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Spring Point Score 13 & 14The last day of the Spring Point Score did not disappoint. For those who like cliches, it was champagne sailing. For those who don’t, it was perfect Sydney summer weather, just how it used to be when Pat was a young skiffy and a stonking north-easter would give him a smile on his face.Fortunately, the forecast proved wrong, and the non-committal, east-something-something breeze that was supposed to waft from here-to-there all afternoon did not eventuate. Instead, the dead-calm morning gave way to a solid sea breeze that came in right on schedule and reminded us why our forebears set the start time at 2pm. The race team set

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Club Look-ahead ScheduleSaturday 27 December: NO CLUB RACINGSaturday 3 January: Sprint Racing: 1pm splashSaturday 10 January: Autumn Point Score Races 1 & 2: 2pm warningSaturday 17 January: Autumn Point Score Races 3 & 4: 2pm warningSaturday 24 January: Sprint Racing: 1pm splash

NoteOver the Christmas break, please be aware that DBSC’s facilities will be shared with the following events:Cherub Nationals: Sunday, 28 December through Sunday, 4 January12-ft Skiff Interdominions: Sunday, 4 January through Saturday, 10 January

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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Club Look-ahead ScheduleSaturday 20 December: (last races of the year)Spring Point Score Races 13 & 14: 1pm Briefing, 2pm First warningSaturday 27 December: NO CLUB RACINGSaturday 3 January: Sprint Racing: 1pm splashOther Upcoming EventsILCA Australian Masters Championships 20266-9 February 2026 at Bay Sailing Centre Soldiers Point, Port Stephens NSWNotice of RaceEntryFor help with accommodation and logistics, please contact Dave Newman

NoteOver the Christmas break, please be aware that DBSC’s facilities will be shared with the following events:Cherub Nationals: Sunday, 28 December through Sunday, 4 January12-ft Skiff Interdominions: Sunday, 4 January through Saturday, 10 January

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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All photos by Brendan Pollard and John Sweeny

Dick Tyrrell and Manos Rousso RacesWhat was shaping up to be another glorious day on the harbour did not disappoint for our annual Tyrrell & Rousso Christmas racing. A northeasterly breeze started building in the late morning, slowly increasing to around 15 knots as we made our way out to the racecourse.What felt like a long wait for the start time of the Tyrrell pursuit race started to click over until things really began to heat up at around the 8-9 minute mark, with everyone crossing the line with a look of determination not to get mowed down! Besides a few premature starters, the handicap system worked as designed and

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Club Look-ahead ScheduleThursday 11 December: Twilight Racing (5pm splash) — last one of the yearSaturday 13 December:Learn to Race: 9am startTyrrell and Rousso Races: 1pm briefing, 2pm first warningChristmas Party after racing (circa 5pm)Saturday 20 December: (last races of the year)Spring Point Score Races 13 & 14: 1pm Briefing, 2pm First warningSaturday 27 December: NO CLUB RACINGSaturday 3 January: Sprint Racing: 1pm splashOther Upcoming EventsILCA Australian Masters Championships 20266-9 February 2026 at Bay Sailing Centre Soldiers Point, Port Stephens NSWNotice of RaceEntryFor help with accommodation and logistics, please contact Dave Newman

NoteOver the Christmas break, please be aware that DBSC’s facilities will be shared with the following events:Cherub Nationals: Sunday, 28 December through Sunday, 4 January12-ft Skiff Interdominions: Sunday, 4 January through Saturday, 10 January

Thank you to the members who are sending through information for the newsletter. If you have content for the newsletter, please

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We would like to welcome our newest potential member Mika! – Two weeks ago we noticed Hadrian was unavailable to race with us (ok so only one day! – We may have assumed he was having a rest day – Not so!) Well now we know why: his lovely wife Elle gave birth to baby Mika!  (at 3.8kg – she might be the first standard laser woman in our fleet!!!) He assures us new family life is better than any new boat he’s ever had! – Mother and daughter are doing well. Congratulations Hadrian and Elle!!

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The 4-day regatta at the end of November, saw our elite young sailors from DBSC head south to Melbourne for a World Class event that included many current Laser Olympians from foreign countries, as well as Australian dual gold medalist, Matt Wearne.

DBSC member final results

Our members performed exceptionally well. In the “7’s”, Campbell Patton, Julian Taylor and Healy Ryan were top 10 contenders. Zander Bijkerk had some bad luck with gear failure but was certainly around the pointy end for the regatta, and Hamish Crabb also had a great result.In the ILCA 6, Sylvie Stannage finished 13th overall and Sara Bruce sailed well to finish 25th. Elouise

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The Tyrrell and Rousso races will be held this Saturday, 13 December 2025. and will be followed by the club Christmas Party which will comence after the racing from 5pm for Members and their guests – Don’t forget to RSVP HERE.The first race (the Tyrrell) is a handicapped start where the faster boats must chase down the slower boats.  There will be a normal 5-minute countdown start sequence, at which time those will zero handicap (the slowest boats) will start. After that, faster boats will start when the race time reaches their handicap over the next 15-20 minutes.  The handicaps will be announced during the briefing on Saturday. The first boat over the finish is the winner.  The second race (the Rousso) is a scratch race, with everyone starting on the same start line with a normal 5-minute countdown sequence.  The first ILCA4, ILCA6 and ILCA7 across the line are

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Club Championship Races 7 & 8Hot and Hazy weather over Sydney in the morning, the race team set out early with an ominous “north-west to north” forecast – it was light – but there was a small chance it was warming up for a nor-easter. So after the briefing, and after a slow journey out of the bay, 45 sailors were disappointed to find the wind had dropped further to about 2-3 knots from the east (on Martin’s wind instruments) and so

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Learn To Race under head coach, Martin White, is taking a new direction in developing racing skills for intermediate sailors; particularly those who are current DBSC members. The sessions will cover many facets of racing and any Double Bay member who wants advice on boat set-up, race tactics and sail trim are welcome to attend the regular sessions for free, using their own boat. Martin has won a World Masters Title in Croatia and he is an expert in concisely explaining the nuances of Laser racing – and how to make a Laser go fast! Martin is supported by a friendly group of Double Bay sailors who help to facilitate the sessions. Learn To Race takes place once a fortnight on Saturday mornings, with the sessions kicking off at 9am.  Keep an eye on the club calendar for the upcoming dates.  The format begins with rigging tips, a talk on race tactics, and then

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