1. How old were you when you first stepped on a boat? 7 years old.2. If money (and sailing ability) were no limit, what boat would you buy? Volvo 70.3. What is your ultimate sailing goal? To have fun and race competitively.4. Tell us the story behind the name of your Laser? Currently unnamed.5. If you could add any ingredient to DBSC’s world’s best toasties – what would it be? Dried oregano and basil.6. What are your second/third favourite hobbies (assuming sailing is #1)? Spearfishing and skiing.7. Describe what you do for work in less than five words? Plan, design, and deliver new suburbs.8. What is the first international destination you will travel to (once we’re allowed) and why? Japan to ski on some crisp snow.9. What is your favourite TV show, movie, and/or book? Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade.10. Tell us something interesting about yourself that members of
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Sunday 23 May – Winter Series and “Mini Bee” after sailingFriday 28 May – Annual General PartySunday 30 May – ILCA 50th birthday bash!Sunday 6 June – Winter Series Sunday 13 June – Winter SeriesSunday 20 June – Winter Series9-12 July 2021- South Pacific Laser Masters, Royal Queensland Yacht Squadron (QLD)Sunday 18 July – Winter SeriesSunday 25 July – Winter Series (final)
Race report
A cold night followed by the coldest morning of the season gave the fleet a a nice chilly westerly on Sunday, the first decent breeze of the winter season which faded in the third race as the day began to warm up.Race winners in the standard rig championship were Geoff Kirk, Mark Louis and David Newman while in the pointscore, Luke Parker, Mark Lewkovitz and Tim Heath each had a win. In the radial championship, Daniel Costandi scored a hat trick for the day, while in the pointscore, Diana Chen, Simon Stone and Martin White each had a win.Many thanks to PRO Ian Alexander assisted by Geoff Boscoe on the Jazzman with COTD John Conroy and co-COTD Bonnie Nixon on the water. Tim Heath ensured the carrot and ginger soup cooked up by Paul was hot to warm up the sailors after racing.
Winter series starts this week!
The Winter series kicks off this weekend on Sunday 2 May, with the first warning signal at 8.30am.There will be three races of approx. 30 minutes each per week (weather permitting), a combined start, and the standard (yet shorter) DBSC format: triangle-sausage-sausage. The quick format will keep us warm!All sailors are encouraged to participate and there will be championship and point score trophies in radial and standard divisions, as well as a radial Masters+ award.
Updated Sailing Instructions
Our Sailing Instructions have been updated and are available online. Being among the best laser sailing clubs in the world, it’s important that we are all familiar with our rules of engagement.There have been some changes to our Sailing Instructions for the winter series including:Winter Championship starts will be a single 5-minute countdown for all fleets, with 4.7s and Radials starting (together) after 3 minutes, and Standards starting after 5 minutesThe Winter Championship will include both scratch and handicapped scoring each weekCoaching on the course is no longer permitted (this does not affect the BBWP as advertised)The PRO guide and the COTD instructions have also been updated to reflect these changes.The discard rules have also changed for ALL our racing series (year-round) as follows:6-8 races = 1 drop9-11 races = 2 drops12-14 races = 3 drops15-16 races = 4 drops17-19 races = 5 drops20-22 races = 6 drops23-25 races = 7 drops26-28 races = 8 drops29-30 races = 9
Need a ride?
Ian Tudball is heading to the South Pacific Laser Masters at Royal Queensland Yacht Squadron (QLD) (9-12 July 2021) and has space on his trailer for another boat. Please speak with him at the club if you would like to arrange a tow up to the event.
Hoodies
DBSC branded hoodies are now available to keep the cool kids warm during the cooler months. They are a similar design as the T-shirts, just warmer. Head to our shop to purchase for $45 and pick them up from Diana.
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The cool kids will be wearing these.
60 Seconds With Kerryn Smith
1. How old were you when you first stepped on a boat? About 3 years old, on Moreton Bay. 2. If money (and sailing ability) were no limit, what boat would you buy? Swan 65.3. What is your ultimate sailing goal? To compete successfully, and master as many skills as I can while I can. 4. Tell us the story behind the name of your Laser? My two kids used to argue about who was the favoured child, so ‘Favourite Child III’ seemed like a good boat name. 5. If you could add any ingredient to DBSC’s world’s best toasties – what would it be? You can’t improve on perfection .6. What are your second/third favourite hobbies (assuming sailing is #1)? Travel and reading – not done much of the former in 12 months so spent more time on the latter. 7. Describe what you do for work in less
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Sunday 16 May – Winter Series Sunday 23 May – Winter Series and “Mini Bee” after sailingFriday 28 May – Annual General PartySunday 30 May – ILCA 50th birthday bash!Sunday 6 June – Winter Series
Race Report: 2 May 2021
Sunday 2 May was the first day of our winter racing season, although nobody informed Huey (the weather)! A combined fleet of nearly 30 sailors took to the water along with Australian Sailing Squad members, Mara Stransky and Zoe Hamilton, and the NSWIS team, coached on the day by Tom Burton.With clouds and a warm morning, the winter westerly was subdued and shut down early, in fact during the first race, with many sailors unable to make it to the end of the second lap before timing out. It took a little time for the northerly to set in at sea level, but once it did, we were able to have a further two races in light but reliable conditions.The results have been dancing with Gremlins, and will be available on the website in due course.Many thanks to PRO, Luke Parker who persevered in tricky conditions. He was ably assisted