Race Report

It was a beautiful sunny Saturday for Spring Point Score heats 9 and 10. The 6 - 12 knot Easterly was a nice reprieve from the big winds of recent weekends. 

Congratulations to the competitors who came out on top after handicapping: Full Rigs: Murray Stone (heat 9), and Nick Pellow (heat 10); Radials/4.7s: Daryl Lawrence (heat 9), and Mac Finlayson (heat 10). Thanks to the race committee for putting on a well-run race day: PRO Peter Collie assisted by David Airey, COTD David Huber, CCO/CoCOTD Mark Gray, and Canteen Assistants Andrew Craker and Clare Alexander.

Sunny Saturday sailing. Photo by Diana Valia Chen.

Changeroom Changes

Based on feedback of members and the decreased numbers of COVID cases in NSW we are easing our restrictions on our changerooms / toilets, while still complying with current Health Orders.   

We are now allowing women to use their changeroom for showering, changing and toilet use, with a maximum of 3 women at a time in the changeroom. We are also allowing the men’s changeroom to be accessed for toilet use only. Men’s showering and changing may not take place in the men’s changeroom and only 9 men can be in the changeroom at once.  

Twilights Tonight

Okay we’re getting to sound like a broken record, but tonight looks like another cracker for twilight sailing. A 19-knot NEer is forecast under a sunny sky. Check out the photo below. Who wouldn’t want a mid-week break that looks like that? Splash at 5, Brett Beyer’s program at 5:30. Hope you can make it.  

Photo by Diana Valia Chen.

Influencers Invade DBSC

Jean Paul Gaultier is launching a new men's fragrance and wanted to create a fun experience for their influencers (beautiful young men and women with large social media followings) to showcase the new nautically themed offering. Who better to help them then the good looking DBSC crew? A team of 20 plus members volunteered their time on Monday morning. Dressed in spiffy Jean Paul Gaultier themed sailors’ rashies our team showed the influencers how to sail a laser and took them out for a 2-up sail and a short race near Clark Island. 

By all accounts the influencers had a blast.  As Clare Alexander put it, “It was so fun to see all these people, with pretty much no idea about our amazing sport, out on Sydney harbour Laser sailing, laughing and having a ball! It’s a huge effort, especially during this time, but incredible and shows what a little team of dedicated volunteers can achieve for the greater good of our club.”

Thanks to everyone who took a sickie on Monday to pull off such a great event. Big kudos to master planners Diana and Peter for their incredible dedication and organisation!

Look at these Influencers.

Influencers doing their thing.

Boat Licence Course On Offer

We’d like to move ahead with a special DBSC Boat License course for members who haven’t yet obtained one. However we need a few more participants to make it happen. The cost for the course will be split between the club and the member. If you’re interested please contact Mark Crowhurst HERE to let him know. 

States at Belmont – Register NOW as Spaces are Limited

Get your applications in for the State Open Champs – limited numbers and no beach entries accepted. If you are planning on going make sure you’ve let Rod Barnes know HERE (so he can help coordinate transportation) and register now. Here’s the info from the NSW & ACT Laser Association: 

NB Sailsports State Championship Belmont 16s 5 - 6th December
The States at Belmont 16s are being sponsored by NB Sailsports. Rob McMillan has donated a Laser sail with the winner to be drawn at the presentation.

The Notice of Race for the States is HERE.

We will have some new land arrangements for the States as part of our COVID Plan. Due to the club's COVID safe requirements this event will be limited to 120 entries and no beach entries will be accepted. We average around 100 entries for our States so the 120 limit may not be reached. If it is then entries will be closed so best to place your entry now online HERE. You can see who has entered HERE.

60 Seconds With Geoff Boscoe…

1. How old were you when you first stepped on a boat?
Aged 8 in a Manly Junior called Good Times (see photo).  We sailed out of Mosman Sailing Club.  I was the crew and had no idea what I was doing (mostly still don't!) and neither did the skipper. I don't think we even finished a race that first season and things did not improve much from there

2. If money (& sailing ability) were no limit, what boat would you buy?
I'd be happy with Andrew Cox's most recently traded-in Laser, plus a tender for it from Perini Navi

3. What is your sailing goal?
To get a ground floor rack position at DBSC

4. Tell us the back story to your laser's name?
Think Big was a statement of intent.  Unfortunately the actions have not lived up to the intent

5. If you could add any ingredient to our already world’s best toasties – what would it be?
I'm missing them just as they were.  Hot chips on the side would take them to the next level

6. What are your second/ third favourite hobbies (obviously assuming sailing holds the #1 spot).
Other activities starting with S, namely Skiing, Surfing, Skydiving

7. Describe what you do for work in less than 5 words?
Headhunter

8. What’s the first international flight you are going to book post Covid-19? And why?
I would like to visit Japan with my wife (Dawn) to celebrate our upcoming milestone wedding anniversary

9. What’s your favourite TV show, movie, and or book?
My favourite book is usually the one I am reading - right now it's a biography of Leonardo da Vinci by Walter Isaacson

10. Tell us something interesting about yourself that members of the club don’t know?
It's my 25-year wedding anniversary in December

Coming Up…

Wednesday, 18 November, 5pm Splash – Twilight Sprints

Saturday, 21 November, 9am – Learn to Race

Saturday, 21 November, 2pm Start – Spring Point Score heats 11 & 12

Wednesday, 25 November, 5pm Splash – Twilight Sprints

Saturday, 28 November, 9am – Mandatory Competency Training 

Saturday, 28 November, 2pm Start – Club Champs heats 7 & 8 and Spring Point Score heats 13 & 14

Race Report

It was another big wind day on the harbour for heats 5 and 6 of the Club Championships. With gusts above 25 knots, the Southerly created challenging and shifty conditions for the fleet which included two Olympic-standard sailors: Mara Stransky (the Australian Olympic selection for Tokyo) and Paige Caldecoat, NSW Institute of Sport scholarship holder. Also, a big welcome back to Daniel Costandi, with the HSC behind him, he’s now sure to go even faster. 

The hardy winners of the day were: Standards Geoff Kirk (heat 5) and Luke Parker (heat 6); Radials Andrew Cox (heat 5) and Gavin Blake (heat 6).

Thanks to the race volunteers who helped in the wild winds — Mike Forbes (PRO), Victoria Whitby (LTRaR), Scott Hunter (COTD), James Johnson (CCO/CO-COTD) and Geoff Boscoe and Tim Heath who helped Paul and Shirley with canteen orders. 

Twilight Tangle

Last week the twilight fleet had an exhilarating night practicing jibes in 20 knot plus winds with Brett Beyer. It was a great way to get race ready for the big winds on Saturday. It’s looking like another sunny 20 knot NEer tonight. Join us for the fun. Splash at 5, training at 5:30pm. Unfortunately some of the yachts that were sailing alongside of us last week didn’t have as good of a day. Check out this photo Brett took on his way back from training.