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Member survey results – training

Training plays an important role at Double Bay Sailing Club, and we continue to run programs that help new members enjoy the excitement of racing, as well as providing opportunities for existing members to participate in training squads, helping with fleet compression. In addition to that, the Annual Competency Training session that we run helps us manage safety, race management, and maintaining club equipment. It allows our membership to work together to provide quality racing.Comments from the survey encouraged us to continue to guide members that are new to racing, and run clinics to improve sailing skills, strategy, and tactics. Also improving member knowledge of Sailing Rules like during mark rounding and race starts.Our ongoing Learn to Race program run by Martin White was highly rated in the survey as being important for introducing new members to the club and then continuing to help them improve and build confidence. Our partnership with the Brett Beyer Sailing program has been

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The Womens Regatta

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

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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 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

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

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

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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Upcoming events and more information

Saturday 10 December 2022: Tyrell and Rousso races; Christmas Party. RSVP and information here.The club’s calendar can be viewed and subscribed to here.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 midnight Monday.View results here.Make a tax deductible donation to DBSC here.

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