Last drinks!
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Just kidding! However, we would like you to RSVP to the upcoming Christmas party to assist with catering.
The party will be held on Saturday 11 December, 5:30-11:30pm.
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Sustainability
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Behind the scenes, the club has been working through a checklist of items based on World Sailing’s Guide to Sustainable Sailing Clubs.
Some of the initiatives that have been undertaken include installing solar energy on the club’s roof, installing a contamination control lid on the container deposit scheme bin, repurposing old sails and recycling lost property. This week you will also notice a tap has been installed at the front of the clubhouse to fill drink bottles with filtered water and soap dispensers are being installed in the showers in order to reduce the unnecessary use of plastic bottles at the club.
There are still some improvements to be made, including better practices around waste management. Members are asked to minimise the waste that is brought to the club and to ensure that rubbish is placed in the appropriate bins – we have three bins: recycling (yellow lid), landfill (red lid) and container deposit (electronic scanner lid).
If you have any suggestions to further improve sustainability at the club, please email Katie McHugh.
Lost Gear: 201540
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A radial sail (number 201540) and a yellow rooster mainsheet belonging to Alistair Sutherland has gone missing, last seen on the lovely NE day 2 weeks ago. If anyone has seen this equipment, can you please return it to Alistair, or let him know where it is?
Regatta confirmations and information(s)
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Regattas are a great way to travel, bond with other club members, and even make new friends. Rod Barnes is coordinating the logistics, and in some cases accommodation, for club members attending the following upcoming events.
Can you please confirm with him if you are intending to attend any of the following?
(Open) State Championships | 4-5 December 2021 – will be held at Georges River Sailing Club. Please email Rod Barnes this week if you are attending in order to coordinate transport the DBSC contingent.
State Masters Championships | 5-6 February 2022 – will be held at Bay Sailing Centre, Port Stephens. Rod Barnes is organising accommodation and coordinating boat transport. Please let him know ASAP if you intend to participate in this event as accommodation must be confirmed in the upcoming week.
If anyone wants to know more information about this weekend, Rod will do a Q&A at 12:30 on Saturday (27 November) at the club.
Australian Laser Masters | 25-28 February 2022 – will be held at Westernport Yacht Club on Balnarring Beach, Victoria (approximately 70 kilometres from Melbourne). The event will be run from 25-28 February 2022 and will be preceded by a two day coaching clinic 22-23 February. The Notice of Race is here.
Once again, please contact Rod Barnes if you intend to participate in this event.
For more information, or to confirm your participation in any of these events, please email rodbarnes@dbsc.com.au.
New World Masters Ranking from 2023
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ALCA is changing the ranking arrangement for ILCA World Masters Championships to apply from World Masters 2023 which will be held in Pattaya, Thailand in February 2023.
The new ranking policy is based on results from the previous Australian Laser Masters Championships.
For the February 2023 World Masters in Pattaya, Thailand ranking will be based on the results of the Australian Masters February 2022 Westernport YC as per the new policy.
Coming up next...
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Wednesday 24 November - Twilight sprints | BBTP
Saturday 27 November – Club Championships 3 & 4 | BBQ
Wednesday 1 December - Twilight sprints
Saturday 4 December – Sprints / State Championships @ Georges River
Wednesday 8 December - Twilight sprints
Saturday 11 December – Tyrell and Rousso Races | Christmas Party
Wednesday 15 December - Twilight sprints
Saturday 18 December – Sprints (Sail GP)
Wednesday 22 December - Twilight sprints
Race Report 13 November 2021
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On Saturday, Shirley and Paul were down on the toastie trade, as many members elected to sit the day out.
The day turned out to be a little wild on the water for the third and fourth heats of the club pointscore. While the weather forecast did not predict the wind to build after 12pm, it continued to kick in for a bit, and those who braved the west north-westerly wind had their work cut out for them. The wind continued to build until 14:40 topping out at 28 knots with 35 knot gusts before “calming down” to 23 knots with 32 knot gusts by the end of racing for the day.
Of the 15-20 boats braving the conditions, our pointscore race winners were Zander Bijkerk and Craig Sheers in the full rig, and in the radial rig, James Tudball won both races. It was a brutal day on the water with many capsizes and sore bodies, yet fortunately no (major) damage to equipment.
PRO for the day, Luke Parker lamented not sailing for the downwind rides while Kate McHugh (LTRAR) was secretly relieved for being on duty for the day. The rest of the on-water team led by Tim Heath (COTD) and Julian Van Aalst (co-COTD) were assisted by Daryl Lawrence and Richard George on the water, ensuring no boat was left behind (or upside down for too long). Thanks also go to Quinn Pierson (CSO) who was on hand to assist.
After racing members enjoyed a few much needed beverages in the clubhouse before limping off to tend to their weary bodies.
Photo of Evie by Tristan Brown, other photos taken by Tim Heath. Tim took more photos on the day and has uploaded them to the DBSC members group, “Top Mark” on FB.
This weekend
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This weekend is the first leg of our annual “local derby” with Vaucluse Yacht Club and DBSC is delighted to be hosting our friends from “up the harbour”. As is the “new tradition” individual perpetual trophies are determined as the standard rig sailor and radial rig sailor who was the lowest position score across both legs of the DBSC/VYC Challenge races.
To make the day more enjoyable for our visitors, we will be setting the race course in Rose Bay if we have a southerly breeze on Saturday. This means that DBSC members will need to launch 15 minutes earlier to get to the course in time for the first race.
UPDATE: DBSC will host a BBQ at the club for Vaucluse and Double Bay sailors after racing.
Learn to Race is also on this weekend and if you are able to help Martin with this important program that helps onboard new members to our club, please contact him.
If you wish to participate in Learn to Race, please also let Martin know by Friday.
Volunteer of the week
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Double Bay Sailing Club is managed and run entirely by volunteers. As the saying goes, many hands make light work.
This week we are featuring our recently anointed life member, John Vasey for his contribution to keeping the fuel tanks full outside of operating hours. John also mans a RIB most weekends for the 18’ skiff racing, and he had his work cut out for him on Sunday with wild winds, breakages and an accident requiring ambulance assistance.
Thank you John for your ongoing contribution!
The club is full of people making wonderful contributions around the place, and sometimes behind the scenes. Do you know of someone who deserves a mention? If so, email us and tell us why they should be club member of the week.
This is what twilight sailing looks like!
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Exactly a year ago, Diana recorded a twilight session, which can only be described as magical.
You can watch and share it on YouTube.
Twilight sailing is on tonight and the Brett Beyer Training Program is confirmed. This means a top mark will be laid for sprint racing, with a start determined on the water. A two minute starting sequence will apply unless otherwise advised on the water.
The forecast (at the time of writing) is for a glorious 9-12 knots ENE-NE. You’d be mad to miss this!