There were 18 boats last Wednesday for Twilight Sailing. It was a great evening on the water. The BBTP continues tonight so come on down for some close racing and training!
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State Masters 10 Days Away
Our contingent of 20+ sailors is ready to head North next weekend for the State Masters in Lake Macquarie. If you’re one of them, please make sure you’ve officially registered for the event here.
Vaucluse Regatta Results
A computer glitch delayed the results of the Vaucluse Regatta, but after a reboot we have them now. Congrats to all the DBSC members who did our club proud. In the Full Rigs Ian Alexander won and Nick Pellow finished 3rd out of a fleet of 33 boats. In the Radials, Campbell Patton was first, Otto Henry was second, and Matthew Knight placed third out of 34 boats.
Learn to Run a Race
Every year, we have a shortage of people we can roster on as PRO for our races. We have now developed a “learn to run a race” program to address this.This program, which follows on from our club-wide competency training, is intended to provide the practical experience needed to act as PRO for our main competition races (i.e. Club Championships, Point Scores and Winter Championships). For those who have acted as a PRO before, it will be a refresher course; and for those who have not, it will be an opportunity to learn. The program will run in conjunction with Learn to Race, which is generally held on every first and third Saturday of the month from September to April. We will initially be asking selected club members to “volunteer” to participate in this program, and be rostered on for training, where you will revise / learn how to run races
Women Shower Thanks
You might have noticed that the women in our ranks have grown substantially over the last year. This is great news, but has caused a bit of a strain on the one shower that was previously in the women’s change room. But thanks to Pat Levy, Geoff Kirk, and Richard Bott a second shower has been created. The women are over the moon and deliriously happy with this development. They report both showers are in regular use already, so thanks to all.
Photo by Clare Alexander.
Boats on Floor
Do you want the good news or the bad? The good news is that the club has been at capacity all year and is now overflowing! The bad news is that this means there are two boats that live on the floor for now.One of those boats is our recently refurbished fifth club boat, and the other is a new member’s boat.The plan is to monitor the situation between now and the end of the season, waiting to see if any natural attrition occurs. In the meantime, we will be speaking to those members who are rarely at the club to see if they might be willing to move their boats until they are able to sail more often. And failing that, we are going to have to “volunteer” people to do so!Until we find a permanent solution, we appreciate your forbearance for any inconvenience the success of our club
Stellar Sprints
Over thirty boats sailed in Sprint Racing last Saturday. It was a unique course set close to the mouth of Double Bay and in the shadow of the F50 Catamaran races. A moderate NE breeze and warm sunny skies set a beautiful backdrop to over two hours of sprints. Thanks to Mark Crowhurst, Richard George, and Diana Chen for running a great day on the water and to the Canteen Crew who were supported by Murray Stone this week.
A Crowded Rounding. Photo by Diana Chen.
New PRO / COTD and Incident Guides
In conjunction with our recent Competency Training we have updated our PRO Instructions, COTD Instructions, and Incident Management Plan. Thanks for familiarising yourself with these updated guidelines to help us ensure our club continues to provide a safe sailing environment. You can also review videos from all of the Competency Training here.
Help Needed for JJs
The 18 footers will be holding their world championship event, the JJ Giltinan, on 1-10 March. DBSC commits each year to provide a response boat driver for each day of the event from 1:45 to 5pm. Could you please let Mark Crowhurst (treasurer@dbsc.com.au) know if you can assist with driving the Paul Adam on one or more of the days?
Since the first regatta on Sydney Harbour in 1938, the JJ Giltinan Championship has always been regarded as the world’s premier 18 Footer championship and many of its competitors have become world, Olympic and national champions in a variety of yachting classes.
Dolly Etiquette
In recent weeks, after sailing, several members have hung their dollies in front of racks which were not yet full with all 5 boats. This makes it very inconvenient for the sailors who have yet to place their boats back into their rack. When coming in from sailing, please be mindful to only hang your dolly in front of racks that are completely full (i.e. have all 5 boats already in place). If there are no racks that are completely full, please leave your dolly outside or in the front of the clubhouse. Thanks for your help with this.
Let’s Avoid Dolly Mayhem!