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Sprint RacingThose who weren’t playing an away game down at George’s River for the NSW State Championships on the weekend, were treated to a relatively empty harbour and some champagne sailing.The race team comprised of Nick Pellow (PRO), Conor Roche (COTD), Tory Epworth (CoCOTD), David Devlin, Samuel Devlin and David Da Costa Enes. Blessed by a relatively stable 10-18knot North Easterly gradient breeze, 4 races each of about 20-25 minutes were well sailed by a strong fleet of about 25 boats.In the ILCA6s – Scott Hunter and Alistair Sutherland fought it out for the gun, whilst in the ICLA7s the racing was tight however a highlight was watching Commodore London score a gun on the final race.

After rounding the top mark sailors were rewarded with a short but hot reach to an offset buoy, backdropped by the best view in the world.

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UPCOMING EVENTSWednesday 13 November: Twilight Sailing (5:00pm-ish splash, Sailing ‘til 7:00pm)Thursday 14 November: Twilight Racing (5pm Splash, Racing between 5:30-7:30pm)Saturday 16 NovemberSprint Racing at DBSC (1 pm briefing, 2pm first warning)16-17 November: NSW & ACT Open & Youth Championships @ Georges River Sailing ClubDon’t forget to fill our the entry form and read the NoR and Sailing instructions HERE.Tuesday 19 October: REACH Youth Training with Zac West (4:30 – 7:30pm)Laser hoist training (7:30pm Sharp). Please email  commodore@dbsc.com.au if you wish to attend.

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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Peter Heywood Reports from Villamoura, PortugalThe regattaThis is a favourite location for the ILCA European championships with 200-300 Euro sailors competing. Vilamoura is a seaside location on the Atlantic with usually sunny weather. We had a nice apartment at the marina with a short walk to the sailing club. The well-organised regatta was 7 days (5 days sailing) with at least 10 races about 2-3 miles offshore in the Atlantic. Courses were trapezoid with windward return to accommodate the multiple fleets common in today’s apparent wind downwind sailing.Social events were often with after sailing drinks and nibbles. Local restaurants were taken over to feed us with local food. It was great to meet old combatants to laugh and make new friends to discuss all things sailing. There were 330 master sailors from all over the world in five age groups from 30 years to over 75. 330 boats at the

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Recognising his outstanding campaign especially over the last 12 months – The current Under 17 Champion in Australia and his performance at the Laser Youth Europeans in Northern Ireland, Australian Sailing has awarded Healy this honour. Here’s the announcement: Youth Sailor of the Year – Australian Sailing

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POINT SCORE Races 7 & 8

What a day on the water for the Spring Pointscore Races 7 & 8 last Saturday! The conditions were challenging yet beautiful, with a steady 12-15 knot easterly breeze keeping sailors on their toes with some tricky shifts throughout the afternoon. It was a fantastic turnout with over 45 boats competing, including an impressive fleet of 7 in the 4.7s.The winners, after handicapping, were as follows:Race 7:Standards: Peter D’Arcy-KingRadials: A tie between David Murphy and Michael Morris4.7s: Zoe AllenRace 8:Standards: Rod BarnesRadials: David Murphy4.7s: Charlotte JenkinsCongratulations to all the winners for their perseverance in such shifty conditions!A huge thank you to our fantastic volunteers who made the

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Upcoming ILCA REGATTASAll NSW/ACT ILCA events are listed with links to event sites on the Events page on their web site Here.16-17 November: NSW & ACT Open & Youth Championships @ Georges River Sailing Club (see previous article)23-24 November: Victorian States @ Blairgowrie YC 28 November – 1 December: Sail Melbourne @ Brighton YC6-9 December: Sail Sydney @ Woollahra SC 18-21 December: Sail Brisbane @ RQYS (Brisbane)1-8 January: Australian Open & Youth Championships @ RQYS UPCOMING EVENTS (at DBSC)Wednesday 6 November: Twilight Sailing (5:00pm-ish splash, Sailing ‘til 7:00pm)Thursday 7 November: Twilight Racing (5pm Splash, Racing between 5:30-7:30pm)Saturday 9 NovemberLearn to Race (9am)Spring Point Score Races 7 & 8 (1 pm briefing, 2pm first warning)Tuesday 12 October: REACH Youth Training with Zac West (4:30 – 7:30pm)

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We have the State Open & Youth Championships being hosted by Georges River Sailing Club 16-17 November 2024. If you’re interested in attending and need any support with boat transport or logistics, please contact Dave Newman.Don’t forget to fill our the entry form and read the NoR and Sailing instructions HERE.

Photo from Georges River Sailing Club website

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We will hold a training session on Tuesday, 19 November at 7:30pm sharp. Training will take 30-40 minutes. Please email  commodore@dbsc.com.au if you wish to attend.The Genie Laser Hoist at DBSC is only used at the club on non-race days, and allows a member to get their Laser down from its rack location (and put it back again) usually after mid week training, where no other members are available to help. In order to use the hoist, it is compulsory to have completed training and to have signed the certification register. 

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Club Championship Races 7 & 8Although the forecast promised a 15 kt nor’easter, when we arrived at the club the breeze was essentially nil. Nevertheless, our trusty COTD team dropped the marks for a course to suit where the wind was supposed to be. This was also about “staking out our turf” on the harbour.

Craig Ryan and special guest PRO Mark Bethwaite on station. All photos by Chris Tattersall (except the BBQ).

The breeze did arrive more-or-less as predicted, perhaps a little more easterly, and so after tweaking the marks we started getting Race 7 underway with a total of 47 Lasers. With six ILCA-4’s afloat, we ran

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Upcoming ILCA REGATTASAll NSW/ACT ILCA events are listed with links to event sites on the Events page on their web site Here.16-17 November: NSW & ACT Open & Youth Championships @ Georges River Sailing ClubThe Notice of Race is Here.You can enter online Here or up until 11.00am on Saturday 16 November at the club23-24 November: Victorian States @ Blairgowrie YC 28 November – 1 December: Sail Melbourne @ Brighton YC6-9 December: Sail Sydney @ Woollahra SC 18-21 December: Sail Brisbane @ RQYS (Brisbane)1-8 January: Australian Open & Youth Championships @ RQYS UPCOMING EVENTS (at DBSC)Wednesday 30 October: Twilight Sailing (5:00pm-ish splash, Sailing ‘til 7:00pm)Thursday 31 October: Twilight Racing (5pm Splash, Racing between 5:30-7:30pm)Saturday 2 NovemberClub Championships Races 7 & 8 (1pm briefing, 2pm first warning)Brett Beyer Saturday Program (BBSP)BBQ after racingTuesday 5 October: REACH Youth Training with Zac West (4:30 – 7:30pm)Wednesday 6 October: Twilight Sailing (5:00pm-ish splash, Sailing

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