Double Bay Wharf reopening 21 December 2023

From Transport for NSW:

The F7 ferry services will resume at Double Bay Wharf from Thursday 21 December 2023. For timetable and service information please visit transportnsw.info or call 131 500. Ferry passengers and other wharf users will benefit from the new and improved accessibility features, including:

• a dual-sided floating pontoon so that two vessels can berth at the same time

• covered waiting area

• passenger seating and weather protection

• a gangway connecting to the jetty to provide an accessible route from the street to access a waiting ferry

• improved lighting and security.

Woollahra Council has also upgraded footpaths and ensured accessible car parking spaces meet accessibility standards.

You will also see beautiful new Aboriginal artwork at the wharf. We worked with the Gujaga Foundation and Artist Shane Youngberry to incorporate stories of Country into the wharf design. Shane belongs to the La Perouse Aboriginal community and is a member of the Gweagal Clan of the Dharawal Nation and the Dunghutti Nation. Shane worked with senior members of his clan group to capture dreaming stories and ensure the visual representations and storytelling is spiritually and culturally appropriate.  Themes relating to Country, People and Culture informed Shane’s development of artwork for the wharf. This includes meeting place and campsite artwork within the new concrete structure that connects the existing jetty and the gangway (see image of this artwork below).

Our work site sheds, buildings and fencing will be removed over the coming days. The grassed area will be reinstated and re-opened to the public. Thank you for your patience while we carried out work on the wharf upgrade.

Contact TfNSW: Tel. 1800 770 973  Email: wharfupgradeprogram@transport.nsw.gov.au Website

WHAT'S GOING ON

Wednesday 13-Dec: Twilight Sailing (5PM splash)

Thursday 14-Dec: Twilight Racing (5PM splash)

Saturday 16-Dec: Learn To Race (9AM)
Spring Point Score Races 13 & 14 (last of the Spring Series) 2PM first warning signal

Wednesday 20-Dec: Twilight Sailing (5PM splash)

Thursday 21-Dec: Twilight Racing (5PM splash)

Saturday 23-Dec: Festivus informal Sprint Racing (1:30PM splash) — see Luke’s piece above.

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View all racing results here.
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Make a tax deductible donation to DBSC here.

RACE REPORT 2 December 2023

Combined Spring Point Score 11 & 12 / Championship 9 & 10

PRO Steven London reports:

It was wonderful to see a full rigging area along the waterfront at Steyne Park, and even with the major works that the council were undertaking in Bay St, and the re-turfing outside the club, the rebuilding of the Double Bay Ferry wharf, (and 18 of our sailors away attending Sail Melbourne) - we still managed about 50 sailors out on the Harbour for last Saturday’s Championship/Point Score Races.

It was a light and shifty SE breeze, with a course set between Rose and Double Bays: The Dardanelles. Where races are often won or lost by local knowledge and assessment of conditions as they oscillate between the left and right side of the course, and often change between beats.

We started with an outgoing tide which took some sailors by surprise, but after a general recall from the radials, both fleets were away, and the leaders started to pull away from the rest of the fleet. There was considerable wash and waves from the Xmas Boat cruises which was challenging in the light conditions. By the second race the breeze had dropped further and the course was shortened so we could all make it back in for the BBQ afterwards on the deck.

Thankyou Paul Adam and Shirley Roach for whipping a great BBQ afterward, and thank you to my on water race team: Ryan Aldrich, Andrew Craker, Van Allen, Ben Byford and Robert Bruce. And many thanks to Ian Tudball for allowing us to use his boat for the start boat and the loan of his captains hat!

Club Championship Results (1st / 2nd / 3rd):
Race 9
Standards - David Newman / Geoff Kirk / Johan Hedberg
Radials - Sara Bruce / Charles Byford / Brad Cox
4.7’s - Miles Greenwood / Zoe Allen / Jasper Kinsman

Race 10
Standards - Luke Parker/ David Newman/ Johan Hedberg
Radials - Sara Bruce / Alistair Sutherland / Martin White
4.7s - Miles Greenwood / Jasper Kinsman / Zoe Allen

Point score Results (1st / 2nd / 3rd):
Race 11
Standards - Peter D'Arcy-King / Andrew Simpson / David Newman
Radials - Quinn Pierson / Jeremy Vives / Daryl Lawrence
4.7’s - Zoe Allen/ Miles Greenwood / Jasper Kinsman

Race 12
Standards - Maxim Djura / Johan Hedberg/ Thomas Beregi
Radials - Tory Epworth / Jeremy Vives / Sara Bruce
4.7s - Zoe Allen/ Miles Greenwood / Jasper Kinsman

Photos by Elisabeth Tattersall and Van Allen

Tyrrell & Rousso Race Day and Christams Party

This Saturday members will compete in our Annual Tyrell & Rousso Race Day.

RICHARD TYRRELL TROPHY

Richard Tyrrell was one of the early Laser class sailors at DBSC in the 1980s. He was an active member, who had a real presence and was very much liked by everyone. He was instrumental in building a sense of community, for example as one of the instigators of the annual Laser Sailors’ Dinner, and he showed leadership in fundraising activities for much-needed repairs. He continued sailing with the club until his untimely death from asthma in his 40s in 1987. In memoriam, DBSC hosts an annual race in a handicapped start, chase format that is named after him, and the winner’s name is inscribed each year on the perpetual Richard Tyrrell Trophy.

MANO ROUSSO TROPHY

Mano Rousso was a distinguished former Greek Navy Officer and post-WW2 migrant who lived in Cooper Street, Double Bay. His daughter was a regular Leader sailor at DBSC during the 1980s, and Mano was a generous and well-liked volunteer, taking on the significant hands-on responsibility for upkeep and maintenance of the clubhouse, which he continued until his death in the early 1990s. In memoriam, DBSC hosts an annual race in a massed start scratch format (with a yardstick) that is named after him, and the winner’s name is inscribed each year on the perpetual Mano Rousso Trophy.

DBSC strongly represented at Sail Melbourne

by James Tudball, Youth Engagement

18 DBSC members competed at Sail Melbourne recently, held out of Royal Brighton Yacht Club. It was a fantastic regatta with great breeze, big waves and highly competitive racing across all ILCA fleets. 16 of our competing members were from of our DBSC Reach Youth Team. 

Our Reach Youth coach, Josh Becker, was instrumental in facilitating the regatta travel logistics and the on-water coaching.  The youth sailors (and their parents) extend a big thank you to Josh for his efforts.

Congratulations to all members who competed!

Click here for the results

Image credits: Beau Outteridge

WHAT'S GOING ON

Wednesday 06-Dec: Twilight Sailing (5PM splash)

Thursday 07-Dec: Twilight Racing (5PM splash)

Saturday 09-Dec:

• Tyrell and Rousso Races (2PM warning)

• DBSC Club Christmas Party (7PM)

Wednesday 13-Dec: Twilight Sailing (5PM splash)

Thursday 14-Dec: Twilight Racing (5PM splash)

Saturday 16-Dec: Spring Point Score Races 13 & 14 (last of the Spring Series)

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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 Monday evening.

View all racing results here.
The club’s calendar can be viewed and subscribed to here.
Make a tax deductible donation to DBSC here.

RACE REPORT 25 November 2023

Spring Point Score 9 & 10

PRO Luke Parker’s report:

Drizzly weather and gradient NNE of 10-16 knots greeted the fleet on Saturday. Numbers were a little down with the gun younger sailors away in Victoria and some softer older sailors scared off by the rain. With the wind to the left of a traditional Nor-Easter, and a run-in tide, and no ferries, we elected to set the course deeper in Double Bay than usual. The bonus was much less traffic for the fleet to contend with.

Starts were well- behaved, although the full rigs did test their luck in the second start. They got lucky.

A number of sailors took the opportunity of gusts and some great waves to rehearse capsizing and righting their boats. On the basis that “practice makes perfect”, some members should be getting rather good at it.

From the vantage of the start boat, it seemed upwind tactics were about balancing the tradeoff between flat water and wind strength close to Point Piper. Downwind was all about surfing the waves. And staying upright (refer prevous paragraph).

Results:

On scratch:

In the first race, the Radial race was a tight battle between Martin White and Charlie Byford, and Charlie eventually prevailed. In full rigs, the appropriately named old Fool Craig Sheers (aka 'the flag thief') nailed the start and eventually snuck home ahead of Dave Newman.

In 2nd race, The Troublemaker Andrew Cox (again appropriately named) led home the Radials and Grant Lovelady was in front from start to finish in the full rigs.

On handicap:

A good day for club veterans in the Radials with Peter Collie and Richard George picking up wins. In the full rigs, Maxim won the 1st race and Thomas the 2nd.

Shoutout to Andrew Cox who stumbled upon Connor’s orphaned tiller extension as it floated down the harbour and passed it to the start boat.

Finally, as boats were being packed up there was a general consensus at the club that it was a great day’s racing on the water, so to all the softies scared of a little drizzle……harden up and get out on the water!

Photos by Elisabeth Tattersall

Point Score Results (1st / 2nd / 3rd):

Race 9

Standards - Thomas Beregi / Craig Sheers / Tim Heath = David Newman

Radials - Richard George / Peter Collie / Kirk Marcolina

4.7’s - Miles Greenwood / Zoe Allen / Jasper Kinsman

Race 10

Standards - Maxim Djura / Grant Lovelady / Nicholas Pellow

Radials - Peter Collie / Kirk Marcolina / Jeremy Vives

4.7s - Miles Greenwood / Jasper Kinsman / Zoe Allen

60 Seconds with John Sweeney

As a new feature in this newsletter, we are going to introduce new members to the club by asking them a few questions. This week, DBSC’s secretary Tory Epsworth caught up with new member John Sweeney:

How old were you when you first stepped on a boat?

I think I was seven, crewing on a Sabot called Nitro.

If money (& sailing ability) were no limit, what boat would you buy?

oneAustralia

What is your sailing goal?

Have fun, be part of the community and enjoy this great sport.

Tell us the back story to your Laser's name?

I’m still boat-less, but when it arrives, I’m thinking Rage Against the Machine - I love the band from the 90’s and it plays on the simplicity of the ILCA’s set up that I’m sure we all love.

If you could add any ingredient to our already world’s best toasties – what would it be?

Even more cheese

What are your second/ third favourite hobbies (obviously assuming sailing holds the #1 spot)?

Yoga, Camping.

Describe what you do for work in less than 5 words?

Sabbatical year, next career pending...

What's the dream destination for your next trip? And why?

Adelaide - to participate in the Masters [Worlds] regatta.

What’s your favourite TV show, movie, and or book?

Mostly I watch podcasts on YouTube. Just read Perfume, by Patrick Süskind

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

I drove from London to Mongolia with a mate in a charity rally.

DBSC strongly represented at VIC State Championships

by James Tudball, Youth Engagement

A large contingent of DBSC members headed south down the Hume Highway last week for the VIC State Titles, held at Port Melbourne Yacht Club on November 25 + 26. There were some impressive trailer set ups to go along with very impressive on-water results, too!

The highly competitive fleets encountered varying conditions across the weekend, with patchy oscillations and generally choppy seas with 15 knot wind strengths. Congratulations to all members for a job well done, and a thank you to our Youth Coach, Josh Becker, who helped facilitate some tricky regatta logistics.

DBSC member results:

ILCA 4

7th Ben Costandi
16th Charlotte Jenkins
23rd Elouise Morgan

ILCA 6

3rd Sylvie Stannage
4th Brooke Wilson
14th Healy Ryan
23rd Cormac Johnson

ILCA 7

4th Brett Beyer
6th Zander Bijkerk
7th Julian Taylor
13th Hamish Crabb
14th Quentin Burns

CLICK HERE for the full results

Image credits: Josh Becker

WHAT'S GOING ON

Reminder from ILCA NSW & ACT (Kevin Phillips):

• Regular price entries for the Oceania & Australian Open & Youth Championships 1-8 January close on 30-Nov. Entries after that date will incur an additional $75 charge. Enter here. The Notice of Race is here. Organisers are expecting about 200 boats.

• The ILCA 6 Women's Worlds 3-10 January in Mar del Plata, Argentina, has a few places unfilled. Six Australian sailors are entered. Late entry here is closing on 12-Dec.

• There are also a few places available in the ILCA 7 Men's Worlds 24-31 January in Adelaide where a record 26 Australians are entered. The late entry closing date is 27-Dec. Application can be placed here.

• The ILCA 6 and ILCA 7 World Masters 2-10 February in Adelaide has 134 Australians entered so far and 220 total. Late entry closing date is 27-Dec. Entry applications can be placed here.

Upcoming DBSC activities:

Wednesday 29-Nov: Twilight Sailing (5PM splash)

Thursday 30-Nov: Twilight Racing (5PM splash)

Saturday 02-Dec:

• Learn to Race (9AM)

• Combined Club Championship 9 & 10 / Spring Point Score 11 & 12 (2PM warning flag)

• BBQ after racing

Wednesday 06-Dec: Twilight Sailing (5PM splash)

Thursday 07-Dec: Twilight Racing (5PM splash)

Saturday 09-Dec (end of Spring Season):

• Tyrell and Rousso Races (2PM warning)

• Christmas Party (7PM)

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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 Monday evening.

View all racing results here.
The club’s calendar can be viewed and subscribed to here.
Make a tax deductible donation to DBSC here.