Regatta coordination

With the 2022-23 season underway, we have a few regattas fast approaching. We’re looking to cement our position as the world’s leading Laser sailing club and expect to send a large contingent of DBSC sailors!

Coast Championships
The Coast Championships are on at South Lake Macquarie Amateur Sailing Club from 15-16 October. The Notice of Race for the event is here. You can enter online here or at the club on 15th October up to 11.30am. If you would like to attend and need help with boat transport or accommodation, please email Dave here asap.

State Open & Masters Championships
A combined Open and Masters states this year at Wangi from 19-20 November is the must-attend regatta for the year - the Notice of Race for the event is here. We’re again expecting DBSC to be well represented, so please fill out the below form (2 min) if you are interested asap, we need to finalise accommodation. Even if you have accommodation and/or transport, we may need some help with boat transport. Fill in this form if you are attending.

Battle of the Sound

DBSC Laser sailors are invited to compete in the 2nd annual Laser dinghies 'Battle of the Sound' challenge being held on Sunday 13 November.

The regatta was started by 'Northern Harbour' Laser Clubs last year as a 'local challenge' among NSC, MHASC, MYC and VYC. The event is sailed in 'The Sound' (which is the waters between Middle Head, Cannae Point and North Harbour) and a great place to sail. 

The organisers expect well over 50 Lasers competing in Standard and Radial fleets. 

The 'Battle of the Sound' trophy will remain contested by the four 'founding' Clubs, however individual results will be recognised on the placings of all sailors competing. 

Competitors will need to sail from their own Clubs or location due to space constraints at MYC. Entry is free and entering as soon as possible will help with planning.   

Full details are online, at Battle of the Sound . You can register using the QR code on the poster on the website. 

Upcoming events and more information

Saturday 22 October 9am: PRO training

Saturday 29 October 9am: Safety and competency training

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.

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.

View results here.

Make a tax deductible donation to DBSC here.

Race report 24 September 2022

As reported by our COTD, Christine Patton:

Jules Hall (PRO) and Jason Wilkins (LTRAR) managed a fleet of 37 boats in wind conditions that ranged from 4 knots to 23 knots. They were assisted by Christine Patton and Chris Berg in the Paul Adam and by Julian Van Aalst and Craig (father of Harley) in the Bergman. 

The AFL grand final was a huge factor for sailors and volunteers as many were keen to know the score of what was happening in Melbourne to their teams!!

The weather Gods put on quite a performance with rain, wind, no wind, a rumble of thunder that we all heard and a flash of lightening that Peter Collie saw. We pressed on with the conditions and had two long races during the afternoon where patience was a virtue.  

The first start sequence moved to black flags, so all were on notice to be aware of that starting line within the last minute.    The fleets were extremely spread out in the first race but bunched up and tight in the second race as the breeze died.   The last two 4.7s persisted in an almost dead breeze and finished their second race.   Well done to all for patience in tough conditions!

View results here.

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

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 Ben Byford and Craig Ryan. With their sons new to the club, these dads have rolled up their sleeves and volunteered more often than not since Charles and Harley began sailing with this. We very much appreciate this spirit of community. Not only does it supplement our on water roster, it reinforces our spirit of family and friends at the club.

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

Clubhouse use (Tuesday to Thursday)

Jonathan Stone is hosting a function at the club this week with the Society for Acquired Resilience. More information can be found in our newsletter from last week.

Upcoming events and more information

Saturday 22 October 9am: PRO training, Vaucluse regatta

Saturday 29 October 9am: Safety and competency training

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.

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.

Make a tax deductible donation to DBSC here.

Race report 17 September 2022

The day was dominated by rain shifting the breeze around before it returned to the gradient W/NW when the clouds moved away. During briefing there was a heavy dark rain cloud to the south which came in during launching with a big gust. This left shift wasn’t permanent and by the first start, the breeze had moved back toward the right (west) again).

The race committee comprised of Luke Parker (PRO) and Richard George (LTRAR), assisted by Diana Chen (COTD and photography) and Owen Kenny (Co-COTD) had their work cut out for them, getting three flights of racing off on time and in quick succession, so sailors could return to shore to watch the football finals.

Many thanks also to Ben Byford and Craig Ryan for assisting in a second RIB on the water while David Evenden and Ian Tudball assisted Paul and Shirley driving the sandwich presses in the canteen.

View results here.

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

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 Peter Collie. Peter does many “invisible” tasks around the club, helping with canteen coordination, cooking championship BBQs and as our resident professional photographer. Peter also coordinates all of the event bookings at the club, as well as securing the ongoing hire of the premises for yoga when we aren’t using the clubhouse. Peter and Diana were also the coordinators of our recent season opening dinner, which was a roaring success.

Peter at the Season Opening Dinner

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

Clubhouse use this week (Tuesday to Thursday)

Jonathan Stone is hosting a function at the club this week with the Society for Acquired Resilience.

He writes:

Dear fellow members, sailors.

Later this month (September 27 - 29 to be precise) another scientific meeting will, with the permission of the DBSC Management Committee, be held at the Clubhouse. It is a sequel to a meeting held in 2020 (March 9 - 11), just before the COVID lockdowns began.

The theme of the meeting is ‘healthy ageing’. There will be ~ 25 presentations from scientists around the world on a phenomenon known as ‘acquired resilience’, the way everyday stresses (like exercise, hypoxia, hunger, solar radiations, and toxins in plants) induce measure improvements in the health of - anyone. Because the young enjoy the resilience of youth, the benefits of exercise, diet management and light-used-as-therapy are more marked in older people. But the benefits can be measured in the young and can be powerful for the aged - for example, delaying Parkinsonism and dementia, speeding wound healing, greater longevity. Acquired resilience is proving powerful medicine for the ageing, and very useful for the young (particularly to speed wound healing).

For more information, see https://societyforacquiredresilience.com/about-us/

We chose Tuesday - Thursday to keep clear of the Club’s weekend racing. And we will hold the meeting at the bay end of the Clubhouse, so that weekday sailors can reach their boats, and the change rooms; even the kitchen but we will be using the kitchen as kitchen for lunches and morning and afternoon teas. And for an hour or two on the Wednesday, if the weather is good, we will have the RIBs in the water (but crewed by club-approved drivers), to give our participants a moment on the water of one of the world’s great harbours. And the Clubhouse will be cleaned during and after the Meeting, so that it will be spick and span well before Saturday racing the next weekend.

So, we will do everything we can not to disturb sailing.

The Society is very grateful to the Club for being allowed to meet in this great location. Our last meeting was a success in every way. I am a little nervous about this next meeting because many participants - daunted I think by the present costs of air travel - have chosen to attend by ZOE (ZOOM or equivalent). I think we have mastered the remote-meeting technology. Wish us luck on the day.

If you have any questions, ask me (jonathanston@gmail.com) or Paul Adam (who a distinguished participant is and is helping with the catering too).

Thank you

Jonathan Stone

Should you need to use the club during this time, please do so mindfully.