RACE REPORT 05 JUNE 2022

Our PRO on the day, Daryl Lawrence, reports:

A cold stiff 15knot breeze from NNW greeted a sparse fleet for Sunday morning. Seven standard rigs plus one visitor and nine radial sailors raced heats 13, 14 and 15 over a short course tucked well into Double Bay. The course was lengthened for heat 15 with little time wasted between races. It meant everyone was back to shore by 10:30 for Paul's hearty vegetable soup and a hot shower. The Championship results saw Evie Saunders score three bullets by convincing margins. Full rig heats were shared by Geoff Kirk (heats 13 and 15), and Nick Pellow took out heat 14. On handicap, Evie won heat 13, and Brooke Wilson won both 14 and 15 ... so an all-female affair for the radials. The standard riggers saw Geoff Kirk winning heat 13, Nick for heat 14 and Mark Lewkovitz in heat 15. Thanks to Daryl, Jim  and Coté on the Jazzman, and Richo and Kerryn freezing in the RIB.

Full results for both series are available on our website.

Photos by Kerryn Smith

NOT ALWAYS AS IT LOOKS

Sometimes things aren’t always what they look like…

Last week it was reported that Martin White had a capsize problem at the bottom mark and spent some time there. Martin has corrected us that this was not quite the case. He did have an incident with another boat and waited to collect himself and ensure the other sailor was okay. Upon realising the fleet were some distance ahead by then, he did some mark rounding practice.

There’s an important point in all of this, which is the obligation under the racing rules to render assistance. The Racing Rules of Sailing are all rooted in the basic principle of sportsmanship. So much so, that the very first rule of racing (1.1) reads, “A boat, competitor or support person shall give all possible help to any person or vessel in danger.”

We’d like to congratulate Martin on this display of sportsmanship at the club, and wish him, and our other Masters sailors heading to the world championships in Mexico, the very best for the event.

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 are always tasks to be done in the upkeep of our clubhouse and the ongoing running of dinghy racing.

This week we’d like to thank our incredible Newsletter Editor, Kate McHugh. Writing this weekly summary of the goings-on at DBSC is no easy task. It requires endless hours of speaking to various DBSC members and then distilling this information into an easy to read format. For the past year and a half, Kate has done a stellar job of chasing up the news and publishing it every Wednesday morning. The newsletter is the most vital way that the club communicates important events, race results, and milestones and it couldn’t happen without Kate.     

So hats off to Kate and the many others who take on volunteer tasks at DBSC. If you have yet to do so, please contact Kirk Marcolina HERE to discuss how you can get involved.  

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

Kate McHugh, Newsletter Editor extraordinaire

ARE YOU IN NEED OF BOAT REPAIRS?

Mike Dunne is organising a service some repairs for his boat over the winter with an Authorised Laser Repairer. If enough people are interested, he may come to our boat shed instead of us having to transport the boats to him. If you are in need of some boat works and interested in coordinating with Mike please contact Mike or email newsletter@dbsc.com.au in order to compile a list of interested people.

GOT SOMETHING TO SAY?

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.

Race report 29 May 2022

Our PRO on the day, Christine Patton, reports:

After a series of wet Sunday mornings in this Winter Championship Sunday dawned dry and relatively warm with a gentle Westerly (with a touch of South) breeze already blowing.    All pretty much predicted by Richard George in last week’s report.

Three clean races got off without recall or restart in a steady 14 knot oscillating wind gusting to 18 knots.

Firstly, hats off to the newer and/or rusty sailors who joined the fleet today.   The day started as a perfect day for such sailors but by the end of the day we saw several white laser bottoms around the bay, but everyone persisted, including a very wet David Evenden determined to finish the last race.  Thanks to Richard Au and Owen Kenny in the RIB keeping the course square and the sailors safe.

In the Standard rigs Alex Bijkerk clinched the day with 2 out of 3 wins despite carving up the dance floor on Saturday, with Daniel Costandi taking the final win of the day, showing us how to hike a boat flat (see photo) in puffy shifty conditions. Rob Vann was a consistent third in that pack. 

Sylvie Stannage won the day but was challenged in the second race by Ian Alexander who is loving the Radial sail!  Andrew Cox (photo) improved all day to take a second in Race 3 where Evie Saunders, in her first showing of the winter sailed away to a convincing lead.

The Jazzman played host to the happy team of Christine Patton and Jason Wilkin ably assisted by scribe Ben Buford (Charley’s Dad) who enjoyed the morning. The highlight was the entertainment provided by Martin White in the third race who capsized in spectacular form at the leeward mark, stayed capsized for some time, retired then went back to practice rounding the same mark several times.  All of that to say ‘Good sailing’ to our Masters group who are off to Mexico next week to race in the Masters Worlds.  

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Full results for both series are available on our website.

And a big thanks also to Paul Adam, who made a delicious soup, which warmed everyone up after a windy and brisk morning.

Vollies 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 all of the volunteers who assisted Diana with the set up and pack up of the AGP! It wouldn’t happen without this effort.

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

If you would like to volunteer for a task at the club, please contact Kirk Marcolina, to discuss how best you can become involved.

Oh, what a night!

On Friday the club held our annual general party.

Proceedings began with the Annual General Meeting, the last under Commodore Cox! Andrew has served on the club’s committee for the past ten years – five as treasurer and five as commodore.

In his farewell speech, he reflected upon the successes and strategy for the club over the past five years, which included on the key elements that drive our success.

Andrew left the club with four requests for owners

1. Read and respond - if you’re reading this newsletter, you’ve passed the first test!

2. Act like an owner – the club belongs to all of us, and we should behave that way

3. Volunteer to volunteer – we need all of your help (contact Kirk Marcolina to volunteer

4. Engage, engage, engage – it takes all of us to be the world’s best laser club!

Andrew thanked the club, its members and volunteers and for their support, and acknowledged his fellow committee members that served during his time as Commodore, noting it had been a pleasure and honour to work with them, and thanking them for their tireless commitment, excellent ideas, considered debate, wise counsel, and moral support.

Commodore Cox finished the meeting with a smile on his face, having taken a clean sweep of the Winter Championship and the summer Masters Club Championship.

Following the formalities and prizegiving members were moved on to the party with awesome pies, salads, and drinks. A special thanks to Diana Chen for organising the festivities before her early morning boarding to London the next day, and to James Tudball and The White Tree for providing the band.

As a special treat, those who kicked on witnessed awesome cameos by Dene Bergman leading Piano Man on harmonica and Isabelle Wilkins showing off her incredible voice with Valerie – they brought the house down!

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2021/2022 Prizewinners

Before we get to the season’s racing trophies, a special mention goes to our Life Member, Peter Collie, and this year’s Club Person of the Year, Rod Barnes.

Peter Collie has been a member for 20 years and can only be described as a fantastic club person. He has been on the Club Committee for much of that time and has been active across all facets of club life, including our social functions, our trophies and prizes, our clubhouse tidying and upkeep, our club’s official photography, and the hire of our club which this year generated $15k of income for the club – our third largest revenue stream after memberships and grants. 

Rod Barnes is an outstanding contributor to the club. He is central to the huge amount of work that is required to keep all our infrastructure in tip top condition. He person cracked the code on something we have been considering how to do for years and is now finally done via an ingenious solution – the boat hoist.  Rod has changed the experience for us all at away regattas, booking the best accommodation, coordinating our transport, and building massive team spirit. Rod has also taken over from Emily Ball, who did an amazing job getting our boat ramps approved and is now project managing that rather large project as it advances to imminent construction.  Finally, Rod has agreed, to take on the role of Vice-Commodore at DBSC.

Congratulations to all of the prize winners for the season:

2021-22 Club Champion
Laser Standard
Ron Young Trophy
Daniel Costandi

2021-22 Club Champion
Laser Radial
Sally Gordon Trophy
James Tudball

2021-22 Masters Club Champion
Laser Standard
Don Roach Trophy
Rod Barnes

2021-22 Masters Club Champion
Laser Radial
Don Roach Trophy
Andrew Cox

2021-22 Spring Point Score Winner
Laser Standard
Mike Dunne

2021-22 Autumn Point Score Winner
Laser Standard
Jason Wilkins

2021-22 Spring Point Score Winner
Laser Radial / 4.7
Alistair Sutherland

2021-22 Autumn Point Score Winner
Laser Radial / 4.7
Quentin Burns

2021-22 Winter Champion
Laser Standard
David Newman

2021-22 Winter Champion
Laser Radial
Andrew Cox

2021-22 Richard Tyrrell Trophy
Mike Dunne

2021-22 Mano Rousso Trophy
Luke Parker

2021-22 Vaucluse Challenge Champion
Laser Standard
Dene Bergman Trophy
Rob Vann

2021-22 Vaucluse Challenge Champion
Laser Radial
Graham Read Trophy
Sylvie Stannage

2021-22 Best Club Person
John Barraclough Award
Rod Barnes

2022/2023 Committee

The following officer bearers were elected unopposed at the Annual General Meeting:

Commodore – Steven London
Vice Commodore – Rod Barnes
Rear Commodore – Pat Levy
Secretary – Tory Epworth
Treasurer – Justin Davey
Canteen Captain – Paul Adam
Property – Rod Barnes
Social Secretary – Peter Collie
Marketing & Communications – Diana Chen
Handicapper – Daryl Lawrence
Learn to Race – Martin White
Newsletter Editor – Katie McHugh
CTO – Nick Pellow
Safety & Training Officer – David Murphy
Volunteer Coordinator – Kirk Marcolina
Special Projects Coordinator – Mark Crowhurst