79 Bay St
Double Bay NSW 2028
Australia

The best ILCA / Laser sailing club in the world, located in Double Bay on Sydney Harbour.

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Upcoming regattas

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The Masters’ State and National Championships are looming in February.

The Masters’ State Championships will be held at Bay Sailing Centre, Port Stephens. Rod Barnes has organised transport for those confirmed attending. You can enter the Masters online here or until 11.30am on Saturday at the sailing office at the club. Entry is $60. The Notice of Race is here.

The Masters’ National Championships will be held at Westernport Yacht Club on Balnarring Beach, Victoria (approximately 70 kilometres from Melbourne). The event will be run from 25-28 February 2022 and will be preceded by a two day coaching clinic 22-23 February. The Notice of Race is here. 

For more information, or to confirm your participation in any of these events, please email Rod Barnes.

For those not yet committed to travelling to Westernport for the nationals, Martin White has written the following about the venue.

As a teenager, I was fortunate to do a lot of sailing on Westernport Bay, not far from Westernport Yacht Club where the nationals will be held in late February. My parents owned a beach shack at the next beach (Somers).

Talking with family members and trying to remember my experiences on Westernport Bay, here’s a quick summary.

It’s an absolutely beautiful part of the world surrounded by The Mornington peninsula on the west side, the opening to the bay bounded by Philip Island and Flinders and …...

It’s the 2nd largest bay in Victoria (680 km sq).

There is no shortage of current.  The water depths on our racecourse vary a lot (can be between 6 feet and 30 feet). I’m told this can flow at up to 5 knots in the deeper sections. This flows in and out and sweeps around the edges of the bay.

Waves: a lot friendlier than Port Phillip Bay but can get up in a SW sea breeze.

Wind: dare I suggest, but my money would be on pleasant summer sea breezes of 10-15knots as this is what I mostly recall in February.

If you like wineries, cool coffee shops, sailing amongst dolphins, sightseeing, beach life etc, do not miss this regatta!

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Kutti Bay Picnic Day - Sunday 30 January

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Following the success of last year's Picnic Day, DBSC are once again hosting a Kutti Bay Picnic Day on Sunday 30 January (with Sun 13 Feb as a wet weather reserve date).  

Family and friends are welcome to join; they can either jump in the RIB, go two-up on your laser or meet us in the Bay.

Splash will be at midday, and we will leisurely make our way down the harbor before beaching at Kutti Bay. We then propose a swim and a few refreshing drinks and snacks on the beach before a beautiful sail back home.

We look forward to having you join us!

Please RSVP here.

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Club Secretary

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As many of you may have noticed, our club secretary Emily Ball has developed a growing girth over the most recent lockdown, and in anticipation of her first child is stepping down from her role as club secretary. Steven London will be assuming her role.

Emily has done a fantastic job as club secretary including instituting and organising the club picnic and project managing the new boat ramps through to DA approval (yes, they’ve been approved, watch this space!).

Emily has brough energy, drive and enthusiasm to the club on and off the water, and while we anticipate she will not be lost to the club completely, her less frequent attendance and participation in the upcoming months will be missed.

We wish Emily the very best in her new role and look forward to meeting DBSC’s next newest member in the near future!

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Save the date!

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Clean up Australia Day is on Sunday 6 March. The club will continue the annual tradition of participating and this year we will do it on the morning of Saturday 5 March.

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New member - Lisa Woodley

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This week we are extending a warm welcome to Lisa Woodley, who has joined the club over the summer. 

To help us get to know her, here is 60 seconds with Lisa.


If money (and sailing ability) were no limit, what boat would you buy?
A BIG one!

What is your ultimate sailing goal?
Just to continue to enjoy

Tell us the story behind the name of your Laser?  
I don’t own one. 

Describe what you do for work in less than five words?
Technology, start-ups, innovation

What is the first international destination you will travel to (once we're allowed) and why?   
Antarctica …. It has always been a dream 

What is your favourite TV show, movie, and/or book?   
Too many to list here. 

Tell us something interesting about yourself that members of the club don’t know?  
Mother of identical triplets.

If you see Lisa at the club, be sure to say hi!

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Coming up next...

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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

Wednesday 2 February – Twilight sprints

Saturday 5 February – Sprints | Masters’ State Championships

Sunday 6 February – Masters’ State Championships

Wednesday 9 February – Twilight sprints

Saturday 12 February – Autumn Pointscore 1 & 2

Sunday 13 February – Reserve Day for club picnic

Wednesday 16 February – Twilight sprints

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

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Summer summary 2022 #2

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Here is the TL;DR (too long; didn’t read) summer version of the newsletter:

  • Wednesday twilight sailing is on this week (12 January)! Splash at 5.30pm with informal racing until 7.30. The more the merrier, so please try to make this time.

  • Learn to Race is on this Saturday morning. Please confirm with Martin if interested.

  • The spring pointscore series continues with races 9&10.
    The club is hired out for a wedding after racing. Please make an effort to leave it clean and tidy.

  • You must wear a mask when inside the clubhouse!
    Maximum limits in men’s change room (18), women's change room (6) and canteen (4) apply.

  • Save the date for the club picnic on Sunday 30 January (back-up date is 13 February).

  • If you are accessing the club over the summer, please ensure the roller door is down and the blue door is closed (and preferably locked) when you are out sailing.

  • If you are consuming items from the canteen when it is unattended you are required to pay for them via the QR code.

  • Do not stand under the davit weights when launch and retrieving the RIBs.

  • If you are unwell, please stay away from the club and follow the NSW Government’s health advice.

We will return to the regular newsletter program next week. Please email if you have any content for publication.

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Summer summary 2022

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Happy New Year!

Here is the TL;DR summer version of the newsletter:

  • Wednesday twilight sail are back this week (5 January)!

  • Racing returns this Saturday (8 January) for Spring Pointscore races 7&8.

  • Save the date for the club picnic on Sunday 30 January.

  • If you are accessing the club over the summer, please ensure the roller door is down and the blue door is closed (and preferably locked) when you are out sailing.

  • If you are consuming items from the canteen when it is unattended you are required to pay for them via the QR code.

If you are unwell, please stay away from the club and follow the NSW Government’s health advice.

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