Category: Latest from Double Bay Sailing Club

July Work-on-your-boat DayBuilding on last month’s successful boat maintenance session, Maxim Djura is scheduling another work-on-your-boat day. This is tentatively set for Sunday, July 7th. There will be tools, supplies and advice to be shared.

Next Season’s CalendarVice Commodore Rod Barnes has updated the Sailing Calendar for next season. Here’s the link: DBSC Calendar.

UPCOMING EVENTSSunday, 2 June: Winter Championship & Point Score series racing (Races 10,11 & 12). 07:30 Briefing / 08:15 WarningSunday, 9 June: Winter Championship & Point Score series racing (Races 13, 14 & 15). 07:30 Briefing / 08:15 WarningSunday, 16 June: Winter Championship & Point Score series racing (Races 16, 17 & 18) 07:30 Briefing / 08:15 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

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…by the dawn’s early light

Winter Championship and Pointscore – heats 4, 5 & 6The flotilla struck gold on just the second Sunday of the Winter Season – with a sparkling clear harbour, clear wintery skies and a lovely 8-12 knot West South Westerly breeze treating both fleets to some very tight racing, and extremely close finishes which kept the Race Team on their toes at all times.We had at least 30 boats on the water, 3 great races, and were all done and dusted, with hot showers and tracky dacks back on by 1030.It was great to see quite a few visiting boats making the trek to our lovely corner of the harbour for some of

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Winter Championship & Pointscore (Races 1, 2 & 3)Report by PRO Luke Parker:Twenty brave (desperate?) souls left their mother figures for a sleep-in and fronted up for the first day of the 2024 Winter series. So did the rain. So did some wind, albeit fickle and shifty. On the upside, we had the harbour to ourselves.Pre briefing the course was set for the prevailing westerly. Post briefing the wind shifted to southwest and so the course was quickly adjusted. Then a rainstorm moved on, and the wind shifted to a westerly-ish at 5-8 knots and the course was reset for Races 2 and 3. If you’re confused, be thankful you weren’t with Jim Dounis and Josh Dorey who were tasked with moving the buoys.We got our 3 races off efficiently without further incident. The simple course layout and rolling starts worked well. A critical request/reminder from the start boat: can

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UPCOMING EVENTSSunday, 19 May: Winter Championship & Pointscore series racing (Races 4, 5 & 6). 07:30 Briefing / 08:15 WarningFriday 24 May: DBSC’s Annual General Party (Meeting followed by dinner, drinks and dancing) 6:30PM

Sunday, 26 May: Winter Championship & Pointscore series racing (Races 7, 8 & 9) 07:30 Briefing / 08:15 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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Work-on-your-Boat Weekend

All photos by Maxim Dzhura

Saturday and Sunday turned out to be a very fun weekend despite the rainy weather thanks to good company and camaraderie. The work itself was hard, as sore muscles will attest. A big thanks to Maxim Dzhura for organising the whole thing, and for shouting the group with a huge supply of materials and consumables. Thanks also to everyone else who brought items to contribute to the group, and to Steven London for his generous loan of various power tools. Plus a special thankyou goes out to Craig Sheers who spent much time on both Saturday and Sunday lending his ILCA

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Following the formal proceedings of the AGP, the DBSC Band will once again be entertaining us. This year, we are turning into the DBSC Karaoke Band… and we need YOU! Our professional (and semi-professional) musicians will be there as the backing band for DBSC members who are ready to step from the shower to the onstage mic.

That’s right, you have the opportunity to sing a song with the band! Our musicians and lead singer will be there to support you onstage. And if you would like to sing with a DBSC friend (or friends plural!) then that is perfectly fine.If you are interested in signing up then please CLICK HERE to

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UPCOMING EVENTSSunday, 12 May: Winter Championship series racing commences07:30 Briefing / 08:15 Warning

Sunday, 19 May: Winter Champs (07:30 Briefing / 08:15 Warning)

Friday 24 May: DBSC’s Annual General Party (Meeting)Please check your email for invitation and RSVPNOTE: Calling for volunteers to help with this. If you able to, please contact Diana Chen

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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UPCOMING EVENTSSaturday & Sunday 4-5 May: Work-on-your-Boat Weekend (NO CLUB RACING)Maxim will be at the club from 10:00 on both daysSunday, 12 May: Winter series racing commences07:30 Briefing / 08:15 WarningFriday 24 May: DBSC’s Annual General Party (Meeting)Please check your email for invitation and RSVPNOTE: Calling for volunteers to help with this. If you able to, please contact Diana Chen

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 RacING

All photos by Diana Chen

Report by PRO Geoff Kirk:Last Saturday was the last race of the summer season, finishing up with some casual sprint races. The weather wasn’t looking great in the morning, but it turned out to be a beautiful day, and a light easterly breeze. The race crew was myself, Robert Bruce (LTRaR), Diana Chen (COTD), and Jeff Loosemore (CoOTD). Rob and Jeff did a great job running the racing, while Diana and I puttered around laying a few marks, having a lovely afternoon.  Many thanks for all their efforts. The breeze was light so we kept the course short. Start wise in a

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Last week we welcomed our local Federal Member for Wentworth – Allegra Spender to one of our weekly Race Briefings. As a volunteer organisation, we are very appreciative of funding grants from the government that enable us to provide a quality and safe race environment for our membership and the community. In the last year the Federal Government awarded a grant of $5000 to DBSC that helped us to provide training programs for members including: Australian Sailing Coach Training, St Johns First Aid certification, and Boat Driving Licence courses.Thankyou Allegra and the Federal Government for your continued support. Training and Safety are a priority at DBSC, and are part of our volunteer culture. – Steven London (Commodore)

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