Australian Sailing ran a club summit last Saturday at the CYCA which was attended by your Commodore and Secretary. It was good to see the work that they are doing behind the scenes to support clubs, as well as support material and programs being run by AS. There were case studies of other clubs and strategies that work, and updates about technology being used by sailing clubs and ideas to help clubs prosper and enhance participation in sailing. It was a good opportunity to connect and chat with other clubs in the area and further afield.
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UPCOMING EVENTS AND MORE INFORMATION
Sailing Instructions UpdateMembers please note that the DBSC Sailing Instructions have been modified as of today for future races. The only change is where the number of laps required in the Winter Series has ben changed from 3 to 2.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.
Winter youth sailing
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.
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 14 May 2023
From our PRO Nick Pellow:
There was a strong turnout of over 30 lasers for the first 3 races of the DBSC Winter Series. Racing kicked off slightly behind schedule due to many boats being late to leave the club. Due to the possibility of the wind dying during Winter Series, the
Membership Subscriptions are now overdue
We would greatly appreciate it if members could pay their (outstanding) subscriptions. 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.
Great results for Double Bay sailors at Garda
Congratulations to Sylvie Stannage and Finn Alexander, standout performances at the 2023 Europa Cup at Riva del Garda, with Sylvie taking out a win in the final race to put her in 4th overall in the ILCA 6s, and Finn consistently challenging the Peruvian leader to take out a convincing 2nd place in the ILCA 7s.
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