Category: Latest from Double Bay Sailing Club

Wednesday 25-Oct: Twilight Sailing (5PM splash)Thursday 26-Oct: Twilight Racing (5PM splash)Saturday 28-Oct: DBSC Competency Training (9:30AM) ALL MEMBERSSpring Point Score 5 & 6 (2PM warning flag)Brett Beyer Saturday Program

Tuesday 31-Oct: Reach Youth Training (4:30PM ready)Wednesday 01-Nov: Twilight Sailing (5PM splash)Thursday 02-Nov: Twilight Racing (5PM splash)

Saturday 04-Nov: Learn-to-Race (9AM start)Club Championships 7 & 8 (2PM warning flag)Brett Beyer Saturday ProgramBBQ following racing

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 Quinn Pierson

SPRINT RACINGPRO David Airey reports:Saturday was another glorious day to be out on Sydney harbour although the conditions were at times challenging for the approximately 25 sailors and race management team. Before the briefing, the buoys were set out for a nice 10 knot Westerly. However, by the time racing got under way at 2pm the wind was dying, and the first sprint race took longer than planned. The marks were moved to shorten the course and Race 2 proceeded smoothly, albeit with big variations in wind speed and direction across the course. Then, while the crew on the Jazzman were focused on flags and timing for Race 3, it was pointed

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Wednesday SailingSeven of us took advantage of the building nor’easter to sharpen our skills in some challenging harbour chop. It was hard work (at least it was for me), so hopefully this will prove useful in this Saturday’s Vaucluse Invitational that, at press time, is forecast to be 18 kts from the northeast!- Chris Tatt.Thursday RacingEleven sailors had smiles last Thursday, as the wind freshened to a steady 20 knot Nor-easter. Paige Caldecott and James Tudball set a short windward leeward course (with the RIB then sometimes as the wing mark). It gusted up to 28 for a little while, and so some of us felt the need to go for a quick swim (including several swims from yours truly) – whilst visiting laser sailor Will Sargent, and local Campbell Patton showed us how to handle the laser with style in heavy wind.-Steven London

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Many of us focus on our boat maintenance above the water, but when was the last time you looked at your rudder and center (dagger) board? Is it dinged? Scratched? Are the leading and trailing edges smooth or rough? Have you got a chip missing out of the back tip?Your foils are what keeps you going in a (mostly) straight line and pointing to where you want to be.A new set of foils will cost you upwards of $1,500, and repairing and fairing your board is an often overlooked part of boat maintenance. If you are someone who has overlooked your foils for the last few seasons, you might like to consider outsourcing!Brett Beyer is now repairing and painting boards for club members. Boards can be patched up, painted (in a colour of your choice) and faired to a near original condition. Under the class rules (Part Three 14(c) “Surface refinishing

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Wednesday 18-Oct: Twilight Sailing (5PM splash)Thursday 19-Oct: Twilight Racing (5PM splash)Saturday 21-Oct: Learn to Race – 9am-12pmVaucluse Invitational Regatta at DBSC (2PM first warning flag)Brett Beyer Saturday ProgramBBQ after racing at DBSCTuesday 24-Oct: Reach Youth Training (16:30 ready)Wednesday 25-Oct: Twilight Sailing (5PM splash)Thursday 26-Oct: Twilight Racing (5PM splash)Saturday 28-Oct: DBSC Competency Training (9:30AM) ALL MEMBERSSpring Point Score 5 & 6 (2PM warning flag)Brett Beyer Saturday Program

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 Summer 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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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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