Category: Latest from Double Bay Sailing Club

Work-on-your-Boat Weekend

All photos by Maxim Dzhura

Saturday and Sunday turned out to be a very fun weekend despite the rainy weather thanks to good company and camaraderie. The work itself was hard, as sore muscles will attest. A big thanks to Maxim Dzhura for organising the whole thing, and for shouting the group with a huge supply of materials and consumables. Thanks also to everyone else who brought items to contribute to the group, and to Steven London for his generous loan of various power tools. Plus a special thankyou goes out to Craig Sheers who spent much time on both Saturday and Sunday lending his ILCA

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Following the formal proceedings of the AGP, the DBSC Band will once again be entertaining us. This year, we are turning into the DBSC Karaoke Band… and we need YOU! Our professional (and semi-professional) musicians will be there as the backing band for DBSC members who are ready to step from the shower to the onstage mic.

That’s right, you have the opportunity to sing a song with the band! Our musicians and lead singer will be there to support you onstage. And if you would like to sing with a DBSC friend (or friends plural!) then that is perfectly fine.If you are interested in signing up then please CLICK HERE to

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UPCOMING EVENTSSunday, 12 May: Winter Championship series racing commences07:30 Briefing / 08:15 Warning

Sunday, 19 May: Winter Champs (07:30 Briefing / 08:15 Warning)

Friday 24 May: DBSC’s Annual General Party (Meeting)Please check your email for invitation and RSVPNOTE: Calling for volunteers to help with this. If you able to, please contact Diana Chen

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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Thank you to the 51% of members who have already paid their 2024-25 Membership Subs.  For the other 49%, can you please pay now.You will have received an emailed invoice from Double Bay Sailing Club Revolutionise Sport (no-reply@revolutionise.com.au). Please check your spam folder if you have not received it. If you still have not received your invoice, please contact our club SecretaryIf you are having difficulty paying your membership for any reason, please email the Commodore to discuss a suitable solution. The Club relies on these membership subscriptions to keep the club going, and most of our costs are incurred through the winter months, so please make an effort to pay by the due date of 1 May 2024 (today!).

Payment can be made via bank transfer BSB, or online through the links provided in the invoice email. (Please note that online payment through RevSport has a surcharge fee, Bank Transfer

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Maxim Djura is once again running a boat hull maintenance session on the weekend of the 5th and 6th of May. This is a perfect time to give some love to your boat and get her ready for the next season! The plan is to have enough people there to help with getting boats from their racks and to share materials (flow coat, epoxy glue and other stuff — Maxim will bring these on the day). Maxim will be at the club from 10 am on both days .This weekend is for repairs like:Fixing chips, scratches or cracks in the gelcoatReplacing deck fittingsCleaning hullRope upgradesHe will bring to share:Neutral flow coat and white pigmentEpoxy glueRonstan gelcoat restorerWhite spiritSandpaperSiliconeGloves, masking tape, etc.Disclaimer:

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AN OLYMPIC DREAM COMES TRUE FOR COTÉDBSC member Coté Poncell has been selected to represent Chile at the Paris Olympics in the women’s ILCA 6 Class. It was excitement plus for her family, as her parents are both previous Olympic sailors, and it was a tough process for her country, and herself to win selection against the odds.Coté spent a season at our club last year, sailing against our top females, and with limited money, living at the iconic Bondi, with husband, José. They both took on a multitude of casual jobs to survive and live her dream: plenty of hills to improve her fitness as she pedalled her bike around the hilly terrain of Sydney delivering pizzas and living frugally.

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UPCOMING EVENTSSaturday & Sunday 4-5 May: Work-on-your-Boat Weekend (NO CLUB RACING)Maxim will be at the club from 10:00 on both daysSunday, 12 May: Winter series racing commences07:30 Briefing / 08:15 WarningFriday 24 May: DBSC’s Annual General Party (Meeting)Please check your email for invitation and RSVPNOTE: Calling for volunteers to help with this. If you able to, please contact Diana Chen

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 Sprint RacING

All photos by Diana Chen

Report by PRO Geoff Kirk:Last Saturday was the last race of the summer season, finishing up with some casual sprint races. The weather wasn’t looking great in the morning, but it turned out to be a beautiful day, and a light easterly breeze. The race crew was myself, Robert Bruce (LTRaR), Diana Chen (COTD), and Jeff Loosemore (CoOTD). Rob and Jeff did a great job running the racing, while Diana and I puttered around laying a few marks, having a lovely afternoon.  Many thanks for all their efforts. The breeze was light so we kept the course short. Start wise in a

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Last week we welcomed our local Federal Member for Wentworth – Allegra Spender to one of our weekly Race Briefings. As a volunteer organisation, we are very appreciative of funding grants from the government that enable us to provide a quality and safe race environment for our membership and the community. In the last year the Federal Government awarded a grant of $5000 to DBSC that helped us to provide training programs for members including: Australian Sailing Coach Training, St Johns First Aid certification, and Boat Driving Licence courses.Thankyou Allegra and the Federal Government for your continued support. Training and Safety are a priority at DBSC, and are part of our volunteer culture. – Steven London (Commodore)

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Autumn Point Score Races 13 & 14

Report by PRO Daryl LawrenceSaturday was the last Autumn Pointscore races to decide the winners, and it served up a honking southerly to test the 9 Full Rigs, 10 Radials and 4 4.7s that braved the rain squalls to race. A shortish course was set into Double Bay with a bit of pin bias on the start line ready to favour an easterly shift. In race 1, Healy Ryan took full advantage with a port tack start and cleared the fleet. Observant Standard sailors took advantage of the clues. Winds were 23 knots gusting to 29 while the flag mount on the Jazzman was sounding like

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