Saturday, 3 August, 1pm Start – First heats of the Winter Sprint Series. Sunday, 4 August, 1pm Start – Big Boat Race.Saturday, 24 August, 8am – Annual Club Working Bee. Friday, 30 August, 7pm – Sailors and Volunteers Season Opening Dinner.Sunday, 1 September, 9am – Boat Repair Day. Saturday, 7 September, 2pm Start – Season Opening and Club Championships Heats 1 & 2.Saturday 28 & Sunday 29 September – DBSC Women’s Laser Regatta.
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Action Items
With spring around the corner, things are starting to heat up at DBSC. That means a bumper newsletter this week, and there are some important action items we need your responses on. We know some of you may not have time to peruse the entire edition in detail, so we’ve outlined the most important items below. Read on for more details, but please respond, sign up and volunteer:Working Bee – Saturday 24 August. Sign up to volunteer HERE. Season Opening Dinner – Friday 30 August. Get your tickets HERE.Boat Repair Day – Sunday 1 September. Sign up to help fix boats HERE. Sign up to get help repairing your boat HERE. Women’s Laser Regatta – September 28 and 29. Sign up to participate in the Regatta HERE. Sign up to volunteer at the Regatta HERE. Brett Beyer Saturday Program – Ongoing in Spring. Sign up for the BBSP HERE. Race Management Volunteers – Ongoing. Sign up to volunteer to
Winter Sprint Series Starts This Saturday
Laser racing returns to Saturdays this weekend, with the start of our August Winter Sprint Series. The sprints are a perfect way to get back in shape for the upcoming season of sailing, and will be held every Saturday in August, with an early 1pm start. So join us for some pre-season fun this Saturday.
Working Bee
We will be running our annual working bee on Saturday 24 August at 8am. This is an important event that gets our club ready for the new season of sailing. There is a lot to do, and we would appreciate participation from all members to make this a success. Could you please RSVP HERE to confirm your attendance?We have set out below the list of tasks required on the day. Could you please let us know in your RSVP if there are particular tasks you would like to do (no guarantees, but we will accommodate where possible)?paint change roomsdolly maintenance team 1 — axles / rivets / tyresdolly maintenance team 2 — padding / plastic protectors dolly audit — club vs member dolliesclub laser maintenancegurney the ramp and deck ladders (can anyone supply gurney guns?)wash the Jazzmanscrub and wash the two RIBsaudit / check all anchors and tacklecheck all radios / handhelds are
Boat Repair Day
Have a bent bailer or a cleat that popped off in the last race of the season? Then our Boat Repair Day is for you. The annual fix up is happening at 9am on Sunday, 1 September. This is a day when some of our handy members have volunteered to help with minor repairs to hulls and foils. Major work will need to be outsourced. Generally we recommend purchasing new spars and sails rather than repairing old ones. Depending on the work required and the cost of materials and parts, there may be a charge applied. If you’re one of our skilled members who’d like to help and are willing to assist with repairs, please contact Ian Alexander HERE. If you need help with repairs please contact Craig Sheers HERE, outlining the work required so that Craig can obtain materials. Thanks to Craig Sheers and Ian Alexander, and everyone else who volunteers, for providing this very helpful service! We encourage you to sign up and make
Race Management Volunteers Needed
The #1 strategic initiative for the club this year is to improve the quality of our race management. We have been very fortunate in the last few years to have had expert “permanent” PROs to manage much of our racing — a big thank you to Jonathan Stone, Clare Alexander and Christine Patton for their enormous contributions. While this has given us reliable and consistent race management, it has resulted in a skills gap among our broader membership, which has been evident on days when our permanent PROs are not present. Furthermore, we cannot assume we will always have willing permanent PROs. For this reason, and noting it is consistent with our club culture and ethos that everything at the club is shared among our volunteer members, we are changing our approach to race management this year, and putting it back in the hands of our broader membership. We want everyone in
Season Opening Dinner
Gilligan’s Island is the theme for DBSC’s annual Season Opening Sailors and Volunteers Dinner on Friday 30th August – 7pm at the Royal Prince Edward Yacht Club in Point Piper. You’re not going want to miss this season’s social kick off. The cost for the evening is $90 which includes a 2 course dinner (and a share cheese platter), wine with dinner and open bar on arrival (while our kitty lasts). And after the main event, we’ll head to Bedouin in Double Bay. Tickets are selling fast, so get yours HERE today!
Brett Beyer Coaching
Get coached by one of Laser sailing’s best, Brett Beyer. The Master is back again running his Saturday coaching program on the following dates: 21 Sep, 19 Oct, 26 Oct, 2 Nov, 16 Nov, 30 Nov, 7 Dec.* You can sign up for the program and learn more details HERE.
Women’s Laser Regatta Needs Your Help!!
Excitement is building for the 2nd Annual Women’s Laser Regatta which will be happening at DBSC on September 28 and 29. When the NOR (which you can see HERE) went live on Monday, the world took notice. The very popular Sail-World.com tweeted about it.
The Tweet Seen ‘Round the World.
On top of that, Clare Alexander and Christine Patton represented the club at a recent grant presentation at Woollahra Council. The duo accepted a cheque in support of the Regatta from Mayor Peter Cavanagh. So, it’s already looking like the second edition is going to top the hugely successful inaugural Women’s Laser Regatta. Please make sure you spread the word and get women and girls to register HERE.
Mayor Peter Cavanagh
Youth Achieve at Worlds
Our DBSC youth sailors represented us well at the 2019 Laser Worlds Championship in Miho Bay, Japan. Zac West has just returned after winning the silver medal at the Laser Radial Men’s World Championships – he lead the regatta until the last day and was pipped at the post by a few points!Mark Louis was 5th overall with another terrific performance.You can check out all of the results and find out more about the event HERE.
Zac West Smashing it in Japan.