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Steve London demonstrates impeccable upwind form. Photo by Andrew Cox.

Autumn Point Score Races 7 & 8It was a hot steamy day for racing on Saturday. The club was abuzz with activity, hosting both the ILCA Autumn Point Score and the A18s JJ Giltinans. StretchLab had a regular stream of customers for free massages on the deck, and the canteen was in full swing with Paul and Shirley braving the heat and maintaining good cheer while churning out double or triple the usual volume of those “highlight-of-the-week” toasties for the hoards, assisted valiantly by Clare Alexander and Tim Heath. The forecast modest north-easter eventually managed to waft its way down the harbour through the heat-haze, bringing tricky conditions

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Periodically (okay, very irregularly -Ed.) we like to highlight new members to help introduce them the rest of the gang. This week, DBSC’s secretary Tory Epsworth caught up with new member Van Allen, and asked her these questions:1. How old were you when you first stepped on a boat? I was 2 – it was a commercial fishing boat my father had organised to be built for the entire family clan + friends to sneak out of Saigon.2. If money (& sailing ability) were no limit, what boat would you buy? Either an Oyster 885SII or a Hallberg Rassy 69. We’re actually looking for a ~38ft but unfortunately do have a limited budget. If anyone’s selling or knows of a good one – let me know!3. What is your sailing goal? To be good enough to race my daughter, Zoe.4. Tell us the back story to your Laser’s name? I don’t

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Last weekend (8-9 March) Hunters Hill Sailing Club hosted the 2025 Metropolitan Championships Regatta, and competitors were greeted by friend HHSC volunteers who know how to put on a great regatta!Early arrivals concerned about the light Westerly winds and a few showers were appeased as the wind shifted to the East by lunch time, and filled the course area with a steady +10kts, with some gusts, and a somewhat shifty breeze funneled down the river over the North Shore . The windward mark positioned off Greenwich

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CLub Look-ahead Schedule*Wednesday 12 March: Twilight Sailing (5pm splash, sailing ‘til 7:00pm)*Thursday 13 March: Twilight Racing (5pm splash, Racing 5:30pm to 7:30pm)*Saturday 15 March: Autumn Point Score Races 7 & 8 (2:00pm start)Wednesday 19 March: Twilight Sailing (5pm splash, sailing ‘til 7:00pm)Thursday 20 March: Twilight Racing (5pm splash, Racing 5:30pm to 7:30pm)Saturday 22 March: Sprint Racing (2pm-ish start)2025 The Women’s Regatta — hosted by Vaucluse Yacht ClubEntryNotice of Race*Note: The 2025 JJ Giltinan 18-Footer World ChampionshipsThe JJ Giltinan 18-Footer World Championships will be running out of Double Bay SC from Friday 7 March through to Sunday 16 March. The foreshore rigging area and clubhouse are being used for this event, so please be prepared for this, and give yourself extra time to get your boat out and rig, we will leave a passage to the park and ramp from the clubhouse, but for short periods it may be blocked by

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This Saturday and Sunday the Metropolitan Championships will be hosted by Hunters Hill Sailing Club. This event is for all ILCA classes and has prizes for Open, Youth and Masters age categories. HHSC is a great venue with copious rigging area, good sailing water right in front of the club and terrific viewing from Clarkes Point Park.DBSC Sailors traveling by water will splash about 12pm to make the journey up the river by water, with a RIB for support (towing if required) back and forth each day.(We suggest that members wanting to go by road trailer organise themselves).Notice of Race is HERE. Sailing Instructions are Here. Competitor Information Document is Here.Sign On/Off for each day is HEREYou can Enter online HERE any time up to 11.30 on 8 March at the club. (Entry fee applies)There will be no DBSC club racing this weekend.

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93rd Vaucluse Regatta report by Chris Rodowicz, Photos from VYCThe 93rd Vaucluse Regatta was sailed on Saturday, 1 March 2025, with 86 boats—ILCAs, OK Dinghies, and yachts—entered for a day of close racing (or at least attempting to, given the conditions). The day was perfect, except the winds were… well, let’s just say “politely absent”, and the strong run-out current turned the start line into a game of “Who Can Stay Behind the Line?” (Spoiler: Not everyone). OCS calls were flying, and the bottom mark rounding demanded maximum concentration.Despite the light breeze, the dinghies managed to squeeze in two of the three scheduled races (except the 4s), and back at the VYC clubhouse there were plenty of stories to tell and

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CLub Look-ahead ScheduleWednesday 5 March: Twilight Sailing (5pm splash, sailing ‘til 7:00pm)Thursday 6 March: Twilight Racing (5pm splash, Racing 5:30pm to 7:30pm)Saturday 8 March: No club racing due to Metro’s at HHSC (see previous piece)For boats sailing to HHSC: 12:00 splash for 1:30pm startWednesday 12 March: Twilight Sailing (5pm splash, sailing ‘til 7:00pm)Thursday 13 March: Twilight Racing (5pm splash, Racing 5:30pm to 7:30pm)Saturday 15 March: Autumn Point Score Races 7 & 8

Note: The 2025 JJ Giltinan 18-Footer World ChampionshipsThe JJ Giltinan 18-Footer World Championships will be running out of Double Bay SC from Friday 7 March through to Sunday 16 March. The foreshore rigging area and clubhouse are being used for this event, so please be prepared for this, and give yourself extra time to get your boat out and rig, we will leave a passage to the park and ramp from the clubhouse, but for short

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Ian Tudball reports from Westernport Yacht Club (all photos by Ian):There was an interesting grouping of fleets with 27 ILCA 7’s sharing the same start with 6 ILCA 4’s, followed by 39 ILCA 6 Grand Masters and Masters combined in the second group, and 41 ILCA 6 GGM’s and Legends in the 3rd group. The first day of racing was a wipe out with no wind and no racing for the 113 boat event.Day 2 saw a complete reversal with a nasty off-shore breeze gusting 25+ knots to test the fleet with the added variable of a 2-knot tide. It was a tough day on the water and weary sailors were suitably rejuvenated at the Club that night with a top-flight jazz band and liquid refreshment.Day 3 saw a few of the Legends electing not to sail as the wind was now onshore with steep rolling seas coming in from the ocean, and

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This year the Women’s Regatta is being hosted by Vaucluse Yacht Club for ILCA 4 and ILCA 6 sailors off Watsons Bay, The Green Fleet will race as a part of the Helly Hansen Women’s Challenge (HHWC) with Manly Yacht Club (MYC) in the North of the Harbour.For DBSC members that want to attend, we suggest registering for the ILCA 4 and ILCA 6 Fleets that will be held in the vicinity of Watson Bay, with activities starting at VYC from 8:30am with Yoga, Breakfast, Workshops, and racing at 13:00 and Cocktail reception from 18:00 at VYC.Notice of Race HERERegistration (with fee) is required HERE

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We try to keep the cost of consumables as low as possible for the members, and Paul Adam has been doing a superb job shopping around for the best prices, but alas, inflation is creeping and the price of Up & Go has been increased to $2 for members. This is the first price rise of anything for many years, but unfortunately necessary.

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