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 Brett Beyer. While Brett is the club coach, he frequently goes above and beyond this role, assisting the club operations and sailors in unseen ways. On Saturday Brett, who was not coaching for the club on Saturday, mustered up and towed 22 boats home at the end of racing – this is a towing record even for Brett. Huge thanks to Brett who spent over an hour gathering boats and towing them back to the club. This demonstrates massive community spirit and is deeply appreciated.
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Wednesday twilight racing
Twilight sailing continues on Wednesday evenings from 5.30-7.30pm until the end of daylight savings. This Wednesday MarkSetBot will be at the club demonstrating their robotic marks at our twilight session. This is the same mark technology that is being used in the AC, SailGP and most recently, the Etchells State Championship over the weekend.It would be great if as many people turn up for sailing with a 1730 splash so these new robotic marks can be tested in a race setting. We would like feedback from sailors and operators. Please come and see the future of racing!
This weekend
This weekend some of our sailors will be interstate at the Australian Masters National Championship. We are wishing them fair winds and the best of luck at this event.For those staying at home, we will have sprint races at the club.
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Coming up next…
Wednesday 16 February – Twilight sprintsSaturday 19 February – Learn to Race (am) | Vaucluse RegattaWednesday 23 February – Twilight sprintsSaturday 26 February – Sprints | Masters’ National Championships (Westernport, Vic)Wednesday 2 March – Twilight sprints4-13 March – JJ Giltinan Regatta (18’ skiffs)Saturday 5 March – Learn to Race (am) | Clean Up Australia Day (am) | Sprints | Metros (RPAYC)Wednesday 9 March – Twilight sprintsSaturday 12 March – Club Championships 7&8 (BBQ)Wednesday 16 March – Twilight sprintsSaturday 19 March – Learn to Race (am) | Autumn Pointscore 3&4Wednesday 23 March – Twilight sprintsSaturday 26 March – Autumn Pointscore 5&6Wednesday 30 March – Twilight sprintsThe club calendar can be viewed (and subscribed to) here.
Race report 12 February 2022
On Saturday there was good attendance for the first Autumn pointscore races in a tricky east-south-easterly breeze which was affected by big shifts and rain in the second race, eventually glassing out in the second race for the standard rig fleet. There was good competitive racing with excellent execution from the on water team led by Geoff Kirk (PRO) assisted by David Airey (LTRAR), Yves Stening (COTD), Emily Ball and Richard Finlayson. Paul and Shirly were assisted in the canteen by Luke Parker and Diana Chen.Our race winners were Jason Wilkins and Alexander Bijkerk in the standard rig, and Scott Hunter and Daryl Lawrence in the radial rig. We also had two special guests – Rob Lowndes from MHASC joined the first race in the radial fleet, while in the standard fleet, Robert Krohn was visiting from San Francisco, who shouted the bar at the end of racing. He can come
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 Justin Davey. Justin is not only the club treasurer, but undertakes lots of unseen jobs every week, from organising the collection of the rubbish and recycling to fixing the Wi-Fi.
The club is full of people making wonderful contributions around the place, and sometimes behind the scenes. Let us know who deserves a mention!
Wednesday twilight sailing
Twilight sailing continues on Wednesday evenings from 5.30-7.30pm until the end of daylight savings. Racing starts at 5.30 using rabbit starts. We encourage people to join as they arrive (recognising different work requirements) and to stay out if possible until 7.30 (noting that some people need to start and finish earlier).Unless communicated otherwise, the top mark in most wind directions will be the large white shipping buoy to the northeast of Clark Island. In NE, the bottom mark and start/finish will be the orange shipping mark. In S/SE, there will be no bottom mark, but the start/finish will be near the zoo. The intention is that, as people arrive, they will all sail to the agreed location and start to sail / race there — even if initially only one or two boats.A WhatsApp chat group has been set up to discuss twilight sailing. If you intend to sail twilight sailing and
This weekend – Vaucluse Regatta
This weekend the club will host Learn to Race and in the afternoon head to the Vaucluse Regatta. A staple of the Sydney Harbour racing calendar, this iconic regatta celebrates its 90th year and is welcoming yachts, historic dinghies, OK Dinghies, Cherubs, VS & VJs, and Lasers. The event is free and you need to register here.DBCS members will need to be ready to splash at 12:15 to sail to the course for a 1330 start.The sailing instructions for the day are available online here. Members should read the sailing instructions before Saturday. There are some salient points to note:Lasers will start 1330, with a combined radial and 4.7 fleet starting firstThere will be up to three races, with all races countingThe course will be 2 laps of windward-leeward legs with an offset mark at the top and rounding to port.There will be separate start and finish lines part-way up the courseCode flag
Fuel spill kit
As part of the club’s ongoing effort toward sustainability, we have now purchased a fuel spill kit. This kit will be stored above the fuel locker at the club.There are no (known) incidents of fuel spillage into the harbour when refilling the RIBs and we hope for this continue. This is a precautionary effort in line with the sustainability guidelines from World Sailing.Members are reminded to exercise due care when filling the RIBs from inside the vessel, and not to carry around open cannisters of fuel at any time. All fuel cannisters, whether full or empty, must be stored inside the fuel locker when not in use for refuelling.