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Spring Championships Races 7 & 8PRO Peter Collie reports:The day was full of surprises but we eventually had two support boats to run the racing and kitted out the Paul Adam with an improvised flag holder courtesy of John Vasey and a set of flags. The next challenge was figuring out the wind, but we eventually settled for a more southerly course onto the bay as it seemed to give more flexibility if things changed.Both fleets were keen to get going in Race 7 and needed the black flag to curb their enthusiasm. From then on, the starters were still enthusiastic but well behaved with only one BFD.The wind changed continuously in

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Wednesday 15-Nov: Twilight Sailing (5PM splash)Thursday 16-Nov: Twilight Racing (5PM splash)Saturday 18-Nov:ACT & NSW State Champs (Canberra YC)Club Sprints at DBSC (2PM start)

Tuesday 21-Nov: Reach Youth Training (4:30PM ready)

Wednesday 22-Nov: Twilight Sailing (5PM splash)Thursday 23-Nov: Twilight Racing (5PM splash)Saturday 25-Nov: Spring Point Score 9 & 10 (2PM warning flag)

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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DBSC Members and their Partners/Parents are invited to join us from 5pm at our Christmas Party on Saturday 9 December, to be held at the Club after racing. Racing on the day is our famous Tyrell & Rousso Races. Stay tuned for details on these special races. RSVP using this link before 24 Nov: https://www.dbsc.com.au/club-events/2023-christmas-party

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All photos by Elisabeth Tattersall

Spring Point Score Races 7 & 8PRO Geoff Kirk reports:Last Saturday was Races 7 and 8 of our Spring Point Score series. The on-water team was Kim Ketelby and Elisabeth Tattersall on the committee boat, Ian Tudball and Conrad Johnston on the Paul Adam, and Keryn Smith on the Dene Bergman. Many thanks to them as they all did a great job.We gathered early and Pat gave us his usual pep talk on what to do and then did some dodgy religious cross in front of him praying that we wouldn’t break anything. Well, that did absolutely nothing as immediately we broke the east davit, but with a bit of improvisation

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Saturday 30-Sep (long weekend): Sprints (2PM start)Wednesday 04-Oct: Twilight Sailing (5PM splash)Thursday 05-Oct: Twilight Racing (5PM splash)Saturday 07-Oct:Learn-to-RaceSpring Championships 5 & 6 (2PM warning flag)Brett Beyer Saturday ProgramBBQ after racing

Saturday 14-Oct: Sprints (2PM start)Saturday & Sunday 14 & 15-Oct: NSW & ACT Coast Champs @ Gosford 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 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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Thankyou to Brian Richards from 24/7 First Aid for providing members with an excellent training course covering CPR and First Aid. 18 members attended and were trained in what to do in situations that arise requiring First Aid, including using the Defibrillator (AED), bandages and tourniquets, and of course CPR practice on the manikins. There was also about and hour of online content beforehand. Thanks also to our own medico David Murphy for organizing the day, and all the members who got involved to update their First Aid accreditation last Saturday.

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Spring Point Score Races 3 & 4

Luke Parker reports:

A 5 to 8 knot-ish easterly greeted a fantastic fleet of over 50 Lasers for a sunny day’s racing last Saturday. The course was set in the channel towards Point Piper and Shark Island, and, as usual, the “Dardanelles” provided numerous opportunities and challenges for sailors. (For new players the Dardanelles, also known as the Strait of Gallipoli, is a narrow, natural strait and internationally significant waterway in northwestern Turkey that forms part of the continental boundary between Asia and Europe).It was “a thinking sailor’s breeze” as shifts and gusts came in from both directions and it was especially important to keep eyes out of the

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Wednesday 04-Oct: Twilight Sailing commences (5PM splash)Thursday 05-Oct: Twilight Racing commences (5PM splash) Members wishing to sign-up for the Thursday on water coaching please click HERESaturday 07-Oct:Learn-to-RaceSpring Championships 5 & 6 (2PM warning flag)Brett Beyer Saturday ProgramBBQ after racing

Saturday 14-Oct: Sprints (2PM start)Saturday & Sunday 14 & 15-Oct: NSW & ACT Coast Champs @ Gosford 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 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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Images courtesy of Australian Sailing FB page

Congratulations to the Thirteen DBSC Youth Members attended the Youth Sail NSW held at Teralba Sailing Club on Lake Macquarie.Well done to all members, and a special call out Miles Greenwood who placed 3rd in the ILCA4 fleet.

ILCA 4 Results (from a fleet of 15):3rd Miles Greenwood4th Ben Costandi7th Harriet Mclachlan9th Charlotte Jenkins12th Zoe Allen

ILCA 6 Results (from a fleet of 27):5th Sara Bruce6th Ali Braden7th Quentin Burns10th Edward Alexander11th Julian Taylor12th Charles Byford14th Cormac Johnston17th Jack Retuccia

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October Long Weekend SprintsSteven London reports:Saturday was a spectacular bright and sunny day, the wind was 10 knots, gusting 15 from NNE, perfect conditions for about 30 sailors who competed in our October Long Weekend Sprints. (and a few 18 footers were also seen in practice for their coming season.)Three races were started at 2pm sharp, a long course for Sprints, with the start set in Double Bay and the top mark was midway between the Bradley’s Head clearwater mark and Shark Island.In the first race, Campbell Patton aced the Standards, and Evie Saunders was first in the radials, and Diana Chen lead the 4.7s.Race two had the same leaders, Campbell Patton, Evie Saunders, Diana Chen dominating their respective fleets.By

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