Category: Latest from Double Bay Sailing Club

Ian Tudball reports from Westernport Yacht Club (all photos by Ian):There was an interesting grouping of fleets with 27 ILCA 7’s sharing the same start with 6 ILCA 4’s, followed by 39 ILCA 6 Grand Masters and Masters combined in the second group, and 41 ILCA 6 GGM’s and Legends in the 3rd group. The first day of racing was a wipe out with no wind and no racing for the 113 boat event.Day 2 saw a complete reversal with a nasty off-shore breeze gusting 25+ knots to test the fleet with the added variable of a 2-knot tide. It was a tough day on the water and weary sailors were suitably rejuvenated at the Club that night with a top-flight jazz band and liquid refreshment.Day 3 saw a few of the Legends electing not to sail as the wind was now onshore with steep rolling seas coming in from the ocean, and

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We try to keep the cost of consumables as low as possible for the members, and Paul Adam has been doing a superb job shopping around for the best prices, but alas, inflation is creeping and the price of Up & Go has been increased to $2 for members. This is the first price rise of anything for many years, but unfortunately necessary.

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CLub BiWeekly Look-ahead ScheduleWednesday 26 February: Twilight Sailing (5pm splash, sailing ‘til 7:00pm)Thursday 27 February: Twilight Racing (5pm splash, Racing 5:30pm to 7:30pm)Saturday 1 March: Vaucluse RegattaMembers should target a 12:30 splash at DBSC for approx. 1:30pm start off VYCDo not forget to register (it’s free): register hereTuesday 4 March: Reach Youth Training from 4pmWednesday 5 March: Twilight Sailing (5pm splash, sailing ‘til 7:00pm)Thursday 6 March: Twilight Racing (5pm splash, Racing 5:30pm to 7:30pm)Saturday 8 March: no racing (Metros at Hunters Hill SC)Sunday 9 March: Metros at Hunters Hill SC2025 Metros – 8-9 March – Hunters Hill Sailing ClubNotice of RaceOnline entryPlease contact David Newman to coordinate logistics

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

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Sprint RacingIt was the stuff of sailing dreams: sunshine, 14-16 knots NE right down the harbour, some nice wave action, and the exotic challenge of an Outrigger regatta crossing our course!

Thrills and spills on the racecourse (photo by David Murphy)

The sprint course for the day was set right in the mouth of Double Bay, taking full advantage of the breeze and conditions, with a lovely wind and wave compression right at the base of our windward-leeward course. The on-water team comprised COTD Connor Roche, Co-COTD/ new member Dan Leupen, LTRaR Richard Holstein and myself David Murphy. Ashore many thanks to Paul, Shirley, John Chesterman and Joshua Dorey.

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This year the Women’s Regatta is being hosted by Vaucluse Yacht Club for ILCA 4 and ILCA 6 sailors off Watsons Bay, The Green Fleet will race as a part of the Helly Hansen Women’s Challenge (HHWC) with Manly Yacht Club (MYC) in the North of the Harbour.For DBSC members that want to attend, we suggest registering for the ILCA 4 and ILCA 6 Fleets that will be held in the vicinity of Watson Bay, with activities starting at VYC from 8:30am with Yoga, Breakfast, Workshops, and racing at 13:00 and Cocktail reception from 18:00 at VYC.Notice of Race HERERegistration (with fee) is required HERE

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All sailing photos by Kerryn Smith

Club Championships R11 &12 / Autumn Point Score R5 & 6PRO Peter Collie reports:A challenging day for all. The wind was indecisive and did not follow the forecast; there was a strong outgoing tide, and fast traffic in the Dardanelles with the WASZP state champs. Also, not an easy place to accommodate a southerly shift which is what was predicted.Many thanks to Yves Stening and Ben Byford for their assistance on the Jazzman and Kerryn Smith and Alban Delpey in the Bergman for valiantly moving marks as things changed.That said, we set a course for the average breeze and got everyone off. Each fleet earned one black flag start aided and

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The Metropolitan Championships hosted by Hunters Hill Sailing Club are coming up: 8-9 March 2025. This event is for all ILCA classes and has prizes for Open, Youth and Masters age categories. HHSC is a great venue with copious rigging area, good sailing water right in front of the club and terrific viewing from Clarkes Point park.The Notice of Race is HERE. You can Enter online HERE any time up to 11.30 on 8 March at the club. (Entry fee applies)A group of members from DBSC will be making our way up the river to compete. Please contact David Newman HERE if you are planning to attend, and let him know your intentions regarding transport logistics:Trailering your Laser (and/or others) to the eventSailing (or being towed by a RIB) to the regatta and back each dayTaking a dolly up ahead of time so you can leave your boat at HHSC overnight.

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93rd Vaucluse Regatta, Vaucluse Yacht ClubSaturday March 1st, 2025 at Watsons Bay, 13:30 startWebsiteNotice of RaceSailing InstructionsEntry is Required (it’s free)CLub Weekly Look-ahead ScheduleWednesday 19 February: Twilight Sailing (5pm splash, sailing ‘til 7:00pm)Thursday 20 February: Twilight Racing (5pm splash, Racing 5:30pm to 7:30pm)21–24 February – 2025 Oceania & Australian Masters Championships at Westernport Yacht Club Balnarring Beach, Victoria.Saturday 22 February: Sprint Racing (2 pm warning)

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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Club Sprint RacingReport by Miles Greenwood and James TudballLast Saturday we had another instalment of our Youth Volunteering Program, where a team of our youth sailors manage the onshore and on-water duties. Miles Greenwood (PRO), Elouise Morgan (co-PRO), Healy Ryan and Felix Feng (COTD) and Hamish Crabb (canteen) comprised our dedicated team for the day, along with some minor assistance from James Tudball and Healy’s dad, Craig Ryan.The biggest challenge the team experienced on the day was dealing with the Sail GP exclusion zone, which was active from 2pm and encroached on our patch of the harbour! Sail GP is a great spectacle and fantastic for the sport of sailing, so our ever-positive management team happily settled on a short and sharp course, set within Double Bay, with the top mark carefully placed 50 metres south of the exclusion zone.The second biggest challenge was Hamish’s arm, which is currently in a sling.  His

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DBSC often has a strong contingent at this local regatta which is held in the vicinity of the VYC. This historic one-day regatta is open to all yachts, Lasers, Finns, OK Dinghies, Cherubs, VJ’s, VS’s and historic dinghies. Handicapping is using the yardstick system. Presentation and refreshments back at the VYC after racing. Here are links to the latest information, we have (no SI’s yet).- Briefing is 12:00 live-streamed to VYC instagram page- Approximate warning signal time is from 13:30, with 3 races plannedNotice of Race HEREFree Entry is Required HERE

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