Category: Latest from Double Bay Sailing Club

ILCA Metropolitan Championships

Over the weekend the club hosted the ILCA Metropolitan Championships with Rod Barnes taking the lead in organising and assisting the ILCA NSW PRO Andrew McLachlan. Over the two days, six races were held in tricky conditions predominately from the east, trending from the south east on Saturday to the north east on Sunday. Sailors were treated to a bbq on the deck after racing on Saturday and bacon and egg sandwiches on Sunday morning thanks to Peter Collie manning the bbq, as well as the usual Double Bay special – toasties a la Paul and Shirley…

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Volly of the week

Double Bay Sailing Club is managed and run entirely by volunteers. As the saying goes, “many hands make light work. There is always work to be done in the upkeep of our shed and the ongoing administration and management of racing.This week, we’re saying a big thank you to Rod Barnes. Rod Barnes is the sailing captain at DBSC and in recent weeks has planned and executed the “metros” as a regatta par excellence, coordinating volunteers and forsaking his own racing to oversee the on water management over the weekend. We are very grateful for the excellent job he has done.

Rod Barnes kicks off the briefing at the ILCA Metropolitan Championships at DBSC

The club is

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Winter sailing

At Double Bay Sailing Club we race all year round! The 2023 Winter series will commence on Sunday 14 May and run weekly until 30 July (except during NSW school holidays). It’s a great way to maintain your sailing fitness and the early morning sail means you have the rest of the day to chill out or cook a Sunday roast! We are currently setting up the Roster and need all members who are NOT sailing in Winter to email Tim at roster@dbsc.com.au to let him know.

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Membership subscriptions and canteen tabs

Our Membership and Sailing year is from 1 May 2023 to 30 April 2024. The renewal of annual membership subscriptions is issued each year at the beginning of April and due before 1 May for the 2023-24 sailing season.This process is automated, and an email invoice is issued through the RevSport system with Australian Sailing. It is important that membership subs are paid on time as many of our major payments are due during the winter period. Please look out for the email when it comes, and we would appreciate prompt payment before 1 May 2023. If you have any problems with the invoice ,please contact secretary@dbsc.com.auPlease be aware that if you pay online with “Pin” payments there is a processing fee which you can avoid by paying with BSB transfer instead (payment details are on the invoice).It is also time to settle any old accounts in the canteen log book.

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ILCA Masters National Championship

The ILCA Oceania & Australia Masters 2023 finished on Monday.  The regatta offered testing conditions to 154 participants through four days of sailing in Port Stephens.The regatta kicked-off on Friday with strong 22-29 knot ENE “breeze” with many sailors surprised to be sent out in those conditions. A former Olympian stated, “I’ve sailed for 40 years and never been sent out in that”.  Sailors rallied to assist each other launch in the breaking beach swell and those who raced had to hold on tight to complete the first two races in survival mode. A special mention goes out to Chris Tattersall who ultimately chose not to race and assisted all of the boats in the park in launching – such a wonderful display of our DBSC spirit for everyone to see!Conditions improved somewhat for the second day with a “moderate” 15-18 knots, again from ENE with an outgoing tide, and

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Rules clinic – a reminder for everyone!

If you haven’t booked a place in one of the two rules clinics, it is time to do so.As part of our commitment to better and fairer racing, we are holding two training clinics on the Racing Rules of Sailing. The expectation is all sailors will attend one of the clinics.Sessions will be held at DBSC on Monday 20th March from 6:00pm – 7:30pm   and   on Monday 3rd April from 7:00pm – 8:30pm.         Each session has identical content and will be run by Erica Kirby, national umpire and judge.All members are encouraged to attend.Register your attendance here: https://www.dbsc.com.au/club-events/2023-3-rules-clinic

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ILCA Metropolitan Championship – 25th and 26th March 2023

DBSC is hosting the 2023 ILCA NSW & ACT Metropolitan Championships on the 25th and 26th March.        If you are not intending to sail but would like to assist with on-water support over the weekend, please send an email to rodbarnes@dbsc.com.au.If you are sailing, the Notice of Race and Entry links are below.SCHEDULESaturday 25th March09.30 – Registration11.30 – Briefing13.30 – First warning signalSubsequent starts shall be made ASAP after the preceding race.Drinks & BBQ on the deck after racing.Sunday 26th MarchBreakfast available Sunday morning12.00 – First warning signalSubsequent starts shall be made ASAP after the preceding race.No warning signal after 16.00.Prize giving on the deck after racing.ENTRIESEnter online or at the club until 11:30am on Saturday 25th March. There will be an option to sign on/off via SMS

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