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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 administration and management of racing.This week, we’re saying a big thank you to James Tudball who has joined the DBDC Committee as Youth Coordinator. James is implementing plans to build a culture and program of youth initiatives to encourage the next generation of ILCA sailors and expand youth and ILCA 4 representation in our fleet. James has also been busy coordinating our SailGP “Adopt a Club participation” including the Tech Base tour with Team Canada and VIP spectator boat for the race days.

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From our PRO Andrew Cox:Saturday showed us how life was meant to be — a beautiful sunny Sydney summer afternoon with a honking “north-easter”. Of course, with Pat Levy away at the Worlds, it was never going to be anything else.It blew 19-26 knots, oscillating between the dominant left gradient and the right sea breeze. An outgoing tide cooperated to ensure plenty of exciting wave action. Despite the conditions, we had a reduced fleet (people were probably planning their Valentine’s Day). There were 8 ILCA 7s, 21 ILCA 6s, and 2 ILCA 4s, for a respectable fleet of 30+ boats, before a swag of retirements in the second race. Brett Beyer made a guest appearance, putting in his one-and-only day of training before the Masters Worlds. One sailor quipped, “Imagine all the things that would go wrong if we only sailed once a year”. However, Brett did not seem to have too much trouble

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On Saturday we welcomed another new member, Paige Caldecoat, who showed the radial fleet how to navigate the Dardenelles.How old were you when you first stepped on a boat? I was around 10 when I had my first sailing experience, but didn’t sail myself until I was closer to 12.If money (and sailing ability) were no limit, what boat would you buy? It’s really generic but I would probably buy a Bieker moth, or maybe if we are getting really into it a Fountaine Pajot Astrea 42. What is your ultimate sailing goal? My ultimate sailing goal is to go to the Olympics in a laser. I’m also currently working on broadening my sailing horizons by getting into foiling and big boats. Tell us the story behind the name of your Laser? My boat name is Kinky Kylie, it’s an eye catcher but it’s named after my sporting hero Sebastian Vettel’s 2011

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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 administration and management of racing.This week, we’re saying a big thank you to Pat Levy. This isn’t the first time Pat has been mentioned in this segment, yet he does so very much it’s hard to look past it. Not only did he keep a RIB on the water during the nationals at GRSC, as well as manning it on all but one day, he has recently arranged an upgrade to the western davit, replaced the throttle on the Paul Adam, and coordinated a bimini for the Jazzman. Pat even missed the first race on Saturday as he was asked to help a fellow club member.

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From our PRO Steven LondonThirty sailors joined us last Saturday for the Autumn Poinscore Races 3 & 4. The course was ESE and set in our “Dardanelles”, the passage between Point Piper and Shark Island. The 12 knot shifty conditions challenged sailors to commit to the left or the right, with gains for getting it right or losses for the unlucky ones. The races were once again scored in real time using the new Sailor app, and all sailors are required to sign-on to be scored. Ben Constandi was the only 4.7 rig and sailed well amongst the radial fleet. In the Radials Chris Tattersall won both races, Scott Finlayson second in both, and Kate McHugh was third in both! The standard rig Race 3 was won by Max Djura, Robert Vann second and Mark Gray third, and in Race 4 Robert Van won, with Mark Gray second and Jules

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To ensure all members are available for RIB duty, the club is offering some heavily subsidised spots for the full day theory and practical course needed for a boat licence. We will try to organise a DBSC group day if we can get numbers, but if your availability is an issue, we may be able to accommodate. NB this subsidy is toward the course and does not cover all RMS fees. Members are also welcome to nominate friends or family members in case there are any unfilled spots (although the DBSC subsidy is only for members on the volunteer roster).If you are interested, please contact David Murphy on davidmurphy@dbsc.com.au 

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If you’ve been waiting to see the weather and wind conditions for the annual club picnic, wait no more!The picnic gods are smiling and the forecast for this SUNDAY 5 FEBRUARY is sunny blue skies, a balmy 25 degrees, and SSE winds at a comfortable 10-12 knots…  location confirmed as CAMP COVE BEACH.Be at the club for a 12 noon splash, friends and family are more than welcome. We have a few spots on the RIB, and there’s also good parking at Camp Cove if you prefer to meet us there. We’ll take the club cabana and set up camp at the west-end of the beach.Picnic lunch is served at 1pm. We’re going old school with the food… sandwiches on white bread with the crusts off, veggie frittata for our vegetarian and gluten-free friends and freshly cut melon… $10 a head, and an esky of drinks that you can charge to your canteen tab.This takes a little

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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 administration and management of racing.This week we’d like to thank our handicapper Daryl Lawrence and assistant handicapper Geoffrey Boscoe for coordinating the implementation of our newly adopted “Sailor” App for race day sign-on and digital scoring from the finish boat. Thank you also to Scott Finlayson who will be assisting.There is a lot of work behind the scenes that goes into the coordination of the results each week, and we expect these new innovations to provide a more streamlined system for Race Officers on the day and the Handicapping and Scoring system.

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From our PRO Geoff Kirk with Geoff BoscoeSailors were greeted by a hot day and a building North-Easterly breeze for Heats 5 & 6 of the 2023 Autumn point score.  The breeze lived up to the forecast by getting into the low 20 knot range.  There was chop from the wind, outgoing tide and boat traffic which made boat handling challenging.  It was busy in the boat park with competition for space from 18’ skiffs while room on the harbour was also at a premium.  The on-water race management team needed to fit the course into a compressed footprint because of the Etchells and 18’ skiff race courses.  A big fleet of 20+ ILCA6 sailors joined for the first race of the day.  This included a couple of defectors from the ILCA7 fleet and a couple of new visiting sailors who were warmly welcomed.  The first race was won on

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