General Manager’s Message

Wilson Bowl – Kira Cameron and Finn Ridley

Both Kira and Finn have performed exceptionally well at training and have attended regularly, even throughout the lockdown where they made extra effort to ensure they were able to continue working on their craft through online training sessions. The development that they both have made in 2019-20 has been exceptional.

In regards to racing performance, both athletes have competed in the few races that the Club have been able to hold, with both winning their respective categories. Both of these young athletes continue to show leadership both on and off the water, taking all sessions with them to a higher standard for their peers and coaches.

Wilson Cup – No nominations were received for the Wilson Cup award and as such it will not be presented this year.

Noel Croucher Award

Noel Croucher Award – presented to Mr Gianni Aprea

Mr Aprea is currently our Dragon Boating Captain, the chairman of the Dragon Boat Sub-Committee and the Rowing Secretary. He has done more than any other in recent years to develop the sport of Dragon Boating within the club and Hong Kong at large. Here are a few of his achievements: • Established the first ever dragon boat races at the Club: MI and

KI Cups; • Started juniors racing and schools training programs and various corporate partnerships; • Generally elevated and extended the outreach of the dragon boat program. When he joined, the Club Dragon Boating Section were lucky to fill 2 boats (and only had 2); and now they have a full fleet of 10 boats and additional equipment to support multiple programs and races; • Elevated the overall status of the program. The Club now has multiple athletes who have competed with their respective national teams at the World Nations Dragon Boat championships (and will when the event is, hopefully, held in HK next year). This includes training partnerships with national teams for the UK, the

US, Spain and Russia. • Long history of collaboration with the Club’s Charity Foundation and other local charities. • Continually volunteering time to improve/maintain club facilities/ equipment; • Encouraged / supported dozens of membership applications… junior, ordinary and full…increasing overall membership from the section; • He has also been on the Rowing Committee (for many years),

Marine Sub-Committee, Membership Matters Sub-Committee,

Membership Committee, Paddle Sports Sub-Committee, Dragon

Boat Sub-Committee, ATIR planning working group. He also contributed to KI gym redevelopment and the Middle Island

Development Working Group, and assisted Middle Island Sub-

Committee, Family Panel Sub-Committee and RHKYC Charity

Foundation with many events.