Category: Latest from Double Bay Sailing Club

The Watson’s Bay Adventure Picnic Day announced in this newsletter was the brainchild of Emily Bally. So, we thought it was a good time to find out more about what makes this fun-loving Brit tick.    1. How old were you when you first stepped on a boat? Aged 8 in a very tiny harbour on the Isle of Wight (off the south coast of the UK) with my dad in a Bembridge scow. I soon progressed into a topper called Topsy Turvey…… (some things never change). Sadly I stopped sailing when I left the Island to join Army school and then I never managed to get back into it. This was a big factor in moving to Sydney so I was very happy to stumble across DBSC via a random Facebook message from a UK pal’s second cousin (Marty Trembath).2. If money (& sailing ability) were no limit, what boat would you buy?An 18 Footer.

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Wednesday, 25 November, 5pm Splash – Twilight SprintsSaturday, 28 November, 9:30am – Mandatory Competency Training Saturday, 28 November, 2pm Start – Club Champs heats 7 & 8 and Spring Point Score heats 13 & 14Wednesday, 2 December, 5pm Splash – Twilight SprintsSaturday, 5 December, 9am – Learn to RaceSaturday, 5 December, 2pm – Sprint Racing (due to State Championship)

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It was a beautiful sunny Saturday for Spring Point Score heats 9 and 10. The 6 – 12 knot Easterly was a nice reprieve from the big winds of recent weekends. Congratulations to the competitors who came out on top after handicapping: Full Rigs: Murray Stone (heat 9), and Nick Pellow (heat 10); Radials/4.7s: Daryl Lawrence (heat 9), and Mac Finlayson (heat 10). Thanks to the race committee for putting on a well-run race day: PRO Peter Collie assisted by David Airey, COTD David Huber, CCO/CoCOTD Mark Gray, and Canteen Assistants Andrew Craker and Clare Alexander.

Sunny Saturday sailing. Photo by Diana Valia Chen.

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Based on feedback of members and the decreased numbers of COVID cases in NSW we are easing our restrictions on our changerooms / toilets, while still complying with current Health Orders.   We are now allowing women to use their changeroom for showering, changing and toilet use, with a maximum of 3 women at a time in the changeroom. We are also allowing the men’s changeroom to be accessed for toilet use only. Men’s showering and changing may not take place in the men’s changeroom and only 9 men can be in the changeroom at once.  

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Okay we’re getting to sound like a broken record, but tonight looks like another cracker for twilight sailing. A 19-knot NEer is forecast under a sunny sky. Check out the photo below. Who wouldn’t want a mid-week break that looks like that? Splash at 5, Brett Beyer’s program at 5:30. Hope you can make it.  

Photo by Diana Valia Chen.

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Kate McHugh dropped her Kaenon sunglasses on Saturday afternoon in the boat park. If anyone has them please contact Kate HERE.

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We’re featuring another one of our incredible youth sailors today, Mina Ferguson. This is the last of the profiles we have from members who have sent in responses for our 60 Seconds column.  We’ve enjoyed getting to know our fellow members a bit better, and we’d love to keep this feature going. If you haven’t shared your answers yet, we’d like to hear from you. Send your responses and photos to Newsletter Editor Kirk Marcolina HERE. 1. How old were you when you first stepped on a boat? I was probably 3 when first stepped foot on a boat, but was 8 years old when I first went on a dingy 2. If money (& sailing ability) were no limit, what boat would you buy?I would definitely buy a 49er fx as they look super fun and challenging. Would love a supermaxi too!3. What is your sailing goal?I don’t have a specific goal with sailing, just

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Wednesday, 2 December, 5pm Splash – Twilight SprintsSaturday, 5 December — Learn to Race is Cancelled due to State Championships Saturday, 5 December, 2pm – Sprint Racing (due to State Championship)Wednesday, 9 December, 5pm Splash – Twilight SprintsSaturday, 12 December, 2pm – Special Christmas Tyrell and Rousso racesSaturday, 12 December, 5:30pm – Christmas Party 

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It’s going to be a big one this Saturday at DBSC. In addition to Club Champs heats 7 & 8 and Spring Point Score heats 13 & 14, we have a full day of important events and activities. Please read below to make sure you are across all of the details. Our annual competency training starts promptly at 9:30am. (This is 30 minutes later than previously advertised.) Please arrive on time as there are several stations you will be rotating though. Our local Federal MP, Mr Dave Sharma, is coming to the club to officially launch the new Paul Adam RIB at 1pm. Please gather on the back deck to observe the festivities, making sure you are staying COVID safe by physically distancing from others. We will endeavour to begin racing at the normal 2pm start time, however this may be slightly delayed due to the earlier activities. Blake from BoatRopes.com.au will be on hand after racing to

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We’re moving to an electronic COVID Safe QR code check-in system at DBSC, similar to what many restaurants are using. Our QR code sign-in process uses the existing ServiceNSW App that members might already have. If you don’t have the app, please download it in the Apple App Store HERE or the Google Play Store HERE.Before you enter the club on Saturdays, you will be required to: ·      scan the QR code displayed at our front entrance·      electronically check-in using the ServiceNSW App·      show the confirmation to our COVID Safety OfficerThanks to David Murphy and Steven London for helping set up this initiative and for everyone’s ongoing help in keeping DBSC COVID Safe. 

DBSC will require a QR code check-in like this one.

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