Up Next at DBSC

Wednesday 5 February, 5pm splash – Twilight Sailing.

Saturday & Sunday 8-9 February – State Masters at Lake Jindabyne. Good luck to all the DBSC crew headed there!

Saturday 8 February, 2pm Start – Sprint Racing at DBSC.

Wednesday 12 February, 5pm splash – Twilight Sailing.

Saturday 15 February, 9am – Learn to Race

Saturday 15 February, 2pm Start – Club Champs 9 & 10 and Autumn Pointscore 5 & 6 followed by a BBQ on the deck. 

DBSC Hosts Metros This Weekend

This weekend DBSC will be hosting the Metropolitan Championships. Thanks to everyone who has volunteered to help run a great regatta. Volunteers should have already received an email from Mark Crowhurst with details of when and where you need to be. If you haven’t, please email him HERE. Also, we’re still looking for a volunteer to drive the Jazzman on Sunday – let Mark know if you’re keen.

We’re expecting to have a large contingent of DBSC sailors join the regatta. For those of you who are planning on sailing, you need to pay the registration fees — both for the NSW/ACT Laser Association membership HERE  (if not already paid for the year) and the Regatta Fees for the Metros HERE. Also, remember to proudly wear your DBSC gear on and off the water!

Here is the schedule of events for the weekend: 

SATURDAY 1 FEBRUARY:

• Registration is 930am to 1130am.

• Briefing is 1130am.

• First Warning Signal is 1330 hrs. Subsequent starts shall be made ASAP after the preceding race. 

SUNDAY 2 FEBRUARY:

• First Warning Signal is 1100 hrs. Subsequent starts shall be made ASAP after the preceding race.

• No Warning Signal shall be hoisted after 1530 hrs on Sunday.  

• Prize giving following racing.

State Masters Feb 8-9

The state-wide regatta action continues next weekend with The State Masters, which is a cube event, at Lake Jindabyne Sailing Club. This will be a great lead up to the big Masters events following in Geelong. If you’re interested in joining the DBSC contingent headed to the States, please let Ian Alexander know HERE as soon as possible (if you haven’t already), so he can coordinate transport.

Twilights Tonight with Special Appearance from Brett Beyer

Twilight sailing is back on again tonight with a 5pm splash. Because of Brett Beyer’s busy travel schedule over the next few months, we will not be running a formal Brett Beyer Twilight Program this autumn.  However, Brett will be running races tonight as he trains Andrew Cox. Brett has welcomed the rest of the fleet to utilize the marks and the starts that he will be setting up as part of Andrew’s training. This organized race set-up will surely add to the fun and challenge of the evening.

We’re hoping to also offer some ad hoc Brett Beyer twilight sessions in coming weeks, where people can contribute to be part of the coaching. Stay tuned. 

Bin and Recycling Management

Over the past few weeks our bins were left outside and it has been problematic as the public has filled them with a nasty assortment of mixed waste, leaving a small group of members (usually Paul Adam) with the unpleasant task of cleaning them out and separating the rubbish.

We know it’s not glamorous, but we need everyone’s help to ensure all bins are put away inside the clubhouse every Saturday.  If you notice the bins outside, please take the time to put them inside – except on Sunday nights, when the yellow and red bins are left out for collection.  The blue bins should always be inside, except on the rare occasions they are full and are put out for collection.  

Also, please remember to recycle bottles and cans by putting them uncrushed in the clearly marked small recycling bins near the canteen in the clubhouse (not the larger general rubbish bins near the canteen) – bottles and cans are transferred from those smaller recycling bins into the large blue bins, and we earn money from their return.  Each week, many bottles and cans end up in the wrong bins and need to be sorted by a small group of members.  Note, if cans are crushed, we do not get money for them, so please do not crush them.

We appreciate everyone’s contribution to our waste management and recycling efforts by focusing on these two simple requests – put bottles and cans into the correct bins uncrushed and always bring the large bins inside if you notice them outside.

Winter Boat Rental Needed

Robert Size is an experienced 16’ skiff racer, who would like to hire a good quality laser radial fully rigged for use in our winter championship series.

Are there any members who would be interested in renting him a boat for the 7 winter championship days and the other 6 Sunday mornings from May-July? 

He is willing to pay $900 for the 13 uses, plus a $1,000 refundable bond.  If you’re interested please email Robert HERE. 

Coming Up...

Wednesday 29 January, 5pm – Twilight Sailing (with Brett Beyer organizing starts). 

Saturday & Sunday 1-2 February – DBSC hosts the Metros (see schedule above).

Wednesday 5 February, 5pm – Twilight Sailing.

Saturday & Sunday 8-9 February – State Masters at Lake Jindabyne.

Saturday 8 February, 2pm Start – Sprint Racing at DBSC.

Enter now - NSW Laser Association Metro's at DBSC

Did you know that the mighty DBSC will be hosting a 2 day regatta out of our club on Feb 1 and 2 ?

Did you know that entries are now open and you should sign up?

Check this out:

• 2 days of highly competitive sailing on the glamorous Sydney Harbour

• Prep yourself for States, Nationals and World's coming up

• Saturday 1st Feb and Sunday 2nd Feb 2020 at Double Bay Sailing Club

• $20 parking gets you both Saturday and Sunday (no EFTPOS, cash only)

• Enjoy 'world-famous' toasties while you rig on both days

• Enjoy some drinks after sailing with your peers

• Breakfast for sale before you sail Sunday morning

• Trailers and boats can be left overnight (no security will be provided)

• Prize giving after sailing Sunday

Why wait ? Sign up for all of the above and more today.

More information on the NSW & ACT Laser Association site.

State masters at gorgeous Jindabyne

Sail at the snowies

A white board session on Sat 25th will be held in order to work out transport etc. In the meantime, could people email Ian Alexander if they are intending to go.

From the NSW & ACT Laser association newsletter:

The State Masters, which is a cube event, will be held on the weekend 8-9th February 2020 at Lake Jindabyne Sailing Club. This will be a great lead up to the big Masters events following in Geelong.

The LJSC folks are as keen as mustard and offering a great experience and hospitality to all the sailors who make the trip.

There is lots to do in Jindabyne and in the surrounding Snowy Mountains so you can stay a while. They have had a rough time in the Kosciuszko National Park area with the fires. These did not affect Jindabyne and most of the alpine roads are now open again though the scenery may be altered a lot. Road info for alpine travellers is HERE.

Accommodation is plentiful and diverse from camping to fancy apartments. There is a list of links to some accommodation and things to do options HERE.

The club will be running a dinner on the Saturday night and has a twilight race starting at 6.00pm on Friday 7th followed by a BBQ. A Masters event at the highest sailing club in the land – not to be missed.

A flyer for the event is HERE. The Notice of Race is HERE and you can enter online HERE or up to 11.30am on 8th February at the Lake Jindabyne Club.

Race report - Jan 18

Over 20 die hard sailors braved some of the wettest weather in recent times for heats 3 and 4 of the Autumn Spring Point Score.

Conditions were extremely testing with a shifty SW breeze coming off the land, and spilling onto the course in all directions at all speeds.

In Standards, Geoff Kirk and Andrew Simpson got the gun, while in the Radials Peter Collie then David Airey both took home a win and a grin.

Thanks to Ash Deacon and Nick Alexander for running the races and Wade and Richard Au for Captain of the Day.