Category: Latest from Double Bay Sailing Club

This week new member Grant Lovelady gets grilled by Tory Epsworth:How old were you when you first stepped on a boat? Sailing since 7 yrs old, Pelicans in Perth. Family all been into sailing.If money (& sailing ability) were no limit, what boat would you buy?Another Laser, maybe a new Etchells. A TP52 would be cool.What is your sailing goal?To continuously learn and improve.Tell us the back story to your Laser’s name?Grunt ‘n Groan [sounds rather self-explanatory to me —Ed.]If you could add any ingredient to our already world’s best toasties – what would it be?I hear they are already pretty good.What are your second/ third favourite hobbies (obviously assuming sailing holds the #1 spot)?Ocean swimming, being outdoors.Describe what you do for work in less than 5 words?Management Consultant / Advisor / Program Director.What’s the dream destination for your next trip? And why?Italy, anywhere sailing.What’s your favourite TV show, movie,

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From the Club CalendarWednesday 14 Feb: Twilight Sailing (5PM splash)Thursday 15 Feb: Twilight Racing (5PM splash)Saturday 17 Feb: Learn To Race 9AM-12PMCombined Autumn Point Score Races 9 & 10 with Club Championship Races 11 & 12 – 1PM briefing, 2PM first warning- 5PM BBQ on the Deck after Racing – Partners and Parents welcome (let us know for numbers)

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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This year the Metropolitan Championship Regatta will be hosted by Vaucluse Yacht Club on Saturday 9th and Sunday 10th of March 2024, The Notice of Race is HERE and entries should be done in advance online HERE or on Saturday 9th before 1130 in person at VYC in Watsons Bay. Entry is $60 for sailors over 21 or $30 for sailors under 21.This will be a great Regatta, and we would love for Double Bay to be well represented in supporting this ILCA NSW & ACT event. DBSC Members should pre-register before 9 March, and can launch from our club with time to sail up the Harbour to Watsons Bay.

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From the Club CalendarFriday 1 March – 11 March : 18 footers JJ Giltinan’s Racing most daysWednesday 6 March: Twilight Sailing (5PM splash)Thursday 7 March: Twilight Racing (5PM splash)Saturday 9 and Sunday 10 March: – NSW/ACT Laser Metropolitan Championship RegattaHosted by Vaucluse Yacht Club – EARLY START TIME – also allow time to sail up the Harbour (refer to NOR and SIs)Sat 0930-1130 Registration Beach entries at VYCSat 11:30 – Briefing at VYCSat 13:30 – First Warning Signal day 1Sun 1100 – First Warning Signal day 2Notice Of Race CLICK HERERegistration is $60 over 21 and $30 Under 21 CLICK HERE – Register online Now, before 9 MarchWednesday 13 March: Twilight Sailing (5PM splash)Thursday 14 March: Twilight Racing (5PM splash)Saturday 16 March: – Learn To Race (9am-12pm)- Autumn Point Score 11 & 12 (1pm Briefing, 2pm first warning)

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Club Sprints (SailGP)by PRO, Healy RyanSaturday’s usual club racing was disrupted from its usual course by SailGP this weekend, so the start time was moved forward to 1pm and racing was turned into Club Sprints. But this was not the most unusual thing happening. This week 6 members of the DBSC youth squad and at least 4 parents helped run the racing and the usual volunteering duties. You would have seen us in the canteen, running races, setting-up and packing-up.We had Liv Aitken and Zoe Allen helping Paul and Shirley on canteen duties (assisted by Charlie Aitken and Van Allen), then Sara Bruce and Miles Greenwood as COTD and co-COTD respectively (assisted on the rib by Rob Bruce), and Healy Ryan

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About 25 DBSC Members travelled north to Sow and Pigs off Watsons Bay last Saturday to participate in the annual Vaucluse Regatta. There was a great fleet (about 50 Lasers) from the local Harbour clubs, and competitive racing followed!Although it started as a gusty southerly, the wind eased a little as it swung from left to right still remaining gusty at times, – with the usual tide in the channel it made for a difficult top mark rounding (when we could find the mark!). There were also some interesting start sequences, a few general recalls to keep us on our toes, and by the end of 3 races our exhausted fleet sailed back into to Double Bay, just before the 18

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Over the weekend Healy Ryan travelled to the Royal Yacht club of Tasmania, (the venue of the 2026 Australian ILCA championships) for the Tasmanian ILCA States. The Derwent River lived up to its reputation with variable wind speeds mixed with variable wind direction and a little current for good measure, to make for a great challenge to the competitors and officials alike. The Committee did an admirable job to get three races away after a 10:30 launch into glassy conditions, with 3 races completed a little before 2pm they hoisted AP over H (indicating a break on shore).  A little under an hour later there was a return to the race track! It was a good call and by the days

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From the Club CalendarWednesday 7 Feb: Twilight Sailing (5PM splash)Thursday 8 Feb: Twilight Racing (5PM splash)Saturday 10 Feb: Autumn Point Score Races 7 & 8 (1PM briefing, 2PM first warning)

World ChampionshipsILCA Laser 2024 Masters Worlds: February 2 – 10, Adelaide, SA

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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Local Photographer: Tim Stuparich

Autumn Point Score Series: Races 5 & 6 Recapby PRO, Kirk Marcolina The Double Bay Sailing Club’s Autumn Point Score series continued with its fifth and sixth races under exceptional conditions, marking another memorable weekend of sailing. The afternoon started promisingly with a gentle 12-knot northeast breeze, ideal for a smooth sail. However, the wind had its own agenda, escalating to over 20 knots by the second race. This sudden increase led to a few memorable capsizes, providing a stern test of skill and a quick dip for some.Credit goes to COTD John Vasey for his early start. John initially helped lay out a perfect course. However, the best-laid plans of

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Eight seriously good Laser Master sailors from ITA GBR and USA descended on DBSC for some southern hemisphere training before the LMW in Adelaide which started on Saturday 3 February.Sydney served up a range of weather for them – from 39degC on Australia Day when many arrived, through sparkling north easters to cloudy light/moderate to fresh southerlies.Those who had arrived sailed with the DBSC fleet on Saturday 27 Jan, then training took place on Sun 28 through Wed 31 Jan. A good number of DBSC ILCA6 and ILCA7 sailors joined in so that the squad was 20 boats on some days.Most of the training was sprint racing in the mouth of Double Bay, but on the Monday when

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