James Tudball reports:DBSC is heating up with youth sailing this winter!Our Reach Youth Committee is excited to be launching an 8 week youth coaching program over winter. The program framework is being provided by Josh Becker (who joined DBSC in January) in conjunction with our DBSC Reach Youth Coaches. It consists of 4 weekends sailing out on Double Bay, working toward and attending the June long weekend 2023 East Coast Youth Championships at GRSC, then 3 weekends after the regatta to fine tune skills. We thank Josh and our youth coaches for their passion and efforts to get this winter program launched, and to be firing up our youth sailing more broadly at the club. We’d also like to thank our commodore for his enthusiastic support to get this activated, which has been pivotal.
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DBSC mooring is available (again)
The club maintains a commercial mooring in Double Bay which is registered to take a 40 foot yacht. If any members are interested, of know of anyone who might be interested in leasing the mooring from DBSC (for a monthly fee), please contact commodore@dbsc.com.au.
Upcoming events and more information
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 results here.The club’s calendar can be viewed and subscribed to here.Make a tax deductible donation to DBSC here.
Race report 23 April 2023
From our PRO Rob Vann:25 sailors turned up for sprint racing on the harbour under cloudy skies with sporadic rain showers. Racing began in Double Bay in a light southerly before shifting to the SE forcing a course change to our Dardanelles racing area. 3 additional races were completed in nice 8(ish) knots.
[Photos courtesy of Maxim Djura].Hendrick, a laser sailor originally from Lake Tahoe Nevada (and friend of Campbell Parton) and hydraulic engineer
Winter racing details
As we come to the end of another fantastic summer sailing season, it is time to dust off the thermals and start preparing for winter. Winter sailing has been going well, and we have decided to compress the racing format to ensure we’re all home when the roast chook lands on the table for Sunday lunch!The winter series commences on Sunday 14 May and sailing instructions will be updated shortly. Until then, the format will be as follows::Winter sailing will remain weekly.We will run 3 races with a target time of no more than 30 minutes each. The PRO must be willing to shorten the course if it goes longer than 30 minutes.We will eliminate the wing mark and the finish mark (no offset mark either)The marks will be a top mark, start pin and bottom mark.The start line will also be the finish line.We will now run rolling starts. If there
Membership Subscriptions are due
From the Commodore, Steven London…We would greatly appreciate it if members could pay their subscriptions in the coming weeks. All members should now have received their notice for renewal of membership subscriptions which are managed through the Australian Sailing RevSport system, and will be addressed from Double Bay Sailing Club Please check your Junk or Spam folder if you have not received it.It is important that memberships are paid on time, as many of our major payments are due during the winter period. The prompt payment of membership subscriptions allows our club to keep running smoothly.If you have not received your invoice for the renewal of your membership, or wish to make changes, or there is an error, please contact our club secretary Tory Epworth secretary@dbsc.com.au .
Annual General Party
Email invitations for the DBSC Annual General Party and AGM have been sent out to all members. Please reply to the RSVP in the email with any dietary requirements so that we can organise the catering.
Upcoming events and more information
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 results here.The club’s calendar can be viewed and subscribed to here.Make a tax deductible donation to DBSC here.
AGP reminder
All members and their partners (or parents) have been invited to the DBSC Annual General Party which also includes our AGM.Please RSVP using the link in the email so that we can organise the catering (including any dietary requirements). There will be dinner, drinks, and live music after the formal part of the evening.
DBSC sailors represent at the Queensland Laser State Titles
A number of our sailors headed north for the Queensland Laser States, held last weekend at Humpybong Yacht Club. There were strong fleets for all three rigs and some great racing was had in light to medium conditions. In the 4.7s Ben Costandi finished 5th and Charlotte Gosling was 27th.In the Radials, our newest member, Ali Braden, finished 7th (and second female overall). And James Gosling was 35th.In the Standards, Daniel Costandi won the regatta. And Zander Bijkerk was third. Congratulations to all sailors! Full results are available here: https://www.sailwave.com/results/2022-23_QLA_State_Championships.htm