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This week we farewell our resident Chileans Coté and José, who return to home for several months before heading to London to further their studies. We have loved having both of them in our sailing community and our twilight and Saturday fleets.
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We wish them all the best and hope to see them return to the club in the
As part of our commitment to better and fairer racing, we are holding two training clinics on the Racing Rules of Sailing.Sessions will be held at DBSC on Monday 20th March from 6:00pm – 7:30pm and on Monday 3rd April from 7:00pm – 8:30pm. Each session has identical content and will be run by Erica Kirby, national umpire and judge.All members are encouraged to attend.Register your attendance here: https://www.dbsc.com.au/club-events/2023-3-rules-clinic
If you did not attend the rules clinic on Monday evening, a second, repeat even is being held on Monday 3rd April from 7:00pm – 8:30pm.The training clinics on the Racing Rules of Sailing are part of our commitment to better and fairer racing. Each session has identical content and will be run by Erica Kirby, national umpire and judge. The expectation is all sailors will attend one of the clinics.Register your attendance here: https://www.dbsc.com.au/club-events/2023-3-rules-clinic
DBSC is hosting the 2023 ILCA NSW & ACT Metropolitan Championships on the 25th and 26th March. If you are not intending to sail but would like to assist with on-water support over the weekend, please send an email to rodbarnes@dbsc.com.au.If you are sailing, the Notice of Race and Entry links are below.SCHEDULESaturday 25th March09.30 – Registration11.30 – Briefing13.30 – First warning signalSubsequent starts shall be made ASAP after the preceding race.Drinks & BBQ on the deck after racing.Sunday 26th MarchBreakfast available Sunday morning12.00 – First warning signalSubsequent starts shall be made ASAP after the preceding race.No warning signal after 16.00.Prize giving on the deck after racing.ENTRIESEnter online or at the club until 11:30am on Saturday 25th March. There will be an option to sign on/off via SMS
DBSC is hosting the 2023 ILCA NSW & ACT Metropolitan Championships this weekend! If you are not intending to sail but would like to assist with on-water support over the weekend, please send an email to rodbarnes@dbsc.com.au.
ENTRIESEnter online or at the club until 11:30am on Saturday 25th March. You must be entered to race!There will be an option to sign on/off via SMS so that sailors who have pre-entered online can deploy from other harbour clubs for the event.
Sailing Instructions are here.
SCHEDULESaturday 25th March09.30 – Registration11.30 – Briefing13.30 – First warning signalSubsequent starts shall be made ASAP after the preceding race.Drinks & BBQ on the deck after racing.Sunday 26th MarchBreakfast available Sunday morning12.00 – First warning signalSubsequent starts shall be made ASAP after the preceding race.No warning signal
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 results here.The club’s calendar can be viewed and subscribed to here.Make a tax deductible donation to DBSC here.
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 results here.The club’s calendar can be viewed and subscribed to here.Make a tax deductible donation to DBSC here.
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 administration and management of racing.This week, we’re saying a big thank you to James Tudball who has joined the DBDC Committee as Youth Coordinator. James is implementing plans to build a culture and program of youth initiatives to encourage the next generation of ILCA sailors and expand youth and ILCA 4 representation in our fleet. James has also been busy coordinating our SailGP “Adopt a Club participation” including the Tech Base tour with Team Canada and VIP spectator boat for the race days.
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With SailGP on the harbour this weekend, our regular club racing is impacted.The club will hold sprint races from 1pm. These are most likely to be conducted in Rushcutters Bay. Further information will be provided in the briefing, which will be held at 12pm.
The next Learn to Race (LTR) a Laser at Double Bay Sailing Club is on again this Saturday morning 18 February. It must start early at 8.30AM on that day as we have limitations with harbour zones owing to SailGP.We’ll meet at 8.30am ready to rig boats. The aim is to be on the water well before 10am and back to the shore by 11.30pm.LTR is for prospective new members – a ‘try before you join’ arrangement. It’s also for DBSC members wishing to improve their sailing skills.Participants must have basic helming capability as we are squad based and it’s sometimes difficult to provide a lot of one-on-one assistance for those without experience. It’s also a safety measure.