Category: Latest from Double Bay Sailing Club

Sailing stories with Malcolm Page

The club will be continuing our sailing stories events for members, this time with Malcolm Page on Wednesday 16thMarch after twilight sailing. Malcolm is a three time Olympian and dual gold medallist in the 470 class (Qingdao and London). He was the official Australian flag bearer at the closing ceremony of the London Olympics. Malcom has won the 470 men’s world championships six times and has also won world championships in the 420 and Tasar classes.Following his retirement from Olympic sailing, Malcolm worked at World Sailing as Head of Media, before becoming Chief of Olympic Sailing for US Sailing. He has now returned to Australian Sailing assuming the role of Mixed 470 coach.Malcolm is a deadest legend and all-round nice guy of Australian sailing. You won’t want to miss this event.We will be serving pizzas at 7.30pm for everyone to be seated at 7.45pm.

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Laser for sale

203794 – David Johnson has moved and can no longer keep his laser. He is selling “PEB” with 4.7, radial and standard rigs. Choose your own adventure!

Further details-       All three rigs and sails (4.7, Radial x 2 sails and Standard)-       4.7 bottom section-       Radial bottom section-       Standard bottom Section-       Boom-       Battens-       Used 4.7 sail-       Used Radial sails x 2 (good condition)-       Used standard sail (good condition)-       Rudder and tiller-       Centreboard-       Upgraded racing cunningham-       All cleats, pulleys, straps, lines, ropes, etc-       Just rig and go!-       (Dolly not included)Contact David on 0404 636 800 or david@watchdogcompliance.com

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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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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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This weekend

This weekend we return to Club Championship heats 7 & 8. The club will be hosting a bbq after racing and family, friends and learn to race attendees are invited to join us after racing for the festivities.Partners and family are also welcome to come out on our support boats (RIBs and Jazzman) during racing. If you would like to come along, please email Mark Crowhurst to ensure there is adequate space. The 18’ skiffs continue racing the J.J. Giltinan Regatta at the club (racing continues to 13 March). There are likely to be 18s in the park all week. There are likely to be boats and their respective crews doing repairs in the evening, and overnight security, so if you’re dropping in the club out of hours, you might find more company than usual.

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