Category: Latest from Double Bay Sailing Club

On Sunday, the club held its annual adventure day picnic. A picture-perfect day (after our rain-check the previous week), Lasers departed DBSC shortly after noon, chaperoned by our new Paul Adam RIB to meet friends and family at Chowder Bay in Clifton Gardens, enjoying a magnificent picnic catered by Tory and Teddy under the DBSC cabana.Swimming, lunching, eating ice-creams, playing on the beach, water-pistols and sandcastles all afternoon until sailors set off for the leisurely reach/return to Double Bay. Thankyou Tory for organising us and putting on a great spread.

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On Saturday 5 April 2025 the NSW Member for Vaucluse Kellie Sloane visited DBSC to meet the members and officially christen the rescue boat the new “Paul Adam” which was purchased by the club and delivered in September 2024. The new RIB is a Gemini X Waverider 650 with Yamaha F115hp outboard supplied by Sam Newton at All Marine.The

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Last Saturday 5 April 2025 was the official opening of the two new boat ramps on the foreshore of Steyne Park, Double Bay. The event was hosted by Rodney Barnes, Vice Commodore at Double Bay Sailing Club, and welcomed guests:Kelly Sloane (NSW Member for Vaucluse) Mary-Lou Jarvis (representing WMC)Dimitri Mitsidis (representing TfNSW)Warren Sare (CEO) and Simon Nearn (Commodore) of the 18 Footers LeagueMany will recall the dilapidated state of the old ramps before work commenced in June 2024, with the western ramp being so much of a hazard that it was not in use. The new ramps project was completed in October 2024, five years

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Annual Membership Subscription Invoices have been sent out for 2025-26Each year in April invoices are sent out to all members, which are due for the next DBSC Sailing Year which begins on 1 May 2025. Please pay your subs on time, many of the clubs expenses like insurance, club repairs, and servicing of support RIBs are incurred over the winter period. If you have not received your invoice, please look in your Junk Mail folder for an email from Double Bay Sailing Club If you have any questions about your invoice, need help, or still can’t find it please contact secretary@dbsc.com.au (Note: the online “Pin payment” via credit card in RevSport attracts a significant service charge. It is cheaper to do a Direct Bank Transfer to the DBSC account shown on the invoice)Club Look-ahead ScheduleSaturday 12 April: Learn-to-Race (9am-12pm) Autumn Point Score Races 13 & 14 (2pm warning)Saturday 19 April

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Club Look-ahead ScheduleWednesday 2 April: Twilight Sailing (5pm splash, sailing ‘til 6:30pm)Note: This is the final Wednesday Twilight of the season.Saturday 5 April: Ramp opening ceremony (see previous article): around 12:30pmAutumn Point Score Races 11 & 12 / Club Champs Races 13 & 14 (2pm first warning)BBQ after racingSunday 6 April: DBSC Family Adventure Picnic12pm splash for sail to Chowder Bay. Lunch about 1pm.RSVP here.Saturday 12 April: Learn-to-Race (9-12pm)Autumn Point Score Races 13 & 14

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 Monday evening.View all racing results here.The club’s calendar can be viewed and subscribed to here.Make a tax deductible donation to DBSC here.

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All photos by Ian Tudball

Autumn Point Score Races 9 and 10It was a monsoonal morning on Saturday, with some models predicting a strengthening black north-easter and others predicting a continuation of the prevailing morning south-westerly, all depending on exactly when and where the low-pressure cell that had apparently plonked itself directly over the clubhouse decided to move. The race management team followed the Seabreeze model and set an ENE course strategically placed to allow rotation to the left if the forecast freshening occurred. Then, with preparations completed early, the team had plenty of time to savour the gourmet delights expertly created by Paul and Shirley, with the cheery assistance of sous chefs Michelle Power and Elle Kerin-Bourely, while

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After a rain check last week, we are now promised Blue Sky and Gentle Breeze THIS SUNDAY 6 April 2025 at CHOWDER BAY [see map directions here]. We especially love Chowder Bay for its accessible parking, nearby cafe, and kid-friendly swimming pen and parkland. So, we’re looking forward to seeing you and the rest of your clan. We’ll set up camp at the east end of the beach. It’s a 12pm splash @DBSC, with picnic lunch served at Chowder Bay at 1pm. $10 per head, plus drinks that you can add to your canteen account at the end of the day… plus a sunset sail back home! Please RSVP, so we can plan the catering.

Photo from Google Earth

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Maxim Djura is organising another Laser maintenance day on Sunday May 4th. This weekend is the only mid-season non-racing weekend we have, so this is a perfect time to give your boat some love and get her ready for the next season! The plan is to have enough people there to help with getting boats from their racks and to share materials (flow coat, epoxy glue and other stuff — Maxim will bring these on the day). Maxim will be at the club from 10am.Typical repairs include:Fixing chips, scratches or cracks in the gelcoat (hull and foils)Replacing deck fittingsCleaning hullRope upgradesThere will be materials available to share:Neutral flow coat and white pigmentPSA gelcoatRonstan coarse and fine polishEpoxy glueRonstan gelcoat restorerWhite spiritSandpaperSiliconeGloves,

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At 12.30 this Saturday, prior to the race briefing, we will have the official opening of the fantastic new concrete ramps. Attending will be MP Kelly Sloane (State member for Vaucluse), Woollahra Councillor Mary-Lou Jarvis and Dimitri Mitsidis from TfNSW.As mentioned in previous newsletter articles, this has been a huge effort by so many people, and we will be thanking all those involved.Please turn up early to show your appreciation for the financial and administrative support provided by our guests.

Photo by Rob Barnes

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Sprint RacingAfter a successful Learn-to-Race morning, the wind abated a little as a short SSE course was laid in Double Bay. A longish offset was set as well. A comment that you could point to the top mark from the start line was soon overruled by massive wind shifts that would have drained the battery of any motorised mark trying to perfect the top mark location. So it was a tactical setup with a regatta style first top mark (i.e., no room for a port tack boat to fit in the train of starboard boats). The favoured side alternated, and frequent tacking was a must. Nobody was OCS for any of the six or so starts, probably due to not having to impress

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