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Upcoming events and more information

Saturday 3 Septmber – Season opening and post club championship bbqFriday 16 September – 7pm Season Opening Dinner for sailors and volunteersSaturday 3 December 2022 – The Women’s Regatta. Sign up for more information here.The club’s calendar can be viewed and subscribed to 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 midnight Monday.View results here.Make a tax deductible donation to DBSC here.

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Race report 13 August 2022

From our race management team Tim Heath and John Chesterman:It was a ‘why would you be anywhere else’ day – mild and mostly sunny Winter’s afternoon for Saturday Winter Sprints. There was a modest 18 boat turnout, presumably based on an incorrect weather forecast, which included the welcome return of Campbell Patton from roaming the globe, and Maxim Djura from Brisbane.6 sprint races, with a work of approximately 300m were run in a Westerly breeze oscillating between 8 and 15 knots, with some big right shifts.Standard rig wins were shared between Campbell Patton x 3 and Robert Vann x 3, usually followed by Geoff Kirk, and with Jason Wilkins in the mix.Radial fleet winners were James Tudball x 2, Katie McHugh x 2, Martin White, and Scott Hunter.The race officers were Tim Heath (his first stint as PRO), ably assisted by John Chesterman, John Vasey, and Scott Finlayson. Special thanks to Pat Levy and

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Upcoming regattas

We are pleased to announce the new club laser representative is David Newman. David loves a regatta and last season had a stellar year performing extremely well in state and national masters championships.There are two events coming up prior to Christmas.  The Coast Championships will be held at South Lake Macquarie SC on the 15/16 October and the State Open and Masters championships will be held at Wangi ASC on the 19/20 November.  

DBSC will be coordinating transport and the possibility of group accommodation for both events.These weekends away are legendary so if you are interested in either of these regattas, please contact David.

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Boat rack reshuffle and annual working bee

The annual working bee will be conducted on Saturday 20 August from 8am and will include a boat rack reshuffle.All members are expected to attend and contribute to the working bee.This is an annual event that takes considerable planning to ensure our club is ready to run smoothly for the summer season. If you are unable to attend on the day, please contact the Commodore, Steven London, to arrange for a job to be undertaken at a time convenient to you.(Members who do not participate are under the usual threat of having their laser torched in the park!)

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Member survey

Last week all members should have received an email from our Secretary, Tory Epworth, with a link to a members’ survey.This is the second time the club has conducted the survey. Your ideas and feedback from the 2017 survey resulted in tangible initiatives throughout the club, such as the Brett Beyer coaching sessions, the new boat hoist, improvements to how we manage and schedule races, as well as the greater strategic direction of the club.Now is the time to take another ‘pulse-check’… The survey is short – with only 9 questions and should take 5-10 minutes to complete. The survey’s anonymous, but your response is vital to ensure that all members of the club have a voice.  We’d love to get a 100% response rate from all members and look forward to sharing survey insights with you in the coming weeks.If you have not received this email, please contact Tory.

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The Women's Regatta

It’s official! She’s back!

The Women’s Regatta will be returning to Double Bay Sailing Club on Saturday 3 December 2022. The one-day event will include races on Sydney Harbour, great food, entertainment, and activities aimed at women of all ages who currently sail an ILCA / Laser dinghy, or who are looking to return to racing.Double Bay Sailing Club will also run a series of small-group training clinics in the weeks leading up to the event, focusing on improving sailing skills such as race starts, upwind technique, and downwind technique.“After the disruption of the past two years, it’s fantastic to be hosting the Women’s Regatta again, and to establish this as an annual event in our racing calendar,” said Tory Epworth, Secretary

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