Saturday 25th of February – DBSC members are invited to sail in the Vaucluse Regatta. This year the event celebrates its 91st year. As is the case each year, there will be no club racing at DBSC and we will sail up the harbour to join the event which is free however you need to register as soon as possible here.The Sailing Instructions can be found here. DBCS members will need to be ready to splash at 12:10 to sail to the course for a 13:20 start. Members should read the sailing instructions before the event. Here are some salient points to note:Lasers will have the first warning signal class flag at 1320, with a combined radial and 4.7 fleet starting firstThere will be up to 3 races, with all
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Race report 4 February 2023
From our PRO Peter Collie:This was an unusual day for summer racing. We had a westerly wind forecast all day. Usually, the westerly runs in the winter, and only in the morning, in this case it was all day and often exceeded the forecast 10 knots with the gusts and shifts we are used to with a westerly. Sailors said that the top mark approaches were where this was felt the most. Fortunately, the BBQ was already sizzling when sailors returned to enjoy the rest of a brilliant summer day.In race 9: ILCA 7 Zander Bijkerk was 1st with Rod Barnes 2nd and Ryan Aldrich 3rd ILCA 6 Kate McHugh was 1st followed by Quentin Burns in 2nd and Charles Byford in 3rd place. ILCA 4 Sara Bruce 1st and Ben Costandi 2nd (there were 2 competitors)In race 10 ILCA 7 Rod and Zander split the first two places with 1.5
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 Tory Epworth. As the club secretary does an enormous amount of invisible work at the club, managing our membership as well as coordinating and corresponding on behalf of the club committee and membership. She has also organised and catered (with the help of her family) our annual Adventure Day Picnic which took place on Sunday, with CWA style sandwiches, gluten free zucchini slice and watermelon slices under the DBSC cabana on Gibbons Beach. What a Treat!The club is full of people making wonderful contributions around the place, and sometimes behind the scenes. Let us know who deserves a mention!
Annual Adventure Day Picnic
On Sunday, the club held its third, and largest yet, adventure day picnic. On a picture perfect day, 16 lasers departed DBSC shortly after noon, chaperoned by a support RIB to meet friends and family at Gibbons Beach. In all 33 sailors, family and friends attended, enjoying a magnificent picnic catered by Tory under the DBSC cabana.After much swimming, socialising, eating, playing and laughter, sailors returned to DBSC while others took more conventional routes home. This was our best picnic so far!
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Important information on using the club RIBs
The Dean Bergman RIB is currently out of service being repaired due to an accident during the 18 footers race day last week. Luckily no one was hurt, but the RIB suffered two punctures in the bow and the stern. Pat Levy has already swung into action and repairs are underway this week, and we hope it is back in action soon.Meanwhile the Paul Adam RIB is still in action this weekend, even though the bung system has been broken. Once again Pat has the parts on order, but for the moment PROs and COTDs need to leave the bungs IN, and instead use the bilge pump switch on the console to empty any water from the RIB both before and after racing.
This weekend
The Tyrrell and Rousso races are on this Saturday, followed by our Christmas Party (5:30 PM-11:30 PM). Please make sure you have RSVPed for catering.
DBSC’s newest member
We’d like to welcome our newest (prospective) member, Winnie.
Winnie Tudball
Congratulations to Captain James “Steamhole” Tudball and Tess, who have this week welcomed their second child, Winnie Isabella. We are looking forward to meeting her at the club, although the Christmas Party this week may be a touch too soon.
Oceania & Australian Laser Open & Youth Championships,1-8 January 2023
This event is the qualifying event for Australian sailors for all 2023 ILCA World Open and Youth Championships. It will be held at Georges River Sailing Club on Botany Bay 1-8 January 2023. The Notice of Race for this event is HERE. Entries can be placed $350 until 7th December 2022 HERE and may be accepted with an additional $80 late fee after that date. DBSC Members that are needing assistance with boat transport please contact dave.newman@dbsc.com.au.
Regatta volunteers needed for 1-8 January
DBSC are supplying the Oceania & Australian Laser Open & Youth Championships with one of our RIBs, and 2 Volunteers are needed to be on the RIB each racing day (January 2,3,4,5,6,7,8).GRSC is only 35 minutes from our club, and it will be a great event to be a part of. RIB Volunteers are required to be at GRSC between 12:00-17:30 (from 10:30am on the 8th) please contact dave.newman@dbsc.com.au to register to help.In addition to the RIB support, we are also calling out the DBSC members who could help in other roles at the regatta. GRSC have provided a form HERE where people can register to volunteer.