The first of the two legs in this season’s Vaucluse Challenge races will be held this coming Saturday, 30 November. This is a seminal event in our calendar, where we do battle with our friends from the French Enclave to defend the honour of the title of champions of the main harbour! The racing will be held in “neutral waters”, somewhere up near Nielsen Park / Rose Bay – note, it will take much longer to sail to the course area, so we are encouraging all boats to launch immediately after the 1pm briefing – get rigged and dressed before 1pm.Vaucluse Yacht Club will be hosting a BBQ after racing. Could all sailors please plan to attend this? We will be driving two RIBs to Vaucluse, and will also take several cars.This leg of the Vaucluse Challenge will comprise two ~45min races, with separate fleet starts for Radials / 4.7s and
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Christmas Party – December 14
Please save the date for our annual Christmas Party on the evening of Saturday 14 December. It’s sure to be the holiday event of the season. The festivities cap off a day of unique sailing with our famous once-a-year Tyrell and Rousso races, which are super fun and competitive formats. More info on both the racing and party soon.
Get Competent this Saturday
We’ve been talking about it for ages… and now the big day is here. Competency Training 2019 is on THIS SATURDAY. Please arrive at 8:45am for a prompt 9am start. It’s the day when our fellow members will impart their knowledge to make us all better volunteers around the club. Don’t worry, we’ll be wrapped in time for afternoon sailing. It’s a critical morning of education, and we’re looking forward to seeing everyone there.
Champagne Sailing
Last Wednesday’s twilights were magical: a perfect breeze and magnificent weather conditions. One members described it as “Champagne sailing”. Twenty boats took advantage of these perfect mid-week conditions. We’re set to do it all again tonight with a 5pm splash and 5:30 training with Brett. Hope to see you there. And don’t forget, next week (27 November) we’ll be holding sprints earlier, from 5-7pm, due to a club function later that evening.
Your Mum Isn’t Coming to Clean Up
As flagged in last week’s newsletter and at the briefing on Saturday, we are implementing a mid-season rack reshuffle. We asked people to assist after sailing on Saturday to ensure all boats were in the right place. However, only 9 of the 18 boats that needed to be moved were in fact moved. We had occasion to watch the whole thing on CCTV as we helped one member locate gear that was misplaced. What we saw was that the people who sailed that day (and a few helpers with them) made sure their boats were in the right spot, but no one helped to ensure all the other boats were in the right spot. Two of the boats that were displaced in the reshuffle, and whose new spots were occupied by other boats that also needed to be moved, were just wheeled outside and then later left on the
Kit Warning
We hope you’re enjoying your new club kit. Some members have learned the hard way that the t-shirts SHOULD NOT GO IN THE DYER OR BE IRONED. Doing so will damage the club decal on the back of the shirt. So, please take care when laundering your new kit.
Some Serious Solar!
DBSC is proud to tell our members that our DA to fix the Piles is approved. Included in the DA is the ability to cover our roof in solar panels and generate enough green power to run all of the fairy lights in Steyne Park and beyond. Mark Crowhurst is managing the Power Station Project and would love to hear from anyone with a good working knowledge of the solar panel world. In particular, rather than the technical electrical details, we want to know our options around what to do with the excess power that we will generate – on top of selling it to the grid. If you think you can help, please contact him HERE or on 0439872305.If you don’t think you can help, we hope you get a warm fuzzy feeling knowing that our club is about to be a net contributor to the grid and do our
Race Recap
A challenging 6 – 12 knot Easterly breeze greeted the 35 competing boats in last Saturday’s Spring Pointscore. It was a wind that seemed unsure which direction to blow from – flicking between SE and NE throughout the afternoon. The winners were the sailors who kept their eye on the wind and always ensured they were on the lifted tack. The winners (after handicapping) were as follows: in Standards, Gavin Blake and Nick Alexander, in the Radials/4.7s, Jim Dounis was victorious in both heats. Thank you to our PRO, Gerry Donohoe assisted by LTRaR volunteer Thomas Beregi, our COTD, Josh Kirton, and CoCOTD, Kevin Gilroy. And thanks to James Leaver and Pia Hattersley who helped in the canteen.
Boat for Sale
Dave Rogers has a baby coming into his life and has decided to take a break from sailing for a bit. As such, he’s decided to put his entry level boat up for sale. Here are the details:Hull number 192579In good condition and ready to race 1 brand new radial sail (never used), 1 used radial sail1 carbon top mast section (new in 2018), plus 1 spare aluminium top mast section (never used)1 radial bottom mast section (new in 2018)Foils, carbon tiller and extension, all rigging systems in good order and rigged for quick setup.Stored in rack at Double Bay Sailing Club and ready to go racing. No trolley or covers.Please contact Dave HERE if you are interested.
Up Next at DBSC
Wednesday, 20 November, 5pm Splash – Twilight Sailing / BBTPSaturday, 23 November, 8:45am SHARP – Competency TrainingSaturday, 23 November, 2pm Start – Spring PointscoreWednesday, 27 November, 4:30pm Splash – Twilight Sailing / BBTPSaturday, 30 November, 2pm Start – Vaucluse Challenge Sunday, 1 December, 2pm Start – Big Boat RaceSAVE THE DATE – SATURDAY 14 DECEMBER – DBSC CHRISTMAS PARTY. DETAILS COMING SOON!