DAC Results, Scratch Racing, Thu 29th January 2026

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What a glorious day for 16 DAC Sailors to enjoy our scratch racing yesterday. Conditions were almost perfect with our preferred Nor’Easter. This slowly developed from 15 up to 26 Km/Hr., (8 to 14 Knots). There was a light to moderate chop and a temperature which reached 26oC. The water was still a bit murky…

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DAC Results, Scratch Racing, Thu 22nd January 2026

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A great turnout for today’s scratch racing with 17 DAC Sailors attending. The conditions were described as “hideous” by one and that was pretty close to the mark. There was a heavy overcast but with dry conditions and a temperature of 23oC. The wind was from the South and ranged from 20 to 32 with…

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DAC Results, Scratch Racing, Thu 15th January 2026

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Yesterday we had 18 DAC Sailors for our Scratch racing day. The weather was close to forecast but it stayed dry for our sailing. We enjoyed a Nor’Easter at 23 with gusts up to 40 Km/Hr., (12 to 21 Knots). There was a heavy overcast which kept the temperature to 24oC. We all chose to…

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DAC Results, Handicap Racing, Thu 8th January 2026

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Perfect weather to start our 2026 Season. The forecast was true to form with the anticipated Nor’Easter, and on a high tide!. Fifteen Sailors came along for our Handicap racing. Good to see Peter Close back for some sailing with his DF95. Graham Brown also DF’d yesterday, we had 3 DF95’s in all getting some…

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DAC Results, Scratch Racing, Thu 18th December 2025

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Wow, our last sailing day for the year and we cracked the jackpot. We had 19 DAC sailors for the day, almost our best turnout for the year. The conditions were ideal with a delightful Nor’Easter at 13 to 20 Km/Hr gusting to 27, (7 to 11 Knots, gusts 14). The temperature reached 30oC and…

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DAC Results, Scratch Racing, Thu 11th December 2025

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Good morning Everyone, We had thirteen DAC Sailors for yesterday’s Scratch racing. The conditions were difficult to say the least. Wind shading from our Clubhouse made our sailing challenging. Close to forecast, the wind direction hovered around the South to South East. The speed varied from 13 to 38 Km/Hr., (7 to 20 Knots). The…

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DAC Results, Handicap Racing, Thu 4th December 2025

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Yesterday was just right for eighteen DAC Sailors on our monthly Handicap racing day. At last we had our Summer Nor’Easter. The breeze was around 20 Km/Hr. with gusts to 33 towards the end of sailing, (11 up to 17 Knots). A light to moderate chop developed on the falling tide and we enjoyed a…

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DAC RC Lasers NSW Championship 2025, Sunday 30th November 2025

Graham Brown Silver, Daniel Bergan Gold, Martin Thearle Bronze

Yesterday Dobroyd Aquatic Club hosted the RC Laser NSW Championship for 2025. We sailed under a full range of conditions using all four of our sails at some stage of the racing. There were many changes made between most races. The weather was similar to the forecast but the late change appeared much earlier than…

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DAC Results, Scratch Racing, Thu 27th November 2025

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Eighteen DAC Sailors fronted for our Scratch Racing day yesterday. The conditions were blustery with a Westerly ranging from the 20’s gusting to 50 Km/Hr., (11 up to 27 Knots) The temperature stayed around 31oC and we sailed on a light chop. There was little choice for sails so D it was. With the such…

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DAC Results, Scratch Racing, Thu 20th November 2025

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Great numbers today for our scratch racing. Seventeen DAC sailors looked to the forecast and decided to make a go of it. We had a testy breeze from the Sou’South East at 9 up to 34 Km/Hr. in gusts, (5 to 18 Knots). This direction is unfortunate as the course has to be set a…

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