Wednesday twilight racing

Twilight sailing continues on Wednesday evenings from 5.30-7.30pm until the end of daylight savings. 
This Wednesday MarkSetBot will be at the club demonstrating their robotic marks at our twilight session. This is the same mark technology that is being used in the AC, SailGP and most recently, the Etchells State Championship over the weekend.

It would be great if as many people turn up for sailing with a 1730 splash so these new robotic marks can be tested in a race setting. We would like feedback from sailors and operators. Please come and see the future of racing!

This weekend

This weekend some of our sailors will be interstate at the Australian Masters National Championship. We are wishing them fair winds and the best of luck at this event.

For those staying at home, we will have sprint races at the club.

Safety WARNING !!!

Over the weekend one of the support RIBs for the 18’ skiffs was damaged (punctured) while tied up against the dock at low tide as a result of rubbing up against oysters, which are growing on the support struts and ladders. The club is undertaking a clean-up of these.

For the time being, the RIBs are not to be tied up to the front deck at low tide until the oysters are removed. Members should also be mindful of the danger to their feet.

It will be low tide this Saturday at 12pm!!!

Upcoming regattas

Laser Metropolitan Championships (RPAYC) – 5-6 March 2022: please contact Rod Barnes if you wish to attend.The NoR is here and you can enter for this event here. A guide of competitor information is also available here.

MYC Women’s’ Challenge - 26 March 2022. 

The Helly Hansen Women’s Challenge is Manly Yacht Club’s signature event, reflecting the growing passion women have for the sport of sailing. The Women’s Challenge was first conceived in 1995 and has been running and growing continuously since then. 

The Women’s Challenge committee extends an invitation to female sailors to join us for a weekend of exciting racing in Manly Cove and on Sydney Harbour followed by an evening of prize giving, food and frivolities on the deck at Manly Yacht Club. 

Competition covers every level of experience and age; and encourages all women/girl sailors to borrow, beg or buy a boat and enter. Saturday racing is one-design in dinghy, Hansa dinghies and laser divisions followed by a BBQ after racing on the deck. With some great prizes to be won, this should be a fun event. https://www.myc.org.au/womens-challenge/

NB: Women from DBSC wishing to attend may request for average points in the Pointscore racing that day.

Sailing stories with Malcolm Page

The club will be continuing our sailing stories events for members, this time with Malcolm Page on Wednesday 16thMarch after twilight sailing. 

Malcolm is a three time Olympian and dual gold medallist in the 470 class (Qingdao and London). He was the official Australian flag bearer at the closing ceremony of the London Olympics. Malcom has won the 470 men’s world championships six times and has also won world championships in the 420 and Tasar classes.

Following his retirement from Olympic sailing, Malcolm worked at World Sailing as Head of Media, before becoming Chief of Olympic Sailing for US Sailing. He has now returned to Australian Sailing assuming the role of Mixed 470 coach.

Malcolm is a deadest legend and all-round nice guy of Australian sailing. You won’t want to miss this event.

We will be serving pizzas at 7.30pm for everyone to be seated at 7.45pm.

Laser for sale

181941 – Josh Crichton is selling his laser with radial and standard rigs. Amazing condition laser for its age. Very well looked after, always cleaned and stored inside. Has everything you need to sail and race. new venturi/drain plug fitted and a few new pieces of rigging. Needs no work or attention, just buy and sail. Currently stored at DBSC.

More information available on Gumtree. 

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Coming up next...

Wednesday 23 February – Twilight sprints

Saturday 26 February – Sprints | Masters’ National Championships (Westernport, Vic)

Wednesday 2 March – Twilight sprints

4-13 March – JJ Giltinan Regatta (18’ skiffs)

Saturday 5 March – Learn to Race (am) | Clean Up Australia Day (am) | Sprints | Metros (RPAYC)

Wednesday 9 March – Twilight sprints

Saturday 12 March - Club Championships 7&8 (BBQ)

Wednesday 16 March – Twilight sprints

Saturday 19 March – Learn to Race (am) | Autumn Pointscore 3&4

Wednesday 23 March – Twilight sprints

Saturday 26 March – Autumn Pointscore 5&6

Wednesday 30 March – Twilight sprints

The club calendar can be viewed (and subscribed to) here.

Race report 12 February 2022

On Saturday there was good attendance for the first Autumn pointscore races in a tricky east-south-easterly breeze which was affected by big shifts and rain in the second race, eventually glassing out in the second race for the standard rig fleet. 

There was good competitive racing with excellent execution from the on water team led by Geoff Kirk (PRO) assisted by David Airey (LTRAR), Yves Stening (COTD), Emily Ball and Richard Finlayson. Paul and Shirly were assisted in the canteen by Luke Parker and Diana Chen.

Our race winners were Jason Wilkins and Alexander Bijkerk in the standard rig, and Scott Hunter and Daryl Lawrence in the radial rig. We also had two special guests – Rob Lowndes from MHASC joined the first race in the radial fleet, while in the standard fleet, Robert Krohn was visiting from San Francisco, who shouted the bar at the end of racing. He can come back any time!

Photo credit: Nick Pellow

Volly of the week

Double Bay Sailing Club is managed and run entirely by volunteers. As the saying goes, “many hands make light work. There is always work to be done in the upkeep of our shed and the ongoing running of dinghy racing.

This week we’d like to thank Justin Davey. Justin is not only the club treasurer, but undertakes lots of unseen jobs every week, from organising the collection of the rubbish and recycling to fixing the Wi-Fi.

The club is full of people making wonderful contributions around the place, and sometimes behind the scenes. Let us know who deserves a mention!