Congrats to DBSC members, Evie Saunders and Zander Bijkerk, who won the Qld Open State Championships in Radial and Standard rigs respectively last weekend.
Evie and Zander are pictured with NSWIS coach, Tristan Brown.
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Easter Hunt
On Easter Saturday (16 April) the club will host an Easter hunt with a difference.The course will be:1 = DBSC mark2 = Wedding Cake east3 = Yellow YA mark off Washaway Beach (Nudist Beach)4 = Wedding Cake east5 = Yellow YA mark to east of Bradleys Head6 = Yellow YA mark at the Shark Island (south)7 = DBSC finish line
There will be support boats accompanying the fleet crossing the sound.The intention is to run a handicapped start, with your handicap provided on the day.There may, or may not, be chocolates at each mark. Probably not…
Sailing stories available on YouTube
Whether you missed our recent sailing stories with Malcolm Page, or thought it was so good, you’d love to watch it again, it’s now available on YouTube. Many thanks to Kirk Marcolina and Diana Chen for their work on this video and uploading it.
Planning ahead
The NSW and ACT Laser association update this week points to events hopefully getting back on track for enthusiastic travelling sailors. The Australian Championships (open and youth) will be at Georges River Sailing Club. GRSC are seeking the assistance of volunteers in hosting this event.If you are available on race days 2-8 January it would be much appreciated. Please contact GRSC Laser Class Captain David Early.If you have less time to spare but can help with measurement checks on 1st and 2nd January, please contact Kevin Phillips .For the masters there will also be the South Pacific Masters in Brisbane at RQYS, Oceania Masters at Darwin Sailing Club and World Masters at the fabulous Royal Varuna Yacht Club in Pattaya, Thailand.A full list of events including Australian Sailing and ILCA World Championships is available HERE.
60 seconds with Andrea Kraus
We are welcoming another new member this week – Andrew Krause. Be sure to give him a friendly welcome when you see him!How old were you when you first stepped on a boat?I was 8 years old If money (and sailing ability) were no limit, what boat would you buy?Wally 145What is your ultimate sailing goal?Have fun and try to be in the group when racingTell us the story behind the name of your Laser?I just bought PEB, but if possible I would like to change the name to something a bit more Italian…was thinking of Picciottina.If you could add any ingredient to DBSC’s world’s best toasties – what would it be?Less ingredient better, love just a cheese on toast. Simple and good.What are your second/third favourite hobbies (assuming sailing is #1)?Love to play tennis, and go to camp cove for a swim in the morning.Describe what you do for work
And another new member!
Former club secretary Emily Ball and her partner Robbie have recently added to the club’s membership waiting list! They have welcomed baby William Perry into the world on Fri 25 March. At 3.7kg they are hopeful he’ll become a standard rig sailor!Emily, William and Robbie are all well and everyone is enjoying getting to know each other and the many cuddles.
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Important membership information
Double Bay Sailing Club has migrated our membership management to a secure member management system provided by Australian Sailing and RevSport. Please keep an eye out for an email containing information about your membership. This system will be used for managing membership subscriptions. Please keep an eye out in your email for information on our new secure member management system which is provided by Australian Sailing and RevSport. The new system will be used this year for issuing invoices for your membership. You will shortly receive an email from “Double Bay Sailing Club” containing a link to your membership invoice. Click on “View invoice & pay” to launch a web browser displaying your subscription commitment breakdown for the year to come (May 2022 to April 2023). From the web page you have the option to “Download” a PDF copy of the invoice for your records, and using the “How to pay” area of the web page you can select
Hoist training
Rod Barnes will be conducting hoist training on Saturday 30 April at 11:30am in the clubhouse. If you require using the hoist to access your boat on non-racing days, this training is compulsory. Please confirm your attendance at this training with Rod.
Upcoming training
From time to time the club runs proficiency and skills training to ensure the safe and smooth operation of racing, most notably powerboat handling and first aid training. Mark Crowhurst maintains a list of people seeking training (and refreshers) and when we have a critical mass training is arranged. If you believe you require training, please contact Mark by email.