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NSW & ACT Sailing Awards

DBSC and its members are finalists in several awards for this year. We are so proud and excited for all of these nominations.DBSC is a finalist for the Sustainability AwardEvie Saunders is a finalist for Youth Sailor of the YearJules Hall & Jan Scholten are finalists for Offshore Sailor of the YearThank you to the membership who contribute in many and varied ways to make our club one of the most environmentally and socially sustainable, and to the many sailors that keep us all on our game!The awards night is Saturday 17 September (6pm-8pm) at RANSA. Tickets to the awards event can be purchased ($40 by 1st Septemberf) here.

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Postcards from afar

Photo: Mark Bethwaite

Mark Bethwaite, reports in from Europe:The paparazzi caught up with DBSC’s Monegasque contingent, Hadrien & Elle Bourley dining dockside last weekend. Behind them are several suitably comfortable Laser tenders for charter when the Laser Master Worlds are again in the Med.  On the far shore is the Yacht Club de Monaco, anxiously waiting to hear about its application for reciprocity with DBSC from the new Committee.

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Powerboat safety

Powerboat safety is fundamental to our club’s operations. It is important to be aware of the safety responsibilities that come with the use and operation of powerboats at our club.

Australian Sailing has a powerboating program where you can learn basic power boat handling skills right up to assisting to retrieve the different styles of race craft on the water.Some safety tips to remember when you’re out on a power boat and assisting race management: •    Know where the safety equipment is kept on board •    Do a safety briefing if you have another person on board •    Wear your lifejacket  •    Have the kill cord attached to you when underway  •    Know how to tow another boat, particularly the class that is

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Congratulations, Evie!

Congratulations to Evie Saunders, who has won a silver medal in the ILCA 6 class at the Allianz Youth Sailing World Championships in The Hague, The Netherlands.The regatta was held in The Hague where the tides are quite extreme, so sailing there requires a 4th dimension of understanding.Evie stated the regatta well with a win in the first race and held onto 2nd for the whole regatta. The last race was very tense with up to 6 countries a possible podium finish and Evie said, “yellow flags were being displayed everywhere – I just sailed the way I know how, start well, and play the shifts … and stay out of trouble.” Evie is the first Australian radial girl to podium at the ISAF Worlds in more than a decade. We are so very proud, and we look forward to Evie showing us how it’s done when she returns to

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Sustainability

As you all know, the club has been pushing hard at sustainability initiatives and we now have a sustainability page on our website.Last week we advised Vaikobi has partnered with Terracycle® for sailors, and ocean enthusiasts to send back or drop off their old gear and Brett Beyer has volunteered to help us return this gear to Vaikobi when we have a critical mass. In the meantime, hang onto it and we will put a call out at the start of the season.If you have further suggestions on sustainability initiatives we should undertake, please contact our sustainability officer, Katie McHugh.

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The Women's Regatta

It’s official! She’s back!

The Women’s Regatta will be returning to Double Bay Sailing Club on Saturday 3 December 2022. The one-day event will include races on Sydney Harbour, great food, entertainment, and activities aimed at women of all ages who currently sail an ILCA / Laser dinghy, or who are looking to return to racing.Double Bay Sailing Club will also run a series of small-group training clinics in the weeks leading up to the event, focusing on improving sailing skills such as race starts, upwind technique, and downwind technique.“After the disruption of the past two years, it’s fantastic to be hosting the Women’s Regatta again, and to establish this as an annual event in our racing calendar,” said Tory Epworth, Secretary

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