Winners

Prizegiving and Thanks

The prizegiving ceremony marked the close to an incredible week of international racing with Sun Hung Kai & Co. Hong Kong Race Week Race Chairman Peter Davies thanking the Hong Kong Government through the Leisure and Cultural Services Department and Culture, Sports and Tourism Bureau for their contribution the to the event along with title sponsor Sun Hung Kai & Co. for their great support. Davies also noting that the event was not possible without the dedication of the 100+ volunteers who each day take part to get the sailors out on the water to race, thanking all the volunteers for their contributions on behalf of all the sailors.

With 72 entries from outside of Hong Kong including 12 countries / regions represented, the event was officially signed off as one of the most successful Sun Hung Kai & Co. Hong Kong Race week events. Under a loud round of applause, Davies went on to thank the marine staff who had worked tirelessly in the background to support the race management fleet, the team at Middle Island who had served up hundreds of hot meals each day after racing, the International Jury and Race Officers, including Barry Truhol, Brenda Davies, Inge Strompf-Jepsen Elberti UiterwaalPostma and Paul Kan, for their hardwork throughout the week.

PRO Barry Truhol summed up the regatta, “the whole event was very well organised by Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club. We had very successful races; from extremely strong wind for first couple of days, then we had lighter wind which is challenging for sailors in another way and then unfortunately today no wind at all, but as an event, I think it was fantastic and fun. The competitors put great effort to be sporting, everyone was very polite and helped each other out, it was great.”

Peter Davies said that it had been truly wonderful how the event came together as the borders opened up, how lucky we were to have this all happen in December, just when the overseas teams were making up their minds whether or not to travel. For many this was their first Race Week, and how great it was to see so many young sailors energised by the whole experience, something denied to them for three years. Also how fantastic it was for so many volunteers to come together once again and enjoy this critical side of the regatta together. Davies said it was so good to get back together with so many faces from past events, as well as to be able introduce a new generation of volunteers to the whole experience.

We would like to extend a thank you to our Title Sponsor Sun Hung Kai & Co for their continued support of the Club and this regatta. We are also grateful for their involvement and commitment to our sustainability efforts, volunteering for our beach cleanup linked to the event.

Hong Kong Race Week would not be possible without the tremendous support of the huge volunteer team, with up to 100 volunteers helping out each day we could not run the event without you! Thank you ALL!

See you at Hong Kong Race Week 2024!