Category: Latest from Double Bay Sailing Club

Sprint RacingAfter a successful Learn-to-Race morning, the wind abated a little as a short SSE course was laid in Double Bay. A longish offset was set as well. A comment that you could point to the top mark from the start line was soon overruled by massive wind shifts that would have drained the battery of any motorised mark trying to perfect the top mark location. So it was a tactical setup with a regatta style first top mark (i.e., no room for a port tack boat to fit in the train of starboard boats). The favoured side alternated, and frequent tacking was a must. Nobody was OCS for any of the six or so starts, probably due to not having to impress

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Diana Chen reports on last Saturday’s event. All photos courtesy of the Vaucluse Yacht Club.The 4th annual Women’s Regatta was held on Saturday 22 March, hosted by Vaucluse Yacht Club. 32 competitors from 11 different clubs battled it out on Sydney Harbour on a glorious autumn afternoon, with a shifty breeze from the south/west which tested the skills and patience of the sailors. DBSC was well represented with 10 competitors across the ILCA4 & ILCA6 fleets. Results as follows:ILCA4Harper Spacey – 1st overall, 1st 15-21 age categoryCharlotte Jenkins – 2nd overall, 2nd 15-21 age categoryZoe Allen – 5th overall, 5th 15-21 age categoryLucy Balderstone – 9th overall, 1st Under 15 age categoryIsabelle Wilkins – 10th overall, 3rd Open age categoryILCA6Sara Bruce

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The Family Adventure Picnic has become a tradition at DBSC. This year’s adventure is THIS SUNDAY at CHOWDER BAY [see map directions here]. We especially love Chowder Bay for its accessible parking, nearby cafe, and kid-friendly swimming pen and parkland. So, we’re looking forward to seeing you and the rest of your clan. We’ll set up camp at the east end of the beach. It’s a 12pm splash @DBSC, with picnic lunch served at 1pm. $10 per head, plus drinks that you can add to your canteen account at the end of the day… plus a sunset sail back home! Please RSVP, so we can plan the catering.

Photo from Google Earth

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CLub Look-ahead ScheduleWednesday 26 March: Twilight Sailing (5pm splash, sailing ‘til 7:00pm)Thursday 27 March: Twilight Racing (5pm splash, Racing 5:30pm to 7:30pm) Note: This is the final Thursday racing session of the season.Saturday 29 March: MP Kellie Sloan (Member for Vaucluse) visiting the club (~1pm)Autumn Point Score Races 9 & 10 (2pm first warning)Sunday 30 March: DBSC Family Adventure Picnic (see preceding article)RSVP here.Wednesday 2 April: Twilight Sailing (5pm splash, sailing ‘til 6:30pm)Note: This is the final Wednesday Twilight of the season.Saturday 5 April: Ramp opening ceremony (details to follow)Autumn Point Score Races 11 & 12 / Club Champs Races 13 & 14 (2pm first warning)BBQ after racing

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

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CLub Look-ahead ScheduleWednesday 19 March: Twilight Sailing (5pm splash, sailing ‘til 7:00pm)Thursday 20 March: Twilight Racing (5pm splash, Racing 5:30pm to 7:30pm)Saturday 22 March: Sprint Racing (for those not attending TWR) 2pm first warning2025 The Women’s Regatta — hosted by Vaucluse Yacht ClubEntryNotice of RaceWednesday 26 March: Twilight Sailing (5pm splash, sailing ‘til 7:00pm)Thursday 27 March: Twilight Racing (5pm splash, Racing 5:30pm to 7:30pm)Saturday 29 March: MP Kellie Sloan (Vaucluse) visiting the club (~1pm)Autumn Point Score Races 9 & 10 (2pm first warning)Sunday 30 March: DBSC Family Adventure Picnic (see preceding article)RSVP here: https://www.dbsc.com.au/club-events/2025-dbsc-picnic

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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Steve London demonstrates impeccable upwind form. Photo by Andrew Cox.

Autumn Point Score Races 7 & 8It was a hot steamy day for racing on Saturday. The club was abuzz with activity, hosting both the ILCA Autumn Point Score and the A18s JJ Giltinans. StretchLab had a regular stream of customers for free massages on the deck, and the canteen was in full swing with Paul and Shirley braving the heat and maintaining good cheer while churning out double or triple the usual volume of those “highlight-of-the-week” toasties for the hoards, assisted valiantly by Clare Alexander and Tim Heath. The forecast modest north-easter eventually managed to waft its way down the harbour through the heat-haze, bringing tricky conditions

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Periodically (okay, very irregularly -Ed.) we like to highlight new members to help introduce them the rest of the gang. This week, DBSC’s secretary Tory Epsworth caught up with new member Van Allen, and asked her these questions:1. How old were you when you first stepped on a boat? I was 2 – it was a commercial fishing boat my father had organised to be built for the entire family clan + friends to sneak out of Saigon.2. If money (& sailing ability) were no limit, what boat would you buy? Either an Oyster 885SII or a Hallberg Rassy 69. We’re actually looking for a ~38ft but unfortunately do have a limited budget. If anyone’s selling or knows of a good one – let me know!3. What is your sailing goal? To be good enough to race my daughter, Zoe.4. Tell us the back story to your Laser’s name? I don’t

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The Family Adventure Picnic has become a tradition at DBSC – join us for this year’s adventure to north of the harbour at CHOWDER BAY on SUNDAY 30 MARCH … [see map directions here]We love Chowder Bay for its accessible parking, nearby cafe, and kid-friendly swimming pen and parkland. So, we’re looking forward to seeing you and the rest of your clan. We’ll set up camp at the east end of the beach. It’s a 12pm splash @DBSC, with picnic lunch served at 1pm. $10 per head, plus drinks that you can add to your canteen account at the end of the day… plus a sunset sail back home…! So we can plan the catering, kindly RSVP via this link: https://www.dbsc.com.au/club-events/2025-dbsc-picnic.

Photo from Google Earth

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Last weekend (8-9 March) Hunters Hill Sailing Club hosted the 2025 Metropolitan Championships Regatta, and competitors were greeted by friend HHSC volunteers who know how to put on a great regatta!Early arrivals concerned about the light Westerly winds and a few showers were appeased as the wind shifted to the East by lunch time, and filled the course area with a steady +10kts, with some gusts, and a somewhat shifty breeze funneled down the river over the North Shore . The windward mark positioned off Greenwich

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CLub Look-ahead Schedule*Wednesday 12 March: Twilight Sailing (5pm splash, sailing ‘til 7:00pm)*Thursday 13 March: Twilight Racing (5pm splash, Racing 5:30pm to 7:30pm)*Saturday 15 March: Autumn Point Score Races 7 & 8 (2:00pm start)Wednesday 19 March: Twilight Sailing (5pm splash, sailing ‘til 7:00pm)Thursday 20 March: Twilight Racing (5pm splash, Racing 5:30pm to 7:30pm)Saturday 22 March: Sprint Racing (2pm-ish start)2025 The Women’s Regatta — hosted by Vaucluse Yacht ClubEntryNotice of Race*Note: The 2025 JJ Giltinan 18-Footer World ChampionshipsThe JJ Giltinan 18-Footer World Championships will be running out of Double Bay SC from Friday 7 March through to Sunday 16 March. The foreshore rigging area and clubhouse are being used for this event, so please be prepared for this, and give yourself extra time to get your boat out and rig, we will leave a passage to the park and ramp from the clubhouse, but for short periods it may be blocked by

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