Many DBSCers were busy traveling last weekend with 23 members sailing in regattas away from Double Bay. Nine of our sailors went interstate to attend the Victorian State Masters in Geelong. The group was testing the waters before the Laser Master Worlds which will be held there in 2020. Whilst at the same time, 14 of our members travelled to Pittwater to compete at the Metro Championships. Everyone appears to have had a grand time on the water and the results were outstanding.Notable DBSC Victorian State Masters Results: Standard – ApprenticeJules Hall #1Hadrien Bourely #2 Standard – MasterBrett Beyer #1 (and #1 overall)Luke Parker #2 (and #2 overall)Ian Alexander #4Radial – MasterAndrew Cox #2 (and #3 overall)Notable DBSC Metro Championship Results: Standard – Grand MasterAndrew Simpson #2Radial – U17Daniel Costandi #1Evie Saunders #2Radial – U19Otto Henry #1 (and #1 overall)Zac West #2Well done to all. Here’s to more great traveling regattas next season!
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RIB Help for 18s on Sunday
The final race of the season for the 18 Footers is this Sunday, March 17th, and we need one last RIB driver volunteer for the race. If you’re interested, please contact Mark Crowhurst.
Metros on This Weekend
A reminder the NB Sailsports Metropolitan Championships are on this weekend, 16-17 March at Royal Prince Alfred Yacht Club Pittwater. The Notice of Race for this event is HERE and the Sailing Instructions are HERE. You can enter online HERE of up until 11.30am on Saturday at RPAYC.
State Masters Corrections
The Editor must have sailed a bit too hard at States, as several items in last week’s newsletter about the event were incorrect. Ian Alexander placed 8th overall in standards, not 9th as previously reported. Also, Pat Levy placed 10th overall in radials. I apologise for the error and omission.
The Week Ahead
Wednesday 13 March, 5pm – Twilight Sailing with BBTP – Come on down for a great night of training and racing, only three left until the end of daylight saving!Saturday 16 March, 9am – Learn to Race. Come along if you want to learn more about Laser boat handling, balance, boat posture, trim, starts, tacks, gybes, boat set-up and any other race management fundamentals. Please email Martin White if you are planning on attending. Saturday 16 March, 2pm Start – Sprint Racing. While some of the fleet is sailing in the Metros and at the Victorian States, the rest of us will be practicing with a series of short sprint races near DBSC.
Community Weekend Needs You
The Weekend of April 6-7 is Community Weekend. It’s our chance to show off the club we love with our loved ones, friends and the wider community. The weekend kicks off on Saturday afternoon, April 6th with an event just for members and their families. Post racing we’ll have a jumping castle set up in the park, family Laser races, RIB rides, and a kid-friendly BBQ on the deck. It’s free for all, but to help us with numbers for catering please RSVP here now. On Sunday, we’re taking it to the next level with a free festival of games and activities designed to share a bit of the DBSC spirit with the wider community. Carnival games with prizes, motor boat rides, Laser demonstrations, a jumping castle, food and much more will be on offer. The community festival takes place on the 7th of April from 10am to 2pm in front
Toasties are Too Hot, Beer’s Not
Our beloved toasties are getting a makeover. To cut down on complexities in the kitchen and to relieve the canteen crew from endless shopping trips, chopping and sorting, toastie ingredients are being simplified. From this Saturday forward you can choose from ham, cheese and tomato (or any combination of those items) to have on your toastie. Those are the ingredients that we all love anyway – so it’s a win for all!Also, it’s been noted that several members are taking beer out of the beer fridge without paying; this is especially true during BBQs. Please note the only free food and drink during BBQs are the items on the serving tables (many times this includes free wine). However, the beer and other beverages are never free, so please make sure you pay up.
Race Report
We had nearly 40 boats turn up last Saturday for heats 13 and 14 of the Club Championships. It was an unsettled day with a trying 3-10 knot breeze that started Southerly but tuned E/NE. The light breeze, and a big fleet of 18’s gave us some tricky racing. The winners were: Full Rigs: Geoff Kirk (race 13),Murray Stone (race 14); Radials: Mark Louis (race 13), Jack Littlechild (race 14); 4.7s: Finn Kirk (races 13 & 14). Thanks to last week’s volunteers for putting on a great day of racing: PRO Jonathan Stone, assisted by Rod Barnes, COTD Tim Heath, CoCOTD Kevin Gilroy, and Canteen Assistant Pippa Batchelor. Thanks also to the canteen crew for putting on the best post-racing “minimalist BBQ” ever.
Big Boat Race Report
It was a classic early autumn afternoon on the Harbour.The 18s ‘world championships’, their JJ Giltinans, were on and I heard stories of their first race, the day before. There was also a Sydney Harbour regatta with multiple fleets, so many that start boat volunteers were having a hard time picking which was their pin. Protests were being prepared. And of course the DBSC BIG boats. The Clubhouse was crowded, Paul and his catering group were busy, busy. Small repairs were being done on the grassIt was sunny and autumn-warm. A classic Sydney sea breeze, nor-east, blew all weekend.Corinna, G-Force, Sanity, Smitten, T&T all presented for the start; our line is fixed and in a nor-easterly we have to cross the line on port. That all happened with manoeuvrings and judgements; Corinna won the start, then T&T and G-Force, Sanity and Smitten.T&T was late because – we were late; her skipper misjudged time by 15 seconds; Sanity because she had to give
Double Bay North
You could have mistaken Lake Macquarie for Double Bay last weekend, with so many DBSC members sailing there in the State Masters Championship. In fact, our club arrived at Lake Macquarie with 15 standards and 6 radials to compete against a fleet of 72 standards and 56 radials. The 21 traveling sailors marked a DBSC record for most attendees at a regatta outside of Sydney Harbour. By all accounts the DBSCers made the most of their weekend away – both on and off the water. Many of the sailors made it a bit of a holiday, some sharing an Airbnb whist others camped out under the stars. Good meals, fine wine and tall tales from past regattas were shared. When it came to the on-water competition, the team didn’t let us down. With strong overall finishes from Ian Alexander (8th in standards) and Andrew Cox (5th in radials) on equal points with