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 Richard George. Richard has filled the holes in our lawn nearest the concrete semi-circle. This has taken 9 bags of dirt, grass seeds, grass runners and fencing off the area. It has been a big and much needed job! Thanks to Richard for doing this on his own initiative.

PLEASE DO NOT WASH BOATS ON THE CONCRETE SEMI-CIRCLE!!! ONLY WASH BOATS AT THE TOP OF THE BOAT RAMP and be mindful of other sailors trying to get off the water and up the ramp. 

The club is full of people making wonderful contributions around the place, and sometimes behind the scenes. Let us know who deserves a mention!

Membership subscriptions

Membership subscriptions are now overdue. Thank you to the 68% of members who have paid.

If you are one of the 35 members who has not paid your membership, please do so right now!

 You will have received an emailed invoice from Revolutionise Sport (no-reply@revolutionise.com.au). Please check you spam folder if you have not received it. If you still have not received your invoice for the renewal of your membership, please contact our club secretary, Steven London.

Training partner?

Coté Poncell is looking for training partners winter mid-week and/or weekends.

Please let her know if you are interested.

AGP RSVP

The AGP is a highlight of the club’s social calendar, and this year is Friday 27th May 2022. 

To ensure appropriate catering, please RSVP by 13 May HERE.

Got something to say?

Thank you to the members who are sending through information for the newsletter.

If you have content for the newsletter, please email it to newsletter@dbsc.com.au by midnight Monday.

Race report 30 April 2022

The club championship season finale was a fizzer on Saturday, with insufficient breeze to run a race despite an enthusiastic turn out of sailors. Perhaps this was the success of Rod Barnes’ hoist training? Or perhaps it was the interest in finding out the source of Mark Gray’s leak?

Once racing was called off at 1530, Pat Levy and Peter Collie fired up the barbecue for one last steak and sausage sizzle for the season.

Many thanks to everyone who turned up for duties on the day – Michael Osborne (PRO), Steve London (LTRAR), James Tudball (COTD) and Tory Epworth (CoCOTD). Assisting Paul and Shirley in the canteen were Vic Whitby and Mark Gray, with Peter Collie on post barbecue clean up detail.

A preview of the season’s winners is available on our website, and the prizegiving will be at the AGP (make sure you RSVP).

This weekend

This weekend we swing into the winter series, which means racing is now on SUNDAY morning. 

Each week races will count for both a championship and pointscore series, with three races each Sunday.

The briefing will be at 07:45am, with launch by 08:00 for the first warning signal at 08:30.

 Be sure to familiarise yourself with the winter format in the Sailing Instructions. 

Paul Adam will provide delicious soup to warm us up after racing each week.  

Visitors are welcome to join at no cost and can launch their boats from the park at DSBC if this is more convenient for them.

BBWP

The BBWP is going ahead! Can everyone who has committed to subscribe please do so here. 

Others are also still welcome to subscribe.

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 fleet-level commentary on each leg. Subscribers will also have access to Brett to ask questions on the water (not during the races) and can later ask questions on the weekly report. The terms of the program are available on our website.

Membership subscriptions

Membership subscriptions are now overdue. Thank you to the 51% of members who have paid. 

For the other 49%, can you please pay this week? If you are unable to pay your membership this week, please email the Commodore to discuss a suitable solution. Please do not place additional burden on our volunteers in having to follow you up. 

You will have received an emailed invoice from Revolutionise Sport (no-reply@revolutionise.com.au). Please check you spam folder if you have not received it. If you still have not received your invoice for the renewal of your membership, please contact our club secretary, Steven London.

AGP details

The AGP is a highlight of the club’s social calendar, and this year is Friday 27th May 2022. 

Once again, James Tudball will be providing a band through his business, The White Tree and there will be plenty of catering after the annual general meeting and prizegiving.

To ensure appropriate catering, please RSVP by 13 May HERE.