We have had a great Thursday Twilight Racing season through 2023-24, with record attendance of 10-18 members each week over 24 weeks during daylight savings. The Coaches have done a stellar job keeping us on our toes with on course feedback, as well as a weekly summary and videos with tips and observations. Twilight Coaches include Daniel Costandi, Brooke Wilson, Paige Caldecoat, Campbell Patton, Finn Alexander and Mina Ferguson – Thank you all, and a Big thankyou to James Tudball who organised it all and also provided on water support each week with the coaches.We dined up at the Royal Oak afterward – photo by Diana Chen.
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This Saturday's Sprint Racing 13 April
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
Race Report – Saturday 6 April 2024
Club Championships – Races 15 & 16 PRO Peter Collie reports:Although we went to bed on Friday night during a raging storm and with a rainy day predicted for Saturday, we woke up to sunshine for the last championship races of the season. While only a few sailors could look forward to winning the season we all hoped for a nice day on the water followed by the last BBQ of the season on the last evening of daylight savings.There was a short delay at the start tweaking the course as it clocked around from the morning’s westerly to a reasonable northwest course for the first start. A few more quick adjustments were made for the second start. It was a
Upcoming Work-on-your-Boat Weekend 5-6 May
Maxim Djura is once again running a boat hull maintenance session on the weekend of the 5th and 6th of May, in the break between the summer and the winter seasons. This is a perfect time to give some love to your boat and get her ready for the next season! The plan is to have enough people there to help with getting boats from their racks and to share materials (flow coat, epoxy glue and other stuff — Maxim will bring these on the day). The timing is still to be determined — please email Maxim your preferred time if you would like to come. This weekend is for repairs like:Fixing chips, scratches or cracks in the gelcoatReplacing deck fittingsCleaning
Race Report – Saturday 30 March 2024
Easter Race-Around-the-Harbour
Photo by Tim Heath
PRO David Huber reports:
Saturday was our handicap start “Round-the-Harbour Race” for Easter. The plan was a race from the usual starting location off Point Piper up the harbour to Shark Island then to Obelisk Bay, Lady Martin, Wedding Cake to Bradley’s Head then around Shark Island again and then run back to the start/finish line. In previous events there was an extra leg to include the mark off Clark Island, but given the light wind, that leg was scratched. A couple of competitors decided to shorten the race even further… but, hey, that’s what Easter is all about: individual rule-making!The
EASTER YOUTH CAMP 2024
We launched our Easter Camp with an incredible splash! The sailors were brimming with laughter, learning, and leaps forward on the water. It was thrilling to watch everyone progress throughout the camp, challenging each other with their roll tacks and gybes. On Sunday, we had a delightful surprise as a couple of special guests — bunnies — hopped their way onto each of the boats. Our sailors did a fantastic job finding new homes for them.Our final day took us offshore to surf the waves back to the club, rounding off the camp and setting the stage for the final week of school. This was just a taste of the amazing year ahead. Looking forward to our youth sailors rejoining us
Annual Membership Subscription Renewals
As another Sailing Year comes to an end, another one is about to begin! From this week we will be sending out invoices via email to all members for the next sailing year: 1 May 2024 – 30 April 2025We do our best to get this right, but please contact secretary@dbsc.com.au if you have any questions about your membership renewal.The Club relies on these membership subscriptions to keep the club going, and most of our costs are incurred through the winter months, so please make an effort to pay by the due date of 1 May 2024.Please Note: as was approved at the last AGM in 2023, our membership fee and storage fee have increased (mainly due to dramatic increases in insurance costs). Thank you for your understanding.Adult Membership $300ILCA/Laser Racing $250ILCA/Laser Rack Storage $450Dinghy Tender Storage $300Student Membership $150Student ILCA/Laser Racing $125ILCA/Laser Rack Storage $450 Regards Steven London
WHAT'S GOING ON
From the Club CalendarWednesday 03 April: Twilight Sailing (5PM splash)Thursday 04 April: Twilight Racing (5PM splash) Last Twilight of the season as daylight savings endsSaturday 06 April: Learn-to-Race (9AM – 12PM)Club Championship Races 15 & 16 (1PM Briefing, 2PM Warning) — Last Club Championship races of the season.BBQ after racing (parents and partners welcome, but please let us know for catering numbers)
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Annual Membership Subscription Renewals
As another Sailing Year comes to an end, another one is about to begin! From early April we will be sending out invoices via email to all members for the next sailing year: 1 May 2024 – 30 April 2025We do our best to get this right, but please contact secretary@dbsc.com.au if you have any questions about your membership renewal.The Club relies on these membership subscriptions to keep the club going, and most of our costs are incurred through the winter months, so please make an effort to pay by the due date of 1 May 2024.Please Note: as was approved at the last AGM in 2023, our membership fee and storage fee have increased (mainly due to dramatic increases in insurance costs). Thank you for your understanding.Adult Membership $300ILCA/Laser Racing $250ILCA/Laser Rack Storage $450Dinghy Tender Storage $300Student Membership $150Student ILCA/Laser Racing $125ILCA/Laser Rack Storage $450 Regards Steven London
Easter Saturday: Race Around the Harbour
This weekend we have our annual Easter Saturday race around the harbour. It’s a great event and there may be some chocolates floating around on the day.The intention is to run a handicap start (pursuit race) in a single combined fleet. Individual’s start times are based on your club handicap. These will be provided by the Race Team, so please ensure youmake note of your individual start time PRIOR to leaving the beach.The proposed course is as above but this could change on the day, depending on wind direction and strength. Further details will be provided at the briefing on Saturday.