Category: Latest from Double Bay Sailing Club

Shipwrecked at Season Opening Dinner

Being shipwrecked was never so much fun. Last Friday the Royal Prince Edward Yacht Club was transformed into Gilligan’s Island for the third annual Season Opening Sailors’ and Volunteers’ Dinner. Attended by over 30 well-dressed members who enjoyed flowing drinks and a delicious meal, the night was a huge success. Thanks to Clare Alexander and Peter Collie for organizing the fun and games for the evening, which included sailing themed charades and a photo booth fit for The Skipper, Gilligan and their mates. 

There were heaps of great Gilligan’s Island themed outfits, from the obscure (Andrew, wasn’t that volleyball from Cast Away?) to the stunning (who was that glamorous Ginger who greeted us?). Coming out on top to win best dressed were Vic Whitby as a stunning Mrs. ‘Luvvy’ Howle and Kirk Marcolina as a bumbling Gilligan (can anyone say

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Season Set to Open

Spring has finally sprung and the turning of the calendar brings the start of a great new season of racing at DBSC.  The competition begins this Saturday with heats 1 and 2 of the Club Championship – there will be a briefing at 1pm and a 2pm race start, and to cap off the day there will be a post-race BBQ on the patio. It’s set to be a great day. (Please note there will be NO Learn to Race on Saturday due to the Masters Worlds.)This season there will be more competition than ever with several new members joining our ranks. Please welcome all the new faces when you see them down at the club.  Here’s to a great season of racing and camaraderie!

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Get Coached by Brett

Looking to sail faster this season? Sign up to be part of Brett Beyer’s Spring Program. We already have we have 14 members set to be coached by Brett and we’d like 6 more members to join. Find out more and reserve your space HERE.  Dates are 21 Sep, 19 Oct, 26 Oct, 2 Nov, 16 Nov, 30 Nov, 7 Dec.; cost is $630 for “A” and $315 for “B” (plus merchant fees).

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Working Bee a Buzzing Success

It was a perfect Saturday for a working bee – balmy temperatures, sunny skies and no wind.Thanks to the 46 people who showed up to lend a hand.Pat ran a tight ship, setting up a dolly production line that would be the envy of Tesla – new axle rivets, new foam protection, new plastic protection, new spliced ropes, sequential numbering and private dolly registration. Pat and Geoff coordinated a huge range of other tasks that ensured the clubhouse, club boats and club dollies have never been in better shape.  A brim full skip bin on the lawn gave testament to the productivity. Thanks to the canteen team of Paul, Shirley, Andrew Craker and John Verco, who turned out toasties by the thousands!The working bee was followed by racing in light and variable westerlies – thanks to Diana Chen and Mark Bethwaite for great racing, assisted by new members, Anthea Michael

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Dollies, Dollies, Dollies

Written by Mark Gray aka the Dolly AuditorA key focus of Saturday’s Working Bee was on the humble Dolly –  more the Patton kind, not the Parton kind.  The newly appointed ‘Vice President, Risk Assurance – Onshore Dinghy Transport’, the “Dolly Auditor” (Mark Gray), ordered a full stocktake, risk assessment and remediation of all forms of onshore dinghy transport in the Clubhouse.All Club Dollies were counted, repaired and restored on a make-shift production line in Steyne Park throughout the morning. And when rolled off the line, each Club Dolly was serially numbered and recorded in the Club’s books like a delivery of refurbished laptop computers to a newly created Government department. All privately owned dollies were mustered at the Western end of Steyne Park to be measured, weighed and photographed with tyre prints and DNA extracted from the wheels to ensure enduring traceability to their rightful owners. Private dollies of all shapes

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Fundraiser for Lane Cove 12ft Sailing Club

Our friends at Lane Cove 12ft Sailing Club are hosting a fundraiser to help rebuild their club house. On September 16, 2018 fire destroyed part of their Club. Forty-seven Sabots, Flying 11’s, Cherubs and Lasers sailed by over sixty children and teens were lost in the fire. Nothing remains of the storage shed and part of the adjoining slipway was damaged. They estimate the rebuild will be at least $500,000 and are fundraising to rebuild the club’s storage and launching facilities for current and future generations of sailors. The FUNdraiser is being held at Hunters Hill Sailing Club on Saturday September 7th and The Enormous Horns are playing. It will be a fun night – they need help and support – the more the merrier! You can find out all the details HERE.

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Class Rule Change Okayed

80% of sailors voted “Yes” in the recent class ILCA rule change ballot to modify the definition of a builder. A 2/3rd vote for the change was required for it to be carried. The turn out was particularly high in all the Australian Districts with 2/3rds of our members casting a vote – so thanks to everyone who took the trouble to vote. 

Information on the ballot outcome is on the ILCA web site HERE. 

As was predicted the Laser builders and trade mark holders, due to their divergent commercial interests, did not reach any agreement to World Sailing’s new FRAND supply arrangements by the WS deadline of 1 August. Thus the change to the class rules (ILCA’s Plan B) and the “Yes” vote have saved the day for Laser Olympic retention.

ILCA still has a mountain of work before it to deliver on the new WS Olympic agreement and the new FRAND equipment

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