Category: Latest from Double Bay Sailing Club

Under a grey sky and a shifting wind, Martin White and his team notched up another successful morning of Learn To Race (LTR), featuring short course races in Double Bay.  The fleet consisted of six non-members sailing club boats, and four club members sailing their own boats. Racing commenced on time, and the imposing Max Jura used his height to advantage in holding up the start flags and doing his version of a loud, raw, Aussie accent to give competitors the countdown to the start hooter for a 5-race format.The racing at times resembled “dodgem cars” with each boat vying for top position at the turning marks with no holds barred. On water coach, Martin White, gave his words of wisdom, and by the last race, the fleet was starting to look more orderly. LTR is not just for non-club members.  It’s also designed for tentative club members who are wanting to

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As part of the Bay St upgrade project, Woollahra Council will lay new turf and turf protection to a portion of our rigging area starting this Monday. The area of coverage will be between the new footpath to the east and in line with our eastern ramp. It will also cover from the club to the footpath next to the children’s playground. To give the new turf time to establish, the area may be barricaded off for a period. Please ensure you obey all signage and keep off the new turf. During this time all rigging will be further to the west, however we will still be able to access the Harbour using the eastern ramp near the club. Once completed this will be a huge benefit to us all.

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Wednesday 08-Nov: Twilight Sailing (5PM splash)Thursday 09-Nov: Twilight Racing (5PM splash)Saturday 11-Nov: Spring Point Score 7 & 8 (2PM warning flag)Brett Beyer Saturday Program (final session)Tuesday 14-Nov: Reach Youth Training (4:30PM ready)Wednesday 15-Nov: Twilight Sailing (5PM splash)Thursday 16-Nov: Twilight Racing (5PM splash)Saturday 18-Nov:ACT & NSW State Champs (Canberra YC)Club Sprints at DBSC (2PM start)

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 Elisabeth Tattersall

Spring Point Score Races 7 & 8PRO Geoff Kirk reports:Last Saturday was Races 7 and 8 of our Spring Point Score series. The on-water team was Kim Ketelby and Elisabeth Tattersall on the committee boat, Ian Tudball and Conrad Johnston on the Paul Adam, and Keryn Smith on the Dene Bergman. Many thanks to them as they all did a great job.We gathered early and Pat gave us his usual pep talk on what to do and then did some dodgy religious cross in front of him praying that we wouldn’t break anything. Well, that did absolutely nothing as immediately we broke the east davit, but with a bit of improvisation

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Thankyou to Brian Richards from 24/7 First Aid for providing members with an excellent training course covering CPR and First Aid. 18 members attended and were trained in what to do in situations that arise requiring First Aid, including using the Defibrillator (AED), bandages and tourniquets, and of course CPR practice on the manikins. There was also about and hour of online content beforehand. Thanks also to our own medico David Murphy for organizing the day, and all the members who got involved to update their First Aid accreditation last Saturday.

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Saturday 30-Sep (long weekend): Sprints (2PM start)Wednesday 04-Oct: Twilight Sailing (5PM splash)Thursday 05-Oct: Twilight Racing (5PM splash)Saturday 07-Oct:Learn-to-RaceSpring Championships 5 & 6 (2PM warning flag)Brett Beyer Saturday ProgramBBQ after racing

Saturday 14-Oct: Sprints (2PM start)Saturday & Sunday 14 & 15-Oct: NSW & ACT Coast Champs @ Gosford SC

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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Photo by Thomas Beregi

Club Spring Championships – Races 5 & 6A large fleet of 60 boats, including visitors, was met with 8 to 15 knots shifting between SSW to SSE. A southerly course was laid, with the top mark set well into Double Bay.The wind seemed to build over the course of the afternoon, gusting up to 18 knots, making for quick racing and allowing for plenty of time to enjoy the Championship BBQ.Both fleets showed some exuberance at the start of the first race, but this was promptly subdued with the appearance of the black flag.There were lots of tight battles right across the fleets in both races. While Murray narrowly won out in

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We are so excited that the club is full of regular racing members this season. As there are more sailors using the club, as well as the 18-Footers and club hires, we ask all members to try and keep the club tidy at all times. Please store all personal belongings with your boat or take them home with you each week. This includes the change rooms, shared spaces, and all nooks and crannies. This Saturday (14 October) we will be doing a mini spring clean before racing. This means any clothing, sails, spars etc. left lying around will be deemed lost property and dealt with accordingly. We appreciate your assistance on this and hope that you can treat the club as your

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For those DNSC members going to Adelaide early Feb 2024 for the Laser Masters Worlds (and also those who are not), a number of DBSC Master members who are going to the Adelaide LMW, plus other sailors from overseas (ITA FRA GBR & USA to date), have expressed interest in training out of DBSC beforehand.Mark Bethwaite has offered to run sprint races on the afternoons of Sun 28, Mon 29, Tues 30, and Wed 31 Jan.  Overseas Masters may also join our racing on Sat 27 Jan, subject to boats being available.

Photo courtesy of NSW ACT Laser Association

 Actions:Would those interested in joining this pre-LMW training, please email rodbarnes@dbsc.com.au Would

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As part of our ongoing focus on safety and quality of racing, we are again conducting competency training this year for all our members. No matter how competent you think you are; you will learn something important from this training – so please come along. We are asking all members please to block out the morning of Saturday, 28 October, and plan to be at the club at 9:30am.Topics that will be covered are:·Incident management plan, First aid, CPR, defibrillator. How to use and look after our Club Gear (Davits, RIBs, Jazzman, Buoys and Anchors) Race Management – PRO and COTD instructions and course layingThe course will be taught by fellow members – David Murphy, Pat Levy, and Andrew Cox.This is important, so please come and support this critical initiative for the club.

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