Important information for The Women’s Regatta (this weekend)

The Women's Regatta will be held at the club this Saturday and there will be events from 8am through to 8pm.

VOLUNTEERS: If you are able to help out on Saturday, please ensure you have emailed us at womensregatta@dbsc.com.au so that we can allocate tasks. Don’t forget to wear your DBSC t-shirt if you have one!

CLUB TIDY: Please ensure all your personal belongings have been removed from both change rooms and around the club before Friday. Anything left behind will be going to our recycling program.

POP-UP SHOPS: boatcrewgear.com and boatropes.com.au will be at the club all day, so if you need any new gear or rigging, order online for pick-up on Saturday.

18s RIB support needed Sunday 11 December

We need a RIB driver volunteer to help on Sunday 11 December, 1-5pm.

Please contact the Commodore if you can help, or put your name down in this Google sheet HERE.

Thank you to Mark and Milla Gray who are volunteering in the canteen this coming weekend, and to Andrew Craker who is driving the RIB support boat.

Member survey results - Club Management

From our Commodore, Steven London.

Quantifying sentiment around club management was more difficult than other survey topics. Overall, 85% of respondents told us management was very or extremely important, but what does this actually mean? The greatest insight came from your comments.

Our volunteer culture was a common theme - speaking to a core club value of ownership, and the need for this to be continuously cultivated. "Distributed volunteerism remains a critical initiative that should continue to be chased until everyone is a participant"

Management was also reminded to 'keep it simple' and focus more on the fewer things that really matter most, and to "let go of things people aren't attached to".

Beyond the day to day running of the club, you also wanted us to keep an eye on the future - forging relationships across the sailing community and fostering the next generation of sailors. To this point, we have created a new committee position encompassing Youth. James Tudball has taken the position, with exciting new ideas for pathways and programs for youth. Watch this space as we develop these ideas over this season and into the future!

Christmas Party (please RSVP)

The Christmas Party this year will be on Saturday, December 10, 2022, 5:30 PM-11:30 PM.

We will have all of the usual catering and festivities, and we need you to RSVP so we can get the numbers for catering finalised.

The electrification of Resilience

Jonathan Stone is featured in the December edition of Afloat for his renovation and electrification of Resilience, a 1967 Halvorsen. Powered originally with a Chrysler flat marine petrol engine located midships, the vessel now has a 15kW (20HP) Bellmarine, inboard water-cooled electric motor. For more on Jonathan’s interesting endeavour, you can read about it online or pick up a copy of Afloat in the canteen at the clubhouse.

Thanks to Paul Adam for bringing this to our attention.)

Upcoming events and more information

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

Saturday 10 December 2022: Tyrell and Rousso races; Christmas Party. RSVP and 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.

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Make a tax deductible donation to DBSC here.

Race report 19 November 2022

From our PRO Daryl Lawrence:

A brisk 20kt gusting 27kt breeze saw 11 hardy souls brave the harbour. during the six or so sprints. The attrition rate left 4 boats for the final surf around the top mark, out to the white drum and home.

Luke Parker was dominating; Kirk wouldn't be chased down in a couple of races. Richard George is seriously thinking of buying his own 4.7 rig for this type of breeze as he revelled in a day without a capsize. Others weren't so fortunate with a lot of swims. Kerryn Smith had the save of the day with a maximum limbo dance to right his boat from horizontal. Tim Heath was looking good off the line. Peter Collie stuck in there with his splinted finger taking a beating.

Daryl and Maxim were well supported by Team Gray and Epworth with Milla Gray and Teddy Epworth helping their parents in the support rib with Finn Kirk. (That's one way to keep the nose of the "Paul Adam" down.)

Well survived by all.

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Regatta report

On the weekend, DBSC away team travelled to Wangi (Wangi) on Lake Macquarie for the combined Open and Masters State Championships. Racing on Saturday was a fresh north easterly, which kept all racers on their toes with boat handling. Sunday was even windier from the west, with racers held on shore until 1:30pm when a decision was made to abandon racing for the day.

The DBSC away team scored well in all divisions, and a big congratulations go to all involved – most seemed very pleased with their ongoing improvements in big fleets and big breeze.

Our prize winners and place getters were:

4.7
Charlie Byford – 3rd overall, 1st U16
Sara Bruce – 5th overall, 1st Female

Radial
Sylvie Stannage – 1st overall, 1st Female
Martin White – 5th overall, 1st GGM

Standard
Campbell Patton – 1st overall
Daniel Costandi – 5th overall, 1st U21
David Newman – 10th overall, 1st Apprentice
Steven London – 34th overall, Encouragement award

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 David Newman. David has taken on the role of our laser regatta representative and has done a stellar job at coordinating logistics and accommodation for the DBSC away team!

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

18s RIB support needed this Sunday 27 November

We need a RIB driver volunteer to help this coming Sunday 27 November, 1-5pm. 

We need Canteen support for Sunday 4 December, 12-2pm.

Please contact the Commodore if you can help, or put your name down in this Google sheet HERE.

A big thank you to all those members who have already volunteered helping out on Sundays with RIB support  (John Vasey, Richard Holstein, Daryl Lawrence, Chris Tattersall), and those who have supported on Sundays in the canteen (Paul and Shirley, Clare Alexander, Christine Patton, Mike Dunne, John Verco, Richard Au, Kim Ketelby and Richard Holstein).