Category: Latest from Double Bay Sailing Club

That leads us to what’s happening this Saturday …The harbour will be a bit busier than normal this Saturday with F50 Catamarans taking up our normal racecourse for the 2nd annual SailGP event. Here’s the spin from their website: “National pride will be on the line as world class teams take part in dramatic, adrenaline-filled racing on the iconic Sydney Harbour.”They are racing on Saturday from 4pm to 6pm, with a huge exclusion zone starting at 3pm. The exclusion zone will make it very difficult (if not impossible) to sail between Vaucluse and Double Bay. Because of this, we will be running Sprint Racing this Saturday on a course that avoids this exclusion zone.  After the Sprints, some DBSC members are planning on heading out to watch and support SailGP.  The boats (RIBs plus Jazzman) will be leaving the deck promptly at 4.10 to maximise the amount of racing we get to watch. Please RSVP

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As flagged in last week’s newsletter, there are six important notes in relation to use of the RIBs – these will be added to all the other instructions in the COTD Guide.  PLEASE READ THESE CAREFULLY:1. No Propeller Guard The new Paul Adam has no propeller guard at this stage, due to availability.  One will be installed in due course, but in the meantime please exercise EXTREME CAUTION when operating the boat around people in the water, or when in the water around the boat.  This is a CRITICAL SAFETY WARNING

There is NO prop guard on the Paul Adam.

2. Insert and Remove BungThe Paul Adam has a bung at the back that MUST BE REINSERTED BEFORE LAUNCH or the boat will flood and sink!  And it must be REMOVED AFTER RETRIEVAL otherwise the boat

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Thanks to the leadership of Jonathan Stone, DBSC is once again participating in Clean Up Australia Day this Sunday, 1 March. There is a low tide at 7.30am and so we’ll be cleaning the beaches and parks near our club from 7.00 – 10.00 am on Sunday morning. Jonathan encourages members to “Please keep up the strong tradition of club-member support: Clean Up Australia Day is an important part of the Club’s contribution to the community at large. We have a great site on the Harbour, but our continuing presence there requires long-term acceptance by the community.Just come to the Clubhouse on the day, ready to spend 30 minutes clearing rubbish from Steyne Park and the beaches to east and west. The beaches are particularly littered after the recent rains.”A big thanks to Jonathan Stone for running this initiative for many years. Jonathan, who has overseen this event at DBSC for

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Here are two save the dates for you calendar:Family & Friends Day – 4 April. A jumping castle, family Laser sprint races, RIB rides and a kiddie friendly BBQ will round out DBSC’s Annual Family & Friends Day from 5pm on Saturday 4 April (after that day’s racing). It’s the chance to show off the DBSC spirit to your loved ones.Annual General Party – 22 May.  This is a not-to-be-missed event which includes our annual prizegiving, a great feed and dancing until dawn with a new and even better band courtesy of the one and only James Tudball.  Note, the date is 22 May, not 29 May as previously shown in the calendar.  Apologies to anyone who planned their schedule around the 29th.

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Wednesday 26 February, 5pm splash – Twilight Sailing.Saturday 29 February, 2pm Start – Sprints (See info above). Sunday 1 March, 7am – 10am – Clean up Australia Day. (See info above).Wednesday 4 March, 5pm splash – Twilight Sailing.Saturday 7 March, 9am Start – Learn to Race.Saturday 7 March, 2pm Start – Club Champs heats 11 & 12 AND Autumn Point Score heats 7 & 8. Followed by a BBQ.

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Wednesday 19 February, 5pm Splash – Twilight Sailing.Saturday 22 February, EARLY START 11:15am Briefing – Vaucluse Yacht Club Regatta. (See more info above.)Wednesday 26 February, 5pm Splash – Twilight Sailing.Saturday 29 February, 2pm Start – Sprints (Due to SailGP).Sunday 1 March, 7am – 10am – Clean up Australia Day. Come help clear rubbish from Steyne Park and the beaches to east and west of our clubhouse.  

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Last Saturday an impressive fleet of 48 boats took on another challenging light and shifty southeasterly breeze. The day served as both Heats 5 – 6 of the Autumn Pointscore and Heats 9 – 10 of the Club Championship. It was tough sailing as the competitors had to avoid the holes and be on a constant lookout for shifts.    At the end of the day, the winners were: Championship – Standards: Matt Wenke (Championship Heat 9) and Luke Parker (Championship Heat 10); Radials: Daniel Costandi (Championship Heats 9 and 10); Pointscore (after handicap): Standards: Murray Stone (Pointscore Heat 5) and Ashley Deacon (Pointscore Heat 6); Radials / 4.7s: Daryl Lawrence (Pointscore Heat 5) and Sara Brooks (Pointscore Heat 6). Thanks to this week’s race volunteers — Andrew Cox (PRO) and Kevin Gilroy on the Jazzman, Pippa Batchelor (COTD), and Peter Speed (CoCOTD) on a RIB, and Julian Van Aalst and Jen Wells in the canteen. After competing on the water, the sailors were

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Local Sporting Champions Grants are now open. The Local Sporting Champions program provides financial assistance for coaches, officials and competitors aged 12-18 years participating in state, national or international championships (which includes Laser State and National regattas). Further information regarding eligibility criteria and an application can be found HERE.

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Kirsty from WSC is looking for crew or competent skipper for the NSW Tasar Championship this weekend (22-23 Feb) at WSC.If you are interested, please contact Kirsty on 0418 837 156.

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Written by Chris BowlingThree boats, moderate southeasterly, much better weather than the previous Sunday when there were gales and widespread flooding. Our timed start without a start boat seemed to work well.  We all have watches set to exact time.  Corinna was first away but with G-Force threatening to sail over the top. It was Chenonceau who powered into the lead but Corinna found a little private lift to round Point Piper first.  Chenonceau hit the mark and did a 360 and G-force had to tack for the mark, leaving Corinna with a handy lead. The run and reach to Sow & Pigs was all about waterline length.  G-force tried a spinnaker but dropped it too late at the Taylors Bay mark, giving up time and going slow on a possibly dirty bottom. Chenonceau created an overlap to round the Beashel buoy first but when the reach to Shark Island became a work Corinna made the

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