Spring Cleaning at DBSC

Calling all helpers for the annual pre-season working bee on the 18th August at 8.00am. Help get the club in ship shape for the coming season, many hands help make light work. Just four hours work then we hit the water for some sprint racing.

Jobs include:

• Clean and scrub Jazzman
• Clean BBQ
• Fix broken dollies, organise and re stack
• Sweep club, including in behind racks, remove excess timber from club
• Fix loose flooring boards.
• Maintenance club lasers.
• Painting exterior facades
• Clean, organise workshop
• Gerni gun ramp
• Safety canisters for all boats
• Front deck clean up
• Clean weed off front deck steps
• Men’s bathroom sinks repair
• Men’s bathroom loose tap
• Repair rot on western facade
• Fill/sand/paint front facade where old lettering was removed
• Floor board levelling of recently replaced boards

Woollahra Municpal Council Community Grant for Double Bay Sailing Club!

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Woollahra Mayor, Peter M Cavanagh presents Secretary Alexander with a Community Grant for the Double Bay Sailing Club Women's Laser Regatta.

The Mayor of Woollahra, Peter M Cavanagh has awarded Double Bay Sailing Club with a $2000 Community Grant. This is greatly appreciated by all DBSC sailors and volunteers!

"Funding granted to host the first Women's Laser Regatta in Australia. It will provide coaching and training to all women sailors and a series of races. Its key objective is to encourage more women to participate in sailing and eventually create a more diverse sailing community in Woollahra."

Read more about the grant here. 

DBSC Youth Fly High Overseas

The 2018 Laser 4.7 Youth World Championships were held in Gdynia, Poland from July 9 -17th. In addition, the 2018 Youth World Championships were held in Corpus Christi, USA from July 14-21  DBSC had a large contingent make the trek to compete against some of the world’s best youth sailors. Congratulations to all of our competitors for some outstanding results. 

2018 Laser 4.7 Youth World Championships - Gdynia, Poland
http://2018laser47.gdyniasailingdays.org/

Boys fleet - 280 Entries - 42 Countries
Daniel Costandi- Silver Fleet - 16th

Girls Fleet - 158 Entries - 35 Countries
Mina Ferguson - Gold Fleet - 6th Overall - 3rd Under 16
Brooke Wilson - Gold Fleet - 11th Overall
Sylvie Stannage - Silver Fleet - 100th Overall

2018 Youth World Championships - Corpus Christi, USA - 14-21 July

http://www.worldsailingywc.org/results/2018_corpuschristi_usa.php

Campbell Patton - 12th overall in Laser Radial Boys' Division
Maddie O'Shea - 12th overall in Laser Radial Girls' Division

Otto Henry - 2nd overall in 420 Boys' Division

2 weeks till the Season Opening Sailors' Dinner

Don't be left high and dry on Friday August 3!  

Secure your spot now!

• WHO: all sailors and regular volunteers welcome
• HOW: RSVP via paperless post invite & payment $100 online. Pay now!
  • (includes bar tab until used, two course dinner plus cheese, wine with dinner)
• WARDROBE: black and white, prizes for best costumes!

This is definitely a highlight in the club calendar each year, and all members are encouraged to come along to be part of  what will no doubt be another chapter in the long, fine history pages of the Double Bay Sailing Club!

Inaugural Womens' Laser Regatta - loaner items

Following on from our shout out last week about needing help for our event we now ask for some specific items that we will need to make the regatta a success.  If you are able to lend or donate any of the following items to be used over the course of our 8 and 9 September 2018 regatta we ask that you let Christine Patton know at christine@bermudamarine.bm.   Christine will keep a register of lent items and will match the equipment, boat, sail with a woman sailor so that you have control of your equipment.   

As part of the charter process there are items that will not be made available to the girls and women by the charter boat companies such as vangs, main sheet blocks and sails .  They are happy to assist with lines and tiller extensions but these more expensive items will not be provided.  

We ask that you consider lending these items to the regatta and if broken over that weekend then the Club will replace them with a new part.   

Our wish list is: 

Sailing items

• Loaner boats
• Loaner Radial and 4. 7 sails
• Loaner Equipment items to include: Full vang system, mainsheet block, main sheet, 
• Ribs for rescue and race committee as needed – not sure how many needed yet 

Social items

• Loaner Outdoor Deck heaters that we can put on the deck for yoga and drinks and prize giving 
• Loaner PA System for our Inspirational Speaker evening- September 8 

Annual Club Working Bee - Saturday 18-08-18

Perhaps, you're like me, and your very fine 'handy work' around the home over the Winter has gone unnoticed? It's been a little bit under appreciated this year, or you've not earned the brownie points you were after....

Well fear not fellow sailor, because the Annual DBSC Club Working Bee is neigh, and trust me from past experience - your contribution will not be dismissed with a 'pffft - it's your job anyway'.

In fact, not only will you

• gain recognition by your fellow sailors
• have a chance to improve the fabric of your club
• socialise 

You will also get a chance to "upskill" from some of Sydney's best tradies, traders and tech-heads.

So lock it in, Saturday August 18, co-ordinated by one of the club's finest yet again - Geoff Kirk!

(more info to follow)

Oceania & Australian Laser Nationals Jan 1-8. Entry now open!

Held in the calm waters of Bass Strait, just off Davenport, the Laser Nationals entries are now open.

NOR and Race Entry are now all available at https://www.auslasernationals.com.au/ .

Will no doubt be some very exciting racing, in an idyllic setting.

Each entrant receives a 6L waterproof food barrel (pictured).

Club dolly shrinkage

We have experienced gradual attrition of our club dollies over the past couple of years. Our sad conclusion is that members are taking them — presumably when they sell their boats and/or leave the club. 

Our dolly policy is to discourage members from storing their dollies in the club. Members who store their dollies at the club are deemed to accept that the club takes no responsibility for them (which is also the case for any other equipment, including boats, stored at the club). If a member’s dolly goes missing, there is no entitlement to take a club dolly as a replacement!

We have ordered 10 new club dollies to replenish our supply. This is expensive, and its impact on club reserves is effectively a cost to all members. 

Going forward, all club dollies will be stamped with a number and will be checked regularly. If one is found to be missing, we will review CCTV footage to determine the cause. 

Please respect the club’s property and your fellow members by not taking club dollies. 

Upcoming events

• Sun 29 July at 8:30am: Winter Champs heats 16, 17, 18 (Final Brett Beyer coaching for this Winter)
• Fri 3 August: Season Opening Sailors Dinner
• Sat 4 August at 1:00pm: Pre-season 'Hot August Sprints' 
• Sat 18 August: Annual Club Working (socialising) Bee
• Sat 8 & Sun 9 September Women's Laser Regatta hosted by Double Bay Sailing Club

Women's Regatta Call For Volunteers!

A very new and exciting (world first?) initiative being undertaken by DBSC this year is the Women's Regatta on September 8 & 9 2018.

Such a world-class event can not be hosted without the help of many volunteers.

This is a huge opportunity for all club members to get involved in a very exciting club initiative by helping out in the lead up to, and most importantly over the weekend itself.

Please start planning your September now with these dates in mind! More information will be coming soon.