Race Report Saturday 12 September 2026

Report by Luke Parker:

Sydney Harbour put on a great show for the opening heats of the 2026-27 Spring Point score.  Perfect early season weather for the 50-something racers.  It was sunny, warm, 8-12 knots  of wind.  The great conditions bought out good vibes in the fleet and plenty of fun was to be had.  Those with glasses only half full might have commented that was the wind was a little east of a true nor-easterly, but the upside was it opened up some different strategies which paid off.  It was a day for keeping eyes out of the boat and sailing the actual conditions, rather than relying on old habits and banging Point Piper.

Seven (i.e., 6 or more) 4.7’s racing meant we were able to offer them their own start and then subsequent starts were in a rolling sequence, so one fleet’s starting signal was the 5-minute warning for the next. It worked well and saved time.  Across the 6 starts, 4 Standards were OCS transgressors, 2 of them returning to restart. For future reference, in a rolling sequence, a general recall shouldn’t stop the sequence but should result in the infringing fleet being relegated to the last start. So keep an eye on the flags.

Scott Hunter’s videos of the first three starts:

Results:

4.7 Race 1

1. Benjamin Phillips

2. Hiro Jacobsen

3. Charlie Wait

 4.7 Race 2

1. Charlie Wait

2. Hiro Jacobsen

3. Benjamin Phillips

Radial Race 1

1. Christopher Fellas

2. Michael Morris

3. Daryl Lawrence

 Radial Race 2

1. Christopher Fellas

2. Charlotte Jenkins

3. Martin White

 Standard Race 1

1. Tim Heath

2. Andrew Foote

3. Steven London 

 Standard Race 2

1. Jason Wilkins

2. Andrew Foote

3. Grant Lovelady

If you want to check how you went in any particular race, go to the results page on the DBSC website. On the Series Summary page, if you click on the blue coloured race number ( e.g., R2) you’ll then be able to see the elapsed times and handicap calculations for each boat.

As always, thanks to this week’s volunteers including Paul and Shirley, Patrick Black, Scott Hunter, Richard McLachlan, Robert Bruce, Sara Bruce & Daryl Lawrence