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Photos Steven London

Winter Championship / Point Score Races 13, 14 & 15Steven London Reported:It was a glorious morning for 33 Lasers on the last day of Autumn. The sun shone brightly and the Harbour sparkled with a steady 8-10 knot Westerly building to 15 knots at times toward the end of race 15. It was short from racing at its best, where any advantage at the start followed by speedy mark rounding led to victory for a few, with tight racing in compressed fleets merging at times producing some tightly contested matches between rivals.Winter Championship Results:ILCA 4, Race 13, 14, 15:Harper Spacey excelled! achieving a picket fence 1sts across the line in all 3 races.with Hiro

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Club Look-ahead ScheduleSunday 7 June: No club racing. Please see below.Sunday 14 June: Winter Championship & Point Score Races 16, 17 & 18: 7:15 Briefing, 8:00am WarningSunday 21 June: Winter Championship & Point Score Races 19, 20 & 21: 7:15 Briefing, 8:00am WarningSunday 28 June: Winter Championship & Point Score Races 22, 23 & 24: 7:15 Briefing, 8:00am WarningOther EventsSaturday 6 June through Monday 8 June (King’s Birthday long weekend): 2026 East Coast Championship, Youth and Open Regatta, WSC. Invitation is hereNotice of Race is hereRegister here (late entry fees apply after 01-June)

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All photos by Ian Tudball

Winter Championship / Point Score Races 10, 11 & 12It was looking like a highly dicey proposition for the fleet last Sunday morning. Early forecasts and glass-out conditions threatened to keep the fleet ashore, but the weather gods ultimately cooperated to deliver a window of highly competitive racing.Against the odds, a gentle 4 to 8 knot westerly filled in across the harbour just in time for the morning session. The Race Committee took full advantage of the breeze, quickly rattling through Races 10, 11, and 12 of the Winter Championship and Point Score. Sailors enjoyed clean, tactical racing in the light air, getting three solid scorelines locked away before the morning breeze

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Club Look-ahead ScheduleSunday 31 May: Winter Championship & Point Score Races 13, 14 & 15: 7:15 Briefing, 8:00am WarningSunday 7 June: No club racing. Please see below.Sunday 14 June: Winter Championship & Point Score Races 16, 17 & 18: 7:15 Briefing, 8:00am WarningSunday 21 June: Winter Championship & Point Score Races 19, 20 & 21: 7:15 Briefing, 8:00am WarningSunday 28 June: Winter Championship & Point Score Races 22, 23 & 24: 7:15 Briefing, 8:00am WarningOther EventsSaturday 6 June through Monday 8 June (King’s Birthday long weekend): East Coast Championship 2026 Youth and Open Regatta, WSC. Invitation is hereNotice of Race is hereRegister here (late entry fees apply after 01-June)

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Club Look-ahead ScheduleSunday 24 May: Winter Championship & Point Score Races 10, 11 & 12: 7:15 Briefing, 8:00am WarningSunday 31 May: Winter Championship & Point Score Races 13, 14 & 15: 7:15 Briefing, 8:00am WarningSunday 7 June: No club racing. Please see below.Sunday 14 June: Winter Championship & Point Score Races 16, 17 & 18: 7:15 Briefing, 8:00am WarningOther EventsThis Friday: Annual General Party & AGM: 6:30pm to 11:30pmSaturday 6 June through Monday 8 June (King’s Birthday long weekend): 2026 Opti East Coast Championships, Woollahra Sailing Club. Organised by the Opti Dinghy Association, but ILCA’s are invitedInvitation is hereNotice of Race is hereRegister here (late entry fees apply after 01-June)

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Winter Championship / Point Score Races 7 & 8

Photos by Grant Lovelady and Kirk Marcolina

Double Bay Fleet Battles Through Harbour Drift-OffMore than 35 Laser sailors turned out at Double Bay Sailing Club on Sunday morning for a difficult and at times frustrating day of racing on Sydney Harbour. Sailors arrived to overcast skies and low cloud hanging across the harbour following overnight rain, while race officials headed out early were met with glassed-out conditions on the course area. It did not look promising.Despite the lack of breeze, the large fleet launched enthusiastically, hoping the forecast would eventually deliver enough pressure for racing. After a bit of juggling

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Photos by Andrew Cox, David Evenden, Wendell Wait and Maurice Doumit

Winter Championship / Point Score Races 4, 5 & 6Getting up at 5:45am on a Sunday morning in winter (or even near-winter) is never a good idea. Unless you’re a DBSC sailing freak, it would seem – as more than 40 of them showed us this week.  Anthropologists might argue this was a one-off for Mother’s Day, when tradition dictates that all male members of the species and their progeny are booted out of the house. Poets might go on about the crisp dry air that sharpens the senses while the first shy fingers of sun reach out to warm cold hands, and the awakening harbour stirs

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Club Look-ahead ScheduleSunday 17 May: Winter Championship & Point Score Races 7, 8 & 9: 7:15 Briefing, 8:00am WarningSunday 24 May: Winter Championship & Point Score Races 10, 11 & 12: 7:15 Briefing, 8:00am WarningSunday 31 May: Winter Championship & Point Score Races 13, 14 & 15: 7:15 Briefing, 8:00am WarningSunday 7 June: Sprint Racing (King’s Birthday Long Weekend) 7:15 Briefing, 8:00am WarningOther EventsFriday 22 May: Annual General Party & AGM: 6:30pm to 11:30pm

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All photos by Tim Heath

Winter Championship / Point Score Races 1, 2 & 3The first day of the winter season was unseasonably warm, in fact a typical summer day. Light breeze from the north when we arrived with a 20 knot NE promised later. The 35 or so sailors were treated to a range of conditions from 5 to 15 knots, but luckily for the race management the wind direction remained fairly steady throughout. We started the first race promptly at 8am which unfortunately left many in the fleet still struggling to get out of Double Bay, and then the wind dropped so a slow race to start the series. We then shortened the course and

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Club Look-ahead ScheduleSunday 10 May: Winter Championship & Point Score Races 4, 5 & 6: 7:15 Briefing, 8:00am WarningSunday 17 May: Winter Championship & Point Score Races 7, 8 & 9: 7:15 Briefing, 8:00am WarningSunday 24 May: Winter Championship & Point Score Races 10, 11 & 12: 7:15 Briefing, 8:00am WarningOther EventsFriday 22 May: Annual General Party & AGM: 6:30pm to 11:30pmPlease RSVP to your invitation (emailed separately)

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