Laser State Masters – Jervis Bay

The NSW & ACT Laser Association has emailed the Notice of Race and Entry details for the State Masters.

Like the Open State Titles there may be a cap on entries so I suggest if you are intending on competing, jump in and enter asap.

All the details are below.

The event will be run with the usual format of six races over two days. The Notice of Race is HERE. Entry is $60 and you can enter HERE. 

It’s on again, the legendary Masters Golf Tournament will be held on Friday 12th February the day before the states.  Venue is the beautiful Callala Country Golf Club and you need to arrive around noon to sign in, be allocated to a team, have a bite to eat and be ready for a 1:00pm first tee time. 

Cost is just $25 plus $35 for a cart if you want one.  If you are intending to play please email or SMS Rob Lowndes at lowndesr@bigpond.net.au or 0419 266 257.

The tournament director on the day will be our very own ILCA Vice President, Hugh Leicester.  If you might be a little embarrassed about the quality of your golf, as most of us are, it simply does not matter as we will again be playing an Ambrose format.  So pack your golf clubs (or hire some from the pro shop) and come and join us for a fun afternoon.

Coming Up...

Wednesday 6 January, 5pm Splash – Twilight Sailing

Saturday 9 January, 2pm Start – Autumn Pointscore Heats 1 & 2

Wednesday 13 January, 5pm Splash  – Twilight Sailing

Saturday 16 January, 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 HERE if you are planning on attending. 

Saturday 16 January, 2pm Start – Autumn Pointscore Heats 3 & 4

Christmas - DBSC Style

DBSC members celebrated the festive season on the harbour in style, donning Santa hats as they sailed the annual Tyrell and Rousso races last Saturday. In the Tyrell, the handicapped chase saw Hadrien Bourely winning in a very close finish, besting Mike Dunne and Craig Sheers by just centimetres.

In the Rousso (a scratch race with a massed start) the finish saw Rob Barnes finish first in the standards and Andrew Cox first in the radials, with Andrew taking the trophy after application of the yardstick (which had Andrew besting Craig by just 0.7 seconds). Thanks to the on-water crew: Josh Kirton, Justin Davey, Conor Roche, and Ben Wirtz. Thanks also to the canteen crew who were assisted this week by Jim Dounis and Michael Osborne. 

After some competitive racing, the day ended with a chilled out cocktail hour and al fresco dining on the deck. As always, DBSC put on a fabulous show of food, fun, friendship and lots of frivolity! Thanks to Clare Alexander, Diana Chen and Peter Collie for organising the event and for all the volunteers who helped bring our community together and make the night such a success.

Photo by Kirk Marcolina

Photo by Clare Alexander

Photo by Clare Alexander

Photo by Clare Alexander

RIB Launch Video

We know it can be difficult to remember all of the steps to launch the RIB. To help out, Diana Chen, Pat Levy and Kirk Marcolina made an instructional video that explains the process. You can check it out HERE, and while you’re at it, please subscribe to our new YouTube Channel to get notifications of when new videos are added. We’re sure you agree that Pat is deserving of the Oscar for Best Actor, and won’t want to miss his next video on putting away the RIB at the end of the day.

As this is the first of a series of instructional videos, we’d like to know what you think, and how we can improve future videos. Please let us know HERE.

Radial Bulk Sail Update

Thanks for your ongoing patience as we await delivery of the Radial sails ordered via our bulk sail program. The latest update from NB is that they are working on numbering the sails now, and all will be delivered to the club before Christmas. Maybe Santa is bringing them on his sleigh? Hope we’ve all been nice. 

Orders for Canteen Now Inside

Good news. With the relaxation of COVID regulations, the outside canteen ordering station is being abandoned. You can now order food and pay for drinks directly at the canteen. 

Race Management Rostering

Due to changes in the way we’re running race management, canteen assistance and COVID oversight, we’ve rostered more members to volunteer this season than in the past. Because of this, we are now onto our second lap through the Saturday volunteer roster for this season.

Most members will be asked to volunteer two times, and those who don't will be first to do two next season. Thanks for your understanding and help in making this all volunteer organization run so smoothly.

Clarification - Paul Adam on Historic Response Boats

Two weeks ago we published an article about the launch of our new RIB. In that article we incorrectly reported that Paul Adam reminisced about DBSC’s old wooden response boat. In fact, the boat was not wooden. We apologise for the mistake. Here’s more on the boat from Paul:

When I first joined the club the 'Bobby Reid' was the response boat. It was a small red inflatable which in a previous life had been a surf rescue boat - I believe it was at Bondi. As a surf rescue boat it was steered directly using the throttle handle. We fitted a wooden plank towards the front of the boat tied to the tubes and installed wheel steering. There was no padding on the plank so driving into waves, bouncing on the plank was 'uncomfortable'. Bobby Reid was a Double Bay character and provided a variety of assistance around the club.

The club at that time also had the precursor of the 'Jazzman'- a round bilge committee boat which rolled uncomfortably in any sort of sea.

One of the many things that has changed in the club over the decades has been the increase in number and capability of support boats.

Sail Sydney Success

It was a sea of DBSC sailors over the weekend at the Sail Sydney regatta. As there was a lack of Standard sailors, the big guns like Matt Wearn and Finn Alexander chose to compete in the Radial fleet. Congratulations to Finn who placed 2nd and to the many other DBSC sailors who competed. Well done all!

Up Next and Holiday Schedule

We wish everyone a very happy Festive Season and hope 2021 brings nothing but good breezes your way. We have one more “regular” Saturday this weekend and another Twilight Sprint on the 23rd, then we’re on a holiday footing until Twilights resume on Wednesday 6 January. Please note there will be no racing on 26 December or 2 January. 

Please check out the holiday sailing schedule below. If you’re eager for more sailing over the holidays, our Top Mark Facebook Page is a great place let your DBSC mates know when you’re headed out. 

Also, please note the newsletter is taking a break for the holidays and will return on 6 January. 

Wednesday 16 December, 5pm splash – Twilight Sailing

Saturday 19 December, 9am start – Learn to Race

Saturday 19 December, 2pm start – Last heats of the Spring Point Score

Wednesday 23 December, 5pm splash – Twilight Sailing

NO RACING ON 26 DECEMBER or 2 JANUARY

Wednesday 6 January, 5pm splash – Twilight Sailing

Saturday 9 January, 2pm start – Autumn Point Score (and we’re back to normal)