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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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We have recently implemented a new spare parts purchasing system. Items can now only be purchased via the website (www.dbsc.com.au/chandlery). There is an A4 poster at the club with a QR code to get to the Web page and a password located near the new spare parts cupboard on the left side of the handicapper’s desk and on the fridge. Once you have purchased your item or if you have any questions contact Scott Hunter or Maxim Djura for pickup.This is for Members only. The page is not linked to the main menu and is password protected.

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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 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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