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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

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WHAT'S GOING ON

Fund-raising for New RIBs

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From the Club CalendarWednesday 27 March: Twilight Sailing (5PM splash)Thursday 28 March: Twilight Racing (5PM splash)Saturday 30 March: – DBSC’s annual Easter Race Around the Harbour (1PM briefing, 2PM-ish start)

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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Race Report – Saturday 23 March 2024

Club Championship, Races 13 & 14Blue Skies with Marshmallow Clouds! – Another ESE breeze had our fleet on a relatively short course in The Dardanelles with the weather mark midway between Point Piper and Shark Island. There were plenty of “snakes and ladders” to be negotiated but the breeze held for the afternoon. In Race 13, clean starts were achieved by the two fleets, and the race was completed without much angst. As expected, the wind direction fluctuated quite a bit at the weather mark, with sailors struggling to get around it cleanly. Locating and staying in the breeze was the key on the downwind legs.In Race 14, the 4.7’s got their own start — Great to see seven starters in

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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.

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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

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General Boat Driving Licence

Images courtesy SeaSchool.com.au

DBSC is once again offering to subsidise members who wish to get their NSW General Boat Driving Licence. A boat licence is important for club volunteer duty as it allows you to legally drive the RIBs, plus it’s worthwhile for anyone who just loves boating. You can apply from age 12 onward.The provider we propose to use is the same as last year, seaschool.com.au. We will have a group booking at Bayview on Pittwater. Unlike some providers, their course includes the on-water experience component and the written exam. The proposed group booking dates are Sat 13 and/or 14 April (i.e. on the National Masters weekend), with a 07:30 sharp start time. Alternative dates (individual

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WHAT'S GOING ON

A Message From Our Queensland Colleaugues

Please contact Dave Newman ASAP if you are thinking of attending the AUS Masters.

From the Club CalendarWednesday 20 March: Twilight Sailing (5PM splash)Thursday 21 March: Twilight Racing (5PM splash)Saturday 23 March: – Club Championships Races 13 & 14 (1PM briefing, 2PM first warning)- BBQ after racing (nominally 5PM) (Parents and Partners welcome, but please let us know for catering numbers)

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

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Race Report – Saturday 16 March 2024

Photo by Pete Collie

Autumn PoiNt Score Races 11 & 12Our fleet of over 40 boats was met with a light and shifty ESE breeze. A relatively short easterly course was laid in the “Dardanelles” between Point Piper and Shark Island. Shortly before the first start the wind shifted south and, continuing the military analogy, it looked like it might prove to be a “soldier’s course”. Thankfully, that turned out to be just one of many large oscillations throughout an afternoon that rewarded lighter sailors attuned to changes in wind direction and strength.Both fleets were well-behaved during the starts, although a couple of visitors in the Radial fleet over-stepped their welcome and attracted the individual recall flag.There

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