Category: Latest from Double Bay Sailing Club

The Womens Regatta

Unless you have been living under a rock, you will know the club hosted The Women’s Regatta over the weekend. The event was a phenomenal success (if we do say so ourselves) with glorious conditions. In the end, we had 35 women and girls line up for racing (after a few late drop outs with The Cabbage Tree Island and the latest Covid Wave taking out a few).Organisation of the event was led by Diana Chen, supported by a committee of Tory Epworth, Steven London, James Tubdall and Kate McHugh. Assistance on race documentation was provided by Michael Osborne and Yves Stening. Our PRO, Mike Forbes was assisted on the Jazzman by Vic Whitby and Craig Sheers, while David Murphy, Simon Stone and Kirk Marcolina donated Smitten as the finishing boat with Steven London joining them for duties.This event would not be possible without the volunteer support of the club

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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 running of dinghy racing.This week we’d like to thank Diana Chen. Diana has done a phenomenal job in coordinating The Women’s Regatta. From organising breakfasts and water bottles, to photography and sponsorship, there is nothing in the regatta that didn’t have Diana’s touch. The regatta has received an overwhelming positive response in execution, and over the days following, and it would not have happened without her enormous effort.

Photo credit: Andrea Francolini

The club is full of people making wonderful contributions

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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.

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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.

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Important information for The Women’s Regatta (this weekend)

The Women’s Regatta will be held at the club this Saturday and there will be events from 8am through to 8pm.VOLUNTEERS: If you are able to help out on Saturday, please ensure you have emailed us at womensregatta@dbsc.com.au so that we can allocate tasks. Don’t forget to wear your DBSC t-shirt if you have one!CLUB TIDY: Please ensure all your personal belongings have been removed from both change rooms and around the club before Friday. Anything left behind will be going to our recycling program.POP-UP SHOPS: boatcrewgear.com and boatropes.com.au will be at the club all day, so if you need any new gear or rigging, order online for pick-up on Saturday.

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Member survey results – Club Management

From our Commodore, Steven London.Quantifying sentiment around club management was more difficult than other survey topics. Overall, 85% of respondents told us management was very or extremely important, but what does this actually mean? The greatest insight came from your comments.Our volunteer culture was a common theme – speaking to a core club value of ownership, and the need for this to be continuously cultivated. “Distributed volunteerism remains a critical initiative that should continue to be chased until everyone is a participant”Management was also reminded to ‘keep it simple’ and focus more on the fewer things that really matter most, and to “let go of things people aren’t attached to”.Beyond the day to day running of the club, you also wanted us to keep an eye on the future – forging relationships across the sailing community and fostering the next generation of sailors. To this point, we have created a new

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