Sign on/off

The sign on/off policy is as follows (this replaces anything to the contrary in the sailing instructions).  All sailors are encouraged to sign on and sign off for all events at DBSC, predominantly as a courtesy to assist the handicapper in recording race results. Please check that your sail number is correct on the sign on sheets and tell the handicapper if it is not. 

For members or visitors sailing from other clubs, please sign on and sign off using the link on our website: http://www.dbsc.com.au/remote-signonoff/.

Sign on and sign off will be implemented as part of our culture and, consistent with that culture, we will not penalise sailors who forget to do so.  Having said that, we encourage all members to adopt a practice of adherence as a courtesy to the handicapper and also as an additional safety layer that may be useful in certain limited situations.

In this context, we reiterate our higher-order safety protocols, which are available on the website at http://www.dbsc.com.au/safety/ and are summarised as follows: (i) all sailors are responsible for their own decision to sail and their own safety and must be familiar with and have accepted the risk warning, the release of liability and conditions and the incident management plan, (ii) the nearest boat (and each successive nearest boat) has responsibility to ensure the safety of the sailor of a capsized boat, and (iii) the club’s response boats will provide safety support where possible, but there is no guarantee a club volunteer will see an incident or be able to attend to it either in time or at all (and there will be no support for members or visitors sailing to or from other clubs).