Nationals Sign Ups

A contingent of DBSC members will be headed to the National Masters Championship at Mooloolobah from 9-12 February. So far the following people have confirmed attendance:

• Rod Barnes
• Mark Bethwaite
• Andrew Cox
• Ashley Deacon
• Gerry Donohoe
• Mike Dunne
• Daryl Lawrence
• Pat Levy
• Martin White

If others are coming, please email names to Pat Levy at Classicfires@hotmail.com, including do you need accommodation (Y/N), do you need boat transport (Y/N), do you have spare space on your trailer (Y/N – how many slots)?  And please write your details on the whiteboard in the club this coming Saturday.

Need Some Help?

Our new buddy system is set to kick off in the new year. Nine mentors have volunteered, we now need mentees – if you would like help, please email rageorge.email@gmail.com, and we will allocate a mentor.  We will commence the program towards the end of January and we will publish ideas to assist people to get the most out of the program – both mentors and mentees.

DBSC Dominates Sail Sydney

DBSC had a good contingent of sailors take part in last week’s Sail Sydney. Huge congratulations to Marlena Berzins for winning the Radial Class.  It was a massively competitive fleet of 22 boats, with the Australian and New Zealand teams both racing. Jack Ferguson also took first in the 4.7s. Well done to Marlena, Jack and all DBSC members who competed:

Standard - 24 boats racing:
Finn Alexander - 7th Overall
Brett Beyer - 12th Overall
Niko Churkoski - 22nd Overall

Radials – 22 boats racing:
Marlena Berzins - 1st
Campbell Patton - 3rd (1st Boy)
Jack Littlechild - 4th
Zac West - 11th
Maddie O'Shea - 18th
Mark Louis - 19th

4.7s – 19 boats racing:
Jack Ferguson - 1st
Ryan Littlechild - 3rd
Sylvie Stannage – 4th
Mark Louis – 5th
Mina Ferguson - 6th
Brooke Wilson - 7th
Daniel Costandi – 8th

Otto Henry Wins 420 Youth Worlds

The World Sailing Youth World Championships were held in Sanya, China 9-16 December. DBSC member Otto Henry was victorious in a very competitive fleet of 420 Boy sailors. Congratulations Otto!

Video of the Week

The America's Cup has got a few punters interested in foiling, however a Moth costs $25k. Any other options ?? The folks at Lake Garda have an idea ...

Spring Pointscore Heats 13 & 14

Mother Nature made up for last week’s wild weather and turned on a lovely sunny day, with a 10-knot breeze that started SE and moved progressively left as the afternoon heated up and the sea breeze started to poke through. This shift brought Shark Island into play and made for some tricky choices on the reaches and downwind. The forty sailors who competed had plenty of opportunity to learn from their mistakes at Brett’s debrief. The winners on handicap were: Standards: Jost Stollmann (heat 13) and Geoff Boscoe (heat 14); Radials: Justin Davey (heats 13 and 14): 4.7s Brooke Wilson (heats 13 and 14). Thanks to this week’s volunteers — Mike Dunne (PRO) and Clare Alexander on the Jazzman, Robert Young and Christine Patton in the RIBs, and Jen Wells in the canteen. Check out Brett Beyer’s video of the radial starts here, and the standard rig starts here.

Sailors listen to Brett's post-race debrief.

New Members Drinks and Christmas Dinner

The Festive Season is well and truly upon us and this Saturday evening we’re having two very special events to get you in the mood to party. At 6pm join us for a cocktail to toast our New Members and then stick around for our annual Christmas Party at 7:30pm. RSVPs have been extended to COB today, Wednesday, December 13th. Please respond via the Paperless Post Invite or, if you did not receive the invite, email us at social@dbsc.com.au with your RSVP and state which of the functions you will attended, how many people will come and any dietary requirements.

The Week Ahead

Wednesday 13 December, 5pm – Twilight Sailing. Please note Brett Beyer will not be coaching tonight, but we’ll still be sailing. Sign up here if you’re coming.

Saturday 16 December, 9am – Learn to Race. Come along if you want to learn more about Laser boat handling, balance, boat posture, trim, starts, tacks, gybes, boat set-up and any other race management fundamentals. Please email Martin White at mwhite@universalmagazines.com.au if you are planning on attending.

Saturday 16 December, 2pm Start – Spring Point Score Heats 15 & 16. These are the last races for the series, so make them count.  

Saturday 16 December, 6pm – New Member’s Drinks

Saturday 16 December, 7:30pm – Christmas Dinner

Mandatory Sign On / Sign Off

We will be announcing several ongoing safety improvements over time. One that we are implementing immediately is a mandatory sign on / sign off policy. No score will be recorded if this is not followed. The sign on / sign off sheets are located next to the beer fridge. For those who don’t sail from the DBSC clubhouse you need to sign on / sign off using Jim Dounis’ mobile number. Just text your sail number on and off to 0412 646 064.  

Nationals Sign Ups

A contingent of DBSC members will be headed to the National Masters Championship at Mooloolobah from 9-12 February. There is a white board set up in the club for those who plan on going. Please fill in your details and let us know if you require accommodation or transport, and if you have any spare spaces on your trailer.