Race Report Sunday 31 May 2026

Photos Steven London

Winter Championship / Point Score Races 13, 14 & 15

Steven London Reported:

It was a glorious morning for 33 Lasers on the last day of Autumn. The sun shone brightly and the Harbour sparkled with a steady 8-10 knot Westerly building to 15 knots at times toward the end of race 15.

It was short from racing at its best, where any advantage at the start followed by speedy mark rounding led to victory for a few, with tight racing in compressed fleets merging at times producing some tightly contested matches between rivals.

Winter Championship Results:

ILCA 4, Race 13, 14, 15:
Harper Spacey excelled! achieving a picket fence 1sts across the line in all 3 races.
with Hiro Jacobson 2nd in all races, and Charlie Waite 3rd in all races!

ILCA6,
Race 13: Patrick McLachlan 1st, David Airey 2nd, Wakako Kajimoto 3rd
Race 14: Zac Howell was 1st, Elouise Morgan 2nd, and Wakako Kajimoto 3rd
Race 15: Zac Howell was 1st, Patrick McLachlan 2nd, and Juliun Doumit 3rd

ILCA7,
Race 13: James Tudball 1st, Charles Byford 2nd, Quentin Burns 3rd
Race 14:Healy Ryan 1st, James Tudball 2nd, Quentin Burns 3rd
Race 15:Healy Ryan 1st, Quentin Burns 2nd James Tudball 3rd

Point Score Handicap Winners:
ILCA4: R13: Charlie Wait, R14: Zoe Allan, R15 Charlie Wait
ILCA6: R13: Pia Hattersley, R14: Dion Doumit, R15: Brendan Pollard
ILCA7: R13: Samuel Slattery, R14: Samuel Slattery, R15: Patrick Black

A big thank you to our four on water volunteers: yours truly as PRO, assisted by Derek Hand on the Jazzman, with Mark Dagworthy and Chris Fellas on our new Safety RIB the Dene Bergman 3.

Full race-by-race outcomes, handicaps, and current standings across all ILCA fleets (ILCA 4, ILCA 6, and ILCA 7) can be found live on the club's scoring portal in the DBSC Sailor App Results (and also here: Championships & Point Score).

What's Going On

Club Look-ahead Schedule

• Sunday 7 June: No club racing. Please see below.

• Sunday 14 June: Winter Championship & Point Score Races 16, 17 & 18:
  7:15 Briefing, 8:00am Warning

• Sunday 21 June: Winter Championship & Point Score Races 19, 20 & 21:
  7:15 Briefing, 8:00am Warning

• Sunday 28 June: Winter Championship & Point Score Races 22, 23 & 24:
  7:15 Briefing, 8:00am Warning

Other Events

• Saturday 6 June through Monday 8 June (King’s Birthday long weekend):
  2026 East Coast Championship, Youth and Open Regatta, WSC.

  • Invitation is here

  • Notice of Race is here

  • Register here (late entry fees apply after 01-June)

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Race Report Sunday 24 May 2026

All photos by Ian Tudball

Winter Championship / Point Score Races 10, 11 & 12

It was looking like a highly dicey proposition for the fleet last Sunday morning. Early forecasts and glass-out conditions threatened to keep the fleet ashore, but the weather gods ultimately cooperated to deliver a window of highly competitive racing.

Against the odds, a gentle 4 to 8 knot westerly filled in across the harbour just in time for the morning session. The Race Committee took full advantage of the breeze, quickly rattling through Races 10, 11, and 12 of the Winter Championship and Point Score. Sailors enjoyed clean, tactical racing in the light air, getting three solid scorelines locked away before the morning breeze shut down.

The timing proved absolutely flawless; just as the final boats crossed the line to finish racing around 10:00 AM, the breeze disappeared entirely. The fleet managed to pack up, grab a warm coffee, and head into the clubhouse right as the harbour turned back into a mirror.

Full race-by-race outcomes, handicaps, and current standings across all ILCA fleets (ILCA 4, ILCA 6, and ILCA 7) can be found live on the club's scoring portal at DBSC Sailor App Results (and also here: Championships & Point Score).

- David Newman, PRO

What's Going On

Club Look-ahead Schedule

• Sunday 31 May: Winter Championship & Point Score Races 13, 14 & 15: 7:15 Briefing, 8:00am Warning

• Sunday 7 June: No club racing. Please see below.

• Sunday 14 June: Winter Championship & Point Score Races 16, 17 & 18: 7:15 Briefing, 8:00am Warning

• Sunday 21 June: Winter Championship & Point Score Races 19, 20 & 21: 7:15 Briefing, 8:00am Warning

• Sunday 28 June: Winter Championship & Point Score Races 22, 23 & 24: 7:15 Briefing, 8:00am Warning

Other Events

• Saturday 6 June through Monday 8 June (King’s Birthday long weekend): East Coast Championship 2026 Youth and Open Regatta, WSC.

  • Invitation is here

  • Notice of Race is here

  • Register here (late entry fees apply after 01-June)

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Race Report Sunday 17 May 2026

Winter Championship / Point Score Races 7 & 8

Photos by Grant Lovelady and Kirk Marcolina

Double Bay Fleet Battles Through Harbour Drift-Off

More than 35 Laser sailors turned out at Double Bay Sailing Club on Sunday morning for a difficult and at times frustrating day of racing on Sydney Harbour. Sailors arrived to overcast skies and low cloud hanging across the harbour following overnight rain, while race officials headed out early were met with glassed-out conditions on the course area. It did not look promising.

Despite the lack of breeze, the large fleet launched enthusiastically, hoping the forecast would eventually deliver enough pressure for racing. After a bit of juggling by the race committee with the courses, two races were completed from the scheduled three-race program.

Race 1 (R7) provided and shift to NE but extremely light and tactical sailing, with competitors desperately searching for patches of pressure and favourable shifts around the harbour course. It then turned into a reaching course as the breeze rotated back to the WNW. 

Despite early promise in Race 2 (R8) with the new breeze, conditions deteriorated even further as the breeze almost completely disappeared across large sections of the course, leaving sailors drifting slowly toward the finish line in fading pressure and unstable wind patterns. The conditions became so difficult that only a handful of boats managed to finish within the 15-minute time limit window before the remainder of the fleet was scored DNF.

While the lack of wind prevented a full racing schedule, the impressive turnout once again highlighted the strength of Laser/ILCA sailing at Double Bay.

- Grant Lovelady, PRO

What's Going On

Club Look-ahead Schedule

• Sunday 24 May: Winter Championship & Point Score Races 10, 11 & 12: 7:15 Briefing, 8:00am Warning

• Sunday 31 May: Winter Championship & Point Score Races 13, 14 & 15: 7:15 Briefing, 8:00am Warning

• Sunday 7 June: No club racing. Please see below.

• Sunday 14 June: Winter Championship & Point Score Races 16, 17 & 18: 7:15 Briefing, 8:00am Warning

Other Events

• This Friday: Annual General Party & AGM: 6:30pm to 11:30pm

• Saturday 6 June through Monday 8 June (King’s Birthday long weekend): 2026 Opti East Coast Championships, Woollahra Sailing Club.

  • Organised by the Opti Dinghy Association, but ILCA’s are invited

  • Invitation is here

  • Notice of Race is here

  • Register here (late entry fees apply after 01-June)

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Race Report Sunday 10 May 2026

Photos by Andrew Cox, David Evenden, Wendell Wait and Maurice Doumit

Winter Championship / Point Score Races 4, 5 & 6

Getting up at 5:45am on a Sunday morning in winter (or even near-winter) is never a good idea. Unless you're a DBSC sailing freak, it would seem – as more than 40 of them showed us this week.  Anthropologists might argue this was a one-off for Mother's Day, when tradition dictates that all male members of the species and their progeny are booted out of the house. Poets might go on about the crisp dry air that sharpens the senses while the first shy fingers of sun reach out to warm cold hands, and the awakening harbour stirs beneath the familiar covers of the westerly breeze. 

But the truth is clear: sailing freaks.

And they got what they came for. uncongested waters, well-laid marks, three brisk races, tight competition – and a warm shower before 10.30. Winter Series Races 4, 5, 6 done.

Super strong scratch performances in the various fleets from Campbell Patton, Zac Howell, and Harper Spacey respectively, with honourable mentions to James Tudball, Healy Ryan, Wakako Kajimoto, Alistair Sutherland, and Hiro Jacobsen.

Handicap winners: Sam Slattery and Andrew Foote in the 7s, Elouise Morgan and Pia Hattersley in the 6s, and Zoe Allen, Charlie Wait, and Harper Spacey in the 4s.

Thanks to the race management team: Andrew Cox, John Vasey, Chris Fellas, David Evenden, and Maurice Doumit. Special thanks to Maurice, who stepped in at short notice to fill a vacancy.

- Andrew Cox, PRO

What's Going On

Club Look-ahead Schedule

• Sunday 17 May: Winter Championship & Point Score Races 7, 8 & 9: 7:15 Briefing, 8:00am Warning

• Sunday 24 May: Winter Championship & Point Score Races 10, 11 & 12: 7:15 Briefing, 8:00am Warning

• Sunday 31 May: Winter Championship & Point Score Races 13, 14 & 15: 7:15 Briefing, 8:00am Warning

• Sunday 7 June: Sprint Racing (King’s Birthday Long Weekend) 7:15 Briefing, 8:00am Warning

Other Events

• Friday 22 May: Annual General Party & AGM: 6:30pm to 11:30pm

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Race Report Sunday 03 May 2026

All photos by Tim Heath

Winter Championship / Point Score Races 1, 2 & 3

The first day of the winter season was unseasonably warm, in fact a typical summer day. Light breeze from the north when we arrived with a 20 knot NE promised later. The 35 or so sailors were treated to a range of conditions from 5 to 15 knots, but luckily for the race management the wind direction remained fairly steady throughout. We started the first race promptly at 8am which unfortunately left many in the fleet still struggling to get out of Double Bay, and then the wind dropped so a slow race to start the series. We then shortened the course and the 4’s and 6’s were over-excited to get started with almost everyone over the line, which kept the flag raisers busy. The second race after this was uneventful, but now the wind started to pick up. We continued with the shorter course for the final race which finished in a challenging 15 knot breeze and all back to the club by 10am.

Many thanks to the race management team of David Airey, Stephen Reid, Tim Heath and Andrew Stigter for getting there on time at 6.15am and for a well-run day.

- David Airey, PRO

NOTE: For Winter Series racing the briefing has been brought forward to 07:15am. It is strongly suggested that sailors launch immediately after this briefing in order to make the 08:00am first Warning signal.

Winners (ILCA-4 / ILCA-6 / ILCA-7):

What's Going On

Club Look-ahead Schedule

• Sunday 10 May: Winter Championship & Point Score Races 4, 5 & 6: 7:15 Briefing, 8:00am Warning

• Sunday 17 May: Winter Championship & Point Score Races 7, 8 & 9: 7:15 Briefing, 8:00am Warning

• Sunday 24 May: Winter Championship & Point Score Races 10, 11 & 12: 7:15 Briefing, 8:00am Warning

Other Events

• Friday 22 May: Annual General Party & AGM: 6:30pm to 11:30pm

  • Please RSVP to your invitation (emailed separately)

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