Category: Latest from Double Bay Sailing Club

Australian Sailing’s Olympic webinar series continues on Thursday 16 September with the Men’s 470 team and their gold medal winning experience. Skipper Mat Belcher created history in Tokyo becoming Australia’s most successful Olympic sailor and is locked in to answer all your pressing questions.Register for the webinars with Australian Sailing on the following links.

7pm Thursday 16 September with men’s 470 team

7pm Tuesday 21 September with Matt Wearn

7pm  Thursday 30 September with Mara Stransky 

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‘The Boat that Ian Built’ is a short film from 1974 featuring the amazing success story of the Laser, and of Performance Sailcraft, the company Ian formed to produce and market the boat.“The movie has fantastic footage of one of the first ever big fleet Laser regattas held at Association Island, New York on Lake Ontario near Kingston (with Ian Bruce competing!). The movie has interviews with Ian, Bruce Kirby, and Laser sail designer Hans Fogh along with shots of Lasers being produced in Ian’s factory.You’ll also see amazing footage (that I previously didn’t know existed) of Hans Fogh helming the prototype Laser in an October 1970 regatta held for boats under $1000 at the Playboy Club at Lake Geneva in Wisconsin. It was called ‘The America’s Teacup Regatta’. Ian and Hans decided to call the prototype the ‘Weekender’ with sail number TGIF, the abbreviation for ‘Thank God It’s Friday’.”

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The club is working on the basis that racing is unlikely until at least 16th October. There is therefore no volunteer roster until that time. Should, by some miracle, we be able to race before 23rd October, it will be a nice problem to have!

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How old were you when you first stepped on a boat?I must have been about 12 years old – sailing on a Topper in the Lake District in the North of EnglandIf money (and sailing ability) were no limit, what boat would you buy?505 – so many strings to pull, so little time!What is your ultimate sailing goal? At the moment I aim for top 3 in any DBSC race I sail in.  Given the depth of the Radial fleet at the moment, that goal usually disappears over the horizon on the way down the first reach…………..Tell us the story behind the name of your Laser? Iron Buddha.  In Chinese it’s pronounced “Tie Guan Yin”, and if you order it you’d be presented with a cup of tea.If you could add any ingredient to DBSC’s world’s best toasties – what would it be? I’ve never eaten anything that can’t be

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Sailors,Apologies for jumping in the Wednesday morning newsletter fun, but I thought I would send you all a quick note here. It’s been on the cards for a while, and I’m sad to announce that after 16 years living in Australia, 6 spent at DBSC, it is now time to go home to the mother land. Elle and I have put a lot of thoughts into it and between the extended lock-downs and the complexities around living with Covid, now seems a good time to make the jump and return to Monaco. We’ve both found jobs there very recently and we’re looking forward to spending time with my family and settle there. Selling my house has been relatively easy compared to leaving the club. Racing is the second best thing in the world. The first being talking about it afterwards with the gang. It’s very rare to find such a dense

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We have two new members sign up in recent months – Scott Robinson and David Johnson. We will also be welcoming Morgan Au back to the club on a more regular basis.Please keep an eye out for them at the club and give them the traditional DBSC warm welcome. 

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Brett Beyer is looking to buy two boats fully rigged. They can be radial or standard rigs but must be 205xxx or newer. If anyone is interested in selling a laser that meets this description, please contact Brett at coaching@dbsc.com.au.

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Some members attended the post Olympic debrief hosted by Australian Sailing with Matt Wearn last night. The series continues next week with Mara Stransky at 7pm on 30 September.

Register for webinar with Mara Stransky

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Will no longer be on. Or off? Whatever. Given the gradual easing of COVID restrictions and low attendance in recent weeks we will no longer host “Off the Deck”.

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How old were you when you first stepped on a boat?About 6yrs, (motor craft) my father managed a marine store in Port Lincoln SA.First sailed a Rainbow at age 15 with  my brother, we decided it was a lot cooler that than an asphalt tennis court.If money (and sailing ability) were no limit, what boat would you buy?Would stick to a laser, I respect the safety of others, anything larger & faster could put the harbour at riskWhat is your ultimate sailing goal?To finish every race in a seasonTell us the story behind the name of your Laser?I didn’t name my boat it was inherited when purchased from John VercoIf you could add any ingredient to DBSC’s world’s best toasties – what would it be?Smoked salmonWhat are your second/third favourite hobbies (assuming sailing is #1)?Music / concerts & TravelDescribe what you do for work in less than five words?Encourage people

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