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Race report 29 April 2023
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From our PRO Michael Osborne:
Club Championships 15 and 16 were held in about 6 knots of breeze from the south west – just enough to conduct two challenging races for the 30 sailors competing.
It rained in the morning. For all of the afternoon there were rain clouds to the west of the city, but the rain never made it to the race track, and that may have contributed to the surprising consistency of such a light breeze throughout the afternoon.
The winners of Race 1 were David Airey in the Radials and Rob Vann in the Standards.
The second race winners were Sarah Bruce and Jules Hall.
Thanks to Chris Tattersall and Mark Gray in the Adam – they had to replace two marks in the course of the afternoon which they did without any interference to the racing. Thanks also to John Vasey on the Jazzman.
Results are available in the Sailor app and online.
No racing this weekend
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This is a reminder there are no races on the weekend of the 6th and 7th of May.
We have now finished another amazing year of Sailing in 2022-23 and are having a short break before we start our 2023 Winter Championship Racing program on Sunday 14 May.
Membership Subscriptions are now due!
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From Steven London, Commodore…
We would greatly appreciate if members could pay their subscriptions now. All members should now have received their notice for renewal of membership subscriptions which are managed through the Australian Sailing RevSport system, and will be addressed from Double Bay Sailing Club <no-reply@revolutionise.com.au>.
It is important that memberships are paid on time, as many of our major payments are due during the winter period. The prompt payment of membership subscriptions allows our club to keep running smoothly.
If you have not received your invoice for the renewal of your membership, or wish to make changes, or there is an error, please email Tory Epworth.
AGP reminder
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All members and their partners (or parents) have been invited to the DBSC Annual General Party which also includes our AGM.
Please RSVP using the link in the email so that we can organise the catering (including any dietary requirements).
There will be dinner, drinks, and live music after the formal part of the evening.
DBSC sailors represent at the Queensland Laser State Titles
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A number of our sailors headed north for the Queensland Laser States, held last weekend at Humpybong Yacht Club. There were strong fleets for all three rigs and some great racing was had in light to medium conditions.
In the 4.7s Ben Costandi finished 5th and Charlotte Gosling was 27th.
In the Radials, our newest member, Ali Braden, finished 7th (and second female overall). And James Gosling was 35th.
In the Standards, Daniel Costandi won the regatta. And Zander Bijkerk was third.
Congratulations to all sailors!
Full results are available here: https://www.sailwave.com/results/2022-23_QLA_State_Championships.htm
Port Stephens Regatta
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Peter Heywood informs us of an upcoming regatta at Port Stephens on the weekend of 20/21 May with 3 races a day on the bay. The regatta is open to lasers, plus Finns, Tasars, Aeros (training for the worlds in Sardinia), etc., in separate classes.
Social and food
Buy lunch at the local shop, coffee, and snacks at the club. Evening food & drinks at 6pm at the hotel 100 metres up the road.
On Friday, 19th May 2023, at 6 pm Cheeky Dog at Bannisters (100 metres up the road). Sailors arriving from the Off the Beach and Windsurfing classes are welcome to attend.
Saturday, 20th May 2023, at 6 pm - Welcome Drinks and Canapes Cheeky Dog, Bannisters. The daily winners will be announced, lucky door prizes and $500 gift vouchers for Bannisters.
On Sunday, 21st May 2023, the final prize giving at Cheeky Dog, Bannisters, as soon as practical after the racing. Various merchandise for all place getters.
Throughout the weekend, there will be a total of $5k worth of lucky door prizes. The bar at the Bay Sailing Centre will be open from 3-5 pm on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday and food and beverages 100 metres up the road at Bannisters at 6pm.
An excellent opportunity for competitors to socialize and connect with others.
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Race report 23 April 2023
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From our PRO Rob Vann:
25 sailors turned up for sprint racing on the harbour under cloudy skies with sporadic rain showers. Racing began in Double Bay in a light southerly before shifting to the SE forcing a course change to our Dardanelles racing area. 3 additional races were completed in nice 8(ish) knots.
[Photos courtesy of Maxim Djura].
Hendrick, a laser sailor originally from Lake Tahoe Nevada (and friend of Campbell Parton) and hydraulic engineer with SailGP, sailed sprints with the standard fleet. We always welcome laser sailors that are traveling through Sydney to join us for a couple of races while in town!
[Results are available in the Sailor app and online.]
Winter racing details
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As we come to the end of another fantastic summer sailing season, it is time to dust off the thermals and start preparing for winter. Winter sailing has been going well, and we have decided to compress the racing format to ensure we’re all home when the roast chook lands on the table for Sunday lunch!
The winter series commences on Sunday 14 May and sailing instructions will be updated shortly.
Until then, the format will be as follows::
Winter sailing will remain weekly.
We will run 3 races with a target time of no more than 30 minutes each.
The PRO must be willing to shorten the course if it goes longer than 30 minutes.
We will eliminate the wing mark and the finish mark (no offset mark either)
The marks will be a top mark, start pin and bottom mark.
The start line will also be the finish line.
We will now run rolling starts. If there is a general recall, that class will go to the end of the queue.
The start sequence of each race will be reduced by 2 minutes to a three minute sequence.
The start sequence will be:
At 3 minutes – class flag
At 2 minutes – blue peter
At 1 minute – blue peter down
At 0 minutes – start, class flags down and new class flag up.
ILCA 4 and 6 will start together first followed by ILCA 7.
There will be a quick briefing at 7.30am.
The proposed start time will now be 8.15am.
There will be no warning signal after 10.30am.
