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CLUB Sprint RacING

All photos by Diana Chen

Report by PRO Geoff Kirk:Last Saturday was the last race of the summer season, finishing up with some casual sprint races. The weather wasn’t looking great in the morning, but it turned out to be a beautiful day, and a light easterly breeze. The race crew was myself, Robert Bruce (LTRaR), Diana Chen (COTD), and Jeff Loosemore (CoOTD). Rob and Jeff did a great job running the racing, while Diana and I puttered around laying a few marks, having a lovely afternoon.  Many thanks for all their efforts. The breeze was light so we kept the course short. Start wise in a

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UPCOMING EVENTSSaturday & Sunday 4-5 May: Work-on-your-Boat Weekend (NO CLUB RACING)Maxim will be at the club from 10:00 on both daysSunday, 12 May: Winter series racing commences07:30 Briefing / 08:15 WarningFriday 24 May: DBSC’s Annual General Party (Meeting)Please check your email for invitation and RSVPNOTE: Calling for volunteers to help with this. If you able to, please contact Diana Chen

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 Rod Barnes (Vice Commodore)For several years now on more than a few occasions, there has been talk about the possibility of renewing our existing concrete ramps into the harbour. Well, I’m very pleased to announce, we are there. Yes, we are finally at the construction stage of our ramps project. As one who spent four months last year recovering from a bulged disk in my back, and also on behalf of our esteemed GGM’s and Legends sailors, I say, “Yippee”! I now legitimately have visions of walking my boat down the ramps when I’m well into my 90’s (though I haven’t told my wife yet). This has been a huge effort and there are so many people to thank here. The volunteer culture we have at the club is amazing. Without that, this project would not be happening. To give some perspective, I thought I would detail the timeline

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Autumn Point Score Races 13 & 14

Report by PRO Daryl LawrenceSaturday was the last Autumn Pointscore races to decide the winners, and it served up a honking southerly to test the 9 Full Rigs, 10 Radials and 4 4.7s that braved the rain squalls to race. A shortish course was set into Double Bay with a bit of pin bias on the start line ready to favour an easterly shift. In race 1, Healy Ryan took full advantage with a port tack start and cleared the fleet. Observant Standard sailors took advantage of the clues. Winds were 23 knots gusting to 29 while the flag mount on the Jazzman was sounding like

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UPCOMING EVENTSSaturday 27 April: Sprint Racing (1PM Briefing, 2PM First Warning)Note: this is the last race day of the season. Saturday & Sunday 4-5 May: Work-on-your-Boat WeekendMaxim will be there from 10:00 both daysSunday, 12 May: Winter series racing commences07:30 Briefing / 08:15 WarningFriday 24 May: DBSC’s Annual General Party (Meeting)Please check your email for invitation and RSVPNOTE: Calling for volunteers to help with this. If you able to, please contact Diana Chen

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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Sprint RacingSprint racing was on the cards due to the Laser National Masters in Queensland.PRO Dave Airey reports on the day’s happenings.The forecast for Saturday was for winds of 5 to 8 knots but this did not deter about 30 keen sailors who turned up on another sunny afternoon on the Harbour. We had the Harbour to ourselves as all the yachts and other dinghies appeared to have already stopped for winter. Three sprint style races were completed, with a gradually shrinking course as the winds lightened and shifted around from SE to the south. We tested out the Winter Course and its associated starting sequence, and all went smoothly with everyone well behaved at the start. Conditions were similar to the normal winter experience except that the light and shifty wind was from the SSE rather than the west.

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Who needs an AGM when you can have an AGP ? That’s right, our Annual General Party and Prizegiving has been scheduled for Friday 24 May. Sure, there will be some necessary formalities (AGM) at the start of the evening, but they’ll be over in no time and the bulk of the night will be all about having fun. So bring along your partners (or parents) for dinner followed by singing, dancing and a night of entertainment. All Members will receive an official invite, so look out for it in your email, and please RSVP!VOLUNTEERS: If you can help, with Setup (Friday 24 May 5pm-7pm) or Cleanup (Saturday 25 May 8am-9am) please email marketing@dbsc.com.au

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From the Club CalendarSaturday 20 April:Learn To Race (9am-12pm)Autumn Point Score Races 13 & 14 (1PM Briefing, 2PM Warning) – final Point Score races of the year.BBQ on the deck after racing (including Duck Fat Potatoes – thank you, Paul Adam!)Saturday 27 April:Sprint Racing (1PM Briefing, 2PM Warning flag)Note: this is the last racing of the season. Winter series races will commence on Sunday, 12 May at 08:15

Upcoming Events to look forward toSaturday & Sunday 4-5 May: Work-on-your-Boat WeekendFriday 24 May: Save the Date – DBSC’s Annual General Party (Meeting)NOTE: Calling for volunteers to help with this. If you able to, please contact Diana Chen

FUND-RAISING FOR NEW RIBS

 

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Team DBSC – all photos by Ian Tudball

A strong contingent of DBSC sailors headed to the National Masters regatta at RQYS this past four-day weekend, enjoying competitive racing and the usual team camaraderie. It was an excellent regatta all round, with a broad range of wind conditions to test skill levels across the spectrum. Races were held in as little as 6-8kts and as much as 15-18kts, with the median at around 10-13kts – perfect regatta conditions, most would say. Moreton Bay dished up clear skies, warm water, and nice waves. Some competitors learned that the water was too shallow to turtle the boat should a capsize make that relevant, as evidenced by a couple of quality

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Sprint Racing is scheduled this Saturday due to the Masters Nationals being held in Queensland.  But rather than normal sprint racing, we thought it might be good to give sailors a chance to test the winter series format, albeit at a 2pm start time.   You’ll find the Sailing instructions for the winter series at the very bottom of DBSC’s sailing instructions, but to summarise:

Simple windward / leeward course.  Two complete laps around top and bottom buoys (no gate). Finish by sailing upwind through start line. 3-minute rolling start sequence. Separate start for Radials/4.7s followed by the Standard rigs, HOWEVER if there’s a General Recall, the clock keeps rolling and the infringing fleet goes to back of the queue.  For example, if Radials/4.7s are recalled, the Standards will start next at 3 minutes, and Radials try again 3 minutes after that.30-minute target race duration, so leg length will be similar

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