The planning for our Annual General Party (28 May) continues while mindful of an ongoing and ever changing COVID environment. At this stage the live party will go ahead including a band, pies and drinks aplenty! It’s going to be “heaps fun”. We will also be live-streaming the event for those that are not comfortable coming to the club in the current circumstances. Details will be provided closer to the date.A paperless post invite has been sent to members. Please RSVP using the link in the paperless post email. If you have not received this email, or lost it, please email our club secretary, Emily.In the meantime, get ready to dance and sing! The White Tree Band is coming back to help bring the “party” to the AGP. As soon as the evening’s formalities are complete, the band will be delivering two energetic and entertaining sets featuring a few special performances. The band
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Coming up next…
Sunday 2 May – Winter Series beginsSunday 9 May – Winter Series continuesFriday 28 May – Annual General PartySunday 30 May – ILCA 50th birthday bash!…9-12 July 2021 – South Pacific Laser Masters, Royal Queensland Yacht Squadron (QLD)
Race Report
The final weekend of club championship racing was a fizzer, with racing abandoned owing to no wind. Most members stayed around for an end of season BBQ lunch on the clubhouse deck. Many thanks to the helpers rostered on for the day, as well as those extras who helped Shirley with salads while the bbq was lit up for steaks and sausages!This week brought to a close the 2020/21 Club Championship. In the Standard fleet Rod Barnes was victorious with 26.0 points, with Ian Alexander 2nd (32.2 points) and Luke Parker 3rd (36 points). In the Radials Sylvie Stannage showed us the way with 22 points over Evie Saunders (27 points) and James Tudball (29 points). Congratulations to our series winners!
Winter series and BBWP
Sunday 2nd May will be the first day of our Winter Series. The winter series will run weekly until 27 July (except during NSW school holidays). The finer details of timings and race format will be sent to members shortly but expect an early start with 3 races around 30-mins each. It’s a great way to maintain your sailing fitness and the early morning sail means you have the rest of the day to spend time with family and friends.There are still places available for the Brett Beyer Coaching Winter Program starting Sunday 2 May. This is a great opportunity to improve on your sailing skills over the winter season.
Register for BBWP
Laser wanted (209000 – 216000)
We have a new member, Ross Ramsay, who is looking to buy a laser and join us in the fleet. He is looking for a Laser Radial of a vintage circa 2016-2019 in good condition. This translates roughly to sail numbers 209000 – 216000. If anyone is able help Ross find a boat, please contact him here.
Winter series starts this week!
The Winter series kicks off this weekend on Sunday 2 May, with the first warning signal at 8.30am.There will be three races of approx. 30 minutes each per week (weather permitting), a combined start, and the standard (yet shorter) DBSC format: triangle-sausage-sausage. The quick format will keep us warm!All sailors are encouraged to participate and there will be championship and point score trophies in radial and standard divisions, as well as a radial Masters+ award.
Updated Sailing Instructions
Our Sailing Instructions have been updated and are available online. Being among the best laser sailing clubs in the world, it’s important that we are all familiar with our rules of engagement.There have been some changes to our Sailing Instructions for the winter series including:Winter Championship starts will be a single 5-minute countdown for all fleets, with 4.7s and Radials starting (together) after 3 minutes, and Standards starting after 5 minutesThe Winter Championship will include both scratch and handicapped scoring each weekCoaching on the course is no longer permitted (this does not affect the BBWP as advertised)The PRO guide and the COTD instructions have also been updated to reflect these changes.The discard rules have also changed for ALL our racing series (year-round) as follows:6-8 races = 1 drop9-11 races = 2 drops12-14 races = 3 drops15-16 races = 4 drops17-19 races = 5 drops20-22 races = 6 drops23-25 races = 7 drops26-28 races = 8 drops29-30 races = 9
AGP: 28 May 2021
DBSC is a sailing club like no other, and our annual general m… well it’s like no other. It’s an Annual General Party and we are delighted to announce the AGP is returning to our clubhouse this year. There will be a band, dancing and many pies. And also some trophies! We look forward to seeing you to celebrate the end of another fantastic season.A paperless post invite will be email to all members shortly with an RSVP link. Meanwhile save the date – you don’t want to miss this fun-filled DBSC gathering!
At the 2019 AGP
Become a better sailor this winter
There are still some places left for the Brett Beyer Winter Program (BBWP) starting on Sunday 2 May. If you’re interested in improving your sailing skills over the winter season, or just don’t want to get left behind in the spring, please sign up HERE now.
Can't control the weather…
While Brett Beyer may be DBSC’s esteemed SuperCoach, there are some things he can’t do – like control the weather… As BBSP subscribers are aware, our last Club Championship races were abandoned owing to a lack of wind. Brett, who made the trip down on the day, was unable to provide the BBSP as there was no racing. He has kindly offered to refund subscribers. If you would like to request a refund, can you please EMAIL your bank details to Andrew Cox.