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Apart from the week of Christmas, the clubhouse is open from at least noon every Saturday from 1 August to 30 April. Our telephone number is: +61 2 9363 5577.
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79 Bay St
Double Bay NSW 2028
Australia
The best ILCA / Laser sailing club in the world, located in Double Bay on Sydney Harbour.
Saturday 22 October 9am: PRO training, Vaucluse regatta
Saturday 29 October 9am: Safety and competency training
Saturday 3 December 2022: The Women’s Regatta. Sign up for more information here.
The club’s calendar can be viewed and subscribed to here.
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.
The day was dominated by rain shifting the breeze around before it returned to the gradient W/NW when the clouds moved away. During briefing there was a heavy dark rain cloud to the south which came in during launching with a big gust. This left shift wasn’t permanent and by the first start, the breeze had moved back toward the right (west) again).
The race committee comprised of Luke Parker (PRO) and Richard George (LTRAR), assisted by Diana Chen (COTD and photography) and Owen Kenny (Co-COTD) had their work cut out for them, getting three flights of racing off on time and in quick succession, so sailors could return to shore to watch the football finals.
Many thanks also to Ben Byford and Craig Ryan for assisting in a second RIB on the water while David Evenden and Ian Tudball assisted Paul and Shirley driving the sandwich presses in the canteen.
The club’s calendar can be subscribed to here (strongly recommended).
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 Peter Collie. Peter does many “invisible” tasks around the club, helping with canteen coordination, cooking championship BBQs and as our resident professional photographer. Peter also coordinates all of the event bookings at the club, as well as securing the ongoing hire of the premises for yoga when we aren’t using the clubhouse. Peter and Diana were also the coordinators of our recent season opening dinner, which was a roaring success.
Peter at the Season Opening Dinner
The club is full of people making wonderful contributions around the place, and sometimes behind the scenes. Let us know who deserves a mention!
Jonathan Stone is hosting a function at the club this week with the Society for Acquired Resilience.
He writes:
Dear fellow members, sailors.
Later this month (September 27 - 29 to be precise) another scientific meeting will, with the permission of the DBSC Management Committee, be held at the Clubhouse. It is a sequel to a meeting held in 2020 (March 9 - 11), just before the COVID lockdowns began.
The theme of the meeting is ‘healthy ageing’. There will be ~ 25 presentations from scientists around the world on a phenomenon known as ‘acquired resilience’, the way everyday stresses (like exercise, hypoxia, hunger, solar radiations, and toxins in plants) induce measure improvements in the health of - anyone. Because the young enjoy the resilience of youth, the benefits of exercise, diet management and light-used-as-therapy are more marked in older people. But the benefits can be measured in the young and can be powerful for the aged - for example, delaying Parkinsonism and dementia, speeding wound healing, greater longevity. Acquired resilience is proving powerful medicine for the ageing, and very useful for the young (particularly to speed wound healing).
For more information, see https://societyforacquiredresilience.com/about-us/
We chose Tuesday - Thursday to keep clear of the Club’s weekend racing. And we will hold the meeting at the bay end of the Clubhouse, so that weekday sailors can reach their boats, and the change rooms; even the kitchen but we will be using the kitchen as kitchen for lunches and morning and afternoon teas. And for an hour or two on the Wednesday, if the weather is good, we will have the RIBs in the water (but crewed by club-approved drivers), to give our participants a moment on the water of one of the world’s great harbours. And the Clubhouse will be cleaned during and after the Meeting, so that it will be spick and span well before Saturday racing the next weekend.
So, we will do everything we can not to disturb sailing.
The Society is very grateful to the Club for being allowed to meet in this great location. Our last meeting was a success in every way. I am a little nervous about this next meeting because many participants - daunted I think by the present costs of air travel - have chosen to attend by ZOE (ZOOM or equivalent). I think we have mastered the remote-meeting technology. Wish us luck on the day.
If you have any questions, ask me (jonathanston@gmail.com) or Paul Adam (who a distinguished participant is and is helping with the catering too).
Thank you
Jonathan Stone
Should you need to use the club during this time, please do so mindfully.
The season opening dinner was a roaring success last Saturday. Attendees were treated to a Lebanese feast at Bedouin before the wilder members indulged in cocktails and dancing in true Studio 54 style.
On Saturday evening, Evie Saunders was selected as the Australian Sailing ACT & NSW’s Youth Sailor of the year for her recent achievements, We couldn’t be prouder of her!
Healy is one of our new, junior members in the club. This week we get to find out a little more about him. If you see Healy (and his dad, Craig) at the club, please give him a warm welcome.
How old were you when you first stepped on a boat?
When I was 4 my brother and I had to do ‘dad overboard’ drills with a fender we called ‘dad’ in our Traditional 30 and I wasn’t strong enough to do anything other than steer and use the throttle so that was my job.
If money (and sailing ability) were no limit, what boat would you buy?
An IMOCA 60 (like Hugo Boss)/Clubswan 125 (Scorpio)/ F50 (Australian colours)
What is your ultimate sailing goal?
To be the best that I can be.
Tell us the story behind the name of your Laser?
Boat Name: Shift.
Start (be on the start at the start)- Head (Head out of the boat)- Important (what’s important now)- Focus (and stay positive, also Fun) -Trim (the sails and the boat). as well as: pick the shift. shift gears in light air.
If you could add any ingredient to DBSC's world’s best toasties – what would it be?
They’re available between races.
What are your second/third favourite hobbies (assuming sailing is #1)?
Water sports (wakeboarding, water skiing etc) & AFL
Describe what you do for work in less than five words?
School and coaching sailing.
What is the first international destination you will travel to (once we're allowed) and why?
Monaco, to look at awesome boats
What is your favourite TV show, movie, and/or book?
Brooklyn-99
Tell us something interesting about yourself that members of the club don’t know?
When I was 10, I got a virus that damaged ears and because I can’t wear my hearing aid on the water, I’ll only understand them properly if I’m looking at them or they yell at me:)
Also, I’m 13, but that’s not interesting.
Saturday 22 October 9am: PRO training, Vaucluse regatta
Saturday 29 October 9am: Safety and competency training
Saturday 3 December 2022: The Women’s Regatta. Sign up for more information here.
The club’s calendar can be viewed and subscribed to here.
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.
From our PRO Geoff Kirk:
Someone once described Sydney Harbour as an extremely good-looking person who doesn't have to do much to attract attention. Well, it just stood there and looked pretty on Saturday! It was a beautiful day for sailing, and to be out on the response boats.
Jazzman was ably manned by Murray Stone (LTRAR) who did a superb job and has now progressed to full PRO status, and Geoff Kirk, who is looking to be demoted from PRO status. On the response boats were Peter D'arcy-King and parents of our youth sailors, Ben, and Craig, who jumped in on the day and did a fantastic job.
For Spring Point Score races 1 and 2 the sailing conditions were tricky, with a continuation of the winter westerlies, and a 180-degree shift in the second race. The race committee could hear many a brain grinding as sailors in the blue and yellow bibs tried to process Brett's comments on the water between races.
The club welcomed the 4.7 fleet from Hunters Hill, and gave them a separate start, hopefully this will encourage them to return and gain momentum. The on water participation and support of parents has been very helpful, and we look forward to fostering a good relationship between our two clubs.
Craig Sheers and Andrew Simpson each had a win in the standard rigs, while Ian Alexander and Scott Hunter each had a win in the radial rigs. Given this is our first fleet for the 4.7s the races were used as an opportunity to set handicaps in that fleet.
Thank you to Shirley, Richo and Trevor for driving the sandwich presses!
The club’s calendar can be subscribed to here (strongly recommended).
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 Tim Heath. Tim has replaced Mark Crowhurst as roster coordinator and has been doing an outstanding job! He has finessed the weekly email sent to volunteers, as well as joined the committee. The effort that goes into coordinating the race management each week should not be underestimated (especially when he is on holidays)!
The club is full of people making wonderful contributions around the place, and sometimes behind the scenes. Let us know who deserves a mention!
