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This Thursday 9 October we will kick off Twilight Racing with on-water coaching support for the 2025/26 season. The coaching and race management will be undertaken by one of our Reach coaches.Usual splash of 5PM. The coach and course will be ready for racing by 5:30PMThe course will be typically windward – leeward (like our sprint racing), however the coach may communicate variations out on the water…to keep us on our toes.Racing will run until sundown (approx 7:30PM).Regular Thursday night dinner and drinks at The Oak following sailing, for anyone who fancies a social outing.The Cost is $150 per sailor for the 10 week program (plus merchant fees). This covers the overhead of paying the

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Club Look-ahead ScheduleThursday 9 October: Start of Twilight Racing (5pm splash) Subscribe HERESaturday 11 October – The Double Bay RegattaNOR is HERERegister NOW! HERERegatta Web page HEREREMINDER: Regatta briefing is at 11:30am, First warning is at 1:00pmThursday 16 October: Twilight Racing (5pm splash)Saturday & Sunday 18-19 October: 2025 NSW & ACT Coast Champs, Gosford SCNOREntrySaturday 18 October: Sprint Races 1pm Briefing, 2:00pm First warningThursday 23 October: Twilight Racing (5pm splash)Saturday 25 October: Learn to Race: 9:00amSpring Point Score Races 5 & 6: 1pm Briefing, 2:00pm First warning

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 Monday evening.View all racing 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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Spring Point Score, Races 3 & 4

All photos by Craig Sheers

Saturday’s racing kicked off in a light (building to moderate) north-north-westerly. This being one of the least common wind directions on Sydney Harbour, the race management team had to get creative with a leeward mark a stones throw off a point piper palace and weather mark to the north of Clark island, flirting with the busy channel. Race 3 of the Spring Point Score series was underway with clean starts for both fleets. Scott Hunter led the ILCA6’s most of the race until Sara Bruce overtook him in the last lap to win line honours. Healy Ryan and

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Less than Two Weeks – REgister NowThis year DBSC will be hosting the inaugural Double Bay Regatta. A day to celebrate Laser racing in Double Bay, it is open to all Laser ILCA sailors.Three races will be held on this single day event on Saturday, 11th October 2025 in the waters off Double Bay in Sydney Harbour. Cash Prizes will be awarded to winners in ILCA 4, ILCA 6 and ILCA 7 divisions, and the winner of each class will get their name engraved on the Mark Bethwaite Trophy, named after our club legend. The Notice of Race and Registration are now available

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Club Look-ahead ScheduleSaturday 4 October (October Long Weekend): Sprint Races1pm Briefing, 2:00pm First warningThursday 9 October: Twilight Racing (5pm splash)Saturday 11 October – The Double Bay RegattaNOR is HERERegister NOW! HERERegatta Web page HEREThursday 16 October: Twilight Racing (5pm splash)Saturday & Sunday 18-19 October: 2025 NSW & ACT Coast Champs, Gosford SCNOREntrySaturday 18 October: Sprint Races 1pm Briefing, 2:00pm First warning

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 Monday evening.View all racing 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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Busy afternoon off Point Piper. Photo by Chris Tattersall.

Club Championships, Races 3 & 4Saturday’s racing took place under sunny skies and with a strong, unsteady westerly. The weather mark was set just east of the Navy Buoy (off Clark Island), the leeward mark close to Shark Island. Gybe mark was set close to Point Piper, maximising the course length within our established racing area. While the Bergman was doing the initial mark-setting, the wind was gusting to 28 kts, so the Paul Adam was launched to provide additional rescue capacity and support to the race committee. Race 3 got off on time, with clean starts for both fleets. The wind had abated somewhat with gust strength

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It is with deep sadness that we farewell James Ley who passed away on Wednesday 17 September 2025, surrounded by family.Please see the information below on his celebration of life which will be held at Cronulla Surf Club Today 24 September 2025 at 11am.Jim Ley was one of the earliest of our sailors in 1954, and at age 11 joined the “Pioneer Boating Club” even before the clubhouse was built, which later became Double Bay Sailing Club. Jim and his sister Lyn went on to win the first two consecutive Club Championships in his VJ dinghy named “Star”. His parents Patricia and Dr. Charles Ley were among the Club’s founders. Jim went on to be win many trophies in many classes in many other clubs over the years. Our thoughts are with Jim’s family and friends in this sad time.  He will be remembered and he will be missed.Our Club

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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 Laser racing each week.This week we’d like to thank Ian Tudball who has been busy de-sliming our ramps. Keeping the ramps free of algae and moss is an ongoing task – but by the look on Ian’s face – a happy one!

The club is full of people making wonderful contributions around the place, and sometimes behind the scenes. Let us know who deserves a mention!

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Club Look-ahead ScheduleSaturday 27 September: Learn To Race: 9am (Non Members: Please register with a free Temporary SailPass)Then: Spring Point Score Races 3 & 41pm Briefing, 2:00pm First warningSunday 28 September: Reach Youth Training: 8:30amSaturday 4 October (October Long Weekend): Sprint Races1pm Briefing, 2:00pm First warningSaturday 11 October – The Double Bay RegattaNOR is HERERegistration is now OPENRegatta Web page 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 Monday evening.View all racing 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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Photo by Stephen Reid

Spring POINT Score, Races 1 & 2Mother nature pulled out a cracking day for the start of the 2025 Spring Pointscore Series on Saturday with blue skies, sunshine and a hint of a sea breeze on the cards. A magnificent spectacle on the world’s most picturesque ILCA racetrack. With a forecast breeze from the east, the race crew set a course around 1240pm with the top mark about halfway between Shark Island and “Point Bethwaite”, set nicely for what was (at the time) a true easterly.However, on returning to the water after the briefing, the breeze had continued to shift to the northeast. A bit of quick thinking saw the marks reset, although the Etchell

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