This weekend we have Clean Up Australia Day prior to racing. Please be at the club by 10am to assist (see detail in the article below).The JJ Giltinan trophy also kicks off this Friday (see more details in the article below). As a result, there will be a large number of people in the club on and therefore there will not be a BBQ after racing.
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Clean Up Australia Day 4 March
Calling all volunteers who enjoy a clean environment! I’ve spent the past few weeks driving around the pristine Tasmanian Countryside enjoying the ‘freshest air’ on the planet, and so I’m inspired to clean up the environment surrounding our club. On Saturday 4th March from 10am to 12pm, members (and guests) of Double Bay Sailing Club will be conducting a clean-up of the foreshore, park lands and local roadways near our club in Double Bay. Trevor Potts (member) will be at the club house at 10am with all the CUAD materials, sign-on sheet, and a short safety briefing. Please arrive by 10am. We are also asking volunteers to download the EyeSea app and use it to upload photos of rubbish on the day. It’s simple to use. Take a photo and upload it to the app.Download for android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mariapps.eyesea.eye_seaDownload for iOS: https://apps.apple.com/es/app/eyesea/id1667239428We recommend you wear sun protective clothing and bring protective gloves
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
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
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
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 results here.The club’s calendar can be viewed and subscribed to here.Make a tax deductible donation to DBSC here.
Race report 25 February 2023
From COTD, Kate McHugh…On Saturday 30 of our Double Bay racers sailed up the harbour to participate in the 91st Vaucluse Regatta in a fresh 15 knot North Easterly breeze. The race committee at Vaucluse conducted two (rather long) windward return races laid just to the south of Sow and Pigs. Following racing, the team at Vaucluse held a delicious barbecue and drinks in their clubhouse. The results:ILCA 71. Finn Alexander (DBSC)2. Campbell Patton (DBSC)3. Rod Barnes (DBSC)ILCA 61. Cote Poncell (DBSC)2. Ian Alexander (DBSC)3. Anthony Scali (VYC)ILCA 41. Healy Ryan (DBSC)2. Cormac Johnson (DBSC)3. Caroline Kemp (VYC)Thank you to Ben Byford who provided on water assistance, and Scott Hunter and David Huber for helping Paul and Shirley in the canteen.Many thanks also to Vaucluse Yacht Club who hosted a magnificent day on the water.
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Clean Up Australia Day 4 March
Calling all volunteers who enjoy a clean environment! I’ve spent the past few weeks driving around the pristine Tasmanian Countryside enjoying the ‘freshest air’ on the planet, and so I’m inspired to clean up the environment surrounding our club. On Saturday 4th March from 10am to 12pm, members (and guests) of Double Bay Sailing Club will be conducting a clean-up of the foreshore, park lands and local roadways near our club in Double Bay. Trevor Potts (member) will be at the club house at 10am with all the CUAD materials, sign-on sheet, and a short safety briefing. Please arrive by 10am. We are also asking volunteers to download the EyeSea app and use it to upload photos of rubbish on the day. It’s simple to use. Take a photo and upload it to the app.Download for android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mariapps.eyesea.eye_seaDownload for iOS: https://apps.apple.com/es/app/eyesea/id1667239428We recommend you wear sun protective clothing, and bring protective gloves
The thrill of the SailGP! By James Tudball
Last week Double Bay Sailing Club members were invited to participate in a number of activities as part of the SailGP Adopt A Club program. Our club was partnered with Team Canada, which saw nearly 30 members visit Team Canada’s base in the lead up to the regatta. On Wednesday we were lucky to see the (safe!) launch of Team Canada’s brand new boat and we were taken on an in depth tour to see the boats and wings up close and learn about the physics of the F50s. Phil Robertson, driver of Team Canada, also facilitated a Q&A with us and Alistair Sutherland asked the burning question of whether Phil would be as aggressive as always on the start line! Phil didn’t really answer the question, but judging by his laughter we assumed the answer to be ‘yes’.
Rule 18.3 by Luke Parker
There’s frequently “lively on water debate” (aka yelling) within our fleets at the top mark when port tackers try to navigate a parade of boats on starboard tack. Here is a very good video on rule 18.3 which concerns entering the 3 boat length zone from port at the top mark. It’s worth a viewing. Summary: A boat that was on port as it entered the 3 boat length zone at a windward mark must always, including AFTER it tacks onto starboard, stay clear. The port entry boat (no matter if it’s subsequently tacks to starboard) must not inconvenience any boat that was already on starboard when it entered the zone.