Learn to Race

Learn to Race resumes this weekend. If you are interested in attending this program to brush up on your racing skills, please contact Martin White. Please also email Martin if you are able to assist with coaching.

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 John Verco. John has made a significant contribution to the club in the lead up to our working bee, by ensuring we had all of the right equipment on the day. He spent time visiting the hire shop, coordinating the correct equipment and being on site to ensure the hired equipment was delivered and then returned. John has coordinated the painting of the club house, and earlier this year the painting of the change rooms (with the help of Tory Epworth). We are very appreciative of the magnificent work he has done.

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

Season Opening Dinner

Please RSVP to the season opening dinner for sailors and volunteers

Details:

7pm Friday 16th September
Bedouin 2/53 Cross Street Double Bay
$100 per guest (includes welcome drink, banquet dinner, beer/wine with dinner)
Dress Spectacular/Glam (Studio 54)

ILCA U21 World Championships 2022

Over the past week, some of our younger members have been competing at the Under 21 ILCA World Championships in Vilamoura, Portugal. We congratulate them on their excellent efforts and results:

ILCA 6 (radial rig):

Sylvie Stannage (21)

Brooke Wilson (44)

ILCA 7 (standard rig):

Alexander Bijkerk (67)

Daniel Costandi (90)

NSW & ACT Sailing Awards

DBSC and its members are finalists in several awards for this year. We are so proud and excited for all of these nominations.

DBSC is a finalist for the Sustainability Award

Evie Saunders is a finalist for Youth Sailor of the Year

Jules Hall & Jan Scholten are finalists for Offshore Sailor of the Year

Thank you to the membership who contribute in many and varied ways to make our club one of the most environmentally and socially sustainable, and to the many sailors that keep us all on our game!

The awards night is Saturday 17 September (6pm-8pm) at RANSA. Tickets to the awards event can be purchased ($40 by 1st September) here.

Upcoming events and more information

Saturday 3 September: Season opening – Learn to Race, Club championships 1&2, BBQ

Friday 16 September: 7pm Season Opening Dinner for sailors and volunteers

Saturday 3 December 2022: The Women’s Regatta. Sign up for more information here.

The club’s calendar can be viewed and subscribed to here.

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We've got spirit, yes we do!

The annual working bee was held on Saturday 20 August. Thank you to the many members who showed up and re-arranged, scrubbed, sawed, polished, painted, (stripped), rigged, cleaned, restacked, restocked, fixed, hammered, tidied, folded, swept and many other verbs around the club for a solid four hours! It was a sensational effort and the sense of the community in the club was palpable. The club is cleaner, brighter, more organised and ready for the season ahead because of OUR efforts. Well done!

(Editor’s note: This title is the beginning of a cheerleading chant from my high school days in USA. Apologies if it’s a little corny.)

Race report 20 August 2022

From our race management team James Tudball and Christine Patton:

Following all the activity of the working bee and the prediction that the breeze was going to drop there was mixed interest in racing but most doubts were cast aside and we ended up with 27 boats on the starting line throughout the sprint afternoon with standard, radial and 4.7 rigs all represented.      

James Tudball (PRO) assisted by Christine Patton ran 7 sprint races in a breeze that did drop during the afternoon from 12 knots to as low as 5 knots.  The breeze direction shifted to the North as well so those sailors not paying attention taking the right gate got caught a couple of times when the sailors that had chosen the left gate got to aim straight for the mark in a soldiers course.   This produced some mixed winners and losers. The Race Committee COTD Ian Tudball and co-COTD Omer Konakci had a busy afternoon shifting the windward mark to the right chasing the breeze. As usual it was great to be on Sydney Harbour and everyone who did get out were pleased they made the effort.

 Photo credit: Christine Patton

A big thank you to Paul who managed the canteen single-handedly through the bustle of the working bee.

The club’s calendar can be subscribed to here (strongly recommended).

Upcoming regattas

Following are a list of upcoming regattas.

For further information on laser events please check out the NSW ACT Laser Association events page.

David Newman, our laser representative will be helping to coordinate travel for the Coast Championships and the State Open and Masters championships. These weekends away are legendary so stay tuned for further details.

Club championship bbq

Our first club championship heats will be at the season opening on Saturday 3 September. Following racing, we will be hold a bbq for all members and their guests as well as Learn to Race participants.