On Saturday races 11 and 12 of the spring season were completed in a moderate south easterly breeze sailed between Shark Island and Point Piper.PRO Jules Hall oversaw racing and was ably assisted by Thomas Beregi (LTRAR) and Tanya Hall, with on water assistance from Mark Lewkovitz (COTD) and Andrew Dixson (co-COTD). Off the water, Richard Au and Murray Stone assisted Paul and Shirley in the canteen.Our race winners were Michael Osborn and Daniel Costandi in the standard rigs while Ian Tudball and Andrew Craker each had a win in the radial fleet.This concludes the Spring Season Pointscore. Congratulations to our victors.Standard: Mike Dunne (see all results)Radial: Alistair Sutherland (see all results)
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This weekend
This weekend is a busy one at the club. In racing, we will be competing in Club Championship heats 5 & 6 which will be followed by our regular club championship bbq.After racing we will also be raising a glass to Jules Hall and Jan ‘Clogs’ Scholten for their success in the Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race two handed division. The pair are the inaugural overall winners claiming a clean sweep of the overall prizes, winning IRC, ORCi and PHS. Clogs will also be racing with us on the day.On Sunday, DBSC is once again hosting the Kutti Bay picnic day. Family and friends are welcome to join – whether they sail over with members or jump in a RIB transporting provisions. Splash will be at midday. For catering purposes, please RSVP here.
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 Steven London for his excellent service to the club. Steven has stepped up tothe role as club secretary following Emily’s departure. His contribution however over the past year has been significant – maintaining the volunteer user guides, assisting with onboarding new members and volunteering with the Learn to Race program, and taking awesome photos to mention but a few.
The club is full of people making wonderful contributions around the place, and sometimes behind the scenes. Do you
Wednesday twilight sailing
With the public holiday this Wednesday, there is no reason not to sail. Twilight sailing continues through the summer on Wednesday from 5.30-7.30pm. A pleasant ENE is forecast for the afternoon!
Clean Up Australia Day
The club will continue the annual tradition of participating in Clean Up Australia Day, undertaking a beach and park clean up before racing on the morning of Saturday 5 March. Please mark this event in your calendars.
Wednesday Twilight sailing is on!
Twilight sailing is on tonight and the forecast is for a southerly fading from 20knots. Better yet, the CYCA is not running twilights tomorrow so the harbour should have less traffic.
This weekend
This weekend the club will host the Tyrell and Rousso races. The format of these races will be explained at the briefing at 1pm, with racing commencing at 2pm.Our annual Christmas party will begin after racing at 1730.. There will be a live band provided by James Tudball and The White Tree and catering from Bern the Chef with plenty of vegetarian, vegan and gluten free options.If anyone has any Christmas decorations, please feel free to bring them along to make the place more festive. Come dressed in your brightest and most festive gear!
Margaritas!
From our Laser Rep, Rod Barnes:The Entry for the Mexico Worlds in May and June 2022 is open.For those keen to go it is best to get in early. If you haven’t got a ranking yet, entries are allocated on earliest applications.ILCA 7 Entry Link here.ILCA 6 Entry Link here.It’s supposed to be a great place to sail, with excellent facilities, food, beer, and margaritas so get into it!
Coming up next…
Wednesday 1 December – Twilight sprintsSaturday 4 December – Sprints / State Championships @ Georges RiverWednesday 8 December – Twilight sprintsSaturday 11 December – Tyrell and Rousso Races | Christmas PartyWednesday 15 December – Twilight sprintsSaturday 18 December – Sprints (Sail GP) Wednesday 22 December – Twilight sprints Holiday BreakWednesday 5 January – Twilight sprintsSaturday 8 January – Sprint pointscore 7 & 8Wednesday 12 January – Twilight sprintsSaturday 15 January – Learn to race (am) | Spring pointscore 9 & 10Wednesday 19 January – Twilight sprintsSaturday 22 January – Spring pointscore 11 & 12Wednesday 26 January – Twilight sprintsSaturday 29 January – Club championships 5 & 6Saturday 30 January – Club picnicThe club calendar can be viewed (and subscribed to) here.
Race Report 04 December 2021
It was another wild and woolly weekend for sailors at Double Bay with a 22-29 knot southerly for sprint racing.
Photo: Pia Hattersley
David Newman (PRO) ran efficient racing with Richard George (LTRAR), Mark Gray (COTD), Bonnie Nixon (Co-COTD), Pia Hattersley and Milla Gray all assisting on water. Justin Davey was our responsible CSO, while Craig Sheers and Peter Collie were on hand to assist Paul and Shirley in the canteen.
And then there were 3. Photo: Pia Hattersley
Ultimately it was a game of survivor with