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Impressive turnout for a Sunday morning in the middle of winter! All photos by Tim Heath, Rob Blum or Maxim Djura.

Sprint RacingThree things I want to hear when I go sailing: 10-12 knots of breeze, stable wind, and an empty harbor. What is the phrase to describe all of it? “Champagne Sailing”. Brazilians call it “Captains Wind”. That’s what we got on Sunday. Winter is a magical time when the westerly is not an unpredictable atmospheric phenomenon, but a wind you can savour. Moths and Wazps appeared to agree, too, and shared sailing course with us on that gorgeous Sunday morning.It was sprints and the last early-Sunday racing of the year (next weekend we’re back to

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The annual working bee will be conducted on Saturday 22nd August from 8am. There is plenty of critical work to be done to ensure the club is in pristine shape for the upcoming season.All members are expected to attend. If you are unable to attend on the day, please contact the Commodore, Steven London, and arrange for a job to be undertaken at a time convenient to you. (Members who do not participate are under the usual threat of having their Laser torched in the park!)Rod Barnes, Vice-Commodore

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Club Look-ahead Schedule[No racing for next three weekends]Sunday 26 July: Winter Sprints: 7:15am briefing, 8:00am first warningSaturday 1 August: Winter Sprints: 12:00pm briefing, 1:00pm first warningSpring & Autumn Fixtures Calendar The calendar for next year has been published here. Please use this to plan your campaigns!Highlights:5 Sep: DBSC Season Opening and Club Championships 1 & 217-18 Oct: 2026 NSW & ACT Coast ChampionshipsSpeers Point ASC14-15 Nov: 2026 NSW & ACT Open & Youth ChampionshipsDBSC1-8 Jan: 2027 Oceania & Australian Open & Youth ChampionshipsSandringham YC (VIC)NOR. Entries open 01-Sep.5-8 Feb: 2027 Australian MastersRQYS (QLD)13-14 Mar: 2027 NSW & ACT Metro ChampionshipsYarra Bay SCOTHER Aussie ILCA EVENTS:

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All photos by Rod Barnes

Winter Championship / Point Score Races 22 & 23Sunday morning started cold and overcast, with light breeze shifting around from the south to south-west. There was mist sitting around the harbour and, while it was not exactly warm, it was still a pretty good morning to be out on Sydney Harbour.The race management team had an eventful start before racing began, with the Jazzman battery flat. This gave the PRO and LtRAR a lesson in Jazzman roadside assistance, which was useful, although hopefully jumpstarting is not something that needs regular practice.The first course was set racing West towards the Man-of-War Anchorage mooring, off the north of Clark Island and with the start

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Winter Championship / Point Score Races 19, 20 & 21

A blue-bird morning of racing. All photos by David Da Costa Enes.

A 9kt westerly was already in place as the course was set, and didn’t change all morning. This made it easy for the support boat as no marks needed moving. A short start line made preparation paramount. Top mark near Clarke island and an incoming tide needed strategy and brilliant sunshine needed sunglasses.A contingent of 30 Laser sailors, who launched promptly and paddled, sculled and/or flipflopped their way out of the bay.Race 1 got off bang on time, but the rolling start for the ILCA7’s failed because

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Club Look-ahead ScheduleSunday 28 June: Winter Championship & Point Score Races 22, 23 & 24: 7:15 Briefing, 8:00am Warning[No racing for three weekends]Sunday 26 July: Winter Sprints: 7:30 splashSaturday 1 August: Winter Sprints: 7:15 Briefing, 8:00am Warning. These are the final races of the Winter Series.Spring & Autumn Fixtures Calendar The calendar for next year has been published here. Please use this to plan your campaigns!Highlughts:5 Sep: DBSC Season Opening and Club Championships 1 & 217-18 Oct: 2026 NSW & ACT Coast ChampionshipsSpeers Point ASC14-15 Nov: 2026 NSW & ACT Open & Youth ChampionshipsDBSC1-8 Jan: 2027 Oceania & Australian Open & Youth ChampionshipsSandringham YC (VIC)5-8 Feb: 2027 Australian MastersRQYS (QLD)13-14 Mar: 2027 NSW & ACT Metro ChampionshipsYarra Bay SC

Thank you to the members who are sending through information for the newsletter. If you have content for the newsletter, please email it to newsletter@dbsc.com.au by Monday evening.View all

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Club Look-ahead ScheduleSunday 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 WarningSunday 26 July: Winter Sprints: 7:30 splashSaturday 1 August: Winter Championship & Point Score Races 25, 26 & 27: 7:15 Briefing, 8:00am Warning. These are the final races of the Winter Series.

Thank you to the members who are sending through information for the newsletter. If you have content for the newsletter, please email it to newsletter@dbsc.com.au by Monday evening.View all racing results here.The club’s calendar can be viewed and subscribed to here.Make a tax deductible donation to DBSC here.

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Dene and Andrea at our recent AGP

With much sadness, DBSC acknowledges the passing of Dene Bergman. Following a battle with cancer, Dene passed away peacefully on Tuesday June 16th.Dene had been a stalwart of our club from the early 80’s. Backed by his avionics engineering career, Dene was the master of response boats, radio communications, and general maintenance at our club. Dene had a wonderful sense of humour. So obsessed with keeping our premises in order, he produced many wonderful cartoons and signs around our club, which you can see. Like so many great volunteers at DBSC, Dene was always the first to volunteer and never sought recognition for his contributions.Many of us had the privilege

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Winter Championship / Point Score Races 16, 17 & 18

Chris Tattersall reports:I have to admit that it didn’t look promising when dawn broke on Sunday morning. There was not a breath of wind at the club and the wind readings from the harbour were not much more encouraging. And no sun to lift spirits. However, as you do, we put the flags up, dutifully launch the Paul Adam, loaded her up with marks and the rest of the kit and motored out have a look-see. There was a slight breeze coming from the nor’-nor’-west, so we dropped a leeward mark at the mouth of Double Bay and returned to the club and

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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)

Thank you to the members who are sending through information for the newsletter. If you have content for the newsletter, please email it to newsletter@dbsc.com.au by Monday evening.View all racing results here.The club’s calendar can be viewed and subscribed to here.Make a tax deductible donation to DBSC here.

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