Ahoy!dec16 eversion by Koko Mueller

Contents

8 19

14 THE BRIDGE

FEATURES

ROWING

EVENTS | PROMOTIONS

4 Calendar 6 Commodore’s Message 7 General Manager’s Message

8 Volvo China Coast Regatta 2016 14 Laura Dekker at the Club

20 Outrigger Canoe (OC) Section The Road to the Around the Island Race – Rowing and Paddle Sports

29 On the Horizon 31 F&B Food Promotions 31 Wine Page 36 Wine Form

MARINE

CLUB LINES

23 Marine | Boatyard 24 Ship Shop 26 Classified Page 27 Marine Directory

37 Club Directory 37 Members, Staff and Other News and Announcements 38 New Reciprocal Clubs

SAILING 17 Starter’s Box 18 Sailing Development | Training 19 Eastern Seabord Regatta

PHOTO: RHKYC / GUY NOWELL

Volvo China Coast Regatta 2016

www.rhkyc.org.hk

Vice Patrons Jimmy Farquhar, Li Fook Hing, Bob Wilson; Commodore Robert Stoneley; Vice Commodore John Woo; Rear Commodore Sailing Lucy Sutro; Rear Commodore Club Denis Martinet; Honorary Secretary Mark Yeadon; Honorary Treasurer George Li; Rowing Captain Ng Kong Wan. For other Club contact details please refer to the Club Directory on page 37. 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 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

WED

Christmas-themed Lunch Buffet

THU Clay Pot Rice, Double-boiled Soup and Snake Soup in the Bistro 1 to 30 December Fondues at Middle Island and Shelter Cove 1 to 30 December Charity-100-RobertParker-Point-Only Wine Dinner in the Compass Room

Compass Room

The Bridge

12 to 23 December

DECEMBER

Japanese Whisky Tasting Night in the Chart Room

Lucky Draw in the Main Bar

Kellett Island Wine Fair

Christmas-themed Lunch Buffet in the Compass Room 12 to 23 December Lucky Draw in the Main Bar

Lucky Draw in the Main Bar Steps 1,2,3,4 and Solo HKSF Levels 1, 2, 3 and Go Sailing

19 CLASS RACING BOXING DAY Buffet Lunch in the Compass Room Bubbles Brunch at Middle Island

Lucky Draw in the Main Bar Supervised Sailing Session

Steps 1,2,3,4 and Solo HKSF Levels 1, 2, 3 and Go Sailing

20 Steps 1,2,3,4 and Solo HKSF Levels 1, 2 and Go Sailing

Daily Curry at the Main Bar

14 Lucky Draw in the Main Bar Steps 1,2,3,4 and Solo HKSF Levels 1, 2, 3 and Go Sailing

21 Steps 1,2,3,4 and Solo HKSF Levels 1, 2 and Go Sailing

Shelter Cove Wine Fair Lucky Draw in the Main Bar 70 th Anniversary – Part Deux

Platu Skipper Course

9 Deadline for ordering Christmas Food, Goodies and Hamper

15 Steps 1,2,3,4 and Solo HKSF Levels 1, 2, 3 and Go Sailing

22 Steps 1,2,3,4 and Solo HKSF Levels 1, 2 and Go Sailing

Wines and Beer of the Month

Lucky Draw in the Main Bar

SAT LIPTON TROPHY Children’s Gingerbread House Decorating on the Main Lawn Seafood Brunch with Bubbles in the Compass Room Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony at Turing Circle Supervised Sailing Session Christmas Party for Rowing and Paddle Sports Rowing Youth Development Programme (MI) Rowing Supervised Course (MI)

Lucky Draw in the Main Bar Steps 1,2,3,4 and Solo HKSF Levels 1, 2, 3 and Go Sailing

23 Steps 1,2,3,4 and Solo HKSF Levels 1, 2 and Go Sailing

Seafood Brunch with Bubbles in the Compass Room Christmas Fair on the Main Lawn Adult Beginners Sailing Course Supervised Sailing Session Platu Skipper Course Optimist Practice Optimist Silver Squad Middle Island Masters Rowing Regatta

4 Adult Beginners Sailing Course Supervised Sailing Session J/80 One Day Supervised Course Platu Skipper Course Optimist Silver Squad Youth Sailing Club Middle Island Rowing Race Series #1 (for Schools & YDP)

CLASS RACING DINGHY RACING

Seafood Brunch with Bubbles in the Compass Room Adult Beginners Sailing Course Rowing Youth Development Program (MI) Rowing Supervised Course (MI)

Adult Beginners Sailing Course J/80 One Day Supervised Course Platu Skipper Course Rowing Youth Development Programme (MI) Rowing Supervised Course (MI)

CHRISTMAS EVE Seafood Brunch with Bubbles in the Compass Room Carol Singing at the Turning Circle Buffet Dinner in the Bistro BBQ Buffet Dinner on the Main Lawn Set Dinner in the Compass Room Adult Beginners Sailing Course

CHRISTMAS DAY Buffet Lunch on the Main Lawn Set Lunch and Dinner in the Compass Room Bistro opens as usual

NEW YEAR’S EVE Buffet Dinner in the Bistro Disco with DJ in the Main Bar and Main Lawn Gala Dinner in the Compass Room Buffet Dinner and Dance at Middle Island Steps 1,2,3,4 and Solo HKSF Levels 1, 2 and Go Sailing

NEW YEAR’S DAY Breakfast in the Bistro Seafood Brunch with Bubbles in the Compass Room

RHKYC New Signature Dish – Lobster Roll

Kellett Island Main Bar | Middle Island | Shelter Cove

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Supervised Sailing Session Platu Skipper Course Rowing Youth Development Programme (MI) Rowing Supervised Course (MI)

Paul Jaboulet Aîné Parallèle 45 Blanc 2015 – Côtes Du Rhône, France Trapiche Broquel Malbec 2013 – Mendoza, Argentina Carlsberg (330ml)

SUN

HKLCA CHAMPS CLASS RACING Children’s Christmas Party PO TOI CHALLENGE at the Poolside

Lucky Draw in the Main Bar

Lucky Draw in the Main Bar A Voyage to War – Speaker’s Corner and Book Signing with Hugh Dulley Supervised Sailing Session

FRI

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Commodore’s Message

The Bridge

December already! As mentioned in our last edition, this Christmas we have far more than the usual festivities to look forward to. Everything is still on track for us to be opening the new changing rooms, children’s playroom, gym, studio and temporary Bistro and still get home in time to meet Father Christmas! With the opening of these facilities we will also be closing others as the Kellett Island Development Project moves into its final phase – given how much of a jigsaw the whole project has been, we are arranging a briefing for members on where we are and what to expect next on Wednesday 7 December. Please also keep an eye on the regular weekly emails for further information including dates for the opening ceremony of these new areas. Congratulations to all winners in the Volvo China Coast Regatta and the Volvo Hong Kong to Hainan Race. A write-up of the former is in this issue with the latter being covered next month.

Commodore Robert Stoneley

會長史東禮

At the time of writing we have just had one of this year’s two Around the Island Races. With crews from Hawaii, Singapore, China, and Spain joining a strong local turnout, the record level of entries justified the decision to split the rowing and paddling event from our long running sailing one, allowing the Club to give it more support and attention. It was a fantastic day; more on that next issue. Not to be outdone, the sailing edition of the race also looks set to have a record entry! Despite all of the activity on the water this month, my personal highlight was hosting Laura Dekker at a speaker dinner. What she achieved by the age of 16 is truly inspirational – we have a brief write-up for those of you who weren’t fortunate enough to hear her. Coming up we have the Lipton Trophy Series on 3 December and the Po Toi Challenge on 11 December. The latter is one of the banner events organised by the Young Members Sub-committee. Designed to bring in new sailors, it’s evolved into a great race-cum-social event mixing regular crew with new faces; starting in the vicinity of Middle Island, the boats race to Po Toi for a seafood lunch, followed by a relaxing cruise home. If you haven’t already signed up your boat for these events, please get cracking.

來到12月了！在上期 Ahoy！提及到，這個聖誕節比起其他節日更為期待。新會員更衣室、兒童遊樂室、健身室、工作室及臨時B ist r o的工程正進行得如火如荼，相信能趕緊與聖誕老人見面。為配合吉列島擴建工程進入最後階段，當以上設施開幕的同一時間我們需關閉一些舊有場地，過程猶如拼圖一樣；我們將會在12月7日星期三）舉行一場工程簡介會，當中會向各會員講解現時工程的進度及展望。簡介會詳情及各項設施的開幕日期，將會列明在每星期發出的會員通訊電郵內，敬請留意。熱烈祝賀 Volvo 中國海岸帆船賽及 Volvo 香港至海南島帆船賽的所有得獎者；前者的比賽內容會在本期 Ahoy! 中刊登，而後者將會在下期 Ahoy！報導。當預備此通訊時，本年度兩場環島賽的其中一場經已完滿結束。當中有來自夏威夷、新加坡、中國和西班牙的參賽者將與本地選手對戰；從報名記錄中反映到我們為何要從過往的帆船比賽中劃分出賽艇及划艇的賽事，這樣的改動能讓本會投放更多資源及更專注在每項賽事上。這是精彩的一天，詳情將於下期通訊刊登。帆船賽事亦不甘示弱，看來也會有新紀錄誕生。除了以上本月的所有海上活動，我個人認為最為突出的是由 Laura Dekker 主講的分享晚宴，她在16歲時已做出這驚人的成績，實在令人鼓舞；本期 Ahoy！也節錄了某部分的分享，可供未能抽空到場的會員細閱。即將進行的賽事包括有12月3日的 Lipton 盃帆船賽和12月11日的蒲台島環島賽；後者賽事將由本會的青少年小組委員會全力主辦，比賽目的是了為吸引更多新進帆船手參加，這亦是一個很好的社交聯誼活動，讓新舊參加者多作交流。比賽將會在中途島附近海域展開，賽船駛至蒲台島享用海鮮午餐後便可輕鬆地回航。請立即行動，為您的船隻登記報名。

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General Manager’s Message

General Manager Mark Bovaird

總經理布馬克

And if that isn’t enough… we have our regular monthly promotions too with Clay Pot Rice, Double-boiled Soup and Snake Soup in the Bistro and Fondues at Middle Island and Shelter Cove. What’s new this month? There will be a daily curry available in the Main Bar and we have introduced a new Club signature dish – Lobster Roll – which is available at the Bistro, Main Bar, Middle Island and Shelter Cove. There is also now an all-youcan-cook-and-eat barbecue buffet at Middle Island and Shelter Cove! One would think that would be the end of it but no, there is a Japanese Whisky Tasting Night and what I promise will be an incredible evening – the Charity 100-Robert-Parker-Point-Only Wine Dinner. All details can be found within this issue of Ahoy! But before all that, we will of course be having a black tie dinner and dancing event on Friday 2 December to celebrate 70 years since the Club returned officially as RHKYC to operating at Kellett Island after the war. We haven’t been able to have a Regatta Ball during the development project but rest assured we will be bringing it back next year at the completion of the project. In the meantime this is a great opportunity for a pre-Christmas celebration with a menu specifically themed around the 70 year anniversary. Details on page 30. Looking to January we have another Two Michelin Star Chef coming for a visit! This time we will be hosting Olivier Bellin of France for five glorious days in the Compass Room. See page 31 for details. Just a heads up – the last time we had a Two Star Michelin Star Chef in the Compass Room (only last November), seats were sold out in only a few days! As you can see there are plenty of opportunities to celebrate at the Club this month with the first one being our inaugural Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony at the Turning Circle on Saturday 3 December. The Salvation Army Brass Band will be here to play Christmas Carols and there will be complimentary mulled wine and Christmas nibbles to help set the right festive tone. I look forward to seeing you around the Club and to welcoming everyone to the new club facilities as soon as the government approvals have been received. Getting these on time is really all that we all want from Santa this year!

不經不覺很快便會踏入12月而2016年亦快要結束，同時這亦是本會最繁忙的月份，請容許我先由聖誕及新年開始說起。依我所計，目前已有14個各大小不同的聖誕活動及6個新年慶祝活動供大家選擇，當中還未包括在 Main Bar 舉行的節日幸運大抽獎及在 Compass Room 舉行的聖誕輕型自助午餐；而在慈善活動方面，則有給聖誕老人的書信及玩具募捐等活動。還有大家的私人慶祝活動和本會新增的精選節日禮籃，當中的美食和其他禮品都帶有濃厚的聖誕氣氛，絕對能為大家增添節日魅力。更詳的盡資訊可到本會網站瀏覽或翻閱連同上期 Ahoy! 寄出的聖誕特刊。若以上活動還未能滿足大家，不防考慮我們的每月推廣，當中包括在 Bistro 的滋味煲仔飯、老火燉湯及暖胃蛇羹，和中途島及白沙灣的芝士火鍋。本月全新推出有 Main Bar 的特式咖哩及在 Bistro、Main Bar、中途島及白沙灣隆重登場的本會招牌菜 — 龍蝦卷。中途島及白沙灣還有自助燒烤套餐以供選擇。別以為就只有以上活動，除此以外，還有日本威士忌品酒夜和 Robert Parker 評鑒100分慈善晚宴，我保證這將會是一個令你難以忘懷的晚上。推廣內容已詳細列明在本期 Ahoy! 內。在進行以上種種大小活動前，請不要忘記在12月5日星期五晚，為慶祝本會在吉列島成立70年週年所舉行的黑領結舞會晚宴。今年因我們正進行擴建工程而需暫時擱置一年一度的周年舞會，但當下年工程完成之時，我們定必復辦舞會。此時此刻，70週年慶祝晚宴及其相關的餐單將會是一個為聖誕揭開序幕的良機。詳情請查閱第30頁。再有兩位米芝蓮星級大廚將於1月親臨本會！是次將會有來自法國的 Olivier Bellin — 連5天在 Compass Room 為大家帶來無限驚喜。詳情請見第31頁。提提大家，我們剛在11月所舉行的米芝蓮星級大廚晚宴，在公開報名後幾天經已火速爆滿！各式各樣的節日慶祝活動即將在本會舉行，首先打頭陣的是12月3日星期六在回旋處舉行的聖誕樹亮燈儀式，為增添節日氣氛，屆時將會有救世軍銅管樂團即場演奏聖誕歌，同時本會亦會供應聖誕香料酒及聖誕特式小食。我希望能在本會內碰見大家，及歡迎大家待收到政府的確認後盡快使用新翼大樓的設施。這是我們期待今年聖誕老人帶來的好消息。 DECEMBER 2016 AHOY! |

The Bridge

So here we are; December already and 2016 is almost over. There is just so much to do at the Club this month it’s difficult to know where to begin so I will begin with the obvious – Christmas and New Year’s Eve. By my count there are 14 Christmas events and six New Year’s Eve events for you to choose from and that does not include our festive lucky draws in the Main Bar, our Christmas-themed light lunch buffet in the Compass Room, our Letters to Santa project and a toy drive (both for charity). Nor does it include your own private functions here at the Club or the wonderful new RHKYC branded Christmas hampers we have, and all the Christmas goodies and food you can order to make your season truly special. All of the information you need is available online and in the Christmas Brochure included in last month’s Ahoy!.

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ith events scheduled from Friday 21 to Monday 24 October, Friday saw the forced cancellation of the skippersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; briefing and welcome drinks thanks to Tropical Cyclone Haima. On Saturday morning however, 35 boats full of fresh-faced sailors turned out eager to sail. Sponsors

Race Officer Inge Strompf-Jepsen and the race management team set off out of the harbour early and once at the race track between Steep Island, Tung Lung Chau and North Nine Pin. The team were very surprised to find a flat sea state and south-westerly breeze of 6-8kts, which was far from expected given the weather conditions the day before. With boats departing

from all three Clubhouses, the signal boat was anchored to the west of North Ninepin Island. For Race 1, all divisions were sent on windward / leeward Course Q1. The first start was at 1030hrs for IRC 0 with a dramatic late start from Seng Huang Leeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 100ft Super Maxi Scallywag which seemed to favour the Media Partner

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RACE IRC0

1 2 3 4 5 6

Q1-7.2nm Q1-7.2nm Q1-7.2nm Q2-9nm Q1-6.6nm Islands 15-14nm

IRC1

IRC PREMIER

IRC2

IRC3

HKPN

Q1-7.2nm Q1-7.2nm Q1-7.2nm Q2-9nm Q1-6.6nm Islands 15-14nm

Q1-7.2nm Islands 7-15nm Q2-9nm Q1-6.6nm Islands 15-14nm –

Q1-5.6nm Q1-5.2nm Q1-5.2nm Q2-7.5nm Q1-5nm 15-14nm

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Feature | Volvo China Coast Regatta 2016 committee boat end of IRC Racer 1’s start at 1036hrs. Even with their late start, Scallywag took Line Honours seconds ahead of Frank Pong’s Sloop Jelik. For Race 2, IRC Racer 0, 1, 2 and 3 were sent on course Q1 with IRC Racer 0 and 1 sailing a slightly longer two lap windward / leeward race of 7.2nm vs. 5.2nm. The IRC Premier Cruiser and HKPN divisions were sent on a 15nm islands race. The race started with a quick upwind jaunt to a windward mark followed by a reach between the picturesque South and North Ninepin Islands, then a downwind run to Club Mark 7 located south of Lung Shuen Pai, over to Ping Min Chau (Table Island), back to Club Mark 7 and a beat to the finish near North Ninepin Island. While the IRC Premier Cruiser and HKPN

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fleets were making their way around the islands course, Inge started Race 3 another Q1 windward / leeward for IRC Racer 0, 1, 2 and 3. IRC Racer 0 and 1 were sent off on individual starts followed by the IRC Racer 2 and 3 together with 16 boats vying for position on the line. With quite a lot of shouting and one or two bumps between boats in the IRC Racer 3 division, they set off at 1427hrs. The wind was generally steady for most of the day’s racing with only a few wind shifts and slight down pressure towards the end of the day. As enabled by the Sailing Instructions, the RO made the executive decision to extend the time limit for IRC Premier Cruiser and HKPN so they could get a finish for their islands race. In the end, Shawn Kang’s Beneteau 50 Lighthorse and Herman Wong and Yves Milot’s FT10 Kiasu took both Line Honours and the

win on corrected time in IRC Premier Cruiser and HKPN respectively. Day 2 began with limited breeze in the vicinity of Middle Island, and the AP was raised on shore at 0740hrs. Shortly after, the RO and her team went in search of wind. To bide their time until the wind filled in, a few sailors took to the Middle Island pontoon to have a mini Volvo China Coast Regatta with the Wind Warriors (model sailing boats). After a few hours of building breeze, the race management team was relieved when the wind settled at 6+kts and the AP was removed on shore at 1131hrs. With the light wind conditions, wind direction and uncertain forecast, the race management team decided it would be best to hold a windward / leeward race for all classes on the Lamma race track. The committee boat

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anchored just to the south-east of Lamma Island, and all divisions were sent on Course Q2 with an axis of 075°. IRC Racer 0 was the first start at 1256hrs in 5 to 6kts of breeze. IRC Racer 0, 1 and IRC Premier Cruiser were sent on a three-lap windward / leeward course with 1.5nm legs towards the Beaufort Gap. The first boat to finish in IRC Racer 0 was Scallywag in 1h 4m 10s, but Sam Chan’s TP52 FreeFire took the win with a corrected time of 2h06m17s. IRC Racer 1 started their Race 4 at 1302hrs with the Hanning / Jacobs / Kendall / McWilliam / Pender’s Ker 40 Signal 8 first to finish the first lap quickly followed by Steve Manning and Anthony Root’s Ker Custom 42 Black Baza, then Nick Burns and Fred Kinmonth’s GTS 43 Mandrake III. After three laps,

Mandrake III prevailed on handicap by 1 minute and 42 seconds. IRC Premier Cruiser started their Race 3 at 1308hrs with Lighthorse finishing the first lap a good 4 minutes before Peter Churchouse’s Warwick Custom Moonblue 2. Keeping up their lead, Lighthorse took Line Honours and their division win. IRC Racer 2, 3 and HKPN divisions were sent on a shorter 7.5nm course with 1.25nm legs. The IRC Racer 2 and 3 planned start was at 1314hrs but at about a minute to the gun, a fishing boat more concerned with bringing in their nets drove directly through fleet. The AP was raised while the fleet scattered and, once the fishing boat was clear, the sequence was restarted and the race set off at 1322hrs. There was quite a pile-up at the first rounding

of the leeward mark but once that was all cleared, William Liu’s A40 Seawolf IRC Racer 2 and Lowell Chang’s A35 Dexter II IRC Racer 3 took the wins in their respective divisions. HKPN started at 1328hrs and with the weakening breeze, their race was shortened at the top mark on their final windward leg. Kiasu was the first boat to finish in their division and also won on HKPN handicap. Day 3 of the Volvo China Coast Regatta kicked off with racing east of Tung Lung Chau. With the north-easterly breeze at 6-8kts, it was decided to send the entire fleet on a windward / leeward for the first race of the day. The shorter tow laps Q1 course was chosen to make sure boats had ample time to finish and then continue to an islands race. IRC Racer 0, 1 and IRC Premier Cruiser were

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sent on a 6.6nm course with 1.65nm mile legs. Race 5 for IRC Racer 0 was the first start at 1030hrs. A moment after the start, the individual recall was signaled. Marcel Liedts’ Ker 46 Zannekin, fearing they were marginally over the line, came back at once, but it was actually FreeFire who was already a distance away from the start line who was early. After a second radio call from the committee boat, FreeFire returned to restart considerably trailing the rest of the fleet. Race 5 for IRC 1 started shortly after with another individual recall for Mark Whitehead’s Mills 40 Straight Up, Mandrake III and Black Baza. All boats quickly returned to the line and restarted. With the suboptimal start, Mandrake III and Straight Up pushed their boats to gain back valuable ground to take first and second place on handicap by the end of the race. Race 4 for IRC Premier Cruiser began at 1044hrs. Lighthorse sailed another great race to keep up their weekend flush!

IRC Racer 2, 3 and HKPN divisions were sent on a 5nm course with 1.25nm legs. Just before IRC Racer 2 started, the AP was hoisted to allow the race management team time to adjust the top mark. After a brief delay, the AP was removed and IRC Racer 2 went into their sequence and started at 1100hrs. Continuing with the theme of the morning, an individual recall was signaled for Shen Sheng’s Beneteau First 40.7 China Cup No.33 which quickly returned to restart. This was their first race of the regatta as they were delayed in delivering their boat to Hong Kong due to Typhoon Haima. Race 5 for IRC Racer 3 started shortly after at 1106hrs. The division seemed to be relieved to have their own start with fewer boats to contend with on the line. HKPN set off shortly after at 1112hrs. With the wind gradually swinging to an easterly breeze of 100° and at 6-7kts, islands course 15 was chosen for all divisions. After many individual recalls during the starts for the

first race of the day, if was great to see clear starts for all divisions for the islands race. The 14nm race started with IRC Racer 0 heading off at 1218hrs followed by separate starts for each division. The fleet beat to Club Mark 16, followed by a broad reach keeping South Nine Pin to starboard, followed by a beat keeping East Ninepin to port, followed by another reach to Club Mark 17 and downwind to Steep Island and a beat to the finish off Tung Lung Chau East. With all racing wrapped up at 1536hrs, sailors headed back to the Main Bar at Kellett Island for some much needed refreshments before heading down to the gala prizegiving dinner at the poolside. With some very hungry sailors in attendance, the prizegiving kicked off with the Volvo China Coast Regatta Race Committee Chairman, Anthony Root, making a speech then inviting race officer Inge Strompf-Jepsen to present the prizes – engraved decanters, wine donated by Volvo and Dragon Vodka.

Volvo China Coast Regatta 2016 – Results RANK YACHT NAME

IRC Racer 0 1st Zannekin 2nd Standard Insurance Centennial 3rd FreeFire 4th Jelik 5th Scallywag IRC Racer 1 1st Mandrake III 2nd Black Baza 3rd Signal 8 4th Straight Up 5th Ambush 6th Vineta IRC Racer 2 1st Hero Racing Team 2nd Sell Side Dream 3rd Seawolf 4th Mojito 5th Wicked 6th Outlaw 7th China Cup No.33 IRC Racer 3 1st Dexter II 2nd Whiskey Jack 3rd Andiamo 4th Goddess 5th Calamansi 6th Gambit 7th Talkinghead 8th Lady Butterfly 9th Arcturus 10th Ymir IRC Premier 1st Lighthorse 2nd Moonblue 2 3rd Clove Hitch HKPN 1st Kiasu 2nd Lisa Elaine 3rd Darling 4th TT

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SAIL NO.

OWNER

RATING

RACE 1

RACE 2

RACE 3

HKG 2292 PHI 2286 HKG 2283 HKG 600 HKG 2276

Marcel Liedts Ernesto Echauz Sam Chan Frank Pong Seng Huang Lee

1.295 1.352 1.368 1.524 1.934

-4 -3 1 2 -5

2 1 2.0 RDGc 3 4

1 3 -4 2 5

HKG 2163 HKG 2296 HKG 2300 HKG 2282 HKG 2388 HKG 2285

Nick Burns/Fred Kinmonth Steve Manning/Anthony Root Hanning/Jacobs/Kendall/McWilliam/Pender Mark Whitehead Andrew Taylor/Joachim Isler Helmuth Hennig

1.188 1.232 1.229 1.15 1.236 1.248

1 2 -4 5 3 -6

-5 1 4 3 2 6

3 2 1 -6 4 5

SIN 6886 HKG 2298 HKG 2183 HKG 1281 HKG 2171 HKG 2275 CHN 55033

Tiffany Koo Simon Powell William Liu Andy Leung D.S Cheung Adrian Bell Shen Sheng

1.115 1 1 1.091 -3 3 1.094 2 4 1.097 -4 2 1.068 5 5 1.139 -6 6 1.066 (8.0 DNC) 8.0 DNC

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Lowell Chang Nick Southward John Woo Maiyo Hood Rob Berkley K C Mowser Clement Mak JC Broyelle Dennis Chien Kjartan Furset

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Feature | Volvo China Coast Regatta 2016 First row: IRC0: 1st Zannekin – Marcel Liedts; IRC0: 2nd Standard Insurance Centennial – Ernesto Echauz Second row: IRC0: 3rd Free Fire – Sam Chan; IRC1: 1st Mandrake Third row: 1RC1: 3rd Signal 8 – Hanning / Jacobs / Kendall / McWilliam / Pender; IRC2: III – Nick Burns / Fred Kinmonth; IRC1: 2nd Black Baza – Steve Manning / Anthony Root Fourth row: IRC2: 3rd Seawolf – William Liu; IRC3: 1st Dexter II – Lowell Chang; IRC3: 2nd 1st Hero Racing Team – Tiffany Koo; IRC2: 2nd Sell Side Dream – Simon Powell Whiskey Jack – Nick Southward Fifth row: IRC3: 3rd Andiamo – John Woo; IRCPREM: 1st Lighthorse – Shawn Kang Sixth row: IRCPREM: 2nd Moonblue 2 – Peter Churchouse; rd st IRCPREM: 3 Clove Hitch – Alex Yu Seventh row: HKPN: 1 Kiasu – Herman Wong / Yves Milot; HKPN: 2nd – Lisa Elaine – Carl Wilkinson; HKPN: 3rd – Darling – Dean Chisholm; HK Kettle Winners: Black Baza / Whisky Jack DECEMBER 2016 AHOY! |

Feature | Laura Dekker at the Club Laura Dekker came to Hong Kong in November for HHYC’s 24-Hour Charity Dinghy Race and we were very fortunate to have her at the Club on Friday 4 November where she gave two presentations; one to the Club’s Shark sailors and then another at a speaker dinner in the Chart Room. One of the members attending that dinner was Mark Savelli…..

Laura Dekker at the Club W O RD S: M A RK S AV EL LI | PH OTO S: L AUR A D EKKER

aura, (in her 14th to 16th years) sailed solo around the world in a 38ft sailing boat (she had in fact wanted to use her ‘tried and trusted’ 22ft vessel but was ordered to find a bigger boat by the law courts in Holland after a case was brought aimed at thwarting her world circumnavigation attempt on the grounds that she was ‘too young’). Indeed, the prevailing wisdom at this time was that she was ‘mad to even think about such a journey at that age’ (and even worse, that her parents were ‘irresponsible people’). All of this was rather upsetting. The purpose of the court order (in mandating that she set sail in a ‘bigger boat’) was to seek to ensure that she would be ‘safer’ (albeit Laura herself maintains that she would have felt more comfortable in

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her 22ft boat). Laura could not even afford to customise the bigger boat for ‘solo operation’ (which added a risk factor). During those years of sailing solo around the world, Laura was ‘home’ schooled during ‘rest stops’ (where she sought to become embedded within the various local cultures she encountered and to ‘work her passage’). As of today’s address at Kellett Island, Laura is 21 years old and she is still recognised as the youngest person to sail around the world, solo (though this is not an official record as per the Guinness Book of World Records as they “do not sanction, endorse or encourage

Sailing has been in her DNA from the earliest of ages (she had been conceived and born whilst her ‘circus family mum’ and ‘boat builder dad’ had been enjoying an extended sailing trip around the world themselves). And after her parents eventually separated, Laura elected to live on a boatyard with her father (whilst maintaining good relations with her mother throughout). At the age of just 13, Laura ‘ran away’ to UK by sailing her little 22ft boat across the English Channel from her native Holland (during thick fog). In that case, she had to be ‘retrieved’ from a UK police station by her father. In no particular order, some highlights of her speech as follows:

world were conditioned to extend help to Laura with no expectations of anything in return (e.g. by offering herbs and other local medicines to guard against the potential infection of a flesh wound on her foot or simply by offering her food before they even started to take from their own limited supplies themselves). Incidentally, her flesh wound was not healing of its own accord despite the boat being a sterile environment (not least due to the permanently damp conditions on board “Guppy”). But in the absence of treatment, there were real risks of infection at ‘rest stops’. She eschewed commercial sponsorship on the grounds that “sailing around the world was my dream, not theirs”. Accordingly, nobody could tell Laura how to live the experience. And if some equipment broke down (which it apparently often did), she had to repair it herself (or perform some work on shore to earn cash to replace it). If she had been sponsored, she would not have learned such lessons of resourcefulness that were essential in these straitened circumstances. She was, for example, “forced to learn languages”. And, as the daughter of a boatyard man, she did know how to ‘fix things’. She beat herself up when things did break (“I hadn’t looked after them enough”). For example, the deterioration of sails due to ‘sun damage’. Somewhat counterintuitively, failures of equipment tended to happen more commonly during becalmed conditions. She knew the limitations of the boat during (normal) storms and adjusted accordingly. But the stresses and strains caused by swells during windless conditions were less predictable.

“We were moving in a wind. Perhaps not in the right direction, but at least we were moving!” She explained “I became aware of the benefit of not fighting forces that are outside of my control and so if the wind was blowing in the wrong direction, I went with the flow in the full knowledge that it would not unduly thwart my ability to meet my ultimate objective”. “I knew what I wanted to do. But here I was trying to convince three law court judges of my right to express my will” (any UK Government Brexit parallel by Laura here was not intentional!) Laura mentioned that wind speeds reached 65 knots! These storms tested her sailing abilities to their limits but mostly, she felt more comfortable in storms than she felt in prolonged conditions of ‘no wind’. She did see three sharks; “but since I had no intention of either sinking or swimming, they were not a problem!” She described the people living in ‘simple huts’ in remote places with no internet, mains water or electricity as being the happiest people she has ever met. They had their food and water from the land, their shelter and were ‘connected’ by a healthy companionship within their close groups of family and friends. It was all sustainable. “What more do you need?” she observed (Laura was perhaps espousing the benefits of ‘essentialism’ which are written about rather eloquently in a book of that name by Greg McKeown). Noted that the community members (with limited means to call upon external resources) just “looked after each other unconditionally in times of personal crisis” (albeit that there was always the ‘hope’ that a community member would himself be looked after in future if a need arose). As a result of this deeply ingrained unselfish way of thinking, the primitive local communities she experienced (en route) around the

In the absence of sponsorship, the expedition was essentially financed by her own endeavours (she had been working to earn money since the age of 8 doing certain street performance exercises such as riding a uni-cycle along with her faithful dog). As a result of her long periods of isolation, she was FORCED to fully reflect upon all her experiences and interactions/interfaces with humanity (e.g. at ‘en route’ stops). This meant that she was able to benefit from ‘90% of the value of the experiences’ rather than the ‘10% to 20% that would have been realised otherwise’ (she didn’t actually use the word ‘reflection’ but she said that she was forced by circumstances to ‘think about’ her experiences ‘post facto’ in a much more intense manner than would normally be the case). The principal distractions she had were ‘natural ones’ and this gave much leeway for some quality ‘thinking time’. DECEMBER 2016 AHOY! |

Feature | Laura Dekker at the Club

attempts by people under the age of 16 for any record attempt which may be considered unsuitable for a young person.”). She now lives on her boat in New Zealand and was recently married to a man who also shares her passion for sailing and love of boats.

Feature | Laura Dekker at the Club

As a result of limited financing, her boat was not set up for solo operation. Also no mod-cons (such as automatic winching). In other words, hardship was ‘normal service’. And it was all a learning experience. She opined that the human body (and by default, human mind) is made of stronger stuff than you might initially imagine. In this context, she described the imperative of seeing her way over a seemingly endless series of ‘next waves’ during storms. ‘Giving up’ was simply not an option. One step at a time. Laura told us that whilst she was “not good at engine maintenance”, she was nevertheless “able to ensure that the engine operated when it was needed”. In other words, perhaps Laura was effectively advocating a preference for ‘outcome’ over ‘process’ here? She found sailing around the world rather easy because she had always known that was her goal from a very young age. Her point here was that we should always be clear about ‘knowing what we want to do in life’. The name of her boat was Guppy. The boat was aptly named as she was “such a small part” of the overall ecosystem in which she operated (just as the Guppy fish is such a small fish in the scheme of things). She noted that “I appreciated things that maybe wouldn’t normally be so well appreciated”, e.g. a ‘dry bed’ and ‘ice cubes in her drinks’ (when on shore). Also cloud formations and bird song. She opined that “too often, we are just ‘too busy’ or ‘distracted’ to appreciate these (little) things”. Or “too wrapped up in the (rat) race for the ‘next milestone’”. “The scariest thing” she experienced was actually reaching the point where she had actually completed her task of circumnavigating the

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world at 16. The big question then being, “what next?” (having achieved everything she had ever sought to do in life). Having been at sea for 48 days nonstop en route to Cape Town (6,000 nautical miles), she received radio contact informing her of the ‘programme of media activities et al’ that must be performed as soon as she reached land . At this juncture, Laura seriously threatened to sail out to sea again (rather than make landfall and face these tasks). All she wanted to do was to relax and allow herself some little luxuries such as ‘a shower’. Indeed, it took over one hour after landing to actually remove herself from ‘survival mode’. Notwithstanding this apparent shyness of appearing as a public figure on that occasion, Laura’s performance tonight was confident and flawless. There was not even one utterance of the word ‘er’ in the whole rendition of over one hour and despite speaking for double the amount of time usually taken by explorers invited to address RGS in Hong Kong, she held the audience to the very end. She spoke from the heart, with passion, without notes and was always seeking to be insightful (as opposed to being merely descriptive). Laura’s book is called ‘One Girl, One Dream’. But it was only mentioned in passing (and with no details being offered as to how such might be procured). Laura also mentioned that a documentary about her endeavours in the high seas had been produced that was widely available (e.g. on aircraft TV) but that she had negotiated a very poor deal at the age of 12/14 and such, was making no money from this. Personally, I think Laura was awe inspiring tonight and doesn’t know her true worth. So if you cannot buy her boat (which is apparently for sale), at least I would recommend that you buy her book!

Starter’s Box

DECEMBER 2016

FORTHCOMING EVENTS

Saturday 3 December

YMSC Po Toi Challenge

Sunday 11 December

HKRNVR Hong Kong Race Week

Saturday 14 January 14 to 19 February

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0432 0.7 1124 1.6 1529 1.3 2129 2.4

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0507 0.7 1206 1.6 1555 1.4 2140 2.4

0640 0.5 1357 1.6 1727 1.4

0544 0.7 1256 1.6 1618 1.4 2207 2.4

0022 2.3 0727 0.6 1452 1.6 1817 1.4

0625 0.7 1356 1.6 1649 1.5 2244 2.3

0106 2.1 0814 0.8 1551 1.7 1917 1.5

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0708 0.7 1457 1.6 1746 1.5 2330 2.2

0159 1.9 0901 0.9 1650 1.7 2044 1.5

0757 0.8 1558 1.7 1904 1.6

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0329 1.7 0948 1.0 1741 1.8 2333 1.5

0043 2.1 0852 0.9 1655 1.7 2030 1.6

0521 1.5 1035 1.1 1820 1.9

0202 1.9 0949 0.9 1741 1.8 2225 1.5

0051 1.3 0638 1.5 1119 1.1 1852 2.0

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Courtesy of the late Frank Hydes Bob Hawley and Richard Hownam-Meek were joint owners of the yacht Calypso. Bob’s company were the agents for Lipton Tea and the Lipton’s representative, who was himself a keen yachtsman, used to time his annual visits to Hong Kong to enable him to do some racing with Bob and Richard. In 1967 he joined them in a Hong Kong Royal Navy Volunteer Reserves Memorial Vase race and happened to mention that Lipton Tea had recently given a trophy to a Club in the UK. Bob and Richard plied him with more beer until their hint penetrated and a few months later a magnificent silver model of a J Class yacht was presented to the club in January 1968. Between 1899 and 1930 Mr (later Sir) Thomas Lipton challenged repeatedly for the America’s Cup and built no less than five “Shamrocks”. In 1920 Shamrock IV came within one race of winning the cup. Terms laid down by the New York Yacht Club included the stipulation that the challenger should have sailed across the Atlantic to challenge. Interesting also, perhaps, as representing the social attitudes of the times, Lipton, considered a mere grocer by the committee, was never accepted for membership of the Royal Yacht Squadron.

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0355 0.6 1041 1.5 1429 1.2 2054 2.4

0324 0.4 1017 1.7 1437 1.2 2125 2.6

0424 0.6 1116 1.5 1506 1.2 2129 2.4

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0455 0.5 1152 1.5 1544 1.2 2206 2.4

0503 0.3 1211 1.6 1601 1.3 2253 2.6

We would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who has volunteered to assist with our events so far this season, we greatly appreciate your support. Hong Kong Race Week will take place from 14 to 19 February and with 4 race tracks we are looking for approximately 150 volunteers each day. Not all volunteer positions are on the water and some don’t even require prior sailing experience – registration, sign on/sign off and launch and retrieve are all onshore roles. Volunteer sign up can be found here: http://www.rhkyc.org.hk/events/volunteers2016.aspx?reg=show On-water volunteer training is currently underway, including mark laying courses, if you would like to enroll for training for any of the HKRW clinics being run please apply here: http://www.rhkyc.org.hk/events/hongkongraceweekvolunteers2017.aspx?reg=show

RHKYC Offshore Races The Notice of Races have been issued and online registration is now open for the following offshore races: San Fernando Race | 12 April 2017 www.sanfernandorace.com Volvo Hong Kong to Vietnam Race | 18 October 2017 www.hkvietnamrace.com Rolex China Sea Race | 28 March 2018 www.rolexchinasearace.com

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Sailing

Lipton Trophy

Youth Autumn/Winter Programme SCHOOL HOLIDAY COURSES School Term Break

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Full details and application forms can be found on our website: http://www.rhkyc.org.hk/YouthSailTraining.aspx Please note that members have booking priority one month before the start of the course.

SAILING DEVELOPMENT AND TRAINING CONTACTS General Enquiries Gloria Yeung 2812 7063 MI Sailing & Marine Manager Jonathan Rankine 2812 0172 MI Centre Manager Patrick Lam 2812 7303 Sailing Instructor Kelvin Lau 2812 7303 Head Racing Coach Rob Partridge 2812 6255 Performance Coaches Alex Dyet and Christos Atzemian 2812 6255 http://www.rhkyc.org.hk/SailTraining.aspx sailtrain@rhkyc.org.hk www.facebook.com/RHKYCsharks

SA IL T R A INING Application forms and more details www.rhkyc.org.hk click on ‘Sail Training’ or email sailtrain@rhkyc.org.hk RYA POWERBOAT TRAINING These practical powerboat handling courses are available now. You must already hold the PVOCC. RYA Powerboat Level 2 Courses Option PBL2 18 and 19 December RYA Safety Boat Courses Option SB1 4 and 5 Feb Assessment Option 1

Weekdays available upon enquiry

ADULT BEGINNERS This 5 day practical course is taught in our Wayfarer dinghies and follows. Also open to the public. HKSF Level 1 and 2 Option 6 10, 11, 17, 18, 24 Dec (Sat/Sun) Option 1 (2017) 7, 8, 14, 15, 21 Jan (Sat/Sun) Option 2 (2017) 4, 5, 11, 12, 25 Feb (Sat/Sun) Option 7 (2017) 4, 5, 11, 12, 13 Apr (weekdays) HKSF Level 3 Course

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ADULT SUPERVISED SAILING Level 3 Prep: taught in Wayfarer 3 Dec Singlehanded Sailing: taught in Laser 4 Dec Boat Handling: taught in Wayfarer 7 Dec Boat Handling: taught in Wayfarer 10 Dec Boat Handling: taught in Wayfarer 11 Dec Level 3 Prep: taught in Wayfarer 14 Dec Boat Handling: taught in Wayfarer 11 Jan Boat Handling: taught in Wayfarer 18 Jan Spinnaker Introduction: 21 and 22 Jan taught in Wayfarer Laser Introduction: taught in Laser Radial 25 Jan Laser Introduction: taught in Laser Radial 5 Feb Laser Introduction: taught in Laser Radial 8 Feb Boat Handling: taught in Wayfarer 22 Feb

ADULT KEELBOAT COURSES Intro to Small Keelboat Course J/80 Crew Course Course

5 and 11 Feb 11, 25, 26 Feb

J/80 Skipper Course Course Theory (1900hrs to 2100hrs) 2 Dec Practical 4, 10, 11, 18 Dec J/80 Supervised Sailing Boat Handling 11 Dec Boat Handling 18 Dec Distance Sail (Kellet Island to Middle Island) 15 Jan Spinnaker Practice 11 Feb Spinnaker Practice 12 Mar Boat Handling 19 Mar

GMDSS / DSC LONG RANGE RADIO OPERATOR COURSE Course

11, 12, 25, 26 Feb (1000hrs to 1830hrs)

Exams 27, 28 Feb, 1, 2 Mar (1830hrs to 2100hrs)

FIRST AID CPR AND AED COURSES Course Refresher

Future dates TBC (1830hrs to 2130hrs) Future dates TBC (1830hrs to 2130hrs)

Refresher course is only available to those who hold a valid NSC Standard First Aid and CPR/AED certificate or one that expires in the same month.

For further information please contact sailtrain@rhkyc.org.hk Sail Training Schedule The new schedule has recently been published online. Please remember that members do get priority on booking until one month before the course starts. In general we require a minimum of four students to be able to confirm a course. 18

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Eastern Seabord Regatta W O RD S: RO B PA RT RID GE | PH OTO S: CHRISTO S AT ZEMIA N

Sailing Long days were spent on the water, often staying out to train beyond each day’s racing schedule was complete making for up to seven hours in their boats. The hard work of Race Coach Christos Atzemian and the sailors lead to great results in a competitive 70 boat fleet with sailors from Australia, Sweden, France, Singapore, Hong Kong and Thailand. The team is working hard back in Hong Kong and will be aiming to perform at further World Championship training events at RVYC in April (Worlds Test Event) and May (Thai Nationals).

he 2017 Optimist World Championships (IODA) will be held at Royal Varuna Yacht Club (RVYC) in Thailand in July 2017. To qualify for this, an Optimist racer has to be ranked in the top five of Hong Kong selection regattas. With that in mind and in order to give the Club’s Sharks sailors extra motivation to work towards qualifying for the IODA World Championships, a team went to RVYC for a training regatta from 20 to 25 October. Our aim is to have five Club sailors qualify for the IODA World Championships and the event in October provided great training and venue experience to put them in good stead to qualify and achieve their best next summer.

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Outrigger Canoe (OC) Section

The Road to the Around the Island Race – Rowing and Paddle Sports

OUTRIGGER CONTACT outrigger@rhkyc.org.hk

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W O RD S: A NN A M AT HISEN, RYA N W HEL A N A ND F R A N CES C A ZIN O | PH OTO S: VA RIO US PA D D L ERS

help people bring out the best in themselves, and as a trainer, I use my paddling expertise to build a training program that fits the team. I have guidelines around how we show up to paddling to support this.

he road to the Around the Island Race – Rowing and Paddle Sports – for Outrigger Canoe (OC) certainly stretches back much further than I can see, but like so much of the Club, it has been built by some pretty formidable characters, some of whom I’m lucky enough to know. My own first experience of OC was being persuaded to do a ‘time trial’ (an unimpressive navigation around Round Island) which was sufficient to allow me the last women’s place in our Mixed Standard OC6 crew for the 2011 Around the Island Race (ATIR). That’s just five men and five women and as we easily top 100 paddling OC members in the section today, it’s hard to imagine we almost didn’t field that crew five years ago. Our fleet of canoes has steadily grown and whilst we doubled in size in 2014/15; largely thanks to some excellent coaching plus increasing cross over with dragon boating, the start of 2015/16 saw us adjust to having no coach initially, and potentially lose momentum. That was avoided by the very welcome arrival of Anna Mathisen, an extremely experienced paddler living in both Hawaii and Hong Kong (not bad!) and with a lot to offer to move our OC section forward. Here she gives some insight into the sport and its philosophy, before we give a flavour of what its actually like, taking you through our ever busy October of this year.

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Anna’s Paddling Guidelines 1. Focus on yourself – take responsibility for your choices and your actions and make as much contribution to the team as you can. 2. Always assume positive intent – be forgiving and patient and know that we are always doing the best that we can. 3. Be prepared to self-coach – take responsibility for knowing what you need to work on, and focus on improving that. From Our Coach The highlight of my time so far as the OC coach was our ‘Shek-O Staycation Surf Camp’ during September’s Mid-Autumn Festival. We paddled 75km over three days and everyone had a fun time on the water. Ultimately, that is what it’s all about: enjoying the ocean, challenging our selves and having fantastic experiences together. My philosophy is to coach the whole person, not just the paddler. I see my role as both a coach and a trainer. As a coach, I am there to

4. Be present for every stroke you take – show up with your focus on what we are there to do; be a team and paddle together. October – Successful Training, Local and International Races By the time we reach October in our OC paddling season, we’re at the pointy end of the racing season and there’s plenty going on. While we had the first October weekend for ‘normal’ training, all others have their own stories.

Lantau Classic, Discovery Bay – 9 October Big congratulations to all paddlers who took part in this fun race meet. It was a great day of sprint and medium sized racing with RHKYC winning gold medals in eight out of the nice categories! Thanks to Lantau Boat Club for hosting such a great event.

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Sea Change Practice – 15 October As the time clock to ATIR – Rowing and Paddling struck ‘one month to go’, the team bruised limbs and egos doing sea change practices authentically from speedboats, rather than as we normally do from the beach. Some people had already left Hong Kong shores however to lap up the paradise that is Palau for a spot of diving and sunshine prior to the Micronesia Cup.

18th Micronesia Cup, Palau – 21 to 23 October Twenty RHKYC and Lantau Boat Club paddlers flew out, just escaping a Hong Kong typhoon, to take part in this race. It is held annually, circulating between the small island nations of Saipan, Guam and Palau. This was Palau’s year and from researching the country and hearing tales of paddlers’ previous trips there; it looked the most beautiful of the three hosting locations. Saturday saw the 500m sprints as well as 1,500m sprints with turns. The men claimed a great first in the 1,500m heat, to put them straight into the final, where all was going to plan until a tight turn collision with another crew all but finishing the race. The ladies put in a great performance but were a little short in the repecharge, so the mixed crew was the last chance to claim a medal for the day, which they did with a beautiful piece, to finish with a clear 1st in nearly pitch black as the day had overran.

a lake which meant for great viewing over the coral reefs and heightened anticipation of the race to come.

Palau and its people made for a truly special race and the team left with memories to last a lifetime. This truly was paddling in paradise!

The men were the first up, finishing in 1h 31m 10s to claim silver. The ladies had an awesome race completing slightly shorter eight-mile course in 1h 20m 13s, just 10s off bronze. The last race of the weekend saw another dominant performance claiming the second gold of the weekend completing a 5-mile course in 45m 51s and taking the total tally to two golds, two silvers and a bronze for combined efforts of Hong Kong United.

Sunday started at 0500hrs as paddlers were invited to do a recce of the 10-mile course, on board a speedboat and check out the route of the most stunning race you could imagine for later in the day. The water was as still as DECEMBER 2016 AHOY! |

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Around Lamma Race – 30 October No sooner back from Palau, the Club were taking part in the 10 th edition of the superb Around Lamma Island Race, fielding five crews. The conditions were windy with big swell making for challenging conditions over the 24km course and many fine opportunities to talk of popping amas and the like. For the men’s race first in the morning, there were overcast conditions, and after a speedly ‘Le Mans’ style start running into the canoe, our crews finished a solid 2nd and 4th in the unlimited category and 3rd in the standard boat category. The sun came out for the women’s race in the afternoon and the ladies were proud to manage the wind and waves well, finishing, 1st and 3rd! As ever a fine Lamma BBQ and party ensued with some banter between Club paddlers, as they looked ahead to the end of season local race; the RHKYC’s very own Around the Island Race on 13 November.

Looking Ahead Paddling is not always as intense as this last October although with just about a week to go until ATIR as we write, one has to remember that! As this season draws to a close, it promises to wrap up with not only a truly exciting ATIR experience as hosting Club and as paddlers racing, but on reflection another season where we have moved forward yet again. We are learning a more refined technique, challenging some of the status quo and always gaining ever invaluable experiences – both on and off the water – all the while maintaining that unique RHKYC spirit. As coach Anna puts it, “Outrigger paddling is more than just a physical challenge; it’s a vehicle for rich personal growth, inspiration and empowerment.”

ROWING CONTACTS

Rowing Manager rowingmanager@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

ROOSTER AQUAFLEECE AVAILABLE AT THE RHKYC

Please visit our on-line store www.monstermarine.com.hk Exclusive Distributor Monster Marine T: +852 25118337 E: monstermarine4rooster@gmail.com

Cleaning Boats and Water Pollution W O RD S: A L A N REID

“We note that the Club is managing hundreds of moorings at Kellett Island, Middle Island, and Shelter Cove. While there would be vessel cleaning at the moorings from time to time, the Club should develop and introduce a good practice for your members and your staff to follow in daily operation. ...should also adopt less polluting cleaning methods, reduce the volume of discharge and minimise the use of chemical and detergents as far as practicable.” “For the vessel cleansing at the moorings at Kellett Island, Middle Island and Shelter Cove, the Club should promote and encourage members to adopt less polluting good practices with a view to reduce discharging polluted water into the HK waters arising from cleansing of their vessels.” In a perfect world we should only be using fresh water to clean our boats. As Hong Kong is in far, far away land compared with the perfect world, boat owners are well aware of the greasy, dirty rain water we experience, overflowing from scuppers, and leaving a black stain down the topsides. Swipe is a good cleaner but it does leave a residue. On their website Swipe states; SWIPE Multi-Pupose (sic) Cleaner is Biodegradable SWIPE Multi-Purpose Cleaner is tested by an independent laboratory in Germany. Experimental results proved that it is harmless to the skin under normal use. However when asked about the biodegradability of Swipe we received no reply from the local distributer. So what else is available? In the Ship Shop we have many cleaning products but let’s just mention two general boat cleaners here. West Marine Citrus boat soap claims to be eco-friendly whilst being tough on dirt. It’s natural, citrus-based, concentrated, biodegradable formula effectively cleans all marine surfaces yet is gentle on the environment. Cleans away dirt, bird droppings and oily residue. Does not contain phosphates or other harmful ingredients. Works with fresh- or saltwater and has a pleasant citrus scent. Clean Max states that it is an all surface cleaner that removes black stains and deposits and leaves a water repellent film and on the stern of the bottle goes further to say it is extremely effective grease remover, able to clean any surface within seconds in the most difficult cleaning

situations, such as grease, oils tar deposit, exhaust fume traces gas and pollution deposits etc. It also says that it is 98% biodegradable, odorless, VOC free and non flammable. However turning to the stern of the bottles we find on the West Marine soap that it may stain if not diluted and, Cautions; MAY IRRITATE EYES, MAY IRRITATE SKIN. Do not get in eyes. Do not get on skin or clothing. (which is a bit difficult if you are cleaning the boat.) Keep out or reach of Children. Clean Max gives similar warnings although not to such a high degree. Hmm. Eco-friendly they may be but they appear not to be people friendly. General boat cleaning points are: • Soaps and solvents are toxic to marine life • Care should be taken when using harmful products near the water So what can we use to help protect the water quality of our mooring areas ? Non-Toxic Cleaning Alternatives is the answer and members will find listed below non-toxic alternatives to typical cleaning products. Please note that even non-toxic substances can cause harm to the environment so use sparingly. When cleaning, always try water and a little elbow grease first. • All purpose cleaner: mix one cup white vinegar with five litres of water • Air freshener: an open box of baking soda • Ammonia-based cleaners: vinegar, salt, and water • Brass cleaner: Worcestershire sauce or paste made with equal amounts of salt, vinegar, and water • Copper cleaner: lemon juice and water or paste of lemon juice, salt, and flour • Chlorine bleach: baking soda and water or borax • Chrome cleaner/polish: apple cider vinegar to clean; baby oil to polish • Disinfectants: one half a cup borax in three litres of water • Fiberglass stain: remover baking soda paste • Floor cleaner: one-cup vinegar plus five litres of water • Stainless steel cleaner: baking soda or mineral oil for polishing, vinegar to remove spots • Toilet bowl cleaner: use toilet brush and baking soda • Wood polish: olive or almond oil (interior walls only) • Window cleaner: mix two tablespoons vinegar in one quart of water or rub glass with newspaper How these non toxic alternatives will perform with the stains from the rain we experience here I am uncertain. Yet anything that can assist to increase the quality of the water must be good. DECEMBER 2016 AHOY! |

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n a recent letter to the Club from the Environmental Protection Department the Environmental officer stated:

Ship Shop

Handbook Splicing Modern Ropes

Marine

NAUTICALIA Campbell Replica Vernier Sextant Full-size vernier sextants were, in skilled hands, instruments of great accuracy, practicality and beauty – a joy to own and use, but also essential to the safety of the ship. Our replica is dedicated to Royal Navy Captain John Campbell, who developed the instrument in 1757. Crucially his invention appeared at about the same time as the first accurate, portable chronometers – and the combination of the two transformed navigation from guesswork to science, saving countless lives at sea. This importance gave rise to the air of mystique which surrounds the instrument and its use, even in today’s age of electronic wizardry. Detailing is impressive, with hardwood handle and protective box, six shades of varying intensity, and a powerful telescope. Instrument measures 8x6½”, box 9” square.

The time when every vessel going to sea made use of 3-strand rope has gone. Splicing that type of rope and cord is relatively straightforward. Nowadays the most common type of rope used on board yachts, dinghies, motorboats, working boats and ferries is braided rope. Few people have the knowledge to splice it, or even where to start. Splicing Modern Ropes is the first guide to this essential skill. It explains why splices are better – and stronger – than knots or shackles for joining or shortening rope, and how to go about it. With this skill, yachtsmen can customise their ropes, optimise their deck layout, taper their sheets for ease of handling, and splice an extra cover on their ropes to give better grip, avoid chafe and make them last longer. Using clear, step-by-step photography and detailed instructions, this book will guide readers through all the stages required to make strong, reliable splices.

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RHKYC Teddy Bear 8” $198

$1,490

Sailing Coasters

A fun range of sailing coasters with a choice of 6 designs each measuring 4” square.

$43

ROOSTER Little Junior 100N life Jacket The zero compromise option to allow your little one to enjoy the water in safety. Loaded with safety features including asymmetric buoyancy on the front to help turn the wearer onto their back when afloat and a high collar to support the head and neck. The bright yellow panels and reflective detailing make this life jacket extremely visible from a distance and the attached whistle is an essential accessory to attract attention when required. The integrated crotch strap ensures a secure fit whilst being easy to use and adjust via the attached buckle. Manufactured to exacting standards, ISO 12402-4 and CE approval guarantees every safety requirement is met.

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FUSION Stereo FUSION®, a worldwide leader making the highest quality speakers and head units in the marine market have created the world’s first purpose-built portable watersports stereo – FUSION STEREOACTIVE. With built-in Bluetooth audio streaming, AM/FM radio tuner and USB audio playback, STEREOACTIVE is packed with features. Featuring the unique Puck mount system, users can easily and securely attach the stereo to any paddleboard, kayak, canoe, boat or even hot tub. To keep valuables safe from the elements, FUSION has also incorporated the ACTIVESAFE which, when combined with STEREOACTIVE, will securely house any smartphone, vehicle keys, bank cards or loose change. Both the STEREOACTIVE and the ACTIVESAFE can float on water, keeping the stereo and the valuables safe from the depths below. A flat mounting surface has been positioned perfectly to allow for the mounting of a Garmin Virb or other third party action camera. With a long-life battery, STEREOACTIVE will keep music playing for up to 20 hours and can act as a phone charger if your mobile is running low on battery.

Stereo active $2,360 | Active safe $780

POLAROID New Snap Touch Instant Digital Camera

Sail Swag Bracelet

Our products are designed in Canada and made using authentic sailing materials that can be found on a yacht or a sailboat. Whether you are a passionate sailor, a curious explorer or just someone who enjoys long walks along the shore, there is something that will likely fit your personal style.

$1,690

$220-$320

Ornamental Yacht Sculptures in Solid Brass Boldly sculptured in polished brass, our counter-sterned, sloop-rigged yachts make stunning ornaments. The subtle curves of the sails pick up light and reflections from surrounding objects to make constantly changing patterns.

WEEMS & PLATH Nautilus Waterproof Quartz Clock • The Nautilus Clock with Inclinometer combines exceptional quality construction and outstanding performance that are suitable for any extreme marine environment. • Precision quartz movement: accurate to +\- 15 seconds a month • Displays both 24 hour and 12 hour clock • Waterproof to a depth of 100 feet • Fluid dampened inclinometer incorporated below clock face • Complete instructions, AA battery, and mounting hardware are included • Lifetime warranty

6” $150 9” $280 12.5” $560

2017 Ultimate Calendar From the intensity of the competition, to the intensity of the colors, the 2017 Ultimate Sailing Calendar brings you a vibrant collection of images that convey the passion and thrill of yacht racing.

$3,800

BORA180 Performance Sailing Bag A range of fully waterproof bags designed to meet the technical needs of the active seafarer, whether it’s competitive racing or just cruise holidays. BORA180™ bags are tested under the most demanding conditions by our professional athletes.

$180

727 Sailbag all items 20%off $240-$760 (Purchase a Bora180 bag free gift – a Bora180 cap and a floating keyring)

Call David in the Ship Shop on

2239 0336

or email shipshop@rhkyc.org.hk

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Sail Swag™ is a sailing-themed fashion accessories and lifestyle brand that was inspired by the love of the open water and a passion for sailing.

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Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony Turning Circle | Saturday 3 December | 1800hrs to 1900hrs

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Letters to Santa Santa Claus is once again looking forward to receiving letters from Yacht Club children! He will reply to each one personally but requests a donation of $100 to the RHKYC Charity Foundation for each letter. Please leave your letter in one of the special letter boxes which will be available from 1 November at Kellett Island Reception, and the Clubhouses at Middle Island and Shelter Cove. Or you can post them to Santa c/o the Club, addressed to Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club, Kellett Island, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong, with ‘(for Santa Claus)’ written underneath. Don’t forget to include your membership number! To make sure Santa’s reply reaches you by post before Christmas, please ensure your letter reaches the Club by Monday 12 December. If you have any questions please email Santa’s helpers at social@rhkyc.org.hk

Calling all Christmas Carol Singers! On Christmas Eve, a group of members will lead everyone else in singing Christmas Carols, in the turning circle at 1800hrs. Volunteers are needed! We will be singing traditional and well-known carols and everyone is welcome, regardless of age, gender or ability! All you need is enthusiasm, and there will be a rehearsal before the night. Please come and join us – email social@rhkyc.org.hk or call 2239 0312 for further details.

A Christmas Tradition is Born! Please join us for the inaugural Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony! The Salvation Army Brass Band will be here to play your favourite Carols and you can sing along as well! In the spirit of giving, we will be serving complimentary mulled wines, juice and Christmas nibbles. We hope you will support the Salvation Army who will be extremely happy to receive donations and you can also bring alone your present for our annual Charity Toy Collection which we will then deliver to children across Hong Kong in the Red Cross Hospital Schools.

Christmas Fair Main Lawn | Saturday 10 December | Noon to 1700hrs Come on down to the Club and visit our inaugural Christmas Fair where you can do all your Christmas shopping in one go – we have handmade kitchen accessories, jewellery, toys and dolls, clothing, cushions, fabrics, stationery, gift cards, photograph frames, handbags, scarves and personal care products – a full list of stallholders and their products can be found on the website. Plus mulled wine and mince pies will be available from the Main Bar!

Charity Toy Collection The Club is again collecting new toys to give as Christmas presents to those less fortunate. If you would like to contribute, please leave your gift-wrapped present(s) in Reception with a label on it indicating if it is suitable for a boy or girl or unisex and what age range. Please can you leave your presents in Reception by Friday 9 December. Thank you.

Please book online, email social@rhkyc.org.hk, or call 2239 0312 DECEMBER 2016 AHOY! |

70th Anniversary – Part Deux Main Bar and Compass Room | Friday 2 December

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To celebrate the 70 th Anniversary of the Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club resumed control of Kellett Island on 1 December 1946, after the war and the formation of the United Services Hong Kong Yacht Club, we are holding two events on Friday 2 December.

Main Bar All standard drinks at 1946 prices from 1900hrs to 2030hrs! Live Music and Dancing in the Compass Room A great old-fashioned knees up with a live band playing music from 1940s. We’ll also have some dancers on hand to show you how it’s done! Four course dinner with wine. All inclusive at $1,946 per couple. Singles are welcome and will be charged for half the price of $1,946. Members will share tables in this occasion, and guests will be sat with their host member.

A Voyage to War – Speaker’s Corner and Book Signing with Hugh Dulley Chart Room | Wednesday 14 December | 1930hrs to 2030hrs Hugh Dulley’s father (Peter Dulley) joined Jardine Matheson, Hong Kong in 1930. He was a keen weekend sailor at the Club and cruised among the islands surrounding Hong Kong in a 4.5 ton yacht called Monsoon. He also raced in and came second in the Hong Kong – Macao race. Peter rowed in the 1924 Paris Olympics and competed on behalf of the Club in the Inter Port Regattas. He joined the Hong Kong Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve (HKRNVR) in 1935. Four years later at the outbreak of WW2, he was called up in the HKRNVR. He eventually graduated to commanding an ocean going tug of 500 tons, which he took from Hong Kong to Aden, calling at islands still enjoying pre-war peacetime, navigating by sextant across the Indian Ocean. Peter returned to Hong Kong in September 1941 and was killed three months later during the invasion. Peter married Therese Sander in 1936, she was evacuated to the Philippines in 1940 where Hugh was born. He was later to follow his father in rowing at Henley. Collected in the book is six years of correspondence from Peter to Therese. Edited and condensed by Hugh it paints a unique and often humorous picture of life in Hong Kong in the 1930’s. Your previous Commodore, Mark Whitehead, has very kindly written a preface to the book commemorating the HKRNVR and those who lost their lives. This December will be the 75th anniversary of the invasion. Signed copies of A Voyage To War will be available for sale on the night. This event is free of charge to members and their guests. For reservation, please email social@rhkyc.org.hk or phone 2239 0312.

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Compass Room Michelin Chef Series Part II start 2017 in style with

Two Michelin Star Chef Olivier Bellin 10 January 11 January 12 January 13 January 14 January

Tuesday – Dinner Wednesday Lunch Dinner Thursday Lunch Wine Dinner Friday Lunch Dinner Saturday – Dinner

Professional career Olivier began his career working with Joël Robuchon in Paris in the mid-nineties as a cooking assistant and roasting chef. He then returned to Brittany in La Roche-Bernard working with chef Jacques Thorel in his Two Michelin Star restaurant. He transformed his parents’ inn from a simple to a gastronomic restaurant. During all that time and with the support of Alain Ducasse who invited him to participate at the concept Food France, he started to become well-known and began developing his own style of cuisine. In 2005, Olivier received his first Michelin Star. The 2009 edition of the Gault Millau gave him four toques and the 17/20 for his restaurant L’Auberge des Glazicks. In 2010, he received his second Michelin Star.

LUNCH $548 Welcome Aperitif ❧ ❧ ❧ Amuse Bouche Warm Oyster ‘La Lune’ with Lime and Black Dust ❧ ❧ ❧ MSC Brittany Lobster Brioche, Apple and Grapefruit ❧ ❧ ❧ Filet of Brittany ‘John Dory’, Green Sabayon, Sautéed Young Vegetables Truffle and Salted Butter ❧ ❧ ❧ Sautéed Beef Tenderloin from Jean Claude Huguenin Shallots, French Red Wine ‘Bordelaise’ Sauce and steamed Buckwheat ❧ ❧ ❧ Passion Fruit Infused Sponge Cake, Coriander Ice-Cream WINE PAIRING WITH LUNCH $248 Welcome Aperitif ❧ ❧ ❧ Domaine Guy Robin Chablis 2014 Burgundy, France Haut – Carles, Château de Carles 2010 Fronsac, Bordeaux

DINNER $1,188 Amuse Bouche Lukewarm Oyster ‘La Lune’ with Lime and Black Dust ❧ ❧ ❧ Seared Langoustine, Black Pudding, Pineapple Gremolata ❧ ❧ ❧ MSC Brittany Lobster Brioche, Apple and Grapefruit ❧ ❧ ❧ Poached Feyel Duck Liver Ravioli, Beetroot, Winter Vegetables ❧ ❧ ❧ Potato Gnocchi with Capers and Truffle Cream ❧ ❧ ❧ Celery Root Risotto with Parmesan Cheese and EVOO ❧ ❧ ❧ Sautéed Tenderloin Beef from Jean Claude Huguenin with Shallots, ‘Bordelaise’ Sauce and steamed Buckwheat ❧ ❧ ❧ Passion Fruit Infused Sponge Cake, Coriander Ice-Cream

WINE PAIRING WITH DINNER $738 Welcome Aperitif ❧ ❧ ❧ Cave de Ribeauvillé Pinot Blanc 2015 – Alsace, France ❧ ❧ ❧ Cantina Le Monde Pinot Bianco DOC 2015 – Friuli Grave, Italy ❧ ❧ ❧ Villard ‘Le Pinot Noir’ Grand Vin 2013 – Casablanca Valley, Chile ❧ ❧ ❧ Domaine Guy Robin Chablis 2014 – Burgundy, France ❧ ❧ ❧ Haut – Carles, Château de Carles 2010 – Fronsac, Bordeaux WINE DINNER $1,888 Amuse Bouche Lukewarm Oyster ‘La Lune’ with Lime and Black Dust Champagne Paul Goerg Premier Cru Absolu Blanc de Blancs Extra Brut Zero Dosage NV – Champagne, France ❧ ❧ ❧ Seared Langoustine / Black Pudding / Pineapple Gremolata Champagne Paul Goerg Premier Cru Brut Vintage 2005 Champagne, France ❧ ❧ ❧ MSC Brittany Lobster, Brioche, Apple and Grapefruit Domaine Guy Robin Chablis Grand Cru Valmur 2009 – Burgundy, France ❧ ❧ ❧ Poached Feyel Duck Liver Ravioli, Beetroot, Winter Vegetables Villard ‘le Chardonnay’ Grand Vin 2015 – Casablanca Valley, Chile ❧ ❧ ❧ Potato Gnocchi with Capers and Truffle cream Marchesi Alfieri ‘Alfiera’ Barbera d’Asti Superiore DOCG 2013 Piedmont, Italy ❧ ❧ ❧ Celery Root Risotto, Hazelnut, Beef Jus Marchesi Alfieri ‘Alfiera’ Barbera d’Asti Superiore DOCG 2013 Piedmont, Italy ❧ ❧ ❧ Sautéed Beef Tenderloin from Jean Claude Huguenin with Shallots, Red Wine ‘Bordelaise Sauce Steamed Buckwheat Rocche Costamagna Barolo DOCG Riserva Bricco Francesco 2010 Piedmont, Italy ❧ ❧ ❧ Assortment of French Cheeses Famiglia Pasqua Amarone della Valpolicella DOCG 2012 – Veneto, Italy

For reservations please phone the Compass Room on 2239 0374 or email compassroom@rhkyc.org.hk Please note that the cancellation deadline for these events is 1700hrs on 31 December or your account will be charged in full. DECEMBER 2016 AHOY! |

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Olivier Bellin is a French chef, and patron of the Two Michelin Star restaurant L’Auberge des Glazicks in Plomodiern, a village located between Quimper and Brest in France.

Fondues Middle Island and Shelter Cove | 1 to 30 December

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RHKYC New Signature Dish

Lobster Roll

Kellett Island Bistro and Main Bar | Middle Island | Shelter Cove Black Truffle scented Thick Fries and Fresh Salad $188 or two for $328

Clay Pot Rice, Double-boiled Soup and Snake Soup Bistro | 1 to 30 December

Swiss Cheese Fondue Gruyere and Emmenthal simmered with White Wine, Kirsch and Garlic, served with French Bread 瑞士芝士火鍋 – 配法式麵包 $238 Beef Bourguignonne Cubes of NZ Grain-fed Beef Tenderloin in Hot Vegetable Oil, served with Coleslaw 牛肉火鍋 – 紐西蘭穀飼牛柳粒烹調於蔬菜油、配雜菜絲沙律 $298 Swiss Chocolate Fondue Dark Couverture Chocolate flavoured with Grand Marnier, served with Fresh Fruits, Dried Fruits, Marshmallows and Banana Cakes 香橙酒瑞士朱古力火鍋 – 配生果、乾果、棉花糖及香蕉蛋糕 $168

Daily Curry at Main Bar D O UBLE- B O ILED S O U P S A ND SN A K E S O U P

燉湯及蛇羹

Braised Snake Soup served with Lemon Leaves and Chrysanthemums 菊花三蛇羹 Black Chicken, American Ginseng 花旗參燉竹絲雞 Beef Shank, Chinese Cornbind, Red Dates 首烏紅棗燉牛 Dried Conch, Chinese Yam, Wolfberries 准山杞子燉螺頭 C L AY P O T RI CE

煲仔飯

Garoupa Fillet, Black Mushroom and Cordyceps Flower 蟲草花冬菇星斑柳煲仔飯

Ostrich, Marmoreal Mushroom, Homemade Mild Chilli Paste 醬皇鴕鳥靈芝菇煲仔飯

Good news for our curry fans! Knowing you love our curries so much; we are serving different curries at the Main Bar. Curries will be served in a traditional curry pot on a daily-rotating basis, including but not limited to Mutton Bhuna, Chicken Makhanwala, Baigan Aloo Masala, Beef Vindaloo and Fish Sag Curry with choices of Indian Rice or Naan, plus condiments. Don’t get over-excited when you see it, because the pot is definitely too hot to hug!

Minced Squid and Meat Patty 魷魚肉餅煲仔飯

For enquiry, please call the Main Bar at 2239 0367.

Preserved Pork, Chinese Liver Sausage, Pork Sausage and Duck Leg 臘味油鴨煲仔飯 Fish Maw, Chicken and Conpoy 魚肚瑤柱滑雞煲仔飯 Pork Ribs, Chicken Feet, Black Bean Sauce 豉汁鳳爪排骨煲仔飯

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Charity 100-Robert-Parker-Point-Only Wine Dinner Gun Room | Thursday 1 December | 1930hrs

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MENU AND WINES Three Country Belon Oysters topped with Duo of Oscietra Caviar Château Pape Clément Blanc 2009 ❧ ❧ ❧ Trio of Tartar (Toro, Balik Salmon, Faroe Islands Langoustine) Domaine Jean-Louis Chave, L’Hermitage Blanc 2009 ❧ ❧ ❧ Oven-baked Crusted Turbot Fillet marinated with Citrus, Grilled Pineapple Château de Beaucastel Blanc Roussanne Vieilles Vignes 2009 ❧ ❧ ❧ French Pan-fried Goose Liver with Mosaic of Black and White Truffle Shavings, Caramelised Belgian Endives Chateau Troplong Mondot 2015 ❧ ❧ ❧ Slow-cooked French Wild Boar, Sautéed Artichokes, Berry Compote and Poached Pear Château Ducru-Beaucaillou 2009 ❧ ❧ ❧ M5 Kagoshima Wagyu Beef 3 Ways; Char-grilled/Tartar/Slow-roast, Caponata, Port Jus and Mustard Pearls Domaine Auguste Clape Cornas 2010 Torbreck RunRig 2010 ❧ ❧ ❧ Exclusive Cheese Table Buffet, Dried Fruit and Nut Selections Château d’Yquem 2001 ❧ ❧ ❧ Home-made Grand Petit Fours Barista Brewed Coffee or Gourmet Tea

Limited to 20 seats only! The mother of all wine dinners is coming to Kellett Island. What a way to usher in the Christmas spirit of sharing in style. Eight wines – all rated 100 Robert Parker points – paired with an amazing menu. This is every wine lover’s dream and the wines are paired into an extremely exclusive menu. For each guest we will donate minimum $1,000 to the RHKYC Charity Foundation. Please call the Compass Room on 2239 0374 or email for more information compassroom@rhkyc.org.hk Reception 1930hrs Dinner 2000hrs Price $7500 per person Don’t Wait, Act Now!

All-you-can-cook-and-eat Barbecue Buffet Middle Island and Shelter Cove | Every Friday night (except public holidays) any two hours between 1800hrs to last orders at 2145hrs Enjoy the relaxed atmosphere of Middle Island and Shelter Cove share with family and friends with an all-you-can-cook-and-eat BBQ with salmon fillet, six kinds of sausages, US rib eye steak, Australian lamb chops, chicken wings and drumsticks, and more! There are also three different salads, garlic bread, burger buns and hot dog buns too! And yes, corn on the cob, potato in foil, chunky chips, etc! We are offering this amazing buffet at only $298 per adult and $208 per child (aged 3 to 11). One complimentary bottle of house wine will be offered to every two adults enjoying the buffet. No booking is required! For enquiries, please contact Middle Island on 2812 0365 or Shelter Cove on 2792 2744. DECEMBER 2016 AHOY! |

Wine of the Month Events | Promotions

Paul Jaboulet Aîné Parallèle 45 Blanc 2015 – Côtes Du Rhône, France Aromatic and fresh with white flowers and citrus fruit. Ample and warm with fresh final note. [Suggested food pairing: seafood, shell fishes and clam pasta] Available in all F&B outlets at $305 per bottle. Trapiche Broquel Malbec 2013 – Mendoza, Argentina Aromas of black fruit jam and liqueur with a touch of smoke, vanilla and chocolate. Sweet attack and full-bodied tannins. Long and pleasant finish. [Suggested food pairing: barbeque pork, char-grilled red meat] Available in all F&B outlets at $285 per bottle.

CHEERS! Beverage Specials Refreshing, crisp and clean. Brewed with uncompromising quality for rich flavours and a golden colour. Available in all F&B outlets at only $31 per bottle.

Winter Drinks Available in the Bistro and Poolside with selected items at Middle Island and Shelter Cove.

Honey Red Date Tea 蜂蜜紅棗茶

Sugar Cane Juice 竹蔗汁

Honey Citron Tea with Aloe 蘆薈蜂蜜柚子茶

Pea and Fig Tea 雪梨無花果茶

Luohanguo Tea 羅漢果茶

Christmas and New Year Programmes Check out the upcoming exciting Christmas and New Year events for you and your family to enjoy during the festive season at the club. The Christmas brochure is enclosed with this Ahoy! for the details or you may visit our website www.rhkyc.org.hk for more.

Christmas Hampers Our custom-made Club branded hamper boxes are just stunning with full of great treats! Share the joy of the festive season by sending one to your loved one, friends, relatives or business partners. And, you can put it great use storing your favourite things once festive season is over. Hampers can either be picked up at the Club by you or directly delivered to the recipients by our staff! The order form can be found within the enclosed Christmas brochure or can be downloaded from the Club’s website. Place an order now! Please return your completed forms to the F&B Office or call 2239 0386 for orders and enquiries.

Christmas Celebrations! The Banquet Department has tailor-made a series of Christmas party packages for the season. It’s a time to eat, drink and create fond memories with family, friends and colleagues. Please make your reservations early and our Banquet team will be more than happy to assist you with the planning and organisation. For reservations or enquiries at Kellett Island or Middle Island, please contact our Banquet experts on 2239 0385 / 2239 0327 / 2239 0339 or email to banquet@rhkyc.org.hk.

Poolside Parties Have you experienced a Poolside party under the moon and stars? The Poolside is highly recommended as it is a stunning venue for excellent outdoor parties and it can hold up to 250 people! After this month, you will have to wait until March since the Pool will be closed for annual maintenance throughout January and February. Please call our Banquet Team now on 2239 0385 / 2239 0327 / 2239 0339 or email banquet@rhkyc.org.hk.

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Monthly Wine Fairs

Japanese Whisky Tasting Night Chart Room | Monday 5 December | 1900hrs to 2100hrs

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! Shelter Cove, Friday 2 December, 1930hrs to 2130hrs Kellett Island, Wednesday 7 December, 1830hrs to 2030hrs

In 1934, he founded Nikka Whisky and built its first distillery in Yoichi, Hokkaido, which he considered to be the ideal site in Japan for whisky making. In 1969, a second distillery in Miyagikyo was opened. SPECIAL OFFER * A free cigar will be given to each participant! Introduction 1900hrs Tasting 1920hrs Price $328 per person Reservation Call Janice Yip in the F&B Office on 2239 0340 or email events@rhkyc.org.hk

(this month, the venue is changed to the Main Lawn)

For reservations, please call Janice Yip in the F&B Office on 2239 0340 or email events@rhkyc.org.hk

Christmas-themed Lunch Buffet Compass Room | 12 to 23 December

WELCOME DRINK Whisky Sour WHISKIES AND CANAPÉS Yoichi 余市 Single Malt (Balik Salmon, Caramelised Onion / BBQ Duck and Cucumber Roll) ❧ ❧ ❧ Miyagikyo 宮城峽 Single Malt (Pan-seared Hokkaido Scallop, Scramble Egg / Cajun Prawn Skewer) ❧ ❧ ❧ Nikka Premium Blended Whisky 12 Years From 12 to 23 December, on Mondays to Fridays, a Christmasthemed light lunch buffet will be served in the Compass Room at only $298 per person. Turkey will of course be one of the main course options and a selection of festive desserts as Christmas Puddings, chocolate logs and mince pies will be on offer. Members’ favourites too will be featured including sashimi and assorted seafood. For reservations and enquiries, please call the Compass Room on 2239 0374 or email compassroom@rhkyc.org.hk. Don’t be late as the Compass Room will fill up quickly during the festive season.

(Maguro Tartar, Caviar / Deep-fried Chicken, Sesame) ❧ ❧ ❧ Taketsuru 竹鶴 Pure Malt 21 Years (Char-grilled Wagyu Beef, Black Pepper Corn Sauce / Char-grilled Lamb Loin, Kimchi) ❧ ❧ ❧ Nikka Coffey Grain Whisky (Goose Liver Ice-cream, Blueberry Compote)

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Nikka Whisky is established by Masataka Taketsuru, who began his career in 1918 when he enrolled at the University of Glasgow in Scotland to become the first Japanese ever to study the art of whisky making and bring the expertise back to Japan.

Wine Delivery Order Form December 2016

oucher Dining V value! in doubles

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! Shelter Cove Wine Fair – Shelter Cove Clubhouse, Friday 2 December, 1930hrs to 2130hrs, guests welcome. Kellett Island Wine Fair – Main Lawn, Wednesday 7 December, 1830hrs to 2030hrs, 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. AND NOW, THE VALUE OF THIS VOUCHER INCREASES TO $100 ON MONDAYS AND TUESDAYS (except public holidays). So not only are you attending the wine fair free of charge, but you can also have $100 deducted from the cost of your meal if you dine on one of the designated days! 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 CHAMPAGNE

PER BOTTLE

Louis Roederer Brut Premier N.V. – France

Made from reserve wines, it allies the freshness of youth, the roundness and vinosity of mature wine. This is structured, expansive Champagne with a smooth attack and a modern, powerful style with no loss of finesse. [Suggested food pairing: great as an aperitif, can take with all sorts of dishes]

QTY

AMOUNT

$388 (750ml)

$222 (375ml)

WHITE WINES Paul Jaboulet Aîné Parallèle 45 Blanc 2015 – Côtes Du Rhône, France (wine of the month)

$148

Domaine Laporte Sancerre Les Grandmontains 2014 – Loire, France

$258

Louis Latour Pouilly-Fuissé 2014 – Mâconnais, France

$278

Aromatic and fresh with white flowers and citrus fruit. Ample and warm with fresh final note. [Suggested food pairing: seafood, shell fishes and clam pasta] Delicate aromas of ripe fruit. In the mouth, it is fresh, crisp and the balance is remarkable with round, velvety and silky structure, which ends with a mentholated freshness. On the palate, the final note is long and elegant. [Suggested food pairing: all types of fish, especially Fish Tartar, goat’s cheese] Discrete nose which bears notes of acacia flowers. Balanced wine; fat and sappy at the same time. In the mouth, one finds floral aromas accompanied by a peppery finish. [Suggested food pairing: all sorts of fish and shellfish, especially pan-seared scallops]

ROSÉ WINE Domaines Ott* BY OTT 2015 – Provence, France

Citrus nose with a predominance of strawberry. The full-bodied and fresh mouth begins with hints of fresh fruit. A fine balance, full and crisp.

$228

[Suggested food pairing: great as an aperitif, cold-cuts, all sorts of ham, salads, grill fish salad]

RED WINES Trapiche Broquel Malbec 2014 – Mendoza, Argentina (wine of the month)

Aromas of black fruit jam and liqueur with a touch of smoke, vanilla and chocolate. Sweet attack and full-bodied tannins. Long and pleasant finish.

[Suggested food pairing: barbeque pork, char-grilled red meat]

$128

Château Manoir du Gravoux 2012 – Côtes de Castillon, France

$188

Marchesi Antinori Pèppoli Chianti Classico DOCG 2014 – Tuscany, Italy

$238

Louis Latour Côte de Beaune-Villages 2013 – Burgundy, France

$258

Wente Vineyards Charles Wetmore Cabernet Sauvignon 2013 – Livermore Valley, San Francisco Bay, USA

$258

Torbreck Woodcutter’s Shiraz 2014 – Barossa Valley, South Australia

$338

Perfumed bouquet of red fruits, delicate spicy notes bring additional charm. Full and aromatic on the palate, well- balanced structure with silky tannins with a very long and fresh finish. [Suggested food pairing: great with beef wellington, can take with lamb, veal] Intense nose, floral and aromas of violets, cherries, and raspberries with smoky sensations. On the palate, the tannins which are supple in texture, and much vibrant freshness. [Suggested food paring: Game, roast meats, complex stews and aged cheese] On the nose, it is spicy with aromas of cloves and liquorice rising up. Lovely mellowness in the mouth with notes of cherry coming forth creating a truly rounded wine. [Suggested food pairing: roast meats] Aromas and flavours of black cherry, chocolate and hints of brown sugar and spice. With balanced acidity and round mouth-feel, this wine delivers a smooth, long-lasting finish. [Suggested food pairing: barbecue, big beefy stews such as ox cheek] Aromas of black plums and blackberries with hints of charcoal, violets, smoked duck and black pepper. Full-bodied with flavours of blackberries, minerals and savory meat on the palate with a medium level of rounded tannins and nice acidity. [Suggested food pairing: grilled or roast beef especially served rare or with a pepper sauce, strong hard cheese especially cheddar]

Paul Jaboulet Aîné Saint-Joseph Le Grand Pompée 2013 – Northern Rhône, France

Rich and nose of ripe red fruits, sweet spices with liquorice notes. Harmonious and frank with rounded tannins on the palate.

$368

[Suggested food pairing: roast leg of lamb, grilled beef, teriyaki chicken]

PORT WINE Dow’s LBV Port 2011 – Douro, Portugal

Rich fresh blackberries and dark plums aromas with scents of summer violets, roses and peppery spices. Flavours of gummy dark berries, black cherries and floral hints. A fine lean tannic structure with a crisp long and slightly dry finish.

$268

[Suggested food pairing: roast meats and game, aged cheeses and charcuterie]

PREMIUM RED WINE SELECTION (for ordering only) Réserve de la Comtesse 2005 – Pauilllac, France

$518

Marchesi Antinori Pian delle Vigne Brunello di Montalcino DOCG 2005 – Tuscany, Italy

$538

Château Haut-Sarpe, Grand Cru Classé 2005 – Sanit Émilion, France

$598

Castello Romitorio Brunello Di Montalcino Riserva DOCG 2006 – Tuscany, Italy

$768

Domaine de La Pousse d'Or Chambolle-Musigny 1 er Cru Les Groseilles 2013 – Côte de Nuits, France

$888

An attractive and seductive style of wine, the 2005 Réserve de la Comtesse has lots of black currant fruit, earth, spice and a touch of oak. A classy wine offering laced with fragrant, mineral-infused red fruit, flowers and spices. This delicate, medium-bodied Brunello reveals outstanding length and a clean, refreshing finish. Good vintage rustic effort displaying notes of liquorice, tobacco and red as well as black currants. Medium-bodied and moderately endowed. Ripe dark cherries, menthol, flowers, liquorice and incense on the palate. There is plenty of richness and power, but also faint, early signs of oxidation. The palate is firm and grippy in the mouth, nicely balanced with more succulence appearing towards the finish.

• 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 service to Hong Kong, Kowloon and New Territories (excluding outlying islands, Lantau Island, Tung Chung and Discovery Bay). • Delivery service is available on weekdays only except public holidays (subject to delivery schedule). NAME (PLEASE PRINT):

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Email this form to events@rhkyc.org.hk or fax to 2239 0341 • For enquiries please call 2239 0340 • Deadline for ordering: 31 December 2016

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 Jacco Klip 2239 0338 Financial Controller Tim Gallagher 2239 0315 Membership Manager Tracy Leung 2239 0371 PR & Communications Manager Koko Mueller 2239 0342 Member Events & Communications Manager Jody Hui 2239 0312 Corporate and International Partnerships Manager Antony Phillips 2239 0353 Marine Manager Alan Reid 2239 0308 Boatyard Manager Simon Pickering 2239 0311 Sailing Manager Ailsa Angus 2239 0395 Sailing Coordinator Gloria Yeung 2812 7063 Assistant Manager | Sailing Iris Yang 2239 0314 Assistant Manager | Sailing and Promotion Naomi Walgren 2239 0391 MI Sailing and Marine Manager Jono Rankine 2812 0172 Assistant Manager | Regattas and Events Nikki Claringbold 2239 0363 Assistant Manager | Race Management Brenda Davies 2239 0362 Rowing and Paddle Sports Manager Nick Crabb 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 Mr Lawrence A MacAdam JUNIOR MEMBERS Miss Alexandra E Barkshire Mr Lau Wai Hang Mr Campbell J Manzoni Miss Michelle W Y Tam CHANGE OF MEMBERSHIP STATUS FROM JUNIOR TO ORDINARY Mr Conrad S Bankowski FULL MEMBERS Mr Peter K K So Mr Sheridan A L Teasel CADET MEMBERS SPONSORED BY A MEMBER Miss Tabitha E A Reid Miss Sorcha M Whyte CADET MEMBERS Jacob H W Abate Harry Armistead Charlotte E Axford Katie J Axford Adrien D Fourdan Christian H H Lee Adam Neveux Evelina P R Phipps Carolina H Simmons

James P A Stoneley Tomas W M Stoneley Julius Zinke Louisa Zinke CORPORATE NOMINEE SUBSCRIBERS Ms Tarrill J Baker & Mr Lance J Conway HSBC Global Hong Kong, HD RBWM Global Data Transformation Mr & Mrs David Ho AIG Insurance Hong Kong Limited, Head of Financial Institutions Dr & Mrs Christoph A B Zinke KPMG, Head of Strategy INDIVIDUAL DEBENTURE MEMBERS Miss Korapin Y T Kuo STUDENT USAGE CARD Miss Hui Wing Ki Miss Tse Yan Man ABSENT MEMBERS Miss Lana K Chin Mrs Margaret A Connolly Mr Boris Luchterhand Mr Colin R McMahon Mr Alexander T Nichols Ms Eleni Istavridis & Mr Kim Wang

November 2016

Mr & Mrs Gilbert J Lennox-King Mr & Mrs John A Melia Mr & Mrs Stephen D Metcalfe Mr & Mrs Mathias V Suves Paul Cohen-Addad Tosca M Cohen-Addad Imogen C I Munro RESIGNATION Mrs Kartar K Fu Mr Charles-Emmanuel P Girault Mrs Peggy C Kuo Mr Jamo C K Lo Mr Joseph P MacMahon Mr Alfred H Perry Mr Alan R Taylor Mr & Mrs Paul T D Hamblin Ms Laura Murphy & Mr Daniel Shepherd Guy Bradley Chair Man Ho Cheung Wing Ken Jocelynn Z H G Chu Lena Fondeur Matthew L L Ho Dorian J Lam Charlotte T Russell Jeffrey C Y Wong Eric X Y Zhang

Club Lines

Sailing Secretary David Norton sailing.secretary@rhkyc.org.hk Big Boat TBC cruiser@rhkyc.org.hk Dinghies Dominick Hardoon dinghies@rhkyc.org.hk Dragon Phyllis Chang dragon@rhkyc.org.hk Etchells Scotia Ryer etchells@rhkyc.org.hk Flying Fifteen Carlyon Knight-Evans flyingfifteen@rhkyc.org.hk Impala Patrick Kwan impala@rhkyc.org.hk J/80 Georgiann Reigle j80@rhkyc.org.hk Match Racing Seah Chin Yew matchracingsec@rhkyc.org.hk Pandora Joseph Wong pandora@rhkyc.org.hk Ruffian Christina Cully ruffian@rhkyc.org.hk Sportsboats Dion Houghton sportsboat@rhkyc.org.hk Youth Sailing Class Alex Lewellyn ysc@rhkyc.org.hk

Staff Service Awards

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5-years Awards – from top left anticlockwise; Calvin Lee; Sam Kwok; Ken Lo and Kay Chan

New Fee Notice By order of the General Committee, the following fees will be increased as from 1 January 2017:

CAR PARKING Annual Fee – 7-day car parking label Annual Fee – 5-day car parking label Annual Fee – Motorcycle Annual Fee – 5-day Shelter Cove car parking label Hourly rates (for Kellett Island only) After 50 hours free car parking per calendar month Maximum hourly charge per calendar month

OLD

NEW

$3,045 $2,120 $375 $1,215 $17 $2,550

$3,200 $2,225 $395 $1,275 $18 $2,680

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Obituary Club Lines

Thomas Donald Parr CBE – 3 September 1930-27 October 2016 Donald died peacefully at his home on Thursday 27 October 2016. He spent many years doing business in the Far East, and was a keen sailor taking part in The British Admirals Cup Team 1971, 1973 and winning Team - The Southern Cross Trophy in Australia that year. He was instrumental in assisting with the HK Team joining the Admirals Cup with Hector Ross when he was Rear Commodore of the RORC in 1978. He will be greatly missed by all. A service of thanksgiving at Holy Trinity Church, Cowes on Saturday 7 January 2017 at 1300hrs, followed by a reception at the Royal Yacht Squadron.

Nathalie J.v.d.Doornmalen We announce with great sadness the passing of beloved Nathalie J.v.d.Doornmalen on October 22, 2016. Dearest Nathalie, Your light was our beacon, your spirit from out of this world. You are forever in our hearts. In loving memory, Krystal, Boris, Yonanda, Bert. Donations in lieu of flowers to Hooved Animal Rescue of Thurston County www.HAR-otc.org

Dubai Offshore Sailing Club Since then it has grown and developed to host some of the best sailing opportunities in the Gulf. Throughout its existence, the non-profit making club has been run with the intention of promoting sailing to all nationalities in Dubai and its environs. The DOSC is governed by a 12 member strong committee. Sailing The Club represented in a wide range of events with considerable success for Club members. The events have included the World Sailboard Championships, the World Hobie Cat Championships, the European 505 Championships, the 29er Europeans, the UK Laser, Optimist and Topper Nationals, Round the Island Race, Sydney to Hobart Race and Cowes Week. They have the biggest and most competitive racing fleets found in the Gulf for both dinghies and keelboats. From light-hearted fun racing to competitive “round the cans” and “offshore races”. Competing fleets include Optimists, Lasers, Open Dinghy and Pico’s. History In June 1974, a group of friends led by Colonel Guy Temple of the Dubai Defence Force decided to explore the possibility of starting an offshore sailing club. Their first thought was to use one of the three fishing harbours recently constructed on the Jumeirah coast. After lots of hard work, on 11th August 1974 HH Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed al Maktoum, Ruler of Dubai and Vice President of the United Arab Emirates, granted an area of land in the Umm Suqeim Harbour. The club was immediately named the Dubai Offshore Sailing Club, under the patronage of HH Sheikh Ahmed bin Rashid al Maktoum, Commander in Chief of Dubai Defence Force. The first sailing races were held in October 1974, which highlighted the start of a long history of successful sailing events.

The “DOSC” Academy developed a clear progression programme which takes young sailors from learning to sail up to elite coaching for competitive racers. A number of youth sailors are compete in various world championships. Facilities

• Visiting mooring • A 150 berth marina for yachts and small keelboats with electrical connections and fresh running water • Dinghy park and boatyard, a launching slipway, wash down area and members’ workshop facilities, bosun’s store for some common dinghy parts • Restaurant & bar, banquet/meeting room, lounge area • Private beach with a bar

Dubai Offshore Sailing Club Umm Suqeim 1, Jumeirah Beach Road Dubai, U A E Tel: (971) 4-394-1669 Fax: (971) 4-394-1596 Email: info@doscuae.com

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