Saturday 22 October 9am: PRO trainingSaturday 29 October 9am: Safety and competency trainingSaturday 3 December 2022: The Women’s Regatta. Sign up for more information here.The club’s calendar can be viewed and subscribed to here.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.Make a tax deductible donation to DBSC here.
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Race report 24 September 2022
As reported by our COTD, Christine Patton:Jules Hall (PRO) and Jason Wilkins (LTRAR) managed a fleet of 37 boats in wind conditions that ranged from 4 knots to 23 knots. They were assisted by Christine Patton and Chris Berg in the Paul Adam and by Julian Van Aalst and Craig (father of Harley) in the Bergman. The AFL grand final was a huge factor for sailors and volunteers as many were keen to know the score of what was happening in Melbourne to their teams!! The weather Gods put on quite a performance with rain, wind, no wind, a rumble of thunder that we all heard and a flash of lightening that Peter Collie saw. We pressed on with the conditions and had two long races during the afternoon where patience was a virtue. The first start sequence moved to black flags, so all were on notice to be aware
Vollies 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 Ben Byford and Craig Ryan. With their sons new to the club, these dads have rolled up their sleeves and volunteered more often than not since Charles and Harley began sailing with this. We very much appreciate this spirit of community. Not only does it supplement our on water roster, it reinforces our spirit of family and friends at the club.The club is full of people making wonderful contributions around the place, and sometimes behind the scenes. Let us know who deserves a mention!
Clubhouse use (Tuesday to Thursday)
Jonathan Stone is hosting a function at the club this week with the Society for Acquired Resilience. More information can be found in our newsletter from last week.
Upcoming events and more information
Saturday 22 October 9am: PRO training, Vaucluse regattaSaturday 29 October 9am: Safety and competency trainingSaturday 3 December 2022: The Women’s Regatta. Sign up for more information here.The club’s calendar can be viewed and subscribed to here.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.Make a tax deductible donation to DBSC here.
Race report 17 September 2022
The day was dominated by rain shifting the breeze around before it returned to the gradient W/NW when the clouds moved away. During briefing there was a heavy dark rain cloud to the south which came in during launching with a big gust. This left shift wasn’t permanent and by the first start, the breeze had moved back toward the right (west) again).The race committee comprised of Luke Parker (PRO) and Richard George (LTRAR), assisted by Diana Chen (COTD and photography) and Owen Kenny (Co-COTD) had their work cut out for them, getting three flights of racing off on time and in quick succession, so sailors could return to shore to watch the football finals.Many thanks also to Ben Byford and Craig Ryan for assisting in a second RIB on the water while David Evenden and Ian Tudball assisted Paul and Shirley driving the sandwich presses in the canteen.
A reminder to sailors
There is no racing scheduled until 24 July 2022.In August, the club will be hosting sprint races on Saturday afternoons.The club’s calendar can be subscribed to here (strongly recommended).
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
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.
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