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Thanks to the leadership of Jonathan Stone, DBSC is once again participating in Clean Up Australia Day this Sunday, 1 March. There is a low tide at 7.30am and so we’ll be cleaning the beaches and parks near our club from 7.00 – 10.00 am on Sunday morning. Jonathan encourages members to “Please keep up the strong tradition of club-member support: Clean Up Australia Day is an important part of the Club’s contribution to the community at large. We have a great site on the Harbour, but our continuing presence there requires long-term acceptance by the community.Just come to the Clubhouse on the day, ready to spend 30 minutes clearing rubbish from Steyne Park and the beaches to east and west. The beaches are particularly littered after the recent rains.”A big thanks to Jonathan Stone for running this initiative for many years. Jonathan, who has overseen this event at DBSC for

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Here are two save the dates for you calendar:Family & Friends Day – 4 April. A jumping castle, family Laser sprint races, RIB rides and a kiddie friendly BBQ will round out DBSC’s Annual Family & Friends Day from 5pm on Saturday 4 April (after that day’s racing). It’s the chance to show off the DBSC spirit to your loved ones.Annual General Party – 22 May.  This is a not-to-be-missed event which includes our annual prizegiving, a great feed and dancing until dawn with a new and even better band courtesy of the one and only James Tudball.  Note, the date is 22 May, not 29 May as previously shown in the calendar.  Apologies to anyone who planned their schedule around the 29th.

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Wednesday 26 February, 5pm splash – Twilight Sailing.Saturday 29 February, 2pm Start – Sprints (See info above). Sunday 1 March, 7am – 10am – Clean up Australia Day. (See info above).Wednesday 4 March, 5pm splash – Twilight Sailing.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.

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Sadly, the Vaucluse Regatta was a non-starter due to a highly unseasonal absence of raceable breeze, with the wind ranging from 0-5 knots and changing direction from SE to NE during the course of the afternoon!A large fleet of DBSC boats headed up the harbour for the event, partly under sail and partly under tow offered by Pat Levy in the new Paul Adam.  However, after some solid drift practice, they were forced to return, again partly under sail and partly under tow!But all was not lost. Just as people finished their showers, a puff of breeze appeared and the SailGP fleet were out in force for a practice session, foiling up and down the harbour.  A bunch of DBSC sailors headed out to watch them up close and personal – including a cheery wave from Tom Slingsby as he flew past for team Australia.

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Local Sporting Champions Grants are now open. The Local Sporting Champions program provides financial assistance for coaches, officials and competitors aged 12-18 years participating in state, national or international championships (which includes Laser State and National regattas). Further information regarding eligibility criteria and an application can be found HERE.

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Kirsty from WSC is looking for crew or competent skipper for the NSW Tasar Championship this weekend (22-23 Feb) at WSC.If you are interested, please contact Kirsty on 0418 837 156.

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Written by Chris BowlingThree boats, moderate southeasterly, much better weather than the previous Sunday when there were gales and widespread flooding. Our timed start without a start boat seemed to work well.  We all have watches set to exact time.  Corinna was first away but with G-Force threatening to sail over the top. It was Chenonceau who powered into the lead but Corinna found a little private lift to round Point Piper first.  Chenonceau hit the mark and did a 360 and G-force had to tack for the mark, leaving Corinna with a handy lead. The run and reach to Sow & Pigs was all about waterline length.  G-force tried a spinnaker but dropped it too late at the Taylors Bay mark, giving up time and going slow on a possibly dirty bottom. Chenonceau created an overlap to round the Beashel buoy first but when the reach to Shark Island became a work Corinna made the

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Wednesday 19 February, 5pm Splash – Twilight Sailing.Saturday 22 February, EARLY START 11:15am Briefing – Vaucluse Yacht Club Regatta. (See more info above.)Wednesday 26 February, 5pm Splash – Twilight Sailing.Saturday 29 February, 2pm Start – Sprints (Due to SailGP).Sunday 1 March, 7am – 10am – Clean up Australia Day. Come help clear rubbish from Steyne Park and the beaches to east and west of our clubhouse.  

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Instead of our usual club racing, this Saturday we’ll be participating in The Vaucluse Regatta. It’s the 88th running of this grand regatta, and is a great opportunity for racing in a big fleet. VYC intends to run three short races for the Laser fleets. The Laser racing is scheduled to start at Vaucluse at 1:05pm which means they day will start earlier than normal for us. We’ll have a briefing at DBSC at 11:15am (and a splash around 12, depending on winds).  At the briefing, we will review the format of the racing. It should be a good day on the water with Laser sailors from around the harbour.  There is no cost to participate and all are encouraged to attend (as there will be no sailing at DBSC) – think of it as a normal Saturday on the water for us, just at the other end of the harbour.

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We need a couple of volunteers to staff the VYC finish boat and record the finishers at the Vaucluse Regatta on Saturday. This is a request from VYC as one of their people has had to pull out at the last minute due to health issues. It would be really appreciated if anyone not sailing would be willing to assist our sister club with this! If you are keen, please email Andrew Cox HERE ASAP.

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