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Winter sailing and BBWP

Winter sailing will be returning this year. The winter series will be 30 races held over 10 Sundays from 1 May 2022 to 24 July 2022 (that is, 3 races each Sunday). There will be no racing during the school holidays. (3 Jul, 10 Jul, 17 Jul). The calendar is on the website.This year there will be a handicapped pointscore held in conjunction with the championship for every race. We encourage everyone to participate as there are trophies and honour boards at stake!In conjunction with the winter series, Brett Beyer will offer a Brett Beyer Winter Program (BBWP) for 6 weeks (18 races) on 8 May, 15 May, 12 Jun, 19 Jun, 26 Jun, 24 Jul.  The cost of the program is $360 for all 6 weeks. BBWP subscribers will carry a GPS during each race and will later receive a report and animation showing their GPS tracks vs the fleet, together with

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New member – David Evenden

David Evenden has joined the club after purchasing James Johnson’s laser. If you see him around the club, please be sure to give him a warm welcome. In the meantime, here is a little about David to help you get to know him.How old were you when you first stepped on a boat? My family came back to Australia from Europe on P & O’s Arcadia when I was 5 years old. I must have been 7 or 8 when I went on my first sailboat, with a school mate and his dad on Pittwater.If money (and sailing ability) were no limit, what boat would you buy? A Pogo 40, because this makes me excited: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=osFEjGyXMZIWhat is your ultimate sailing goal? Cruising the Pacific. And doing a few offshore races with my own crew.Tell us the story behind the name of your Laser? I bought “Question of Balance” from barrister James Johnson, who I came

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Notes from afar

Mark Bethwaite has reported in from dinner in Villenfranche with good company, former DBSC member Hadrien Bourley. Hadrien returned to Monaco last year where he and Elle finally married after two years of COVID-postponement.Hadrien is well but missing the crew at DBSC. And we’re missing him. On the upside, there’s been more space at the pin end of the start line for the standard fleet since he returned to Monaco!

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Coming up next…

Wednesday 9 March – Twilight sprintsSaturday 12 March – Club Championships 7&8 (BBQ)Wednesday 16 March – Twilight sprintsSaturday 19 March – Learn to Race (am) | Autumn Pointscore 3&4Wednesday 23 March – Twilight sprintsSaturday 26 March – Autumn Pointscore 5&6Wednesday 30 March – Twilight sprintsThe club calendar can be viewed (and subscribed to) here.

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Race Report 26 February 2022

From our PRO for the day, James Tudball:It was one for the keen beans on Saturday.  At 1pm it was looking like we were in for a dreary day with light winds.  Richard George and Jim Dounis threw the big rig up to join the majority, so we had an all standard fleet of ten boats.  Incidentally, the fleet began with only eight boats.  Geoff Kirk and Luke Parker were seen whizzing around nearby on their electric hydrofoils, but after Sydney Maritime questioned their foiling abilities and suggested they pack it in, the pair were only too happy to exchange their new gizmo for the ever faithful Laser. The 10 x standards showcased mm perfect starting and highly competitive racing in what ended up being a great 8 – 13 knot nor’easter.  Seven races were notched up and every sailor had their turn at the pointy end.Many thanks to our volunteers on the day – James

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Race report 05 March 2022

And on the fourteenth day of rain, the clouds parted long enough for our keen racers to get out on the harbour, albeit a rather brown one.PRO Mike Forbes reports, “The morning was a drifter for the Learn to Race crew, which was ultimately cancelled. The breeze didn’t build until 12.30 from the northeast, which remained very light & patchy at 6 knots with slight gusts to 8knots for sprint racing. The harbour was very busy harbour with the Sydney Harbour Regatta being held and the 18’ skiff J.J.s starting to the East of Clark Island, limiting the choice of course area. To avoid conflict with the large fleets converging the course was set close to Point Piper. After the third race, the breeze shifted to the left a little, but the general consensus was to keep rolling on with racing rather than waste time resetting the course.21 boats including 2

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Congratulations to our metro sailors

Over the weekend several of our sailors ventured to RPAYC for the NSW Laser Metropolitan Championships. Congratulations to all our competitors who raced, and represented the club, with merit:4.7 results:1. James Hayhoe3. Harriet McLachlan4. Ali BradenRadial rig results:1. Sylvie Stannage2. Evie Saunders4. Brooke Wilson18. Nathan Deng24. Oliver MannStandard rig results:1. Daniel Costandi2. Alexander Bijkerk

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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 Andrew Cox (he doesn’t know this is being written).

Andrew and his rack allocation spreadsheet

Andrew is a dedicated leader for our club and is (on occasion) relentless in his pursuit to make DBSC a laser sailing club par excellence. The hours Andrew dedicates to the club behind the scenes, not including those he spends training on the water, make the club the well-oiled machine it is today. Thank you, Andrew!The club is

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