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 Diana Chen for coordinating our Christmas Party with the assistance of Peter Collie. Special mention also goes to John Vasey for coordinating lighting and James Tudball for providing the band.

The club is full of people making wonderful contributions around the place, and sometimes behind the scenes. Do you know of someone who deserves a mention? If so, email us and tell us why they should be club member of the week.

Wednesday Twilight sailing is on!

The forecast for Wednesday evening is for a 15 knot north easterly and temperatures in the high 20s. Twilight sailing is on! Better yet, the CYCA is not running twilights tomorrow so the harbour should have less traffic.

This weekend - sprints & SailGP

This weekend SailGP will be on the harbour this Saturday. An exclusion zone will apply from Potts Point to Shark Island from 3pm (map).

The club will host sprint racing in the bay as soon after the briefing (1pm) as possible until just before 3pm. Can all sailors be rigged, dressed and prepared to splash immediately after the briefing?

After racing, we’ll be taking the RIBs out to watch SailGP, aiming for departure from the deck at 3.45pm.

It is expected to be a busy day on the harbour with good weather, and lots of traffic. Please be careful.

Club picnic - save the date!

Following the success of the inaugural club picnic, this event is returning on Sunday 30 January 2022. Similar to the last event, we will sail down to Kutti beach and have a picnic on the shore. Further details and a request for RSVP will be posted closer to the date. 

Coming up next...

Wednesday 1 December - Twilight sprints

Saturday 4 December – Sprints / State Championships @ Georges River

Wednesday 8 December - Twilight sprints

Saturday 11 December – Tyrell and Rousso Races | Christmas Party

Wednesday 15 December - Twilight sprints

Saturday 18 December – Sprints (Sail GP)   

Wednesday 22 December - Twilight sprints  

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Holiday Break

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Wednesday 5 January – Twilight sprints

Saturday 8 January – Sprint pointscore 7 & 8

Wednesday 12 January – Twilight sprints

Saturday 15 January – Learn to race (am) | Spring pointscore 9 & 10

Wednesday 19 January – Twilight sprints

Saturday 22 January – Spring pointscore 11 & 12

Wednesday 26 January – Twilight sprints

Saturday 29 January – Club championships 5 & 6

Sunday 30 January – Club picnic

The club calendar can be viewed (and subscribed to) here.

Race Report 04 December 2021

It was another wild and woolly weekend for sailors at Double Bay with a 22-29 knot southerly for sprint racing.

Photo: Pia Hattersley

David Newman (PRO) ran efficient racing with Richard George (LTRAR), Mark Gray (COTD), Bonnie Nixon (Co-COTD), Pia Hattersley and Milla Gray all assisting on water. Justin Davey was our responsible CSO, while Craig Sheers and Peter Collie were on hand to assist Paul and Shirley in the canteen.

And then there were 3. Photo: Pia Hattersley

Ultimately it was a game of survivor with only one last woman standing by the end of the fifth race. 

Meanwhile, several of our Double Bay members attended the NSW & ACT Open State Championships at Georges River Sailing Club. After a brutal 2 days on the water, Sylvie Stannage won the radial event outright with Andrew Cox a noteworthy 5th place. Pat Levy (10th) and Mac Finlayson (21st) also represented the club in the radial fleet. In the standard rigs, coach Brett Beyer won the event with Daniel Costandi only one point behind in 2nd place. Mike Dunne (6th), Nick Pellow (7th), and Mark Louis (11th) also represented the club in the fleet.

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 are featuring two members – John Verco and Tory Epworth, who have given our club changing rooms a much needed lick of paint.

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The club is full of people making wonderful contributions around the place, and sometimes behind the scenes. Do you know of someone who deserves a mention? If so, email us and tell us why they should be club member of the week.

Wednesday Twilight sailing is on!

Twilight sailing is on tonight and the forecast is for a southerly fading from 20knots. Better yet, the CYCA is not running twilights tomorrow so the harbour should have less traffic.

This weekend

This weekend the club will host the Tyrell and Rousso races. The format of these races will be explained at the briefing at 1pm, with racing commencing at 2pm.

Our annual Christmas party will begin after racing at 1730.. There will be a live band provided by James Tudball and The White Tree and catering from Bern the Chef with plenty of vegetarian, vegan and gluten free options.

If anyone has any Christmas decorations, please feel free to bring them along to make the place more festive. Come dressed in your brightest and most festive gear!

Margaritas!

From our Laser Rep, Rod Barnes:

The Entry for the Mexico Worlds in May and June 2022 is open.

For those keen to go it is best to get in early. If you haven’t got a ranking yet, entries are allocated on earliest applications.

ILCA 7 Entry Link here.

ILCA 6 Entry Link here.

It’s supposed to be a great place to sail, with excellent facilities, food, beer, and margaritas so get into it!