Twilight sailing continues for the final weeks of daylight savings. The forecast is for a southerly fading from 20 knots, a mostly outgoing tide, and some chance of getting wet!
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This weekend
This weekend the club will host heats 5&6 of the Autumn pointscore.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. If you need to plan further ahead, the club calendar can be viewed (and subscribed to) here.
THE 2022 J.J. GILTINAN TROPHY REGATTA
Paul Adam has kindly submitted the following report on the recent 18’ skiff regatta held at the club.The JJ Giltinan Trophy is awarded to the winner of the 18 footers world championship. The 2022 championship was held from 4 March to 13 March. After several years of restrictions due to COVID, this year’s event was slightly more normal, in that there were crews from Germany and Denmark as well as Interstate boats from Queensland and WA competing. However, in other respects it was one of the most unusual trophy periods I can remember with frequent heavy rain and at times very strong winds. Racing on the Tuesday was abandoned, with the boats preparing to start, when heavy rain and strong winds made visibility negligible and the PRO judged sailing conditions unsuitable. For the first time in many years this meant that the Friday lay day became a race day, so
Congratulations to Alexander Bijkerk
Congratulations to club member, Zander Bijkerk, who is now the national open and U24 OK Dinghy champion! See him in action on Instagram.
Race report 26 March 2022
Our PRO, Alistair Sutherland has provided the following report from racing on Saturday.A small but enthusiastic fleet took to the water for Autumn pointscore races 5&6.Race Officers Alistair Sutherland and Derek Hand made an early call to set the windward mark up in Rose Bay, and run the racing between Shark Island and Point Piper, with the “Dardanelles” living up to its reputation as a thinking man’s game. Large shifts of up to 30 degrees in the east / southeast breeze meant that having the head out the boat and getting on the correct tack was the order of the day. Some did better than others, with Richard George and Pat Levy taking out the wins in the two radial races. In the standard rig, Ryan Aldrich persevered around the course and his tenacity to make sure he finished paid off with a handicap win. Mike Dunne took out the other
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 Martin White for his contributions to the club. Martin is responsible for the Learn to Race program, coordinating a team of volunteers to help prospective club racers come to the club and refresh themselves on how to rig and sail a laser. This “try before you buy” scheme is an excellent “sales funnel” for the club, bringing in new members. Martin has also been behind Sailing Stories – our events where noteworthy sailors come and share their experiences in a Michael Parkinson style interview with club members. Martin’s contribution to the club ensures the membership remains vibrant and energised.
Wednesday twilight sailing
This week is the last week of daylight savings and the last week of twilight sailing. A southerly front with yet more rain is forecast, so keep your eye on your weather apps to monitor conditions. 100% chance of getting wet!
This weekend
Learn to race will be on this Saturday from 08:30am. Please confirm your attendance with Martin White.This weekend the club will host heats 3&4 of the Autumn pointscore.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. mark.crowhurst@gmail.comIf you need to plan further ahead, the club calendar can be viewed (and subscribed to) here.
Winter sailing and BBWP
Winter sailing will be returning this year. The winter series will be 30 races held over 10 Sundays from 1 May 2022 to 24 July 2022 (that is, 3 races each Sunday). There will be no racing during the school holidays. (3 Jul, 10 Jul, 17 Jul). The calendar is on the website.This year there will be a handicapped pointscore held in conjunction with the championship for every race. We encourage everyone to participate as there are trophies and honour boards at stake!In conjunction with the winter series, Brett Beyer will offer a Brett Beyer Winter Program (BBWP) for 6 weeks (18 races) on 8 May, 15 May, 12 Jun, 19 Jun, 26 Jun, 24 Jul. The cost of the program is $360 for all 6 weeks. BBWP subscribers will carry a GPS during each race and will later receive a report and animation showing their GPS tracks vs the fleet, together with
60 seconds with Mark Gray
He sure has taken his time to do his Q&A, but the timing is impeccable given our session with Malcolm Page on Wednesday. Also, check out those socks from the 1980s!How old were you when you first stepped on a boat? 8 years old. I did a learn to sail course over the 1985/86 season at Hunters Hill Sailing Club with my older brother. My first sail there was in a Manly Junior with the then recently-crowned Australian National MJ Champion, Malcolm Page. If money (& sailing ability) were no limit, what boat would you buy? Beneteau Oceanis 50 or something similar. What is your sailing goal? Sailing holidays in the Mediterranean with family and friends. Tell us the back story to your laser’s name? I bought my Laser second hand and liked the name it came with – “Zone”. When I eventually buy a new Laser, it will be named “Zone II”, as a tribute to the transport zone