If you haven’t booked a place in one of the two rules clinics, it is time to do so.As part of our commitment to better and fairer racing, we are holding two training clinics on the Racing Rules of Sailing. The expectation is all sailors will attend one of the clinics.Sessions will be held at DBSC on Monday 20th March from 6:00pm – 7:30pm and on Monday 3rd April from 7:00pm – 8:30pm. Each session has identical content and will be run by Erica Kirby, national umpire and judge.All members are encouraged to attend.Register your attendance here: https://www.dbsc.com.au/club-events/2023-3-rules-clinic
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ILCA Metropolitan Championship – 25th and 26th March 2023
DBSC is hosting the 2023 ILCA NSW & ACT Metropolitan Championships on the 25th and 26th March. If you are not intending to sail but would like to assist with on-water support over the weekend, please send an email to rodbarnes@dbsc.com.au.If you are sailing, the Notice of Race and Entry links are below.SCHEDULESaturday 25th March09.30 – Registration11.30 – Briefing13.30 – First warning signalSubsequent starts shall be made ASAP after the preceding race.Drinks & BBQ on the deck after racing.Sunday 26th MarchBreakfast available Sunday morning12.00 – First warning signalSubsequent starts shall be made ASAP after the preceding race.No warning signal after 16.00.Prize giving on the deck after racing.ENTRIESEnter online or at the club until 11:30am on Saturday 25th March. There will be an option to sign on/off via SMS
Upcoming events and more information
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 Monday evening.View all results here.The club’s calendar can be viewed and subscribed to here.Make a tax deductible donation to DBSC here.
This weekend – ILCA Metropolitan Championship
DBSC is hosting the 2023 ILCA NSW & ACT Metropolitan Championships this weekend! If you are not intending to sail but would like to assist with on-water support over the weekend, please send an email to rodbarnes@dbsc.com.au.
ENTRIESEnter online or at the club until 11:30am on Saturday 25th March. You must be entered to race!There will be an option to sign on/off via SMS so that sailors who have pre-entered online can deploy from other harbour clubs for the event.
Sailing Instructions are here.
SCHEDULESaturday 25th March09.30 – Registration11.30 – Briefing13.30 – First warning signalSubsequent starts shall be made ASAP after the preceding race.Drinks & BBQ on the deck after racing.Sunday 26th MarchBreakfast available Sunday morning12.00 – First warning signalSubsequent starts shall be made ASAP after the preceding race.No warning signal
Rules clinic – a reminder for everyone!
If you did not attend the rules clinic on Monday evening, a second, repeat even is being held on Monday 3rd April from 7:00pm – 8:30pm.The training clinics on the Racing Rules of Sailing are part of our commitment to better and fairer racing. Each session has identical content and will be run by Erica Kirby, national umpire and judge. The expectation is all sailors will attend one of the clinics.Register your attendance here: https://www.dbsc.com.au/club-events/2023-3-rules-clinic
Race report 22 March 2023
Races 11 and 12 of the Autumn Pointscore were sailed on Saturday with a fleet of roughly 15 boats in each of the ILCA6 and ILCA7 divisions.With a run in tide, and a building North-Easter, all 4 races were started very cleanly and very punctually at 1400 and 1500 respectively. The first race was sailed in about 12-14 knots with the second race seeing 18 knots with gusts of 22 knots.Regardless of the idyllic autumnal conditions, the race committee of Nick Pellow (PRO),
Farewell Coté and José
This week we farewell our resident Chileans Coté and José, who return to home for several months before heading to London to further their studies. We have loved having both of them in our sailing community and our twilight and Saturday fleets.
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We wish them all the best and hope to see them return to the club in the
Race report 15 March 2023
From PRO, David HuberThe day started in a breeze of between eight and 10 knots and slowly increased over the afternoon. Six races were run on a windward leeward course of approximately 250 m. The course was laid on the southern point of Point Piper. The intention was to lay it further out however, there was competition with the 18s and four fleets from the Yacht Squadron. The races were run with the standards and radials starting together. There were approximately 18 boats. The standards were dominated by Otto and Xander with the radial results being shared across four boats.With thanks to Tim Heath, Campbell, Patton, Jim Dounis, and David Huber for setting and running the afternoon sailing. They were perhaps responsible for the gorgeous weather as well.Results are available in the Sailor app and online.The club’s calendar can be viewed and subscribed to here (highly recommended).
One for the splicing nerds, by Luke Parker
Your correspondent has considered himself a “functional” rope splicer for some time. My splices look crappy but hold ok. The issue is the bumpy splices cause unwanted snagging at the most inopportune moments.So, with this background, I was completely humbled this week on the deck by a jaw dropping display of quality splicing from both Steve London and Tim Heath. Smooth, tapered, tidy and quick. Seriously great splices that don’t snag. What’s more, Steve and Tim were extremely generous with quality advice and assistance. Craig Shears is also very skilled in the dark art of splicing. This week’s tip is if you’re about to embark on some splicing, grab one of the above and prepare to be schooled. It will be both informative and productive.
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 administration and management of racing.This week, we’re saying a big thank you to David Newman. This season David has taken on the responsibility of coordinating Double Bay’s “away team”. David chorales sailors into transport and accommodation teams, books wonderful digs for us to stay at while away, organises dinner, chases us all on WhatsApp and answers a bunch of silly and not-so-silly questions along the way. He does all of this with good grace, and this makes the Double Bay away events a wonderful experience. It’s no wonder our club has such great representation at the ILCA events, and in particular the masters’ events! Thanks David!