Category: Latest from Double Bay Sailing Club

Megan RossMegan answers questions from Tory Epworth:How old were you when you first stepped on a boat?I was 8 years old and my family (of 5) and our friends family (of 5) would often go out on their 18 foot trailer-sailer. That was 10 people on this little Compass Careel! My dad eventually bought his own little trailer-sailer when I was 9.If money (& sailing ability) were no limit, what boat would you buy?It would have to be a B14. I crewed them for years. If I was more confident and didn’t mind throwing bucket loads of money at it, I would be back in one again, but steering this time! What is your sailing goal? To be able to confidently and safely go sailing in 20 knots, and it would be fun one day to win a race… I imagine that might be when most of the fleet were off

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Double Bay Sailing Club is hosting the NSW & ACT State Championships on 14th and 15th of November. This event will cover the Youth, Open and Masters fleets and we are expecting 150+ boats to attend.  It is an important event for the club, with sailors coming from near and far to compete, and we want to put on a good show. To get the club ship shape for the event there will be a mini working bee for approx. 1 hour on the 7th of November. Please turn up at 11:30 if you can assist.To run this event, we need many volunteers. Some volunteer tasks will allow sailing while tasks will not. Volunteer tasks include: Rib drivers for on-water support (unable to

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Club Look-ahead ScheduleSaturday 26 September: Spring Point Score 3 & 4Learn to Race, 9:00am1:00pm briefing, 2:00pm first warningSaturday 3 October: Sprint Racing (Oct. Long Weekend)1:00pm briefing, 2:00pm first warningThursday 8 October: Twilight Racing5:00 SplashSaturday 10 October: Spring Point Score 5 & 6Learn to Race, 9:00am1:00pm briefing, 2:00pm first warningSpring & Autumn Fixtures Calendar The calendar for next year is here. Please use this to plan your campaigns!Highlights:30 Sep – 5 Oct: 2026 Australian Sailing’s Zhik NSW Youth SailToronto ASCWebsiteRegistration24-25 Oct: 2026 NSW & ACT Coast ChampionshipsSpeers Point ASCNOR14-15 Nov: 2026 NSW & ACT Open, Youth & Masters State ChampionshipsDouble Bay Sailing ClubNOR21-22 Nov 2026 – Victorian State ChampionshipsSandringham YC (VIC)Info (including link to NOR)1-8 Jan: 2027 Oceania & Australian Open & Youth ChampionshipsSandringham YC (VIC)NOR. Entries open 01-Sep.10-17 Jan: 2027 Under 21 World Championships Sandringham YC (VIC)5-8 Feb: 2027 Australian MastersRQYS (QLD)20-21 Feb: 2027 NSW & ACT Metro ChampionshipsYarra Bay

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Report by Luke Parker:Sydney Harbour put on a great show for the opening heats of the 2026-27 Spring Point score.  Perfect early season weather for the 50-something racers.  It was sunny, warm, 8-12 knots  of wind.  The great conditions bought out good vibes in the fleet and plenty of fun was to be had.  Those with glasses only half full might have commented that was the wind was a little east of a true nor-easterly, but the upside was it opened up some different strategies which paid off.  It was a day for keeping eyes out of the boat and sailing the actual conditions, rather than relying on old habits and banging Point Piper.Seven (i.e., 6 or more) 4.7’s racing meant we were able to offer them their own start and then subsequent starts were in a rolling sequence, so one fleet’s starting signal was the 5-minute warning for the

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On Thursday 8 October we will kick off our Thursday Twilight Racing with on-water coaching support for the 2026/27 season. The coaching and race management will be provided by one of our Reach coaches.We will aim for our usual splash time of 5PM. The coach and course will be ready for racing by 5:30PMThe course will be typically windward – leeward (like our sprint racing), however the coach may communicate variations out on the water… to keep us on our toes.Racing will run until sundown, ~7:30PMRegular Thursday night dinner and drinks at the Royal Oak Hotel (“the Oak”) following sailing for anyone who fancies a social outing.The Cost is $145.85 per sailor for the 10-week program. This covers the overhead of

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Report and photos by Ian Tudball:A cracker of a day was ordered for the first 9am Spring session of Learn-to-Race (LTR) run by Martin White and his helpers. Unfortunately, the wind was in short supply and only two races could be completed within the morning timeslot. After lunching on Shirley and Paul’s toasties, 3 of the sailors participated in the afternoon fleet racing, making for an impressive 48 Lasers on the start line. The LTR sessions are open to the public as well as any DBSC members who would like to get tips on how to make a Laser perform in the fast lane. 

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You have to be in it to win it!

This weeks winner: Megan Ross

Each Point Score race day this season we will be presenting a lucky draw prize on the deck after the racing,Random selection of a Member that raced or volunteered on the day, You have to be there On the Deck when it’s drawn after racing to claim your prize, … but if you’re not there, another random selection is made

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Club Look-ahead ScheduleSaturday 19 September: Club Championships 3 & 41:00pm briefing, 2:00pm first warningBBQ on the deck after racing (~5:00pm)Saturday 26 September: Spring Point Score 3 & 4Learn to Race, 9:00am1:00pm briefing, 2:00pm first warningSaturday 3 October: Sprint Racing (Oct. Long Weekend)1:00pm briefing, 2:00pm first warningThursday 8 October: Twilight Racing5:00 SplashSaturday 10 October: Spring Point Score 5 & 6Learn to Race, 9:00am1:00pm briefing, 2:00pm first warningSpring & Autumn Fixtures Calendar The calendar for next year is here. Please use this to plan your campaigns!Highlights:30 Sep – 5 Oct: 2026 Australian Sailing’s Zhik NSW Youth SailToronto ASCWebsiteRegistration24-25 Oct: 2026 NSW & ACT Coast ChampionshipsSpeers Point ASCNOR14-15 Nov: 2026 NSW & ACT Open, Youth & Masters State ChampionshipsDouble Bay Sailing ClubNOR1-8 Jan: 2027 Oceania & Australian Open & Youth ChampionshipsSandringham YC (VIC)NOR. Entries open 01-Sep.10-17 Jan: 2027 Under 21 World Championships Sandringham YC (VIC)5-8 Feb: 2027 Australian MastersRQYS (QLD)20-21 Feb: 2027 NSW

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All photos by Murray Stone

Report by Murray Stone:To (mis)quote George Costanza: The breeze was angry on Saturday my friends. Like an old man trying to send back soup in a deli!The first day of the summer sailing season started with a gradient northerly that shifted to the north north-east just before midday, holding around 15-18 knots.  Pat Levy was sporting a grin so wide, if he had been wearing lipstick, he would have gotten it on his ears! By the time the start was in sequence just after 2pm, the breeze clocked 19kts and was not far from true north. It was looking magnificent.Pleasingly, all radial sailors held their nerve and it was a clear start. Then

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Berman extended family on the deck watch as sailors return to the club, all carrying a black ribbon in recognition of Dean Bergman. Pics supplied by Simon Stone.

Note from Andrea“The Family of Dene Bergman extend our heartfelt thanks for the wonderful celebration and tribute that was shown for Dene on Saturday. We were overwhelmed by the love, sincerity and friendship that was shown and that is why Dene called the DBSC ‘The Club of His Dreams’.Thank you one and all.

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