Ahoy! April 2014 by Koko Mueller

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Contents

20 18

The Bridge

Features

Rowing

Events | Promotions

4 6 8 10

12 16 18

31 32 33 33

40 On the Horizon 41 F&B Food Promotions 42 Wine Page 44 Wine Form

Calendar Commodore’s Message General Manager’s Message Member Satisfaction Survey

GREAT Nations’ Cup Sir Robin Knox-Johnston and Pixie Thomas present winning nation, New Zealand, with the Vic Locke Memorial Trophy

Tomes Cup presented by zerorh+ GREAT Nations’ Cup Sir Ben Ainslie visits the Club

Hong Kong Coastal Rowing Championships Dragon Boat Bai San Student Rowing at RHKYC University Elite Programme

Sailing 20 29er National Championships 22 Etchells – Henry Kaye Series 24 Langkawi International Regatta 26 Starter’s Box 28 Sailing Development | Training 30 Sharks at the Neptune Regatta

Marine 34 35 36 37

Marine | Boatyard Ship Shop Classified Page Marine Directory

Club LINES 45 Club Directory 45 Members, Staff and Other News and Announcements

Other Sports Photo: RHKYC/Guy Nowell

39 Squash

www.rhkyc.org.hk Vice Patrons Jimmy Farquhar, Li Fook Hing, Bob Wilson; Commodore Joachim Isler; Vice Commodore Mark Whitehead; Rear Commodore Sailing Anthony Day; Rear Commodore Club Robert Stoneley; Honorary Secretary Charlie Manzoni; Honorary Treasurer George Li; Rowing Captain Alice Page. For other Club contact details please refer to the Club Directory on page 45. Advertising or Editorial Enquiries contact RHKYC PR Department at ahoy@rhkyc.org.hk or 2239 0307 or 2239 0312 Ahoy! Design Michelle Shek MYND Design Articles for Ahoy! can be emailed to ahoy@rhkyc.org.hk or left in the Ahoy! pigeon hole at Kellett Island. The Club reserves the right to edit articles. All opinions expressed in this publication are the authors’ and do not necessarily reflect the views of the General Committee of the RHKYC. Copies of the magazine are available at Reception and to view the e-version of the magazine (and back copies) go to the RHKYC website.

MON

TUE

Rolex China Sea Race

WED

THU

FRI

Wines and Beer of the Month

starts Wednesday 16 April

Broglia La Meirana Gavi di Gavi 2012 – Piemonte, Italy Château de Pennautier L’Esprit de Pennautier 2011 – Cabardès, France

SAT

SUN

Wagyu Beef Promotion in the Compass Room

The Bridge

Kellett Island – Kirin Ichiban Frozen Draught Beer Middle Island and Shelter Cove – Kirin Lager Canned Beer

April

Wagyu Beef Promotion in the Compass Room Thai Food Promotion in the Bistro with selected items at Middle Island and Shelter Cove 1 to 15 April

Kellett Island Wine Fair

1 to 15 April C lass R acing D inghy R acing M a t ch racing R o wing – S an D i e g o C r e w C lassic Dragon Boat Ceramic Easter – Festival of Sport Egg Painting

Shelter Cove Wine Fair

3 Louis Michel and La Gibryotte Wine Dinner (A Chablis and Burgundy Wine Dinner) in the Compass Room

4 Jazz, R&B and Dancing on the Main Bar Balcony

Supervised Sailing Session RYA Powerboat Level 2 Course RYA Safety Boat Course 420 Youth Feeder Squad Silver Squad

7 Adult Beginners Sailing Course Steps 1,2,3,4 and Go Optimist Youth HKSF Level 2 and Go Sailing

14 Hong Kong Race Week

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8 Adult Beginners Sailing Course Steps 1,2,3,4 and Go Optimist Youth HKSF Level 2 and Go Sailing

15 Adult Beginners Sailing Course Steps 1,2,3,4 and Go Optimist Youth HKSF Levels 1 and 2, Go Sailing Youth HKSF Level 3 Youth Keelboat Crew and Skipper Youth Introduction to Lasers

Platu Skipper Course

Adult Beginners Sailing Course Steps 1,2,3,4 and Go Optimist Youth HKSF Levels 1 and 2, Go Sailing Youth HKSF Level 3 Youth 420 Clinics Youth Keelboat Crew and Skipper Youth Introduction to Lasers

Adult Beginners Sailing Course Supervised Sailing Session Platu Skipper Course Steps 1,2,3,4 and Go Optimist Youth HKSF Level 2 and Go Sailing

H o ng K o ng R ac e W e e k

Rolex China Sea Race starts Nostalgic Western Dishes Promotion in the Compass Room Burger Promotion in the Bistro with selected items at Middle Island and Shelter Cove 16 April to 31 May Adult Beginners Sailing Course Steps 1,2,3,4 and Go Optimist Youth HKSF Level 2 and Go Sailing

C lass R acing Outrigger – Lantau Island Cup D inghy R acing Adult Beginners Dragon Boat Sailing Course – Cheung Chau Steps 1,2,3,4 and Go Optimist Youth HKSF Level 2 and Go Sailing

Easter Quiz

Supervised Sailing Session RYA Powerboat Level 2 Course RYA Safety Boat Course Youth Sailing Club

Easter Lunch Buffet and Egg Hunt in the Compass Room

17 Penfolds Wine Dinner in the Compass Room Adult Beginners Sailing Course Steps 1,2,3,4 and Go Optimist Youth HKSF Levels 1 and 2, Go Sailing Youth HKSF Level 3 Youth 420 Clinics Youth Keelboat Crew and Skipper Youth Introduction to Racing

18 Adult Beginners Sailing Course Steps 1,2,3,4 and Go Optimist Youth HKSF Levels 1 and 2, Go Sailing Youth HKSF Level 3 Youth 420 Clinics Youth Keelboat Crew and Skipper Youth Introduction to Racing

C lass R acing Adult Beginners Sailing Course Platu Skipper Course Steps 1,2,3,4 and Go Optimist Youth HKSF Levels 1 and 2, Go Sailing Youth HKSF Level 3 Youth 420 Clinics Youth Keelboat Crew and Skipper Youth Introduction to Racing

Dragon Boat – Repulse Bay Supervised Sailing Session Platu Skipper Course RYA Powerboat Level 2 One Day Assessment

Nostalgic Western Dishes

Burger Promotion

in the Compass Room

in the Bistro with selected items at Middle Island and Shelter Cove

16 April to 31 May

Commodore’s Message Congratulations to Nick Bryan, winner of this year’s Tomes Cup held on 1 March. This was the third event in the zerorh+ Top Dog Trophy Series and the leading three boats are now 3 x 11, Ambush and Tchaikoffsky. The final race, the HKRNVR Vase, will be held on 3 May. Congratulations also to Hong Kong Sea School, winners of the Aberdeen Asset Management Inter-School Sailing Festival.

The Bridge

I hope everyone had a wonderful time at this year’s GREAT Nations’ Cup which again proved to be a great and very popular event, with a total of 75 entries representing 20 countries. It was a particular pleasure to welcome Sir Robin Knox-Johnston back to the Club, even more so as he was able to present the inaugural Vic Locke Memorial Trophy to the winners, New Zealand. Coming up this month we have the 1O1O Match Racing Spring Regatta, the Rolex China Sea Race for the Big Boats and Hong Kong Race Week for dinghies, Hobie 16s and windsurfers. The Club will be extremely busy both at Kellett Island and Middle Island leading up to Easter with these two international events taking place concurrently. Commodore Joachim Isler

會長約翰伊詩禮

The dragon boat season is well under way with training progressing and the bai san performed with the boats. The Royal X-Team is keen to repeat the success of last season. The rowers will travel to the USA this month to compete in the San Diego Crew Classic. The Club crews will be joined by two crews of university students who have joined a new RHKYC-led initiative to help students improve their skills and advance the sport in Hong Kong. The University Elite Programme also introduces more young rowers to the sporting opportunities that our Club can offer once they have graduated. I would like to thank Club members Karl Kwok and Keith Mowser for the huge amount of time, hard work and effort they have put in over a great many years in leading the Hong Kong Sailing Federation and with that the development of sailing in Hong Kong as, respectively, its President and Vice President. Both have now stood down and congratulations are due to Club members Warwick Downes and Inge Strompf-Jepsen who have succeeded them in those positions. I would like to remind you again that, at the Electoral General Meeting on 10 June, elections will be necessary for seven posts on General Committee. Thank you to those of you who have submitted nominations for these posts – if you have not yet done so and would like to, the deadline is Tuesday 15 April. All Life and Full Members (of at least two years standing) are invited to email nominations to me at commodore@rhkyc.org.hk.

恭喜 Nick Bryan，勝出了三月一日舉行的「Tomes 盃帆船賽」。這是「zerorh+ Top Dog 盃系列帆船賽」的第三場賽事，現時頭三位船隻分別為 3 x 11、Ambush 和 Tchaikoffsky。最後一場「HKRNVR 盃帆船賽」，則於五月三日舉行。另外，恭喜香港航海學校，成為「安本資產管理校際帆船節」的大嬴家。希望大家在今年民族盃賽皆能盡興而回，二十個國家／地區，七十五艘參賽船隻，再一次證明此賽如何精彩和深受歡迎。我們特別高興能邀請 Robin Knox-Johnston 爵士到臨本會，頒發首屆 Vic Locke 紀念盃予紐西蘭冠軍隊伍。本月將有「1O1O春季帆船對抗賽」和「勞力士中國海帆船賽」供大帆船一較高下，另有「香港帆船賽週」供 Dinghies、Hobie 16s 和 Windsurfers 展露身手。兩個國際大賽同時舉行，相信在復活節前，銅鑼灣和中途島會所都會忙得不可開交。龍舟賽季來臨在即，各船已加緊訓練和做好拜神儀式。而 Royal X Team 則誓要蟬聯今屆冠軍。划艇手們將於本月到美國參加「聖地牙哥經典划艇賽」(San Diego Crew Classic)。本會划艇手將聯同兩個參加了本會「大學精英計劃」的選手出賽。這個計劃既能改善本地學生的划艇技巧，從而推動此運動在香港的發展；亦能為本會吸納更多年輕划艇手，於畢業後繼續參與會內划艇活動。我想特別鳴謝會友暨香港帆船運動總會會長郭志樑及副會長 Keith Mowser，多年來，盡心盡力推動香港帆船運動發展。兩位皆剛卸任，由會友 Warwick Downes 和 Inge Strompf-Jepsen 接棒。恭喜 Warwick 和 Inge。再次提醒大家，六月十日的選舉大會將選出理事會七個職位。感謝已遞交提名的會友，還未遞交的，請最遲於四月十五日 ( 星期二 ) 提名。所有最少於兩年前成為資深或終身會員的會友，也可發送電郵 (commodore@rhkyc.org.hk) 向我提名。

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General Manager’s Message

The Bridge

March was an inspiring month for all sailors, be they young or old, with both Sir Ben Ainslie and Sir Robin Knox-Johnston taking time out of their busy schedules in Hong Kong to speak about their experiences and achievements as sailors. I have to say that in particular, the sight of our dinghy sailors tying up at the pontoon at Middle Island next to the Clipper fleet was a fantastic sight to see and I am sure the occasion will have been an inspiration to our young sailors to develop their skills and progress on to bigger and bigger boats in the future. April promises to be a very busy and exciting month too with the Rolex China Sea Race having the most international and competitive fleet of boats ever, with six nations including Hong Kong. Before the start of that race we will be making our annual pilgrimage to Tin Hau to make offerings and ensure that we have the blessing of the goddess for the next year.

General Manager Mark Bovaird

總經理布馬克

Easter is just round the corner and we have special activities available for adults and children. There is an Easter lunch buffet in the Compass Room on Sunday 20 April with an Easter egg hunt for the children. On Saturday 5 April there is ceramic Easter egg painting at Kellett Island, and there will also be silver jewellery available, on which you can place finger or toeprints, or engrave your own personal message. There are several different options on the F&B front with Wagyu beef, Thai food, and burger promotions all starting this month. We also have Nostalgic Western Dishes in the Compass Room – some old favourites which have been off the menu for a while will be on offer. Plus a range of snacks is also available at the Main Bar. The Main Bar balcony will be humming again on Friday 11 April when we will have jazz, R&B and dancing with Allen Youngblood and Jazbalaya. This year we are holding adult beginner sailing courses at the same time as the Easter youth courses so parents can learn to sail at the same time as their children. There are half day and full day courses so if you have always meant to learn to sail and never got around to it, now is the perfect opportunity. Finally, may I remind you that the deadline for submitting nominations for General Committee positions is 15 April, and the Electoral General Meeting will be held on 10 June. Following a GenCom decision taken last year, presentations to long-serving members will not take place at the EGM as they have done in previous years, but will instead be made at the Annual General Meeting in November.

對所有帆船手，不論長幼來說，三月都是個令人振奮的月份。賓．英士利爵士 (Sir Ben Ainslie) 和羅賓．洛莊頓爵士 (Sir Robin Knox-Johnston) 百忙中抽空到臨香港，分享他們在帆船運動的經驗和成就。其時，中途島亦出現了一個有趣畫面：我們的 Dinghy 小船在和 Clipper 大船剛巧泊在一起，相映成趣。另外，我相信，兩位爵士的分享能鼓勵我們的年輕帆船手，努力改進技巧，在將來駕馭更大更大的船隻。四月一定會十分忙碌，卻又無比精彩。「勞力士中國海帆船賽」將有有史以來最強、最國際化的隊伍。連同香港，總共有六個國家／地區參賽。賽事開始前，我們會按年度傳統到天后廟參拜，祈求天后保佑我們來年事事順利。復活節快到了，我們有不同的應節活動供大人和小朋友參加。首先，是四月五日(星期六)，於銅鑼灣會所的陶瓷復活蛋彩繪活動，同日還有銀器首飾設計，可印上手指或腳趾印，亦可刻上個人字句。另外，於四月二十日 (星期日)，Compass Room 將提供復活節自助午餐，並會收藏復活蛋，要小朋友找尋出來。本月開始，飲食及餐飲部將有和牛、泰國菜和漢堡推廣菜單。我們亦會於月中在 Compass Room 推出懷舊西餐，一些已不在餐牌上的美味菜式將會重現眼前。Main Bar則有多款可口小食供應。 Main Bar 陽台將於四月十一日(星期五)熱鬧起來，因為當晚會有 Allen Youngblood 和 Jazbalaya 表演爵士和 R&B 音樂。今年，成人初級帆船班和復活節青年帆船班將被安排在同一時間，這樣，父母就可以和子女一起上課。我們提供半日和全日課程，若您一直想學帆船而又苦無機會，現在是時候報名了。最後，容我再提醒各位請於四月十五日前，遞交提名角逐今屆理事會職務，選舉大會將於六月十日舉行。根據理事會去年的決定，由今年開始，長期會員頒獎禮將由六月的選舉大會，改到十一月的會員周年大會舉行。

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Member Satisfaction Survey The Bridge | Member Satisfaction Survey

Executive Summary

Pride in Membership

At the end of 2013, the Club held the fourth in a series of Member Satisfaction Surveys (the previous editions being held in 2005, 2008 and 2011). This was the first time that the survey was conducted online and 752 members took part (an increase of 14% of respondents from the last survey in 2011). It was also the first time that the Club utilised the service of McMahon Group, a US-based company with over 25 years of experience in club surveys.

Ninety-five percent (95%) of respondents strongly agree they have a sense of pride in their membership, 4% are neutral and only 1% disagree. When members were asked to provide words or attributes they would use to describe the Club, the following is a representative sample of responses: ‘best club for water sports in Asia’, ‘excellent sailing, services and locations, outstanding staff’, ‘well-organised, friendly, convenient and value for money’, ‘very family friendly’ and ‘great food, friendly staff, excellent facilities, great atmosphere’.

The survey had a 26% response rate which is about average for a club our size and is therefore representative of the overall membership, not just the respondents. Ordinary and Full Members were the bulk of the respondents. Three-quarters of respondents were male and 60% were in the 41 to 60 age group. About half of the respondents have children living at home which is above average compared to other clubs that McMahon have worked with. A third of the respondents have been members for five years or less. About half of the respondents use the Club about five to ten times per month.

Activity Satisfaction Using a rating scale from 5 (very satisfied) to 1 (very dissatisfied), respondents were asked to rate their satisfaction with various Club activities or facilities. Shown below are the mean ratings and response percentages in descending order beginning with the highest rated activity or facility: Mean Rating

% Satisfied

% Dissatisfied

The Club has amongst the highest levels of satisfaction that McMahon has seen in the 25 years that they have been doing club surveys. McMahon typically only sees one out of ten clubs get over 90% in overall satisfaction and we achieved 96%.

Sailing

4.2

90%

Kellett Island (overall)

4.2

92%

Middle Island (overall)

4.2

89%

Swimming Pool

4.1

83%

The full report is very detailed and runs to well over 200 pages of data and written comments. Here we will share with you the Executive Summary.

Member dining

4.1

82%

Shelter Cove (overall)

4.0

79%

Bowling

4.0

76%

Changing rooms – Kellett Island

4.0

81%

Club social events

3.9

73%

Worldwide reciprocal clubs

3.9

72%

Ship Shop

3.9

75%

Marine facilities/operations

3.9

73%

Youth sailing programmes

3.9

72%

Private parties/banqueting

3.9

70%

Car parking – Kellett Island

3.9

76%

The General Committee, along with Sub-Committee Chairmen and Senior Management, was engaged in a presentation of the findings by McMahon Group in January. Since that time, each committee and department have been discussing the results in their areas and are formulating their respective action plans to address areas where we can improve still further.

Overall Satisfaction and Perceived Membership Value Overall member satisfaction at the Club is above average compared to other private clubs surveyed by the McMahon Group. Ninety-six percent (96%) of respondents are satisfied or very satisfied with the Club, compared to an average of 81% at other clubs. It is also a very positive survey result that 40% of respondents are very satisfied with the Club, which is 14 percentage points above the average of 27%. Eighty-five percent (85%) of respondents agree or strongly agree they receive good value for the cost of their memberships in the Club, compared to an average of 62% at other clubs. Twenty-eight percent (28%) of respondents strongly agree they receive good value.

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Activities or Facilities

Changing rooms – Middle Island

3.9

73%

Car parking – Shelter Cove

3.8

66%

Rowing and Paddle Sports

3.7

61%

1% 8%

Boatyard facilities/operations

3.7

67%

Cruising

3.6

58%

Children’s playground/Waterside

3.6

57%

Squash

3.5

49%

Snooker

3.4

41%

Movie/Book Library

3.4

46%

10%

Changing Rooms – Shelter Cove

3.3

48%

21%

Gymnasium

3.1

36%

27%

Sailing Number/Availability of Activities – Approximately one in four respondents feel there are not enough China sailing events, youth high performance coaching opportunities and adult sail training courses. Forty-seven percent (47%) of respondents feel that there are not enough non-racing yachting events. Sailing Satisfaction – Respondents are well satisfied with the various aspects of sailing. The highest ratings are for domestic Hong Kong events (88% satisfied, 1% dissatisfied), offshore events (76% satisfied, 2% dissatisfied), and the communication/publication of sailing events (80% satisfied, 4% dissatisfied.) The lowest rating is for non-racing yachting events, with 49% satisfied and 9% dissatisfied.

Rowing and Paddle Sports Number/Availability of Activities – While most respondents are satisfied with the number of events and courses, approximately one in four respondents feel there should be more Masters events, more adult novice rowing courses and more junior novice rowing courses. Among respondents with children living at home, 42% feel there are not enough junior novice rowing courses. Rowing Satisfaction – Respondents are generally well satisfied with all aspects of rowing. All of the satisfaction ratings are between 3.7 and 4.0 (on the 1 to 5 rating scale), with dissatisfaction percentages of no more than 7%. All of the dissatisfaction percentages for communication/ publication, organisation of rowing events, rowing training courses and junior training courses are in a range of only 3% to 6%.

Marine and Boatyard Marine Facilities and Operations – With only two exceptions, members are very satisfied with the various aspects of the Marine facilities and operations. In particular, members are very satisfied with the maintenance, management, quality of services and sampan services at all three locations. The only two areas with elevated dissatisfaction percentages above 7% are the availability of boats for hire (19% dissatisfied) and the Shelter Cove changing rooms (24% dissatisfied.) Boatyard Facilities, Operations and Services – Respondents are well satisfied with some aspects of the Boatyard, such as the helpfulness of the staff, the management, the maintenance of the facilities and quality of the workmanship. However, they are somewhat less satisfied with the timeliness of work completion (18% dissatisfied), the follow-up after

completion of services (17% dissatisfied) and the value of the services for the price (22% dissatisfied.)

Food and Beverage Members are very satisfied with dining in all Club dining venues at Kellett Island, Middle Island and Shelter Cove. For example, 82% of respondents are satisfied with the quality of the food in the Bistro (only 7% are dissatisfied) and 87% are satisfied with the professionalism and training of the staff (only 4% are dissatisfied.) The dining satisfaction ratings for the Bistro to average ratings from other fine private clubs where the McMahon Group has conducted membership surveys indicates that the Bistro satisfaction ratings are above the averages from other clubs. The ratings for the other dining venues on Kellett Island, Middle Island, Shelter Cove and for banqueting are similar to the ratings for the Bistro.

Communications Overall, 97% of respondents are satisfied with the amount of communication they receive from the Club. Most respondents (61% to 95%) are satisfied with the amount of email communication they receive, the amount of printed communication and also the amount the Club communicates with members via social media. Indications are that we can do more on YouTube and Twitter. Members are very well satisfied with all aspects of existing Club communications. In particular, areas of very high satisfaction (ratings of 4.0 or higher, satisfaction percentages of over 80%) include the communication of sailing information, the communication of dining/social information, the timeliness of Club communications, the Club’s website (overall impression and information provided), and the overall impression of Ahoy!.

Social Events Most respondents are satisfied with the quality of events, the value for money of events and the variety of events at all three locations and for all three constituencies (adults, families and children) and none of the dissatisfaction percentages exceed 7%. Among all respondents, 63% agree the Club provides a sufficient number of events and activities for families and children and 7% disagree. Among respondents with children living at home, 59% agree and 10% disagree. Amongst the comments and suggestions in the written comments we see ‘need more youth and child focused events that excite them about sailing and rowing’, ‘the children’s events seemed aimed at very young children’, ‘great events, a little expensive for some of us’.

RHKYC Charity Foundation Only 42% of respondents feel they have a good understanding and awareness of the Club’s Charity Foundation. 24% of respondents have previously contributed to the Charitable Foundation. 86% of respondents would consider contributing to the Charity Foundation in the future. APRIL 2014 AHOY! |

The Bridge | Member Satisfaction Survey

Respondents are very satisfied with most Club activities and facilities. The only elevated dissatisfaction percentages (above 10% dissatisfied) are for the Shelter Cove Changing Rooms (21%) and the Gymnasium (27% dissatisfied). For each of these facilities, the dissatisfaction rate is somewhat higher amongst the younger respondents. Respondents who use Shelter Cove the most are more satisfied with the Shelter Cove Changing Rooms than respondents who use Kellett Island or Middle Island more frequently.

Tomes Cup presented by Feature | Tomes Cup presented by zerorh+ W o rd s: Lind s ay Lyo ns | Ph oto s: Gu y N ow ell

With winds softening throughout the day this year’s Tomes Cup, presented by zerorh+, was a sedate affair in a 5 to 6kt south easterly, with 58 boats taking to the water in pursuit of one of the Club’s oldest perpetual trophies, engraved as the ‘Sugar Refiners’ Cup’ and first presented in 1880. 12

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zerorh+ Feature | Tomes Cup presented by zerorh+ ace officer Gareth Williams and his team were on the water early to select Course 6 and set up for a Hung Hom start. With staggered starts based on two-minute intervals covering specific RHKATI rating bands, the start sequence is a complicated beast – especially when the Etchells and J/80s contrive to force a general recall – however Willams got everyone away in good order, and the chase was on. After a lap and a half to Tai Koo Shing, Pandora Solstice was holding on to a presentable lead over Ruffian Buster with the Flying Fifteens and Impalas making ground fast. The fleet completed their downwind leg to Dock Buoy then entered a series of short KB/DB/GB triangles to take them towards the target finish time of 1630hrs. With Solstice clinging on to the front and Buster breathing down her transom at Gate Buoy, several other classes were moving rapidly up the fleet including sportsboat Chrisargo, Flying Fifteen Tchaikoffsky and the Etchells class. In the light breeze, it was a surprise to see a knife edge finish, with Buster overcoming Solstice in the final metres to take first place and Chrisargo taking third at the Gate Buoy finish. Conditions weren’t the best for the Big Boats, with Ambush the first to finish, six minutes off the pace in 13th place. The remaining boats wended their way home in due course and, with no protests to be heard, a busy prizegiving, supported by Veuve Cliquot and Stella Artois, took place on the Main Lawn with the awards presented by Suzy Rayment on behalf of official media partner, Yachtstyle. APRIL 2014 AHOY! |

Feature | Tomes Cup presented by zerorh+ 1st â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Buster

Results Place

Boat Name

Owner / Skipper

Class

1 2 3 First Day Boat First Big Boat First Inshore Keelboat

Buster Solstice Chrisargo Freelance Ambush Paddy B

Nick Bryan K.W. Chair Peter Backe Laurence Mead J Isler / A Taylor Herman Wong

Ruffian Pandora Longtze Etchells Mills 41 Impala

zerorh+ Top Dog Trophy (Top 10) after Tomes Cup Boat Name

Class

Sail No.

Helm

Place

Pts

3 x 11 Ambush Tchaikoffsky HuaAn Ffreefire 90 Taxi Talkinghead Scallywag Footloose Moll

Etchells IRC 1 Flying Fifteen IRC 1 Flying Fifteen Impala IRC 2 Ruffian J/80 Impala

787 2208 3981 2201 3990 1047 1995 1059 2252 1045

Jimmy Farquhar Isler / Taylor Howard Williams Dominic Law Nick Atkinson Dennis Chien Rita Yau Oliver Cully Henry Wong Philip Bowring

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

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Feature | GREAT Nations’ Cup

GREAT Nations’ Cup W ords: Lindsay Lyons | P hotos: Gu y N owell

aunching GREAT Week in Hong Kong and in spite of a heavy drizzle, 75 of the 80 boats entered into the 2014 GREAT Nations’ Cup turned up on the start line off Hung Hom, fully decked out in costume, flags and other national paraphernalia and ready to do battle on the water for the right to hang their national flag behind the Main Bar until 2015. Given an easterly of around 9 to 12kts, with occasional lulls, Race Officer Sofia Mascia elected to set a course which would take the fleet from a Hung Hom start, through Lei Yue Mun Gap and round Shek O Rock in the eastern approaches. Once around, the boats would re-enter the harbour under spinnaker, using Club marks to extend the course length on their way to a Club finish line.

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Racing on RHKATI handicaps, the boats were given staggered starts at 20-minute intervals with the slowest boats starting first and the fastest last, in the hope that in true pursuit race style they would catch up and finish close together. The third start suffered a hiatus as a tow decided to pass right through the line during the start sequence, but with the start time of the affected boats adjusted in the results programme, everything else ran smoothly. The Impala fleet rounded Shek O Rock first, holding on to a lead on the water and benefitting from the early conditions in Junk Bay until the very end, when they were passed by Kiwi entry, Etchells Dream On helmed by Greg Farrell. With the first boat home, a procession of spinnakers

Feature | GREAT Nations’ Cup

stretched the length of the harbour as the remaining boats completed their race in a steady 7kts. When the final results were in, New Zealand held on to her top spot by 16 seconds, with Hong Kong finishing as second nation, ahead of Netherlands, England, Scotland and France. A good day for the onedesign fleets on the earlier starts and for Uranus, which finished as 11th Nation, ahead of Ireland and Sweden!

by Storm Force Marine, France, Scotland, England, Netherlands, and Hong Kong were invited on to the stage by the British Consul General to Hong Kong and Macau, Caroline Wilson. Then, to thunderous applause, first prize and the Vic Locke Memorial Trophy were presented to the victorious Kiwis by Sir Robin Knox-Johnston and Pixie Thomas.

Given the early finish, the cold, wet sailors appreciated an early prizegiving supported by Myers’s Rum. With prizes generously supplied

Results First Nation Second Nation Third Nation Fourth Nation Fifth Nation Sixth Nation Seventh Nation Eighth Nation Ninth Nation Tenth Nation

New Zealand Hong Kong Netherlands England Scotland France Japan Wales Australia Singapore

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Feature | Sir Ben Ainslie visits the Club

Sir Ben Ainslie visits the Club At the end of February and with barely 24 hours’ notice, word came through to the Club that Sir Ben Ainslie had very kindly agreed to come to Kellett Island to meet with our young Sharks sailors and share with them his experiences. The Club also extended the invitation to the younger Optimist Silver Squad sailors and the Hong Kong Sailing Federation Nationals Squads. Rounding up the guest list were some young sailors from South Island School. We caught up with some of our sailors and their coach to get their take on Sir Ben’s presentation... From top: Sir Ben Ainslie; Rear Commodore Sailing Anthony Day presents Sir Ben Ainslie with a Club burgee; Full house

he is clearly ready to lead a British team in the next America’s Cup. He is at the moment raising funding for this. Having met him, I am certain he will succeed. Leonardo Giustiniani (29er Fleet Captain) Meeting Ben Ainslie gave physical form to an awesome sailing legend. It was interesting to learn about his perspective on sailing and how he goes about overcoming a setback. The commentary on individual sailing versus sailing with a partner resonated with me since sailing in the 29er requires a tremendous amount of teamwork and communication. Jackie Truhol (Laser Fleet Captain) Meeting Ben Ainslie was a once-in-a-lifetime experience. It had been something I’d wanted to do pretty much ever since I started racing, and I feel incredibly privileged to be part of the team that was invited to meet him. I really enjoyed listening to him talk about his sailing career and how he got to where he is now: a five-time Olympic medallist and tactician aboard Oracle’s AC-72 as they made a spectacular comeback to win the America’s Cup. He reminded me about the importance of commitment and teamwork: something vital to everyone, whether on a team or sailing individually.

Aymeric Gillard (Cadet Captain) I am really happy to have had an opportunity to meet Ben Ainslie. I had read his book before meeting him. I remember him writing that one of the keys to improve in sailing is to train with other sailors. When he trained, other sailors were constantly pushing him to get better

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because they all trained at a similar level. He mentioned that again during his talk at Kellett Island and I find this is very relevant advice for the young Club sailors. I have also been impressed by his involvement in the 2013 America’s Cup. It must have been a great challenge for him to become tactician. Now

Dolf Hendriksen (Optimist Fleet Captain) I liked meeting Ben Ainslie, because it was very cool to hear what he had done to get so successful. What I liked most was hearing what he had to say about the America’s Cup (because I support Team Oracle). He spoke a lot about how you have to work together with your rivals to get better, and that you should not do everything on your own.

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Rob Partridge (Performance Coach) I have been honoured to meet Ben in the past. I first met him around 12 years ago as a 13 year-old so I can fully relate to what it is to meet an Olympic legend – a legend that keeps growing beyond belief – as a fledgling young sailor of a similar age to many of our Sharks sailors. If our young racers found the experience as special as I did then I would hope they have been hugely inspired. The main points which I noted from Ben’s speech that I feel are worth emphasising are:

of the biggest challenges Ben talked about was balancing education and sailing from a young age.

with yourself as to where you can improve and reminded us all that being a successful sailor is all about not making mistakes.

• How to deal with pressure and perform at your best: knowing that you are as well prepared as you possibly can be and then all you can do is try your best and that’s all you can ask of yourself. He also talked about being honest

I hope that all of the Sharks Racing Squad will take on board these lessons in a way that motivates them and gives them the best possible approach to competitive sailboat racing.

• How important it is to have good people around you. This meant to Ben; having a good training group of friends who helped to push each other to continually improve; having extremely supportive parents who would drive him to different corners of the UK every weekend and take him to international regattas; and having an inspirational coach (Jim Saltonstall) who was able to inspire selfbelief that he could successfully compete on an international level. • How the diversity and complexity of sailing teaches you how to deal with many challenges – with a huge amount of commitment and a few sacrifices along the way to the top. One

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29er National Championships W ords: F erdinand Heldman and L eo Giustiniani | Photos: Ke vin L ewis

his year’s championships, held over the weekend of 15 and 16 February, saw a record 13 entrants compete for the title of National Champion and, with entries from Thailand and India, this year’s nationals was set to be the most international to date. As with the 2013 event, this year saw past skiff sailors come back for some action in the 29er. An unexpected entry saw familiar sailors Sophie and Isabel Tulloch representing Thailand. These two sisters (previously Club Sharks sailors) moved from Hong Kong under a year ago and wanted to get back into some racing. On the Saturday, the sailors were faced with plenty of wind and considerable chop. Large swells and sizable waves would prove a challenge for some of the newer sailors. In an attempt to find steady breeze, the racecourse was set in east Lamma; a definite choice over the shifty and gusty outer Repulse Bay and Chung Hom Kok areas. The wind was moderate ranging from about 12 to 14kts. The first race of the day saw the fleet starting well with no boats over the line at the gun. At the top mark, it was RHKYC’s Ferdinand Heldman

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Ferdi and Leo finish 3rd overall

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and Leonardo Giustiniani that first rounded, with ABC boat Yann Thierry D’Argenlieu and Nathan Bradley close behind. The downwind would prove favourable to Yann and Nathan as they would gain and eventually overtake the RHKYC boat. The race further developed with sisters Sophie and Isabel Tulloch overtaking and claiming second position with Yann and Nathan taking the first bullet of the day. The second race of the day saw much of the same action with some sailors deciding to head right in hope of stronger breeze, whilst others sailed left hoping to catch the Lamma left. This time around the boats separated further and racing proved less eventful. Leonardo and Ferdinand managed to just about hold on to an early lead before being overtaken by ABC’s Cosmos Grelon and Akira Sakai who would claim a second placing. Yann and Nathan would once again claim first place. Exhaustion from the first two races had a knock-on impact on our results in the third race. After a careless capsize downwind due to the swell and unexpected gusts, we seriously had to try and recover the damage done. After an agonising 2nd beat we managed to take 5th place. This was to become one of our discards and we had to learn from our mistakes and continue to sail well. Coach Nick Hollis talked to us about our fitness and that this is extremely important in skiffs. With the wind dying, and swells still big for the fourth race, sailing conditions were very difficult. It was overcast and the weather cooled down. This meant sailors were cold and tired but we had to stay strong and sail on. Because of the cold weather our bodies were using energy to stay warm so we learned that it was better to be warm and taking off layers than to be cold. We showed what every coach wants to see; learning from our mistakes we played the shifts well and stayed with the fleet to claim yet again a 3rd place. With Coach Nick pleased, it was a race back in for hot water! Sunday brought stronger winds and slightly bigger chop. After an unusually long discussion amongst the Race Committee and coaches it was decided that the racecourse should once again be set in east Lamma. The conditions proved troubling for some sailors as most were not accustomed to the larger sea state and swelling ocean. The day showed great potential with great sailing conditions which eventually benefited us. This was the most important day of the regatta and sisters Sophie and Isabel were closely nibbling at our stern. After a bad start in the first race of the day we immediately tacked off to the

right side of the beat and rounded the top mark in 4th. We sailed hard and played the shifts and eventually gained on the girls, it was a tight finish with us just slightly ahead in third. After a tiring first race, the swell built and the wind picked up to 12 to 14kts. Boat handling skills were essential. The sisters barely managed in the large swells and had to retire. We continued to sail fast and hard up and down the second beat and claimed a 3rd place that secured us 3rd place overall in the competition. Consistency was key and we had achieved five 3rd places in all. By the third race the wind had picked up and racing became more of an act of trying to stay upright. Capsizes were not uncommon and proved very costly. The distances between boats increased as boat-handling capability differences became apparent. By the end of the race, two boats had a clear lead over the rest of the fleet, Akira and Cosmos leading with Ferdinand and Leonardo close behind. On the latter part of the last downwind Akira and Cosmos capsized for the first and only time that day. Ferdinand and Leonardo just about managed to sail past them acquiring their first bullet of the regatta. The fourth race saw the ‘windiest and waviest’ conditions in the whole regatta. The conditions seemed to have taken their toll on some of the sailors as only four out of the starting seven boats finished the race. At the end of the regatta, the ABC teams of Cosmas Grelon with Akira Sakai and Yann D’Argenlieu with Nathan Bradley took the two top spots with RHKYC’s Ferdinand Heldman and Leo Giustiniani taking 3rd.

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Etchells â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Henry Kaye Series Etchells discover Henry hasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t lost his touch with the class W ords: J ohn Breen | P hotos: C olin Smith and Jenn y C ooper

Sailing The Hung Hom start line and post start during the inaugural races of the Henry Kaye Series

t felt like travelling back thirty years to see Henry Kaye return to the harbour at the helm of an Etchells, tussling with Jimmy Farquhar just like the old days. David Yourieff, also visiting from Phuket, was back on the water too challenging the current fleet. It was more than nostalgic that Henry came back for the first two races of the series named in his honour. Henry is a stalwart member of the fleet and was a great supporter of the local Etchells class in the early days in Hong Kong. In his short and happy victory address to the fleet after racing, he reminded us that it was he and Jimmy Farquhar who had joined forces to represent Hong Kong for the first time at an Etchells Worlds in 1981 at Marblehead. Henry was President of the Hong Kong Association for its formative years; in truth he carried much

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of the work of Honorary Secretary, Treasurer, Measurer and Fleet Captain!

For Henry, who now lives permanently in Phuket, the weather for the day would have brought back memories of 1981: a steady easterly with more than a touch of dampness. The Hung Hom start, which we all now take for granted, was much more rarely used back in the 1980s, when the fleet would start at the Club line. Skippers would try their luck left and right between the line and the Hung Hom fairway buoy and then start the race all over again after squeezing past Hung Hom and turning right in order to go in search of the North Point lift, near the ferry piers. Whoever got there first usually did well. Back in the present day, early leaders who happened to choose the North Point side of the harbour were the two top seeds: Peter Backe (black undies) and Laurence Mead (red undies). Out in his new boat was the ‘prodigal son’ Jamie McWilliam (black) covered ably by Jimmy (red). Henry sailed with (his real life son) Marty (black), but in the first race he could not live up to his legendary speed and fell back on the beat. The remainder of the fleet were Mark Thornburrow (black), Ian Fleming (red), Mark Yeadon, (black) Mark Whitehead (red), Mark Parker (black), Malcolm Gibson (red), David Yourieff (red), Cheung Mei Han (red), Greg Kearns (black), Suzanne Godfrey (red) and

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To get the first Henry Kaye Series off to a good start, Marty Kaye suggested a (very) unofficial ‘team race’ by splitting the fleet into two teams – red and black – and counting the team positions at the end. Normal team racing conventions would be followed only loosely in order to ensure the event remained a proper harbour series. The two captains, Henry (black) and Jimmy (red) were able to select their teams before the start. Coloured streamers from backstays provided by Marty looked suspiciously like factory-outlet underpants from Wanchai!

Thomas Cheung sailing the oldest boat on the water – the original Diva – possibly for the last time as his and Ian Ritchie’s new boat arrives from Australia very shortly. The first race took the fleet to Shau Kei Wan mark and, as usual, there was much to be gained or lost choosing whether to stay in the middle of the harbour, or to close in on the island shore. There was a short and competitive run down to red channel mark (E2), a beat back to Shau Kei Wan and then a long run down to the finish at Hung Hom. Laurence Mead won the tussle of the top three places, followed by Peter Backe, Jamie McWilliam, Mark Thornburrow and Jimmy Farquhar in that order. Race Officer Steve Bourne decided there was enough north in the wind to send the fleet along the Kowloon side of the harbour for race two, which started straight away. This was an entirely different race for Henry who got off to a good start and never looked back, having

a great tussle with Peter Backe and Mark Yeadon, both from the black team too. Peter Backe got the gun followed by Henry. Two more blacks, Thornburrow and McWilliam, came in fourth and fifth to complete the route of the reds, whose top finisher was Suzanne Godfrey, with the steady hand of Scotia Ryder on the helm for the day. Back at the Club there were drinks on the dock and a lot to talk about, although the team results were hardly the subject of controversy. With Marty as MC, Jimmy Farquhar made an informal presentation to Henry of a Hong Kong Etchells Worlds t-shirt. As his long time rival but also close friend Henry as skipper of the winning team had won once again in the harbour. Drinks and conversation on the pontoon didn’t last too long though, as there was an important event that evening with one of the notable absentees for the day – Fred Kinmonth’s nuptials at the Hong Kong Club. Later that night there was a big game of rugby to watch, but that’s another story.

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Langkawi International Regatta W ords: Jackie T ruhol | P hotos: Rob Partridge

Sailing n mid-February, four members of the Sharks Laser Squad – Pierre Bureau, Emma Fung, Malik Hood, Coach Rob Partridge, house parent Kathy Truhol and I – left on an early-morning flight for Langkawi, Malaysia, to compete in the 11th KFC-Langkawi International Regatta Perdana 2014. Stepping into the stifling heat of 35˚C on arrival was like going from fridge to furnace compared to the 12˚C of Hong Kong. We knew there and then that the next five days of practise and racing in the searing daytime temperatures of

over 35˚C would be brutal. Tired after a long day of travel, we fell asleep that night full of anticipation, excitement and nerves for the forthcoming event. Early the next morning, we headed to the Malaysian National Sailing Centre to register and pick up our boats. By the time we were issued our boats and finished preparing all our equipment, it was late afternoon. We managed to get in a short practise session to test the waters before the official start of the regatta the next day. After checking out the currents

and the shifty afternoon wind, we felt more comfortable about the conditions and more familiar with the venue. We felt that we were ready; our boats were tuned, and we had had time to practise. The same could not be said for Rob’s chartered RIB, which would not take him more than a few metres away from the pontoon. On the opening day of this ISAF Grade 3 regatta, over 200 sailors from 19 local Malaysian and international sailing clubs were gathered on the hardstanding. When the warning signal sounded, teams from Malaysia, Singapore, and India joined us on the slipway. We were surrounded by other Lasers, 420s, 470s, Byte CIIs, Optimists, and windsurfers as we launched. In the tangle of trolleys to follow, there were even a few detached trolley wheels racing down the slipway as if trying to beat us to the water. Eventually, we all launched and headed to the four respective race areas. Rob managed to get a replacement RIB just in time to join us. Area C was dedicated to the larger boats, including the Laser Radials and Standards. Pierre and I, in our Laser Radials, shared starts with the Laser Standards, which put us in the same races as the Malaysian 2012 Olympic

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Men’s Laser sailor. Emma and Malik, both in Laser 4.7s, battled on their course against the Singaporean team, including the Optimist World Champion, who had just swapped to Lasers. We had our work cut out for us.

The second day of racing brought drastic changes to the conditions of Day 1. The wind was much stronger, staying at a fairly consistent 14 to 16kts. The tide increased as well, pushing us above the start line and starboard layline, and we had to be really careful when starting. This wind speed was more like what we were used to. It also gave me an advantage over my lighter competitors, who had trouble keeping the boat flat. I achieved my best result of a 4th for the day. Pierre’s results also improved with his best finish of 8th place for the day. In race area B, huge boats anchored in the middle of the Laser 4.7 course creating wind shadows, making racing difficult for them. Our youngest teammate, Emma, scored her best result with an 8th in the Laser 4.7 girls while Malik scored a 7th in the Laser 4.7 boys, a huge improvement over the 15th from Day 1. After a good round of results, everyone had high hopes for the next day. Day 3 started out promising with 15kts of wind in the morning. The Race Committee scheduled four races, trying to make up for missed races on the first day. We knew it was going to be a long day on the water. The wind unfortunately died off to around 8kts during the third race, and stayed light for the final race; however, everyone got their best scores of the regatta during this race. Malik pulled off an impressive 5th out of 18, Emma an 8th out of 12, Pierre an 8th out of 12, and I a 4th out of 6.

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The first race of the regatta started at noon on our course with very light winds of 5 to 8kts. Both Pierre and I managed to stay in front of a few boats throughout the race, but it was a big adjustment for us coming from training in the strong winter winds in Hong Kong. The wind died off almost immediately after the first race, and after moving the course in an attempt to find more wind, the Race Committee called it a day.

The wind never picked up again from a dismal 6 to 8kts from the day before. Four races were sailed, completing the 12-race series for the regatta. We did not top our results from the previous days, but ended the regatta learning a lot about changeable conditions and racing in bigger fleets. After a very exhausting four days of racing under the scorching temperature of the Malaysian sun, we packed up our boats with a sense of accomplishment and pride to have represented the Club at this international regatta. The final event was the closing ceremony, well-organised with dignitaries and a dance performance. The atmosphere was a lot more relaxed now that the racing was over. Sailors from different teams took pictures together, and said our goodbyes. Overall, competing in

the 11th KFC-Langkawi International Regatta Perdana 2014 was a valuable experience; apart from improving my sailing, I learned how to adapt to a different racing environment. One very positive outcome is that the trip also strengthened the camaraderie of our team. I look forward to competing in more international regattas in the future. The next one is not that far away. I’m really excited about the forthcoming, first-ever Hong Kong Race Week, which is a ranking regatta for many fleets, including the Lasers. Hopefully, many teams from other countries will come to participate. I’d like to say a huge thank you to the Club for its support of our team, to Rob Partridge for being such a great coach, to my mum for her help on this trip, and to the parents who support us.

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The Sailing Office puts this out every other Tuesday throughout the year regarding sailing and rowing events. Please contact Lindsay: lindsay.lyons@rhkyc.org.hk if you want something to be included or if you are not receiving these emails and would like to. The circular is best viewed in HTML format on your computer due to the pictures included in this newsletter.

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A very happy Easter to all from the Sailing Office. As spring is now well and truly here there is no excuse not to get on the water! The big race this month is the Rolex China Sea Race which promises to be an exciting event as always. The race will start off the Club line in Victoria Harbour and you will be able to follow all the action on the Yellowbrick tracking system as the race unfolds. More details below. As there are now only a couple more months before another sailing season draws to a close, if you wish to get any race management or safety duties clocked up, please contact the Sailing Office as the next big regattas will not be until the new season in the autumn. Enjoy the Easter holiday wherever you are on the water! Alex Johnston Sailing Manager

All important information concerning the race can be found at: www.rolexchinasearace.com

Rolex China Sea Race – Documentation Deadlines and Timetable Event/Information

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Deadline for IRC Certificates/change of rating. HKPN PIPS Declaration deadline. Final Ratings posted on Official Notice Board and End of protests on ratings. Fri 11 Submission of Next-of-kin and Immigration information. Mon 14 Welcome Drinks – Main Lawn at Kellett Island. Tue 15 Immigration Clearance. Wed 16 Sun 20 Mon 21 Wed 30

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The Government Flying Service returns to the Club to give an excellent presentation on how a deep sea helicopter rescue is conducted using a high line, what equipment is used and the required drills to make it all work. Essential for any skipper, boat owner or crew doing any of the Club’s offshore races or anyone who goes out on a boat in Hong Kong waters. Don’t miss it as there are some excellent videos/pictures and the chance to see some of the equipment used up close.

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Sailing Development Manager Richard Knight 2812 7303 General Enquiries Gloria Yeung 28127063 Senior Keelboat Instructor Patrick Lam 2812 7303 Senior Sailing Instructors Ting Chan and Phoebe Tang 2812 7303 Performance Coaches Nick Hollis and Rob Partridge 2812 7303

As advertised in previous issues of Ahoy!, this Easter courses will run from 12 to 16 April and 22 to 26 April which is either side of the Hong Kong Race Week held at Middle Island. Some courses are already full but we sometimes receive last-minute cancellations so it is worth while joining the wait list. For those who are joining us, we look forward to seeing you on the water!

As mentioned last month, we have scheduled an Adult Beginner course for the same time as the Easter Youth Courses so parents can learn to sail at the same time as their children. There are a few options including halfday and full-day courses and we hope to have enough parents signed up to offer all the options.

Corporate Sailing this Summer Treat your clients, your staff or both with our Corporate Sailing Days which are on our J/80 fleet. The day can be tailored to suit your requirements and can result in a competitive race or a sail to an island for a seafood lunch. Sessions are mostly restricted to weekdays although outside of the racing season weekends may be possible. For more details please visit the webpage www.rhkyc.org.hk/CorporateSailingatRHKYC.aspx or contact richard.knight@rhkyc.org.hk

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Adult Beginner Courses at Easter

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Aberdeen Asset Management Hong Kong Race Week Race days 18 to 21 April

Entries are in and we are in the final preparations for the very first Hong Kong Race Week. This is planned to be four days of competitive racing and we are pleased to welcome also for the first time, the windsurfer, Hobie 16 and Access fleets which will make this event like no other in Hong Kong. To help with the development of our younger sailors we have also introduced an Optimist Green fleet which will be focused on fun racing. In future years we hope it will attract sailors from around the Asian region and beyond. This event will only be possible thanks to a large team of volunteers both on and off the water. If you have not yet volunterred and would like to please contact richard.knight@rhkyc.org.hk

1O1O 4G Match Racing Spring, National and International Regattas Sailing

The Platus have been out on Saturday mornings throughout the season where Guy Brearey has been busy introducing a number of new teams to match racing. Over the next few months the match racing calendar heats up and we are very pleased to welcome back last year’s winner, William Tiller. By the time you read this the full skipper line-up will be on the website and we will do a complete rundown of the teams in next month’s Ahoy!. For more information on any of the regattas visit www.rhkyc.org.hk/MatchRacing.aspx or contact matchracing@rhkyc.org.hk Spring Regatta incorporating the Junior Championships 5 and 6 April 2014 Hong Kong Nationals 1 and 4 May 2014 International Match Racing Regatta 16, 17 and 18 May 2014

Skandia Sail Training in partnership with Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club

Application forms and more details www.rhkyc.org.hk click on ‘Training’ or email sailtrain@rhkyc.org.hk Youth Training – Next Programmes

Adult Keelboat Courses

Weekend Training (please see website for dates) Optimist Practice Silver Squad Youth Sailing Squad Easter Week 1 Sat 12 to Wed 16 April Week 2 Tue 22 to Sat 26 April

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Adult Beginners Option 8 Option 9 Option 4

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Adult Supervised Sailing (April and May) Boat Handling Spinnakers Distance Sail Singlehanded Laser Boat Handling Level 3 Preparation Singlehanded Laser Distance Sail

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RHKYC Cadet Sharks Weekly Training Download the calendar for your smart device. More details on the webpage below More details contact nick.hollis@rhkyc.org.hk www.rhkyc.org.hk/ShorebasedCourses.aspx

RYA Powerboat Training These NEW practical powerboat handling courses are available now. You must already hold the PVOCC. RYA Powerboat Level 2 Courses Option PBL2/4 5 and 6 April Option PBL2/5 1 and 3 May

RYA Powerboat Level 2 One Day Assessment Option PBA2 27 April RYA Safety Boat Course (applicants must hold RYA Level 2 first) Option SB2 5 and 6 April Option SB3 1 and 3 May

Shorebased Courses Long Range Radio Operator Course Summer 2014 Course: 14, 15, 28 and 29 June (1000hrs to 1830hrs) Exams: 7,8,9 and 10 July (1830hrs to 2100hrs) PVOCC Course This course prepares students for the Hong Kong Marine Department Examinations. Part A (Masters) 5, 6 and 7 May Part B (Engineer) 19, 20 and 21 May Time: 1900hrs to 2215hrs Location: RHKYC, Kellett Island, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong

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Sharks at the Neptune Regatta Sailing W ords: Enzo C remers | Photos: M y riam Dargent

uring Chinese New Year, I joined my family and friends (including Aymeric and Ines Gillard) to compete in the Neptune Regatta in Indonesia on board Shahtoosh.

drink, but they tasted all right, though they looked revolting. The fourth and fifth races were a breeze (with a nice breeze). My father kept us all busy with 25 tacks in 35 miles! On the afternoon of the last day, we had many visitors from other boats and staff coming on board. We ended up in first place, with a 2-1-1-1-1 score. In the evening there was a great party, with almost everyone ending up in the swimming pool.

The Neptune Regatta started off four years ago when three friends decided to do a motor yacht rally from Singapore to the equator. The event has quickly developed into a regatta covering all categories of sailing yachts. The regatta, unlike others, is a family-friendly event (I saw quite a few other young sailors there). For the cruising classes, the 70 miles to Neptune Island are split into two days. The third day is a sprint to the equator and back to the island, with the last two days a reverse of the first two. We were sailing on Shahtoosh, a Warwick 75 footer (with lots of hydraulics and buttons, so almost nothing was manual). We wanted to race well and competitively, and yet have great fun, as we were a family team. But, as we finished quite early each race, there was lots of time to have fun post-race in the beautiful bays. The first two days were a downwind run to the equator in a perfect 15kts of breeze. In the

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From left: Enzo Cremers with Aymeric and Ines Gillard

third race, we had a mass start, with all the classes starting together. We had a great run downwind and a fast upwind leg. There is a special party that happens when you cross the equator for the first time on water. Most of us on board hadnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t ever done that, so we had a big party. We had to eat some disgusting food and drink some disgusting

Ines particularly liked the stress of the starts and the downwind jibes, and especially seeing that the rest of the fleet were behind her. As for Aymeric, he enjoyed the challenge of flying a 300 plus sqm kite with only four people in the front. Learning how to be a bowman during the starts gave him a new perspective of the boat. His best moment was trimming the kite during the sprint to the equator and being allowed to give orders to his father, who was painfully grinding. I liked the tacking frenzy we had whilst going in between reefs and islands at 1+kts. We had a great time and I would definitely recommend joining the Neptune Regatta.

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Hong Kong Coastal Rowing Championships W ords:Rowgues G allery | Photos: Members

n Sunday 2 March, around 100 rowers from across Hong Kong took part in the second Hong Kong Coastal Rowing Championships, with crews from Lantau Boat Club, Lion Rock Rowing Club, CUHK, HK Sea School and HKUST joining RHKYC at the Middle Island Clubhouse for a full day of competitive racing. Conditions started off perfect but deteriorated as the day went on, causing race officials to move the finals to the shorter course and missing out the rough seas on the outside of Round Island. Despite challenging conditions in the afternoon, all crews raced well despite some early confusion on the race course as to the location of the turning marks. The consensus is that we need some hot pink buoy covers for next year to differentiate our race buoys from those of the sailors! The M2x heats were dominated by RHKYC A and B who came through comfortably ahead of the university, LBC and Sea School crews. No quarter was given in their head-to-head clash in the final. The two Club boats collided at the first turn resulting in the unfortunate elimination of RHKYC B with a broken oar. The A crew cruised to a comfortable finish and just survived the protests and umpire’s video footage review! Teams from HK University of Science and Technology and Chinese University entered together with an all HKU Alumni crew racing as the RHKYC. The Chinese University squad is probably one of the strongest in Hong Kong and they turned out in force with four open quads, two ladies’ quads, three men’s doubles, one ladies’ double and a single. Their efforts were rewarded with lots of medals and they did well to collect the gold medal in the open quads.

ended in a fairly comfortable win for the RHKYC crew. The W4X race was shortened due to the poor weather that descended just after lunch and was a hard-fought battle between Lantau and RHKYC, with the Lantau Ladies team eventually emerging as the winners.

Results Junior Quad Scull 1st HK Sea School, 2nd RHKYC A, 3rd RHKYC B Women Single Scull 1st Lantau Double Scull 1st RHKYC, 2nd Lantau A, 3rd Lantau B Quad Scull 1st Lantau, 2nd RHKYC, 3rd CUHK A Men Single Scull 1st Lantau A, 2nd Lantau C Double Scull 1st RHKYC A, 2nd HKUST, 3rd CUHK A Quad Scull 1st CUHK B, 2nd CUHK C, 3rd Lion Rock

Brian Henderson, RHKYC Coastal Rowing Co-ordinator, said, “We were delighted to see the entries up around 10% in this second year of running the event, particularly the strong turnout by the university crews. The programme included a junior race run for the first time and this turned out to be one of the most hotly-contested events of the day with the Sea School just edging out RHKYC B by a few feet. The organising committee would like to thank all of our participants and the dozens of volunteers who worked tirelessly to make the event a huge success.”

HKUST is about to start coastal rowing in the picturesque waters of Sai Kung. Led by Theresa Leung and Chun-man Fong they also entered in force with two open quads and a men’s double. Some of the team had benefited from an introduction to coastal rowing at the RHKYC earlier in the month. As a young and enthusiastic squad they did well to collect medals in the doubles. The ladies’ crew boat finals were a study in contrasts. As the first race of the day, the W2X ended up being the only event covering the full ‘long course’ around Round Island, was raced in calm, sunny conditions and

Rowing Contacts Elite Rowing Coach m.sean.hall@rhkyc.org.hk Asst. Coach toby.dankbaar@rhkyc.org.hk Middle Island Co-ordinator mirowing@rhkyc.org.hk Shatin Men’s Racing shatinrowingmen@rhkyc.org.hk Shatin Women’s Racing shatinrowingladies@rhkyc.org.hk

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Head of the Shing Mun W ords: Simone Broadfield

Rowing

he morning of Sunday 23 February saw a strong contingent of male and female crews from the Club preparing to compete in the Head of Shing Mun Regatta at Sha Tin.

Dragon Boat Bai San W ords: Gianni A prea

he dragon boat season opening Bai San or bowing to the gods took place at Middle Island on Saturday 22 February. The event not only marked the start of another promising season, but also officially welcomed our new small dragon boat to the fleet. This traditional ceremony serves to pay homage to the dragon boat gods by bowing three times in front of a ceremonial table holding joss sticks, fruit and flowers, a whole spit-roasted pig, a duck, a chicken and a bottle of water, representing the five elements. Then the eyes on the dragon heads are dotted with traditional paint thereby opening the eyes and awakening them. It is considered bad luck to paddle or race a dragon boat that has its eyes ‘closed’.

Randy See from our new supporting sponsor Piccolo Pizza joined with stacks of pizzas in hand and our friends from Blue Girl Beer, Jude Chan and Vincent Leung, were in attendance again. The pizza and beer they provided for the event were very much welcomed by our guests and team members. We were also honoured to have Kristina Tanso from Room to Read and Mark Whitehead, the Club’s Vice Commodore and Vice Chairman of the RHKYC Charity Foundation. Both of them gave informative talks on the various outreach programmes for Room to Read and the Charity Foundation respectively in addition to the eye-dotting. We are proud to continue our partnership with both of them again this year. Rounding out the team of honoured guests were the Rowing Section Captain Alice Page and coach John Pache. Both Alice and John were recognised for their long-term contributions to the team. Sadly absent from this year’s ceremony were Jo Soo from our new sponsor JLL along with Louise and Simon, our long-term sponsors from Storm Force, who were participating in the Spring Cup regatta.

As well as giving us an opportunity to incorporate some of the long-standing traditions of dragon boating into our programme, this event also allows us the chance to thank our various sponsors and charity partners. We were fortunate to have a number of people on hand to help with the eye-dotting ceremony, as follows.

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Once the traditional ceremonies were completed, our new Head Coach Lister Woo, along with team captains and special guests, continued by cutting the pig to kick off the most anticipated part of the event…the food! The festivities were enjoyed by all well into the afternoon as pizza, beer and roast pork were in good supply. Special thanks go to Lister Woo for organising and serving as master of ceremonies as well as all of those who assisted with the event (too many to name). We are looking forward to a great year of racing!

The pontoons lining the river were a flurry of activity with some interesting warm-up routines being performed by some of the local crews. Being new to Hong Kong I wasn’t sure if this was how things were done and was fairly relieved when it became clear that no, those warm-ups weren’t necessarily the norm. Conditions were good on the water with even a bit of sunshine making an appearance by the time the Women’s 8+ race began. All of the Club crews got off to good starts and quickly reached a high rating which all managed to maintain over the 3.5km course. There was strong encouragement from the coxes within the boats and from Club coaches, members and supporters on the pontoon who were cheering the crews on as they rowed past. All four crews rowed long and strong and powered across the finish line managing to achieve a clean sweep across all categories entered taking home 1st and 2nd places for the Men’s 8+, 1st place in the Women’s 8+ and 1st place in the Women’s 4+. It was a great introduction to racing in Hong Kong, the regatta was well-organised and lots of fun – plus it is always good to win some silverware! 10m58s RHKYC (A) Toby Dankbaar, Mark Welles, Rufus Southwood, Philip Crinion, Raymond Lo, Henry Gill, Christopher Stott, Calvin Ng (Cox) 12m22 RHKYC (B) Philip Pearce, Aleksy Mironenko, Guillermo Casas, Ng Kong Wan, Martin Reynolds, Steven Monick, James Mead, Guzman Vereda, Stephanie Chan (Cox) 16s25s Open W4- RHKYC Kate Scott, Natalie Kwan, Judy Chan, Joan Low 13m53s RHKYC Alexandra Bidlake, Joanna Thomson, Elizabeth Wray, Sarah Garner, Fleur Iannazzo, Natalie Kwan, Simone Broadfield, Megan Smith, Gary Meacham (Cox)

Student Rowing at RHKYC W ords: S arah G arner

Last autumn, spearheaded by former Rowing Captain and Kellett School parent Chris Hanselman, we launched our first ECA at the Shatin rowing venue, as an effort to serve Kellett School’s new campus in Kowloon Bay, and the many other Kowloon-side schools that might take up rowing. Interest is growing, and we hope to launch or expand four more programmes this spring! Awareness is key, as is helping schools through the logistical hurdles involved in holding school sport programmes offcampus and on the water. Additionally, as time is precious for busy Hong Kong students, we have to work hard to get their attention. We’ve found though that once they’ve tried it, many are hooked! The Hong Kong China Rowing Association has been hard at work getting indoor and on-water rowing through the initial stages of endorsement and inclusion in the key Hong Kong secondary school sports league. Our dream is to see scholastic rowing go mainstream with a variety of schools around Hong Kong adopting it as a core sport. Please spread the word and let us know of other opportunities to promote schools rowing.

Easter Rowing Camp: We are running two 5-day Easter Camps, from 14 to 18 April (week1) and from 21 to 25 April (week 2) at Middle Island, from 1000hrs to 1500hrs with catered lunch. Students will learn about fine rowing technique, conditioning, boat classes, rigging, boat care and handling, racing format and strategy, coxing, university and Olympic rowing, and will of course have ample time on the water in boats! Film will be taken of participants while rowing for technical review at the end of the day, so students can recognise technical errors and improve more quickly. Enrolment is still open so please mention this to any secondary school parent who might be interested! $2,500 for week 1 or 2; $4,700 for both weeks. Contact schoolsrowing.coordinator@rhkyc.org.hk for more information or check the Club’s website. Spring Schools Invitational As a season end goal for our spring rowing programmes, we plan to put on an informal 500m race to give the students a taste of competitive rowing. This event will be held on the afternoon of 14 June. Schools will row heats, semis and finals over the short course, while parents, family, and Club members look on. Promotional Video and Materials As we go out to schools to encourage them to start programmes and then recruit students for those programmes, we’d like to have a great video of our current programmes and rowing in general to show prospective students. If this sort of thing appeals to you, and you’d be keen to help out in some way, please let us know!

University Elite Programme worked feverishly to launch this inaugural programme, the RHKYC University Elite Programme (UEP). With the co-operation of local rowing universities, we’ve been able to bring together approximately 30 athletes in order to ultimately give these athletes, and by association their respective schools, access and experience with the higher levels of competitive rowing that we in western countries take for granted.

tarting in early January of this year, the Club’s Rowing Section has put together and launched Hong Kong’s first ever co-operative programme to bring together athletes from all rowing universities in Hong Kong for training and competition in a major overseas regatta. As this is a first in Hong Kong history (for any sport, it is believed), members and staff have

With target set on the 40th annual San Diego Crew Classic – to be held on 5 and 6 April – UEP organisers knew they would have to find financial assistance from the local community to help make it happen. As luck would have it, through a relationship with one of our members, Cross Harbour Holdings quickly stepped up to take on the challenge as lead sponsor. This was quickly followed by a donation from an anonymous member equally interested in seeing rowing achieve higher levels in Hong Kong!

Why is the Club’s rowing Section doing this? The simple answer is that we feel dutybound to continue the Club’s tradition of helping to improve the sport in Hong Kong. Historically, little has been done to aid the universities in their advancement even though they have shown tremendous growth, and due to additional staffing, this became a great opportunity for us to help. This is also in no small way made possible by the Club, which envisioned, formulated, and ultimately realised the Student Usage Card, making it possible for university students to actively participate with the Club in these core sports! Secondly, this programme (and others like it) will help to break down barriers between the Club and the local university population – barriers that have formed out of misinformation and distance – thereby opening the door to more potential local junior members. This programme alone aims to bring in 10 new junior members in 2014! APRIL 2014 AHOY! |

Rowing

or over five years the Rowing Section has been running a small schools rowing programme out of Middle Island. Most weekday afternoons at Middle Island, students arrive by bus from schools around Hong Kong Island to train in Deepwater Bay in singles, doubles, quads and fours with Jonny Cantwell, Toby Dankbaar and many helpful assistant coaches. The number and size of the school groups has continued to grow since Toby’s arrival three years ago, and we now boat approximately 40 students each week through Extracurricular Activities programmes (ECAs) with five schools. Toby has recruited the best of the best for his formidable junior team, who were rewarded with many stellar results at last December’s Hong Kong Schools Regatta.

Two forthcoming activities and events for the diary that will showcase youth rowing:

Hardstanding for Class Boats W ords: Roger E astham

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Hardstanding space for Class boats at the Club’s three facilities (Kellett Island, Middle Island and Shelter Cove) is a finite resource, and as participation in Class racing and boat ownership continues to grow we are being forced to review how that limited space is allocated and managed.

t a joint Sailing and Marine Committee meeting in early March it was agreed that Classes would be allocated a maximum number of hardstanding spaces and that each Class would then work with the Club to manage the allocation of spaces so that priority is granted to active boats. It was also agreed that boats that were currently on the hardstanding, but were not in compliance with existing hardstanding regulations, would be offered alternative storage solutions by the Club so that hardstanding usage at our three Clubhouses could be ‘normalised’. Current allocations, to be reviewed by SailCom at the end of each season, are: Kellett Island – 28 x Etchells, 26 x Flying Fifteens, 14 x Impalas, 14 x Ruffians, 6 x Pandoras. Shelter Cove – 20 x Sports boats, 20 x Dragons. Middle Island – 20 x J/80s plus assorted dinghies and a maximum of 6 x F-18s.

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NEW TRAVEL HOIST As part of the on-going Central-Wanchai Bypass project, new travel hoist piers are to be constructed at the Boatyard over the next few months. During the construction of new piers and the removal of the temporary reclamation next to the Club the Boatyard is using a crawler crane supplied by the project to lift boats. Once the new piers are operational (early July this year based on current schedule), a new 50T machine supplied by Wise Handling Ltd in the UK will be commissioned. At 6.05m inside clearance, the new hoist well will be 0.5m wider than the current set up and the theoretical lifting capacity will be increased to 50T. To accommodate the current trend in yacht design, the new hoist will also be able to accommodate deeper draft vessels. Whilst we are operating with a crane, hardstanding space in the yard is slightly reduced, so please ensure you schedule any yard booking well in advance.

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Francis and Lance of RHKYC after defeating Brian and John of AC

Weekly Squash Coaching The first weekly sessions have commenced with Matt Robinson on Saturday mornings from 1000hrs to 1100hrs. Several people have been turning up but there is room for more participants. The drills have been quite straightforward (boasts and drives, ghosting etc) but are by no means a breeze. Adrian Peirse commented at one point it was harder than having to do press-ups! But as we all know, no pain no gain. Matt is a good coach and was giving lots of pointers (like keeping your racquet up, making sure your feet are in the position to get power etc.) in addition to setting up the drills and then spending time giving one-on-one advice as well.

15th International Jumbo Doubles Squash Tournament The Club’s squash section sent one team to what is billed as Singapore’s largest international squash event and the Asia-Pacific region’s largest doubles tournament. It was a lot of fun, playing on the huuuuge double court and recovering in what is called the ‘beer garden’. There were a few hiccups though...

Andrew Sullivan was supposed to play with Angus Stewart in both the Main and the Master Divisions... however it soon became apparent that Andrew had booked his flight and hotel for the week after the tournament and Angus did not realise that to play in the Master Division you need to be old enough. Nonetheless Angus did quite well in the Main Division playing with a young Malaysian player, managing to pass two rounds which is quite good for our level. John Lau in the Master Division partnered with Ross McKenzie and went as far as the Plate semi-final. Francis Longuepee and Lance Allen got to the quarter-final of the Plate in the Main Division, but the very high point of the weekend was early on the Sunday morning at 0730hrs when we beat the American Club by 11 to 10 (sudden death) in the third set! Bravo to Lance and Francis. Honestly, we only play doubles one or twice a year, so there is no way that we can be competitive, but on plates in both Masters and Main we can have decent games and tons of fun. The atmosphere is absolutely unbelievable, the food in the Tanglin Club is fantastic, the free flow of beer on Friday evening helps the friendship, and I would strongly recommend that next year we send more teams for this wonderful experience.

We are coming towards the end of the season and all three teams are on the hunt for trophies and play-off action. The Div 10 team is 4th and just two points behind the ISRC who is 3rd with five games remaining. The Div 15 team is equal 4th with DG Audio but importantly has a game in hand. The Masters 3 team is currently 1st with only one loss for the season. However, both Jaws and the Cricket Club are close behind so we will need to keep up the good results to stay there.

Internal League Box A: Bruno Van Der Schueren finished first with 21 points despite losing 2 matches. Both Angus Stewart and Frank Van Kempen injured themselves mid-month so most players weren’t able to get the 5 games in. Box B: In a very close box Jai Mehta won with 15 points from Romain Chatte and Tom Burns who both scored 13. Box C: Stefan Kracht finished top with 16 points followed by Roger Dunn with 10 and Adrian Peirse with 6.

Squash Coaching for adults (1000hrs to 1100hrs) and juniors (1100hrs to 1200hrs) now available on Saturday mornings! Please check the website for full details.

Squash Contact squash@rhkyc.org.hk

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Other Sports

Thank you to Andrew Moore for his assistance with our new squash section sponsor – Zekkei Collection. Zekkei Collection boasts the ‘finest holiday villas and chalets in Asia’ and invite you to visit their website (http://www.zekkeicollection.com) for more information about their luxurious properties. We are producing new shirts, with new shorts to follow. The tins in the squash courts will also be re-branded and our annual tournament will now be known as the Zekkei Annual Squash Tournament.

Pottery Painting

Middle Island Triathlon

Saturday 5 April | 1400hrs to 1600hrs Main Lawn, Kellett Island $220 per person which includes 3 Easter eggs

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Ceramic Easter eggs, eggcups and plates will be available for you to paint. In addition silver jewellery will be available. Finger and toeprints can be made on these items, which can also be engraved. Please book online or email social@rhkyc.org.hk

Enter your crew – which one will have more brains than brawn?

The Middle Island Triathlon is back! Last run over ten years ago, the Middle Island Triathlon is being re-launched by the Young Members Sub Committee and Middle Island Sub Committee on Sunday 27 April. An event designed to test participants in both the Club’s disciplines and to bring together members and their guests for a fun day out. The event will kick off at 1100hrs and conclude at the Middle Island BBQ pit for lunch. To enter you will need a team of four, to include one competent rower and one approved sailing helm. The event will consist of: Leg 1: Rowing – Head of the Bay (sweep-rigged coxed fours) Leg 2: Running – Sprint to the top of Middle Island Leg 3: Sailing – Around Middle Island (wayfarers)

Thursday 10 April | 1900hrs Main Lawn, Kellett Island

A maximum of six teams can enter the race so get your entries in quick! Entry forms are available on the Club website or email social@rhkyc.org.hk for more information.

For full details and to book, please see the website or email social@rhkyc.org.hk or phone 2239 0307

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Outriggers, dragon boats, sailing joy rides, parent/child dinghy race, children’s entertainer, and the famous treasure hunt! Please check the website where the full schedule will be loaded soon and kept updated. Free to all members and their guests (maximum 4 guests per account).

Easter Lunch Buffet and Egg Hunt Compass Room | Sunday 20 April – 1200hrs to 1430hrs (Egg Hunt at 1330hrs)

$338 for adults and $248 for children (aged 3 to 11).

Thai Food Promotion Bistro | 1 to 15 April with selected items at Middle Island and Shelter Cove

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Celebrate the joy of Easter with your family and enjoy a sumptuous food selection from our special Easter Buffet Lunch. In addition, there will be an Egg Hunt and children’s entertainers on hand to keep the kids happy.

Wagyu Beef Promotion Compass Room | 1 to 15 April A ppe tisers

Sautéed Wagyu Beef Strips, Ginger Mesclun Salad, Soy and Sesame Dressing Braised Wagyu Beef Cheek and Wild Mushrooms, Green Asparagus Main C o urse s

From Australia

M6 Wagyu Beef Tenderloin M6 Wagyu Rib Eye Steak M6 Wagyu Striploin

From Japan Kagoshima A4 Wagyu Striploin For reservations, please call the Compass Room on 2239 0374

Nostalgic Western Dishes Compass Room | 16 April to 31 May A ppe tisers a nd S o u P

Baked Escargots with Garlic and Herb Butter Sauce, Mashed Potatoes Home-made Goose Liver Terrine, Melba Toast A ppe tisers a nd S o u p

Green Papaya Salad 青木瓜沙律 Pomelo Salad with Dried Shrimp and Cashew Nuts 柚子沙律伴蝦乾及腰果 Roast Pork Neck Salad, Hot Chilli Dressing 燒豬頸肉沙律、香辣汁 Tom Yum Kung 冬陰功 Main C o urse s

Roast Duck with Red Curry and Pineapple, Steamed Rice 紅咖喱菠蘿燒鴨, 白飯 Grilled Spring Chicken with Garlic and Honey served with Red Onion Salad 香蒜蜜糖燒春雞伴紅洋葱沙律

Home-smoked Salmon Fillet, Caviar, Capers, Crème Fraiche Seafood Bouillabaisse Main C o urse s

Peppered Steak, Baked Potato, Glazed Baby Carrots, Black Pepper Sauce Angel Hair with Sautéed Clams in White Wine, Garlic and Basil Sauce Roast Whole French Chicken, Rosti Potato, Light Rosemary Sauce Boston Lobster Thermidor, Wild Mushrooms, Red Onion, Sweet Paprika, Parmesan Cheese For reservations, please call the Compass Room on 2239 0374

Fried Rice with Minced Pork, Thai Basil, Hot Chilli and Fried Egg 香草辣椒豬肉碎雞蛋炒飯 Phad Thai 鮮蝦金邊粉 De s ser t

Sticky Rice with Fresh Mango and Coconut Milk 芒果椰汁糯米飯

Events and Promotions

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Tasty Snacks

Main Bar | Available Daily

A range of snacks is available now! A great complement to drinks at the Main Bar. Pick your favourite ones and share with your bar companions. You may also buy a Snack-Combo for a drink at happy hour price at any time!

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For enquiries, please call the Main Bar on 2239 0367.

Jazz, R&B and Dancing

Burger Promotion Bistro | 16 April to 31 May with selected items at Middle Island and Shelter Cove Prawn and Crabmeat Burger Prawn and Crabmeat Patty, Mayonnaise, Lettuce, Tomato, Cucumber, Poppy Seed Bun 蝦肉蟹餅漢堡 – 蝦肉蟹餅、沙律醬、生菜、番茄、青瓜、罌粟籽包 Barbeque Pork Burger Chinese Barbeque Pork, Lettuce, Tomatoes, Cucumber, Poppy Seed Burger 叉燒漢堡 – 叉燒、生菜、番茄、青瓜、罌粟籽包 Salmon Burger Herb-marinated Salmon Fillet, Lettuce, Tomato, Cucumber, Poppy Seed Bun 香草三文魚漢堡 – 香草醃三文魚柳、生菜、番茄、青瓜、罌粟籽包 Lamb Burger Lamb Patty, Mint Jelly, Lettuce, Tomato, Cucumber, Sage and Onion Bun 羊肉漢堡 – 羊肉餅、薄荷啫喱、生菜、番茄、青瓜、香草洋葱包

Friday 11 April

Come down to the Main Bar Balcony for some jazz with Allen Youngblood and Jazbalaya between 2000hrs and 2300hrs. Head on for some beautiful music, and join in the fun. First-come first-served basis; no booking is required. For enquiries, please call the Main Bar on 2239 0367.

Bowling Parties The Bowling Alley is an excellent venue for a party with delicious food, or a good bowling competition plus snacks, with your friends and colleagues. We have a value-formoney bowling party package ready for you. Please ring our Banquet Experts on 2239 0339 / 2239 0327 or email banquet@rhkyc.org.hk to find out more.

Tandoori Chicken Burger Sliced Tandoori Chicken, Avocado, Lettuce, Tomato, Cucumber, Sage and Onion Bun 印式雞肉漢堡 – 印式炭燒雞肉、牛油果、生菜、番茄、青瓜、香草洋葱包

Waterside Parties Have you ever arranged a small party by the Waterside? If not, why not? It’s a fabulous venue with a great view of Victoria Harbour! The area is perfect for an outdoor party as usually it’s not too cold or hot there. Please call 2239 0339 / 2239 0327 or email banquet@rhkyc.org.hk for bookings and enquiries.

Wines and Beer of the Month Broglia La Meirana Gavi di Gavi 2012 – Piemonte, Italy This wine is fresh and fruity with an almond flavour. Fresh lime and rich greengage on both nose and palate. $300 per bottle Château de Pennautier L’Esprit de Pennautier 2011 – Cabardès, France Powerful intricate nose with black fruits, truffle, coriander and a touch of pepper. Full-bodied with light tannin and well-balanced with wood. $305 per bottle Available in all F&B outlets

Kellett Island – All F&B outlets Kirin Ichiban Frozen Draught Beer $51 per pint Middle Island and Shelter Cove – All F&B outlets Kirin Lager Canned Beer $26 per can

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Monthly Wine Fairs Your attendance at our wine fairs does not place you under any obligation whatsoever to purchase wines. It is also basically a free wine tasting with no obligation – marvellous! The $50 ‘entry fee’ is returned to you in the form of a $50 dining voucher to spend at our F&B outlets! Many members are catching on to this and inviting groups of friends to enjoy the two-hour wine tasting and then using the F&B vouchers to offset a meal another day within two months! The wine fairs are a great opportunity for you to taste wines and learn more about them. And, if you do wish to purchase wines on the evening, you can enjoy a 5% discount on the already low prices! Kellett Island, Wednesday 2 April, 1830hrs to 2030hrs Shelter Cove, Friday 4 April, 1930hrs to 2130hrs For reservations, please call Angie Chan in the F&B Office on 2239 0389 or email events@rhkyc.org.hk

Louis Michel and La Gibryotte Wine Dinner

(A Chablis and Burgundy Wine Dinner) Events | Promotions

Compass Room | Thursday 10 April The Michel family have been cultivating their passion for tradition and the Chablis terroir in France since 1850. Forty years ago, the family decided to stop making the wine in wooden barrels, preferring to create clean, pure and precise Chablis without adding an artificial woody taste. “…The Michel’s Chablis is fermented out of stainless tanks that appear a to be of precision and a purity absolutely extraordinary. I admire them…” Robert Parker La Gibroyotte is the new venture of the Dugat family, a label established in Gevery Chambertin by Claude Dugat. Claude Dugat is one of the top ten producers in Burgundy, France, and one of the top two or three producers of Gevrey Chambertin. The whole family takes part in the selection process for La Gibryotte’s wines including Claude Dugat and his father, who was himself a very great winemaker. Only the very best wines are chosen for La Gibryotte by a series of blind tastings. Pre-dinner Tasting 1930hrs Dinner 2000hrs Price $698 per person (or $648 per person for booking of 8 persons or over per table) Speakers Mr Louis Lee, Official Educator of Ecole des Vins de Bourgogne BIVB, representing Louis Michel Mr Benjamin Vigier, Asia Brand Ambassador La Gibryotte Reservations Call Janice Yip in the F&B Office on 2239 0340 or email events@rhkyc.org.hk

Pre-dinner Tasting Louis Michel & Fils Chablis 2012

Menu and Wines Steamed Abalone, Prawns, Melon, Lime and Mint Dressing Louis Michel & Fils Chablis 1er Cru Forêts 2011 ❧

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Pan-fried Sea Perch Fillet, White Asparagus, Garlic and Herb Beurre Blanc Sauce Louis Michel & Fils Chablis 1er Cru Montée de Tonnerre 2011 ❧

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Pork Belly and Chorizo Ravioli, Shiitake Mushrooms, Cranberry Jus La Gibryotte Bourgogne Rouge 2011 ❧

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Penfolds Wine Dinner Compass Room | Thursday 24 April Penfolds has taken Australian wine to the world on a grand scale and forged a reputation for quality that is without peer. Penfolds’ reputation for making wines of provenance and cellaring potential might suggest a mantle of tradition and formality is the preferred attire of a company with so much history to defend. However if there is anything traditional about Penfolds, it is the practice of constantly reviewing the wines it already does well, and continuously evolving and refining styles as vineyards mature and access to ever older and more varied vineyard sites improves. Pre-dinner Tasting 1930hrs Dinner 2000hrs Price $888 per person (or $848 per person for booking of 6 persons or over per table) Speaker Mr Simon Cant, Penfolds Winemaking Ambassador Asia Reservations Call Janice Yip in the F&B Office on 2239 0340 or email events@rhkyc.org.hk

Pre-dinner Tasting Penfolds Koonunga Hill Autumn Riesling 2012

Menu and Wines Semi-poached Scallops, Cucumber and Citrus Penfolds Bin 311 Henty Chardonnay 2011 ❧

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Rock Oyster Kilpatrick, Portobello Mushroom Penfolds Bin 23 Adelaide Hills Pinot Noir 2012 ❧

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Slow-cooked Kangaroo Fillet, Pan-fried Gooseliver, Natural Sauce Penfolds St Henri Shiraz 2009 ❧

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Coq au Vin, New Potatoes

Char-grilled Australia Lamb Rack, Braised Red Cabbage, Shiraz Sauce

La Gibryotte Gevrey Chambertin 2008

Penfolds RWT Barossa Valley Shiraz 2008 (limited quantity)

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Cheese Platter

Apple and Walnut Crumble, Caramel Sauce

Epoisses, Taleggio, Brie de Meaux, Fruit Terrine

Penfolds Club Reserve Classic Tawny Port N.V.

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Freshly Brewed Coffee or Gourmet Tea

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Wine Delivery Order Form – April 2014 Events | Promotions

‘Try Before You Buy – No Obligation!’ All the wines listed below are featured at the monthly wine fairs at both Kellett Island and Shelter Cove. If you do enjoy the wines and wish to make a purchase, you can enjoy a 5% discount on these already low prices! Kellett Island Wine Fair – Chart Room, Wednesday 2 April, 1830hrs to 2030hrs, guests welcome. Shelter Cove Wine Fair – Shelter Cove Clubhouse, Friday 4 April, 1930hrs to 2130hrs, guests welcome. Wine Fair entry is only $50 per person which includes the sampling of all the wines on the list, complimentary canapés and a $50 dining voucher which can be used in F&B outlets within two months. Another way to look at it is that you’re attending these wine fairs free of charge! See the website for further details. Book now with Janice Yip in the F&B Office on 2239 0340 or email events@rhkyc.org.hk

White Wines

per bottle

Broglia La Meirana Gavi di Gavi 2012 – Piemonte, Italy (wine of the month)

$160

Swan's Flight Sauvignon Blanc 2012 – Marlborough, New Zealand

$132

Juniper Estate Crossing Chardonnay 2011 – Margaret River, Australia

$159

Paringa Estate Riesling 2013 – Mornington Peninsula, Australia

$188

Archangel Pinot Gris 2012 – Central Otago, New Zealand

$220

This wine is fresh and fruity with an almond flavour. Fresh lime and rich greengage on both nose and palate. Aromas of capsicum and a hint of lime. The herbaceous palate broadens out to show soft tropical fruits and a lingering finish. A mix of floral citrus blossom, stone fruit and fresh bread. The palate is balanced with fine stone fruit flavours and a lingering zesty finish provided by natural acidity. The bouquet of this wine has fragrant wine, citrus and tropical fruit aromas. The palate has ripe spicy lime and tropical fruit flavours with good weight and length. Aromas of melon and passion fruit with hints of spice and orange blossom. On the palate, a layering of sweet pear and passion fruit together with some flinty mineral overtones. A complex wine with balanced acidity and a lingering finish.

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RosE Wine Brotte Les Églantiers Rosé 2012 – Tavel, France

Fine nose with floral aromas and hints of red berries such as raspberries and red currants. Rounded and bright palate.

$168

RED Wines Château de Pennautier L'Esprit de Pennautier 2011 – Cabardès, France (wine of the month)

$180

Westend 3 Bridges Shiraz 2011 – Australia

$147

Pindarie Bar Rossa Tempranillo Sangiovese Shiraz 2010 – Barossa Valley, Australia

$178

Sebastiani Merlot 2008 – Sonoma County, USA

$184

Joel Gott 815 Cabernet Sauvignon 2011 – California, USA

$188

Château Tour de Laroze 2009 – Margaux, France

$328

Powerful intricate nose with black fruits, truffle, coriander and a touch of pepper. Full-bodied with light tannins and well-balanced with wood. Aromas of cherry, mocha and smoky oak with subtle hints of liquorice. The rich palate is packed with ripe berry, spicy fruit and tobacco characters. Deep and long with good structure. The alluring aromas of black cherries entice you from the start. This aromatic wine abounds in the palate and combines with elegantly refined tannins. The nose begins with dried herbs, black tea and cherries, and finishes with lightly-toasted oak, coconut and toffee. The flavours are full, forward and rich. Aromas of cherry, blackberry, cinnamon spice and vanilla toast. On the front of the palate, the wine has silky yet robust tannins, ending with a soft finish and lingering minerality.

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Aroma of violets, cedar, confectionery and spice with nice and fine tannins. The finish is fresh and fragrant. • • • • •

All wines are delivered to your designated address by the supplier and are subject to availability of stock. Mixed cases accepted. Order 12 or more bottles to enjoy free delivery service. For lesser quantities, orders can be collected from the Main Bar. The cost of the wines will be charged to members’ accounts. Free delivery to Hong Kong, Kowloon and New Territories (excluding outlying islands, Lantau Island, Tung Chung and Discovery Bay). Delivery is available every weekday except public holidays (subject to delivery schedule).

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CLASS SECRETARIES

SPORTS CONVENORS

Bowling Convenor Simon Boyde bowling@rhkyc.org.hk Golf Convenor David Leung golf@rhkyc.org.hk Snooker Convenor Don Day snooker@rhkyc.org.hk Squash Convenor Francis Longuepee squash@rhkyc.org.hk

CLUB CONTACTS

General Manager Mark Bovaird 2239 0300 mark.bovaird@rhkyc.org.hk Executive Secretary Polly Lee 2239 0301 Club Operations Manager Michael Wong 2239 0338 Financial Controller Tim Gallagher 2239 0315 Membership Manager Tracy Leung 2239 0371 PR & Communications Manager Koko Mueller 2239 0342 Member Relations & Communications Manager Linda Davy 2239 0312 Corporate and International Partnerships Manager Torrey Dorsey 2832 2817 Marine Services Manager Roger Eastham 2239 0308 Boatyard Manager Simon Pickering 2239 0311 Sailing Manager Alex Johnston 2239 0362 Training and Development Manager Richard Knight 2812 7063 Race and Regatta Promotion Lindsay Lyons 2239 0391 Sail Training Administrator Gloria Yeung 2239 0395 Assistant Sailing Manager Iris Yang 2239 0314 Rowing Manager Jonathan Cantwell 2239 0322 Boatyard Office Manager Connie Chan 2239 0304 Food & Beverage Manager Shirley Tam 2239 0321 Technical & Projects Manager Carton Lam 2239 0303 Human Resources Manager Susanna Chung 2239 0310 Ship Shop Manager David Ho 2239 0336 Assistant Marine Manager Joanne Ho 2239 0309 House Manager Lorence Leung 2239 0352

Membership Movement ORDINARY MEMBERS Mrs Lucy Isler Mr Albert K H Kwan Ms Mandy M Li Mr Charles R I Perkins SHORT TERM MEMBERS Miss Harriet A Dedman FULL MEMBERS Mr Benjamin J Bulmer Mr Laurence M Mc Donald Mr Jonathan M E Winter JUNIOR MEMBERS Mr Yann H Y Cudennec CHANGE OF MEMBERSHIP STATUS FROM JUNIOR TO ORDINARY Miss Karen N M Ho Mr Kenneth H K Leung CADET MEMBERS Charlotte L Aglionby Jeremy T Brake

Archibald Davies Alexandra Debow Augustus Falloon Melisa Gurtas Polly C Hanning Michael Leifer Rafael Nieto Ilona Levy Noemie Levy Seiya A Peacock Amelia Phipps CADET MEMBERS SPONSORED BY A MEMBER Owen P L Dong STUDENT USAGE CARD HOLDER Ms Chung Yuan Lee Mr Richard E Kollen INDIVIDUAL DEBENTURE MEMBERS Miss Li Shu Man

CORPORATE NOMINEE SUBSCRIBERS Ms Cheung Kwok Ying Shun Wah Contracting Co Ltd – Director Mr Simon F Herrmann Morgan Stanley Asia Ltd – Managing Director Mr & Mrs Huang Xiaopeng Hong Kong Tung Fung Investment Co Ltd – Director Mrs Valerie Levy Wanquet & Mr Olivier Levy Credit Agricole Corp & Investment Bank – COO Asia Pacific ABSENT MEMBERS Mr Gordon J Clipsham Mr Paul L Wight Mr Sebastian M Wilkins Mr & Mrs Harold G Foxton Mr & Mrs Ante Razmilovic

March 2014 Andrew G Stewart-Cox Rory M Stewart Cox Sarah-Jane Foxton Scott A Foxton Zoe M Wight RESIGNED MEMBERS Mrs Kim Allan Mrs Dominique F J Belmas ep Fondeur Ms Cheung Yuen Sheung Mr Tang King Ms Sonia S C Li & Mr Chan Wing Chung Elizabeth Buxton Carol S C Chan Hugo Y H Chan Isabelle Galet-Lalande Sharon K S Lam Ella Morrison Catriona E Y H Power Hannah C M Wu Brandon Yiu

New Members Cocktail Party – March

Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club

Kellett Island, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong, SAR Kellett Island Tel: 2832 2817 Fax: 2572 5399 Middle Island Tel: 2812 7202 Shelter Cove Tel: 2792 2744

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Club Lines

Rowing Secretary Michael Shasha rowing.secretary@rhkyc.org.hk Sailing Secretary John Breen sailing.secretary@rhkyc.org.hk Big Boat Simon Blore cruiser@rhkyc.org.hk Dinghies Swanson Chan dinghies@rhkyc.org.hk Dragon Phyllis Chang dragon@rhkyc.org.hk Etchells Ronan Collins etchells@rhkyc.org.hk Flying Fifteen David Bone flyingfifteen@rhkyc.org.hk Impala Dave Norton impala@rhkyc.org.hk J/80 Henri Bassaler j80@rhkyc.org.hk Match Racing Seah Chin Yew matchracingsec@rhkyc.org.hk Pandora Joseph Wong pandora@rhkyc.org.hk Ruffian Oliver Cully ruffian@rhkyc.org.hk Sportsboats Sam Levine sportsboat@rhkyc.org.hk Youth Sailing Class Sofia Mascia ysc@rhkyc.org.hk

Leander Club

Royal Victoria Yacht Club Dear Commodore and Members,

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The Royal Victoria Yacht Club takes pleasure in extending reciprocal privileges to your Club for the 2014 season.

An Exclusive offer for Henley Royal Regatta

We are pleased to offer your members two nights’ moorage at our facilities in Cadboro Bay (the charges for subsequent nights are posted on our website; extended moorage is subject to availability). 15 amp electrical service is CD$3 per day. Wifi access is available at no charge.

Available to Reciprocal members and guests on Wednesday 2 July or Sunday 6 July 2014.

Your members are permitted to use this reciprocal up to four nights monthly to a maximum of 14 days per year.

We are delighted to offer Reciprocal members the opportunity to attend the first and last day of Henley Royal Regatta in 2014 and be hosted alongside Leander members. The table for the day package is priced at £150 (including VAT) per person and includes:

A full description of our amenities, transportation, and nearby shopping is available on our website.

• Entry tickets to the historic Leander Club. • A traditional luncheon in the members’ marquee. • Afternoon cream tea. • Exclusive enclosure tickets to watch the races and soak up the unique atmosphere of this quintessentially English summer event. Reciprocal Members and their guests will be seated at tables of ten, shared where necessary. Parties of any size can be accommodated but the offer is subject to a strictly limited availability on a ‘first come first served’ basis. Children over 10 are most welcome but a strict dress code applies to all. This offer is non-refundable and may not be used for business entertainment purposes. Business entertainment enquiries are welcome at regatta@leander.co.uk. Full details of the day will be provided on application and bookings will be accepted from 1 March in writing to: Regatta Bookings, Leander Club, Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, RG9 2LP or by e-mail to regatta@leander.co.uk. Details about the Club can be found on the Club website www.leander.co.uk. We regret that accommodation will not be available at the Club during the Regatta but we welcome enquires to stay in one of our historic four-star bedrooms at most other times of the year or simply to dine in style with spectacular views over this famous stretch of river. Henley-on-Thames RG9 2LP T: 01491 575782

E: info@leander.co.uk www.leander.co.uk.

Burgee Exchange In February, Past Commodore David Kong visited Yacht Club Rapperswil in Zurich, Switzerland and exchanged burgees with three of their members who had visited us the previous month.

Left to right, Martin Caspar, David Kong, Hans Mathys and Markus Schmid. The Swiss sailors are very active racers in their club which has a fleet of one-designs, Onyx, that they race regularly on the lake. No doubt they will be racing on board Vineta with David and Helmuth Henning when they next visit

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Please note that due to a complete re-build of our marina facility we regret that reciprocal moorage will not be available for most of the 2014 cruising season. RVYC is looking forward to receiving reciprocal moorage guests in late fall, 2014. Please check ahead of arrival as these dates may change. During this re-build the hospitality of our excellent Cadboro Bay clubhouse with lounge, full dining room and bar will be available to reciprocal members. Anchorage may be found in Cadboro Bay during favourable wind conditions. We look forward to welcoming your members to Victoria. Your truly, Tom Petrachenko Reciprocals Manager 3475 Ripon Road, Victorica BC Canada, V8R 6H1 T: (250) 592-2441 F: (250) 370-2286 www.rvyc.com.bc.ca

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