Spring Point Score 9 & 10PRO Luke Parker’s report:Drizzly weather and gradient NNE of 10-16 knots greeted the fleet on Saturday. Numbers were a little down with the gun younger sailors away in Victoria and some softer older sailors scared off by the rain. With the wind to the left of a traditional Nor-Easter, and a run-in tide, and no ferries, we elected to set the course deeper in Double Bay than usual. The bonus was much less traffic for the fleet to contend with.Starts were well- behaved, although the full rigs did test their luck in the second start. They got lucky.A number of sailors took the opportunity of gusts and some great waves to rehearse capsizing and righting their boats. On the basis that “practice makes perfect”, some members should be getting rather good at it.From the vantage of the start boat, it seemed upwind tactics were about
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RACE REPORT 14 October 2023
Photo by Quinn Pierson
SPRINT RACINGPRO David Airey reports:Saturday was another glorious day to be out on Sydney harbour although the conditions were at times challenging for the approximately 25 sailors and race management team. Before the briefing, the buoys were set out for a nice 10 knot Westerly. However, by the time racing got under way at 2pm the wind was dying, and the first sprint race took longer than planned. The marks were moved to shorten the course and Race 2 proceeded smoothly, albeit with big variations in wind speed and direction across the course. Then, while the crew on the Jazzman were focused on flags and timing for Race 3, it was pointed
RACE REPORT 11 November 2023
All photos by Elisabeth Tattersall
Spring Point Score Races 7 & 8PRO Geoff Kirk reports:Last Saturday was Races 7 and 8 of our Spring Point Score series. The on-water team was Kim Ketelby and Elisabeth Tattersall on the committee boat, Ian Tudball and Conrad Johnston on the Paul Adam, and Keryn Smith on the Dene Bergman. Many thanks to them as they all did a great job.We gathered early and Pat gave us his usual pep talk on what to do and then did some dodgy religious cross in front of him praying that we wouldn’t break anything. Well, that did absolutely nothing as immediately we broke the east davit, but with a bit of improvisation
DBSC Christmas Party for Members and Family
DBSC Members and their Partners/Parents are Invited to join us from 5pm at our Christmas Party on Saturday 9 December which is held at the Club after racing (Racing on the day is our famous Tyrell & Rousso races. Details on these to follow in the coming weeks.)The Christmas season is fast approaching, so members are advised to please save this date and RSVP as soon as you can. RSVP using this link before 24 Nov: https://www.dbsc.com.au/club-events/2023-christmas-party
RACE REPORT 21 October 2023
VAUCLUSE OPEN REGATTA
Photo by Ashley Deacon
PRO Daryl Lawrence reports:A filling Nor’easter, the first “big day” of the season, greeted 60+ Lasers (not all signed in) including a dozen or so from Vaucluse Yacht Club and a contingent of ten elite women sailors to lead the fleets around the course. The Etchell’s start line featured in the centre of the triangle, and some twelve-foot skiffs joined the fun on one of their legs. It was a day to pay attention to traffic.Race 1 saw David Newman then Otto Henry and Quentin Burns take the Standard Rig honours. In Radials it was Sylvie Stannage, Healy Ryan and Sara Bruce. In
New Turf to Rigging Area
As part of the Bay St upgrade project, Woollahra Council will lay new turf and turf protection to a portion of our rigging area starting this Monday. The area of coverage will be between the new footpath to the east and in line with our eastern ramp. It will also cover from the club to the footpath next to the children’s playground. To give the new turf time to establish, the area may be barricaded off for a period. Please ensure you obey all signage and keep off the new turf. During this time all rigging will be further to the west, however we will still be able to access the Harbour using the eastern ramp near the club. Once completed this will be a huge benefit to us all.
Learn To Race Report
Under a grey sky and a shifting wind, Martin White and his team notched up another successful morning of Learn To Race (LTR), featuring short course races in Double Bay. The fleet consisted of six non-members sailing club boats, and four club members sailing their own boats. Racing commenced on time, and the imposing Max Jura used his height to advantage in holding up the start flags and doing his version of a loud, raw, Aussie accent to give competitors the countdown to the start hooter for a 5-race format.The racing at times resembled “dodgem cars” with each boat vying for top position at the turning marks with no holds barred. On water coach, Martin White, gave his words of wisdom, and by the last race, the fleet was starting to look more orderly. LTR is not just for non-club members. It’s also designed for tentative club members who are wanting to
RACE REPORT 4 November 2023
Photo by Diana Chen
Spring Championships Races 7 & 8PRO Peter Collie reports:The day was full of surprises but we eventually had two support boats to run the racing and kitted out the Paul Adam with an improvised flag holder courtesy of John Vasey and a set of flags. The next challenge was figuring out the wind, but we eventually settled for a more southerly course onto the bay as it seemed to give more flexibility if things changed.Both fleets were keen to get going in Race 7 and needed the black flag to curb their enthusiasm. From then on, the starters were still enthusiastic but well behaved with only one BFD.The wind changed continuously in
WHAT'S GOING ON
Wednesday 25-Oct: Twilight Sailing (5PM splash)Thursday 26-Oct: Twilight Racing (5PM splash)Saturday 28-Oct: DBSC Competency Training (9:30AM) ALL MEMBERSSpring Point Score 5 & 6 (2PM warning flag)Brett Beyer Saturday Program
Tuesday 31-Oct: Reach Youth Training (4:30PM ready)Wednesday 01-Nov: Twilight Sailing (5PM splash)Thursday 02-Nov: Twilight Racing (5PM splash)
Saturday 04-Nov: Learn-to-Race (9AM start)Club Championships 7 & 8 (2PM warning flag)Brett Beyer Saturday ProgramBBQ following racing
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Competency Training Day – 28 October 2023
Our annual competency training day is coming this Saturday 28 October, commencing 0930. Attendance is expected for all members on the volunteer roster, and strongly encouraged for anyone who may be providing ancillary on-water support (e.g., coaches or parents from outside DBSC who are involved in club race days).This is an annual activity which we regard as a core part of safe and efficient club management and culture. All members are expected and, given the significant growth we’ve experienced as a club, as well as the residual rustiness some of us still have from the COVID disruptions, it is important that we refresh and develop our skills and knowledge for the new season.The 3 sessions are:How to run a race. Andrew Cox, our ex-commodore, will share his experience in planning and managing race days, running briefing and managing sign-on, setting a course, running safe and efficient races in a range