It’s looking like another perfect evening for twilights tonight. A warm and sunny 12 knots are predicted. Last Wednesday we had 19 boats participate. It was an awesome afternoon with a series of mini races run by Brett, and individual coaching tailored to each of the participants in the BBTP and their development stage. Everyone participated in some very exciting close racing in a brisk 15-20kt breeze. Let’s keep the big numbers rolling as we get further into those long warm evenings!
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Last Chance to Order Regatta Kit
We are very excited to unveil the final designs of our regatta kit, and to move forward with the ordering process. Thanks to Jules Hall / The Hallway for designing and Diana Chen for coordinating this snazzy gear! You can check out all of the merchandise HERE.
Last Saturday, Diana set up an old-fashioned stall at the club – customers rolled up and tried on the sizes of T-shirts and bibs, and placed their orders for T-shirts, bibs and caps with her. She will be doing this all again at the club this coming Saturday, which will be your LAST CHANCE to try on the sizes before we finalise numbers and go into production. Note, this coming week, Diana will also have Musto jacket samples in various sizes for people to try. If you are unable
RIB Driver Needed for the 18s
John Vasey graciously helps DBSC fulfil our affiliation agreement with the 18s by supplying support to their fleet every Sunday in the Paul Adam. John is unavailable to do so on Sunday 17th November and we need a volunteer to fill in. If you are interested, please let Andrew Cox know HERE. The day goes from about 1pm to 5pm and we have detailed instructions from John on what’s involved. Thanks!
Competency Training Reminder
Thanks to the many members who have already signed up for the mandatory Competency Training on the morning of Saturday, 23 November. It will be a great way to hone our skills to help bring the club to the next level. If you haven’t done so already, please confirm your attendance HERE.
Huge DBSC Contingent Headed to State Championships
On 9-10 November the 2019 NSW/ACT Laser State Championships will take place at George’s River Sailing Club in Sandringham. This is always a hotly contested event with over 100 sailors competing. This year on the open waters of Botany Bay it will be a cracker. So far we have a large contingent of 15 masters boats from DBSC attending, in addition a large number of our youth members – around 25 DBSC boats in total! Ian Alexander conducted a white board session at the club last Saturday to work out how to get everyone to Sandringham. If there was anyone who want to attend, but was not part of that whiteboard session (either in person or by proxy), please email Ian Alexander HERE if you need transport OR you need to use one of the club’s stackable dollies. Please do not use a stackable dolly unless you have registered with Ian. The
Tonight’s Twilights Looking Golden
The forecast is looking perfect for twilight sailing tonight (Wednesday)… 26 degrees and an 18 knot NE breeze. Join us for a beautiful evening on the harbour, with organised sprints with Brett Beyer. Everyone’s welcome. Splash is at 5pm for a 5:30 start!
Competency Reminder
We are asking ALL members to plan to attend our annual Competency Training on the morning of Saturday, 23 November. No matter how experienced you are, your attendance is required. Most weeks our race management is falling short of the standards we are seeking, and the competency training is an important element of our strategy to address that for the benefit of the club and all our members — so we need everyone to commit to this. Please confirm your attendance HERE. Thanks!
State Open Championships
On 9-10 November the 2019 NSW/ACT Laster State Championships will take place at George’s River Sailing Club in Sandringham. Please email Ian Alexander HERE if you plan to attend, and stick around after sailing on Saturday to white board trailer solutions. This is important — if you want to attend the regatta, but cannot attend the white board session, please speak to someone else and ask them to represent your interests at the white board session.
DBSC Kit Arriving Soon
Next week we will unveil the final designs of our regatta kit, and move forward with taking orders. This is very exciting!If you are attending an ILCA regatta this season, you will be offered one T-shirt / cap / bib combo for FREE. If you are not attending an ILCA regatta (or you want more than one combo set), you can also buy whatever you want.There will be a form in next week’s newsletter to indicate what you want to order – quantities and sizes. We will include price details then. In the meantime, in preparation for this, we will have size samples of the T-shirts and bibs at the club on Saturday so you can select your sizing. If you’re interested in one of the DBSC branded Musto sailing jackets, check out the sizing details HERE (and you can see the unbranded jacket in person at Sturrocks). So, don’t miss out, come on down to
Race Report
The wind forecasts were all over the place for last Saturday afternoon. From some models, it looked like there might not be enough wind to race… Boy was that prediction wrong! What eventuated was a strong, shifty 22 knot WSW breeze with some 30+ knot bullets that saw much of the fleet in the drink. It was surely a day you needed to keep your wits about you and your downhaul cranked on. Those who managed to keep their boats upright and took advantage of high port tacks won the day. The day was so challenging that several boats did not finish within 15 minutes of the lead boat, giving them a DNF (S.I. 18.3). The Afternoon was a combined Club Champs and Spring Pontscore; congratulations to the hardy victors. The results were: Championship – Full Rigs: Campbell Patton (Championship Heat 3) and Luke Parker (Championship Heat 4); Radials: Otto Henry (Championship Heats 3 & 4). Pointscore (after