WHAT'S GOING ON

UPCOMING EVENTS

• Wednesday 16 October: Twilight Sailing (5:00pm-ish splash, Sailing ‘til 7:00pm)

• Thursday 17 October: Twilight Racing (5pm Splash, Racing between 5:30-7:30pm)

• Saturday 19 October

  • Member Competency Training (9am) - All Members to attend

  • Club Championship Races 5 & 6 + Spring Point Score Races 5 & 6 (1pm briefing, 2pm first warning)

    • Brett Beyer Saturday Program (BBSP)

• Wednesday 23 October: Twilight Sailing (5:00pm-ish splash, Sailing ‘til 7:00pm)

• Thursday 24 October: Twilight Racing (5pm Splash, Racing between 5:30-7:30pm)

• Saturday 26 October

  • Learn-to-Race

  • Vaucluse Invitational at DBSC

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Thank you to the members who are sending through information for the newsletter. If you have content for the newsletter, please email it to newsletter@dbsc.com.au by Monday evening.

View all racing results here.
The club’s calendar can be viewed and subscribed to here.
Make a tax deductible donation to DBSC here.

Race Report - Saturday 5 October 2024

All photos by Ryan Aldrich

Sprint Racing

PRO David Airey reports:

Saturday was warm and pleasant on the Harbour, but the wind remained in the winter pattern, light and gusty from the West. Despite the forecast for light winds, about 30 sailors went out for the holiday weekend sprints, with notably the Standard rigs having the most starters. We got 5 races away with close fought contests in the Standard fleet who were very enthusiastic at the starts. The gusty conditions provided challenging conditions and particularly near the windward mark after it was moved close to Clark Island. Many thanks to the on-water team of Ryan Aldrich, Stephen Reid and Scott Finlayson and two visitors from Bermuda who helped with course setting and mark moving.

Australian Sailing - NSW Youth Sail 2024

Photo credit: Mark Rothfield

A large contingent of DBSC youth sailors recently participated in the NSW Youth Sail coaching clinic and regatta, held at Teralba Sailing Club on 2nd - 7th October. It was a fantastic event with a number of sailors, coaches and classes involved.  The ILCA had the largest fleets with 36 ILCA 4s and 14 ILCA 6s.

Congratulations to all sailors and parents who were involved:

CLICK HERE for the ILCA 4 Results
CLICK HERE for the ILCA 6 Results

- James Tudball, Youth Engagement

Annual Member Competency & Safety Training

Please save the morning of Saturday, 19 October from 9am for our Annual Competency and Safety Training.
Attendance is expected of all on-water members and volunteers.
This is an important opportunity to discuss and refresh our skills in:
How to run a race (by Andrew Cox)
How to use DBSC equipment (by Pat Levy)
How to save people (by David Murphy)

Twilights Returns this Week

Each Wednesday and Thursday starting Today we will have Twilights at DBSC:

• Wednesday Twilight Sailing 5pm Splash - 7:30pm
  The format for Wednesdays is that anyone can post an intention to sail in the WhatsApp “DBSC twilights” group chat, to arrange "ad hoc" member sailing - between existing Harbour marks, often with a "rabbit start". (there is no rescue boat for this activity) coordinate amongst yourselves.

• Thursday Twilight Racing 5pm Splash, Racing between 5:30-7:30pm
  There will be a Coach and a Volunteer on a Support RIB to run Sprint races - two laps - with a set of 3 marks, the start is between the two bottom marks, a windward-leeward course to the top mark, and gate finish downwind. Generally a 3 minute sequence, single massed start. If you participate in the racing and infringe another sailor you will be expected to do a penalty turn. If you know you are OCS (or the coach lets you know) you can come back and dip the start, or do a turn when clear of other boats on the first leg.

  Members who have signed up via the newsletter have access to the coach, coach notes and videos in a private Thursday WhatsApp group. (Click HERE if you want to sign up)

  All other members are welcome to come along and join in the racing.

• Thursday night quick dinner after racing at The Oaks. Great food. All welcome

WHAT'S GOING ON

UPCOMING EVENTS

• Wednesday 9 October

  • Twilight Sailing (5-ish splash)

• Thursday 10 October

  • Twilight Racing (5pm splash) 5:30pm first warning

• Saturday 12 October

  • Sprint Racing (1pm briefing, 2pm first warning)

• Weekend of 12-13 October

  • 2024 NSW & ACT Coast Championships at Mannering Park Sailing Club (Sat. & Sun.)

  • Please contact Dave Newman if you are interested in attending. Notice of Race.

• Saturday 19 October

  • Member Competency Training (9am) - All Members to attend

  • Club Championship Races 5 & 6 + Spring Point Score Races 5 & 6 (1pm briefing, 2pm first warning)

    • Brett Beyer Saturday Program (BBSP)

  • BBQ after racing

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Thank you to the members who are sending through information for the newsletter. If you have content for the newsletter, please email it to newsletter@dbsc.com.au by Monday evening.

View all racing results here.
The club’s calendar can be viewed and subscribed to here.
Make a tax deductible donation to DBSC here.

Race Report - Saturday 28 September 2024

Photos by David Murphy

Spring Point Score Races 3 & 4

Race 3 and 4 of the Spring Point score showed the Harbour in a somber, reflective mood, where both the silver afternoon and a lovely 8 gusting to 14 ESE converged right onto Rose Bay, on an even more somber AFL Grand Final Saturday.

The course almost set itself, with the team of the day David Murphy PRO and Yves Stening as Co-PRO, assisted by John Chesterman and Van Allen in the Paul Adam, competing with a seaplane for ideal mark placement. Tom Beregi and Jules Hall both provided able assistance to Shirley and Paul in the canteen.

Not a day for recalls, both races started smoothly with over 40 boats in play, including a strong group of international visitors, putting the committee to work at the finish. Some exceptional performances included NSW Youth Sailor of the Year Healy Ryan (ILCA 6) and Dan Costandi (ILCA 7) getting Race 3 line honours, and then Miles Greenwood (ILCA 6) and Campbell Patton (ILCA 7) in Race 4. 

Points for ILCA 6 were taken home by Scott Hunter and Jasper Kinsman, for ILCA 7 by Andrew Foote and Peter D’Arcy King, and Zoe Allen took points for both races in ILCA 4. 

- David Murphy, PRO

Ian Tudball with an amazing proximity finish!

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Healy Ryan - NSW/ACT Youth Sailor of the Year 2024

We are pleased to announce one of our own youth sailors Healy Ryan has won the 2024 NSW/ACT Youth Sailor of the Year award.

At 14 years old Healy moved from competing in the ILCA4 to ILCA6 in August 2023. His first event was WA Youths where he received coaching from ‘Swifto’, Chris Charlwood and Zoe Thompson. Healy won that event and his enthusiasm left such an impact that Zoe invited him to join her squad’s ILCA6 training camp when it was next in Sydney.

Next event was Coasts where he came 3rd overall, followed by the AST/ASS/ASF women’s training camp where he was warmly welcomed by an amazing squad who were very generous with their time and knowledge. A few weeks later in Canberra for the NSW & ACT states where, as an U15 year old, Healy won the ILCA6 title overall (as well as U17 age title). Next it was south to Melbourne for some training with the DBSC youth program in breezy conditions incorporating Vic states and Sail Melbourne where he was 2nd U19 and 1st U17. During these regattas the ASS women, like Mara & Zoe, would give him tips between races on how he could improve in various conditions. Two weeks later he won Sail Sydney open overall (female and male separated event).

January brought him to Adelaide for Nationals where he won the U17 ILCA6 national title and came 4th overall. His Nationals results in U19 also qualified him for the Australian Youth Squad. In March, he headed to Hobart and won the ILCA6 Open title (including U17 title). He then damaged his ankle ligaments meaning for the next 10 weeks he chose to keep sailing but hiked off his shins. March then included coming 2nd overall at Metros and leading his school to a podium spot at the NSW State Schools teams racing regatta.

Back down to Victoria in April for the Youth Squad training and VIC youth champs where he was on the wrong end of countback from a 3 way tie for 1st. Back to Sydney with clubs wrapping up for the season he was fortunate enough to win the much sought after Sally Gordon Trophy for ILCA6 Club Champion at the Double Bay Sailing Club, also winning the HHSC ILCA6 Club Championship. Then in June won the ILCA 6 East Coast Championships at Georges River.

As the ILCA6 worlds were in Argentina in January, the major ILCA6 youth event of the Northern hemisphere summer was the ILCA6 U19 European Championships, bringing with it the 2024 Youth Worlds Champions and ILCA4 & ILCA6 World Champions. With the help of some great coaches, a near new Devoti and a second-hand sail bought from Brooke W. he took on the 247 boat boys fleet. After 3 days of qualifying, he was ranked 1st in Gold Fleet and continued to chalk up great results to go on and win the U17 European title and to be 2nd in the overall European championships.

So, his second year sailing a ILCA, and his first in an ILCA6, was an extraordinary year by any measure. But they don’t come out of thin air. The DBSC and its youth program was at the heart of this transformative year for Healy. This and the foundations formed at HHSC (another volunteer club) are just some of the essential ingredients that enabled Healy’s joy of sailing to lead to on-water results recognised by his receiving the 2024 NSW/ACT Youth Sailor of the Year. Without the enormous contribution from the volunteers and the willingness of past and present sailors to impart their knowledge, the youth sailors in NSW are without a rudder.

State winners are nominated for the National awards, and it has just been announced that Healy is one of three finalists for the Australian Youth Sailor of the Year, to be decided in November.
It’s been a great first 12 months in the ILCA6 Healy, Congratulations!

Thursday Twilight Racing Returns 10 October 2024!

On Thursday 10 October we will kick off our Thursday Twilight Racing with on-water coaching support for the 2024/25 season. The coaching and race management will be undertaken by one of our Reach coaches.

• We will aim for our usual splash of 5PM. The coach and course will be ready for racing by 5:30PM

• The course will be typically windward - leeward (like our sprint racing), however the coach may communicate variations out on the water...to keep us on our toes.

• Racing will run until sundown (approx 7:30PM).

• Regular Thursday night dinner and drinks at The Oak following sailing, for anyone who fancies a social outing.

The Cost is $150 per sailor for the 10 week program (plus merchant fees). This covers the overhead of paying the coach each week to set the course and provide the coaching (dinner not included).

Proposed Dates: October 10, 17, 24, 31 November 7, 14, 21, 28 December 5, 12

We hope that Members who plan to race regularly on Thursdays will support the program by signing up.
(Members who sail occasionally are still very welcome to join us for Thursday Racing free of charge.)

Members wishing to sign-up for the Thursday on water coaching please click the button bleow:

2024 Annual Member Competency & Safety Training

Please save the morning of Saturday, 19 October from 9am for our annual competency and safety training. Attendance is expected of all on-water members and volunteers. This is an important opportunity to discuss and refresh our skills in:

How to run a race (by Andrew Cox) - essential for PRO, LtRAR, CoTD & CoCoTD duty.
https://www.dbsc.com.au/pro

How to use DBSC equipment (by Pat Levy) - also essential info on operation of davits, RIBs, Jazzman, laying marks, anchors, and use of radios.
https://www.dbsc.com.au/cotd

How to save people (by David Murphy) - more essential procedures for on water emergency, rescue, & first aid.
https://www.dbsc.com.au/emergency-rescue

In advance of this, kindly familiarise/ re-familiarise yourself with the policies and training materials available on the DBSC website (links above) or start with some of our training videos.