This weekend is our final spring pointscore race for the season. We will then be taking a break until 7 January (sprints) and our first Autumn point score will be the following week.The club’s calendar can be viewed and subscribed to here.
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The Womens Regatta
Unless you have been living under a rock, you will know the club hosted The Women’s Regatta over the weekend. The event was a phenomenal success (if we do say so ourselves) with glorious conditions. In the end, we had 35 women and girls line up for racing (after a few late drop outs with The Cabbage Tree Island and the latest Covid Wave taking out a few).Organisation of the event was led by Diana Chen, supported by a committee of Tory Epworth, Steven London, James Tubdall and Kate McHugh. Assistance on race documentation was provided by Michael Osborne and Yves Stening. Our PRO, Mike Forbes was assisted on the Jazzman by Vic Whitby and Craig Sheers, while David Murphy, Simon Stone and Kirk Marcolina donated Smitten as the finishing boat with Steven London joining them for duties.This event would not be possible without the volunteer support of the club
The Women’s Regatta training
From Tory Epworth…The women were out in force last Saturday morning for the second of three coaching sessions with Sylvie Stannage – in the lead up to The Women’s Regatta on 3 December.
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More volunteers needed for The Women's Regatta
Thanks to everyone who has volunteered so far. We still need MORE volunteers for The Women’s Regatta!As a club we are committed to increasing female participation in sailing, and events like The Women’s Regatta encourage female sailors from Sydney and beyond to come together and celebrate their ability, resilience, and love of sailing. In order for this to be a standout event, we need all the help we can get from members who aren’t sailing. Please let us know if you are available on Saturday 3rd December for tasks on and off the water. These include, but are not limited to race management, course setting, RIB driving & race support, boat prep & rigging, boat launch & retrieval, parking, and canteen.Please ensure you email womensregatta@dbsc.com.au by this Friday 11 Nov to let us know your availability so that we can schedule in the tasks. Events like this are important initiatives for the
Sailor sign-on success
Thank you to all members for supporting this initiative to sign on every Saturday before racing. This helps our volunteers with on water race management and scoring. If anyone needs help with the app or to change your sail number please email Results or see the Q&A on DBSC web site HERE.
18s RIB support needed this Sunday 20 November
We need a RIB driver volunteer to help this coming Sunday 20 November, 1-5pm. Please contact the Commodore if you can help, or put your name down in this Google sheet HERE.A big thank you to all those members who have already volunteered helping out on Sundays with RIB support (John Vasey, Richard Holstein, Darryl Lawrence, Chris Tattersall), and those who have supported on Sundays in the canteen (Paul and Shirley, Clare Alexander, Christine Patton, Mike Dunne, John Verco, Richard Au, Kim Ketelby).
Member survey results – racing
From our Commodore, Steven London…This will be the first of 6 weekly instalments playing back the findings and insights of the Membership survey we ran earlier this year.Unsurprisingly, 96% of members rated ‘racing’ as very or extremely important. We also asked you about more specific elements of racing – including race management, fleet competitiveness, fleet size, twilight sailing, winter racing series, and a potential ‘green fleet’… And this is what you told us:·The introduction of a ‘green fleet’ was generally not supported, with the majority saying they had no strong feeling either way.There was good interest in twilight sailing, and to a lesser extent, the winter racing series… with the majority of respondents saying they were ‘interested’ or ‘very interested’.Race Management, Fleet Competitiveness and Fleet Size – are what really matters to our members – and where our focus should be. With regard to race management, volunteers found it difficult and
Volly of the week
Double Bay Sailing Club is managed and run entirely by volunteers. As the saying goes, “many hands make light work. There is always work to be done in the upkeep of our shed and the ongoing running of dinghy racing.This week we’d like to thank David Newman. David has taken on the role of our laser regatta representative and has done a stellar job at coordinating logistics and accommodation for the DBSC away team! The club is full of people making wonderful contributions around the place, and sometimes behind the scenes. Let us know who deserves a mention!
18s RIB support needed this Sunday 27 November
We need a RIB driver volunteer to help this coming Sunday 27 November, 1-5pm. We need Canteen support for Sunday 4 December, 12-2pm.Please contact the Commodore if you can help, or put your name down in this Google sheet HERE.A big thank you to all those members who have already volunteered helping out on Sundays with RIB support (John Vasey, Richard Holstein, Daryl Lawrence, Chris Tattersall), and those who have supported on Sundays in the canteen (Paul and Shirley, Clare Alexander, Christine Patton, Mike Dunne, John Verco, Richard Au, Kim Ketelby and Richard Holstein).
Member survey results – community
From our Commodore, Steven LondonThis is the second of 6 weekly instalments playing back the findings and insights of the Membership survey we ran earlier this year.100% of respondents told us that the club community was ‘very’ or ‘extremely’ important – with this comment from one member summing up that sentiment, “I also observe excellent camaraderie between sailors, particularly on the deck after racing, and that more than anything else is the spirit of DBSC.”We also asked you about more specific social activities we hold throughout the year – including the Annual General Party, the Christmas Party, Club Championship BBQs, Regatta weekend aways, Season Open Dinner, club picnic, ski weekend, family and friends day, and general inclusiveness.Skiing weekends rated very little interest across the board… showing a single-minded focus on sailing!There was reasonable interest in the Season Opening Dinner, club picnic, and to a lesser extent, family and friends day