Rob at NB Sailsports is looking to purchase older lasers – sail/hull numbers 190000 – 205000. If you have an older laser for sale please call Rob on 0405 177 207.
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60 seconds with Matt Wenke
How old were you when you first stepped on a boat?The mighty International Cadet at the age of 8If money (and sailing ability) were no limit, what boat would you buy?Hugo Boss if it’s still for sale.What is your ultimate sailing goal?Beat Luke in ANY regatta.Tell us the story behind the name of your Laser?N of 1 – a bit like the way I sail. A trial in which random allocation can be used to determine the order in experiments with 1 subject.If you could add any ingredient to DBSC’s world’s best toasties – what would it be?Leave as is. As a carnivore I have to pass.What are your second/third favourite hobbies (assuming sailing is #1)?I asked Lisa, my partner for help. Neither she nor I could think of anything else.Describe what you do for work in less than five words?Take Offs / Landings = 1What is the first international
Coming up next…
Sunday 20 June – ILCA 50th birthday bash!9-12 July 2021- South Pacific Laser Masters, Royal Queensland Yacht Squadron (QLD)Sunday 18 July – Winter SeriesSunday 25 July – Winter Series (final)Saturday 7 August – Winter Sprint SeriesSaturday 14 August – Winter Sprint SeriesSaturday 21 August – Winter Sprint SeriesSaturday 28 August – Working Bee and Winter Sprint SeriesSunday 29 August – Powerboat Handling Course with Australian SailingThe club calendar can be viewed (and subscribed to) here.
Thank you!
Thank you to those who stayed back for the “mini bee” after racing on Sunday. The club has been swept out and cleaned out, with lost property taken to Patagonia for recycling and old sails collected to help fisherman in the Pacific Islands. This means the club is nice and tidy for our stage, dance floor and bar! We can’t do these wonderful functions without your help. Thank you.
Is this your next Laser?
This weekend is the ILCA Laser 50th birthday bash and there are prizes to be won! We have a hull upgrade sponsored by PSA sailing and some brand new sails sponsored by NB Sailsports to be won.
PSA has sponsored this gold laser hull upgrade, which is all kinds of blingy, sparkly awesome!
You have to be in it to win it! Make sure you are registered!
Register now
Gnarly footage – call for GoPros
The ILCA Laser 50th birthday bash is this Sunday 30th May 2021 and is shaping up to be an event to remember!We have a 20 knot south westerly forecast which will make it an awesome run/reach from Fort Denison to Watsons bay. For those of you with GoPros (or similar) can we ask you to attach these to your boats and film what we are expecting to be gnarly footage? We have a film company that will be able to compile the footage after the event.Please send footage to Diana after the event.
Call your mates, mates!
We still haven’t quite rustled up the final numbers of the ILCA birthday bash and we still have some boats available to loan.In the interests of (the broader sailing) community spirit we’re asking you to call your sailing friends and ask them to come along on Sunday. In order to borrow a boat for the event, these people should register for the event here, entering “0” as the sail number. The club will then allocate a boat.
Club Person of the Year
The John Barraclough Award for Club Person of the Year went to Diana Chen who has been an unprecedented force of ideas and action at the club.
Club Person of the Year – Diana Chen. Photo credit: Peter Collie.
Sailing prizewinners
Our prizewinners for the sailing season were:Ron Young Trophy : 2020-21 Club Champion Laser Standard – Rod BarnesSally Gordon Trophy: 2020-21 Club Champion Laser Radial – Sylvie StannageDon Roach Trophy: 2020-21 Masters Club Champion Laser Standard – Rod BarnesDon Roach Trophy: 2020-21 Masters Club Champion Laser Radial – Martin White2020-21 Spring Point Score Winner Laser Standard – Steven London / London Pride2020-21 Spring Point Score Winner Laser Radial / 4.7 – Daryl Lawrence2020-21 Autumn Point Score Winner Laser Standard – Michael Osborne / Dragonfly2020-21 Autumn Point Score Winner Laser Radial / 4.7 – Alistair Sutherland2020-21 Winter Champion Laser Standard – Luke Parker2020-21 Winter Champion Laser Radial – Sylvie Stannage2020-21 Richard Tyrrell Trophy – Hadrien Bourely2020-21 Nano Rousso Trophy – Rod Barnes Dene Bergman Trophy: 2020-21 Vaucluse Challenge Champion Laser Standard – Matt FaddyGraham Read Trophy: 2020-21 Vaucluse Challenge Champion Laser Radial – Mina Ferguson
Little people
While you were bunkered down at home during Covid last year, some of our members made good use of the time. Congratulations to our members who have recently had babies:Sara Brooks – AngusSimon Stone – Charlie James Tudball – Max