Sunday’s Racing:Winds were variable from light to non-existent, generally from the northwest, but the race committee managed to complete two races. The first (R22) set off in a decent 8 kts. The racing was tight and tactical on the upwind (as long as you didn’t head left off the start line), with some stress added to the downwind legs as the breeze lightened and the fleets compressed. Our PRO wisely moved the weather mark closer for the second race (R23). The breeze picked up again for the first weather leg, but then died off completely for a while. Most managed to complete the second race, though some elected to paddle home early.Winter Championships R22/R23ILCA 6: Ian Alexander / James GoslingILCA 7: Zander Bijkerk / Ryan AldrichILCA 4: [no entries] / Olivia Aitken Winter Point Score R22/R23ILCA 6: Daryl Lawrence / James GoslingILCA 7: David DaCosta Enes / Daniel CostandiILCA 4:
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RACE REPORT 23 JULY 2023
Race report to follow (hopefully), meanwhile here are the results:Winter Championships R19/R20/R21 ILCA 6: Ian Alexander/Paige Caldecoat/Paige CaldecoatILCA 7: Daniel Costandi(RSYS)/Zander Bijkerk/Daniel Costandi(RSYS)ILCA 4: no startersWinter Point Score R19/R20/R21ILCA 6: Ian Alexander/Peter Collie/Peter CollieILCA 7: Andrew Foote/Julian Taylor/Julian TaylorILCA 4: no starters
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Annual Working BEE Saturday 19 August 2023
The annual working bee will be conducted on Saturday 19 August from 8am. This annual event takes considerable planning and is necessary in order to ensure our club is ready to run smoothly for the summer season. All members are expected to attend – there is a significant amount of work to be done. If you are unable to attend on the day, please contact the Commodore, Steven London, and arrange for a job to be undertaken at a time convenient to you.
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Disko Trooper in the Fastnet
Jules Hall and Jan (Clogs) Scholten are in the UK making their final preparations to compete in the Rolex Fastnet in the double-handed category. This the 50th anniversary of this iconic race and some 500 boats are entered. The start is Saturday 22 July. The pair had a very successful Hobart Race in 2021, taking 1st in the 2-Handed IRC division, and 2nd in 2-Handed Line Honours. This time their J-99 Disko Trooper – Contender Sailcloth will competing in a much larger field of 108 double-handers.
The race is 690 nautical miles, starting from Cowes in the south of England, west to Ireland, then around the Fastnet Rock and back up the English
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RACING RESUMES THIS SUNDAY 23rd JULY0815 Warning signal
Brett Beyer Saturday ProgramDon’t forget to register for the Brett Beyer Saturday Program coming summer season. It will run for 8 sessions on 9 Sep, 16 Sep, 23 Sep, 7 Oct, 21 Oct, 28 Oct, 4 Nov, and 11 Nov. The cost of the program is $560 (plus merchant fees) per person, and this pricing is dependent on 20 participants. Please click HERE to register for the program.
2023 South Pacific Laser MastersFarther up the coast, the South Pacific Masters wrapped up at RQYS on Monday, 10 July. 18 Standards, 37 Radials and two 4.7’s took part. Results are here.
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CLUB REPORT 18 JULY 2023
Annual Working BEE Saturday 19 August 2023The annual working bee will be conducted on Saturday 19 August from 8am. This annual event takes considerable planning and is necessary in order to ensure our club is ready to run smoothly for the summer season. All members are expected to attend – there is a significant amount of work to be done. If you are unable to attend on the day, please contact the Commodore, Steven London, and arrange for a job to be undertaken at a time convenient to you.
The racing calendar is now complete and is available on the DBSC website.The calendar may look slightly different to previous years and it has been an interesting exercise working our scheduled events in with the regatta season. Once you take into consideration public and school holidays, and then the States, the Metro’s, the Australian Masters, the Masters Worlds, the Vaucluse Regatta
BRETT BEYER SATURDAY PROGRAM
Brett Beyer has agreed to run his very popular Brett Beyer Saturday Program again this coming summer season. This is an excellent opportunity to improve your sailing – whether you are training for the Adelaide Worlds or just want to improve your position in the fleet!
The program comprises individualised on-water tips before and after racing and between races, as well as a video of the start, and a GPS animation and accompanying analysis that shows your tracks and stats vs the other participants in the fleet on a leg-by-leg basis, with commentary on fleet and/or selected individual performances on each leg. It also includes the opportunity to ask Brett questions during the week, between BBSP sessions.The initial program for
REACH YOUTH RACING CLINIC DEBRIEF
On July 5 + 6 last week, our Reach Youth sailors were busy on the water enjoying some great winter racing and coaching… and having Sydney Harbour largely to themselves!The two-day racing clinic, coached by Dan Costandi, had 15 youth sailors involved, including several participants from Hunters Hill Sailing Club, which added to the great on-water fun and competition.The sailors focussed on race strategy, starts (including the importance of transits for long lines), light wind boat handling, sail trim and downwind power angles. Our Reach Youth team facilitated 9 x races across the two days. Craig Sheers from PSA kindly donated PSA boat detailing prizes for the winning sailors. In the 4.7s that was Ben Costandi. In the Radials it was a picket fence win for Sara Bruce. And
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RACING RESUMES ON SUNDAY 23rd JULY0815 Warning signal
Notes from the July DBSC Committee meetingYouth Engagement is very strong with good attendance at the recent Reach Racing Clinic (see above). Reach Youth programs will continue through spring and summer. Learn to Race will start up again on Saturday, 2nd September. Contact Martin White for more details (ltr@dbsc.com.au).
Double Bay Ferry Wharf
Artist’s Impression – Courtesy TfNSW
Works are continuing through to December 2023. See Double Bay Wharf Upgrade | Transport for NSW for more information.Bay Street Redevelopment ProjectThis is now underway, also continuing until December 2023.
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WHAT'S GOING ON – WINTER SCHOOL HOLIDAY EDITION
RACING RESUMES ON SUNDAY 23rd JULYTrusting all are enjoying the 3-week hiatus and spending some time with friends and family. Hopefully this means everyone’ll be pumped to resume the winter program. Good news is the days are starting to get longer.Might also be a good time to review the items on your boat’s “stuff-that’s-about-to-break” list. If, like me, you have an older Laser, there will something that qualifies, even if you haven’t yet identified it. Here’s a checklist (from personal experience):Re-rivet loose boom eye straps (before the holes get enlarged). Vang/kicker tang (these will eventually break due to fatigue of the stainless. If they don’t, you’re either not using enough vang, or are really good at keeping the boom out of the water!)Outhaul and vang primary