Maxim Djura will be working on his Laser over the holidays and is hoping for some company: “I will be doing maintenance on my boat in the morning and early afternoon of 30th and 31st of December. Anyone who has boat repairs to do, is welcome to join me. I have epoxy, flow coat, a polish solution, degreaser and masking tape to share. Please note that I don’t give any professional advice on repair, just the materials.”
Category: Latest from Double Bay Sailing Club
WHAT'S GOING ON
Wednesday 20-Dec: Twilight Sailing (5PM splash)Thursday 21-Dec: Twilight Racing (5PM splash)Saturday 23-Dec: Informal Sprint Racing (1:30PM splash).Monday 1 Jan – Monday 8 Jan: Oceania & Aust. Open & Youth Titles – Adelaide SCSaturday 6-Jan: No Learn to Race Club Sprints (2PM Start)
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.
RACE REPORT 9 December 2023
TyRrell & Rousso Race Day
PRO Ian Alexander reports:The Double Bay Sailing Club’s annual Tyrrell and Rousso event was held last weekend. The two races – the Richard Tyrrell handicap race and the Mano Rousso yardstick race allow all three classes to be pitted against each other in novel formats that pay homage to two of our great former members of DBSC.Conditions were challenging, with Sydney Harbour turning on a full NE’er gusting up to 25 knots. Despite the tough conditions, the sailors put on an impressive display of skill and determination weathering many capsizes and near misses, but were impressively well-behaved on the start line and around the race track.In
2023 DBSC Christmas Party
After a very physical day on the harbour (see previous article), sailors, partners, friends and family gathered for our annual Christmas Party. As the sun receded, the air cooled, and a lovely evening unfolded with great food, fine wine, cold beer and a little bit of dancing.
Thanks to all
2024 ILCA Australian Open + Youth National Championships
26 Double Bay Sailing Club members recently competed at the Nationals, held at Adelaide Sailing Club on January 2 – 8. We had the strongest representation of any club in the country and our on-water success across all three rig sizes is incredibly exciting. It is also testament to the depth and quality of Laser sailing at our club.The majority of our sailors who travelled down to the regatta were our youth members, led by our Reach Youth coaches Josh Becker and Daniel Costandi. Josh and Dan did a superb job preparing our sailors in the lead up, and then assisting with the logistics and on-water coaching throughout the regatta. A big thanks to Josh and Dan for their expertise and efforts.With any regatta, the goal is to have successful and enjoyable experiences both on and off the water. From all reports this was certainly achieved, so congratulations to all
2024 ILCA Australian Open: From the coal face
We thought we would get some insights from our sailors (and parents!) who travelled down to participate at the Nationals. These shared experiences could be particularly useful for our contingent of masters sailors competing in Adelaide next month.Interview with Brooke Wilson (Australian ILCA6 National Champion):What was your best race, and why?I was really happy with my strategy execution in Race 4 of the qualifying. The wind had shifted left and therefore was coming off the land. I made a plan to start at the pin and go hard left, I was able to get a good start and I stuck to my plan and won that race! Given that the left side of the course was advantageous throughout the regatta, the pin end was quite crowded, so I was happy with how I managed my gap on the start line and my acceleration! What were some of the most challenging things
Yoga at DBSC
Develop strength and flexibility, while soothing your nerves and calming your mind. Photo courtesy Peter Collie.
A new series of morning Yoga classes started this week. The one-hour classes are on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 6:30AM and finish in time to catch the ferry and get to work. These are listed in the club calendar including a booking link. Members of DBSC can have 2 free trial classes.
WHAT'S GOING ON
Wednesday 17-Jan: Twilight Sailing (5PM splash)Thursday 18-Jan: Twilight Racing (5PM splash) (including on-water coaching )Saturday 20-Jan: Learn-to-race (9AM start)Autumn Point Score Races 3 & 4 (2PM warning signal)
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.
RACE REPORT 6 January 2024
Photo by the editor
A very respectable 18 Laser sailors rocked up to the start line for an afternoon of Sprint Racing, including a couple of overseas masters taking advantage of our lovely harbour to hone their racing skills in advance of next month’s Worlds in Adelaide. The weather gods were kind, turning a light and fickle easterly into a decent 16-knot nor-easter over the course of the afternoon. It was also nice to have the Clark-to-Shark racecourse area mostly uncontested and the harbour relatively traffic-free.Our American visitor showed some impressive speed (once he sorted out the start timing), finishing three of the five short races with 100+ metre leads. The racing was close, with
Reminder: Learn-to-Race Still Looking for Spares
Perhaps you have recently replaced some of you Laser bits, but the old ones are still serviceable. Just a reminder that our Learn-To-Race team are still needing spares, in particular:Boom vangsDownhaulsRadial (ILCA 6) mast bottom sections. If you’d like to donate, please contact either Martin White or Scott Hunter.