Wednesday, 6 November, 5pm Splash – Twilight Sailing / BBTPSaturday, 9 November, 2pm Start – Sprint Racing at DBSCSaturday, 9 November & Sunday, 10 November – Laser State Championships at George’s River Wednesday, 13 November, 5pm Splash – Twilight Sailing / BBTPSaturday, 16 November, 2pm Start – Spring Pointscore
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Make it 21
Last week we had 20 boats for Wednesday Twilights. This week let’s make it 21 (or more). The weather is looking perfect – 27 degrees and a nice 15 knot NE wind. We hit the water around 5pm for a 5:30pm start with Brett Beyer. Hope to see you tonight.
Practice Makes Perfect
Don’t forget to RSVP for our annual Competency Training taking place on Saturday morning, 23 November. Everyone is expected to attend this important morning of education. If you haven’t done so already, please confirm your attendance HERE. Thanks!
Kool Kit
If you’ve been at the club the past two weekends you would have had the chance to try on and order your new branded club kit. If you haven’t done so already there is still time to get your hands on the sharp looking gear; just fill out the form HERE (which includes prices). One T-shirt, bib, cap combo will be provided FREE to each of our members attending an ILCA regatta in the next 12 months, and anyone can purchase whatever you want. Diana will also be at the club on Wednesday and Saturday with Musto jacket samples in various sizes for people to try.
Unbranded Musto jackets will be available to try for size on this Wednesday and Saturday.
Race Report
Mother Nature has certainly been keeping it interesting for our Saturday racing this spring. For the third weekend in a row, the wind was gusting well over 20 knots. This time it was a 22 knot N/NE breeze that was blowing against an ebbing tide making upwinds and downwinds a challenge. Rumour has it that everyone but Ashley Deacon took a swim. Congratulations to the robust victors. The results were: Full Rigs: Ian Alexander (Championship Heat 5) and Luke Parker (Championship Heat 6); Radials: Sylvie Stannage (Championship Heat 5) and Matt Wenke (Championship Heat 6). Thanks to the many race volunteers who helped in the wild winds — Pat Levy (PRO) assisted by Jason Wilkins and Christine Linhart on the Jazzman, David Huber, Kevin Gilroy, Peter Collie and David Devlin on the RIBs, and Yves Stening and John Vasey in the canteen.
Hadrian took a swim like most sailors
Last Chance to Order Regatta Kit
We are very excited to unveil the final designs of our regatta kit, and to move forward with the ordering process. Thanks to Jules Hall / The Hallway for designing and Diana Chen for coordinating this snazzy gear! You can check out all of the merchandise HERE.
Last Saturday, Diana set up an old-fashioned stall at the club – customers rolled up and tried on the sizes of T-shirts and bibs, and placed their orders for T-shirts, bibs and caps with her. She will be doing this all again at the club this coming Saturday, which will be your LAST CHANCE to try on the sizes before we finalise numbers and go into production. Note, this coming week, Diana will also have Musto jacket samples in various sizes for people to try. If you are unable
RIB Driver Needed for the 18s
John Vasey graciously helps DBSC fulfil our affiliation agreement with the 18s by supplying support to their fleet every Sunday in the Paul Adam. John is unavailable to do so on Sunday 17th November and we need a volunteer to fill in. If you are interested, please let Andrew Cox know HERE. The day goes from about 1pm to 5pm and we have detailed instructions from John on what’s involved. Thanks!
Competency Training Reminder
Thanks to the many members who have already signed up for the mandatory Competency Training on the morning of Saturday, 23 November. It will be a great way to hone our skills to help bring the club to the next level. If you haven’t done so already, please confirm your attendance HERE.
Huge DBSC Contingent Headed to State Championships
On 9-10 November the 2019 NSW/ACT Laser State Championships will take place at George’s River Sailing Club in Sandringham. This is always a hotly contested event with over 100 sailors competing. This year on the open waters of Botany Bay it will be a cracker. So far we have a large contingent of 15 masters boats from DBSC attending, in addition a large number of our youth members – around 25 DBSC boats in total! Ian Alexander conducted a white board session at the club last Saturday to work out how to get everyone to Sandringham. If there was anyone who want to attend, but was not part of that whiteboard session (either in person or by proxy), please email Ian Alexander HERE if you need transport OR you need to use one of the club’s stackable dollies. Please do not use a stackable dolly unless you have registered with Ian. The
Welcome New Members
If you ever see a prospective new member walk into the club, please be on your best selling behaviour! We constantly want to grow our fleet and increase the depth and engagement of our membership base – and new members are a great way to do that.In case you are wondering, our racks look full, but they are never actually full. There are boats on Level 5 that are rarely or even never used – and we keep them there because they pay their way. But, if we can replace them with an active sailor’s boat, we will. All members whose boats are infrequently used are aware of this. So, if someone asks about a rack spot, the answer is ALWAYS YES. Get their details and pass them on to Emily Ball or one of the Flag Officers.And in case the idea of being on Level 5 is a turn