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Family and Community Days – Save the Date

During the weekend of April 6-7 we’ll be sharing a bit of DBSC with our family, friends and wider community. After sailing on Saturday April 6thwe’ll have our annual Family Evening. It’s a chance to show off the club to our loved ones, and for our families to meet and mingle. We’ll have a jumping castle, RIB rides, parent / child sprint races, and a family friendly BBQ. On Sunday 7 April, from 10am to 1pm, we’re hosting our inaugural DBSC Community Day.  More details will follow, but we’ll need a lot of volunteers for the day, so please mark it on your calendar. 

Family Day Fun in 2018.

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Stellar Sprints

Over thirty boats sailed in Sprint Racing last Saturday. It was a unique course set close to the mouth of Double Bay and in the shadow of the F50 Catamaran races. A moderate NE breeze and warm sunny skies set a beautiful backdrop to over two hours of sprints. Thanks to Mark Crowhurst, Richard George, and Diana Chen for running a great day on the water and to the Canteen Crew who were supported by Murray Stone this week. 

A Crowded Rounding. Photo by Diana Chen.

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RIB Drivers Needed

As mentioned in last week’s newsletter, we need volunteers to assist to drive a response boat for the 18 Footers’ championship event, the JJ Giltinan.  There has been limited response and we need to provide this support to the A18s, who contribute a significant amount to the club financially. We are still in need of drivers from 1pm to 5pm on the following days: March 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 9 and 17. If you can assist, please let Mark Crowhurst (treasurer@dbsc.com.au) know.

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Clean Up Australia Day

Thanks to the leadership of Jonathan Stone, every year DBSC commits to Clean Up Australia Day by removing litter from the beaches around the club. This year Clean Up Australia Day is on Sunday, March 3, and DBSC will be cleaning the beaches from 11.00am to 2.00pm (during low tide). Please mark the date in your calendar and plan to attend to do your part. Jonathan will come set up and pack up after, but the big boat race will prohibit him from managing the event itself. So, we’re looking for a volunteer to help manage the day, from 12.30pm to 2.00pm. If you’re available and interested, please email Jonathan Stone at jonathanston@gmail.com.

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Vaucluse Regatta Results

A computer glitch delayed the results of the Vaucluse Regatta, but after a reboot we have them now. Congrats to all the DBSC members who did our club proud. In the Full Rigs Ian Alexander won and Nick Pellow finished 3rdout of a fleet of 33 boats. In the Radials, Campbell Patton was first, Otto Henry was second, and Matthew Knight placed third out of 34 boats. 

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Learn to Run a Race

Every year, we have a shortage of people we can roster on as PRO for our races.  We have now developed a “learn to run a race” program to address this.This program, which follows on from our club-wide competency training, is intended to provide the practical experience needed to act as PRO for our main competition races (i.e. Club Championships, Point Scores and Winter Championships).  For those who have acted as a PRO before, it will be a refresher course; and for those who have not, it will be an opportunity to learn. The program will run in conjunction with Learn to Race, which is generally held on every first and third Saturday of the month from September to April.  We will initially be asking selected club members to “volunteer” to participate in this program, and be rostered on for training, where you will revise / learn how to run races

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Marlena Berzins Pathway Program

One of the club’s strategic objectives is to get more members to the start line each weekend.  We know that our start lines can be quite intimidating for new-ish sailors (and even some experienced sailors), as boats jostle for position, rules are yelled back and forth, and the occasional bump or scrape occurs!We have consulted with some of our LTR participants, and have developed a new pathway program to transition our sailors from the Learn to Race program onto the start line each week.  Marlena Berzins has agreed to coach this program, and we are inviting six of our female sailors to trial the program in three sessions that will be held during the remainder of this season.Our plan is to run this program in small groups on an ongoing basis starting next season, with all our “pathway” sailors being provided an opportunity to participate over time.  We will communicate

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