With daylight saving just around the corner, one of our favourite club activities will be resuming – twilight sailing! The first of these will occur in two weeks, on Wednesday, 9 July with splash at 5pm (or whenever you can get there) for sailing from 5.30-7.30pm.And with this comes another instalment of the fantastic Brett Beyer Twilight Program. This program is capped at 10 participants (on a first in basis), who benefit from direct on-water coaching from Brett, and access to ask follow-up questions during the week.The Brett Beyer Twilight Program (BBTP) will run for 9 sessions as follows: 16 Oct, 23 Oct, 30 Oct, 6 Nov, 13 Nov, 20 Nov, 27 Nov, 4 Dec, 18 Dec. The cost of the program is $270 (plus merchant fees) per person.If you want to participate in the BBTP, please apply and pay here. Terms and conditions are included in the payment link.All sailors
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Only 3 Sleeps till the Women’s Laser Regatta
After many weeks of preparation, the Second Annual Women’s Laser Regatta hosted by DBSC is almost here. Check out the full schedule below. To entice you to get there bright and early we have a pop up coffee sponsor The Little Marionette onsite both mornings from 7:30 for fresh coffee! They are heading on down to the DBSC clubhouse, setting up a pop up shop and making a brew with the finest beans, creating full-bodied and crowd-pleasing blends with small-batch single origins. It will get you charged up for the Opening Ceremony with the Hon. Gabrielle Upton at 8:30am Saturday!Thanks to Christine Patton, Christine Linhart, Clare Alexander and the many other volunteers who have spent countless hours putting together a world class event. With over 50 sailors set to attend it’s sure to be a great weekend of women’s sailing!
Race Report
It was another blustery September day for Spring Pointscore heats 3 and 4. Big waves and a gradient N/NE 22 knot breeze challenged the 30 + sailors that competed. In between dips in the water the fleet managed some great sailing – with incredible boat speeds on the reaches and runs.At the end of an exhilarating day, the winners were (after handicap): Standards: Michael Osborne (Heat 3) and Steve London (Heat 4); Radials / 4.7s: Sylvie Stannage (Heat 3) and Kirk Marcolina (Heat 4). Thanks to this week’s race volunteers — Mark Bethwaite (PRO) assisted by Clare Alexander, Geoff Boscoe (LTRaR), Tim Patton and Christine Patton (COTD), Julian Van Aalst (CoCOTD), and Tim Heath and Christine Linhart in the canteen.
Coming Up Next
Saturday, 21 September, 9am – Learn to Race. Come along if you want to learn more about Laser boat handling, balance, boat posture, trim, starts, tacks, gybes, boat set-up and any other race management fundamentals. Please email Martin White HERE if you are planning on attending.Saturday, 21 September, 2pm Start – Spring Pointscore, Heats 3 & 4. Saturday 28 & Sunday 29 September – DBSC Women’s Laser Regatta.
Women’s Regatta Countdown
Just 10 sleeps to go until DBSC’s second annual Women’s Laser Regatta kicks off. Check out all the awesome events that are happening over the weekend of 28/29 September by viewing the schedule HERE.
Safety Reminder
As we start the new season, we want to remind all members about DBSC’s safety policy. Please read and understand the policy at dbsc.com.au/safety. We have summarised it below:DBSC takes safety very seriously. Sailing is dangerous. All sailors must be aware of the risks and mitigants. Each individual must determine if it is safe for them to sail having regard to conditions, experience and equipment. Every participant is responsible for their own safety and the safety of others. The safety of people comes before the safety of property.Two basic principles of safety are awareness and common sense. If you see a capsized boat, and are closest to it, you must establish its crew are safe, even if this means sailing out of your way. This is an obligation of every boat that sequentially becomes the closest boat until its crew is back on board. There is no guarantee that a response
Weekly Top Tip
We are looking for ideas for a Weekly Top Tip section in the newsletter.It might be something clever you have discovered about rigging your boat, or how to prevent a capsize, or how to get your boat out of the racks, or how to dry your wet gear, or how the canteen honesty book works … anything you have discovered about the club or about sailing that you think other people might not know or might find interesting. It might be that you are a new member and you recently discovered something you wish you had been told – then tell us what it is, so we can let others know. It might be that you are an “old hand”, and you have some wisdom to pass on – again, tell us what it is, so we can let others know.We are looking for any and all ideas – can you
Brett Beyer Saturday Program
This Saturday is the first instalment of the Brett Beyer Saturday Program. We have 15 participants signed up and paid. This is your LAST CHANCE to sign up — find out more and reserve your space HERE. Dates are 21 Sep, 19 Oct, 26 Oct, 2 Nov, 16 Nov, 30 Nov, 7 Dec.; cost is $630 for “A” and $315 for “B” (plus merchant fees).
Sweet Spring Pointscore
What a difference a week makes. Instead of the near-gale force winds of two weekends ago, Saturday brought a much gentler 10 – 12 knot Southerly. The first heats of the Spring Pointscore were sailed by almost 40 boats. The fleet had to battle some major shifts and lulls, but all in all it was a much tamer day of sailing. The winners after handicapping were: Standard Rigs: Steve London (race 1), Campbell Patton (race 2); Radials & 4.7s (who race as one fleet in the Pointscore): Kate McHugh (race 1), Otto Henry (race 2). You can check out all the results HERE.Thanks to last week’s race management volunteers for running a great day on the water: PRO Mark Bethwaite, assisted by Justin Davey; COTD Emily Ball, CoCOTD Kim Ketelbey, and Canteen Assistants David Huber and Alvaro Manzanares Bertran.Join us this Saturday for heats 3 and 4 of the Pointscore.
Big Discount on Great Gear
Boat Crew Gear are generously supporting The Women’s Laser Regatta and would like to share the love to the whole DBSC membership – So – Jump on board – support our sponsors.Order online now with BoatCrewGear.com for pickup at the Women’s Laser Regatta and receive a 15% discount on your gear!BoatCrewGear.com is an Australian small business servicing the sailing and paddling market online and at popup shops at regattas. BCG sells ALL brands – MUSTO, Zhik, Spinlock, Harken, ForwardWIP, Gill, Ronstan, wetsuits, boots, blocks, jackets for on and off shore, thermal hot sox, Performance knee pads, and more – basically everything you need for sailing either on a dinghy OR a big boat!When was the last time you bought a NEW Lifejacket? They don’t last forever – BCG have a variety of brands too! If you order online between now and the 26th September 2019 you can pick up your gear at their popup shop at the Women’s