This weekend - Vaucluse Regatta
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This weekend the club will host Learn to Race and in the afternoon head to the Vaucluse Regatta. A staple of the Sydney Harbour racing calendar, this iconic regatta celebrates its 90th year and is welcoming yachts, historic dinghies, OK Dinghies, Cherubs, VS & VJs, and Lasers.
The event is free and you need to register here.
DBCS members will need to be ready to splash at 12:15 to sail to the course for a 1330 start.
The sailing instructions for the day are available online here. Members should read the sailing instructions before Saturday. There are some salient points to note:
Lasers will start 1330, with a combined radial and 4.7 fleet starting first
There will be up to three races, with all races counting
The course will be 2 laps of windward-leeward legs with an offset mark at the top and rounding to port.
There will be separate start and finish lines part-way up the course
Code flag “I” us likely to be used at the start – boats that are over in the last minute must round the ENDS of the line and come back through it
Boats must keep at least 50m clear of start line when not in sequence. Please watch out for yachts using the same start line!
General recalls put that fleet to the end of the queue
The one penalty turn rule (not two) applies.
BE AWARE OF FERRIES and COMMERCIAL SHIPPING in this end of the harbour. They are dangerous and have right of way.
After racing, we will be doing a small rack reshuffle before returning to VYC for a BBQ. We will take 2 RIBs down to VYC as on water transport for those members who do not wish to drive.
We highly recommend you register here now to avoid frustration on the day.
The regatta will no longer count for pointscore, and club championship heats as previously advised.
