Twilight sailing starts next Wednesday, 9 October with a 5pm splash, and will continue every Wednesday until the end of daylight savings (except for a few weeks over the holidays). Twilights are a great way to hone your skills, have some mid-week fun and enjoy one of the best sailing sunsets in the world. So, we hope to see you there!Along with Twilights we’re hoping to run another instalment of the fantastic Brett Beyer Twilight Program (BBTP). This program is set to begin on Wednesday, 16 October and gives participants direct on-water coaching from Brett during the Twilights, and access to ask follow-up questions during the week. However, we need 10 participants to make the program a reality, and currently only three members have signed up. To ensure the program moves forward, please check out the details and sign up HERE before this Friday.
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Second Women’s Laser Regatta an Unmitigated Success
Written by Di PearsonLast weekend’s Women’s Laser Regatta, hosted by Double Bay Sailing Club, was an unmitigated success, attended and coached by some of Australia’s highest profile sailors, mixed in with keen young sailors on their way up.
Photo by @darciecollington.
The Hon. Gabrielle Upton MP, Member for Vaucluse, and Andrew Cox, Commodore of Double Bay Sailing Club officially opened the regatta, while Mayor of Woollahra Municipal Council, Susan Wynne, presided over the prize presentation. Run, coached and competed in by women and girls on Sydney Harbour, the intention of the regatta is to encourage greater female participation in the Laser class. DBSC’s ethos is based on volunteering, and this came through with many members involved in supporting the event.In only its second year, co-organisers, Clare Alexander, Christine Patton, and Christine Linhart were thrilled by
PRO Training from a Pro
Those who volunteered at the Women’s Laser Regatta were very privileged to receive a PRO training session on Saturday afternoon from renowned International Race Officer, Louise Davis.Thanks to Louise for running the session and to Kirk Marcolina for filming it. You can check out her presentation HERE (password DBSC2019).This is a fantastic resource for us as we continue with our major strategic priority of improving the quality of our racing.We strongly encourage every member to watch this – it will benefit you immensely, both as a sailor and as an aspiring PRO.There were a few points during the session where there was confusion among the people present –highlighting how important it is that everyone watches the video. The points of confusion were:1. There was some debate about when to use the AP to postpone during a start sequence – the club’s position is that, if any error is made in a start
Race Report
It was another blustery September day for Spring Pointscore heats 3 and 4. Big waves and a gradient N/NE 22 knot breeze challenged the 30 + sailors that competed. In between dips in the water the fleet managed some great sailing – with incredible boat speeds on the reaches and runs.At the end of an exhilarating day, the winners were (after handicap): Standards: Michael Osborne (Heat 3) and Steve London (Heat 4); Radials / 4.7s: Sylvie Stannage (Heat 3) and Kirk Marcolina (Heat 4). Thanks to this week’s race volunteers — Mark Bethwaite (PRO) assisted by Clare Alexander, Geoff Boscoe (LTRaR), Tim Patton and Christine Patton (COTD), Julian Van Aalst (CoCOTD), and Tim Heath and Christine Linhart in the canteen.
Only 3 Sleeps till the Women’s Laser Regatta
After many weeks of preparation, the Second Annual Women’s Laser Regatta hosted by DBSC is almost here. Check out the full schedule below. To entice you to get there bright and early we have a pop up coffee sponsor The Little Marionette onsite both mornings from 7:30 for fresh coffee! They are heading on down to the DBSC clubhouse, setting up a pop up shop and making a brew with the finest beans, creating full-bodied and crowd-pleasing blends with small-batch single origins. It will get you charged up for the Opening Ceremony with the Hon. Gabrielle Upton at 8:30am Saturday!Thanks to Christine Patton, Christine Linhart, Clare Alexander and the many other volunteers who have spent countless hours putting together a world class event. With over 50 sailors set to attend it’s sure to be a great weekend of women’s sailing!
Brett Beyer Twilight Program
With daylight saving just around the corner, one of our favourite club activities will be resuming – twilight sailing! The first of these will occur in two weeks, on Wednesday, 9 July with splash at 5pm (or whenever you can get there) for sailing from 5.30-7.30pm.And with this comes another instalment of the fantastic Brett Beyer Twilight Program. This program is capped at 10 participants (on a first in basis), who benefit from direct on-water coaching from Brett, and access to ask follow-up questions during the week.The Brett Beyer Twilight Program (BBTP) will run for 9 sessions as follows: 16 Oct, 23 Oct, 30 Oct, 6 Nov, 13 Nov, 20 Nov, 27 Nov, 4 Dec, 18 Dec. The cost of the program is $270 (plus merchant fees) per person.If you want to participate in the BBTP, please apply and pay here. Terms and conditions are included in the payment link.All sailors
Private Dollies
We published an article a few weeks ago asking people to identify and claim their personal dollies, otherwise those dollies would be deemed donated to the club. We did not receive many responses!We have attached again the private dolly register HERE and ask that people review this and confirm to the Dolly Auditor, Mark Gray, by email here if any dollies in the register are theirs. Note there are four private stackable dollies in one image labelled 18A-18D – please review these too.We have also not received communication from the owner of the heavy dolly made from steel pipe shown at item 15. This dolly needs to be removed from the club as it is incompatible with the racks. We have another member who has volunteered to remove it and, if we do not hear from its owner, it will be deemed abandoned and will be removed by that other member.There are several
World Championships – Entries Open
Entries for the 2020 ILCA Laser Masters World Championships in Geelong have opened. The regatta is scheduled to run from 19-28 March, immediately following the National Masters Championships from 13-18 March.The advice is to get entries in early and MOST IMPORTANTLY to book your accommodation NOW (for both Nationals and Worlds) – accommodation is already extremely tight, with only a few places left! You can enter the Masters Nationals here and the Masters Worlds here.Entries have also opened for the Standard Men’s World Championship from 9-16 February, the Radial Men’s and Women’s World Championships 21-28 February, the Radial Men’s World Championship. The full list of World Championship events in Australia in 2020 is here.We want to get a huge DBSC contingent there for both the Nationals and the Worlds, so sign up now and don’t miss out!
Top Tip – Quick Rigging Vang and Down Haul
What you need:Oversized shackle (some use quick pin, but I learned that a shackle is more secure)Spring ClipLoop spliced into Downhaul Once set up, You’ll be quick to rig and unrig and you never unrig your down haul.
To rig:stand mast, attach boom to mast and sailshackle vang to mast tangConnect vang to boomPass downhaul line through sail, clip in your loopPresto!!!!
Opposite to unrig, be sure that you don’t untie your downhaul, and leave the system on your cockpitDisclaimer…..This will make it simpler and faster to rig and unrig. Unfortunately doesn’t make you faster on the course.
Coming Up…
Saturday 28 & Sunday 29 September – DBSC Women’s Laser RegattaSaturday, 5 October, 2pm Start – Sprints (due to the October Long Weekend)Wednesday, 9 October, 5pm Splash – Twilight SprintsSaturday, 12 October, 2pm Start – Sprints (due to Oceania and Coasts)Sunday, 13 October, 2pm Start – Big Boat RaceWednesday, 16 October, 5pm Splash – Twilight SprintsSaturday, 19 October, 9am – Learn to RaceSaturday, 19 October, 2pm Start – Club Championship, Heats 3 & 4 AND Spring Pointscore, Heats 5 & 6. Followed by a BBQ