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Race report 23 April 2022

On Saturday the club held sprint races in light of the public holiday weekend and school holidays. Racing was merrily conducted in a light, autumnal easterly breeze.Racing was managed by PRO Nick Pellow, LTRAR Andrew Craker assisted by COTD Geoff Boscoe and CoCOTD Quinn Pierson. David Newman and Derek Hand co-piloted the sandwich presses with Shirley and Paul.

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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 Richard George. Richard has filled the holes in our lawn nearest the concrete semi-circle. This has taken 9 bags of dirt, grass seeds, grass runners and fencing off the area. It has been a big and much needed job! Thanks to Richard for doing this on his own initiative.

PLEASE DO NOT WASH BOATS ON THE CONCRETE SEMI-CIRCLE!!! ONLY WASH BOATS AT THE TOP OF THE BOAT RAMP and be mindful of other sailors trying to get

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This weekend

This weekend is the final Saturday of the summer season. Prior to racing, Rod Barnes will be conducting training on the hoist (see article below) We will be racing the final heats of the club championship.There will be a bbq after racing. Members, partners and learn to race participants from throughout the year are welcome to attend.(There is no learn to race this weekend).

Come for sailing, stay for the bbq!

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Membership subscriptions

Membership subscriptions are now overdue. Thank you to the 68% of members who have paid. If you are one of the 35 members who has not paid your membership, please do so right now!  You will have received an emailed invoice from Revolutionise Sport (no-reply@revolutionise.com.au). Please check you spam folder if you have not received it. If you still have not received your invoice for the renewal of your membership, please contact our club secretary, Steven London.

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Race Report 02 April 2022

Our LTRAR volunteer, John Chesterman, has provided the following report from racing on Saturday.Multiple opinions were considered whilst setting up a relatively unusual, for DBSC, WSW course which appeared to exhibit a slight southward directional shift toward the top end and was more westerly at the start boat end near the Shark Island bottom mark. The experience of the PRO won out and once final adjustments were made the racing got underway on time. A strong outgoing tide, estimated at 2 knots, assisted clean starts to both races by keeping all boats a safe distance back from the start line.The Etchells were mostly uninterested in our DBSC triangle and there were only a couple of vague intruding yachts thinking it might be a good idea to mix it with a racing laser fleet rounding the bottom mark whilst themselves on a downwind setting.A relatively steady 12-15 Knot breeze, with little

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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 Mark Crowhurst for his contributions to the club. Mark has been a key volunteer at the club for seven years, since joining the club and volunteering for the club committee in 2016. Before taking on his current role as Vice Commodore, he was also Treasurer.Among Mark’s many contributions are his creative thinking, his fundraising skills, and his rostering efforts.Creative thinking – for example, Mark conceptualised, fundraised, and implemented our DBSC power station – which has made us a significant net contributor to the grid, creating annuity income for the club of per annum, and furthering our sustainability goals.Fundraising skills – Mark has led our grant funding

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Easter Hunt

On Easter Saturday (16 April) the club will host an Easter hunt with a difference.The course will be:1 = DBSC mark2 = Wedding Cake east3 = Yellow YA mark off Washaway Beach (Nudist Beach)4 = Wedding Cake east5 = Yellow YA mark to east of Bradleys Head6 = Yellow YA mark at the Shark Island (south)7 = DBSC finish line

 There will be support boats accompanying the fleet crossing the sound.The intention is to run a handicapped start, with your handicap provided on the day.There may, or may not, be chocolates at each mark. Probably not…

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