Category: Latest from Double Bay Sailing Club

Winter Championship & Point Score series – Races 16, 17, 18

Photo by Van Allen

Grant Lovelady (PRO) Reports:After Saturday’s soggy downpour you would be excused for thinking Sunday was going to be a repeat and a lie-in the better option. We arrived early for a crisp winter morning and beautiful Sydney Harbour mostly to ourselves, along with a few high-speed water skiers and a peloton of kayakers: 20-plus hardy ILCA /Laser sailors including a few visitors.Breeze was W, WSW at 10-13 knots and we set a course with the top mark just off Clark Island and the bottom mark off Point Piper.R1 set the day up with nice

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If anyone is interested in purchasing any sailing gear for winter (or just generally), BoatCrewGear has offered to do a delivery run to DBSC on Sunday morning, 30 June.  He will be there at 1030am until 1130am. If you are interested in participating in this, please order and pay for your items online from www.boatcrewgear.com and enter the code DBSCfree to get FREE delivery to the club.  BoatCrewGear owner, Andrew Hawkins, will drop off all the orders at DBSC on Sunday, 30 June.  He will also have items in his van in case of any last-minute requirements. Any enquiries contact Andrew on 0457 152 168 or gear@boatcrewgear.com

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UPCOMING EVENTSSunday, 30 June: Winter Championship & Point Score series racing (Races 19, 20 & 21) 07:30 Briefing and 08:15 First warning. Sunday, 7 July: NO RACING – Happy Holidays — Work-on-Your-Boat day for those interested. Nominal start: 08:00 Sunday, 14 July: NO RACING – Happy HolidaysSunday, 21 July: NO RACING – Happy HolidaysSunday, 28 July: Winter Championship & Point Score series racing (Races 22, 23 & 24) 07:30 Briefing and 08:15 First warning. (This is the last race day of the Winter Series)

Next Season’s CalendarVice Commodore Rod Barnes has updated the Sailing Calendar for next season. Here’s the link: DBSC Calendar.

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

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Winter Championship & Point Score series racing (Races 16, 17 & 18)

Photo by Van Allen

Grant Lovelady (PRO) Reports:After Saturday’s soggy downpour you would be excused for thinking Sunday was going to be a repeat and a lie-in the better option. We arrived early for a crisp winter morning and beautiful Sydney Harbour mostly to ourselves, along with a few high-speed water skiers and a peloton of kayakers: 20-plus hardy ILCA / Laser sailors including a few visitors.Breeze was W, WSW at 10-13 knots and we set a course with the top mark just off Clark Island and the bottom mark off Point Piper.R1 set the day up

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If anyone is interested in purchasing any sailing gear for winter (or just generally), BoatCrewGear has offered to do a delivery run to DBSC on Sunday morning, 30 June.  He will be there at 1030am until 1130am. If you are interested in participating in this, please order and pay for your items online from www.boatcrewgear.com and enter the code DBSCfree to get FREE delivery to the club.  BoatCrewGear owner, Andrew Hawkins, will drop off all the orders at DBSC on Sunday, 30 June.  He will also have items in his van in case of any last-minute requirements. Any enquiries contact Andrew on 0457 152 168 or gear@boatcrewgear.com

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UPCOMING EVENTSSunday, 30 June: Winter Championship & Point Score series racing (Races 19, 20 & 21) 07:30 Briefing / 08:15 Warning. Sunday, 7 July: NO RACING – Happy Holidays — Work-on-Your-Boat day for those interested. Nominal start: 08:00 Sunday, 14 July: NO RACING – Happy HolidaysSunday, 21 July: NO RACING – Happy HolidaysSunday, 28 July: Winter Championship & Point Score series racing (Races 22, 23 & 24) 07:30 Briefing / 08:15 Warning. (This is the last race day of the Winter Series)

Next Season’s CalendarVice Commodore Rod Barnes has updated the Sailing Calendar for next season. Here’s the link: DBSC Calendar.

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

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Photos by Andrew Foote

Winter Racing – Races 13, 14 & 15Rod Barnes (PRO) Reports:Sunday was a sensational day on the Harbour.  After a rainy few days, we turned up to clear blue skies, crisp and cold conditions and, like most other Sundays in winter, a relatively clear Harbour. It’s such a contrast to those busy summer days and there is a huge reward if you can just get out from under the doona.There were a few stragglers, but by the time the second race came around, there was more than 30 boats on the water.  We welcomed a few visitors from Middle Harbour and Vaucluse and it was a fantastic effort from all who attended.Thanks to

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UPCOMING EVENTSSunday, 23 June: Winter Championship & Point Score series racing (Races 16, 17 & 18) 07:30 Briefing / 08:15 WarningSunday, 30 June: Winter Championship & Point Score series racing (Races 19, 20 & 21) 07:30 Briefing / 08:15 Warning. Sunday, 7 July: NO RACING – Happy Holidays — Work-on-Your-Boat day for those interested.Sunday, 14 July: NO RACING – Happy HolidaysSunday, 21 July: NO RACING – Happy HolidaysSunday, 28 July: Winter Championship & Point Score series racing (Races 22, 23 & 24) 07:30 Briefing / 08:15 Warning. (The last race day of the Winter Series)

Next Season’s CalendarVice Commodore Rod Barnes has updated the Sailing Calendar for next season. Here’s the link: DBSC Calendar.

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

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Photos by Jason Wilkins

King’s Birthday Long Weekend – Winter Sprints6:15am on a winter’s morning looks stunning at Double Bay Sailing Club for those dodging flu and covid this season. Richard George was captured having just surveyed the sunrise but also the mirror-like surface of our beautiful harbour. Thanks to John Vasey for popping in on his bike ride to check on the RIBs but everything was looking great except for the wind.An enthusiastic group of 16 sailors attended the briefing with the wind apps telling us that a wind strength of 1 knot with gusts of 2 knots. The PRO made the call at about 7:40am for a postponement and for sailors to stay ashore.Across the

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Heartfelt thanks to those of you who have already contributed to our fundraising efforts towards new club RIBs. So far we’ve raised over $21,000… but there’s still a way to go to reach our target.Now is a great time to help. As you prepare your tax returns for the financial year, remember all donations are tax deductible! ♥️ Why is it so important? As you know, our support boats are the ‘work-horses’ of the club, used day in, day out to set courses, assist beginners on the water and to be on stand-by for safety in high winds. They are vital assets that allow us to run competitive racing, whilst still keeping safety our top priority.Every donation, big or small, is greatly appreciated. Please consider donating via this LINK HERE .

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