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LAST CHANCE – Sign up today – CLICK HEREWe are delighted to announce that Brett Beyer will offer his popular Brett Beyer Saturday Program (BBSP) this season at DBSC.  Brett is an Olympic coach and 15-time Laser Masters World Champion. 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. The terms of the program and sign-up form can be found here.

BBSP subscribers will carry a GPS during each race (and a program bib), and will later receive

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Don’t Delay – Sign up today – CLICK HEREWe 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.

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Thankyou to all members who helped this year in our hugely successful Annual Club Working Bee and especially to vice commodore Rod Barnes for organising us and keeping us on task.There were those who came down for the early shift at the 6am low tide – removing the rubble, rocks and glass from the beach around the new Eastern Ramp (thankyou Luke Parker for organising), and then a larger group of members were working from 8am to 11am before racing.We had a record 60 members helping out on the day! A tribute to our volunteer club culture – coming together to support the club.We managed to get all of our annual maintenance tasks done including: dollie maintenance, rack carpets tighten and

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Photos by Katie McHugh

Winter Sprint RacingBy Andrew Simpson This was the last of the sprint race series, and the annual DBSC Working Bee in the morning ensured a good turnout, with helpers hanging around to sail in the afternoon, meaning a fleet of around 40 took to the water.The morning weather was a little overcast with the odd shower and a Northerly breeze which the course was set to. By the time racing started at 1.00PM, the clouds had cleared, the sun was out, and the wind had shifted towards the NW and strengthened. The course was adjusted accordingly. The wind continued even more West for a while, meaning a big left bias on the first

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Now that everyone’s spent a day on the tools sprucing up the clubhouse, Maxim Djura is once more hosting a boat hull maintenance session on Saturday, August 31st, starting at around noon. This is a perfect time to give some love to your boat and get her ready for the upcoming season! Most of what we need is in the workshop, except a buffing machine — please bring one if someone has one.Please email Maxim if you have any questions.

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UPCOMING EVENTSFriday August 30th: Sailor’s Season Opening DinnerSaturday August 31st: NO RACE – BUT… Luke Parker is organising rabbit starts for those who are keen to sail. Keep an eye out for details in the WhatsApp groupWork-on-your boat with Maxim Djura: 12:00PMSaturday September 7th is DBSC Spring Season Opening DayClub Championships Races 1 & 2: 2:00PM WarningBBQ after racingSaturday September 14th:Learn-to-Race: 9:00AMSpring Point Scope Races 1 & 2: 2:00PM Warning

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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I know we are all excited because Seabreeze has forecast a 15 knot Nor’easter this Saturday, but before that, all members are reminded of the Working Bee starting at 8am.One item that needs particular attention is the beach around the new ramps that needs a sparrow pick of rubble and debris. Luke Parker will be leading this effort and will be at the club at 6am to take advantage of the low tide.If you’re an early bird like Luke and would like to get your effort over and done with early, please join him. So I can let him know, please email me on rodbarnes@dbsc.com.au if you would like to join him.Otherwise, see you all there.Rod Barnes, Vice Commodore

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Photos by Van Allen and Charlotte Jenkins

Winter Sprint RacingBy Charlotte Jenkins The wind and warmth made for a great day of sprints out on the harbour. With a fleet of over 30 boats, including about eight visitors from Middle Harbour, we went out to find a gentle 6-10 knots from the WNW as we set a windward leeward course of two laps between the two islands.As the afternoon progressed, the breeze picked up to a solid 15 knots from the west, providing some nice hiking conditions during the big gusts. We managed to complete five races for each class, all with clean starts, where the ILCA 6’s started after 2 minutes and the ILCA 7’s after

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UPCOMING EVENTSSaturday August 24th: Working Bee 8:00AM, followed by Winter Sprints at 1:00PMFriday August 30th: Sailor’s Season Opening DinnerNote: no racing on Saturday August 31stSaturday September 7th is Opening Day:Club Championships Races 1 & 2BBQ after racing

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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By Campbell Patton, ILCA7 – DBSC

Photo courtesy Campbell Patton

It’s been a dream of mine to compete in The Games since I was 8 years old, meeting Ben Ainslie in Bermuda. Not many know, but my amazing mum Christine also represented Bermuda in Athens 2004, and I look to follow in her footsteps.The first two years of my Olympic campaign (2020-2022) were, frankly, a mess. Trying to navigate travel through COVID restrictions, cancelled events, and online uni all while working full time in Bermuda to try and fund my sailing temporarily derailed all progress towards my goal. Fortunately, I was able to travel for competition at the end

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