Category: Latest from Double Bay Sailing Club

NOT ALWAYS AS IT LOOKS

Sometimes things aren’t always what they look like…Last week it was reported that Martin White had a capsize problem at the bottom mark and spent some time there. Martin has corrected us that this was not quite the case. He did have an incident with another boat and waited to collect himself and ensure the other sailor was okay. Upon realising the fleet were some distance ahead by then, he did some mark rounding practice.There’s an important point in all of this, which is the obligation under the racing rules to render assistance. The Racing Rules of Sailing are all rooted in the basic principle of sportsmanship. So much so, that the very first rule of racing (1.1) reads, “A boat, competitor or support person shall give all possible help to any person or vessel in danger.”We’d like to congratulate Martin on this display of sportsmanship at the club, and

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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 are always tasks to be done in the upkeep of our clubhouse and the ongoing running of dinghy racing.This week we’d like to thank our incredible Newsletter Editor, Kate McHugh. Writing this weekly summary of the goings-on at DBSC is no easy task. It requires endless hours of speaking to various DBSC members and then distilling this information into an easy to read format. For the past year and a half, Kate has done a stellar job of chasing up the news and publishing it every Wednesday morning. The newsletter is the most vital way that the club communicates important events, race results, and milestones and it couldn’t happen without Kate.     So hats off to Kate and the many others who take on volunteer tasks at DBSC. If you

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ARE YOU IN NEED OF BOAT REPAIRS?

Mike Dunne is organising a service some repairs for his boat over the winter with an Authorised Laser Repairer. If enough people are interested, he may come to our boat shed instead of us having to transport the boats to him. If you are in need of some boat works and interested in coordinating with Mike please contact Mike or email newsletter@dbsc.com.au in order to compile a list of interested people.

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Race report 19 June 2022

On Sunday we were lucky with another bright sunny day, the winter morning south westerly of 5-10 knots, fading in the final race, and an incoming tide. With some cloud and rain about, conditions were not entirely predictable, giving racers “room to think”.Racing started half an hour later than usual, owing to a presentation at the club prior to racing (see article on recent grants, below).The race management team of Peter Collie, David Huber, Kim Ketelby and Ryan Aldrich had their work cut out for them, shortening the course for each consecutive start.The winners for the day were…Standards Championship: Race 1: Alexander Bijkerk; Race 2: Alexander Bijkerk; Race 3: Alexander BijkerkPointscore: Race 1:  Tim Heath; Race 2: Nick Pellow; Race 3: Julian TaylorRadials:Championship: Race 1:  Brooke Wilson; 2: Quentin Burns; Race 3: Brooke WilsonPointscore: Race 1:  Kerryn Smith; Race 2: Daryl Lawrence; Race 3: Brooke WilsonAfter racing we enjoyed tomato soup courtesy of

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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 Ian Tudball. Ian has assumed the role of sweeping the clubhouse under our distributed volunteering initiative, and was seen diligently sweeping the clubhouse after everyone went home on Sunday.

Ian some hours before sweeping. Photo: Peter Collie

Thank you to the many people who have already nominated to take on a task in the club’s long list of duties. If you have yet to do so, can you please contact Kirk Marcolina, to discuss

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Away results

The results from the ILCA6 Masters World Championship are now in.Congratulations to:Pat Levy – 10th Great Grand Master ILCA 6 Men’s World ChampionshipMartin White – 7th Grand Master Fleet ILCA 6 Men’s World ChampionshipIf you are competing at away events, please don’t forget to register DBSC as your club (or one of them) and let us know where you’re competing!

Pat Levy at the worlds. Thanks to Ash Deacon for sending this photo in. Credit: Charity Palmatier

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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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