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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SailGP watch party

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Double Bay Sailing Club is thrilled to be selected in the upcoming SailGP adopt a club program .We have been paired with Team Canada, skippered by Phil Robertson and on Saturday we hosted a watch party after racing.

Stay tuned for further happenings in the lead up to the Sydney for event in Sydney on 18-19 February. If you are interested in helping coordinate our participation, please contact james.tudball@dbsc.com.au.

Please note, today is the last day to register for the Inspire Racing Program and the Inspire Careers Program.

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18s RIB support and canteen this Sunday

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We need a RIB driver volunteer to help this coming Sunday 22 January, 1-5pm. 

We also need canteen support for Sunday 22 January, 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, and those who have supported on Sundays in the canteen.

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Annual picnic

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The Family Adventure Picnic has become a tradition at DBSC. -Join us for this year's adventure (which will likely be) to CAMP COVE BEACH - on SUNDAY 5 FEBRUARY pending favourable conditions.

We love Camp Cove Beach for its decent parking, friendly coffee kiosk, and kid friendly waves (please bring your kids!). We are looking forward to seeing you AND the rest of your clan :-)

We'll set up camp at the east end of the beach. It’s a 12pm splash @DBSC, with picnic lunch served at 1pm, followed by an afternoon cruise home.

The cost will be $10 per head, plus drinks that you can add to your canteen account at the end of the day.

RSVP now to help to help the caterers!

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Race report 7 January 2023

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From our COTD, Richard AU.

The Rain stayed away on Saturday afternoon and conditions turned out to be a fun challenge for our first day back from the holiday period. The wind settled into a consistent south blowing 18-22kts which provided tight racing from a start line near the channel marker to a weather mark off Point Piper for a combined race across the rigs.  

The small fleet of eleven keen sailors completed sprint races of two laps each with everyone testing both sides of the course for advantage. As I towed one tired sailor back to the clubhouse, I thought the fleet would finish the fourth race own their own, but it turned out to be enough for some with happy sailors following the RIB back on the second lap (a good thing too as there was only just enough water to push the RIB into position for hoisting!), while others completed the fourth race.

After racing we noted remarks from Steve and Peter on the delightful lift coming from the Rose Bay side of Point Piper on the downwind leg and how the GPS showed 15kms sailed in total.  Not a bad effort for first day back in 20kts!! 

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

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2023 ILCA Oceania & Australian Championships

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Congratulations to all the DBSC sailors that competed in the ILCA Oceania & Australian Open & Youth Championships at Georges River Sailing Club over the last week. Conditions ranged from sunny skies with 15kn NE to wet & wild 25kn S with racing cancelled on 2 days.

There were 55 ILCA4, 83 ILCA6, and 40 ILCA7 including athletes from Australia, New Zealand, UK, Belgium, Switzerland, Finland, Turkey, Hungary, Japan, Singapore, Malaysia, Fiji, Samoa, and Chile! It was such a privilege for weekend enthusiasts to be able to race against Olympic gold medallists and the rising stars of sailing.

Thanks to GRSC and NSW/ACT Laser Association for putting on a great show, and extra special thanks to all the DBSC volunteers that helped out on and off the water.

DBSC results:

ILCA4

Sara Bruce - 4th overall, 1st female, 3rd U18

Healy Ryan- 9th overall, 4th U16

Charles Byford - 11th overall, 5th U16

Cormac Johnson - 21st overall

Ben Costandi - 30th overall

Kevin Cai - 35th overall

Charlotte Gosling - 51st overall

Matilda Rowles - 52nd overall

ILCA6 Gold

Evie Saunders - 9th overall, 1st U19

Sylvie Stannage - 14th overall, 10th Open

Brooke Wilson - 18th overall, 2nd U21

ILCA6 Silver

Andrew Cox - 2nd overall, 1st Open

Coté Maria Jose Poncell - 4th overall, 3rd Open

Rob Blum - 25th overall

Ian Tudball - 33rd overall

James Gosling - 36th overall

ILCA7

Campbell Patton - 15th overall

Alexander Bijkerk- 26th overall

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Sail GP Team Canada!

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Double Bay Sailing Club is thrilled to be selected in the upcoming SailGP adopt a club program for the event in Sydney (18/19 February). We have been paired with Team Canada, skippered by Phil Robertson.

To kick start our connection with SailGP and our support of Team Canada, we will be having a WATCH PARTY for the SailGP Singapore event after our racing this Saturday, 5pm - 6:30pm. We invite you to hang around post-sailing to watch the event together on the big screen and enjoy some Canadian beers and burgers!  For catering purposes, please email james.tudball@dbsc.com.au if you plan to attend.  
Our U21 members are also encouraged to apply for the SailGP Inspire Racing Program, which is conducted in the WASZP and geared towards young competitive sailors with an interest in hydrofoiling and racing.  For more information on SailGP Inspire visit https://sailgp.com/general/inspire/racing/ and don’t forget to apply before 17 January 2023!

Sail GP also runs an Inspire Careers Program, offering students and young professionals a work experience opportunity within a SailGP event environment. During the careers program young professionals (18+ years) are introduced to a variety of roles during the SailGP Sydney event. Applications can be made online and also close on 17 January 2023.

In the upcoming weeks, we will be organising and announcing some further activities to maximise this opportunity for our club and members, as well as Team Canada.  If you are interested in volunteering with these impending events, please contact james.tudball@dbsc.com.au .

In the upcoming weeks, we will be organising some events to maximise this opportunity for our club and members, as well as Team Canada. Watch this space!

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Volly of the week

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Over the break there have been a number of club members attending the club and undertaking all kinds of chores big and small. The risk of calling one or two of you out, means we are going to miss some others that have snuck in under the radar.

So, this week, we’re saying a big thank you for those of you who have done many seen and unseen tasks over the break – whether you tidied up after the Christmas party, mowed our precarious patch of grass, volunteered at Georges River on the club’s behalf, or did some other job, your efforts are very much appreciated.

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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Race report 17 December 2022

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Our PRO and and Vice Commodore, Rod Barnes reports:

As PRO on the day, I must apologise for possibly, slightly, and sarcastically, misrepresenting on-course conditions (editor’s comment: not to mention the on-course refreshments!) in the briefing.  

When we laid the course, there was blue sky, a consistent breeze of around 15 knots, water temperature sitting at about 25 degrees and palm trees lapping at the water’s edge on Clarke Island. Not quite sure what happened between the briefing and the start, but conditions changed dramatically.  

We were forced to run the racing in Rushcutters Bay due the World Match Racing championships being held on our usual course in Double Bay - a special thanks to the CYCA for letting us know in advance!

As the Jazzman positioned itself on the start line there was barely a laser in sight at 1.50pm.  The slightly reluctant fleet soon arrived and the management team of Rod Barnes and John Verco on the Jazzman, Kim Ketelbey and Rob Blum on the Paul Adam and Jason Wilkins and David Devlin on the Dean Bergman got racing underway after a few mark adjustments.

 It was a great test of boat management in the gusty shifty southerly conditions which exceeded 25 knots at times.  It was also interesting to hear from sailors how patchy the wind was and that they preferred conditions in Double Bay. Maybe it had something to do with Christmas, but it was great to see so many smiles on faces. 

Being the last race of the calendar year, it was also the final heats of the Spring Point score.

Winners on the day were Steve London and Geoff Kirk in the Standards and Pat Levy and Andrew Cox in the Radials.

The winner of the Spring Point score in the standard rig was Steve London followed by Geoff Kirk and Nick Pellow. 

The Radials was won by Murray Stone, closely followed by Pat Levy and Charlie Byford.

It was great to see so many 4.7’s racing throughout the spring series. Kevin Cai won the point score followed by Tilly Rowles and Charlotte Gosling.   

Congratulations to all winners! Enjoy the break and we will see you in the new year.

Many thanks to Jules Hall and Jason Wilkins with Paul and Shirley in the canteen.

A special shout out also to all of the sailors who represented Sail Sydney over the weekend. Results can be viewed here.

View results all here.

Racing resume with sprint races on Saturday 7 January 2023. The club’s calendar can be subscribed to here (strongly recommended).

There will be no newsletter between now and then.

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