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Race report 1 March 2023

From our PRO Mike ForbesIt was a beautiful sunny autumn day – with the Sydney Harbour Regatta underway and day 1 of the JJ Giltinan 18ft Skiff Championships taking place it was going to be crowded. We had a light East Nor’easterly breeze averaging 6-8 knots. Following the morning’s LTR it was a quick briefing before heading out to the Jazzman… only to find her powerless for the day…(thanks Coxy for owning up to that). Having tried a few different options, we took the Paul Adam out to the start line with a bunch of flags and the rechargeable horn…sadly a few critical flags escaped us in the rush so more improvisation was employed! Racing eventually got underway around 3pm, however due to the outgoing tide, a flurry of big yachts cutting our start line, the 18s kicking off and some eager radial sailors – we saw a few general recalls impede

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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 Shirley Roach.

Shirley with Ian Tudball

Shirley is an extraordinary person in so many ways, not the least of which is her contribution and commitment to DBSC. DBSC became like a second home to Shirley during its period of reformative and progressive leadership under her late husband, Don. And this has continued with tireless dedication since Don’s premature passing in 2011. Shirley is central to the essence of

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International Women's Day

Today we celebrate International Women’s Day and this year’s theme is Embrace Equity – Why equal opportunities aren’t enough. It is important to know the difference between Equality and Equity. Equality means each individual or group of people is given the same resources or opportunities. Equity recognizes that each person has different circumstances, and allocates the exact resources and opportunities needed to reach an equal outcome. Read more about it here.

At DBSC, we strive to #EmbraceEquity by providing training and events for our female members and the wider sailing community so that they can access more opportunities to improve outside of regular racing. We’re not quite there yet, but talking about it is a great start.

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Rules clinic

As part of our commitment to better and fairer racing, we are holding two training clinics on the Racing Rules of Sailing.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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Jason and Isabelle Wilkins donation

From Commodore, Steven London:Members of the Club and Committee would like to thank long time members Jason and Isabelle Wilkins for their generous donation of the ILCA Laser “Phinester” for use in the clubs Learn to Race program. The program allows prospective members to “try-out” racing with the club, and this helps us to keep an inflow of new active members out there on the start line every week!Phinester is a Laser with a history, having started life in the UK and making the journey to Australia with Jason when he immigrated here (hey, it’s what Laser sailors do!). It has served him very well over the years and was passed on to Isabel when she joined the club 5 years ago. To Isabelle’s relief, Jason recently upgraded to the famous ILCA 50th Anniversary “Golden Fleece”, allowing Isabelle to upgrade also, and so the club is now honoured to look

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Rubbish bins

The rubbish collection services at the club are not council services, yet commercial collection paid for by the club. We aim to minimise waste to landfill and maximise recycling.Members are reminded there are three bins for waste disposal.The red top bin is for non-recyclable waste (to landfill).The blue top bin is for refundable container deposit items. Refundable items in the blue top bin must have readable barcodes. Please do not crush cans and bottles as this renders the barcode unreadable and we do not get the container deposits returned to us.  Coffee cups, milk cartons should not go in the blue top. However Up and Go paper contains now attract the deposit refund, so can go in the blue top. Do not contaminate cans and bottles in the blue top by putting paper towels in them. The yellow top bin is for other recyclable waste such as paper/cardboard, hard plastic

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JJ Giltinan trophy begins this Friday

The competition for the 2023 JJ Giltinan Trophy – the 18s world championship – starts on Friday 3 March and runs to Sunday 12 March. Monday 5th and Friday 10 are lay days, which may become race days if earlier races had been abandoned. You may have noticed the two German boats which have been here for some time, and an increase in number of boats practicing during the week. In the run up this week there are likely to be more 18s in the park, training or dealing with repair and maintenance issues.  Starting from 2 March there will be additional, special event garbage bins in the rigging area, and there will also be security in attendance at night (if you come down late at night you might be asked who you are). During the competition each 18 will have an allocated position in the rigging area. The 18s

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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 Paul Adam.Paul has shown incredible dedication to the club over his 37 years as a member. Since 1993, Paul has tirelessly run the club’s canteen week in week out. This is a huge job that has great significance for the club. The canteen is a major cultural hub for the club. It makes the club feel homely and inviting. It gives it heart and soul. Paul is the central and continuous figure (along with dedicated canteen-partner, Shirley) of our canteen offering. The canteen is also a profit centre for the club, contributing >$10,000 to the club’s revenue each year. Paul keeps

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