Pre Laser Master Worlds Training at DBSC
Chris Tattersall
Eight seriously good Laser Master sailors from ITA GBR and USA descended on DBSC for some southern hemisphere training before the LMW in Adelaide which started on Saturday 3 February.
Sydney served up a range of weather for them – from 39degC on Australia Day when many arrived, through sparkling north easters to cloudy light/moderate to fresh southerlies.
Those who had arrived sailed with the DBSC fleet on Saturday 27 Jan, then training took place on Sun 28 through Wed 31 Jan. A good number of DBSC ILCA6 and ILCA7 sailors joined in so that the squad was 20 boats on some days.
Most of the training was sprint racing in the mouth of Double Bay, but on the Monday when conditions were ideal with a sparkling moderate NE, the fleet raced in three stages to South Head. We then reached offshore to run windward/leeward courses in ocean conditions using Club RIBs as starting and rounding marks.
My sincere thanks to
those chartered their boats to our visitors
Rod Barnes for allocation of boats and arranging charters
John Vasey, Peter Collie, Andrew Simpson and Hadrien Bourely for on water assistance
John Vasey again for arranging a dinner for nearly 30 people at the 18 Footers on Sunday night
Luke Parker for hosting a dinner cruise on his super RIB on the Tuesday night
Club members who made our visitors feel really welcome.
My great friend from our sister club Vela Club Campione del Garda, Roberto Bini thought so highly of the event that he is planning to host a similar training program on Lake Garda the week before the LMW in Formia, Italy in September 2025. Formia is about half down the W coast of Italy from Rome to Naples.
So here’s the deal – get fit, get coached, get packed and get two bucket list events for the price of one (almost!) – sail on Lake Garda then in the first LMW in Italy for at least 30 years in September 2025!!
Mark Bethwaite