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Race report 05 March 2022
And on the fourteenth day of rain, the clouds parted long enough for our keen racers to get out on the harbour, albeit a rather brown one.PRO Mike Forbes reports, “The morning was a drifter for the Learn to Race crew, which was ultimately cancelled. The breeze didn’t build until 12.30 from the northeast, which remained very light & patchy at 6 knots with slight gusts to 8knots for sprint racing. The harbour was very busy harbour with the Sydney Harbour Regatta being held and the 18’ skiff J.J.s starting to the East of Clark Island, limiting the choice of course area. To avoid conflict with the large fleets converging the course was set close to Point Piper. After the third race, the breeze shifted to the left a little, but the general consensus was to keep rolling on with racing rather than waste time resetting the course.21 boats including 2
Congratulations to our metro sailors
Over the weekend several of our sailors ventured to RPAYC for the NSW Laser Metropolitan Championships. Congratulations to all our competitors who raced, and represented the club, with merit:4.7 results:1. James Hayhoe3. Harriet McLachlan4. Ali BradenRadial rig results:1. Sylvie Stannage2. Evie Saunders4. Brooke Wilson18. Nathan Deng24. Oliver MannStandard rig results:1. Daniel Costandi2. Alexander Bijkerk
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 Andrew Cox (he doesn’t know this is being written).
Andrew and his rack allocation spreadsheet
Andrew is a dedicated leader for our club and is (on occasion) relentless in his pursuit to make DBSC a laser sailing club par excellence. The hours Andrew dedicates to the club behind the scenes, not including those he spends training on the water, make the club the well-oiled machine it is today. Thank you, Andrew!The club is
Wednesday twilight sailing
The wind is due to abate to a mere 20 knots by Wednesday at 1700. For those brave enough to enter the harbour, we strongly recommend you confer on the WhatsApp group to coordinate HAZMAT suits. Never say never!
This weekend
This weekend we return to Club Championship heats 7 & 8. The club will be hosting a bbq after racing and family, friends and learn to race attendees are invited to join us after racing for the festivities.Partners and family are also welcome to come out on our support boats (RIBs and Jazzman) during racing. If you would like to come along, please email Mark Crowhurst to ensure there is adequate space. The 18’ skiffs continue racing the J.J. Giltinan Regatta at the club (racing continues to 13 March). There are likely to be 18s in the park all week. There are likely to be boats and their respective crews doing repairs in the evening, and overnight security, so if you’re dropping in the club out of hours, you might find more company than usual.
No RSVP, no pizza
The club will be continuing our sailing stories events for members, this time with Malcolm Page on Wednesday 16th March after twilight sailing. More details about Malcolm can be found here.We will be serving pizzas at 7.30pm for everyone to be seated at 7.45pm. If you intend on attending this event, please RSVP so that you are appropriately catered for with Pizza AND SEATING.
RSVP
Wednesday twilight racing
Twilight sailing continues on Wednesday evenings from 5.30-7.30pm until the end of daylight savings. This Wednesday MarkSetBot will be at the club demonstrating their robotic marks at our twilight session. This is the same mark technology that is being used in the AC, SailGP and most recently, the Etchells State Championship over the weekend.It would be great if as many people turn up for sailing with a 1730 splash so these new robotic marks can be tested in a race setting. We would like feedback from sailors and operators. Please come and see the future of racing!
This weekend
This weekend some of our sailors will be interstate at the Australian Masters National Championship. We are wishing them fair winds and the best of luck at this event.For those staying at home, we will have sprint races at the club.
Safety WARNING !!!
Over the weekend one of the support RIBs for the 18’ skiffs was damaged (punctured) while tied up against the dock at low tide as a result of rubbing up against oysters, which are growing on the support struts and ladders. The club is undertaking a clean-up of these.For the time being, the RIBs are not to be tied up to the front deck at low tide until the oysters are removed. Members should also be mindful of the danger to their feet.It will be low tide this Saturday at 12pm!!!