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Congratulations to club member Brooke Wilson who, alongside Jack Ferguson, will be representing Australia in the @sailgp Inspire X @waszp Grand Final in San Francisco. We will be cheering you on from Double Bay.
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Wednesday twilight sailing
Never say never, but the weather is looking pretty, ahem, ordinary. It’s forecast for rain, 25+ knots from the east and 24C. Oh and the water is an interesting shade of brown. Word on the street is Commodore Cox won’t be taking a roll call this week.
Volly of the week!
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 running of dinghy racing.This week we’d like to thank Steven London. Steven has recently replaced and upgraded the club’s security CCTV, the club’s CCTV policy and arranged signage around the club. Thanks Steven!
Steven at the State Masters Championships in Port Stephens. Photo credit: Steven (obviously)
The club is full of people making wonderful contributions around the place, and sometimes behind the scenes. Let us know who deserves a mention!
Congratulations to our Masters sailors
Congratulations to our Masters sailors who ventured to Westernport Yacht Club in Victoria over the past week for the Australian Laser Masters National Championships. We have two National Champions at the club – Rod Barnes in the Standard Master division and Brett Beyer in the Standard Grand Master division.Congratulations to all our competitors who raced, and represented the club, with merit:Brett Beyer – Standard Grand Master: 1stRod Barnes – Standard Master: 1stNick Alexander – Standard Master: 2ndDavid Newman – Standard Apprentice: 3rdAndrew Cox – Radial Master: 5thMartin White – Radial Grand Master: 5thYves Stening – Radial Grand Master :19thPat Levy – Radial Great Grand Master: 7thIan Tudball – Radial Great Grandmaster: 20th
Race Report 26 February 2022
From our PRO for the day, James Tudball:It was one for the keen beans on Saturday. At 1pm it was looking like we were in for a dreary day with light winds. Richard George and Jim Dounis threw the big rig up to join the majority, so we had an all standard fleet of ten boats. Incidentally, the fleet began with only eight boats. Geoff Kirk and Luke Parker were seen whizzing around nearby on their electric hydrofoils, but after Sydney Maritime questioned their foiling abilities and suggested they pack it in, the pair were only too happy to exchange their new gizmo for the ever faithful Laser. The 10 x standards showcased mm perfect starting and highly competitive racing in what ended up being a great 8 – 13 knot nor’easter. Seven races were notched up and every sailor had their turn at the pointy end.Many thanks to our volunteers on the day – James
Coming up next…
Wednesday 16 February – Twilight sprintsSaturday 19 February – Learn to Race (am) | Vaucluse RegattaWednesday 23 February – Twilight sprintsSaturday 26 February – Sprints | Masters’ National Championships (Westernport, Vic)Wednesday 2 March – Twilight sprints4-13 March – JJ Giltinan Regatta (18’ skiffs)Saturday 5 March – Learn to Race (am) | Clean Up Australia Day (am) | Sprints | Metros (RPAYC)Wednesday 9 March – Twilight sprintsSaturday 12 March – Club Championships 7&8 (BBQ)Wednesday 16 March – Twilight sprintsSaturday 19 March – Learn to Race (am) | Autumn Pointscore 3&4Wednesday 23 March – Twilight sprintsSaturday 26 March – Autumn Pointscore 5&6Wednesday 30 March – Twilight sprintsThe club calendar can be viewed (and subscribed to) here.
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Lasers for sale
211474 – James Johnson is selling his laser radial, Question of Balance. $4,500. More details are available on Gumtree. 202771 – Mark Crowhurst is also selling his laser radial, Off the Mark. $5,150. More details of Mark’s boat are available on Gumtree.Please note, Mark is not leaving the club. He will continue to sail, trialling the club boat pool that the club is considering (watch this space).
Club picnic
The annual DBSC picnic was held on Sunday 31 January. The event was well-attended by members and their families. The fleet took a leisurely midday sail down to Gibsons Beach at Watsons Bay in a perfect 10-12kt NE breeze. Emily Ball hosted the picnic at Watsons Bay, ferrying supplies (and family-members) across the harbour in a RIB, and providing an excellent spread of food and beverages. After some lively conversations and an excellent feed later, everyone headed back to DBSC. Some family members, who found themselves on a Laser for the first time, might have experienced the odd “accidental” capsize. Oops. Thanks to Emily Ball for making the day happen, and to everyone who attended!
Sailing stories – an evening with Malcolm Page
Save the date!The club will be continuing our sailing stories events for members, this time with Malcolm Page on Wednesday 16thMarch after twilight sailing. Malcolm is a three time Olympian and dual gold medallist in the 470 class (Qingdao and London). He was the official Australian flag bearer at the closing ceremony of the London Olympics.Malcom has won the 470 men’s world championships six times and has also won world championships in the 420 and Tasar classes. Following his retirement from Olympic sailing, Malcolm worked at World Sailing as Head of Media, before becoming Chief of Olympic Sailing for US Sailing. He has now returned to Australian Sailing assuming the role of Mixed 470 coach.
Malcolm