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’d like to thank our handicapper Daryl Lawrence and assistant handicapper Geoffrey Boscoe for coordinating the implementation of our newly adopted “Sailor” App for race day sign-on and digital scoring from the finish boat. Thank you also to Scott Finlayson who will be assisting.There is a lot of work behind the scenes that goes into the coordination of the results each week, and we expect these new innovations to provide a more streamlined system for Race Officers on the day and the Handicapping and Scoring system.
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Adventure picnic this Sunday
If you’ve been waiting to see the weather and wind conditions for the annual club picnic, wait no more!The picnic gods are smiling and the forecast for this SUNDAY 5 FEBRUARY is sunny blue skies, a balmy 25 degrees, and SSE winds at a comfortable 10-12 knots… location confirmed as CAMP COVE BEACH.Be at the club for a 12 noon splash, friends and family are more than welcome. We have a few spots on the RIB, and there’s also good parking at Camp Cove if you prefer to meet us there. We’ll take the club cabana and set up camp at the west-end of the beach.Picnic lunch is served at 1pm. We’re going old school with the food… sandwiches on white bread with the crusts off, veggie frittata for our vegetarian and gluten-free friends and freshly cut melon… $10 a head, and an esky of drinks that you can charge to your canteen tab.This takes a little
Powerboat training
To ensure all members are available for RIB duty, the club is offering some heavily subsidised spots for the full day theory and practical course needed for a boat licence. We will try to organise a DBSC group day if we can get numbers, but if your availability is an issue, we may be able to accommodate. NB this subsidy is toward the course and does not cover all RMS fees. Members are also welcome to nominate friends or family members in case there are any unfilled spots (although the DBSC subsidy is only for members on the volunteer roster).If you are interested, please contact David Murphy on davidmurphy@dbsc.com.au
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 administration and management of racing.This week, we’re saying a big thank you to Tory Epworth. As the club secretary does an enormous amount of invisible work at the club, managing our membership as well as coordinating and corresponding on behalf of the club committee and membership. She has also organised and catered (with the help of her family) our annual Adventure Day Picnic which took place on Sunday, with CWA style sandwiches, gluten free zucchini slice and watermelon slices under the DBSC cabana on Gibbons Beach. What a Treat!The club is full of people making wonderful contributions around the place, and sometimes behind the scenes. Let us know who deserves a mention!
Race report 21 January 2023
From our PRO Steven LondonThirty sailors joined us last Saturday for the Autumn Poinscore Races 3 & 4. The course was ESE and set in our “Dardanelles”, the passage between Point Piper and Shark Island. The 12 knot shifty conditions challenged sailors to commit to the left or the right, with gains for getting it right or losses for the unlucky ones. The races were once again scored in real time using the new Sailor app, and all sailors are required to sign-on to be scored. Ben Constandi was the only 4.7 rig and sailed well amongst the radial fleet. In the Radials Chris Tattersall won both races, Scott Finlayson second in both, and Kate McHugh was third in both! The standard rig Race 3 was won by Max Djura, Robert Vann second and Mark Gray third, and in Race 4 Robert Van won, with Mark Gray second and Jules
Annual Adventure Day Picnic
On Sunday, the club held its third, and largest yet, adventure day picnic. On a picture perfect day, 16 lasers departed DBSC shortly after noon, chaperoned by a support RIB to meet friends and family at Gibbons Beach. In all 33 sailors, family and friends attended, enjoying a magnificent picnic catered by Tory under the DBSC cabana.After much swimming, socialising, eating, playing and laughter, sailors returned to DBSC while others took more conventional routes home. This was our best picnic so far!
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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 administration and management of racing.This week, we’re saying a big thank you to Pat Levy. This isn’t the first time Pat has been mentioned in this segment, yet he does so very much it’s hard to look past it. Not only did he keep a RIB on the water during the nationals at GRSC, as well as manning it on all but one day, he has recently arranged an upgrade to the western davit, replaced the throttle on the Paul Adam, and coordinated a bimini for the Jazzman. Pat even missed the first race on Saturday as he was asked to help a fellow club member.
Race report 4 February 2023
From our PRO Peter Collie:This was an unusual day for summer racing. We had a westerly wind forecast all day. Usually, the westerly runs in the winter, and only in the morning, in this case it was all day and often exceeded the forecast 10 knots with the gusts and shifts we are used to with a westerly. Sailors said that the top mark approaches were where this was felt the most. Fortunately, the BBQ was already sizzling when sailors returned to enjoy the rest of a brilliant summer day.In race 9: ILCA 7 Zander Bijkerk was 1st with Rod Barnes 2nd and Ryan Aldrich 3rd ILCA 6 Kate McHugh was 1st followed by Quentin Burns in 2nd and Charles Byford in 3rd place. ILCA 4 Sara Bruce 1st and Ben Costandi 2nd (there were 2 competitors)In race 10 ILCA 7 Rod and Zander split the first two places with 1.5
Race report 17 December 2022
Our PRO and and Vice Commodore, Rod Barnes reports:As PRO on the day, I must apologise for possibly, slightly, and sarcastically, misrepresenting on-course conditions (editor’s comment: not to mention the on-course refreshments!) in the briefing. When we laid the course, there was blue sky, a consistent breeze of around 15 knots, water temperature sitting at about 25 degrees and palm trees lapping at the water’s edge on Clarke Island. Not quite sure what happened between the briefing and the start, but conditions changed dramatically. We were forced to run the racing in Rushcutters Bay due the World Match Racing championships being held on our usual course in Double Bay – a special thanks to the CYCA for letting us know in advance!As the Jazzman positioned itself on the start line there was barely a laser in sight at 1.50pm. The slightly reluctant fleet soon arrived and the management team of Rod Barnes and John
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 Diana Chen. Diana has done a phenomenal job in coordinating The Women’s Regatta. From organising breakfasts and water bottles, to photography and sponsorship, there is nothing in the regatta that didn’t have Diana’s touch. The regatta has received an overwhelming positive response in execution, and over the days following, and it would not have happened without her enormous effort.
Photo credit: Andrea Francolini
The club is full of people making wonderful contributions