Champions!!!
In the last race of the Australian Women's Keelboat Regatta, skipper Jo Breen and her Spartan 34.7 crew needed to finish 3 places ahead of overnight leader 2Extreme to secure the regatta win.
The team nailed it! These great sailors have had a wonderful regatta, recovering from a broken main halyard at the end of race 2, missing race 3 as a result. Shining through adversity the Squadron team finished the last 3 races of the regatta with a 1, 2 and 2 score line - wrapping up the rating series by 2 points.
The Squadron extends a huge congratulations to Jo, Janene Frawley, Clare Dabner, Tammara Potter, Lauren Davison, Colleen Darcey, Cass Olive and Rear Commodore Heather McCallum.Great sailing!
The Australian Yachting Championship is heading back to Tasmania in 2025 and the Squadron is very proud, and excited, to have been selected to host this event on behalf of Australian Sailing.
The Australian Yachting Championships "will be run either in conjunction with or alongside existing keystone events" helping to unpin the assembly of awesome fleets for each of the events.
Congratulations to the other selected event hosts:
2023 Port Lincoln Yacht Club - South Australia
2024 Newcastle Cruising Yacht Club - NSW
2025 Derwent Sailing Squadron Inc - TAS
2026 Southport Yacht Club - QLD
Full Australian Sailing media realease here
Friday 6 May 2022
The 2021-22 Combined Clubs sailing season was celebrated in style as skippers and crews gathered for the annual Combined Clubs prize presentations and dinner, hosted by the Derwent Sailing Squadron Inc.
The flag officers came together from the Combined Clubs Committee to share in the presentations of the following series:
• Harbour Series;
• Long Race Series;
• Summer Pennant;
• Two Handed Long Race Series; and
• Offshore Series
Well done to all competitors for a fantastic season and congratulations to the winning skippers and crews in this years Combined Clubs events.
Photos can be found HERE
TRY RACING @ DSS every Thursday evening during our Twilight Series.
This season the Derwent Sailing Squadron has introduced "Try Racing" for people to experience racing during our Thursday evening Twilight races. This opportunity is for participants who wish to begin sailing in a keelboat.
Last Thursday was extremely well supported, with 6 participants experiencing the fun of racing under this new program. New comer, Tan Li, enjoyed it so much he made us this video to share and expressed his sincere thanks for a great experience.
For more information about Try Sailing go to our Website or contact the DSS on 62231977 to discuss options to go racing..https://dssinc.org.au/.../discover-sailing-experience.../
The Combined Clubs Summer Pennant kicks off on Saturday with the first race in the Long Race Series, conducted by the Derwent Sailing Squadron. Including courses in Storm Bay and the Channel, as well as transiting the tricky River Derwent, the race will see a fleet of over 40 boats greet the starter at 10:00.
Group 1 will include last year’s Pennant winners Midnight Rambler (Ed Psaltis) and Intrigue, this year skippered by Don Calvert’s son David. While Don is no longer listed as skipper no-one expects Intrigue to be anything other than her consistent, ultra-competitive self.
These two leaders will be shadowed by Drew Latham’s Whistler, a close match for Midnight Rambler and ever competitive.
The big boat numbers have been bolstered by the addition of Andrew Jones’ AdvantEdge, an Inglis 47 showing the benefits of a significant recent makeover. AdvantEdge showed her wares by taking line honours in last Sunday’s Channel Race and is crewed by a better than handy group of young dinghy sailors.Group 2, which last season was dominated by Mark Ballard’s 42 South, has seen a change of ownership of the Elan S4 Frontline, renamed Small Gains and skippered by Steve Chau, owner of last year’s Group 3 standout Young Lion. Chau is joined by three of Tasmania’s best women sailors in Claire Brown, DSS Sailing Manager Colleen Darcey and Tammara Potter. Add DSS Past Commodore Scott Brain calling tactics and we will see one very competitive outfit.
Ian Marshall from BYC has acquired the modified Mount Gay 30, the former Wild West now called simply Y, and will give the bigger boats in the Group a run for their money. Traditional contenders such as Glenn Roper’s Natelle Two and Peter Masterton’s Pirates Pride should not be discounted if the weather suits.
Group 3, no longer dominated by Young Lion, will see a new leader with a group of well-sailed boats including Footloose (Stewart Geeves), Serica (Charles Peacock), Invincible (Bryan Walpole), Rumbeat (Justin Barr) and Off Piste (Paul Einoder) all contenders for the crown.
In Group 4, last year’s Pennant winner Camlet Way (Steve Mannering) returns to defend her crown, a task made a little easier with the absence of runner-up Wayatih (Allan Morgan) which has been sold. However, Ian Smith and Dean Aberle sailing Innovator and Peter Alcock in Kindred Spirit will ensure she doesn’t have it all her own way.
Words: Nick Hutton
Photos: Peter Watson & Colleen Darcey
Combined Clubs Communication to Club Members on the 2022-23 Season
2022 – 2023 Sailing Instructions Booklet – Coming soon
2022 Ronald Young & Co. Builders Pipe Opener – 16-18 September 2022
2022 Two Capes Race – 26 November 2022
2022 Bridge to Bridge Race – Sunday 11 December 2022
Fly Sharpie Cup & Tasmanian Championship Part 1 – 17-18 December 2022
79th Cascade Brewery Australian Sharpie Nationals – 30 December 2022 – 7 January 2023
Combined Clubs Harbour Pennant
Combined Clubs Long Race Pennant
Combined Clubs Midweek Series 1-3
Combined Clubs Midweek Winter Series
Pre & Post Christmas Twilight (Including SB20 Summer Pennant)
