Category: Latest from Double Bay Sailing Club

SHIP! Watch out!

Commodore Steven London recently attended an event by Port Authority of New South Wales conducted to remind recreational users of the harbour that it also remains a commercial port. With Covid lockdowns and travel restrictions eased, we can expect the harbour to become busier again this summer.To the Captain on the bridge, a laser is a tiny speck in comparison to the vessel. Not only that, but owing to the vessel’s size has large windage, is difficult to turn, and it might surprise some at how fast they are moving.

To the Master on the bridge, you are barely visible.

A laser capsizing in front of a commercial vessel will not have a good outcome for you. Please stay

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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 midnight Monday.View results here.The club’s calendar can be viewed and subscribed to here.Make a tax deductible donation to DBSC here.

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Women's training and coaching

Photo credit: Diana Chen

Pia Hattersley reports:Over the past few months DBSC held a series of four Women’s Regatta laser training and coaching sessions.The sessions were conducted by DBSC member, the suitably qualified and fabulous Sylvie Stannage. Sessions covered general boat handling, upwind, downwind and race starts, across a range of wind speeds on various Saturday mornings during winter, including Saturday just past at the onset of this vile weather we are experiencing. One participant had even driven with her laser from the Central Coast to join this particularly soggy, but fun, training session!The training is part of DBSC’s ongoing initiative to support women in sailing and aimed to improve racing technique and confidence for female sailors. The sessions were extremely well received, with participants

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Sustainability at DBSC

As you all know, the club has been pushing hard at sustainability initiatives. We are in the process of publishing updated information on our website.In the meantime, however, we noted an announcement by Vaikobi to partner with Terracycle® for sailors, and ocean enthusiasts to send back or drop off their old gear at a designated location, to be collected and made into new products. For now, the Zero Waste Box™ system by TerraCycle® will be implemented at the Vaikobi Sydney headquarters in Warriewood on the Northern Beaches of Sydney. More information on this initiative is available here.We will find a way to coordinate the collection of clothing for recycling. If you are interested in helping with this initiative please contact our sustainability officer, Katie McHugh or our volunteer coordinator Kirk Marcolina.

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Funding

The club has been fortunate enough to receive some further grants from the NSW government and on Sunday local member, Gabrielle Upton, attended the club to meet with members and announce the latest grants the club has received.Specifically, these grants are for:Improvements to our race committee boat, the Jazzman;Developing instructional videos for the club competency and safety program; and,The Laser Sailing Expo (watch this space).The Minister commented on the professionalism of the club and its committee, particularly noting the quality of the grant submissions (many thanks to Mark Crowhurst) and the ongoing relationship with the club committee and its focus on community engagement.

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60 seconds with New Member, Dr. Michael Morris

The club has another new member to welcome, Dr. Michael Morris. Please give Michael a warm welcome when you see him at the club.In the meantime, here’s what you should know about him.How old were you when you first stepped on a boat? On boats since a childIf money (and sailing ability) were no limit, what boat would you buy? No limit boat would be a laser, because I just love the purity of themWhat is your ultimate sailing goal? Sailing goal is the worldsTell us the story behind the name of your Laser? my laser has no nameIf you could add any ingredient to DBSC’s world’s best toasties – what would it be? I haven’t tried one yet.What are your second/third favourite hobbies (assuming sailing is #1)? My other hobbies are home based, but mostly involve some exerciseDescribe what you do for work in less than five words? I

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