Category: Latest from Double Bay Sailing Club

Wednesday 25-Oct: Twilight Sailing (5PM splash)Thursday 26-Oct: Twilight Racing (5PM splash)Saturday 28-Oct: DBSC Competency Training (9:30AM) ALL MEMBERSSpring Point Score 5 & 6 (2PM warning flag)Brett Beyer Saturday Program

Tuesday 31-Oct: Reach Youth Training (4:30PM ready)Wednesday 01-Nov: Twilight Sailing (5PM splash)Thursday 02-Nov: Twilight Racing (5PM splash)

Saturday 04-Nov: Learn-to-Race (9AM start)Club Championships 7 & 8 (2PM warning flag)Brett Beyer Saturday ProgramBBQ following racing

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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Don’t forget to RSVP for the Christmas Party (December 9th) here.

Wednesday 22-Nov: Twilight Sailing (5PM splash)Thursday 23-Nov: Twilight Racing (5PM splash)Saturday 25-Nov: Spring Point Score 9 & 10 (2PM warning flag)Tuesday 28-Nov: Reach Youth Training (4:30PM ready)Wednesday 29-Nov: Twilight Sailing (5PM splash)Thursday 30-Nov: Twilight Racing (5PM splash)Saturday 02-Dec: Learn to Race (9AM)Combined Club Championship 9 & 10 / Spring Point Score 11 & 12 (2PM warning flag)BBQ after racing

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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All photos by Elisabeth Tattersall

Spring Point Score Races 7 & 8PRO Geoff Kirk reports:Last Saturday was Races 7 and 8 of our Spring Point Score series. The on-water team was Kim Ketelby and Elisabeth Tattersall on the committee boat, Ian Tudball and Conrad Johnston on the Paul Adam, and Keryn Smith on the Dene Bergman. Many thanks to them as they all did a great job.We gathered early and Pat gave us his usual pep talk on what to do and then did some dodgy religious cross in front of him praying that we wouldn’t break anything. Well, that did absolutely nothing as immediately we broke the east davit, but with a bit of improvisation

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DBSC Members and their Partners/Parents are invited to join us from 5pm at our Christmas Party on Saturday 9 December, to be held at the Club after racing. Racing on the day is our famous Tyrell & Rousso Races. Stay tuned for details on these special races. RSVP using this link before 24 Nov: https://www.dbsc.com.au/club-events/2023-christmas-party

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Wednesday 15-Nov: Twilight Sailing (5PM splash)Thursday 16-Nov: Twilight Racing (5PM splash)Saturday 18-Nov:ACT & NSW State Champs (Canberra YC)Club Sprints at DBSC (2PM start)

Tuesday 21-Nov: Reach Youth Training (4:30PM ready)

Wednesday 22-Nov: Twilight Sailing (5PM splash)Thursday 23-Nov: Twilight Racing (5PM splash)Saturday 25-Nov: Spring Point Score 9 & 10 (2PM warning flag)

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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Photo by Diana Chen

Spring Championships Races 7 & 8PRO Peter Collie reports:The day was full of surprises but we eventually had two support boats to run the racing and kitted out the Paul Adam with an improvised flag holder courtesy of John Vasey and a set of flags. The next challenge was figuring out the wind, but we eventually settled for a more southerly course onto the bay as it seemed to give more flexibility if things changed.Both fleets were keen to get going in Race 7 and needed the black flag to curb their enthusiasm. From then on, the starters were still enthusiastic but well behaved with only one BFD.The wind changed continuously in

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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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Sprint RacingAnother day of light winds, as the morning breeze died off. Undeterred, the race committee set up a course just outside Double Bay and got off a quite a few short windward-leeward races. After moving the marks around to try to match the breeze direction, the RIB crew eventually gave up and just let the racecourse be what it was, and this did not at all dampen the enthusiasm of the sailors.

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Please make time to attend this important club event. The annual working bee will be conducted on Saturday 19 August from 8am to 11:30am. This annual event takes considerable planning and is necessary in order to ensure our club is ready to run smoothly for the summer season. All members are expected to attend – there is a significant amount of work to be done, with jobs “big” & “small” to suit all members. If you are unable to attend on the day, please contact the Commodore, Steven London, and arrange for a job to be undertaken at a time convenient to you.

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Don’t forget to book your place in the Brett Beyer Saturday Program HERE The program comprises individualised on-water tips before and after racing and between races, as well as a video of the start, and a GPS animation and accompanying analysis that shows your tracks and stats vs the other participants in the fleet on a leg-by-leg basis, with commentary on fleet and/or selected individual performances on each leg. It also includes the opportunity to ask Brett questions during the week, between BBSP sessions.The initial program for the 23/24 season will run for 8 sessions on 9 Sep, 16 Sep, 23 Sep, 7 Oct, 21 Oct, 28 Oct, 4 Nov, and 11 Nov.  The cost of the program is $560 (plus merchant fees) per person, and this pricing is dependent on 20 participants.Click HERE to register for the program. The terms and conditions can be found on the registration form.

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