbour. DBSC held Sprits due to the SailGP event. Over 30 members took part in seven very competitive short races. Thanks to Alistair Sutherland and Marty Trembath for setting up an excellent course, under some very tricky conditions. After the sprints, about a dozen or so members headed out on the Jazzman and Berman, finding the perfect vantage point to anchor up off Point Piper and watch day two of Sail GP. Day one saw Ainsley in Team GB win all three races, leaving the first two races on Saturday as a battleground between Team Australia and Team Japan for a place in the winner takes all final match race against Team GB. Team Australia was successful getting to the final match race, but Tom Slingsby and the Australians found themselves behind from the start, incurring a penalty for entering the start box early
Sail GP this Saturday
That leads us to what’s happening this Saturday …The harbour will be a bit busier than normal this Saturday with F50 Catamarans taking up our normal racecourse for the 2nd annual SailGP event. Here’s the spin from their website: “National pride will be on the line as world class teams take part in dramatic, adrenaline-filled racing on the iconic Sydney Harbour.”They are racing on Saturday from 4pm to 6pm, with a huge exclusion zone starting at 3pm. The exclusion zone will make it very difficult (if not impossible) to sail between Vaucluse and Double Bay. Because of this, we will be running Sprint Racing this Saturday on a course that avoids this exclusion zone. After the Sprints, some DBSC members are planning on heading out to watch and support SailGP. The boats (RIBs plus Jazzman) will be leaving the deck promptly at 4.10 to maximise the amount of racing we get to watch. Please RSVP
New Paul Adam (and Bergman) Critical Operating Instructions
As flagged in last week’s newsletter, there are six important notes in relation to use of the RIBs – these will be added to all the other instructions in the COTD Guide. PLEASE READ THESE CAREFULLY:1. No Propeller Guard The new Paul Adam has no propeller guard at this stage, due to availability. One will be installed in due course, but in the meantime please exercise EXTREME CAUTION when operating the boat around people in the water, or when in the water around the boat. This is a CRITICAL SAFETY WARNING
There is NO prop guard on the Paul Adam.
2. Insert and Remove BungThe Paul Adam has a bung at the back that MUST BE REINSERTED BEFORE LAUNCH or the boat will flood and sink! And it must be REMOVED AFTER RETRIEVAL otherwise the boat