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Contents

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THE BRIDGE

FEATURES

ROWING

EVENTS | PROMOTIONS

6 Calendar 8 Commodore’s Message 9 General Manager’s Message

14 Volvo China Coast Regatta 20 Volvo Hong Kong to Vietnam Race

38 On the Horizon 41 F&B Food Promotions 41 Wine Page

SAILING

29 Head of the Charles 2017 30 Class Day of OC Racing at Lantau Classic 31 Around Lamma Outrigger Canoe Race

26 Starter’s Box 27 Sailing Development | Training

MARINE

PHOTO: RHKYC / GUY NOWELL

32 Ship Shop 34 Marine | Boatyard 35 Classified Page 36 Marine Directory

Volvo China Coast Regatta

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

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 Ramon Archer; Rowing Captain Philip Crinion. For other Club contact details please refer to the Club Directory on page 45. Advertising or Editorial Enquiries contact RHKYC PR Department at ahoy@rhkyc.org.hk or 2239 0307 or 2239 0312 Ahoy! Design Michelle Shek, MYND Design. Articles for Ahoy! can be emailed to ahoy@rhkyc.org.hk 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

THU

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year

FRI

The Bridge

Clay Pot Delights, Double-boiled Soup and Snake Soup in the Bistro 1 to 30 December Fondues at Middle Island and Shelter Cove 1 to 30 December Shelter Cove Wine Fair Lucky Draw in the Main Bar Platu Skipper Course

DECEMBER

Lucky Draw in the Main Bar

Rowing Development Course (ST) Outrigger Canoe Development Course (MI)

Christmas-themed Semi-lunch Buffet in the Compass Room 11 to 22 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 Youth Intro to Laser Optimist Racing Clinic Laser Racing Clinic Youth 420 Clinic

Christmas Day • Set Lunch and Dinner in the Compass Room • Buffet Lunch and Dinner in the Bistro • Buffet Lunch and Dinner at the Main Deck and Main Lawn

25 New Year’s Day • Breakfast in the Bistro • Seafood Brunch with Bubbles in the Compass Room

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5 PVOCC Course Rowing Development Course (ST)

J/80 One Day Supervised Course Rowing Development Course (ST) Outrigger Canoe Development Course (MI) Kellett Island Wine Fair Lucky Draw in the Main Bar Supervised Sailing Session

Lucky Draw in the Main Bar Supervised Sailing Session

12 Steps 1,2,3,4 and Solo HKSF Levels 1, 2, 3 and Go Sailing Youth Intro to Laser Optimist Racing Clinic Laser Racing Clinic Youth 420 Clinic Rowing Development Course (ST)

7 PVOCC Course Rowing Development Course (ST)

13 Lucky Draw in the Main Bar Steps 1,2,3,4 and Solo HKSF Levels 1, 2, 3 and Go Sailing Advance Sailing Optimist Racing Clinic Laser Racing Clinic Youth 420 Clinic Supervised Sailing Session

8 Lucky Draw in the Main Bar Supervised Sailing Session

14 Steps 1,2,3,4 and Solo HKSF Levels 1, 2, 3 and Go Sailing Advance Sailing Youth 420 Clinic Rowing Development Course (ST)

CLASS RACING

Lucky Draw in the Main Bar Supervised Sailing Session

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

29ER HONG KONG OPEN

Boxing Day • Buffet Lunch in the Compass Room • 4-course Set Lunch in the Bistro • Buffet Lunch at the Main Deck and Main Lawn • Bubbles Brunch at Middle Island Boxing Day Children’s Programme in Middle Island

Wines and Beer of the Month Lagar de Cervera Albariño 2016 –Rías Baixas, Spain Powell & Son Riverside Grenache Mataro Shiraz 2015 – Barossa, South Australia HK Yau “Underground” Pale Ale Draught (L)

28 Fondues Middle Island and Shelter Cove 1 to 30 December

Children’s Gingerbread House Decorating at the Main Lawn Christmas Tree Lighting Celemony at Turing Circle Platu Skipper Course J/80 Racing Training Course Rowing Development Course (ST/MI) Rowing Supervised Course (MI) Rowing Youth Development Programme (ST/MI) Outrigger Canoe Development Course (MI)

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

Youth Sailing Club Adult Beginners Sailing Course Supervised Sailing Session RYA Safety Boat Course J/80 Racing Training Course Radio Course Rowing Development Course (MI) Rowing Supervised Course (MI) Rowing Youth Development Programme (ST/MI)

CLASS RACING DINGHY RACE

Adult Beginners Sailing Course Supervised Sailing Session Platu Skipper Course J/80 Racing Training Course Rowing Development Course (ST/MI) Rowing Supervised Course (MI) Rowing Youth Development Programme (ST/MI)

CLASS RACING Special Christmas Bubbles Seafood Brunch in the Compass Room J/80 Crew Course Rowing Development Course (ST/MI) Rowing Supervised Course (MI) Rowing Youth Development Programme (ST/MI)

Rowing Development Course (ST/MI) Rowing Supervised Course (MI) Rowing Youth Development Programme (ST/MI)

SUN

CLASS RACING Children’s Christmas Party at the Poolside Christmas Fair Make Your Own Christmas Wreath and/or Mosaic Ornament at the Christmas Fair Optimist Practice Optimist Silver Squad Adult Beginners Sailing Course RYA Safety Boat Course J/80 Crew Course Radio Course Rowing Middle Island Masters Regatta (MI) Rowing & Paddle Sports Section – Christmas Party

CLASS RACING

Rowing Development Course (ST)

SAT CLASS RACING HKLCA CHAMPS

Adult Beginners Sailing Course Supervised Sailing Session J/80 Crew Course Platu Skipper Course Rowing Development Course (MI) Rowing Supervised Course (MI) Rowing Youth Development Programme (ST/MI)

• Family Bubbles Brunch in the Compass Room • Carol Singing at the Turning Circle • Set Dinner in the Compass Room • Buffet Dinner in the Bistro • Buffet Dinner at the Main Deck and Main Lawn

New Year’s Eve • Gala Dinner and Dance featuring “On Point” Band in the Compass Room • Celebration Buffet Dinner in the Bistro • Celebration Buffet DJ Party and Dance at the Main Deck and Main Lawn • Buffet Dinner and Dance at Middle Island

Clay Pot Delights, Double-boiled Soup and Snake Soup Bistro | 1 to 30 November

Commodore’s Message

The Bridge

The Kellett Island Development Project has been a source of frustration for many members over the last few years. There have been the meetings disturbed by the noise of jack hammers, the temporary loss of the bowling facilities, the times members have come to the Club wanting to wow their guests with the harbour view from the Bistro only to find it blocked off, the need to walk through the boatyard in a swimming costume to get to the pool from the temporary Commodore Robert Stoneley changing rooms, the long wait 會長史東禮 for approvals, the trek to get to toilets… for many members though one of the real grievances was the fact that we stopped holding our annual Regatta Ball. For years this was one of THE great events on the Hong Kong social calendar and we had seemingly turned our backs on it. As a result, even though the completion of the Project was delayed, coming into this year the General Committee was determined that we wouldn’t see another go by without a Regatta Ball. With the new central kitchen and Main Deck now open, Club management were therefore tasked with re-launching the event, making it truly exceptional and in doing so making use as many of our facilities as possible. With a boxing match (!), mermaids, magicians, jugglers, food stations located all over the club, bands and dancing galore, fortune tellers, seemingly endless champagne, a huge tent that seated all 652 participants for a sumptuous meal… let’s just say they didn’t disappoint! What a night – while I impressed myself by lasting until 0530hrs, hat’s off to the 77 people who made the 0700hrs survivors photo!! From the iconic Club social event to the iconic Club sailing one was just a matter of days. This year the Turkish Airlines Around the Island Race saw 230 boats, crewed by over 1,400 competitors gather in Victoria Harbour before setting off from two set lines over 22 staggered starts. The logistics behind all this were impressive and on behalf of all participants I want to extend a heartfelt thanks to everyone involved in helping out; the poor people stuck in support boats in the cold and rain deserve a special mention – we really couldn’t do it with you. Also deserving a special note are Foo Yuen-wai, who was not only the first

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para-sailor to enter the race but was also sailing the smallest boat in the fleet (a 2.4mR) and managed to end up finishing 7th overall on corrected time. Another notable achievement was that of Sean Law who, at 77 days-old, became the youngest ever competitor. You’ll have to wait until the next edition of Ahoy! for the details about what actually happened during the race as I’m running out of space! While pretty much everyone else was sailing round the Island, I was in Central laying a wreath on behalf of the Club at the annual Remembrance Sunday commemoration. This is a relatively new tradition for us but the need to remember the sacrifices made by others on our behalf, including many Club members, and our connection to the history of Hong Kong are things I feel strongly about. This ceremony is a very moving one and, if you have never participated, I really recommend it to you next year. Moving on, at the time of writing we are looking forward to the rowing and paddling version of the Around the Island Race to be held on 26 November. With the outriggers starting at Middle Island as normal, the coastal rowing boat start has been relocated from Middle Island to Kellett Island this year to accommodate all the entries. While not yet hitting the scale of the sailing event, this year we have over 50 crews, many of which are from overseas and include a number of world champions. Also coming up later this month are the 29er Hong Kong Open and the Zhik 29er Worlds which we are hosting at Middle Island. I would like to give a warm welcome to all the competitors flying into Hong Kong for these events. We already have 18 yachts from six countries signed up for the 29th edition of the Club’s flagship offshore event: the Rolex China Sea Race. With the entry deadline not until 23 February, we are sure to receive more. In closing, a couple of updates; the last phase of the Kellett Island Development project is still progressing well, with the rebuilding of the west wall of the Bistro/new function rooms now largely complete the contractors have started removing the internal propping and the focus is already moving onto M&E works in some areas. Elsewhere in the Club, we have been conducting a review of the Boatyard to identify opportunities to enhance the operations and develop an operating model for a future in which some of the skills we need are increasingly hard to hire. More on this in a later issue. Busy times! And I haven’t even mentioned the Dragon Pacific Rim Interport, the Hong Kong Rowing Championships, Middle Island Master’s Regatta or preparations for the arrival of the Volvo Ocean Race!!

General Manager’s Message

From a social point of view, December is always the busiest month of the year. There are 24 club events packed into the Christmas Brochure, plus we are already receiving a lot of banqueting bookings as members entertain their families, friends and colleagues at both Kellett Island and Middle Island. If you haven’t booked up already, please do so quickly to avoid disappointment.

The main Christmas highlights are of course Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and Boxing Day, so please do ensure to book now if you haven’t already. New Year’s Eve at Kellett Island was a sell out in only a matter of days. And of course, Carols around the Tree on Christmas Eve (including the Yacht Club’s own version of the 12 Days of Christmas) is a fabulous occasion and the perfect way to start the holidays in earnest. Looking ahead to 2018, the Club is putting on a programme of events to help celebrate the Volvo Ocean Race Stopover in Hong Kong so please do read more about that on page 26. The cooler weather now makes it perfect to be outdoors enjoying the new Main Deck and the Bistro Terrace – not to forget Shelter Cove and Middle Island of course. Whilst on the subject of the cooler weather, this time of year also sees more members making the most of it by bringing their dogs with them to Middle Island and Shelter Cove. Dogs are certainly welcome, but can I please remind all members to keep your dogs on a leash and under control at all times and only in the designated areas at the clubhouses, and that guests are not permitted to bring dogs at weekends or public holidays. Your cooperation is very much appreciated. We all look forward to welcoming you to the Club over the festive season.

With so much happening we had to start the Christmas celebrations early with the RHKYC Charity Foundation’s Annual Christmas Party for the Red Cross Hospital Schools taking place at the end of November. This is always one of the highlights of the season and puts everyone involved in the right mood for the festive period ahead. We’ll share photos in the next issue of Ahoy! This year we have two events on 2 December; the Children’s Gingerbread House Decorating (which we think is sometimes just as much fun if not more so for the parents as it is for the children) as well as the Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony later that night. The latter is a new tradition we began last year and which was very popular and one that we hope will quickly become the perfect way for members and their friends to start the Christmas season. We hope to see you there for mulled wine, mince pies and Carols from the Salvation Army Band and Choir. One week later on 9 December again we have two events; the Children’s Christmas Party is in the morning ending at 1230hrs and right after that you can head over to the Main Lawn for the Christmas Fair where we have around 20 stalls (all small businesses owned by Club members) and you can shop till you drop – conveniently on your Club account! Also at this year’s fair we have two workshops, where you can make your own Christmas wreath or a mosaic tree ornament.

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The Bridge

So the Regatta Ball has been and gone for another year and it was as though our signature social event had never actually been away for three years. It was fabulous to once again be able to run this event for members and to see all the new facilities at the Kellett Island Clubhouse adding even more variety to the activities on offer to help entertain everyone through till the Survivors photograph at 0700hrs. By this time next year the Development Project will have General Manager Mark Bovaird been completed and plans are 總經理布馬克 already afoot to make the ball even bigger and better next year. Mark your diaries now for Saturday 10 November 2018; we guarantee you won’t want to miss the grand re-opening Regatta Ball.

會長通訊

The Bridge

在過去的數年間，各會員一直為吉列島擴建工程所帶來的不便感到困擾，例如會議進行時被電鑽所發出的嘈音打擾、保齡球設施暫停使用、每當會員邀請客人來到本會欲欣賞維港境緻時，卻發現原有的 Bistro 現已封閉、當你想游泳卻要身穿游泳裝束從臨時更衣室經過船塢才能到達泳池、漫長的審批等待，幾經轉折才找到洗手間等等；最令會員覺得不滿是週年晚會 Regatta Ball 亦因而需暫停。此乃過去幾年香港最大型的社交活動之一，我們似乎背道而馳？儘管工程進度有所延誤，理事會堅決保留本年度的 Regatta Ball；因新主廚房和 Main Deck 相繼落成，本會管理層希望藉著復辦此活動的同時，把會所內所有設施發揮得淋漓盡致；拳擊比賽、美人魚表演、魔術師、雜技團和餐飲區均設於會所內不同地方，樂隊及舞池，源源不絕香檳供應，當日還有一個臨時搭建的大型帳篷，共6 52 位參加者一同於帳篷內用餐等等，只能說會內上下工作人員都沒有讓人失望！我為自己一直留在會內至早上5時30分才離開而讚嘆，並向77位一直留待至早上7時拍攝生存者照片留念的參加者致敬。由本會舉辦具代表性的社交活動至大型帆船活動只有數天之差；本年度的「土以其航空香港環島大賽」共有230艘賽船報名參加，當中包括超過 1,400名選手一同在維多利亞港上等候出發，所有賽船共分成22次起步。藉此機會，我謹代表所有參加者感謝所有有份籌劃和協助此比賽的人員，特別是在強風和大雨下，依然留在支援船上工作的人員，若沒有您們的幫忙，比賽難以順行進行。另一位藉得特別提及是付遠威先生，他不但以首位傷健選手身份參賽，而且他所使用的賽船是在所有賽船中體積最小的（2.4mR型帆船），在更正時間後勇奪全場第七名。最後值得注意的是最年輕參賽者－ Sean Law，他是一名77日大的嬰兒。由於我已沒有更多空間詳談比賽內容，有關賽事的詳細資料將於下期 Ahoy! 刊登。

正當每一位都在參加環島賽的同時，我星期日則身處於中環，代表本會出席「和平紀念日」紀念儀式；對我們而言，這是一個相對較新的傳統，但我們仍需記得陣亡將士及戰爭死難者為我們所作的犧牲，當中亦包括不少本會會員，因我們和香港歷史是緊緊相扣，所以讓我有更強烈的感覺。這是一個重要的儀式，如果你從來沒有參與過，我建議你明年參加。執筆之時，我們正為11月26日舉行的「香港環島大賽－划艇及賽艇」密鑼緊鼓；為配合所有參加者，今屆海岸賽艇賽的起點將會由中途島移施到吉列島，而舷外浮桿獨木舟賽事的起點將依舊設於中途島。雖然未及帆船賽事的規模，我們收到超過5 0 名選手報名參賽，當中包括不少來自世界各地和一些世界級的選手。下月舉行的29er香港公開賽及Zhik 29er 世界錦標賽亦將於中途島舉行。我向所有從世界各地，特意前來本港參加比賽的選手表示歡迎。本會的離岸旗艦賽－第29屆勞力士中國海帆船賽目前已收到來自6個國家，共18艘賽船報名參加，截止報名日期為明年2月23日，相信我們將會收到更多報名。最後有數項資料更新：最後一期的吉列島擴建工程進展順利，隨著 Bistro／新的多功能活動室的西面牆身重建工程已基本完成，承建商已陸續把內部支撐拆除，並轉移到其他工地的作機電系統維修。另外，我們一直為船塢服務作出審查，以加強日後可發展和營運的空間，然而，在聘用此方面的人才實在有一定的難度。更多資源將於下期Ahoy! 再談。這是十分忙碌的季節！我還未有機會談及關於「Dragon Pacific Rim Interport」、「香港賽艇錦標賽」、「中途島大師組賽艇賽」及「Volvo環球帆船賽」訪港的預備工作。

總經理通訊闊別我們三年的大型社交活動 Regatta Ball 終於完滿落幕。很高興再次能夠為會員舉辦這個活動，為滿足各人興趣，當晚吉列島會所內的新設施都化身成各式各樣的娛樂場所，種類繁多，活動以翌日早上7時的生存者照片來劃上句號。有見及此，在明年擴建工程正式完成之時，我們將會籌備一個更盛大和更完善的晚會；為確保大家不會錯過明年舉行的晚會，請立刻在日曆中記低2018年11月10日這個重要日子。在社交活動的層面來看，12月將會是一年之中最繁忙的月份。聖誕小冊子內包含多達24個將會在本會舉行的節慶活動，此外，目前已收到不少在吉列島和中途島的私人家庭聚餐，朋友和同事請客等宴會預訂。為免額滿，如未還未曾訂位，請盡快行動。我們知道有不少活動即將舉行，所以特意把香港遊艇會慈善基金會為紅十字會學校舉行的聖誕派對提前安排在11月尾舉行；這一直是本會的其中一項重點節日活動，讓大家一同預備歡度佳節的愉悅心情，我們將於下期 Ahoy! 中分享有關照片。在12月2日，我們將會有兩個活動一同進行，包括：兒童薑餅屋裝飾（我們認為這是大人和小孩都同樣喜歡的活動）和聖誕樹亮燈儀式之夜；後者活動是我們在去年引入的一個新傳統，廣受歡迎，希望這活動很快能成為各位和朋友之間，慶祝聖誕的前奏活動。期望在本年度的活動中看

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見大家一邊享用暖暖香料酒，一邊品嚐甜果批和一邊欣賞救世軍香港總部樂隊的演奏。一星期後，我們再有兩個活動一同於12月9日舉行：由早上至中午12時 30分的兒童聖誕派對，及緊隨其後在 Main Lawn 舉行的聖誕市集，屆時將會有20個售賣不同產品的攤位（各小店主均為本會會員），歡迎到場選購，所有交易將會以記帳方式記錄在您的戶口內。今年我們更於市集內增設兩個工作坊，歡迎蒞臨製作一個獨一無二的聖誕花環或聖誕樹吊飾。聖誕節的重點當然落在平安夜，聖誕節和聖誕節翌日之上，還未曾預訂有關慶祝活動的您，敬請盡早確認預留訂座。展望2018年，為慶祝香港成為「Volvo 環球帆船賽」的其中一個停靠站，本會將會設計一系列相關活動，有關詳情請參閱第26頁。清涼的天氣很適合在新 Main Deck 和 Bistro 露台這戶外地方用餐，當然少不了白沙灣和中途島。每年在這秋涼的季節，都看到很多會員把他們的愛犬一同帶到白沙灣和中途島，有見及此，我想藉著這個機會提醒各會員攜同愛犬蒞臨本會指定地方時，為能夠更有效地控制狗隻，顧己及人，請繫上牽繩；同時，訪客在週末及假期不得帶狗到訪本會，非常感謝您的合作。我們歡迎您在節日期間蒞臨本會。

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Feature | Volvo China Coast Regatta

Volvo China Coast Regatta W O RD S: N AO MI REBEC C A | PH OTO S:

N AO MI REBEC C A |

GU Y N O W EL L

The 2017 Volvo China Coast Regatta kicked off on Thursday 12 October with a welcome party on the Main Lawn at Kellett Island, which saw race crew getting into the spirit of the party thanks to free-flow Sanger Champagne and Peroni beer. With Tropical Storm Khanun approaching Hong Kong and some predictions for a typhoon signal 3 to 8 being hoisted on the Sunday, an update was sent out to all competitors that Race Officer Inge Strompf-Jepsen would consider, under CCR Sailing Instruction 5.3, to run three races for IRC Racing and two races for IRC Premier on Friday, Day 1 of racing.

he IRC divisions descended on Middle Island Clubhouse on the Friday morning before making their way out to the race track, located southeast of Lamma Island. Racing started in a northerly breeze of 8 to 10kts that dropped throughout the day. Two windward/leewards and an island course were held for IRC Racer 0, 1, 2, 3 with the IRC Premier having a windward/leeward followed by an island course. After three races and two bullets in their first races of the day, Marcel Liedt’s Ker 46 Zannekin, IRC Racer 0 division, was ahead in her fleet. Zannekin was followed by Shawn Kang’s Ker 46 Lighthorse Alpha Plus and Philippines entry, Ernesto Echauz’s TP52, Standard Insurance Centennial.

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Amongst several individual recalls throughout the day, the most noteworthy coming in the second IRC Racer 0 start when an individual recall against several boats saw only Sam Chan’s TP52 FreeFire initially turn back. Frank Pong’s RP76 Jelik and Wang Bin’s Cookson 50 UBOX continued to sail on despite several radio calls before eventually turning back to restart; giving both boats a considerable disadvantage as they chased the fleet up the course. Fred Kinmonth and Nick Burns’ Sydney GTS 43, Otonomos Mandrake sailed their way to two wins in the first races of the day with their luck continuing on as they finished only 23 seconds behind Tiffany

Feature | Volvo China Coast Regatta

Koo’s King Mills 40, Hero Racing Team on the islands race – putting Otonomos Mandrake in first place going into Day 2. Hero Racing Team followed in 2nd place with Joachim Isler’s and Drew Taylor’s Mills 41 Ambush in third place. In the IRC Racer 2 fleet, Steve Manning and Paul O’Malley’s newly acquired A40 Red Rum, took three bullets making it a cracking first day of racing on board their new boat. Manning said “First time on the water, first time with the sails up and first races. The three bullets are great; perhaps its beginners’ luck but we’re all very happy. There will probably be a bit more breeze on the water tomorrow, so that will take a bit more crew work and more coordination which we are obviously working on for the first time.” Nick Southward’s J-109 Whiskey Jack also came away with three bullets giving them a first in the IRC Racer 3 fleet, followed by Simon Powell’s A40RC Sell Side Dream in second and Gordon Liu’s Sydney 38 Kingsman in third. With an initial AP’d start, the IRC Premier fleet took off and saw Moonblue 2 win both their races ahead of Alex Yu’s Bavaria 55 Clove DECEMBER 2017 AHOY! |

Feature | Volvo China Coast Regatta Hitch in second. Churchouse commented, “We had a great day out on the water, awesome sailing, a perfect Friday the 13th”. On Day 2, a northerly breeze of 15 to 22kts greeted the racers as they arrived at the race track. IRC 0, 1, 2 and 3 were sent on two windward/ leeward and an island course, while IRC Premier raced one island course and the HKPN division sailing one windward/leeward and an island course. All the leaders from Day 1 of the regatta were able to maintain their leads in their divisions including Zannekin in IRC Racer 0, who eventually won their division for the third year running. FreeFire followed Zannekin, having had a great day on the water; taking home two bullets and seeing them climb up the ladder after a frustrating first day on the water. Third in the division went to Lighthorse Alpha Plus. In IRC Racer 1 division it was Volvo China Coast Regatta Race Chairman Fred Kinmonth and Nick Burns’ GTS 43 Otonomos Mandrake who

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took first place after an impressive run of three firsts out of six races. Otonomos Mandrake was followed by Hero Racing Team who sailed her way to claim the other three bullets in the division. There were quite a few broaches and ripped kites across the IRC Racer 2 and 3 fleets on Saturday resulting in numerous retirements. In the end it was Red Rum who took home the trophy thanks to four wins out of six races. Red Rum was followed by Simon Powell’s A40RC Sell Side Dream. Simon commented “The regatta was fantastic; it is without doubt one of the premier regattas in Asia. Fantastic winds, shame we can’t get the seventh race in tomorrow but all credit to the race officer for getting the races in over two days. We have had a great time and have enjoyed every minute of it, and it was topped off with a bullet in the last race. We worked hard to try and chase Manning’s new boat. It was very close racing and thoroughly enjoyable.”

In IRC Premier, Moonblue 2 came out ahead of Clove Hitch, with a win in all of their races. As the last boats crossed the line in their final race of the day it was announced that due to the probability of a typhoon 3 signal being issued and still being in force on the Sunday, all racing would be cancelled for

the final day of the regatta. Boats and sailors scurried to get to their designated typhoon shelters in gusts up to 40kts, before heading to the relocated Poolside Regatta Dinner and Overall Prizegiving. With no racing the next day celebrations were very merry, and when sailors awoke on Sunday morning they were greeted not by a typhoon 3 but rather a typhoon 8. Last but not least, we would like to send out a big thank you to the 2017 Volvo China Coast Regatta race and organising committee and the fantastic team of volunteers for which we could not run the event without. See you all again next year!

Volvo China Coast Regatta 2017 RANK

YACHT NAME

IRC Racer 0 1st Zannekin 2nd FreeFire 3rd Lighthorse Alphaplus 4th Standard Insurance Centennial 5th Jelik 6th Ubox IRC Racer 1 1st Otonomos Mandrake 2nd Hero Racing Team 3rd Ambush 4th Seawolf 5th Phoenix 6th Vineta 7th Minnie 8th Rampage II IRC Racer 2 1st Red Rum 2nd Sell Side Dream 3rd Blackjack 4th Juggerknot 5th Kingsman 6th Kiasu 7th Avante Garde IRC Racer 3 1st Whiskey Jack 2nd Lady Butterfly 3rd Arcturus 4th Andiamo 5th Ding Dong 6th Red Kite 2 7th Ymir IRC Premier 1st Moonblue 2 2nd Clove Hitch HKPN 1st Simplicity 2nd Lisa Elaine 3rd Darling 4th Bleu

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OWNER

RATING

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RACE 2

RACE 3

RACE 4

RACE 5

RACE 6

NETT

TOTAL

HKG 2292 HKG 2283 HKG 2501 PHI 2286 HKG 600 CHN 10007

Marcel Liedts Sam Chan Shawn Kang Ernesto Echauz Frank Pong Wang Bin

1.295 1.367 1.312 1.351 1.53 1.361

2 4 3 5 1 6

1 4 2 3 6 5

1 3 4 2 6 5

4 1 3 2 5 6

3 1 2 5 4 6

2 3 5 4 1 6

13 16 19 21 23 34

HKG 2163 SIN 6886 HKG 2388 HKG 2296 HKG 2282 HKG 2285 HKG 201 HKG 2248

Fred Kinmonth / Nick Burns Tiffany Koo Joachim Isler / Andrew Taylor Liu Yong Feng Victor Kuk Helmuth Hennig Nigel Snell Noel Chan / Denis Ma

1.186 1.114 1.232 1.234 1.15 1.251 1.153 1.222

1 2 4 6 5 3 7 8

1 6 2 3 5 4 7 8

2 1 4 7 6 3 8 5

2 1 5 4 3 7 6 8

3 1 5 2 4 6 9.0 DNF 7

1 5 3 2 4 7 6 8

10 16 23 24 27 30 43 44

HKG 2183 HKG 2298 HKG 2121 HKG 1281 HKG 2138 HKG 2136 HKG 2047

Manning / O’Malley Simon Powell Glenn Smith Richard Van Den Berg Gordon Liu Chris Li Joshua Cole

1.092 1.09 1.101 1.098 1.098 1.114 1.082

1 2 5 8.0 DNC 3 4 8.0 DNC

1 2 4 6 3 5 8.0 DNC

1 3 4 2 6 5 8.0 DNC

1 2 4 3 6 5 7

2 4 1 3 8.0 DNF 6 5

6 1 2 5 4 7 3

12 14 20 27 30 32 39

HKG 2102 HKG 2234 HKG 2273 HKG 2119 HKG 2293 HKG2093 HKG 2207

Nick Southward JC Broyelle Dennis Chien John Woo / Cynthia Li Thomas Wong Brieuc Lebec Kjartan Furset

1.026 0.993 1.04 1.029 1.037 1.031 1.04

1 3 2 4 5 8.0 DNC 8.0 DNC

1 2 3 5 4 8.0 DNC 8.0 DNC

1 5 3 4 8.0 DNF 2 8.0 DNF

1 5 8.0 DNF 4 3 2 8.0 DNC

2 4 8.0 DNC 5 3 1 8.0 DNC

7 22 26 26 28 29 48

CAY 8888 HKG 2211

Peter Churchouse Alex Yu

1.206 1.102

1 2

1 3.0 DNF

3 7

HKG 1268 HKG 2214 HKG 2187 HKG 2124

Sunny Chai Carl Wilkinson Dean Chisholm Alan Cheung

1200 1166 1037 1181

2 1 3 5.0 DNC

1 2 3 5.0 DNC

3 3 6 10

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Feature | Volvo China Coast Regatta

With five wins out of six races, Whiskey Jack was sitting pretty at the top of IRC Racer 3. Nick remarked “We had five bullets and we got second I’m afraid in the last race. Overall it’s been a fantastic regatta, really brilliant!”

Feature | Volvo China Coast Regatta First row: 1st – IRC Racer 0 – Zannekin – HKG 2292 – Marcel Liedts; 2nd – IRC Racer 0 – FreeFire – HKG 2283 – Sam Chan Second row:3rd – IRC Racer 0 – Lighthorse Alphaplus – HKG 2501 – Shawn Kang; 1st – IRC Racer 1 – Otonomos Mandrake – HKG 2163 – Fred Kinmonth – Nick Burns Third row: 2nd – IRC Racer 1 – Hero Racing Team – SIN 6886 – Tiffany Koo; 3rd – IRC Racer 1 – Ambush – HKG 2388 – Joachim Isler – Andrew Taylor; 1st – IRC Racer 2 – Red Rum – HKG 2183 – Manning – O’Malley Fourth row: 2nd – IRC Racer 2 – Sell Side Dream – HKG 2298 – Simon Powell; 3rd – IRC Racer 2 – Blackjack – HKG 2121 – Glenn Smith; 1st – IRC Racer 3 – Whiskey Jack – HKG 2102 – Nick Southward Fifth row: 2nd – IRC Racer 3 – Lady Butterfly – HKG 2234 – JC Broyelle; 3rd – IRC Racer 3 – Arcturus – HKG 2273 – Dennis Chien; 1st – IRC Premier – Moonblue 2 – CAY 8888 – Peter Churchouse Sixth row: 1st – HKPN – Simplicity – HKG 1268 – Sunny Chai; 2nd – HKPN – Lisa Elaine – HKG 2214 – Carl Wilkinson; Hong Kong Kettle – Team Otonomos Mandrake and Whiskey Jack

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Volvo Hong Kong to Vietnam Feature | Volvo Hong Kong W O RD S: N AO MI REBEC C A A ND PE T ER F L E T CHER | PH OTO S:

he format for the 8th edition of the Volvo Hong Kong to Vietnam Race was slightly different with the three boats from the IRC Racer 2 starting on Tuesday 17 October; 25 hours earlier than the rest of the fleet, allowing them to converge on Nha Trang at a similar finish time. It was a beautiful Wednesday on Hong Kong harbour with blue skies and a north easterly breeze of 10kts for the start of IRC 0 and 1 divisions. 10 boats were on the start line when the horn sounded at 1320hrs with all boats getting away cleanly. There was a bit of a tacking battle after the line as many boats stuck to the right side of the harbour to avoid marine traffic and exclusion zones.

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N AO MI REBEC C A |

Once out of the harbour the fleet popped their kites and fetched towards the Lema Islands. The boats were barely on their way when Geoff Hill’s Smith 72 Antipodes blew up the first kite of the race; possibly an early precursor to the events of their race as they had to retire after the first night of racing due to steering failure and head towards Da Nang to drop off crew and pick up fuel. As the fleet continued on their 673nm downwind thrash towards Nha Trang, tactical decisions were being made which put some of the fleet to the east and some to the west of the rhumb line. For the racers that headed to the east, it paid off; especially for Drew Taylor’s and Joachim Isler’s Mills 41 Ambush. Ambush

GU Y N O W EL L |

C A MERO N F ERGUS O N

was punching above her weight to keep up with the 50 footers for most of the race and in the end clocking an impressive elapsed time of 61h 27m 59s and taking the win in the IRC Racer 1 division and second in IRC Overall. The IRC Racer 2 division stayed in a pretty close pack for most of the race until they passed the Paracel Islands where Nick Southwards J-109 Whiskey Jack headed along the coast and the rest of the IRC Racer 2 stayed to the east. The IRC Racer 2 division was fortunate to start in more breeze allowing them to keep in front of the fleet until Philip Turner’s Reichel/Pugh 66 Alive passed them 39h into her race. Alive sailed into Nha Trang on Friday afternoon to take the Line Honours win with an elapsed

Race Feature | Volvo Hong Kong to Vietnam Race

time of 50h 11m 56s; a mere 15m 35s outside of her 2015 race time, putting Alive in 4th place in IRC Overall with a corrected time of 79h 21m 52s. Duncan Hine, skipper of Alive summed up their race, “It was a lot of fun; we had a good time. There wasn’t quite enough breeze to surf all the way but it was enough to blow out our A3/4 which meant that we didn’t VMG run as well as we would have liked to so we had to change our race route – we did a few extra miles. No real lows of the race; we didn’t wipe out or anything. It was wet but it was wonderful. The race is the best, this is our second-time racing in it and I’m sure we will be back.” With a corrected time of 72h 53m 41s the first Italian entry to take part in the race Vincenzo Onorato’s Cookson 50 Mascalzone Latino was the big winner, taking IRC Racer 0 and DECEMBER 2017 AHOY! |

Feature | Volvo Hong Kong to Vietnam Race IRC Racer Overall. Mascalzone Latino owner Vincenzo Onorato commented on the race on arrival, “It was amazing because we did the Race in 53h 26m 31s and we did around 770nm actual distance sailed – unbelievable! The biggest high – we had a top speed of 30kts; unbelievable.” First to finish from IRC Racer 2 was Russian entry Alexander Vodovatov’s First 40 CR No Applause however it was Whiskey Jack who won her division with a corrected time of 83h 19m 14s. Nick Southward said “It was a great race; it was really fantastic; especially the last day where we had a ‘bucking bronco’ ride down the coast of Vietnam, where we really were going very fast. We had a top speed of 18kts which is actually Whiskey Jack’s top speed ever. The introduction of staggered starts was a great move because it meant that we arrived at the same time as the big boats. The only low point of the race was when we wrapped our A4 around the forestay in the worst possible wrap you could imagine; hourglass top and bottom. We were really low for about an hour while we figured out how to unwrap it, but we eventually we did and it was great that it was still in one piece.” Peter Fletcher crew member of Otonomos Mandrake, Fred Kinmonth and Nick Burns’ GTS 43 reported on the race from a sailor’s perspective, Otonomos Mandrake placed 3rd in IRC Racer 1 division.

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Peter, writes: A little ditty on the sleigh ride to Nha Trang, onboard the good ship Otonomos Mandrake. A 673nm downhill slide to Nha Trang; a rapidly developing tourist destination in southern Vietnam. Sounds simple. But like all things simple, there are always hidden obstacles that in fact make passages like this anything but simple. With typhoons spread all over the western pacific and the South China Sea in the weeks

leading up to the race, there was some concern as to whether the event would in fact happen. It also gave the weather boffins plenty to talk about leading up to race day. But the weather gods smiled nicely and the race got underway with a lighter than usual forecast for this event. The general game plan was to get south for the strongest pressure then get around the Paracels for a light air run to the finish. Once again the harbour start provided the spectators and competitors a spectacular send off. Onboard Otonomos Mandrake we played the shifts and pressure pretty well and found ourselves up with the leaders as the kites went up for the first time. As the afternoon wore on, we watched the quicker boats slide over the horizon and we settled in to what was to become an eventful first night at sea. Around 70nm south of Hong Kong, having already made it past the first fleet of fishing trawlers, we came across the next fleet. Poorly lit boats and netting are never easy to navigate and sure enough around 2200hrs we ended up in a very big net and in our efforts to free ourselves eventually we tied ourselves in a knot. Sails down, diver over the side, large knife deployed. Eventually after a couple of hours being stationary, we hoisted sails again and headed south. In all of this, we came out on starboard and on the making leg, we continued on the course but it proved a fairly significant mistake as boats on port were

sailing into more pressure. We did have a game plan, and it was discussed, but it’s pretty hard to gybe away from such a making leg. The next day was pretty ‘same same’ as we sailed south in around 20 to 25kts of breeze. Life onboard was good.

massive piles of rubbish drifting around on the tide lines during the race. Disturbing to see and not diminishing, which is even more disturbing.

Even a bad race to Vietnam is a lot better than some other events where cold water hitting you in the face at 20 to 30kts knots whilst going upwind leaves you questioning your sanity. Warm water, downwind… there’s a lot to like about this race. The one negative, and it’s topical at the moment, but has been going on for years, is the amount of rubbish that is polluting our oceans. We encountered

The rest of the race proved uneventful, albeit a little windier than expected, so despite our issues we were able to finish in reasonable time and enjoy some of the warm hospitality Vietnam has to offer. A welcome addition to the race, is what will become a new marina, which once completed, will offer safe anchoring to all competitors. Come on 2019 and we can do it all again!

Volvo Hong Kong To Vietnam Race 2017 BOAT NAME

IRC Racer 0 Mascalzone Latino Free Fire Alive Ubox Antipodes IRC Racer 1 Ambush Zanzibar Otonomos Mandrake Lion Rock Surfdude Irc Racer 2 Whiskey Jack No Applause Salalah

SAIL #

OWNER/PIC

DESIGN

RATING

FINSHED

START: 18/10/2017 1:20:00 PM 20/10/2017 18:46:31 53:26:31 20/10/2017 22:43:40 57:23:40 20/10/2017 15:31:56 50:11:56 21/10/2017 06:06:34 64:46:34 RET RET

ITA 14909 HKG 2283 AUS 52566 CHN 10007 GBR 2888L

Vincenzo Onorato / Matteo Savelli Sam Chan Philip Turner / Duncan Hine Wang Bin Geoff Hill

COOKSON 50 TP52 REICHEL/PUGH 66 COOKSON 50 SMITH 72 CUSTOM

1.364 1.367 1.581 1.361 1.382

HKG 2388 SIN 4321 HKG 2163 HKG 2361 HKG 1345

Joachim Isler / Andrew Taylor Jonathan Mahony Fred Kinmonth / Nick Burns Michael Lunn Steve Ho

MILLS IRC41 HYD42 SYDNEY GTS 43 AZUREE 40 Felci 45

1.232 1.209 1.186 1.104 1.202

HKG 2102 RUS 3481 HKG 2122

Nick Southward Alexander Vodovatov Jackie Siu / Lin Guangmu

J109 First 40 Cr Sense 50

1.026 1.081 1.066

ELAPSED

21/10/2017 02:47:59 61:27:59 21/10/2017 14:25:16 73:05:16 21/10/2017 18:09:17 76:49:17 22/10/2017 13:45:45 96:25:45 22/10/2017 12:46:38 95:26:38 START: 17/10/2017 12:15:00 PM 20/10/2017 21:27:33 81:12:33 20/10/2017 20:04:46 79:49:46 21/10/2017 04:01:55 87:46:55

CORRECTED

72:53:41 78:27:30 79:21:52 88:09:37 RET 75:43:36 88:21:47 91:06:37 106:27:28 114:43:25 83:19:14 86:17:44 93:34:32

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Feature | Volvo Hong Kong to Vietnam Race

The second night rolled on and with no moon it made driving a little challenging. It was about to get easier for us, but not in the way we wanted. At around 2200hrs our bowsprit exploded leaving us little choice but to drop the spinnaker. Suddenly with a jib top steering was a lot easier as we effected repairs to the

bowsprit. At daylight we had managed to effectively repair the bowsprit to allow kites to be flown again so off we went chasing the now disappeared pack.

Feature | Volvo Hong Kong to Vietnam Race VOLVO HONG HONG TO VIETNAM RACE First row: 1st – Place IRC Racer 0 and 1st Place IRC Overall-Mascalzone Latino-Vincenzo Onorato and Matteo Savelli; Line Honours Second row: 1st Place – IRC Racer 0 and 1st Place IRC Overall – Mascalzone Latino – Vincenzo Onorato and Matteo Savelli; – Alive – Philip Turner and Duncan Hine 2nd Place – IRC Racer 0 and 3rd Place IRC Overall – Free Fire – Sam Chan; 3rd Place – IRC Racer 0 and Line Honours – Alive – Philip Turner and Duncan Hine Third row: 1st Place – IRC Racer 1 and 2nd Place IRC Overall – Ambush – Joachim Isler and Drew Taylor; 2nd Place – IRC Racer 1 – Zanzibar – Jono Mahony; 3rd Place – IRC Racer 1 – Otonomos Mandrake – Fred Kinmonth & Nick Burns Fourth row left: 1st Place – IRC Racer 2 – Whiskey Jack – Nick Southward VOLVO CHINA COAST RACE WEEK Fourth row right: 1st Place IRC 0 – Free Fire – Sam Chan Burns; 1st Place- IRC 2 – Whiskey Jack – Nick Southward

Fifth row: 1st Place IRC 1 – Otonomos Mandrake – Fred Kinmonth and Nick

Volvo China Coast Race Week Overalll 2017 BOAT NAME

IRC Racer 0 Free Fire Ubox IRC Racer 1 Otonomos Mandrake Ambush IRC Racer 2 Whiskey Jack

SAIL #

OWNER/PIC

DESIGN

RATING

CCR-R1

CCR-R2

CCR-R3

CCR-R4

CCR-R5

CCR-R6

HKV

TOTAL

HKG 2283 CHN 10007

Sam Chan Wang Bin

TP52 COOKSON 50

1.367 1.361

1 2

7 14

HKG 2163 HKG 2388

Fred Kinmonth / Nick Burns Joachim Isler / Andrew Taylor

SYDNEY GTS 43 MILLS IRC41

1.186 1.232

1 2

2 1

8 13

HKG 2102

Nick Southward

J109

1.026

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Starter’s Box

Hong Kong Race Week – Volunteers

UP C OMING E VENTS

Sailing

29er Hong Kong Open

27 to 29 December

Zhik 29er Worlds

2 to 8 January

VOR Practice Race

25 January

VOR In-Port Race

27 January

VOR Around Hong Kong Island Race

28 January

VOR Leg Start

7 February

HKRNVR Memorial Vase

10 February

Hong Kong Race Week

20 to 25 February

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from the Sailing Office! The new year will see a very busy first quarter with the 29er Hong Kong Open in late December, Zhik 29er Worlds in early January, the Hong Kong stopover of the Volvo Ocean Race in late January and the leg re-start on 7 February. Straight after Chinese New Year we will also be hosting Hong Kong Race Week out of Middle Island and of course let’s not forget the Rolex China Sea Race starting on 28 March.

Volvo Ocean Race Hong Kong Stopover

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 be held from 20 to 25 February and with four race tracks and 230 boats, we need up to 150 volunteers per day. Not all volunteers positions are on the water and some don’t even require prior sailing experience – registration, sign on/off and launch and retrieve are all onshore roles. Volunteer sign up can be found via the website: www.hongkongraceweek.com

Rolex China Sea Race The Rolex China Sea Race will start in Victoria Harbour on Wednesday 28 March at 1120hrs. Notice of Race can be downloaded from the website: www.rolexchinasearace.com. The Rolex China Sea Race is a 565nm offshore race from Hong Kong to Subic Bay, Philippines and is run under Category 1 of the World Sailing Offshore Special Regulations. In addition the race requires 50% of crew to have valid Sea Safety and Survival Course and 30% First Aid. Details of both courses can be found on the club’s website: http://www.rhkyc.org.hk/ShorebasedCourses.aspx Please note that due to the number of events taking place in January/ February the pool at Kellett Island will not close until after 7 February and therefore may not reopen until after the race has started. If you need to update your Sea Safety and Survival certificate please book in early with Asia Pacific Yachting as the course dates below are the only courses that will be run before the start of the Rolex China Sea Race . Course 1 – 12 and 13 December Course 2 – 13 and 14 January

The Volvo Ocean Race is coming to Hong Kong for the first time ever with the action taking place at Kai Tak Runway Park from 17 to 31 January. The Race Festival is the place to be for 15 action packed days of entertainment and sailing. Join the festivities on opening night where VOR are planning a special evening for the sailing community and then come down again on Saturday 20 January to join the celebrations and hopefully welcome the arriving yachts. The best place to experience the races for the Victoria Harbour In-Port Race and the Around Hong Kong Island Race will be at Kai Tak Runway Park where you can soak up the atmosphere while watching all the action on the big screen. There’s also an opportunity to jump on a VIP spectator boat for the In-Port Race by grabbing yourself a VIP ticket at www.volvooceanraceHK.com The race re-start takes place on Wednesday 7 February with an on-water parade down Victoria Harbour so grab a spot along the harbourfront to see the yachts for the last time before leaving Hong Kong! Wednesday Saturday Thursday Saturday Sunday Wednesday Wednesday

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Volvo Ocean Race Festival opens Yachts expected to arrive in Hong Kong (TBC) Practice Race 1400hrs: Victoria Harbour In-Port Race 1130hrs: Around Hong Kong Island Race Race Festival closes Race re-start on Victoria Harbour (time TBC)

RACE SCHEDULE The schedule for the Rolex China Sea Race will be: Friday 23 February Entries, Race Special Regulations Checklist & Safety Declaration, Crew Experience & PLB forms, Radio and Equipment Certificates Friday 2 March Late entries accepted Friday 23 March Crew Immigration/NoK Forms, IRC Rating Certificate, HKPN PIPS Declaration Monday 26 March Welcome Party at RHKYC Tuesday 27 March Immigration (Departure) Formalities Skippers’ Briefing at RHKYC Wednesday 28 March Warning Signal (10 minutes) Sunday 1 April Location prize giving in Subic Bay Wednesday 11 April Prizegiving at RHKYC – Compass Room

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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.

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Members are welcome to borrow sail training lifejackets hung on the racks at Middle Island. If you do wish to use one of these, please remember the following: • Before use please fill out the Hire Chit. Hire charge is $21 per session. • After use please rinse, buckle up and hang on the appropriate rail with just 1 arm strap.

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SA IL T R A INING Application forms and more details www.rhkyc.org.hk click on Instruction or email sailtrain@rhkyc.org.hk

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ADULT SUPERVISED SAILING Boat Handling: Taught in Wayfarer Boat Handling: Taught in Wayfarer Boat Handling: Taught in Wayfarer Boat Handling: Taught in Wayfarer Boat Handling: Taught in Wayfarer 420 Introduction: Taught in 420 Boat Handling: Taught in Wayfarer Boat Handling: Taught in Wayfarer Laser Introduction: Taught in Laser 420 Introduction: Taught in 420

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SOCIAL WAYFARER RACE SERIES Held on Sunday afternoons and aimed at adults. Members and non members are welcome. See our website for more details. 3 December Sunday – AM or PM 10 December Sunday – AM or PM 17 December Sunday – AM or PM

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Head of the Charles 2017 W O RD S: M A RK W EL L ES | PH OTO S: SP O RT G R A PHI C S

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Rowing Manager rowingmanager@rhkyc.org.hk Shatin Men’s Racing shatinrowingmen@rhkyc.org.hk Shatin Women’s Racing shatinrowingladies@rhkyc.org.hk

Rowing

Quad ine up: Phil Adkins, Mark Welles, John Pinkel, Henry Gills

he 53rd Head of the Charles Regatta saw the Club represented in both the Men’s Masters 8 and the Director’s Challenge Quad. The world’s largest two-day rowing event, this was the first time the Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club participated at this level in this Boston-based race. Once our entry was accepted in the late spring, training began in earnest in July compliments of a program shared by former Club coach Toby Dankbaar. Comprised of active and absent members from Hong Kong, the US and the UK, the lineups included a several first time competitors to this regatta. Most members arrived on Wednesday and the crews were able to get practice outings in on both the Thursday and Friday. Sean Gibbons – the coxswain in 2010 when the RHKYC entered a Four+ – arrived early Friday and was able to help the 8 settle in race day-1 .

8 line up: John Skinner, Henry Gills, John Pinkel, Martin Holmes, Mark Hughes, Richard Allin, Phil Adkins, Mark Welles COX Sean Gibbons

Held on the penultimate complete weekend of October, Day 1 of the HOCR saw New England experiencing unprecedented warm weather which made for great racing and enjoyable viewing from the river’s bank. The 8 had a solid warm up, further helped by the fact that it launched 8 km from the start and used its first opportunity as a full crew to establish a rhythm before hitting the warm up area. The 8+ enjoyed a solid start and quickly settled into their target stroke rate of 31. Given it started in the middle of the pack, they spent most of the race on their own and only had to hold off one crew at the final bridge on the course, finishing 15th overall. The conditions on Day Two were even nicer with a bit of a stream and flat water. Using a 4x from Penn AC, their elite coach – and former Club coach M. Sean Hall – helped fine tune the boat’s rigging and oard settings that morning and sent the lads on their way. A particularly challenging course, the steering of the DC4x was left to Henry Gills, who guided the Empacher shell ably from bow seat. They had a strong race, moving up 9 places and finishing 25th out of a field of 38. All in all, a great weekend for racing and catching up with old friends. The next big race in the US will be the World Rowing Masters Regatta next September in Florida and the Club is poised to have a large contingent representing Hong Kong then as well. NB: Former Rowing Manager Sarah Garner was also at the Regatta with several youth crews from the Kai Tak Rowing Club. We shared the same boathouse and it was great seeing a familiar face from home.

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Class Day of OC Racing at Lantau Classic W O RD S: A ND RE A VITA LI, F LO RIA N JA ME T A ND EMM A B A NNERM A N | PH OTO S: ERIN JUHL

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his year again the Lantau Classic OC races where hosted by the Lantau Boat Club (LBC) on the 14 October in Discovery Bay. It was a first for many of us new RHKYC paddlers. It was for us the chance to race on different boats (OC6 and OC1) and different distances. The events were: • 9km around Peng Chau (OC6) • 3km around the rock (OC6) • 500m sprint relays (OC1) • 500m sprint relays (OC6)

As rookies, we had a chance to participate in every event. It was so exciting! We have chosen to share our experience on two races. First of all, the 9km race! As all the boats lined up the crew was anxious but eager to start. Finally, the horn blew and off we went. The first leg was full of adrenaline as we went side by side with the other competing boats. The day was very windy and waves were coming ama side but we managed not to huli, twice!

RHKYC Results:

Around Peng Chau 1st Place YC1 Men: Jeremy Young , Ryan Lopes, Julien Stump, Barney Riggs, Zach Tuckwell, Doug Woodring 3rd Place YC1 Women: Stephanie Tovoli, Sarah Burke, Erin Juhl, Charlie Lam, Lesley Hobbs, Rae Strachan OC1 500m relay men: 2nd Place YC1 Men: Julien Stump, Zach Tuckwell , Jeremy Young Around the Rock 2nd Place YC mixt: Julien Stump, Sarah Burke, Jeremy Young, Andrew Simmonds, Tony, Rae Strachan Around the rock Rookie 1st Place YC1: Emma Bannerman, Andrea Vitali, Nicky De Lacy, Florian Jamet, Chris Tickle, Erin Juhl 3rd Place YC2: Ben O’hare, John Trotter, Mireille Lockefeer, Ruby Siu, Cip Farrow, Antony Wood OC6 500m Relay 2nd Place Nicky De Lacy, Emma Bannerman, Charlie Lam, Ruby Siu, Gaby Mazorra, Erin Juhl Jonathan Lim, Kate McAlister, Lesley Hobbs, Cip Farrow, Anna Mathisen, Jeremy Young Ryan Lopes, Florian Jamet, Cip Farrow, John Trotter, Wallis, Antony Wood

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One of the other crews wasn’t that lucky and did huli. After getting into the open waters, the sea conditions were with us but the adrenaline stayed high as we found ourselves head to head with VRC. At the second buoy, they even managed to get in front of us with a better turn. We didn’t panic and persisted with a solid and consistent stroke. Metre after metre, we came back and overtook them before the next buoy. We then managed to hold them off on our way back with wind and waves against us. This race resulted as a clear victory for RHKYC as our A team came 1st and we rookies came 2nd! This was an exhilarating start to the day! We then moved on to the 3km race “around the rock”. Between a sprint and a distance race, it was a first for our all rookie crew. Even our steer, Erin Juhl, was steering her first race even though she is a very gifted paddler. It was hard to know which pace to maintain in this race. The experience of the other boats racing before us, pushed us to have a very strong start and go into the chug after the first turn. We did start fast but not enough to overcome VRC’s women boat. They took the opportunity to secure the first place and we managed to keep a second place after the turn. Thanks to solid calling from Nicky De Lacy, the good pacing of Emma Bannerman in seat 1 and a good response of the boat, we managed to distance all other boats and finished a comfortable 2nd place, synonym of 1st place amongst the rookie crews! This day was really nice with an awesome BBQ organized by LBC and fantastic results for RHKYC Outrigger. Thank you all, coach Anna Mathisen, Captains Sarah Burke and John McLennan and organizer Barney Riggs for making this event possible.

Around Lamma Outrigger Canoe Race

OUTRIGGER CONTACT outrigger@rhkyc.org.hk

W O RD S: MELIS S A DAVIS I PH OTO : ERIN JUHL

As an outrigger canoe paddler (and depending upon your seat position) your chief role will be to work together with your crew delivering balanced power through stroke technique and efficiency. You will also need to prepare yourself both mentally and physically for the race, possibly training over a number of weeks or even months with your crew to ensure you are fit enough to successfully complete the course. Of course, this all sounds like the most ideal race preparation however, just as life is unpredictable so is the process of crew selection within outrigger canoe racing. Seats change, paddlers become injured or unwell, canoes get damaged

and race crew availability both increases and decreases at short notice. And therefore, due to a lack of steers-people available, I would now be making my ‘race steering debut’. Despite feeling a little nervous at the idea of steering a mixed crew in big water for the first time I was also very excited by the opportunity, and so I eagerly traded in my Kialoa hoku double bend paddle for a 50 inch Kialoa steering blade. Conditions, conditions, conditions, it’s all about the conditions. Strong easterly winds, currents, tides, ama-side swells and boat wake determine the level of difficulty along the course and will affect which line one should take. It’s enough to put fear, anxiety and apprehension in a crew! Yet the conditions on the day of the race, 21 October, could not

RHKYC registered an impressive five OC6 race crews for the race held all achieving commendable results. An honourable mention must go to the Women’s A crew who not only won the women’s OC6 unlimited canoe category but absolutely smashed it setting a new course record time of 2 hrs 09mins 30secs. Congratulations to all those involved, whether paddling or steering, in what is always a highly anticipated long distance race around Lamma Island. Results PLACE

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his outrigger canoe (OC6) race presents significant challenges for both paddlers and steersperson. The course circumnavigates Lamma Island with a distance of approximately 24k from point to point; encompassing such diverse and at times, big, water conditions that even experienced, seasoned paddlers will admit to feeling ‘pre-race jitters’.

have been less daunting or demanding for a first time steerer (or rookie paddler for that matter). And I was not alone. Three more fellow team mates and RHKYC members, Alice Page (Women’s B crew), Niall Westley (Men’s C crew) and Willis Lee (Men’s A crew) also completed (and thoroughly enjoyed) their first time steering around Lamma.

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Relocation of Craft on RHKYC moorings and hardstanding areas during major regattas Marine he RHKYC has two core sporting activities; yacht racing and rowing and as such the Club organises events for both sports, at Club level, national level and international level throughout the year. These events take place at all three clubhouses, Kellett Island, Middle Island and Shelter Cove. The General Committee has formulated a set of guidelines and bye-laws to assist these core activities to take place. 1 To facilitate class racing for yachts, sections of the pontoons at all three locations are reserved for class boats from 0900 hours on the day preceding a day where class racing is scheduled at a particular location to 0900 hours on the day following the scheduled race. During those times no vessel other than club operated boats and class racing yachts may lay alongside the pontoon(s) without with the express permission of the Marine Office. 2 During major regattas, such as the Around the Island Race or the Autumn Regatta, Kellett Island is extremely busy with visiting class boats and yachts. To enable as many craft as possible to enter the regatta the car park is used for the storage of class boats before and after the event. There is a limit to the number of class boats we can accommodate because of the finite number of trolleys we have available. Every attempt is made to lift non anti fouled craft on to the hard standing but this is not always possible. 3 Before the offshore races such as the China Sea Race, where we have visiting competitors for overseas, the moorings and pontoons are busy and the Marine Office tries to accommodate club registered

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craft requiring temporary moorings at Kellett Island as much as possible. However this is not always possible especially when there is construction work taking place in the Typhoon Shelter. 4 During the Rowing Around the Island Race the larger rowing boats start from Kellett Island and the smaller craft from Middle Island. The north pontoon at Kellett is required for the start of the race and the changeover of crews from the Middle Island start. The class boats racing on the day before the RATIR will not have access to the pontoon when they complete racing and will have to moor at the south pontoon. Several Flying Fifteens will have to be relocated to allow for the rowing craft to sit on the hard standing beside the crane. 5 Members should be aware that when the club organises international events disruption to the hard standing will occur. This is especially true at Middle Island and to a lesser extent at Kellett Island. An example of this was the Etchells Worlds where hard standing space was required at Kellett to enable boat measurement to take place on the hardstanding at Kellett, and some class boat were moved to Middle Island for the duration of the event. Class boats at Middle Island are also affected when Hong Kong Race Week, and other international regattas, take place. During these regattas the class boats need to be relocated to moorings as the hard standing space is required for the boats competing in the race. The club arranges for the craft to be cleaned by a diver at least once, and normally twice, during the time they are in the water and they are high pressure washed when lifted back out. As such the Club recommends that any craft who may have to be placed on moorings, to facilitate the holding of regattas, are anti-fouled.

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YMSC Halloween Quiz W O RD S A ND PH OTO S: SID NE Y TA N G

Events | Promotions The YMSC Halloween Pub quiz was held successfully on 28 October with a full house competing for the best dressed team award and overall quiz winner.

L to R: Best Dressed Team Award (Six Witches); Overall Quiz Winner (Power of 6)

Special thanks to Jamie McWilliam who was our guest quiz master. Please stay tuned for information on the next quiz in January!

Kellett Golf Society Outing W O RD S A ND PH OTO S: CHRIS LI

Finally, we are in autumn and it’s time to play more golf. On 20 October we were invited by Aberdeen Boat Club (ABC) to play against their golf team as the ABC are celebrating their 50 th anniversary. The tournament was held at the beautiful Hong Kong Golf Club in Deep Water Bay. Weather was perfect and the greens were fast. Though it’s a short executive course, to make pars were never easy. The KGS has managed to form a team of eight. Congratulations to May Chun, a new KGS member, who won the hghest ladies Stableford and to David Lee, also a KGS member, who won the men’s highest. Our Past Commodore Ambrose Lo was the winner of longest drive! As most of us are also sailors we all share the joy on land as much as we are at sea!

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Calling all Christmas Carol Singers! Events | Promotions

Letters to Santa 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.

Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony Turning Circle | Saturday 2 December | 1800hrs to 1900hrs

Santa Claus is once again looking forward to receiving letters from the children at the Club! 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 11 December. If you have any questions please email Santa’s helpers at social@rhkyc.org.hk

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 8 December. Thank you.

Please join us for the 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 wine, 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 along your present for our annual Charity Toy Collection which we will then deliver to children across Hong Kong in the Red Cross Hospital Schools. Free to all members and guests. Please book online so we know how many are joining. DECEMBER 2017 AHOY! |

Make your own Christmas Wreath and/ or Mosaic Ornament at the Christmas Fair Main Lawn | Saturday 9 December | 1400hrs to 1600hrs

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Looking for inspiration on how to decorate your home and the Christmas tree? How about making your own Christmas embellishment this year?! Come and make a unique Christmas wreath, hitch it on your door and let your friends feel the festive spirit when they ring your bell! And don’t forget to let your children to hang their handmade mosaic ornaments on the Christmas tree! Christmas Wreath Each participant will make their own wreath of 25cm in diameter. Fee: $380 per adult. Guests are welcome to join with a member. Minimum participants: 15 Mosaic Ornaments Each participant will make a set of ornaments including a Christmas tree, a snowman, a reindeer and a Santa Claus, around 10cm (H) each. Fee: $260 per child. Guests are welcome to join with a member. Minimum participants: 15

Boxing Day Bubbles Brunch and Children Programme Middle Island | Tuesday 26 Dec | 1200hrs to 1500hrs Enjoy a Boxing Day Bubbles Brunch at Middle Island where you can sip on Champagne and have a relaxed meal whilst your children can join in with a special Children Programmer with games and magic show led by Rumple and Friends. $538 per adult – Exclusive buffet with unlimited Champagne $438 per adult – Exclusive buffet with unlimited Prosecco $298 per child $100 per child for the special Children Programme. Please note that small children under 3 years old should be supervised by their parents. Booking is essential. Please check the website for more details.

Christmas Fair Main Lawn | Saturday 9 December Noon to 1700hrs Come down to the Club and visit our Christmas Fair where you can do all your Christmas shopping in one go – we have handmade accessories and jewelry, toys and dolls, garments and scarves, bespoke journals, kitchen ware, hampers, personal care products and more! A full list of stallholders and their products can be found on the website. Mulled wine and mince pies will be available from the Main Bar!

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Everything you need to know is inside the enclosed Christmas brochure – no doubt you will find plenty to ensure your season is a very special one indeed. You can also visit the Club website for all your festive needs.

Christmas Food, Goodies and Hampers Preparation for the Christmas season is getting much easier with our vast array of Christmas food and goodies, as well as beautifully presented Club-branded and reusable Christmas hampers. Share the joy of the festive season by sending a special Christmas hamper to your relatives, friends and associates. After Christmas, keep the box to store your favourite items. Hampers can either be picked up at the Club by you or directly delivered to the recipients by our staff! The deadline for ordering Christmas Food, Goodies and Hampers is 15 December. Order forms can be downloaded from the Club’s website. Place an order now! For orders and enquiries, please contact Lizzy Tung on 2239 0386 or email events@rhkyc.org.hk

New Spanish Tapas Combo available at Middle Island Available every Friday starting 1 December, our new Spanish Tapas are great for sharing with friends and family especially during this cooler Autumn weather. Tapas on offer include Sautéed Shrimp with Chorizo, Garlic Mussels, Churros and more! For enquiries, please call Middle Island on 2812 0365

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Events | Promotions

Christmas and New Year Programmes

Upcoming: January 2018

Volvo Ocean Race and Swedish Food Promotion with Chef Jaakko Sorsa Events | Promotions

Executive Chef, FINDS Founder and Honoree President, Disciples Escoffier Hong Kong Chef Jaakko Sorsa’s most pleasant of taste-memories go back to his grandparents’ island where the local ingredients are the most natural and pure. Growing up by carefully watching Grandma Ida’s magic in turning freshwater fish, wild mushrooms, wild berries and game into the most delicious traditional dishes, it was logical for him to decide to begin the journey in the culinary field. In 2004 Jaakko arrived in Hong Kong to open FINDS (Finland, Iceland, Norway, Denmark, and Sweden), to introduce true Nordic flavours to Asia. FINDS kitchen follows the seasons of the north and its cooking highlights authentic preserving techniques, such as multiple forms of smoking, drying, curing and pickling. Many of the ingredients are personally sourced from the Northern region. Jaakko started his culinary career 20 years ago apprenticing with Swedish master chefs and gained a solid foundation of classic cooking skills. Jaakko then became one of the keys in building up the success of the two-Michelin-starred Chez Dominique in Helsinki. LATEST AWARDS v Chef of the Year, Foodie Forks 2015 v Best European Restaurant, Restaurant Week 2015 v Top 10 European Restaurant 2014, WOM dining guide v Bites of Distinction Award, Crave Magazine 2014 v 100 Top Tables 2013, South China Morning Post v Chef of the Year, honorable mention, Foodie Forks 2013 v Top 30 Restaurants, Visitors’ Choice Dining Awards 2013 v Best European Cuisine, Cordons Bleus GHM 2012

Volvo Ocean Race Week – right here at the Club! Welcoming the Volvo Ocean Race to Hong Kong, we celebrate with a series of events and a Swedish Food Promotion, powered by Jaakko Sorsa. 2018

EVENTS AND PROMOTIONS

15 Jan

Official Opening Party (by invitation only)

16 Jan to 1 Feb Swedish Food Promotion created by Guest Chef Jaakko Sorsa • Swedish Buffet Lunch and Dinner in the Bistro • special Swedish a la carte snacks at the Main Deck and Main Bar 25 Jan

Burns Supper Night with Whisky Tasting, Piper and Janaia’s Live Band at the Main Deck, Main Bar and Small Lawn

26 Jan

Speaker Corner and Quiz Night with Rum & DJ at Main Lawn

27 Jan

• Special VOR Seafood Brunch in the Compass Room • Kid’s Carnival at the Main Deck and Small Lawn (Morning and early afternoon) • Bubbles Afternoon Tea at the Main Deck • Winter BBQ Buffet Dinner paired with Mulled Wine, and Live Blues Band (1900 to 2300hrs) at the Main Deck

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28 Jan

‘ABBA’ Cover Band (1700 to 2100hrs) at the Main Deck

1 Feb

Chinese Banquet Dinner with Entertainment at Main Lawn

Wine Box Set of the Month and Master Class Main Lawn | Wednesday 13 December

Time

1900hrs to 2000hrs

Price

$138/person (fully redeemable*)

Venue

Main Lawn

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Different bottles will be picked each month based on their best value to quality and presented in a Club-branded wooden box set. Join us at the Master Class to get a better appreciation and understanding of the wines chosen.

* $138 is fully redeemable for purchase of the Wine Box Set at the Master Class on the night! This Month’s Selection:

‘Everything ready for Christmas!’ Six premium bottles have been selected for Christmas. Take one handy box set (or two!) and your Christmas wine preparation will be done.

v Champagne Drappier Blanc de Blancs Brut NV – Champagne, France v Albert Bichot, Domaine Long-Depaquit Chablis 1er Cru ‘Les Vaillons’ 2016

– Burgundy, France v Goldwater Sauvignon Blanc 2016 – Wairau Valley, Marlborough, New Zealand v Château La Fleur Saint Georges 2013 – Lalande de Pomerol, France v Casanuova di Nittardi Chianti Classico DOCG ‘Vigna Doghessa’ 2014 – Tuscany, italy v Real Companhia Velha Royal Oporto 10 year Tawny Porto – Douro, Portugal v packed in a Club-branded wooden box

Only $2,088 per Club-branded wooden box set of six wines. It’s also a fantastic great gift for the wine lovers on your Christmas shopping list. For enquiries, please call Lizzy Tung in the F&B Office on 2239 0386 or email events@rhkyc.org.hk

Year End Dinner / Spring Dinner It’s time for you to get together with your family, friends or colleagues to welcome the Year of the Dog. Several sumptuous, but good value-for-money, Year End Dinner and Spring Dinner packages are available. Please contact our Banquet Experts on 2239 0385 / 2239 0339 / 2239 0327 or email banquet@rhkyc.org.hk for further details.

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

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Monthly Wine Fairs Shelter Cove, Friday 1 December, 1930hrs to 2130hrs Kellett Island, Wednesday 6 December, 1830hrs to 2030hrs

CLAY POT DELIGHTS

For reservations, please call Lizzy Tung in the F&B Office on 2239 0386 or email events@rhkyc.org.hk

煲仔菜

Braised Lamb Brisket with Bean Curd Skin 枝竹羊腩煲 Garlic Catfish 香蒜鯰魚煲 Hot and Spicy Free Range Chicken 麻辣雞煲 Peppered Pork Tripe and Clam, Gingko Nuts 胡椒銀杏枝竹豬肚大蜆煲 Preserved Duck Leg with Taro 油鴨芋頭煲 Braised Oxtail, Chinese Style 中式牛尾煲 SN A K E S O U P A ND D O UBLE- B O ILED S O U P S

蛇羹及燉湯

Braised Snake Soup served with Lemon Leaves and Chrysanthemums 菊花三蛇羹 Fish Maw, Monkey Head-shaped Mushroooms 猴頭菇燉花膠 Pigeon, Fresh Ginseng 鮮人參燉乳鴿 Black Chicken, Chinese Herb and Red Dates 北芪紅棗燉竹絲雞

Fondues Middle Island and Shelter Cove | 1 to 30 December Beef Bourguignonne Cubes of NZ Beef Tenderloin in Hot Vegetable Oil, served with Coleslaw, French Baguette, BBQ Sauce and Béarnaise Sauce 牛肉火鍋 – 紐西蘭牛柳粒烹調於蔬菜油、配雜菜絲沙律、法包、燒烤醬及法式蛋黃醬 Swiss Cheese Fondue Gruyere and Emmenthal simmered with White Wine, Kirsch and Garlic, served with French Bread and Mesclun Salad 瑞士芝士火鍋 – 配法式麵包及雜菜沙律

Wine of the Month Lagar de Cervera Albariño 2016 – Rías Baixas, Spain ‘This has a wonderful acid intensity with stone and lemon undertones. A linear and tight white. So focused that it is almost unforgiving. But the fruit density and purity brings it all together.’ – James Suckling 91 points [Suggested food paring: appetiser and salad, seafood, fish rice dishes, fowl, fresh cheese and Asian dishes, e.g. sushi or sashimi] Powell & Son Riverside Grenache Mataro Shiraz 2015 – Barossa, South Australia ‘A supple, seamless mix of cherry and raspberry flavours, with dried violet, savory and smoky details, accented by hints of sarsaparilla. Polished and refined, especially on the effortless finish. Grenache, Mataro and Shiraz.’ – Wine Spectator 93 points [Suggested food paring: beef, lamb, mature and hard cheese] Available in all F&B outlets at $328 per bottle.

Loyalty Card at the Main Deck

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

This is the last month of 2017 in which to redeem your Main Deck loyalty card! Don’t miss the chance to enjoy free drink/bucket or receive your personalised whisky tumbler or bucket. Keep an eye out for the 2018 privileges coming your way.

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November 2017

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 Fred Wong 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 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

ROYAL HONG KONG YACHT CLUB

Membership Movement ORDINARY MEMBERS Mr J Harvey Jessop Mr Hamish E S King Ms Victoria C Raymond Mr & Mrs Kerim Oezsoez Mr & Mrs Louis B Savage JUNIOR MEMBERS Miss Natalie Chong Miss Elizaveta Ovinova Mr Nigel K Pak Mr Steven R Roe CHANGE FROM JUNIOR TO ORDINARY MEMBERS Miss Dana E C Bruce Mr Wallace Tang SHORT MEMBERS Mr & Mrs Fredrik B Hahnel STUDENT USAGE CARD HOLDERS Miss Florence O S Pang

CADET MEMBERS Hannah K Bailey Sophia E Emmett Tanasha L E Taylor Christie S Y Wong Yim Hei Yi

Choi Yu Fei Neil D Griffin Laetitia R C Guillon Tsang Kin Yat

Club Lines

Sailing Secretary David Norton sailing.secretary@rhkyc.org.hk Big Boat Maiyo Hood cruiser@rhkyc.org.hk Dinghies Dominick Hardoon dinghies@rhkyc.org.hk Dragon Ken Wong 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 Fraser Boyd J/80@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 Rob Bates sportsboat@rhkyc.org.hk Youth Sailing Class Jono Rankine/Rob Patridge ysc@rhkyc.org.hk

RESIGNATION Mr Wesley K L Chu CORPORATE NOMINEE Mr Juan Chien Ming SUBSCRIBERS Mr Keith K M Kwan Mr & Mrs Raymond W C Ng Mr David W C Lam Peaceman Cable Engineering Ltd, Ms Grace K Y Tsiang Engineer Dr & Mrs Liu Lit Mo Mrs Fiona Phillips & Mr Daniel Phillips Annabelle Barker HSBC, Deputy General Counsel Nicole E Brueck Alexander C Christianakis INDIVIDUAL DEBENTURE MEMBERS Josephine L Ellis Ms Naomi E Molson Aline C Eymieu Charlotte L Goetting ABSENT MEMBERS Michael H Y Lo Mr Robin J G Fox Steffanie Tsang Miss Penelope K Leung Adrian H Wang Miss Tiffany S T Ma Jane C L Wong Mr Joost P M Vandenbroucke Melissa Yap Mr & Mrs Joseph D Griffin Mr & Mrs Alastair C MacAulay Mr & Mrs Robert L Sallons

Obituary John Anderson 2 October 1931 – 15 September 2017 John passed away on 15 September as a result of complication following a fall. He was just days away from his 86th birthday. The funeral took place at St Leonard’s Church Hythe. John was Rowing Captain and a member of General Committee. In the 1980’s he drummed the ladies of RHKYC to victory in the Dragon Boat Race at Stanley. He is much mourned by his wife Anne, children and grandchildren.

Farewell

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

www.rhkyc.org.hk www.facebook.com/rhkyc www.facebook.com/rhkycrowingsection www.facebook.com/rhkycevents www.facebook/rhkycsharks www.facebook.com/rhkycmatchracing www.twitter.com/rhkyc

Mok Yu Ming, Bistro Captain, retired on 4 October after 23 years’ service whilst Carton Lam, Technical and Projects Manager, retired on 23 October after 15 and a half years’service. They were both presented with a farewell gift by General Manager, Mark Bovaird and Operations Manager, Jacco Klip.

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Long Service Awards 10-years Awards Club Lines Angela Lam, Purchasing Manager

Dilys Wong, Sailing Co-ordinator

Mak Man Piu, Senior Fibreglasser

Michelle Fung, Captain

Wilson Ng, Senior Waiter

Wong Chi Keung, Demi Chef de Partie

5-years Awards

Dee Yu, Senior Waiter

Staff Service Awards

Pir Yuen, Assistant Manager – Bistro

New Fee Notice By order of the General Committee, the following fees will be increased as from 1 January 2018:

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

$3,200 $2,225

$3,400 $2,350

$395

$420

$1,275 $18

$1,350 $19

$2,680

$2,850

FOOD AND BEVERAGE L to R: Wong Hiu Yin, Bowling Attendant, Chan Mei Mei, Bowling Attendant and Frankie Cheung, Section Head

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Minimum Food and Beverage charge

OLD

NEW

$430

$450

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