This season’s final Learn to Race (LTR) a Laser is on this Saturday morning April 15, 2023. Please be there at 9.00am ready to rig boats. The aim is to be on the water by 10.15 am approx. and back to shore by 12.00 noon.LTR is for prospective new members and current DBSC members wishing to improve their sailing skills.Contact Martin White at mwhite@umco.com.au or 04106 27743 if keen to attend. It’s free for members. $30 boat hire for non-members.
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Race report 8 April 2023
On Saturday the club held the annual ‘Easter race around the harbour’. The Easter Bunny cooked up a gusty 20 – 25 knot westerly, which made conditions tricky (and fun!) for the 12 sailors who competed. The race was a handicapped start and some enthusiastic betting was placed by the on-water team of Tim Heath, Tory Epworth, Katie McHugh, James Tudball and David Airey. Due to the wind strength, the course was slightly condensed, but we still had two great laps beating upwind towards Garden Island, round Clark Island, a screaming reach over to the YA buoy in Taylors Bay and another screaming reach down to Shark Island as the bottom mark. Taylors Bay proved to be the biggest challenge of the day, with the wind coming from every single direction and ranging from 2 knots to 20 knots while the “Easter Bunny” dished out chocolate. On the first lap, nearly every sailor suffered at least
Upcoming events and more information
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 results here.The club’s calendar can be viewed and subscribed to here.Make a tax deductible donation to DBSC here.
Membership Subscriptions are due before 1 May 2023
From the Commodore, Steven London…We would greatly appreciate it if members could pay their subscriptions in the coming weeks. All members should now have received their notice for renewal of membership subscriptions which are managed through the Australian Sailing RevSport system, and will be addressed from Double Bay Sailing Club Please check your Junk or Spam folder if you have not received it.It is important that memberships are paid on time, as many of our major payments are due during the winter period. The prompt payment of membership subscriptions allows our club to keep running smoothly.If you have not received your invoice for the renewal of your membership, or wish to make changes, or there is an error, please contact our club secretary Tory Epworth secretary@dbsc.com.au .
Learn to Race wraps up for another season
By Ian Tudball
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The ‘Learn to Race’ final session for the year was sailed in perfect weather, which was the catalyst for a big turnout of 12 boats, 6 of which were Club members with their own boats, wanting to build up their race skill and confidence. The success of Martin’s sessions is best measured by the repeat attendees, some of whom convert to club members. It takes a top person to attract top helpers and the Club is fortunate to
Race report 16 April 2023 (and a little rant)
From our PRO Luke Parker…Champagne racing on the harbour for Saturday’s final two heats of the Autumn point score!The 33 boat fleet enjoyed a 10 knot nor Easter that built to a tad over 15 by the end of the second race. Tide was incoming, traffic was sparse, and the sun was shining. It simply doesn’t get better. This season we’ve been enjoying much better late season conditions than we did in 2021 and 2022. Perhaps the benefit of being freed from La Niña’s impact?Both fleets were impeccably behaved at the starts and all races started cleanly with the fleets spread across the line. Upwind, most sailors played the right hand side of the course to avoid the incoming tide and play the shifts that form around Point Piper. Downwind appeared to be about hunting waves and gusts. In the Radials, John Verco won the 1st race. Andrew Cox came 2nd
Upcoming events and more information
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 results here.The club’s calendar can be viewed and subscribed to here.Make a tax deductible donation to DBSC here.
Metros – 25th and 26th March 2023
DBSC is hosting the 2023 ILCA NSW & ACT Metropolitan Championships on the 25th and 26th March. If you are not intending to sail but would like to assist with on-water support over the weekend, please send an email to rodbarnes@dbsc.com.au.If you are sailing, the Notice of Race and Entry links are below.SCHEDULESaturday 25th March09.30 – Registration11.30 – Briefing13.30 – First warning signalSubsequent starts shall be made ASAP after the preceding race.Drinks & BBQ on the deck after racing.Sunday 26th MarchBreakfast available Sunday morning12.00 – First warning signalSubsequent starts shall be made ASAP after the preceding race.No warning signal after 16.00.Prize giving on the deck after racing.ENTRIESEnter online or at the club until 11:30am on Saturday 25th March. There will be an option to sign on/off via SMS
Rules clinic
As part of our commitment to better and fairer racing, we are holding two training clinics on the Racing Rules of Sailing.Sessions will be held at DBSC on Monday 20th March from 6:00pm – 7:30pm and on Monday 3rd April from 7:00pm – 8:30pm. Each session has identical content and will be run by Erica Kirby, national umpire and judge.All members are encouraged to attend.Register your attendance here: https://www.dbsc.com.au/club-events/2023-3-rules-clinic
This weekend
This weekend we have a large contingent of sailors heading to the masters nationals. The club will host sprints on Saturday.The JJ Giltinan trophy also continues, so expect the area to be busy!