From our PRO Geoff Kirk with Geoff BoscoeSailors were greeted by a hot day and a building North-Easterly breeze for Heats 5 & 6 of the 2023 Autumn point score. The breeze lived up to the forecast by getting into the low 20 knot range. There was chop from the wind, outgoing tide and boat traffic which made boat handling challenging. It was busy in the boat park with competition for space from 18’ skiffs while room on the harbour was also at a premium. The on-water race management team needed to fit the course into a compressed footprint because of the Etchells and 18’ skiff race courses. A big fleet of 20+ ILCA6 sailors joined for the first race of the day. This included a couple of defectors from the ILCA7 fleet and a couple of new visiting sailors who were warmly welcomed. The first race was won on
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Learn to race
The next Learn to Race (LTR) a Laser at Double Bay Sailing Club is on again on Saturday morning Feb 18. It must start early at 8.30AM on that day as we have limitations with harbour zones on Sat Feb 18. We’ll meet at 8.30am ready to rig boats. The aim is to be on the water well before 10am and back to the shore by 11.30pm.LTR is for prospective new members – a ‘try before you join’ arrangement. It’s also for DBSC members wishing to improve their sailing skills.Participants must have basic helming capability as we are squad based and it’s sometimes difficult to provide a lot of one-on-one assistance for those without experience. It’s also a safety measure.
Masters Nationals deadline to enter is this Friday!
The deadline for entries for the upcoming 2023 Oceania & Australian Laser Masters Championships is 10 February 2023.Enter online here.
Important information on using the club RIBs
The Dean Bergman RIB is currently out of service being repaired due to an accident during the 18 footers race day last week. Luckily no one was hurt, but the RIB suffered two punctures in the bow and the stern. Pat Levy has already swung into action and repairs are underway this week, and we hope it is back in action soon.Meanwhile the Paul Adam RIB is still in action this weekend, even though the bung system has been broken. Once again Pat has the parts on order, but for the moment PROs and COTDs need to leave the bungs IN, and instead use the bilge pump switch on the console to empty any water from the RIB both before and after racing.
Annual Adventure Day Picnic
On Sunday, the club held its third, and largest yet, adventure day picnic. On a picture perfect day, 16 lasers departed DBSC shortly after noon, chaperoned by a support RIB to meet friends and family at Gibbons Beach. In all 33 sailors, family and friends attended, enjoying a magnificent picnic catered by Tory under the DBSC cabana.After much swimming, socialising, eating, playing and laughter, sailors returned to DBSC while others took more conventional routes home. This was our best picnic so far!
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Vaucluse Regatta 25 February 2022
Saturday 25th of February – DBSC members are invited to sail in the Vaucluse Regatta. This year the event celebrates its 91st year. As is the case each year, there will be no club racing at DBSC and we will sail up the harbour to join the event which is free however you need to register as soon as possible here.The Sailing Instructions can be found here. DBCS members will need to be ready to splash at 12:10 to sail to the course for a 13:20 start. Members should read the sailing instructions before the event. Here are some salient points to note:Lasers will have the first warning signal class flag at 1320, with a combined radial and 4.7 fleet starting firstThere will be up to 3 races, with all
Learn to race this weekend
The next Learn to Race (LTR) a Laser at Double Bay Sailing Club is on again this Saturday morning 18 February. It must start early at 8.30AM on that day as we have limitations with harbour zones owing to SailGP.We’ll meet at 8.30am ready to rig boats. The aim is to be on the water well before 10am and back to the shore by 11.30pm.LTR is for prospective new members – a ‘try before you join’ arrangement. It’s also for DBSC members wishing to improve their sailing skills.Participants must have basic helming capability as we are squad based and it’s sometimes difficult to provide a lot of one-on-one assistance for those without experience. It’s also a safety measure.
Racing this weekend impacted by SailGP
With SailGP on the harbour this weekend, our regular club racing is impacted.The club will hold sprint races from 1pm. These are most likely to be conducted in Rushcutters Bay. Further information will be provided in the briefing, which will be held at 12pm.
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 James Tudball who has joined the DBDC Committee as Youth Coordinator. James is implementing plans to build a culture and program of youth initiatives to encourage the next generation of ILCA sailors and expand youth and ILCA 4 representation in our fleet. James has also been busy coordinating our SailGP “Adopt a Club participation” including the Tech Base tour with Team Canada and VIP spectator boat for the race days.
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