Saturday 26 November – Women’s Regatta Training: Race (Starts); Club championshipsSaturday 3 December 2022: The Women’s Regatta. Sign up for more information here.Saturday 10 December 2022: Tyrell and Rousso races; Christmas Party. RSVP and information here.The club’s calendar can be viewed and subscribed to here.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 midnight Monday.View results here.Make a tax deductible donation to DBSC here.
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The Women’s Regatta training
From Tory Epworth…The women were out in force last Saturday morning for the second of three coaching sessions with Sylvie Stannage – in the lead up to The Women’s Regatta on 3 December.
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Keep the clubhouse tidy
There will be many events at the club over the next few weeks including The Women’s Regatta and the DBSC Christmas Party. We ask that all members remove any personal belongings from the changerooms and any common areas at your earliest convenience in order to maintain a tidy clubhouse for all to enjoy.Anything left by 27 November will either be recycled or donated.
Member survey results – racing
From our Commodore, Steven London…This will be the first of 6 weekly instalments playing back the findings and insights of the Membership survey we ran earlier this year.Unsurprisingly, 96% of members rated ‘racing’ as very or extremely important. We also asked you about more specific elements of racing – including race management, fleet competitiveness, fleet size, twilight sailing, winter racing series, and a potential ‘green fleet’… And this is what you told us:·The introduction of a ‘green fleet’ was generally not supported, with the majority saying they had no strong feeling either way.There was good interest in twilight sailing, and to a lesser extent, the winter racing series… with the majority of respondents saying they were ‘interested’ or ‘very interested’.Race Management, Fleet Competitiveness and Fleet Size – are what really matters to our members – and where our focus should be. With regard to race management, volunteers found it difficult and
18s RIB support needed this Sunday 20 November
We need a RIB driver volunteer to help this coming Sunday 20 November, 1-5pm. Please contact the Commodore if you can help, or put your name down in this Google sheet HERE.A big thank you to all those members who have already volunteered helping out on Sundays with RIB support (John Vasey, Richard Holstein, Darryl Lawrence, Chris Tattersall), and those who have supported on Sundays in the canteen (Paul and Shirley, Clare Alexander, Christine Patton, Mike Dunne, John Verco, Richard Au, Kim Ketelby).
Sailor sign-on success
Thank you to all members for supporting this initiative to sign on every Saturday before racing. This helps our volunteers with on water race management and scoring. If anyone needs help with the app or to change your sail number please email Results or see the Q&A on DBSC web site HERE.
More volunteers needed for The Women's Regatta
Thanks to everyone who has volunteered so far. We still need MORE volunteers for The Women’s Regatta!As a club we are committed to increasing female participation in sailing, and events like The Women’s Regatta encourage female sailors from Sydney and beyond to come together and celebrate their ability, resilience, and love of sailing. In order for this to be a standout event, we need all the help we can get from members who aren’t sailing. Please let us know if you are available on Saturday 3rd December for tasks on and off the water. These include, but are not limited to race management, course setting, RIB driving & race support, boat prep & rigging, boat launch & retrieval, parking, and canteen.Please ensure you email womensregatta@dbsc.com.au by this Friday 11 Nov to let us know your availability so that we can schedule in the tasks. Events like this are important initiatives for the
Race report 12 November 2022
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Upcoming events and more information
Saturday 29 October 0945: Safety and competency training (mandatory for all sailors and volunteers)Saturday 12 November – Women’s Regatta Training: Downwind TechniqueSunday 13 November: Battle of the Sound.19/20 November: Open and Masters State Championships, Wangi WangiSaturday 26 November – Women’s Regatta Training: Race StartsSaturday 3 December 2022: The Women’s Regatta. Sign up for more information here.The club’s calendar can be viewed and subscribed to here.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 midnight Monday.View results here.Make a tax deductible donation to DBSC here.
This weekend – do NOT miss!!!
This weekend we have our annual competency and safety training at the club from 0945 to 1200.This training is critical for the safe and proficient running of racing at the club. EVERY member is expected to attend, as every member is on the volunteer roster.Please arrive at 0945 ready to learn and having read the PRO and COTD instructions that are available on our website.If you are unable to attend this training, you must inform the Commodore (with a very good reason).