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The World Sailing Youth Worlds is the pinnacle of youth sailing across the planet. Many describe it as the junior Olympics. Only one sailor from each of the 11 classes represents their country. After a close fought battle held recently at Toronto, Lake Macquarie, our very own Healy Ryan clinched a narrow victory over a talented West Australian.World Sailing’s Youth World Championship attracts the best youth sailors around the world and follows a similar format to Olympic sailing. The event has been a stepping stone for many Olympic champions.This year’s event will be held in December in Vilamoura, Portugal. Our last Double Bay SC representative in the Laser class at the Youth Worlds was Finn Alexander in 2016. Finn went on

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Gosford Sailing Club. Photo by Stephen Reid

Stephen Reid reports from Gosford, NSW:On the weekend of 18-19 October The Coast Championships were held at Gosford Sailing Club, with 45 boats from 15 sailing clubs competing. Conditions were very good with 8-10 knots SE on Saturday and a nice building 10-15 knots NNE breeze on Sunday.Gosford Sailing Club were excellent hosts for the weekend and the committee and volunteers did an excellent of providing great racing over 6 races.  Well done to everyone who participated from DBSC: ILCA 41st – Patrick McLachlan1st female, 3rd overall – Harper SpaceyILCA 61st – Sylvie Stannage2nd, 1st U19 – Sara Bruce6th – Charlotte JenkinsILCA 71st – Alexander Bijkerk (with 6 bullets!)3rd, 1st U21 –

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Club Look-ahead ScheduleThursday 30 October: Twilight Racing (5pm splash)Saturday 1 November: Members’ Competency Training: 9am start (please see preceding article)Club Championships Races 5 & 6: 1pm Briefing, 2:00pm First warningBBQ after racingThursday 6 November: Twilight Racing (5pm splash)Saturday 8 November: Learn to Race: 9:00amSpring Point Score Races 7 & 8: 1pm Briefing, 2pm First warningThursday 13 November: Twilight Racing (5pm splash)Saturday 15 November: Sprint Racing (1pm briefing for 2pm start)Saturday & Sunday 15-16 November: 2025 NSW & ACT Open, Youth, Masters State Titles, Wangi ASCNOR

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 racing results here.The club’s calendar can be viewed and subscribed to here.Make a tax deductible donation to DBSC here.

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All photos by Jason Wilkins

Spring Point Score Races 5 & 6A very pleasant 8 knot nor’easter greeted a fleet of 45 or so boats on Saturday for spring Pointscores 5&6, albeit there was about 25% attrition rate between the races.The seas were a little choppy, but this made the downwinds prime for surfing.  An eager fleet and runout tide made for some aggressive starts.  The Radials were lucky to get away in Race 1, and one boat was OCS’ed in Race 2.  The standards were recalled for Race 1 and thereafter were well behaved under the black flag. It was a day for the “mature” sailors.  Alistair crossed the line first in both ILCA 6 races, although

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An important reminder from the club’s Safety Officer:Dear DBSC members, 9am this Saturday is our annual competency day. Andrew Cox, our ex-commodore, will review how to run a race. Pat Levy will demonstrate and update us on how to use RIBs, davits and other club equipment safely on rostered volunteer days. I will brief on how to respond to on-water incidents (plus refresh some basic resuscitation knowledge).

There are changes every year, and all members are expected to attend, as well as anyone who may

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All photos by Nick Pellow and Mark Gray

SPrint RacingSaturday was a day of champagne sailing on Sydney Harbour. The moderate wind backed from SE in the morning to E in the afternoon. Thus it was decided to set our standard easterly course into the Dardanelles, but a bit closer to the channel to take advantage of the good pressure coming out of Rose Bay. The course length was long enough to accommodate five 25-minutes races allowing sailors to bring tactics into play. There was always a chance to lose, win or at least recover a position. Those who managed wind better than others ended with a significant lead. Below are winners for each race:Race 1ILCA7: Hadrian BourlyILCA6:

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Club Look-ahead ScheduleThursday 23 October: Twilight Racing (5pm splash)Saturday 25 October: Learn to Race: 9:00amSpring Point Score Races 5 & 6: 1pm Briefing, 2:00pm First warningThursday 30 October: Twilight Racing (5pm splash)Saturday 1 November: Club Championships Races 5 & 6: 1pm Briefing, 2:00pm First warningBBQ after racingThursday 6 November: Twilight Racing (5pm splash)Saturday 8 November: Learn to Race: 9:00amSpring Point Score Races 7 & 8 1pm Briefing, 2:00pm First warning

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 racing results here.The club’s calendar can be viewed and subscribed to here.Make a tax deductible donation to DBSC here.

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Club Look-ahead ScheduleThursday 16 October: Twilight Racing (5pm splash)Saturday & Sunday 18-19 October: 2025 NSW & ACT Coast Champs, Gosford SCNOREntrySaturday 18 October: Sprint Races 1pm Briefing, 2:00pm First warningThursday 23 October: Twilight Racing (5pm splash)Saturday 25 October: Learn to Race: 9:00amSpring Point Score Races 5 & 6: 1pm Briefing, 2:00pm First warning

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 racing results here.The club’s calendar can be viewed and subscribed to here.Make a tax deductible donation to DBSC here.

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After a tremendously successful Double Bay Regatta (see previous article), the NSW circuit moves on to Gosford next weekend for the NSW/ACT Coast Championships, running from 16-18 October. The NSW/ACT Open, Youth & Masters States is on at Wangi 15-16 November. We’re supporting regatta logistics with limited availability for trailer spots and also organising share accommodation. If you’re looking to participate and need support with either, please email Dave Newman ASAP.If you’re competing at the 2026 Oceania & Australian Open & Youth Championships at RYCT in Hobart from 1-8 January,  there is a special offer from Sprint of Tasmania for transportation that is valid until 17 October.And finally, we have the 2026 Australian Masters Championships at Bay SC, Port Stephens on 6-9 February 2026. It will be a not-to-miss event. We’ll be coordinating logistics but highly recommend if you intend on competing, get together with some club mates and organise accommodation early as it’s

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Oh What a Day!Saturday 11 October 2025Blessed with truly magical Sydney Harbour Spring Weather, the Double Bay Regatta was run last Saturday by the volunteers of Double Bay Sailing Club. There was a great mix of competitors, with 77 entries across ILCA 4, 6 and 7 Laser Classes. All age groups were represented from 12yo to 78yo with over 30 Youth Sailors making up the largest group, and an even spread across the Open and Masters categories. Starting the day with a free sausage sizzle and last minute registrations. We also welcomed Andrew Hawkins from BoatCrewGear.com who’s pop-up stall had a great range of gear available. BoatCrewGear also provided our sponsor prizes for the Youth category – Thankyou Andrew!

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