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Please RSVP to the season opening dinner for sailors and volunteersDetails:7pm Friday 16th September Bedouin 2/53 Cross Street Double Bay $100 per guest (includes welcome drink, banquet dinner, beer/wine with dinner) Dress Spectacular/Glam (Studio 54)
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The club is happy to welcome a new member – Dean Kurz. Here’s some information about Dean. Please give him a warm Double Bay welcome when you see him at the club.How old were you when you first stepped on a boat? I started sailing sabots at the age of 5 off the beach at Mornington VIC If money (and sailing ability) were no limit, what boat would you buy? A nice cruising yacht What is your ultimate sailing goal? Only goal is enjoyment and to be somewhat competitive Tell us the story behind the name of your Laser? My laser is named after my red cattle dog, hence Red DogIf you could add any ingredient to DBSC’s world’s best toasties – what would it be? Bacon What are your second/third favourite hobbies (assuming sailing is #1)? Motorcycle riding and cycling Describe what you do for work in less than five
Saturday 3 Septmber – Season opening and post club championship bbqFriday 16 September – 7pm Season Opening Dinner for sailors and volunteersSaturday 3 December 2022 – The Women’s Regatta. Sign up for more information here.The club’s calendar can be viewed and subscribed to here.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 midnight Monday.View results here.Make a tax deductible donation to DBSC here.
We are pleased to announce the new club laser representative is David Newman. David loves a regatta and last season had a stellar year performing extremely well in state and national masters championships.There are two events coming up prior to Christmas. The Coast Championships will be held at South Lake Macquarie SC on the 15/16 October and the State Open and Masters championships will be held at Wangi ASC on the 19/20 November.
DBSC will be coordinating transport and the possibility of group accommodation for both events.These weekends away are legendary so if you are interested in either of these regattas, please contact David.
The annual working bee will be conducted on Saturday 20 August from 8am and will include a boat rack reshuffle.All members are expected to attend and contribute to the working bee.This is an annual event that takes considerable planning to ensure our club is ready to run smoothly for the summer season. If you are unable to attend on the day, please contact the Commodore, Steven London, to arrange for a job to be undertaken at a time convenient to you.(Members who do not participate are under the usual threat of having their laser torched in the park!)
We are delighted to announce that Brett Beyer will offer his popular Brett Beyer Saturday (BBSP) Program again this season. Subscriptions need to be confirmed and paid by COB, Friday 19 August. The terms of the program and sign-up form can be found here.The program will run for 8 sessions prior to Christmas on September 3, 10, 17, October 22, 29, November 5, 12, 26. The cost of the program is $480 (plus merchant fees) per subscriber.
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By now you should have members should have received an invitation to the season opening dinner for sailors and volunteers.Details:7pm Friday 16th September Bedouin 2/53 Cross Street Double Bay $100 per guest (includes welcome drink, banquet dinner, beer/wine with dinner) Dress: Spectacular/Glam (Studio 54)
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Saturday 20 August – 8am Annual Working BeeFriday 16 September – 7pm Season Opening Dinner for sailors and volunteersSaturday 3 December 2022 – The Women’s Regatta. Sign up for more information here.The club’s calendar can be viewed and subscribed to here.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 midnight Monday.View results here.Make a tax deductible donation to DBSC here.
After a little delay and some confusion about the final day racing the winter series results are in.While the series was intended to be 30 races, there were only 9 days scheduled and therefore there were 27 races held over the winter.In the standard rig, Daniel Costandi was the championship winner and Tim Heath was the pointscore winner.In the radial rig, Sylvie Stannage was the championship winner and Andrew Cox was the pointscore winner.View full results here.
The annual working bee will be conducted on Saturday 20 August from 8am. This is an annual event that takes considerable planning to ensure our club is ready to run smoothly for the summer season. All members are expected to attend – there is a large amount of work to be done. If you are unable to attend on the day, please contact the Commodore, Steven London, and arrange for a job to be undertaken at a time convenient to you.(Members who do not participate are under the usual threat of having their laser torched in the park!)