Category: Latest from Double Bay Sailing Club

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.

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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

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Race report 09 April 2022

On a rare sunny Saturday (for this year at least), the club held ocean pointscore races 9 & 10 in a fading ENE breeze. Our on water team was forced to shorten and then shorten again the second race, with some noting they missed their opportunity to catch up on the final lap!Racing was managed by PRO Geoff Kirk, LTRAR Tim Heath assisted by COTD Kate McHugh and CoCOTD Pia Hattersley. Driving the sandwich presses with Shirley and Paul were John Verco and Jim Dounis. In the standard rigs, 215000 (sorry, I don’t know your name and you need to update it in the results/sign on sheet as well) and Jason Wilkins were race winners and in the radial rigs, Pat Levy and Ian Tudball were victorious.Full results are available on the website.

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This weekend

This Saturday is Easter Saturday, and the club will host an Easter hunt with a difference.The course will be:>> Yellow YA mark to east of Bradleys Head – starboard rounding>> Wedding Cake east – port rounding>> Yellow YA mark off Washaway Beach (Nudist Beach) – starboard rounding>> Wedding Cake east – starboard rounding>> DBSC finish line

 Please note the yellow YA marks must be rounded to starboard (right hand turns)!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.

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This weekend

Learn to Race is scheduled for this weekend, weather permitting. If you wish to attend, keep your eyes peeled for Martin’s email later in the week. If you are interested in the learn to race program, or have any questions, please email Martin. This weekend the club will host heats 7&8 of the Autumn pointscore as well as heats 9&10 of the Club Championship. There will be a bbq after racing on the deck.Partners and family are welcome to come out on our support boats (RIBs and Jazzman) during racing. If you would like to come along, please email Mark Crowhurst to ensure there is adequate space. Partners, family and Learn to Race participants are also welcome to join us after racing on the deck for the bbq.If you need to plan further ahead, the club calendar can be viewed (and subscribed to) here.

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Save the dates

Easter Saturday (16 April) – on Easter Saturday the club will host an Easter hunt with a difference with our inaugural race around the harbour. Rod Barnes is designing a course that will take approximately 1.5 hours around key marks on the harbour and potentially a handicap start. This will be an exciting and fun event for the club, so be sure to come! Stay tuned for more details.AGP (27 May) – our Annual General Party will be on Friday 27th May. This is always an event not to be missed with formalities, food, drink and dancing! You might just be surprised who tears up the dance floor if you haven’t been to one of these events before… More details to come.

The AGP. Not like any

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Race report 19 March 2022

Our PRO, Luke Parker, and LTRAR, David Murphy, have provided the following report on racing on Saturday.Saturday was the harbour bridge’s 90th birthday and the sailing gods presented sailors with a “thinking person’s breeze”.  In other words, it wasn’t easy sailing; 5-20 knots predominantly from the SE, but with occasional gusts from the SW, followed by a gust (or maybe it was a lull) from SE and so on in an outgoing tide of flood stained water.Point score 3 and 4 brought some fast, exciting racing within Double Bay and both fleets were a little below usual numbers. There were some really fun reaches (and bottom mark roundings) out on the course. Sailors in each fleet conducted hull and centreboard inspections at various times. The “proximity award” goes to Geoff Boscoe for capsizing to windward pretty much into the Jazzman and taking out the club flagpole!As PRO, Luke accurately predicted a

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Sailing stories with Malcolm Page

On Wednesday 16 March the club hosted “Sailing Stories” with Malcolm Page. In a Parkinson style interview, club member Martin White interviewed Malcolm on his sailing story from humble beginnings in dinghies at Hunters Hill Sailing Club to the success of world championships and Olympic gold medals.Malcolm was generous with his insights and candour, providing may amusing anecdotes and back stories on the evening. The club is grateful to be able to host sailors like Malcolm, who not only are generous with their time, but their experience and knowledge, and providing great insights into the experiences at the really pointy end of the fleet.There are many people who contributed to making this night special including Martin for his interviewing and preparation (and also luring Malcolm to the club), John Vasey for the stage and sound set up, Diana Chen who makes every event at the club professional, Peter Collie for being

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