Plans for Dublin Bay Sailing Club's (DBSC) 'training' mini-series starting this Saturday are advancing with the country's largest yacht racing club updating members this week.
The vintage Water Wags, one of the club's strongest dinghy classes, have now confirmed that they will also take part in the race training mini-series.
As Afloat previously reported, DBSC Keelboat race-training will take place on Saturdays and Thursdays with a full programme to include regular Tuesdays night racing beginning when full competition resumes on June 7th.
The Water Wag class will take part in the race training mini-series
Race Training between Saturday 15th May and 7th June
- Keelboat fleets on Thursdays and Saturdays only
- Dinghy Fleets on Tuesdays and Saturdays
- Water Wags on Wednesdays
As this series is designed to train crews, DBSC will use its regular Sailing Instructions to allow 'training for racing to be as realistic as possible'.
Some Classes may have to be capped or split as guidelines only allow for 15 boats to race train from each class or in each race training start.
Where possible, some classes may have to be split and joined with another class in order to meet the quota. To ensure these requirements are met, DBSC will be contacting some Class Captains to ask for their assistance in ensuring they are covid compliant.
Training is being provided for our Race Management Personnel who are working under COVID compliant conditions which calls for restricted numbers on committee boats
DBSC is working hard to ensure all those who have entered in time and expressed interest in participating in race training will be facilitated. However, if sailors or boats decide of their own accord to go out without having registered with DBSC their intention and there is more than the prescribed number of boats on the line, race training will be delayed with an AP Flag or may have to be abandoned for that day.
DBSC Specific Instructions for the Training Mini-Series
1 Covid Compliance
1.1 All Skippers shall enforce Covid Compliance within their POD
1.2 Dinghies must be able to right a capsize without assistance
1.3 Boats without engines must be able to return to shore without assistance
1.4 There should be no gathering ashore outside a boats POD
1.5 Should more than 45 Dinghies present for training all training for that day may be abandoned
1.6 Sailors must follow the Covid guidelines of the club. marina or slip they launch from and take personal responsibility for the safety of themselves and others while launching.
2 Start Limits
2.1 There will be no more than 15 boats on a start line. All boats not within their warning signal must keep clear of starting line to ensure the integrity of the POD system
2.2 Should more than 15 boats appear at the start racing for that class may be abandoned
2.3 it may be necessary to adjust start times and fleet make up to ensure there are no more than 15 boats per start. This will be notified by email and on the DBSC Web Site.
3 Training Outcome measurement
3.1 All boats will be given a finish place and handicapped classes will also be given a finish time
3.2 Outcomes may not be posted after each day but will be posted at the end of the series for sailors to evaluate their improvement
