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We are delighted to announce that Brett Beyer will offer his popular Brett Beyer Saturday Program (BBSP) again this season at DBSC.  Brett is an Olympic coach and 15-time Laser Masters World Champion. We are very fortunate to have him working with us!There will be 8 Saturday sessions from September to December:7 September, 14 September, 21 September, 28 September, 19 October, 2 November, 9 November, 21 December.The cost of the program is $600 (plus merchant fees) per subscriber. We need at least 20 subscribers to proceed. Please subscribe as soon as possible – as we need to confirm numbers. The terms of the program and sign-up form can be found here.

BBSP subscribers

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UPCOMING EVENTSSaturday August 10th: Winter Sprints, 1:00PM startSaturday August 17th: Winter Sprints, 1:00PM startSaturday August 24th: Working Bee 8:00AM, followed by Winter Sprints at 1:00PMNB: Please let Steve London know if you are unable to attend the working bee.Friday August 30th: Sailor’s Season Opening Dinner

Thank you to the members who are sending through information for the newsletter. If you have content for the newsletter, please email it to newsletter@dbsc.com.au by Monday evening.View all racing results here.The club’s calendar can be viewed and subscribed to here.Make a tax deductible donation to DBSC here.

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What a great day with the dolphins! Photos by Jeremy Vives

Winter Sprint RacingBy Geoffrey Boscoe (PRO) and Jeremy Vives (Co-PRO)Thomas Beregi (COTD) and Quentin Burns (Co-COTD) were on the RIB, with Geoffrey Boscoe (PRO) and Jeremy Vives (Co-PRO) on the Jazzman. Our wonderful Paul Adam took care of the kitchen, assisted by Tim Heath.When we arrived at the club at 10AM, the wind was lightly blowing from the WSW. The forecast indicated that it would shift to the South around noon, and that’s exactly what happened. From noon to 3.20PM, the wind oscillated between South and Southeast. The RIB team had to move the starting line four times to align the race in the wind. A

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All Members: On Saturday 24 August 8am – 11am (before sailing) we will be holding our annual winter working bee. This annual event takes considerable planning to ensure our club is ready to run smoothly for the summer season.There are many jobs (something for everyone!) and we need your help to make it a success. We ask all members for few hours of your time.

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Winter Sprint Racing

Photos by James Tudball

By Miles Greenwood and James TudballOn Saturday we had another instalment of our Youth Volunteer Days, where a team of our youth members are tasked with managing the onshore and on-water duties. We had Miles Greenwood (PRO), James Gosling and Jasper Kinsman (Co-PRO) and Felix Feng helping out in the kitchen.  The team was assisted by adult members James Tudball, Ian Tudball and Miles’ father, Mark Greenwood.The weather on the day aptly reflected our official transition from morning winter racing to warmer afternoon sailing!  When we arrived at the club at 10am we observed a typical “winter westerly” of about 10 knots.  But with the

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European Youth Championships in Ireland

Photo by Thomas Touw

Two of our youth members, Healy Ryan and Ed Alexander, have just finished competing at the ILCA 6 Youth European Championships & Open European Trophy in Bangor, Northern Ireland. A hot fleet of 250 boats competed in the regatta.It is extremely exciting to announce that Healy Ryan won the Under 17 category and was second overall in the Championship, just 11 points behind Poland’s Jacek Kalinowski who was the eventual winner. A number of our members were following the WhatsApp updates from Healy’s father, Craig. The messages were very entertaining and as the regatta progressed it became evident that Craig was understandably more

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Winter Sprint Racing

Photos by James Tudball

By Miles Greenwood and James TudballOn Saturday we had another instalment of our Youth Volunteer Days, where a team of our youth members are tasked with managing the onshore and on-water duties. We had Miles Greenwood (PRO), James Gosling and Jasper Kinsman (Co-PRO) and Felix Feng helping out in the kitchen.  The team was assisted by adult members James Tudball, Ian Tudball and Miles’ father, Mark Greenwood.The weather on the day aptly reflected our official transition from morning winter racing to warmer afternoon sailing!  When we arrived at the club at 10am we observed a typical “winter westerly” of about 10 knots.  But with the

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UPCOMING EVENTSWith the end of the Winter Series, racing now moves to Saturdays:Saturday August 3rd: Winter Sprints, 1:00PM startSaturday August 10th: Winter Sprints, 1:00PM startSaturday August 17th: Winter Sprints, 1:00PM start

Saturday August 24 is our annual Working Bee. Attendance is compulsory for members (that’s how things get fixed at the club), so please ink the date into your calendar.

Friday, August 30th: Sailors Season Opening Dinner at the Lord Dudley (more info to follow)

Thank you to the members who are sending through information for the newsletter. If you have content for the newsletter, please email it to newsletter@dbsc.com.au by Monday evening.View all racing results here.The club’s calendar can be viewed and subscribed to here.Make a tax deductible donation to DBSC here.

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Winter Championship & Point Score series – Races 22, 23 & 24The final three races of the Winter series were scheduled for Sunday July 28th, and the race committee launched at dawn to lay a course in surprisingly pleasant conditions: 12 to 15 knots from the West/South West left just enough room between Clark Island and the shipping channel to lay a suitably square course before heading back ashore to find about 25 to 30 laser sailors arriving to finish off the winter campaign.  A quick briefing was held at the western launching ramp where club members could see first hand the progress on Rod’s project – a massive improvement when all is done and dusted in the coming months.  The briefing was just that; incredibly brief as the PRO was desperate to get back on course and get in three quick races before the forecast strong wind materialised later in the day.  When we arrived

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Photos by Dave Newman

Winter Championship & Point Score series – Races 19, 20 & 21A grim wind and weather forecast didn’t stop 25+ sailors showing up for races 19, 20 & 21 of the winter series. After a short postponement, we got Race 19 underway in a little SW breeze which quickly faded across the course leading to a drifter finish at the top mark on the second lap.After a short wait, the breeze filled in again and we got underway with Race 20 with a shorter course and isolating and slowly building breeze. By Race 21 we had good pressure as the southerly started to fill in.The ICLA 6’s saw a win to Ian Alexander &

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