Category: Latest from Double Bay Sailing Club

Membership Subscriptions are now due!

From Steven London, Commodore…We would greatly appreciate if members could pay their subscriptions now. 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 . 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 email Tory Epworth.

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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.

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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

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Port Stephens Regatta

Peter Heywood informs us of an upcoming regatta at Port Stephens on the weekend of 20/21 May with 3 races a day on the bay. The regatta is open to lasers, plus Finns, Tasars, Aeros (training for the worlds in Sardinia), etc., in separate classes. 

Social and foodBuy lunch at the local shop, coffee, and snacks at the club. Evening food & drinks at 6pm at the hotel 100 metres up the road.On Friday, 19th May 2023, at 6 pm Cheeky Dog at Bannisters (100 metres up the road). Sailors arriving from the Off the Beach and Windsurfing classes are welcome to attend.Saturday, 20th May 2023, at 6 pm – Welcome Drinks and Canapes Cheeky Dog, Bannisters. The daily winners will be announced, lucky door prizes and $500

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Race report 16 April 2023 (and a little rant)

From our PRO Luke Parker…Champagne racing on the harbour for Saturday’s final two heats of the Autumn point score!The 33 boat fleet enjoyed a 10 knot nor Easter that built to a tad over 15 by the end of the second race. Tide was incoming, traffic was sparse, and the sun was shining. It simply doesn’t get better.  This season we’ve been enjoying much better late season conditions than we did in 2021 and 2022. Perhaps the benefit of being freed from La Niña’s impact?Both fleets were impeccably behaved at the starts and all races started cleanly with the fleets spread across the line.  Upwind, most sailors played the right hand side of the course to avoid the incoming tide and play the shifts that form around Point Piper.  Downwind appeared to be about hunting waves and gusts. In the Radials, John Verco won the 1st race.  Andrew Cox came 2nd

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Learn to Race wraps up for another season

By Ian Tudball

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The ‘Learn to Race’ final session for the year was sailed in perfect weather, which was the catalyst for a big turnout of 12 boats, 6 of which were Club members with their own boats, wanting to build up their race skill and confidence. The success of Martin’s sessions is best measured by the repeat attendees, some of whom convert to club members. It takes a top person to attract top helpers and the Club is fortunate to

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Membership Subscriptions are due before 1 May 2023

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 .

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Race report 8 April 2023

On Saturday the club held the annual ‘Easter race around the harbour’.  The Easter Bunny cooked up a gusty 20 – 25 knot westerly, which made conditions tricky (and fun!) for the 12 sailors who competed.  The race was a handicapped start and some enthusiastic betting was placed by the on-water team of Tim Heath, Tory Epworth, Katie McHugh, James Tudball and David Airey. Due to the wind strength, the course was slightly condensed, but we still had two great laps beating upwind towards Garden Island, round Clark Island, a screaming reach over to the YA buoy in Taylors Bay and another screaming reach down to Shark Island as the bottom mark.  Taylors Bay proved to be the biggest challenge of the day, with the wind coming from every single direction and ranging from 2 knots to 20 knots while the “Easter Bunny” dished out chocolate.  On the first lap, nearly every sailor suffered at least

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