The best way to find out about the club is to visit us, and meet some members.
Apart from the week of Christmas, the clubhouse is open from at least noon every Saturday from 1 August to 30 April. Our telephone number is: +61 2 9363 5577.
We are run by volunteers, so if your query cannot answered by the frequently asked questions (FAQs) below or the rest of the website, we will get back to you by Wednesday, 10pm.
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Want to become a social member?
Can I rent/hire your clubhouse?
How do I get to crew on a yacht?
Can you teach me to race a Laser?
What is the deal between your club and the 18 footers and Sydney High School?
Can I store my kayak (or similar) in the clubhouse?
Can you help me buy, or sell, a Laser?
How many times can a visitor race at DBSC?
79 Bay St
Double Bay NSW 2028
Australia
The best ILCA / Laser sailing club in the world, located in Double Bay on Sydney Harbour.
Saturday 24 Apr - Sprints (ANZAC Day weekend)
Saturday 24 - Sunday 25 April - Sail Port Stephens
Sunday 2 May - Winter Series begins
Sunday 9 May – Winter Series continues
Sunday 30 May – ILCA 50th birthday bash!
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9-12 July 2021 - South Pacific Laser Masters, Royal Queensland Yacht Squadron (QLD)
Heats 11 and 12 of the Autumn Pointscore were raced under beautiful sunny April skies, and a tricky, building Westerly breeze. The winners, after handicapping, were: Standards, Ashley Deacon (Heat 11) and Michael Osborne (Heat 12), and radials, Ian Tudball (Heat 11) and David Huber (Heat 12). Thanks to Mark Bethwaite, David Newman, Candice Cushway and Julian Van Aalst for their on-water race management and support, as well as Luke Parker and Daryl Lawrence (along with Paul and Shirley) for their help in the canteen.
This week brought to a close the 2020/21 Autumn Pointscore. Congratulations to our series winners: in the Standard fleet Michael Osborne was victorious with 49.5 points, with Steven London 2nd (63 points) and Mike Dunne 3rd (73 points); in the Radials: Alistair Sutherland finished first with 68.5 points over Kate McHugh (79.5 points) and David Huber (91 points).
Make sure you stick around after racing this Saturday for an end of season BBQ on the clubhouse deck. Covid restrictions have meant that we haven’t done a lot of socializing this year. We look forward to taking advantage of the improving conditions to gather and celebrate the last Club Champs of the season.
For those of you who signed up for the DBSC first aid training, remember to complete your online training modules before the course this Sunday. We look forward to seeing you all primed and ready to go in person on Sunday morning – training is from 9am to noon at the clubhouse.
We only have a few people signed up for the Brett Beyer Winter Program starting on Sunday 2 May. We need at least 10 participants for the program to proceed. If you’re interested in improving your sailing skills over the winter season, please sign up HERE now.
DBSC will host a large exhibition of ILCA Laser dinghies sailing on the iconic Sydney Harbour on Sunday, 30 May 2021, to mark the 50th anniversary of the one-design class. We’re planning to invite anyone who has access to a Laser to sail from the Sydney Opera House to South Head, starting at 8.30am (time to be confirmed). This will be followed by festivities at the club.
Please save the date for this historic event!
Please email Andrew HERE if you are interested in attending the DBSC ski weekend on 20-22 August (especially if you put your hand up at the race briefing). This is the last chance to join the DBSC gang as we hit the slopes this winter.
We’re about to do a lost property purge. Please check the pile of misplaced items to make sure none of them are yours.
A quick thank you to the many members who do their part in helping keep DBSC a well-run, all-volunteer organization. We know that so many of you volunteer week in and week out, and it’s much appreciated.
Two special mentions this week. Jim Dounis gave us a list of things after his recent COTD duties, and he also fixed them – new tackle reels, missing anchor c-clamp … all sourced, purchased, and installed.
Separately, Daryl Lawrence decided (unasked) to purchase a glass polishing kit and to donate his time and the kit to polish the badly scratched front windscreen of the Jazzman. He had noticed the scratches, and he made the decision to do something about it.
Thanks to Jim, Daryl, and the many others who do their part -- taking ownership of problems and fixing them unasked. It’s actions like these that make DBSC the amazing place it is.
Last week Brett Beyer and Nick Alexander competed in Sail Airlie and the Open Queensland State Titles in Bowen. Brett took out both in light tricky conditions. Nick was 5th overall in the States. Well done to both DBSCers.
The highlight of the trip was the crocodile warning sign at the top of the boat ramp where they launched each day (see below).
