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Twilight sailing continues on Wednesday evenings from 5.30-7.30pm until the end of daylight savings. Racing starts at 5.30 using rabbit starts. We encourage people to join as they arrive (recognising different work requirements) and to stay out if possible until 7.30 (noting that some people need to start and finish earlier).Unless communicated otherwise, the top mark in most wind directions will be the large white shipping buoy to the northeast of Clark Island. In NE, the bottom mark and start/finish will be the orange shipping mark. In S/SE, there will be no bottom mark, but the start/finish will be near the zoo. The intention is that, as people arrive, they will all sail to the agreed location and start to sail / race there — even if initially only one or two boats.A WhatsApp chat group has been set up to discuss twilight sailing. If you intend to sail twilight sailing and

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This weekend the club will host Learn to Race and in the afternoon head to the Vaucluse Regatta. A staple of the Sydney Harbour racing calendar, this iconic regatta celebrates its 90th year and is welcoming yachts, historic dinghies, OK Dinghies, Cherubs, VS & VJs, and Lasers. The event is free and you need to register here.DBCS members will need to be ready to splash at 12:15 to sail to the course for a 1330 start.The sailing instructions for the day are available online here. Members should read the sailing instructions before Saturday. There are some salient points to note:Lasers will start 1330, with a combined radial and 4.7 fleet starting firstThere will be up to three races, with all races countingThe course will be 2 laps of windward-leeward legs with an offset mark at the top and rounding to port.There will be separate start and finish lines part-way up the courseCode flag

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As part of the club’s ongoing effort toward sustainability, we have now purchased a fuel spill kit. This kit will be stored above the fuel locker at the club.There are no (known) incidents of fuel spillage into the harbour when refilling the RIBs and we hope for this continue. This is a precautionary effort in line with the sustainability guidelines from World Sailing.Members are reminded to exercise due care when filling the RIBs from inside the vessel, and not to carry around open cannisters of fuel at any time. All fuel cannisters, whether full or empty, must be stored inside the fuel locker when not in use for refuelling.

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Australian Laser Masters Championships (Westernport Yacht Club, Vic) – 25-28 February 2022: please contact Rod Barnes if you are attending.Laser Metropolitan Championships (RPAYC) – 5-6 March 2022: please contact Rod Barnes if you wish to attend.The NoR is here and you can enter for this event here. A guide of competitor information is also available here.MYC Women’s’ Challenge – 26 March 2022. There will be a laser division for women of all ages and skill levels. Women from DBSC wishing to attend may request for average points in the Pointscore racing that day. More information coming soon.

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Save the date!The club will be continuing our sailing stories events for members, this time with Malcolm Page on Wednesday 16thMarch after twilight sailing. Malcolm is a three time Olympian and dual gold medallist in the 470 class (Qingdao and London). He was the official Australian flag bearer at the closing ceremony of the London Olympics.Malcom has won the 470 men’s world championships six times and has also won world championships in the 420 and Tasar classes. Following his retirement from Olympic sailing, Malcolm worked at World Sailing as Head of Media, before becoming Chief of Olympic Sailing for US Sailing. He has now returned to Australian Sailing assuming the role of Mixed 470 coach.

Malcolm

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The annual DBSC picnic was held on Sunday 31 January. The event was well-attended by members and their families. The fleet took a leisurely midday sail down to Gibsons Beach at Watsons Bay in a perfect 10-12kt NE breeze. Emily Ball hosted the picnic at Watsons Bay, ferrying supplies (and family-members) across the harbour in a RIB, and providing an excellent spread of food and beverages.  After some lively conversations and an excellent feed later, everyone headed back to DBSC. Some family members, who found themselves on a Laser for the first time, might have experienced the odd “accidental” capsize. Oops. Thanks to Emily Ball for making the day happen, and to everyone who attended!

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211474 – James Johnson is selling his laser radial, Question of Balance. $4,500. More details are available on Gumtree. 202771 – Mark Crowhurst is also selling his laser radial, Off the Mark. $5,150. More details of Mark’s boat are available on Gumtree.Please note, Mark is not leaving the club. He will continue to sail, trialling the club boat pool that the club is considering (watch this space).

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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 midnight Monday.

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Wednesday 16 February – Twilight sprintsSaturday 19 February – Learn to Race (am) | Vaucluse RegattaWednesday 23 February – Twilight sprintsSaturday 26 February – Sprints | Masters’ National Championships (Westernport, Vic)Wednesday 2 March – Twilight sprints4-13 March – JJ Giltinan Regatta (18’ skiffs)Saturday 5 March – Learn to Race (am) | Clean Up Australia Day (am) | Sprints | Metros (RPAYC)Wednesday 9 March – Twilight sprintsSaturday 12 March – Club Championships 7&8 (BBQ)Wednesday 16 March – Twilight sprintsSaturday 19 March – Learn to Race (am) | Autumn Pointscore 3&4Wednesday 23 March – Twilight sprintsSaturday 26 March – Autumn Pointscore 5&6Wednesday 30 March – Twilight sprintsThe club calendar can be viewed (and subscribed to) here.

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On Saturday races 11 and 12 of the spring season were completed in a moderate south easterly breeze sailed between Shark Island and Point Piper.PRO Jules Hall oversaw racing and was ably assisted by Thomas Beregi (LTRAR) and Tanya Hall, with on water assistance from Mark Lewkovitz (COTD) and Andrew Dixson (co-COTD). Off the water, Richard Au and Murray Stone assisted Paul and Shirley in the canteen.Our race winners were Michael Osborn and Daniel Costandi in the standard rigs while Ian Tudball and Andrew Craker each had a win in the radial fleet.This concludes the Spring Season Pointscore. Congratulations to our victors.Standard: Mike Dunne (see all results)Radial: Alistair Sutherland (see all results)

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