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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.
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79 Bay St
Double Bay NSW 2028
Australia
The best ILCA / Laser sailing club in the world, located in Double Bay on Sydney Harbour.
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
From our PRO for the day, James Tudball:
It was one for the keen beans on Saturday. At 1pm it was looking like we were in for a dreary day with light winds. Richard George and Jim Dounis threw the big rig up to join the majority, so we had an all standard fleet of ten boats.
Incidentally, the fleet began with only eight boats. Geoff Kirk and Luke Parker were seen whizzing around nearby on their electric hydrofoils, but after Sydney Maritime questioned their foiling abilities and suggested they pack it in, the pair were only too happy to exchange their new gizmo for the ever faithful Laser.
The 10 x standards showcased mm perfect starting and highly competitive racing in what ended up being a great 8 - 13 knot nor'easter. Seven races were notched up and every sailor had their turn at the pointy end.
Many thanks to our volunteers on the day – James Tudball (PRO), Scott Hunter (LTRAR), Jason Wilkins (COTD) and Diana Chen (Co-COTD). Paul and Shirley were assisted in the canteen by special guest June Jordan.
Congratulations to our Masters sailors who ventured to Westernport Yacht Club in Victoria over the past week for the Australian Laser Masters National Championships. We have two National Champions at the club – Rod Barnes in the Standard Master division and Brett Beyer in the Standard Grand Master division.
Congratulations to all our competitors who raced, and represented the club, with merit:
Brett Beyer – Standard Grand Master: 1st
Rod Barnes – Standard Master: 1st
Nick Alexander – Standard Master: 2nd
David Newman – Standard Apprentice: 3rd
Andrew Cox – Radial Master: 5th
Martin White – Radial Grand Master: 5th
Yves Stening – Radial Grand Master :19th
Pat Levy – Radial Great Grand Master: 7th
Ian Tudball – Radial Great Grandmaster: 20th
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 Steven London. Steven has recently replaced and upgraded the club’s security CCTV, the club’s CCTV policy and arranged signage around the club. Thanks Steven!
Steven at the State Masters Championships in Port Stephens. Photo credit: Steven (obviously)
The club is full of people making wonderful contributions around the place, and sometimes behind the scenes. Let us know who deserves a mention!
Never say never, but the weather is looking pretty, ahem, ordinary. It’s forecast for rain, 25+ knots from the east and 24C. Oh and the water is an interesting shade of brown. Word on the street is Commodore Cox won’t be taking a roll call this week.
This weekend we have sprint racing at the club as there is an away regatta – the Laser Metropolitan Championships are up at RPAYC. (More information here.)
The 18’ skiffs are also holding the J.J. Giltinan Regatta at the club from Thursday 3rd to 13th March. There are likely to be 18s in the park all week. There are likely to be boats and their respective crews doing repairs in the evening, and overnight security, so if you’re dropping in the club out of hours, you might find more company than usual.
Given the rain, the state of the harbour, the condition of the boat park and the 18’ skiff event, we have decided to suspend the Clean Up Australia Day activities at the club this weekend. We will schedule an alternative event in the near future.
DBSC has a long standing commitment to CUAD and more broadly sustainability, and we continue to encourage our membership to keep the foreshore clean at all times. To this end we been implementing sustainability initiatives at the club in line with the World Sailing Guide to Sustainable Clubs. We have recently installed soap and body wash dispensers to reduce plastic bottles in our bathrooms, as well as a filtered water tap at the front of the clubhouse to refill drink bottles and reduce (and hopefully remove) the use of the disposable bottles sold in the canteen.
Our resident sustainability ambassador also asks if we could use the EyeSea app to document visible pollution and litter on the foreshore and in the water – it’s as simple as taking a photo and uploading it.
The EyeSea app has been developed with sponsorship from the maritime industry to map global pollution and maritime hazards and inform ocean clean up efforts. If you have any questions about this app, please contact Kate McHugh, who is an ambassador for this organisation.
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.
203794 – David Johnson has moved and can no longer keep his laser. He is selling “PEB” with 4.7, radial and standard rigs. Choose your own adventure!
Further details
- All three rigs and sails (4.7, Radial x 2 sails and Standard)
- 4.7 bottom section
- Radial bottom section
- Standard bottom Section
- Boom
- Battens
- Used 4.7 sail
- Used Radial sails x 2 (good condition)
- Used standard sail (good condition)
- Rudder and tiller
- Centreboard
- Upgraded racing cunningham
- All cleats, pulleys, straps, lines, ropes, etc
- Just rig and go!
- (Dolly not included)
Contact David on 0404 636 800 or david@watchdogcompliance.com
Thank you to the members who are sending through information for the newsletter.
If you have content for the newsletter, please email it to newsletter@dbsc.com.au by midnight Monday.
