79 Bay St
Double Bay NSW 2028
Australia

The best ILCA / Laser sailing club in the world, located in Double Bay on Sydney Harbour.

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The Womens Regatta

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Unless you have been living under a rock, you will know the club hosted The Women’s Regatta over the weekend. The event was a phenomenal success (if we do say so ourselves) with glorious conditions. In the end, we had 35 women and girls line up for racing (after a few late drop outs with The Cabbage Tree Island and the latest Covid Wave taking out a few).

Organisation of the event was led by Diana Chen, supported by a committee of Tory Epworth, Steven London, James Tubdall and Kate McHugh. Assistance on race documentation was provided by Michael Osborne and Yves Stening. Our PRO, Mike Forbes was assisted on the Jazzman by Vic Whitby and Craig Sheers, while David Murphy, Simon Stone and Kirk Marcolina donated Smitten as the finishing boat with Steven London joining them for duties.

This event would not be possible without the volunteer support of the club members. Many of you donated boats and/or helped on the day.

We are also especially grateful for the sponsorship received – NSW Government, NSW & ACT Laser Association, Australian Sailing and She Sails, Boat Crew Gear, Boat Ropes, Different Drop, Scramble & Bean and The White Tree. We are also grateful to Blok Yoga, Future Athletic, Craig Sheers and Erica Kirby who ran yoga and workshops through the morning.

Award winning photographer, Andrea Francolini, was on hand with a videographer from The White Tree to capture footage for the club, driven by club stalwart, Mark Bethwaite. Andrea has recently won BOWNESS and Budapest photo awards for his contemporary and portrait photography. Keep an eye on our social media over the coming weeks to see more footage from the event.

Jon West was also in attendance taking photos for competitors, and his photos are available at please Jon West Photography - The Women's Laser Regatta 2022.

The club welcomed local member for Vaucluse, Gabrielle Upton, who awarded prizes at the prize giving ceremony.

Results
ILCA6 OVERALL
🥇Sylvie Stannage HHSC/DBSC
🥈Gina Johnstone RQYS/WSC
🥉Jacqui Bonnitcha

ILCA4 OVERALL
🥇Sara Bruce RSYS/DBSC
🥈Adela Rabasova CZE
🥉Ali Braden RSYS

ILCA6 OPEN
🥇Jacqui Bonnitcha
🥈Kate McHugh DBSC
🥉Jenny Danks RPAYC

ILCA6 U23
🥇Sylvie Stannage HHSC/DBSC
🥈Brooke Wilson RSYS/DBSC
🥉Ava Smith Connells Point SC

ILCA6 U17
🥇Gina Johnstone RQYS/WSC
🥈Lizzy Adams WSC
🥉Isabella Armitstead WSC/Ascham

ILCA4 OPEN
🥇Michelle Costandi GRSC
🥈Kim Ketelbey DBSC
🥉Ailbhe Stedmond DBSC

ILCA4 U21
🥇Adela Rabasova CZE
🥈Harriet McLachlan RSYS
🥉Alice Holstein WSC/DBSC

ILCA4 U15
🥇Sara Bruce RSYS/DBSC
🥈Ali Braden RSYS
🥉Matilda Rowles HHSC/DBSC

 

MASTERS (sponsored by Different Drop)
Apprentice Master - Jacqui Bonnitcha
Master - Kate McHugh DBSC
Grand Master - Jenny Danks RPAYC

DBSC Lyn Ley Trophy
Sylvie Stannage DBSC/HHSC

Encouragement Awards sponsored by Boat Ropes
Charlotte Gosling HHSC/DBSC
Anna Childs Connells Point SC
Charlotte Jenkins Ascham

Encouragement Award sponsored by PSA Sailing
Isabelle Wilkins DBSC

On a final note, we did a clean up of the club before the event. Any gear lying around is now in the workshop.

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Volly of the week

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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 Diana Chen. Diana has done a phenomenal job in coordinating The Women’s Regatta. From organising breakfasts and water bottles, to photography and sponsorship, there is nothing in the regatta that didn’t have Diana’s touch. The regatta has received an overwhelming positive response in execution, and over the days following, and it would not have happened without her enormous effort.

Photo credit: Andrea Francolini

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

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DBSC’s newest member

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We’d like to welcome our newest (prospective) member, Winnie.

Winnie Tudball

Congratulations to Captain James “Steamhole” Tudball and Tess, who have this week welcomed their second child, Winnie Isabella. We are looking forward to meeting her at the club, although the Christmas Party this week may be a touch too soon.

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Oceania & Australian Laser Open & Youth Championships,1-8 January 2023

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This event is the qualifying event for Australian sailors for all 2023 ILCA World Open and Youth Championships. It will be held at Georges River Sailing Club on Botany Bay 1-8 January 2023. The Notice of Race for this event is HERE. Entries can be placed $350 until 7th December 2022 HERE and may be accepted with an additional $80 late fee after that date. DBSC Members that are needing assistance with boat transport please contact dave.newman@dbsc.com.au.

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Regatta volunteers needed for 1-8 January

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DBSC are supplying the Oceania & Australian Laser Open & Youth Championships with one of our RIBs, and 2 Volunteers are needed to be on the RIB each racing day (January 2,3,4,5,6,7,8).

GRSC is only 35 minutes from our club, and it will be a great event to be a part of. RIB Volunteers are required to be at GRSC between 12:00-17:30 (from 10:30am on the 8th) please contact dave.newman@dbsc.com.au to register to help.

In addition to the RIB support, we are also calling out the DBSC members who could help in other roles at the regatta. GRSC have provided a form HERE where people can register to volunteer.

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Race report 26 November 2022

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From our PRO Michael Osborne.

Last Saturday was heats 7 & 8 of the club championships and 11 & 12 of the point score.

The day was neatly summarised by Luke Parker: “The Dardanelles were out in their glory yesterday. Snakes and ladders all round. The course was ok, the 40 degree wind shifts and 5-15 knot breeze across the course was the challenge”.

In the full rigs Alexander Bijkerk and Campbell Patton were respectively first and second over the line in both races.   Jules Hall was third in race 1, and Luke third in race 2.

In the radials, Ian Alexander got two bullets.   In the first race Martin White was second and Brooke Wilson third.  In the second race, Quentin Burns was second, and James Tudball third.

Chris Tattersall (COTD) and Nate did a great job in the RIB quickly tweaking the course between race 1 and 2 in what was a tricky day.

Thank you, Thomas (LTRAR) and Chris (COTD), for your help.

Photos courtesy of Thomas Beregi. More photos have been uploaded on the Top Mark Facebook page.

View results all here.

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Volly of the week

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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 Pat Levy who has persisted with the temperamental western davit, replacing the pullies, and arranging for the motor to be fixed (this is much more complicated than anyone would guess, as the committee can attest following our monthly updates). Pat has also arranged the repairs to the split seam on one of the tubes on the Dene Bergman as well as fixing the battery isolation switch. Pat is regularly fixing the equipment that we rely upon each week, and we appreciate his efforts very much. Now if someone could dial up an 18knot Nor’easter for him, he might smile!

Pat in his happy place…

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

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