Category: Latest from Double Bay Sailing Club

Recognising his outstanding campaign especially over the last 12 months – The current Under 17 Champion in Australia and his performance at the Laser Youth Europeans in Northern Ireland, Australian Sailing has awarded Healy this honour. Here’s the announcement: Youth Sailor of the Year – Australian Sailing

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Peter Heywood Reports from Villamoura, PortugalThe regattaThis is a favourite location for the ILCA European championships with 200-300 Euro sailors competing. Vilamoura is a seaside location on the Atlantic with usually sunny weather. We had a nice apartment at the marina with a short walk to the sailing club. The well-organised regatta was 7 days (5 days sailing) with at least 10 races about 2-3 miles offshore in the Atlantic. Courses were trapezoid with windward return to accommodate the multiple fleets common in today’s apparent wind downwind sailing.Social events were often with after sailing drinks and nibbles. Local restaurants were taken over to feed us with local food. It was great to meet old combatants to laugh and make new friends to discuss all things sailing. There were 330 master sailors from all over the world in five age groups from 30 years to over 75. 330 boats at the

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UPCOMING EVENTSWednesday 13 November: Twilight Sailing (5:00pm-ish splash, Sailing ‘til 7:00pm)Thursday 14 November: Twilight Racing (5pm Splash, Racing between 5:30-7:30pm)Saturday 16 NovemberSprint Racing at DBSC (1 pm briefing, 2pm first warning)16-17 November: NSW & ACT Open & Youth Championships @ Georges River Sailing ClubDon’t forget to fill our the entry form and read the NoR and Sailing instructions HERE.Tuesday 19 October: REACH Youth Training with Zac West (4:30 – 7:30pm)Laser hoist training (7:30pm Sharp). Please email  commodore@dbsc.com.au if you wish to attend.

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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Club Championship Races 7 & 8Although the forecast promised a 15 kt nor’easter, when we arrived at the club the breeze was essentially nil. Nevertheless, our trusty COTD team dropped the marks for a course to suit where the wind was supposed to be. This was also about “staking out our turf” on the harbour.

Craig Ryan and special guest PRO Mark Bethwaite on station. All photos by Chris Tattersall (except the BBQ).

The breeze did arrive more-or-less as predicted, perhaps a little more easterly, and so after tweaking the marks we started getting Race 7 underway with a total of 47 Lasers. With six ILCA-4’s afloat, we ran

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We will hold a training session on Tuesday, 19 November at 7:30pm sharp. Training will take 30-40 minutes. Please email  commodore@dbsc.com.au if you wish to attend.The Genie Laser Hoist at DBSC is only used at the club on non-race days, and allows a member to get their Laser down from its rack location (and put it back again) usually after mid week training, where no other members are available to help. In order to use the hoist, it is compulsory to have completed training and to have signed the certification register. 

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We have the State Open & Youth Championships being hosted by Georges River Sailing Club 16-17 November 2024. If you’re interested in attending and need any support with boat transport or logistics, please contact Dave Newman.Don’t forget to fill our the entry form and read the NoR and Sailing instructions HERE.

Photo from Georges River Sailing Club website

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Upcoming ILCA REGATTASAll NSW/ACT ILCA events are listed with links to event sites on the Events page on their web site Here.16-17 November: NSW & ACT Open & Youth Championships @ Georges River Sailing Club (see previous article)23-24 November: Victorian States @ Blairgowrie YC 28 November – 1 December: Sail Melbourne @ Brighton YC6-9 December: Sail Sydney @ Woollahra SC 18-21 December: Sail Brisbane @ RQYS (Brisbane)1-8 January: Australian Open & Youth Championships @ RQYS UPCOMING EVENTS (at DBSC)Wednesday 6 November: Twilight Sailing (5:00pm-ish splash, Sailing ‘til 7:00pm)Thursday 7 November: Twilight Racing (5pm Splash, Racing between 5:30-7:30pm)Saturday 9 NovemberLearn to Race (9am)Spring Point Score Races 7 & 8 (1 pm briefing, 2pm first warning)Tuesday 12 October: REACH Youth Training with Zac West (4:30 – 7:30pm)

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All photos by Josh Dorey

Vaucluse InvitationalThe Vaucluse Invitational, hosted by DBSC, was a spectacular event that brought members together from both clubs.  The event featured a mix of competitive races as well as the famous BBQ and post-race debriefing discussions on the deck.Around 50 boats participated, with several making the trip down the harbour from the French enclave to Double Bay. Winds were quite variable but eventually settled in with good direction and strength, allowing the race management to set the course in the Double Bay vicinity. Two races were completed, with all involved making the most of the fluctuating wind shifts. The races were highly competitive, with a mix of sailors taking the top spots,

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Photos by Steve London

It was great to see a large turnout for our Annual Member Competency Training day on Saturday 19 October. Thank you all members who attended. Safety is an important part of our club and culture: on the water, with our race equipment, and around the clubhouse. We strive for continuous improvement of our processes and provide training to all our members every year, as all members are involved in running races and looking after our club. About 50 members attended the three stations run by:Andrew Cox – Race Management,David Murphy – First Aid and Safety,Pat Levy – RIBs, Davits, Anchors and GearThank you Paul Adam and Peter Collie for organising and cooking up a

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The Genie Laser Hoist at DBSC is only used at the club on non-race days, and allows a member to get their Laser down from its rack location (and put it back again) usually after mid week training, where no other members are available to help.In order to use the hoist, it is compulsory to have completed training and to have signed the certification register. We intend to schedule a 30-40 minute training session for new members, so if you are interested please email: commodore@dbsc.com.au

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