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THE BRIDGE 4 Calendar 6 Commodore’s Message 8 General Manager’s Message 9 Chinese Page 10 Chinese New Year 2022 – Club Operating Hours
11 2021 Long Standing Members Presentation 12 Vice Patron 12 Awards AGM 2021 15 Rebuilding Confidence through Sailing
FEATURES 16 Sun Hung Kai & Co. Around the Island Race 2021 22 One Global Lipton Trophy 2021
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34 The Steelcase Dragon Run
47 Club Directory 47 Members, Staff and Other News and Announcements
MARINE 37 Classified Page 37 Marine Directory 38 Marine | Boatyard 40 Ship Shop
KIDS ONLY 48 A Creative, Magical Summer at the Club
EVENTS | PROMOTIONS SAILING
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28 Starter’s Box 30 Waszp Europeans 2021 32 Musings from Newbies in one of the Club’s Friendliest Fleet Sun Hung Kai & Co. Around the Island Race 2021
42 F&B Food Promotions 43 Wine Page
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Vice Patrons Jimmy Farquhar, Bob Wilson and Lowell Chang; Commodore Denis Martinet; Vice Commodore Lucy Sutro; Rear Commodore Sailing David Norton; Rear Commodore Club Adrian Pang; Honorary Secretary Mark Yeadon; Honorary Treasurer Joseph Chu; Rowing Captain Guy Parsonage. For other Club contact details please refer to the Club Directory on page 47. Advertising or Editorial Enquiries contact RHKYC PR Department at prdept@rhkyc.org.hk or 2239 0307 or 2239 0312 Ahoy! Design Michelle Shek, MYND Design. Articles for Ahoy! can be emailed to prdept@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.
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盆菜 Poon Choi Dinner on the Rooftop
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Home-made Chinese New Year Puddings, Chinese New Year Poon Choi Takeaway, are available for ordering
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Braised Lamb Brisket in Clay Pot at Shelter Cove 4 to 30 January
4 Adult Beginners Level 1 – Start Sailing
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Kellett Island Wine Fair
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Clay Pot Delights and Double-boiled Soup in Bistro 1 to 23 January Cheese Raclette at Middle Island 1 January to 28 February New Year’s Day Dim Sum Brunch in Regatta Room
Alvaro Palacios Wine Dinner in Compass Room [Level 2] Adult Rowing Intermediate Skills
Shelter Cove Wine Fair
6 Adult Beginners Level 1 – Start Sailing [Level 2] Adult Rowing Intermediate Skills
7 Adult Beginners Level 1 – Start Sailing
14 盆菜 Poon Choi Dinner on the Rooftop
20 Adult Beginners Level 1 – Start Sailing [Level 2] Adult Rowing Intermediate Skills
21 Adult Beginners Level 1 – Start Sailing
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Shelter Cove | 4 to 30 January
Adult Beginners Level 1 – Start Sailing Adult Further Sailing RYA Powerboat Level 2 Course [Level 2] Adult Rowing Intermediate Skills
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HKRNVR MEMORIAL VASE Adult Beginners Level 1 – Start Sailing Adult Further Sailing Dragon Boat Introduction Course [Level 2] Adult Rowing Intermediate Skills
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Adult Beginners Level 1 – Start Sailing Adult Further Sailing RYA Powerboat Level 2 Course Dragon Boat Introduction Course [Level 2] Adult Rowing Intermediate Skills
Adult Beginners Level 1 – Start Sailing Supervised Sailing Session RYA Powerboat Level 2 Course [Level 2] Adult Rowing Intermediate Skills
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Commodore’s Message The year 2021 ended with a bang, a sailing and rowing one that is! The Sun Hung Kai & Co Around the Island Race took place on 14 November and turned into the sailing event of 2021 - one that should and could not be missed. But first a spot of history.
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This iconic sailing race has been around (sic) since the late 1800s, suffered some ups and downs and was reinstated in its current format in 2003. This was no easy feat and required some living legends of our Club to use their talent and chance encounters to convince the relevant authorities that a circumnavigation of Hong Kong Island did not pose any threat to commercial and ferry traffic. Thanks to Lowell Chang, Jimmy Farquhar and our very own Sailing Manager Ailsa Angus, we enjoy a unique regatta, one which is looked on with envy by many a sailing institution. Over 1,500 sailors in 228 boats took part in the 26nm circumnavigation of our beautiful island to starboard, with the usual pitfalls of getting out of the harbour first and avoiding the hole that traditionally appears at Cyberport. But this year was special. The breeze filled in, the sun was shining and the sea, well, was perfect! One of these magical moments when whatever your vessel, whatever your skill, one and all had a cracking good time. Whilst no record was broken, times were indeed pretty fast across the gamut of boats, resulting in a buzzing Clubhouse well into the evening. And to crown it all off, a lady helm, Janet Lau on Dexter II, and her crew, took a well-deserved first place! Rather poetic that this is also one of Lowell Chang’s boats. And what of the Commodore? Well, he cruised in style, and with pace, thanks to Pieter Cremers’ generous invitation to join his crew on Shahtoosh. Inertia is indeed a weapon of choice to power through the lulls and shoot the marks! Great sailing did not stop there with the first of our pursuit races, the One Global Lipton Trophy, one where your Commodore again had a vested interest. Well sadly no more, as Serendipity in the hands of Patrick, Dion and Andy raced their VXOne to victory in convincing fashion. Unfortunately that great streak of fantastic sailing had to come to an end. That pesky persistent little virus had to spoil, yet again, our plans for 2022. Indeed, our blue ribbon international event the Rolex China Sea Race had to be postponed yet again. Current quarantine requirements combined with the uncertainty that characterises this pandemic means that we cannot reasonably proceed as planned. A great pity as we were looking forward to the 60th anniversary edition to be a cracker! I am convinced of it that when it does indeed take place. After all we will have been waiting for this classic for a rather long time! And thank you to our partner Rolex for their patience in these trying times. In January we will be looking forward to the One Global HKRNVR. This 116-year-old Georgian silver vase was donated to the Club to organise a competition to perpetuate the memory of HKRNVR members who gave their lives during World War II. Initially the intention was that the racecourse would replicate the routes that the HKRNVR would patrol. Over time sadly, elements out of our control have forced us to fall back on our tried and tested courses. Still a very fun and competitive race. But we hope to renew with tradition and history. The grandson of Lieutenant Commander Grenham, the Commander of the HKRNVR at the time, Nick Grenham is a member and we hope he will be able to handover the trophy once prize giving resumes! February should have also seen the largest Asian youth regatta take place – Hong Kong Race Week. Well yet again we had to shelve this youthful event to better times. However, despair not. Our Sailing Committee in its infinite wisdom decided to introduce a national based and invited classes regatta, the Sun Hung Kai & Co. Sail Hong Kong 2022. It is hoped this new event will be a cornerstone event to further support and nurture the ongoing development of Hong Kong based performance racing. We certainly hope that 2022 will augur more clement weather on all fronts, I take this opportunity on behalf of the Club, its Officers, committee members and staff, to wish you the very best in the forthcoming year. PS – to all rowers and paddlers – you have not been forgotten. Next month it will be all about you!
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General Manager’s Message It was wonderful to see so many members, their families and guests once again enjoying the festive period at the Club and in particular at Kellett Island for New Year’s and I trust those of you who saw in the arrival of 2022 in at Middle Island and Shelter Cove also had a great time.
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Indeed, Christmas and New Year’s was so much closer to ‘normal’ this year, given that the year all Club facilities had to be shut by 1800hrs. I particularly remember how quiet it was when only six of us were able to be present on the Rooftop as the Commodore fired the cannon to bring in 2021. January will be a busy month, but we’ve still got time to host two wine dinners before we start heading into Chinese New Year celebrations.
General Manager Mark Bovaird
總經理布馬克
For the first time at the Club, we have the Alvaro Palacios Wine Dinner. Alvaro Palacios is one of Spain’s most important and influent wine producers. Hailing from a winemaking family, rather than work with his own family domain, Alvaro set out on his own to do things a bit differently. Alvaro’s vineyards are situated in the historic regions of Rioja, Priorat and Bierzo and on Thursday 6 January we present them to you paired with an exquisite menu. On Thursday 20 January we host the Monte Zovo Wine Dinner – another first for the Club. The vineyards of Monte Zovo extend over a land comprising 140 hectares in northern Italy, with vineyards situated in Lugana, Valpolicella and Lake Garda. Monte Zovo is owned by the Cottini family which for four generations, has been nurturing their vines which epitomise the regions of Italy. The ever-popular Poon Choi Dinner is back at the Rooftop on 21 January and if you prefer to celebrate at home, we have a special Poon Choi takeaway package available too. On the subject of ordering takeaways, now is the time to get your order in for our Chinese New Year Takeaway Delights and our Home-made Chinese New Year Puddings. Chinese New Year will soon be upon us and this time we will greet the Year of the Tiger! And this year the Tiger is under the influence of Water, which should help promote wealth and health, both of which everyone in Hong Kong will welcome I am sure after the challenges of the pandemic. Please note the Club Operating Hours on page 10. On behalf of all staff may I take this opportunity to thank you for you support over the past year and to wish you all a very Happy, Healthy and Successful 2022.
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from all of us to all of you!
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會長的話 2021年在各項帆船及賽艇活動下圓滿落幕。
及 Andy 駕駛的 VXOne 型「Serendipity 號」在賽事中輕易獲勝。
2021年11月14日舉行的「新鴻基公司帆船香港環島大賽」成為2021年帆 船界的焦點賽事，絕對不能錯過。在此之前，讓我們一起回顧下帆船環島 賽的歷史。
可是，精彩的帆船賽事卻因為疫情而對2022年的賽程有所影響。
今年的帆船環島賽錄得超過1500帆船運動員，228艘帆船運動員參與這 場26海浬的賽事，大家一如既往，一開賽便搶先離開維港，然後盡快從數 碼港的無風地帶突圍而出。 但去年份外不同。在風光明媚，清風送爽的條件下展開賽事，實在美好不 過。即使你的帆船性能及技巧如何，大家都非常享受賽事。賽事未有船隊 打破紀錄，但大家今年的表現不俗，讓大家賽後可以在會內共聚一番。
Dexter II 號」的女舵手，Janet Lau 及其團隊最終在這場賽事稱霸，而這 艘帆船更是 Lowell Chang 的 帆船呢！ 說到這裡，大家可能會問會長在哪裡呢？感謝 Pieter Cremers 的邀請，我 登上了他的「Shahtoosh 號」。「Inertia」可是通過射擊而產生動力的呢！ 精彩的帆船賽事陸續有來，我們的第一場追逐賽，「One Global Lipton 盃 帆船賽」亦已上演。作為會長的我對這場賽事大感興趣。由 Patrick, Dion
一月，我們期待舉行「One Global HKRNVR 紀念盃帆船賽」。 今年，會方獲捐贈已有116年歷史的「Georgian silver vase」，用作舉行 賽 事之餘亦紀念在 第二次世界大戰的 HKRNVR 成員。在賽道設置上， 原本我們希望模擬 HKRNVR 巡航的航道；可是，計劃總趕不上變化， 不 論 怎樣，但仍是一場充滿 歡 樂及 競爭性的賽 事。我們仍然想傳承歷 史，Lieutenant Commander Grenham 的孫兒，HKRNVR 的指揮官 Nick Grenham 同樣是本會會員，我們希望在頒獎典禮復辦時可以由他再度頒 發這個獎項。 原本二月亦是舉辦全亞洲最大型的青年比賽 ─ 香港帆船賽週的時間。但大 家不要失望，我們的帆船運動委員會以另一賽事「Sun Hung Kai & Co. Sail Hong Kong 2022」代替。希望這個賽事可以支持本地比賽的持續發展。 我希望2022年，大家可以在任何情況下都享有絕佳的天氣條件作賽，籍 此，我代表香港遊艇會、理事會成員、各委員會委員及職員，在新一年向 大家送上祝福。 致所有賽艇及划槳運動員，我沒有忘記你們，下月將會重點介紹你們呢！
總經理的話 能夠見到一眾會員及 其家人在吉列島香 港遊 艇會 會所歡 渡佳 節，尤其 在新年的時候，令人份外高興。我相信在中途島會所及白沙灣會所迎接 2022年來臨的會員同樣渡過了美好的時光。 其實，對比起去年的聖誕節及新年，本年度的節日慶祝活動已逐漸重回 正軌。去年本會會所有設施須於晚上6時正關閉，連會長在 Rooftop 以鳴 炮禮歡迎2021年亦只有六人可以在場觀禮，十分空虛。 一月會是一個非常繁忙的月份，但我們仍有充足嘅時間在農曆新年之前 舉辦兩場葡萄酒晚宴。 本會首次迎來「Alvaro Palacios 葡萄酒晚宴」。Alvaro Palacios 是西班牙 其中一個最具影響力的釀酒師。Alvaro 的父親擁有一間酒廠，但他沒有子 承父業，卻自己另起爐灶，創立自己的釀酒廠。Alvaro Palacios 的釀酒 廠位於西班牙歷史最悠久的葡萄種植區里奧哈、普里奧拉及比埃爾索。
而1月6日我們將為大家呈獻上述美酒，再配搭別出心裁的美食。而1月20 日我們將首次舉辦「Monte Zovo 葡萄酒晚宴」。Monte Zovo 的酒莊佔地 140公頃。酒莊分布在盧加諾、瓦爾波彌切拉及加爾達湖。Monte Zovo 由 Cottini 家族擁有，他們四代釀酒，成為意大利社區的縮影。 廣受歡迎的盆菜晚宴將於1月21日載譽歸來，如果你想在家中設宴，我們 亦提供外賣服務。當我們提及外賣服務時，大家可不要忘記訂購我們的 農曆新年外賣精選以及自家製農曆新年糕點。 農曆新年將至，我們將迎來虎年。虎生水，我相信對於提升香港以及任何 人的財富及健康甚為有用。在疫情影響經濟的打擊下，我相信大家都會希 望一齊變好。有關本會的營業時間，請留意第10頁。 僅代表香港遊艇會全體職員感謝所有會員過往的支持，祝願各位有一個 開心健康豐盛的2022年。
New Club Operations Manager We are pleased to announce that after an exhaustive search we have appointed Peter Murray as our new Club Operations Manager. Peter joins us from the Sheraton Four Points, having previously worked for, Kerry Hotels, Swire Hotels and Soho House during his 8 years working in Hong Kong. Peter was born in Trinidad and is a keen sailor on both dinghies and big boats. He brings with him extensive knowledge of club and hospitality operations, of building and developing teams, and the skills and experience to further enhance and develop the Club’s products and service standards across all clubhouses. We look forward to welcoming Peter to the team in the middle of February. JANUARY 2022 AHOY! |
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這場焦點賽事其實始於1800年代末期，初時舉辦賽事困難重重，直至2003 年我們才復辦賽事，並一直延續至今。這個壯舉實有乃香港遊艇會內的傳 奇人物 Lowell Chang，憑其才智及及早洞悉時機的情況下，把握機遇向相關 政府機構說項，從中說服對方以帆船環繞香港島一周可不會影響海上交通 及商業往來。在此，特別感謝 Lowell Chang、Jimmy Farquhar 及賽事部經 理 Ailsa Angus，全靠他們我們才可以參與一場非同凡響的帆船比賽。
其賽，我們的藍 海競賽「勞力士中國海帆船賽」再度延期。現行的檢 疫 要求及不明朗因素 令我們不能如期舉行賽 事。這場六十周年的賽 事實 在令人引頸以待，再度延期舉行實在令人婉惜。但衷心感謝我們的合作 伙伴 ─ 勞力士的耐心及為舉行賽事多番嘗試。
CHINESE NEW YEAR 2022 – CLUB OPERATING HOURS (subject to change in order to adhere to prevailing social distancing measures)
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The Day Preceding Chinese New Year
Chinese New Year’s Day
The Second Day of Chinese New Year
The Third Day of Chinese New Year
The Fourth Day of Chinese New Year
Chinese New Year Celebration
CLUBHOUSE OPERATING HOURS Reception and Movie Library
Open 0800hrs to 1800hrs
Closed
Open 1400hrs to 2200hrs
Closed
Normal operating hours
Compass Room
Open Lunch Closed at 1500hrs
Closed
Set Dinner 1830hrs to 2300hrs (No a la carte )
Closed
Normal operating hours
Open Lunch Closed at 1500hrs
Closed
Closed
Normal operating hours
Bistro Deli
Open 1130hrs to 1500hrs
Closed
Closed
Normal operating hours
Main Deck
Closed
Closed
Closed
Normal operating hours
Main Bar
Open 1130hrs to 1800hrs After 1800hrs manned by members until 2400hrs
Chart Room
Bistro
Reservations are required)
Buffet Dinner 1800hrs to 2300hrs (No a la carte ) (Reservations are required)
Open 1500hrs to 2200hrs Open 1600hrs to 2300hrs (limited menu available)
Open 0800hrs to 2400hrs
Open 0800hrs to 2400hrs
Open 0800hrs to 2400hrs
(limited menu available)
(limited menu available)
(limited menu available)
Closed at 1800hrs
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Sports Bar and Bowling Alley
Closed
Closed
Closed
Normal operating hours
Regatta Room
Closed at 1800hrs
Closed
Open
Closed
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Gym
Open 0600hrs to 1800hrs
Normal operating hours
Normal operating hours
Normal operating hours
Normal operating hours
Children’s Playroom
Open 0800hrs to 1800hrs
Closed
Open 1400hrs to 2100hrs
Closed
Normal operating hours
Youth Club Room
Open 0800hrs to 1800hrs
Closed
Open 1400hrs to 2100hrs
Closed
Normal operating hours
Squash Courts
Normal operating hours
Normal operating hours
Normal operating hours
Normal operating hours
Normal operating hours
Pat Loseby Room (Snooker Room)
Open 1000hrs to 1800hrs
Closed
Open 1400rs to 2300hrs
Closed
Normal operating hours
Ship Shop
Open from 0900hrs to 1500hrs
Closed
Closed
Closed
Open from 1100hrs to 1500hrs
Middle Island
Closed
Closed
Closed
Normal operating hours
Normal operating hours
Shelter Cove
Closed at 1800hrs
1200hrs to 1800hrs Manned by members
1200hrs to 1800hrs Manned by members
Open 1200hrs to 2000hrs
Open 1600hrs to 2300hrs (limited menu available)
(last order 1900hrs)
Normal operating hours
Normal operating hours
MARINE AND BOAT YARD OPER ATION HOURS KI Sampan Service
0800hrs to 1900hrs
1000hrs to 1700hrs
1000hrs to 1700hrs
1000hrs to 1700hrs
Normal operating hours
MI Sampan Service
1100hrs to 1700hrs
1100hrs to 1700hrs
1100hrs to 1700hrs
Normal operating hours
Normal operating hours
SC Sampan Service
0900hrs to 1800hrs
1100hrs to 1700hrs
1100hrs to 1700hrs
1100hrs to 1700hrs
Normal operating hours
Crane and Boatboy Service
0900hrs to 1500hrs
Boatyard
0900hrs to 1500hrs
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2021 Long Standing Members Presentation The Bridge
50th years membership group photo
MEMBERS WHO HAVE REACEHD THEIR 50-YEAR MILESTONE Mr Nicholas Delisle Burns Mr Lai Kwok Fun
Mr Jozef Gabriel Florent R Roels Mr Cowen B C Chiu
Mr Ho Tsu Kwok Charles Mr & Mrs Juergen Kracht
Mr Peter Alfred Davies Mrs Leong Man Suen Mona
Ms Liu Woon Yin Catherine Mr & Mrs Liu Wing Hong Johnson Mr & Mrs Liu Hon Por Francis Mr & Mrs Lo Kin Yip Mr Lo Kai Chun Sam Ms Lung Man Han Alice Mr & Mrs Adrian James McCarroll Mr Mok Joe Kuen Richard Dr & Mrs Ng Chi Yin Charles Miss Ng Lai Kwan Monica Mr Ng Kwok Chu Mr & Mrs Mark Wilson Parker Mr & Mrs Mark Prochazka Miss Razack Hoi Yee Karen Mr & Mrs Shih Tai Tou David Mr Sin Tak Cheung Mr Siu Wai Man Raymond Mr Szeto Lok Ki Mr Tam Ka Kui Thomas Mrs Petrina Tam & Mr Chung Kin Tam Mr & Mrs Tang Kwok Kwong Alexanda
Mr Tang Wai Man Tony Mr & Mrs Ting Woo Shou Kenneth Mr & Mrs To Yan Kuen Ronny Mr Tsang Hing Wing Stephen Mr & Mrs Tsui Yiu Kwong Douglas Mr & Mrs Wong Ying Pang Simy Mr & Mrs Wong Wai Sum Wilfred Mr Wong Pak Ming Max Mr Wong Kwok Kuen Kenneth Mr Douglas Woodring Ms Carol Ann Wu Mr Yau Chung Ling Johnny Mr & Mrs Yeh V-Nee Mr & Mrs Yeung Yuk Lun Randy Mr Yeung Sin Keung Eric Mr Yu Hon Yip Rick Dr Yuan Tai Ming Alexander Mr & Mrs Yuen Tin Yau Allen Mr Yuen Kee Tong Norman
MEMBERS WHO HAVE REACEHD THEIR 33-YEAR MILESTONE Mr & Mrs Osamu Wilde
MEMBERS WHO HAVE REACEHD THEIR 25-YEAR MILESTONE Ms Tina Atkinson Mr & Mrs Au Yin Ho Johnny Mr & Mrs Thomas Pedder Bispham Miss Laura Budlong Mr & Mrs Chan Kam Wing Clement Dr & Mrs Chan Woon Tong Joseph Mr Chang Ping Wah Mr Cheang Peng Va Alex Miss Vivian Cheung & Mr Jason Tse Mr Chien Hok Hung Teddy Mr & Mrs Chow Kwok Choi Patrick Dr & Mrs Chow Kiang Cheong Prof & Mrs Chow Shew Ping Mr Chow Ting Ngok Andrew Mr Simon Lucas Clowes Dr & Mrs Steven John Dekrey Mr & Mrs Alexander Edward Dickinson Mr & Mrs Brian D Dlugash Mr & Mrs Thierry Charles Dubois Ms Eliane M A Florentin Ms Diane Cecile Freis
Mr & Mrs Thomas Andrew Grey Mr & Mrs Stephen Stratford Hay Mr & Mrs Alexander Mccormick Hill Mr Nigel John Hughes Mr & Mrs Hwa Guo Wai Godwin Mr & Mrs Charles Richard Kendall Mr & Mrs Ko Fung Lam Louis Dr & Dr Kou Sio Kei Mr & Mrs Kwok Chung Sum Sum Mr Kwong Ming Hon Dr Kwong Man Hang Bengie, JP (Aust) Mr Lam Chun Sun Mr Lam Wai Ming Mr Philippe Larose Mr Lau Wing Hung Christopher Mr Lau Siu Wing Frederick Mr & Mrs Law Sau Fai Francis Mr & Mrs Lee Da Cheng Henry Mr & Mrs Leung Hung Tak Brian Dr Leung Chun Keung Paul Mr & Mrs Li Hin Keung Frankie
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Vice Patron The Bridge
Samantha Kelly Memorial Award Winky Hui has participated in many local and international competitions and proves that it is not necessarily contradictory to have fun and be competitive simultaneously. She brings a positive influence on her crew’s performance through her experience gained from being a mainstay of the Hong Kong Rowing Team for 10 years. She also promotes the club and the sport of rowing whenever the opportunity arises.
Tom Larmour Award The ‘Young Sailor of the Year’ award goes to Julian Hill. Julian is a very committed sailor who was rewarded with good results at local events during the season. Julian is someone who encourages and helps his fellow teammates as much as possible. In his spare time he is also one of our best assistant sailing instructors. Julian has unfortunately recently just moved to Canada for university, so we hope to get him back here either sailing or teaching soon. We will present the Tom Larmour ‘Young Sailor of the Year’ award to Julian Hill when he is back in town.
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Noel Croucher Awards
Ambrose’s club extensive resumé starts with Class & Race Committees, Retail, Public Affairs & Marine sub-committees, the latter as chairman; Middle Island development, Strategic planning, Club, Finance & Nominating Committees; and culminates with appointments to the Sailing and General Committees, with further elevation to Rear Commodore, Vice Commodore and in 2010 Commodore.
Noel Croucher Award – Yachting
After stepping down as Commodore, Ambrose’s boundless energy and dynamism spurred him on. He led and widened the club’s charity arm by establishing the RHKYC Charity Foundation targeting primarily underprivileged kids and marine conservation. As the founding Chairman and Director of the Foundation for the last 10 years, we cannot thank Ambrose enough for enhancing the Club’s image and giving the community at large the opportunity of enjoying marine, sailing and paddling activities, giving an unforgettable experience to those who would otherwise never have had a chance of getting even close to seeing a sailing boat let alone set foot on one. His whole-hearted dedication and perseverance in organizing numerous charity functions, not only through his own participation, but in mobilizing and continuously promoting to his fellow sailors and club members, is the biggest factor in ensuring the correct path and success of the club’s charity activities. One can argue that the positive work achieved over the last decade of Ambrose’s charitable endeavours and community outreach might even surpass his many years serving the Club as a committee member. What we do know however beyond doubt is that the Club is fortunate and proud to have such a dedicated and altruistic individual as a member. An avid sailor, respected Commodore and philanthropist, and dare I say on behalf of all of us a great friend.
Paul Kidman’s herculean efforts to make rowing a more inclusive sport to the wider community have been nothing short of transformational for the Club. For over 12 months now, Paul has been hosting prospective new Members for Member-led development rowing sessions on 4 occasions every week (Saturday mornings, Saturday afternoons, Sunday mornings and Wednesday evenings) to the point whereby the Rowing Section has taken in 29 new members in the 12 months to May 2021 (compared to 15 new members the year before and 21 new members in the year before that). Moreover, the new Development Rowers are drawn from a very diverse group of people with a fairly equal gender balance and a wide range of ethnicities, age and backgrounds. Paul makes everyone feel welcome and his affable, social manner as well as the time he takes to structure the boat allocations in advance have been key to ensuring that everyone enjoys a lovely outing in the group. Week after week after week. New and longer lasting friendships are emerging as a result as well as a generally improving competence level and participation rates amongst coastal rowers. All of which bodes very well for the future of our sport and for the Club in general. Paul has led the organisation of countless coastal rowing expeditions both at the Club and through the Hong Kong, China Rowing Association, organising several outings in the Tolo Harbour area.
Noel Croucher Award – Rowing
Paul is one of the founding organisers of the Rowing and Paddling Sunset Series and established the Wednesday evening rows at Kellett Island which has now expanded to land workout and erg sessions too. Every weekend, Paul leads coastal rowing sessions, two on Saturday and one on Sunday to ensure that all the new members and development rowers have structured outings. There is no doubt that Paul has created an inclusive environment where Members and course participants have fostered the love for rowing and has done so without ever needing or accepting recognition. JANUARY 2022 AHOY! |
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The Bridge
Ambrose Lo became a member of the club in 1990. In more than three decades of membership, he has always been a committed and keen sailor in various classes of boats, continuously contributing to almost all aspects of our club and its activities. Through his service in various positions within the club and Hong Kong Sailing Federation, he has helped steer the club and in particular sailing in a more inclusive direction, with more community service having become an integral part of the activities of our various sailing classes and the wider Hong Kong sailing community.
Wilson Bowl Award The Bridge
Sophia Peterson has improved over the last year both on and off the water, willing to take on competition racing as well as training both for her school and the Club, competing at events with a can-do attitude resulting in a positive atmosphere for all those who train alongside her. The technical aspect of training is one in which she has exceled, regularly taking on board adjustments where necessary to add to her training ‘toolkit’. The coaching team is proud of the example set by Sophia.
Most Promising Young Sailor Zihan LIU is a very dedicated youth Sharks sailor who attends every training session and is always hungry to learn. She is currently the top ranked 11-year-old Optimist sailor in Hong Kong and the third female overall.
RHKYC Sharks Best Performance RHKYC Sharks Performance Sailor of the Year award goes jointly to Julia Jacobsen and Duncan Gregor. Julia and Duncan attended three events in Europe over the summer despite Covid disruptions. They managed to finish 20th out of 112 teams in the 420 junior European regatta and 17th at the 420 World Championships, in the mixed division out of 90 competitors.
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Rebuilding Confidence through Sailing W O RD S: KE VIN CHUN G
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n Saturday 6 November 2021, in conjunction with cancerinformation.com.hk Charity Foundation, the Pandora class held a charity fun sailing event for six cancer recovered patients as part of a series of sports programmes designed to enable cancer survivors regain confidence through participation in different sports activities. Charity Foundation representative Katy (lymphoma recovered) said that when one suddenly encountered cancer in life, the experience is like sailing out to sea encountering squally thunderstorms, which is very frightening. The mental and social fall-out from cancer can be just as devastating as the physical illness. The purpose of holding these sports events is to encourage cancer survivors to jump out of the box, try more different types of sports, and actively live a wonderful second life. On the race day the weather was perfect for sailing, being a sunny day with a gentle breeze. Each of the six Pandoras was assigned a guest and the skippers were asked to allocate tasks for the guests and to get them involved in the fun race as much as they were able to handle. The tasks range from simple ones like looking out for possible obstructions on water, releasing the Genoa sheets to complicated tasks such as trimming the sails to some physically demanding tasks like pulling the Genoa sheets quickly when tacking and steering the boat. After a mandatory safety briefing, the skippers then went on to talk about the wind, the tide, the course and the racing strategy. A few minutes before the start, all the boats were
jostling for a favourable starting position. The guests were surprised to note that the race had effectively started even before the start gun! Everyone on board had to be aware of the surrounding boats, to trim the sails according to the changing wind direction, to make sure that they do not cross the start line prematurely. Everyone had to be alert and react quickly. Bang! Off we go. After two hours of sailing in the harbour, there was a significant drop in the wind and the race was shortened with a finish at the Club line. All of the Pandoras were able to complete the race and make it back to the pontoon safely. The skippers were all amazed that the guests performed their allocated tasks admirably. Well done to all the crews. Mission accomplished! The feedback on the fun race were all positive; Jennifer (lymphoma recovered) said: “I thought I was just sitting down and enjoying the scenery. It turned out to be full of challenges, quick thinking and fast reaction to changing conditions. It is indeed a very meaningful activity.”
Another participant, Jessie (breast cancer recovered) said: “Sailing is a knowledgebased sport and it is not simple at all. It is a very good experience!” Participant Jasmine (bone cancer recovered) said: “I thought it would be difficult to experience sailing for the first time. I didn't expect it to be so interesting. It also made me realise the importance of teamwork when riding the wind and waves. There are many skills and terminology to understand. I look forward to participating in similar events again.” On reflection, sailing is a sport that may take a sailor a long time to hone his skills, but it is not difficult at all for new comers to get seriously involved, no matter what his/ her physical condition is. One can do relative simple tasks; others can do more strenuous and physically demanding ones. No one task is more important than the others and no one person onboard is more important than the rest as we need the whole team to work together in order to perform well. After the event our class secretary Joseph Wong philosophically drew parallels between a restored old Pandora and a person who has recovered from cancer. Once confidence is rebuilt, the cancer survivor can actively live a second wonderful life just like the rebirth of C150 after it was extensively restored a year ago. Katy further added that cancer is a pause, not the end of the road. Joseph hopes that event like this would inspire the cancer survivors to rediscover their sporting spirit. The Pandora class is now planning to hold this meaningful event on a regular basis. JANUARY 2022 AHOY! |
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Sun Hung Kai & Co. Around W O RD S: VIVIA N N G A N | IM AGES:
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Feature | Sun Hung Kai & Co. Around the Island Race 2021 Hong Kong’s largest annual celebration of sail, the Sun Hung Kai & Co. Around the Island Race, started in picture perfect conditions on 14 November. 228 boats from 14 classes including seven one-design classes, sportsboats, HKPN, IRC, dinghies and beach catamarans lined up for the 26nm circumnavigation of Hong Kong Island under a beautiful blue sky.
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ace Officer David Norton set two start lines off Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club’s Kellett Island Clubhouse, with the line closest to Kellett Island used for starting the day boats and the outside line for the cruisers, racer and beach catamaran divisions.
The steady breeze in the harbour enabled the fleet to sail effortlessly through Lei Yue Mun gap and enjoy a fresh 15kts north easterly breeze by Shek O and Stanley, where hundreds of colourful spinnakers could be seen highlighting the horizon.
The first start was at 0830hrs with the Pandoras, HKPN Monohulls and Multihull Cruisers setting off in a northeasterly breeze of around 8 to10kts. By the completion of the 21 start sequences, the breeze had built up to 15kts, ideal conditions for the final start of the quickest yachts, the Fast Fleet 3, consisting of three TP52s and Trimaran 40 Carbon 3 set off at 1100hrs.
A softening breeze by noon saw the fleet slow up and compress as they approached the notoriously low breeze section of the course between Ap Lei Chau and Cyberport. With 6kts of breeze making for slow progress through the Cyberport Gate, the fleet made for the final turning mark into the harbour and on to the finish.
Showcasing a breathtaking sight from either land, sea or sky, members of the public gathered at the newly opened East Coast Park precinct to catch a glimpse of this amazing spectacle of sail.
Joachim Isler and Andrew Taylor’s Mills 41 Ambush was the first boat to cross the line back at Kellett Island at 1341hrs, followed by Tiffany & Jeremy Koo’s Ker 42 Custom Seawolf 2 and Helmuth Hennig and
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the Island Race 2021
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Feature | Sun Hung Kai & Co. Around the Island Race 2021 David Kong’s Mills 41 Quest. Brian Tsang’s Hobie 16 Curry crossed the finishing line in 8th Place, with the first Class boat to finish being Frank Van Kempen’s Etchells King of the Pin. Line Honours and ATI 2nd overall winner, Joachim Isler and Andrew Taylor, co-skippers of Ambush described it as one of the best years in terms of wind conditions for the Around the Island Race. “It’s our first Line Honours for the ATIR. We almost didn’t stop at all save for some 40-odd seconds which is a big difference from last years’ experience. We benefitted by using our Code 0 down past Shek O and our crew did a great job changing from the Code 0 to spinnaker. Ambush had a great run from Lei Yue Mun to Cape D’Aguilar and also from Cape D’Aguilar
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to Ap Lei Chau and we had a good battle with Seawolf 2 all the way at the south side.” Race Officer Dave Norton echoed similar sentiments, agreeing that this had been one of the best Around the Island Races for many years: “almost 95% of the fleet finished the full circumnavigation and there were boats from each of the classes finishing before 1600hrs, so the great conditions made it an easy decision for the Race Management team to run the full circumnavigation. It was a splendid day with beautiful weather, except the strong tide at the last leg in the Harbour approaching the finishing line. Even though we didn’t quite hit the race record set in 2013, it was a fantastic day!”
Feature | Sun Hung Kai & Co. Around the Island Race 2021
This year ATI overall winner prize was taken by female helmsman Janet Lau on board Dexter II. Dexter II was the 16th boat crossing KI finishing line, they took the ATI overall grand prize with a corrected time or 4h31m28s, just 90 seconds ahead of Ambush. Janet Lau said she was thrilled to win as a ‘lady helm’ boat. “The weather conditions were fantastic and suitable for us; we basically had the momentum during the whole course this year. Although we had our game plan before the start, coping with the wind direction and strength changes during the race was crucial. The critical leg was from Ap Lei Chau to Sandy Bay and then Green Island. The wind dropped and started to swing forth and back (as usual). We had repeatedly interchanged between the spinnaker and jib
to keep us in the breeze and advance. Thanks to my highly adaptable crews! Staying on the Kowloon side until we reached the lay line was a key add-on to closing the gap between the boats at the front and us. I have to say, we were lucky to have things worked out smoothly!” Patrick Pender took ATIR 3rd Overall in only the second regatta with his new boat VX One Serendipity. When asked what the magic was to their good performance, Patrick said “In essence there are no secrets to the results – the conditions have definitely favoured the boat so far. I don’t think there is any real magic it comes down to planning and preparation. “I’ve been away from racing for almost 3 years and as a team, we try very hard to stick to discipline, to the process of JANUARY 2022 AHOY! |
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Feature | Sun Hung Kai & Co. Around the Island Race 2021 preparation, having a strategy that we think we can execute and being disciplined to stick to the plan.” Patrick gives a lot of credit for the results to his crew, Dion Houghton, Nathan Pender and Andy Service adding “we are improving every time we go out and molding together as a great crew”. “In the Around the Island Race, we had a clear strategy to exit the harbour, get across to Shek O, through the Beaufort Channel and on to Stanley. We were coming off a huge high from a very fast sail through Beaufort channel and unfortunately, we got caught in the hole
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in Pok Fu Lam, which proved costly. Going into the harbour we didn’t get it quite right and the bigger boats, including Ambush and Dexter II sailed a very good beat to take the top two places on corrected. Congratulations to both teams!” This year Lazy Piggy was definitely not the laziest boat in this race, they were leading the whole fleet crossing Stanley gate and Cyberport gate until being overtaken by other IRC boats on their way to Green Island, eventually Lazy Piggy took the 1st overall in HKPN division. Germaine Lam, crew of Lazy Piggy mentioned their key move was the
Sun Hung Kai & Co. Around the Island Race 2021 is a designated Clean Regatta by Sailors for the Sea. Thank you to all our dedicated sailors who used recyclable water-bottles, cups and containers at this event. We are well on our way towards ultimately eliminating the use of single-use plastic water bottles in Hong Kong.
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Germaine further noted, “unfortunately we struggled a bit with wind as we arrived Ap Lei Chau/Cyberport and that’s when some of the bigger boats from IRC went ahead of us. However things went back normal as we made our turn outside Green Island. Overall Lazy Piggy sailed well, the boat went well, the crew work was phenomenal, most importantly our captain was impressed!” The smallest boats this year were four single-handed dinghies which included one Laser Standard sailed by Dad Giles Surman and three RS Aero 7 sailed by his sons Felix and Otto and the defending RS Aero 7 champion Stefan Lecher. Giles is no stranger to Around the Island Race since he joined the circumnavigation 10 times in dinghies, but this time it was an obvious competition between this proud dad and his young and energetic 16 and 18 year old boys for the bragging rights at the dinner table at home. “The boys cannot wait to beat me, we have Stefan to join us and we are all trying to beat each other, but for tiny boat like this, if we could sail around the island still surviving in one piece, that’s
a victory!” said Giles ahead of the race. Finally Otto Surman crossed the finishing line 1min33s ahead of his dad taking the prize of Fastest Dinghy Elapsed and RS Aero 7 winner but Giles won his bragging rights with handicap. Janet Lau and Patrick Pender both expressed gratitude to the Club and sponsors, Janet Lau noted, “We are lucky to have Sun Hung Kai & Co., the supportive title sponsor of the event, let us have a fun event. RHKYC hosts the annual biggest inshore event and has supported local sailors for decades.” Patrick Pender added “I would like to thank the crew, sponsors, and importantly the race management team and all of the volunteers. There are many many people who gave up their time to be part of the race management team in Around The Island Race, the organisation from the briefing to the race itself was first class and very well managed – appearing seamless. It is only possible due to the hard work of many, which I know all of us, as participants are very thankful for.” It was an incredible day out for the Sun Hung Kai & Co. Around the Island Race, with a rainbow display visible all around Hong Kong Island throughout the day! We would like to extend a huge thank you to our Naming Sponsor Sun Hung Kai & Co, who have come on board as title sponsor of the event for the next 3 years. We would also like to extend our sincerest thank you to returning Supporting Sponsor St James’s Place, as well as partners Maui Jim and Peroni. Our events continue to get bigger and better with the support from our loyal sponsors, and we look forward to welcoming them again!
Sun Hung Kai & Co. Around the Island Race requires an enormous pool of volunteers without whom it could not take place – the Club would like to thank the race management team of PRO David Norton and ARO Inge Strompf-Jepsen with Bonnie Cheng and Fiona Gregor, Cyberport Gate RO Elberti Uiterwaal-Postma with Anna Gates, Mariken van Ommeren, Stella Hui and Victor Yung, Stanley Gate RO Sara Houghton with Caroline Haseke, Damien Massingham, Peter Boczar and Tina Over, Starter’s Box and Inner Line RO Ian Fleming and his shore assistants Adrienne Walder, Gina Littlefair and Tina Atkinson. The safety team was flat out from pre-start to post-finish and a huge thank you goes to Safety Officer Barry Truhol with Andy Wong, Anurag Grover, Baden Wong, Calle Krokstäde, Charlie Streeter, Clayton Yu, Dominick Hardoon, Ernest Wong, Gigi Shui, Howie Suen, Hung Gor, Keith Man, Ken Tsang, Niclas Rydin, Oscar Hemberg, Patrick Sheriff, Paul Oen, Philip Lee, Rimmy Cheng, Robert Rogers, Sophie Colfer, Steve Wordsworth, Sukrit Dewan, Tommy Chan, Tony Price, Victor Tsien and William Fung.
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Feature | Sun Hung Kai & Co. Around the Island Race 2021
intensive tacks for the early lead, “Our captain Jimmy made some great calls, worked out how to get through Victoria Harbour with 10+ short and intense tacks, which really worked well for us. Our crew also focused hard, tried their best to be as quick, smooth and as efficient as possible with each tack. Everyone’s effort helped gaining momentum and speed, and as we approached Lei Yu Mun we soon built up something of a lead, whilst the rest of the fleet was rather condensed behind.
With perfect sailing conditions, 67 boats turned out for the One Global Lipton Trophy on 20 November, the second event of the Top Dog Trophy Series 2020-2021. With 12 to 15kts of easterly wind bestowed on Victoria Harbour, the regular Race Officer team of Gareth and Di Williams opted for a Club line start, allowing members to watch the start sequence at Kellett Island Clubhouse.
Feature | One Global Lipton Trophy 2021
One Global Lipton Trophy W O RD S: VIVIA N N G A N | IM AGES:
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ursuit races work on each boat or Class of boats being given a different start time based on their handicap, which in a perfect race would result in all boats finishing at around the same target time of 1630hrs. The first start was at 1400hrs for the Pandoras and the last boat to start was TP52 Phoenix at 1514hrs. The fleet was sent to start outside Kellett Island, a long beat up to Shau Kei Wan, then sailed 2 laps between Shau Kei Wan and Hung Hom and 2 laps between Shau Kei Wan and North Point before finishing at Kowloon Bay.
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As the day progressed, the wind dropped to around 10kts, prompting RO Gareth Williams to shorten the course at E2 near North Point very close to the target finish time. Pandora Windfall was holding off the faster classes until near the end of the race, before being overtaken by VX One Serendipity just 30m from the finish line. Patrick Pender’s Serendipity crossed at 1627hrs, with Windfall crossing in 2nd Place just 28 seconds behind. Dragon Davidloong squeezed into third place beating Ruffian Buster by only 5 seconds.
Feature | One Global Lipton Trophy 2021
2021 Winner of Lipton Trophy, Patrick Pender’s new VX One Serendipity, arrived in HK the week before the Opening Regatta, Autumn Regatta, and has had a successful start to its campaign winning its first 2 races “out of the box”. An unfortunate retirement in the third race cost them the regatta but since then Serendipity has won the Port Shelter Regatta in the Sportsboat Class and the Twinning Series sailed out of Shelter Cove. With a third overall in the Sun Hung Kai & Co. Around the Island race and a 1st overall Lipton Trophy, Serendipity has a comfortable lead in the JANUARY 2022 AHOY! |
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Feature | One Global Lipton Trophy 2021 Top Dog series, but as we all know there are 2 more races in the series and a lot can happen in that time. Patrick Pender shared his key of success for Lipton Trophy, “we planned to head out early before the race, check the boat’s tuning, formulate our strategy for the race. Going into the race we knew that the windier conditions favoured us and again the crew performed very well ensuring that we executed our plan, which turned out well and we were able to finish first, overtaking Davidloong and Windfall on the last leg to take the win. “ The One Global Lipton Trophy is the second of four events that make up the Top Dog Trophy Series 2021-2022. The first event was last weekend’s Sun Hung Kai & Co. Around the Island Race and the next two pursuit races are the One Global HKRNVR Memorial Vase on the 15 January 2022, and the One Global Tomes Cup on 30 April 2022.
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One Global Lipton Trophy 2021 – Top 10 BOAT NAME
SAIL NO.
CLASS
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Vx One
Patrick Pender
FINISH TIME
POSITION
16:27:55
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Serendipity
346
Windfall
516
Pandora
Tom Ho
16:28:23
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46
Dragon
Lowell Chang
16:29:28
3
Buster
517
Ruffian
Nicolas Bryan
16:29:33
4
Racer X
1406
Etchells
Mark Thornburrow
16:29:58
5
Davinloong
Taxi
1047
Impala
Kent Kan
16:30:31
6
Xanadu
1221
Impala
Wilfred Ma
16:30:36
7
50
Dragon
Phyllis Chang
16:30:40
8
Les Freaks Sont Chic
1428
Etchells
Marco Pocci
16:31:23
9
Noddy
1393
Etchells
Jamie McWilliam
16:31:30
10
Phyloong II
Feature | One Global Lipton Trophy 2021 With perfect sailing conditions, we welcomed back One Global, title sponsor of the Lipton Trophy. The first of three pursuit races, we would like to share our greatest thanks to long time sponsor One Global, who not only title the Pursuit Race series, but also support many of our other races. We would also like to say a big thank you to Peroni, who continue to keep our sailors happy with after race refreshments. We look forward to seeing them both again at the next race, the One Global HKRNVR Memorial Vase on 15 January 2022! The club would like to thank the fabulous volunteers who ran the racing on the day, Race Officer Gareth Williams and his capable team of assistants: Cherry Graham, Damien Massingham, Dawn Allen, Di Williams, Jacky Lam, Victor Tsien, Victor Yung and the safety team of Niclas Rydin and Philip Lee.
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The Sailing Journey behind
Title Sponsor Around the Island Race of 2021
Advertorial | The Sailing Journey behind Sun Hung Kai & Co Hong Kong’s biggest sailing extravaganza, “Around The Island Race” was a huge success this year, with 228 boats participating under a picture-perfect conditions. SUN HUNG KAI & CO. LTD. was this year’s ATIR title sponsor. Sun Hung Kai & Co. is a leader in alternative investing headquartered in Hong Kong. Since its establishment in 1969, the group has owned and operated market-leading platforms in financial services. Sailing is a sport particularly relevant to the company because they believe that competitive sailing reflects and espouses the company’s ethos – “Endure. Adapt. Excel”. The Sun Hung Kai Scallywag Race Team, Hong Kong’s professional off-shore sailing team won the homecoming leg of the Volvo Ocean Race 17-18, one of the toughest sailing challenges in the world. Unfortunately, due to the disruptions resulting from the ongoing Covid-19 situation, the Scallywag team was unable to participate in this year’s ATIR, we look forward to having them back to racing as soon as travel restrictions and logistic delays ease.
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e took the opportunity and connected with the skipper of the Sun Hung Kai Scallywag crew, Mr. David Witt. Editor: What yacht races have you done in and around Hong Kong? David: Over the past 10 years, I’ve been lucky enough to compete and win line honours in the Rolex China Sea Race, a couple of times. Once with Ragamuffin, once with Genuine Risk. Hong Kong to Vietnam Race, managed
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to win it in the Ragamuffin 90, the Ragamuffin 100, and break the record. And also in the Scallywag trimaran, which we broke the multihull record. We’ve been lucky enough to win and break the record in the Hong Kong to Hainan Race, as well. And we’re looking forward to competing with the trimaran in the Sun Hung Kai & Co. Around Island Race 2022. Editor: You famously won the leg into Hong Kong during the Volvo Ocean Race – how was that being a local Hong Kong team?
Sun Hung Kai & Co
If you are interested in the sailing camps or wish to support the Sun Hung Kai Scallywag Foundation and Sailability, please contact them at info@shkcofoundation.com. David: To date, it’s the highlight of my sailing career. It was a highlight of being a Hong Kong resident and the amount of satisfaction it gave all the people that backed us, when we were told they shouldn’t, was immensely gratifying. It still feels like it was yesterday.
charity looking to enrich the lives of many within our community by ‘making sailing accessible to EVERYONE’, irrespective of their ability, age, gender, ethnicity or status. What we provide is more than sailing and we change lives.
Editor: You’re involved with the Sun Hung Kai Scallywag Foundation. How was coaching the kids recently?
Kay: Sailing is one of the few inclusive sports, in which able bodied sailors, disabled sailors and those with other life challenges can take part on equal terms. we believe that sailing increases self-confidence, independence, responsibility, and self-esteem whilst learning and having fun.
David: The Sun Hung Kai Scallywag Foundation was something we announced during the Volvo when we won the leg into Hong Kong. It’s taken a little while, but now that it’s fully up and running despite the pandemic, we’ve had over 800 kids through the course since 2019. I’ve been down there when I was in Hong Kong. It’s great to see kids that normally wouldn’t get an opportunity to compete in sailing or learn sailing get an opportunity. Recently, we’ve now just appointed a foundation coordinator, and that’s going to be a big drive through the next few years to push the foundation, and stay tuned because there’ll be more news to come. Inspired by Sun Hung Kai Scallywag Race Team’s achievements over the past few years, the Sun Hung Kai & Co. Foundation (SHK’s charitable platform to support caring and sustainable community) partnered with Sailability, and established the Sun Hung Kai Scallywag Foundation in 2019, with the objective of building a sailing legacy in Hong Kong, and supporting youth development through the sport. Their goal is to raise awareness and make sailing accessible to everyone whilst changing lives. Here we reached out to Mrs. Kay Rawbone, founder of Sailability.
Editor: Why Sailing?
This year, it has been a meaningful collaboration between Sun Hung Kai & Co and the Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club; both striving to raise the passion and awareness of sailing in Hong Kong. It is assuring to learn the company has confirmed plans to continue to be the title sponsor of ATIR, one of the biggest inshore events in Hong Kong, for the next several few years.
Editor: How do supporters like Sun Hung Kai Scallywag Foundation make a difference? Kay: Through Sun Hung Kai Scallywag Foundation’s support, for instance, they have sponsored the expenses of sailing courses and have also provided us with additional safe, easy to sail dinghies and an additional safety boat. This has enabled us to run additional regular sailing programs, providing opportunities to many under-represented youth groups, from all walks of life, to learn to sail. Since the inception of the program, the foundation has supported 800 individuals from the under-represented youth of Hong Kong to enjoy 120 days out on the water learning to sail. Why not come to see it for yourself – you will be amazed.
ABOUT SUN HUNG KAI & CO. Sun Hung Kai & Co. Limited (SEHK: 86) (“SHK & Co.”, together with its subsidiaries, the “Group”) is a leader in alternative investing headquartered in Hong Kong. Since its establishment in 1969, the Group has owned and operated market-leading platforms in Financial Services. The Group invests across public markets, alternatives and real assets and has an established track record of generating long-term risk adjusted returns for its shareholders. Most recently, SHK & Co has extended its strategy to incubate, accelerate and support emerging asset managers in the Asian region. SHK & Co is also the major shareholder of a leading Consumer Finance firm, United Asia Finance Limited. The Group currently holds about HK$48 billion in total assets as at 30 June 2021. For more information about SHK & Co., please visit www.shkco.com. Follow the Scallywag Team on social media: Website
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Advertorial | The Sailing Journey behind Sun Hung Kai & Co
During summer and the mid-term break this year, Sun Hung Kai Scallywag Foundation also organised several sailing camps for the public under its “One-for-One Charitable Scheme”, where the children can learn sailing and self-sufficiency while getting their sailing certifications. Money raised from each participant supports another underprivileged youth. The sailing camps have been a huge success, and due to popular demand, the Foundation has organised another one over the last Christmas period.
Starter’s Box
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One Global HKRNVR Memorial Vase
15 January
Middle Island Open
18 to 20 February
Ladies Helm
6 March
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0355 0.50 1047 1.35 1312 1.26 2039 2.33
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0308 0.38 1024 1.52 1347 1.26 2032 2.67
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Saturday 15 January will see the third pursuit race of the Top Dog Series, the One Global HKRNVR Memorial Vase. The trophy was presented to the Club in 1950 by officers of the HKRNVR and HKNVF in memory of their comrades who fell in the battle for Hong Kong from 1941 to 1950 with the proviso that “the course should take participating yachts into waters patrolled by the HKRNVR”. The HKRNVR is now defunct but the trophy continues to serve as a reminder of when amateur sailors played their part in the security of Hong Kong. Nowadays the course takes the fleet out through the harbour to the Eastern approaches and back and the HKRNVR Memorial Vase will be presented to the first boat that finishes. Notice of Race and online entry are available from the club’s website.
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Waszp Europeans 2021 W O RD S: DUN C A N G REG O R | IM AGES: A NN A SUSLOVA
Sailing ake Garda provided for a stunning backdrop for a week of windy Waszp racing. The 2021 Waszp Europeans, held at Circolo Vela Arco, was split into two events, the slalom and the fleet racing. The slalom racing consisted of one day of downwind racing with a knock out system until there there were eight boats in the finals. Three races then decided the ranking of that final eight boats. The fleet racing was a 4-day event with more traditional windward leewards.
with the winner having the least points in those three races. The finals racing was much tighter with everyone pushing the start very hard. This led to myself having poor starts but it opened up opportunities to pass through the rest of the race. The last race finished with everyone on the foils as the breeze died as we got to the bottom of the course meaning there were big gains to stay up for as long as possible. I ended up managing to finish 3rd overall after the three races.
Training alongside the Norwegians we had a weeklong training camp a little down the lake in Malcesine. We had a mixed range of conditions with some light to medium afternoon breeze and some windy mornings. The week was a very good learning experience and gave time to get the boat properly set up before the event.
The first day of fleet racing was moved to the morning where we got a strong morning breeze. With an 0800hrs first warning signal the sun began to rise during the first race. The starts were definitely the biggest difference compared to more conventional racing with the fleet foiling very early and reaching across the line. The line lane holding was very important
The first day was solely slalom racing, with a light afternoon breeze only lasting two hours the RC managed to run the majority of the qualifying rounds. The breeze being very light at the end lead to low riding by the time the final race of the day finished. The slalom brought a new dynamic to the racing as there were reaching starts making all the boats very close with each other and you have to ensure that each gybe maintains as much speed as possible. As all the races were not finished on Day 1 they would have to be done the following day after the first day of fleet racing. Again in the afternoon with a similar wind pattern as the previous day it led to the breeze slowly dying off for the last races. The finals had three races
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as the tacking point over to port was quite a small area which was a common theme of the regatta. The sun rose and the breeze built, creating some steeper chop at the bottom of the course making it pretty ‘loose’ at the bottom gate. The next two days saw very similar conditions from the same angle making for great racing. The final day the breeze came slightly more from the left opening up the racecourse meaning leading boats could come for the left and right side. Managing to get off the line a bit better by the last few days helped but still struggling with speed in the breeze had me finish my first international Waszp regatta in 22nd place. Finally I would like to thank the Club, the Jacobsens and Monster Marine, without whom competing in the event would not be possible.
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Musings from Newbies in one of the Club’s Friendliest Fleet WORDS: SARAH JOHNSON AND STEVEN MOLYNEUX-WEBB
Sailing It started with the Middle Island 1 and 2 dinghy course – I got the bug and wanted to keep sailing. So, I hunted through the Club’s fleet webpages, and found the Flying Fifteens’ site, which said “turn up on a Saturday afternoon for a chat”, (really?) and so Steve (my partner) and I did. Hovering tentatively in the boatyard, we met Tim Roberts and Edith Fernandez from the fleet who talked us through the boat: a 15-foot 2-person keelboat with all the fun of a dinghy. And then they mentioned that one was for sale… That was pretty much it: we met the owner who took us out for a spin, and we had a blast! With only two of you on board the Fifteen, you have to be very hands on, and you learn super-fast – we loved it. Frankly we had been imagining any boat-owning future to involve a comfortable cruiser, island day trips and glasses of wine in hand, but something about the physicality of the design captured our hearts. It helped that the fleet were a really friendly bunch – the enthusiasm and support was probably our biggest single persuader. So, within a month of our first chat, we’d applied for Club membership and – soon after – bought the boat! And then the racing started – opening up a whole new world of challenges…
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n afternoon chat at the Club… and in the blink of an eye we bought a boat…! Read on for some reflections on how it has gone so far.
Challenge 1: Complete the course Honestly, I was a bit nervous at even the thought of racing. Moving from Middle Island learning – with an instructor on a RIB who comes to fish you out if you capsize – to being alone, trying to navigate an invisible course across the harbour, was a bit intense! For the first couple of races, we just followed alongside the fleet with the harbour chart before we even tried to participate… it can be a challenge at first just to work out the course, where the marks were, and the correct way to follow it. People said “if in doubt, just follow Howard”… but as we learned, it turns out sometimes even he sees the wrong number! Challenge 2: Still be talking to your crew mates at the end of the course More challenging even than working out the harbour, was sharing that understanding. Steve (helm) and I (crew) have been together for 10 years, but somehow sailing has this special ability to make communication struggle spectacularly. “Sheet in!”… “which sheet?”… “THAT one”… “Watch out for the mark – this one?”… “I can’t see it through you!”… “The Mark!”… “SHEET!”… Bang… “Why weren’t you watching the Mark?!”… [Sorry E1!] Challenge 3: Beat the evil tide And so, we survived until race #3, and then… TIDE DOOM. Oh my goodness. We just could not start the race. How was everyone doing
Challenge 4: Become a boat engineer despite having absolutely no skills People told us from early on to “make the boat our own”. What does this even mean, I thought? It turns out that owning and racing a boat means understanding how it is put together and how it runs. You need tools that suit you to decide what angle the mast should be at for the conditions, what kind of sheets you like, how to check the angle of your jib exhaust, etc etc – it’s like an endless cornucopia of learning. So we started taking bits apart (and sometimes remembering how to put them back together), buying parts and talking to encyclopedias like Ollie Merz and Pete Britten, and slowly crafting a boat that sails well for us. It turns out that no matter what you do, the boat is never ever quite finished – a perfectionist’s nightmare. Challenge 5: Avoid getting crushed in a club race Our first Club race was the One Global Tomes Cup. My oh my, a Fifteen feels tiny compared to the big boats! I remember our first upwind leg, and a TP52 crossing us with so much pace that their wind shadow hit us like someone had turned off the weather. Club races, it turns out, tend to get a bit ‘compressed’ around the marks, requiring a very different type of boat handling! My learning for those moments: keep focusing on the things you’re responsible for, and let Steve worry about how close the encircling spinnaker poles and bowsprits are getting to impaling him. Challenge 6: Keep going back even after a bad day When you first start to race, it can be a bit demotivating being constantly at the back of the fleet, or getting things wrong, or if something jams and you have to stop for the day. For me my confidence was also knocked on days with really strong winds where I just couldn’t control the sails or balance the boat like I normally can. But the fleet were awesome at encouraging, offering a friendly word, talking through what went wrong, sharing what they did right and wrong that day. Much of the joy of sailing is that everyone is always learning, and no matter what level you are, you can always learn from others!
Challenge 7: Enjoy a sunset romance… or a marathon horror story? With the season over we gave the Sunset Series a try, and we learned that the best way to start the weekend is with a Friday after-work sail. Or is it? Some evenings – awesome. Others – our friend the wind seemed to have gone home early, and it was more of a sit and swelter. But with a beer in hand, the imminent start of the weekend and beautiful sunsets on the harbour, we felt pretty lucky.
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it? What crazy angle do you need to sail to make headway at full flow? And the end, oh the end… Hours later at the bar, we saw that race management actually wrote us down on the docket as being done, but then we took a further 41 minutes (!!!) and two other boats passed us before we actually crossed the line, agonising back and forth and not realising you need to go practically to the North wall to get around the wind hole. So we learned – slowly – that you need some understanding of the harbour to race well. The Etchells gave an awesome harbour race webinar which explains some of the technicalities – I still don’t understand it, but I hope to one day.
Challenge 8: Re-name your boat without becoming forever cursed by Poseidon We wanted to give the boat our own name, and learned there is a tradition to name Fifteens with two “F”s in the name. It turns out that the obvious ones are all taken! When we finally picked our name, 飛帆 , and were ready to share it, I was suddenly warned “you must do this properly or the boat will be cursed”. Tongue-in-cheek or not, several YouTube videos later we were ready for our renaming ceremony, complete with a special bell, and a great excuse for a few gallons of Champagne with the rest of the fleet! 飛帆 in pinyin is Fei Faan (which gets us a double “F”). The
calligraphy translation in traditional Chinese means “flying sailboat” but the pronunciation if written in simplified characters also means “extraordinary” which is why we went for traditional over simplified characters to keep the double meaning for a Hong Kong boat! It’s clearly been quite the journey already, and some of our best moments so far include: • When a fish leapt into the boat in the last 60 seconds before a race start and no matter what I tried I couldn’t grab hold of it’s slippery wriggling-ness to return it to safety – it’s hard to start well when you’re laughing so hard! • Coming 4th! Actually, we held 2nd until about a minute before the line but then that speedy Sam Chan squeezed us out on a tack and left us downwind of swift David Chow too with seconds to go… • Learning from the fleet: everyone has been so friendly and so encouraging. There’s a great group of people, training days, helping hands for maintenance sessions or buying new sails, or whatever question you have. What’s next? Well, it seems I need to do some helming. Which leads me to my top tip: if you see me helming – steer clear :) Finally, a huge thanks to all of the Flying Fifteen Fleet, and my Introductory Scheme mentor Dennis Chien for supporting us on the journey!
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The Steelcase Dragon Run
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On Saturday 13 November 2021, more than 40 Club paddlers took part in the 15th edition of the Steelcase Dragon Run, an independently organised event that takes place annually in November due to favourable sea conditions created by the northeasterly monsoon. The event which welcomes outrigger canoe OC1s, OC2s and surf skis had three racecourses for paddlers to choose from, a long course from Clear Water Bay out to the Ninepin Islands and down to Stanley Main Beach, a short course (named Chicken Run!) from Stanley Main Beach out to Cape D’Aguilar and back to Stanley and finally a Novice Course that was in Deep Water Bay for the first time this year. I hope you enjoy experiencing each of the three races through the perspective of Club paddlers through the following articles!
Steelcase Dragon Run Long Course 2021 W O RD S: CHRISTIN A PA RK | IM AGES: ST EFA N O DI MI CHIEL
Seymour, who is an avid paddler himself, shared that he expects a steady flow of 100 overseas paddlers to participate each year and when Hong Kong opens up again, the race will look forward to accommodating a record number of participants. We look forward to our boarders opening up again and welcoming our paddle Ohana from all parts of the globe. I’d like to take this time to thank our captains, coordinators and volunteers for making this event and season possible. Paddling has provided a much needed outlet during these turbulent times and the paddling community has provided a steadfast family, in the absence of being able to visit our loved ones. Congratulations to Men’s captain Ryan Lopes (2nd), David Smith (4th), Tom Armistead (5th) and Sarah Wilson (2nd), Christina Park (3rd), Erin Juhl (4th) and Martina Redaelli (5th).
his internationally renowned premier paddling race was started in 2007 by a small group of passionate surf skiers – Andy Orr, Oscar Chalupsky, Rob Wall, Rene Appel and Jon Dingley. Thanks to the pioneers, every year local paddlers and international paddlers alike look forward to the beautiful downwind course starting from Hong Kong’s iconic Clearwater Bay and ending at Stanley beach. This year not only was the traditional long course’s title up for battle but also the titles for the short course and the inaugural novice course, to accommodate all paddlers of different experiences and interests. Conditions were smaller than previous years, which made for a more technical paddle that required steady endurance. Paddling requires reading the waves and swells and being able to connect opportunities to surf continuously. VRC’s Nick Scott took home the OC1 men’s
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title and for the OC1 women’s category, our very own women’s captain, Stephanie Tovoli, won the coveted first prize. Generous prizes and bragging rights were handed out to the top 5 of each category. Of the 10 OC paddlers who podiumed, 8 were RHKYC paddlers, marking another achievement and milestone for the club. Due to continued challenges with COVID and travel restrictions, the race entrants were all from Hong Kong for a second consecutive year. During the past races, the number of local Hong Kong entrants averaged around 70 athletes with a split between 25% Outrigger Canoe (OC) paddlers and 75% Surf ski paddlers. However, this year there were a total of 170 entrants with about 50% being Outrigger Canoe paddlers, reflecting just how much the paddling community has grown in Hong Kong. Race organizer Bruce
From top: Ryan Lopes; Stephanie Tovoli women's OC1 long course winner
The Steelcase Dragon Run Short Course 2021 W O RD S: JIL LY C A RRO L L | IM AGES: NI C O L A S KO H RHKYC Women results: Double Surfski 1st
Karen Seymour (VRC) and Yan Yan Li (RHKYC) 54m 46s.
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he Dragon Run Short Course is a 10Km race starting at Stanley main beach through Tai Tam Bay, racing to the marker at Cape D’aguilar (affectionately known as ‘Kissing Whales’) then back to Stanley main beach. A record 43 participants entered with 19 women entering: one double surf ski, 15 OC1 and three surf ski females. 24 men entered: two double surf ski, seven OC1, one OC2 and 14 surf skis. The organisers decided on a mass start with all 43 participants lining up from Stanley main beach pier across the bay to a buoy. It was a great atmosphere to start the race with so many other paddlers. The weather conditions on the day were clear and sunny with moderate NE winds force 4 to 5 which caused ‘ama side’ swells for the race leg out to Cape D’aguilar. This was upwind and cross wind racing with the tide moving from high to low flowing out of Tai Tam bay. Heading back to Stanley main beach, it was downwind with a cross headwind, which meant it was surfing time. This makes the race upwind so worth the race back to the finish line.
The overall winner of the race was Thomas Chiu who raced the course on a Surfski with a winning time of 52m 53s. An impressive seven out of 15 OC1 women and four of the seven OC1 men were representing RHKYC.
RHKYC OC2 Male: 1st
William Chalmers and Victor Zhang 58m 29s
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Adam Cowperthwaite 1h 24m 8s
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Steelcase Dragon Run Novice Course 2021 W O RD S: CIS S A M C V E Y | IM AGES: CL AUDIA M C G REG O R-TA RR
CONTACTS Rowing Manager rowingmanager@rhkyc.org.hk Coastal Rowing coastalrowing@rhkyc.org.hk Shatin Men’s Racing shatinrowingmen@rhkyc.org. hk Shatin Women’s Racing shatinrowingladies@rhkyc.org.hk
Rowing he Steelcase Dragon Run had a Novice Course for the first time in its history and for most of us racing, it was our first race in an OC1 or OC2. To add to this, I found myself in an OC2 with my husband. The first time we had been in an OC2 together since the OC Novice Course back in April and let’s just say, that experience hadn’t gone well. To the extent, I’m pretty sure I vowed it would be the last time we were ever in an OC2 together. However, with the lure of the opportunity to race, just this once, I was prepared to retract my comments back in April and sign up to race with my husband. 11 paddlers gathered near the VRC for our race briefing, knowing that the Long and Short Courses had taken place, a couple of paddlers who had just raced, came down to the VRC and as always it was great to see some friendly faces. Thank you to Jilly Carroll for your words of encouragement – they stuck with me round the course! Claudia and Brad Tarr were friendly and helped us all label up the canoes/surf skis and check the timers were working. I must admit it did feel strange not being in an OC6! Geoff and I had already agreed earlier on that week who was calling and steering, we had also practiced the route with our fellow RHKYC OC1s. All paddlers were in good spirits, but it’s safe to say we were nervous! I loved the fact that one of the surf skis had music set up, so as the horn went, we sprinted out towards
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Repulse Bay to Wham! The speedboat guiding our way had some pretty good tunes pumping out too, the way to start a race! We focused on getting to the Repulse Bay buoys as quickly as possible, dodging the junks already in full swing. This part felt smooth and quick, but then as we began to head round the back of Middle Island towards the Pump House buoy, the water became choppier and it felt like every speedboat was targeting our route! The words of encouragement from our guiding speedboat were greatly appreciated, especially as we neared that home stretch.
Last hurdle to overcome, (or dodge) was the trail of dinghies, being towed like ducklings right across our path and the moment of ‘can we make it first’, which we couldn’t, so we had to loop round, but then onto that familiar home stretch down to VRC. Crossing the finish line (and still speaking to each other!) felt great and in a way showed us both how much we had learnt in the past seven months. Celebrating our first OC2 race with such an amazing, inspirational, and encouraging group of paddlers, was such a highlight. Bring on the Short Course 2022!
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Revised Marine Bye-Laws Marine
The revised Bye-Laws have come into effect and members should be aware of how the revised Bye-Laws will affect them. The Marine Bye-Laws have not been altered since 2012. The Marine Office has found that some of the Bye-Laws have been circumvented, some require updating, some no longer have relevance and some new ones are required after receiving complaints and suggestions from members. The revision of the Bye-Laws has taken the best part of two years of discussion in the Marine Sub-Committee and the Sailing Committee. The mooring, hard standing and marina agreements have also been updated and many of the conditions moved into the Bye-Laws to make the new agreement shorter and simpler. The revised Bye-Laws can be found on the Club website, in the members area, under Documents/Membership/Bye-Laws. We will though give a brief explanation of how the new Bye-Laws affect members, and the reasons for the changes, below. The HKSAR Marine Department are vigorously checking on moorings and the boats that are on them. Demerit points can now be awarded to the Club for infringements of the MarDep mooring regulations. If a mooring is given enough demerit points then the mooring will be terminated by MarDep and taken away from the Club. This has led to the Bye-Laws being tightened up with regards to unauthorised use of moorings, multiple boats tying up to each other on a mooring, unlicensed boats being on a mooring and an overlength boat being on a mooring to mention a few. Marine Department have conducted regular checks of the boats on our moorings and have found boats that are unlicensed on the mooring. The Bye-Laws have therefore been altered as follows.
space for them to moor alongside is tight. Therefore, any non-class boat that is alongside taking up space will be penalized as above.
• Members may not sublet or permit any other vessel to use or occupy any Marine Facility allocated to them without prior permission from the Marine Office.
The boatyard pontoon at Kellett Island, as shown on the Club website under marine/usage of pontoons, is for use for boatyard related work only. The exception to this rules if when there is a major regatta and a class is instructed to use the area. These are the new Bye-lays regarding the boatyard pontoon.
• Members owning a Vessel occupying any of the Club’s Marine Facilities are obliged to submit copies of valid HKSAR Marine Department licence (if required) and insurance documentation within one week of the date of the licence or insurance renewal. • Members with a Vessel occupying any of the Club’s Marine Facilities whose new HKSAR Marine Department licence (if required) or insurance policy has not been shown to the Marine Office within one month of the expiry of the old certificate shall be charged an additional administration fee as determined from time to time by the General Committee. This is presently set at $500 per day. • Failure to produce valid insurance or licencing documentation for a Vessel occupying any of the Club’s Marine Facilities within two months of the renewal date may result in the termination of the Marine Facilities Agreement. • The Club will not launch any Vessel stored on any Club hardstanding unless the Marine Office has been provided with a valid insurance policy and, if required, a HKSAR Marine Department licence. • Members with a Vessel on a Club mooring will not moor any other vessel alongside except a HKSAR Marine Department approved tender or a small manually propelled craft required for the purpose of transporting the Member or his crew ashore. • Any vessel occupying a Club mooring, pontoon or marina berth without the permission of the Marine Manager will be charged an unauthorised usage charge as determined from time to time by the General Committee. The Marine Office, without giving notice to owner, can remove the vessel from the mooring, pontoon or marina berth to any appropriate location, at the cost and risk of the owner. This is presently set at $500 per day.
The pontoons at Shelter Cove, Kellett Island and Middle Island may be used by members non class boats during the week or when there is no class racing. With Class racing attracting more boats than previously,
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• Pontoons at Shelter Cove (with the exception of Shelter Cove Marina), Middle Island and Causeway Bay are provided primarily to accommodate the launching and mooring of Class boats for racing. From 0900 hours on the day preceding a day when Class racing is scheduled at a particular location to 0900 hours on the day following the scheduled race day, no vessel other than Club operated boats and Class racing yachts may lay alongside the pontoon(s) unless with the express permission of the Marine Office. • The restricted areas of each of the pontoons is shown on the Club’s website.
• The boatyard pontoon may only be used with the permission of the Boatyard Manager. • The use of the boatyard pontoon by any vessel is limited to 30 days. Any extension of stay beyond 30 days can only be granted by the Marine Sub-Committee. • Any vessel using the boatyard pontoon will be charged a daily rate as determined from time to time by the General Committee. At present the fee is $ 500.
At Middle Island, where the pontoons are constructed of plastic, so that they can survive typhoons better, the revised Bye-Laws are: • Subject to the following exceptions, vessels longer than 40 feet shall not tie up or lie alongside the pontoon: a. Any vessel assigned to any aspect of race management; including but not limited to committee boats, umpire boats, mark laying boats and safety boats; b. Class boats which are based at Middle Island, either on a permanent basis or on a temporary basis in accordance with the sailing calendar; c. Any vessel coming alongside in the designated zone for up to an hour to collect passengers, pick up provisions or fill up with water; and, d. Any vessel whose owner has obtained the express approval of the Marine Manager to tie up or lie alongside the pontoon. • Members who infringe the rules as stated above will be subject to an unauthorised usage charge as determined from time to time by the General Committee. At present the fee is $500 per infringement.
• No vessel may lay alongside the Club’s pontoons at Shelter Cove, Middle Island or Kellett Island for more than 48 hours in each calendar week except with the permission of the Marine Office. Members who infringe this rule will incur an unauthorised usage charge as determined from time to time by the General Committee. The charge at present is $ 500 per day.
There have been complains from members regarding boat partnerships where the partners, who are not Club members, are using the boat and the member is not present on board, or in some instances has not been seen on board for a long time. Therefore, the Committees have changed the Bye-Law as follows. This Bye-Law will not be retroactive. • Where a Vessel is owned in partnership each partner must either be a Member of the Club or must have made an application for Membership which is lodged with the Club. Only one Member can be nominated as the named hirer of the Marine Facility.
There is a very long waiting list for moorings and the club endeavors to utilise the moorings efficiently. Members who do not use their boats regularly will therefore be penalised. • Members owning Vessels occupying a mooring or marina berth are required to make use of their Vessels by leaving the mooring regularly. The definition of ‘regularly’ shall be set by the General Committee. At present this is six times in a six-month period. • If the Marine Office believes a Vessel has not been used as required, the Member will be contacted and asked to provide an explanation for the lack of use to the Marine Sub-Committee. • If a Vessel has not been regularly used, and unless dispensation is granted by the Marine Sub-Committee, an additional fee will be levied. The level of this additional fee will be determined from time to time by the General Committee. At present this is an increase in mooring fee of 50%. Should the boat still not be used further fees will be charged to the member until the boat is used regularly.
The non-usage rule is also applicable to class boats on the hard standing and dinghies on racks. The committees are aware that members may wish to own a second boat, on a mooring, in specific circumstances, such as a cruising boat for the members family and a racing boat for taking part in Club races. However, both boats must take part in Club events and be used regularly. This is covered in the Bye-Law below. • Members may only occupy one hardstanding space and one mooring or marina berth unless prior permission has been obtained from the Marine Sub-Committee and the Sailing Committee. The Member may be required to give a written assurance and supporting evidence to show that any additional Vessel will actively participate in events organised by the Club.
To ensure the usage of both boats the following Bye-Law has been introduced. • Members who are allocated a second hardstanding space or mooring or marina berth after November 2021 must advise the Marine Office before the seventh day of each month how many times each Vessel has been used in the previous calendar month.
Members whose boat is away from their mooring or berth for a length of time should inform the Marine Office. The limit is three months. • Members wishing to leave a Marine Facility vacant for an extended period should seek the approval of the Marine Sub-Committee in advance of the Vessel’s departure giving full reasons as to why this should be allowed.
To assist the Club, in temporarily allocating empty facilities, and the member, the following Bye-Law has been introduced. • When the Marine Office is informed of a Vessel’s absence from her designated mooring or marina berth for a temporary period, the Marine Office may sub-let the mooring or berth to another Member’s vessel for the period of absence. In this instance the member will be refunded 70% of his monthly mooring or berthing fee on a pro-rata basis. Members who wish to allow other vessels to use their mooring while the named Vessel is absent should seek the prior approval of the Marine Office.
Regretfully there have been several incidents where members vessels have been in a situation where their boat collided with another member’s boat and the member has not reported the incident to either the Club or the other boat. The committee have therefore had to introduce a new Bye-Law as below. • Members shall notify the Marine Office if they cause damage to another vessel. Such notification should be made as soon as possible and, in any case, not later than the next business day.
The Club is primarily a sailing and rowing club and moorings are prioritized for sailing boats. However, there are some moorings that are not suitable for sailing boats, due to depth or location, and therefore there are some motor boats in the Club. The committees have therefore introduced the new Bye-Law below. • Any change of Vessel using a mooring or marina berth from a sailing yacht to a motorboat requires the prior approval of the Marine SubCommittee and the Sailing Committee.
As we are a members’ Club the moorings are to be used by members and are not supposed to be used for the trading of boats. As such the new Bye-Law below has been introduced. • Members may not change the Vessel allocated to a mooring or marina berth to another vessel within one year of the allocation without the prior consent of the Marine Sub-Committee.
Regretfully the Club pontoons have been used to store tenders and dinghies alongside that have not been looked after. These have filled with water, capsized and blocked entry to genuine tender users. The committees have therefore introduced a labeling system for all tenders and dinghies that are left alongside the Clubs pontoons and marina berths. Labels are available from the Marine Office. The Bye-Laws below refer. • Only tenders registered with the Club and displaying a Club authorisation sticker may be left alongside a pontoon. • The tender must be no longer than 10 feet and if equipped with an engine it must be no more than 10 horsepower and must have a current valid license (if required). • Members must not allow tenders to accumulate fresh water inside them so as to prevent the breeding of mosquitoes. Members will be charged a cleaning fee if their tenders have to be emptied of water by club staff. The cleaning fee shall be determined from time to time by the General Committee. The fee at this time is $500 per time.
It is hoped that the new Bye-Laws will prove to be fair and equitable to all members of the Club so that all facilities can be enjoyed by all members. Happy Boating. JANUARY 2022 AHOY! |
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Members using the Club pontoons for non-class vessels will now be limited to 48 hours alongside in any weekly period. This change is the result of complaints from many members of some particular boats taking up pontoon space for a long time. For Shelter Cove this is an increase from 36 hours previously. For Middle Island the length of boats allowed alongside has been increased from 30 feet to 40 feet. This has been possible with the increase in size of the cleats on the outer pontoon.
Ship Shop H.A.D Merino Multitubes
TBS Gloteel Bateau Boat Shoes An iconic model revisited with a new colored upper. Recognized for its quality of assembly and comfort, it is one of our bestsellers. Equipped with a Technigrip sole, it ensures good grip even on the wettest soils. Full grain leather, Made in Europe.
$990
Marine
The H.A.D. Merino multifunctional cloth made of 100% wool of the merino sheep with a weight of 125g/m² offers an exceptional quality in fresh designs. The functional cloth is lightweight and not only offers maximum comfort in breathability and fit, but is also naturally odorinhibiting and quick-drying due to the certified merino wool. The trend is towards the natural product, but without a thread of aftertaste. The multifunctional H.A.D. Merino functional cloth made of the finest merino wool is guaranteed mulesing-free and offers high standards in terms of thermoregulation and hygiene!
$249
WEST MARINE Sail Cleaner and Protectant with PTEF 32oz This Sail Cleaner is formulated to clean Kevlor ®, Dacron®, Spectra®, Pentex ®, Vectran®, Sunbrella®, Polyester, Canvas, and all other sail materials and fabrics.
GILL Marine Tool MT010 This compact marine tool houses seven separate tools in one which you can connect to your belt so you can have each to hand any time you need them. The multi-purpose tool includes a serrated blade and marlin spike for rope work and emergency cutting as well as a shackle cutter and others.
Lifts dirt, bird droppings, and salt deposits so they can be rinsed away. Ideal for spot cleansing or washing entire sail. PTEF® polymers help repel dirt and damaging UV rays.
$120
MARINE BUSINESS Non-Slip Mat Sailor This Sailor non-slip mat is made of high quality carpet that is ultraresistant to sunlight; this nautical accessory has a 3 year warranty. Host your guests with the assurance that they will not slip, thanks to this nautical article’s non-slip base.
$490
The tools can be revealed with one hand for quick and easy access and the innovative handle ensures good grip even with wet hands. An essential tool for safety whilst sailing.
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SAIL RACING Reference Lumber Jacket
Glacier Heavy LS Tee constructed in 100% cotton jersey, designed to be oversize. Sail Antarctica Expedition label at left sleeve, that is removable for a different look. Sail Racing label at side seam. Silicone bloc logo at the back yoke. With RHKYC Embroidery Logo.
Reference Lumber constructed in a totally windproof GORE-TEX Infinium™ fabric, which makes the jacket water resistant and windproof. Stretch fabric for the inner lining of the jacket. Micro tape on all seams and elastic tape at sleeve cuffs and bottom hem. YKK zipper at front and chest inner pocket. Reflective prints at sleeves and Sail Racing embroidery at chest.
$830
$2,490
Deck Throw Blanket 60" x 70" Anchor/Ropes This luxurious throw blanket is soft, warm, and the perfect companion to snuggle up with anytime. This throw/blanket reverses to sherpa and the nautical designs are complementing to any home décor.
$360
HARKEN 2145 57mm Ratchamatic® Flip-Flop Block with Cam Cleat Small Boat Flip-Flop blocks pivot around the line axis to keep the line close to the deck. Hinged construction allows for various lead angles. Ratchamatic block versions roll freely in both directions under low loads and automatically engage a ratchet mechanism as loads increase, giving sailors a holding power of up to 15:1. The ratchet engagement can be adjusted to a higher or lower load depending on the sailor’s strength, sailing style and system usage.
$2,800
Call David in the Ship Shop on
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SAIL RACING Glacier Heavy Long Sleeve Tee with RHKYC Logo
Information correct at time of print. For the most up to date information please contact the Club
Events | Promotions
盆菜 Poon Choi Dinner on the Rooftop Friday 21 January | 1830hrs to 2230hrs Lunar New Year is just around the corner, so it’s the perfect time of the year for family reunions or friends’ get-togethers. The Rooftop at Kellett Island provides the perfect location for a sumptuous Poon Choi gathering. Our exquisite Poon Choi layers include Abalone, Conpoy, Dried Oyster, Fish Maw, Goose Web, Seasonal Vegetables, and more! Enjoy a Poon Choi plus Sweet and Sour Pork and Steamed Rice for 4 persons at only $1,398 or share a larger pot for 6 persons at $1,868. One glass of soft drink is included per person.
New Year Poon Choi Takeaway Ordering deadline 3 February pick-ups on 31 January by 1430hrs Planning for your Chinese New Year dinner with your family and loved ones? Take our festive Poon Choi for a hearty celebration at home! Available at $1,788 per pot good enough for 6 persons, including the clay pot, lettuce and broth on side. Poon Choi layers include: Dried Scallops 瑤柱, Prawns 蝦, Abalone 鮑魚, Dried Oyster 蠔豉, Black Mushrooms 花菇, Chicken 雞, Fish Maw 魚肚, Goose Web 鵝掌, Pork Belly 豬腩肉, Pork Skin 豬皮, Fish Ball 魚蛋, Lotus Root 蓮藕, White Turnip 蘿蔔, Beancurd Puff 豆卜, Broccoli 西蘭花, Lettuce 生菜
For reservations, please contact the Banquet Team on 2239 0339 / 2239 0389 or email banquet@rhkyc.org.hk
Home-made Chinese New Year Puddings Ordering deadline 26 January Pick up available from 17 January until 31 January by 1430hrs
For orders, please call F&B Office on 2239 0386 or email events@rhkyc.org.hk.
Chinese New Year Chocolate Box
Prepare your Lunar New Year with our very well-received home-made Chinese New Year Puddings. Each Club-branded Chinese New Year Pudding Box will be packed with two pieces of pudding at 600g at your liking at $228/box. Chinese Turnip and Preserved Meat Pudding 臘味蘿蔔糕 Sweetened Water-Chestnut Pudding 香甜馬蹄糕 Sweetened Glutinous Pudding 椰汁年糕
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Available until stock last. Each RHKYC branded and reusable box contains 12 deluxe Swiss chocolates. The perfect sweet gift for family, friends, colleagues or business associates for this special occasion. Only $158/ box and available for purchase in the Bistro.
Alvaro Palacios Wine Dinner Compass Room | Thursday 6 January
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Alvaro Palacios brings together three wineries situated in three historic regions: Rioja, Priorat and Bierzo. With extremely low yields and vineyards of very old vines, Alvaro Palacios honours the unique characters of exceptional terroir at winemaking, producing wines from Garnacha Tinta, Syrah, Cariñena and Cabernet Sauvignon, which reveal a pure expression of Priorat. All wines are produced organically with a commitment to organic viticulture and natural winemaking practices, such as use of organic fertilisers in the stone-covered, clay soils. Pre-dinner Tasting 1900hrs Dinner 1930hrs Price $888 per member and $988 per non-member Speaker Mr Bojan Radulovic, Deputy General Manager Reservations Call the F&B Office on 2239 0386 or email events@rhkyc.org.hk (Priority booking available to Kellett Wine Society members)
PRE-DINNER TASTING Alvaro Palacios, Palacios Remondo Plácet Valtomelloso 2011, DOCa Rioja [Magnum] MENU AND WINE Garlic Shrimp and Patatas Bravas Salad, Serrano Ham Alvaro Palacios, Palacios Remondo La Montesa 2018, DOCa Rioja [RP93+] ❧ ❧ ❧ Sous-vide Venison Loin with Mediterranean Herbs and Garlic, Cassis with Red Cabbage Empanada Alvaro Palacios, Descendientes de J. Palacios Pétalos 2019, DO Bierzo [RP93+] ❧ ❧ ❧ Slow-cooked Marinated Lamb Chop, Braised Iberico Pork Sausage with Capsicum Alvaro Palacios, Camins del Priorat 2019, DOCa Priorat [JS94/RP91] ❧ ❧ ❧ Char-grilled US Beef Tenderloin and Vegetables, Black Berry Compote Alvaro Palacios, Les Terrasses 2018, DOCa Priorat [JS93/RP94] Alvaro Palacios, Finca Dofi 2019, DOCa Priorat [JS96/RP97] ❧ ❧ ❧ Spanish Almond Cake ❧ ❧ ❧ Freshly Brewed Coffee or Gourmet Tea VEGETARIAN MENU Crispy Avocado on Patatas Bravas Salad ❧ ❧ ❧ Roast Plant-based Chicken, Ratatouille Mediterranean Salsa ❧ ❧ ❧ Char-grilled Asparagus, Cassis with Red Cabbage Empanada ❧ ❧ ❧ Oven-baked Impossible Wellington, Berry Compote ❧ ❧ ❧ Spanish Almond Cake ❧ ❧ ❧ Freshly Brewed Coffee or Gourmet Tea JANUARY 2022 AHOY! |
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Banquet Packages The Club can accommodate either Type C or Type D private functions. Type D are very popular as you can have more friends come to celebrate with you and for longer and you can have larger tables to share with them!
Events | Promotions What does hosting a Type D private event mean? • Up to 12 people per table • Dine in up to 0200hrs (overtime charge and prolonging charge applies after 2300hrs)
• Maximum 240 participants – two thirds of whom must have received the first dose of a vaccine (subject to venue capacity and setup) • Use of Leave Home Safe as usual at the main entrance and then again when entering the specific venue hosting the special Type D event
To plan your next Type D (or C) private event, please phone 2239 0339 / 2239 0389 or email banquet@rhkyc.org.hk.
Wine of the Month Dopff au Moulin, Gewurztraminer 2019, Alsace, France Expression of spice and candied fruits with a full, fleshy and ripe fruit palate balanced by freshness giving great length. [Suggested food pairing: rich fish, spicy food, pork, poultry, mild and soft cheese] $368 per bottle. Angeline Vineyards, Reserve Pinot Noir 2019/20, Mendocino County AVA, USA Notes of fresh black cherry, pomegranate, graphite and touches of vanilla, with subtle notes of wild mushroom and nutmeg. [Suggested food pairing: beef, veal, game, poultry] $388 per bottle.
Wine Box Set of the Month Spanish Wine Selections v La Rioja Alta, S.A., Lagar de Cervera, Albariño 2020, D.O. Rías Baixas v La Rioja Alta, S.A., Áster Crianza 2015, D.O. Ribera del Duero v Bodegas Vetus, Celsus 2015, D.O. Toro v La Rioja Alta, S.A., Gran Reserva 904 2000, D.O.Ca. Rioja v La Rioja Alta, S.A., Torre de Oña, Finca Martelo Reserva 2015, D.O.Ca. Rioja v Bodegas Izadi, Izadi Selección 2016, D.O.Ca. Rioja v Gift box packaging $2,468 per set.
Available in all F&B outlets.
For enquiries, please call the F&B Office on 2239 0386 or email events@rhkyc.org.hk
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Monte Zovo Wine Dinner Compass Room | Thursday 20 January
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The vineyards of Monte Zovo extend over a land comprising 140 hectares in northern Italy, situated near the foothills of the Alps in the Veneto and the growing region around Lake Garda. Owner of Monte Zovo, the Cottini family, has been producing quality wines since 1925. Pre-dinner Tasting 1900hrs Dinner 1930hrs Price $838 per member and $938 per non-member Speaker (TBC) Reservations Call the F&B Office on 2239 0386 or email events@rhkyc.org.hk (Priority booking available to Kellett Wine Society members)
PRE-DINNER TASTING Colsaliz Servo Suo Edizione Valdobbiadene Prosecco DOCG Extra Dry N.V. MENU AND WINE Gravlax Salmon, Fennel and Green Apple Brunoise, Edible Flower and Cress, Lime Olive Oil Monte Zovo, Pinot Grigio IGT Veneto 2020 ❧ ❧ ❧ Wagyu Beef Carpaccio, Roast Wild Mushroom, Grana Padano Monte Zovo, “Ca’Linverno” Rosso del Veronese IGT 2016 ❧ ❧ ❧ Ragu Duck with Calamarata, Pan-fried Duck Liver Monte Zovo, Valpolicella Ripasso DOC Superiore 2018 ❧ ❧ ❧ Osso Bucco with Risotto in Milanese Style Monte Zovo, Amarone della Valpolicella DOCG 2016 ❧ ❧ ❧ Torta Caprese, Vanilla Ice-cream ❧ ❧ ❧ Freshly Brewed Coffee or Gourmet Tea VEGETARIAN MENU Asparagus, Fennel and Green Apple Brunoise, Edible Flower and Cress, Lime Olive Oil ❧ ❧ ❧ Gratin Aubergine, Roast Wild Mushroom, Grana Padano ❧ ❧ ❧ Impossible Meat Balls with Calamarata ❧ ❧ ❧ Grilled Beyond Patty, Saffron Risotto ❧ ❧ ❧ Torta Caprese, Vanilla Ice-cream ❧ ❧ ❧ Freshly Brewed Coffee or Gourmet Tea JANUARY 2022 AHOY! |
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Get yourself warm in winter with our hot, comforting offerings at all 3 club houses!
Raclette Cheese at Middle Island
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Clay Pot Delights and Double-boiled Soup in Bistro
1 January to 28 February Cured Meats, Pickles, Boiled Potatoes, Melted Cheese $188
1 to 23 January CLAY POT DELIGHTS
煲仔菜
Braised Lamb Brisket with Bean Curd Skin 枝竹羊腩煲
CLAY POT RICE
$368
煲仔飯
Preserved Pork, Pork Sausage, Chinese Liver Sausage and Duck Leg 臘味油鴨 $158 Pork Patty, Salted Fish 鹹魚肉餅 $138 Chicken, Conpoy, Black Mushrooms 北菇瑤柱滑雞
$138
Minced Beef, Raw Egg 窩蛋免治牛肉
$138
Pork Spare Ribs, Preserved Vegetables 欖菜排骨
$138
D O UBLE- B O ILED S O U P S
燉湯
Fish Maw, Lion’s Mane Mushroom 猴頭菇燉花膠
$98
Snakehead Fish, Chinese Herbs 天麻川芎燉山斑魚
$98
Dried Conch, Pork Shank, Chinese Yam, Wolfberries 准山杞子螺頭燉豬
$98
Braised Lamb Brisket in Clay Pot at Shelter Cove
Kellett Island, Wednesday 5 January, 1830hrs to 2030hrs Shelter Cove, Friday 7 January, 1930hrs to 2130hrs For reservations, please call the F&B Office on 2239 0386 or email events@rhkyc.org.hk
4 to 30 January Braised Lamb Brisket with Bean Curd Skin 枝竹羊腩煲
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Monthly Wine Fairs
$368
CLASS SECRETARIES
SPORTS CONVENORS Bowling Convenor Vivian Choi bowling@rhkyc.org.hk Golf Convenor Patrick Sherriff golf@rhkyc.org.hk Snooker Convenor Gordon Robinson 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 Financial Controller Fred Wong 2239 0315 Membership Manager Tracy Leung 2239 0371 Head of PR & Communications Koko Mueller 2239 0342 PR Manager Janice Lam 2239 0340 Head of Sponsorship and Corporate Partnerships Nadia Cuvelier 3958-3222 Marine Manager Alan Reid 2239 0308 Boatyard Manager TBC 2239 0311 Sailing Manager Ailsa Angus 2239 0395 Acting Club Operations Manager Ricky Yeung 2239 0338 Sailing Coordinator Gloria Yeung 2812 7063 Assistant Manager | Sailing Iris Yang 2239 0314 MI Sailing and Marine Manager Jono Rankine 2812 0172 Assistant Manager | Regattas and Events Nikki Claringbold 2239 0363 Rowing and Paddle Sports Manager Nick Crabb 2239 0322 Boatyard Office Manager Connie Chan 2239 0304 Facilities & Technical Manager Raymond Ng 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 Kellett Island, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong, SAR Kellett Island Tel: 2832 2817 Fax: 2572 5399 Middle Island Tel: 2812 7202 Shelter Cove Tel: 2792 2744
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Membership Movement LIFE MEMBER Mr Ramon Noel Archer FULL MEMBERS Mr Timothy Brian Cavanagh Mr Matthew Laurence Curthoys Mr Stefan Emil Fischer Mr Wong Wing Yin Philip ORDINARY MEMBERS Mr Lam Wai Hong Ms Luciana Kathleen Ellen Palmisano Mr Clement Alexandre Marie Seifert Mr Wai Baldwin Boon Sum Mr Yin Yue Ms Zhang Xiaobei Mr & Mrs David Alexander Cain Mr & Mrs Posit Laohaphan Mr & Mrs Li Hang Mr & Prof Li Shing Tak Mr & Mrs Lui Chun Kuen Jackie Dr Jane McNae & Mr Rupert Griffiths Ms Elita Seow & Mr Nicholas Scott Mr & Ms Tse Chi Keung Mr & Mrs Yeung Chun Kwong Mr & Mrs Yeung Kam Hin Nelson CHANGE OF MEMBERSHIP STATUS FROM JUNIOR TO ORDINARY Dr Rachelle Cheng Chan JUNIOR MEMBERS Mr Foo Shang Dong Joshua Miss Kung Nam Yin Athena Miss Lam Hei Man Mr Wan Chun Wai Mr Ye Niannian INDIVIDUAL DEBENTURE MEMBERS Mr & Mrs Andre Alexander Erasmus Ms Lin Wan-hsuan & Ms Cheah Sim Ee Mr & Mrs Peter Douglas Morton Mr & Mrs Wong Hing Chuen Ms Zhu Hong & Mr Tang Hao
CORPORATE NOMINEE SUBSCRIBERS Mr & Ms Cheng Tak Wah Jebsen & Co Ltd, General Manager Mr & Mrs Jaime Martin Chocano Edrington Hong Kong Limited Managing Director CADET MEMBERS Eva Morton Ng Sean Ryan CADET MEMBER SPONSORED BY A MEMBER Chan Ho Yin Preston Chong Ue On Ashlyn Lydia Pe SHORT TERM MEMBERS Mr Dominic Sebastian Dias-Sizer INTRODUCTORY SCHEME CARD Mr Stewart Joseph Borg Mr Chan Chun Fai Wilbut Mr Thomas Chenet Mr Choi Edwin Chong Yip Mrs Priscilla Dell'Orto Mr Ricardo Jose Fernandez Mr Jonathan James Broderick Jenkins Mr Lam Kin Hung Vincent Mr Lau Kin Lok Frankie Mr Lee Philip Foong Pin Mr Park Wanki Mr Alexander Hartmut Seelaender Mr Tsai Cheng-hsien Mr Tsui King Yan Mr Wai Kin Kei Mr Yim Chong Kee Ms Zhou Shu ABSENT MEMBERS Mr Selwyn Chan Mr Nigel James Clark Mr David Rhys Wallace Evans Mr Nigel John Hughes Miss Louise Anne Lee
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Mr Glyn Laurence Thompson Ms Stephanie Corinne Tovoli Mr Steven Noel Trebitsch Mr Joost Patrick Marc Vandenbroucke Mr Timothy Charles Finch Waldron Mr & Mrs Andrew Robin Brown Ms Mylene Clemente & Mr Andrew Tam Mr & Mrs F R G Alexandre M Eymieu Mr & Mrs Andrew Charles Ferguson Mr & Mrs Philip Andrew Holt Mr & Mrs Li Kai Yun Robert Mrs Georgiann Reigle & Mr Ryan Reigle Mr & Mrs Barnaby James Riggs Mr & Mrs Nils Dan Tomas Tullberg Leah Giselle Brown Matthew James Clark Abigail Rose Riggs Jessica Josephine Riggs Ethan Tam Emil Erik Tullberg Alessandra Walsh Benjamin Christopher Hamilton Walsh Sebastian Jonathan Charles Walsh RESIGNATION Mr Paul Alexander Gordon Mr & Mrs Rodney Darran Ireland Mr & Mrs Christopher Leigh Johnson Mr & Mrs Jean-Paul Linschoten Mr & Mrs Luk Wing Kee Andrew Mr & Mrs Mark Trevor Surgenor Mr & Mrs Adam Matthew Sutton Mr & Mrs Tse Chi Kai Tilypse Mr & Mrs Woo Kam Wing Peter Justin Anthony MC Gregor Donohugh Airla Fan Sophie Li Gordon Abbey Jade Hammond Alfredo Harvey-Palmisano Edward Harvey-Palmisano Lam Chak Sum Martha Alice Surgenor
New Fee Notice
By order of the General Committee, the following fees will be increased as from 1 January 2022:
CAR PARKING NEW
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
$3,950 $2,750 $495 $1,570
FOOD AND BEVERAGE NEW
Minimum Food and Beverage charge
$498
Amendment of Bye-Laws – Car Parking, Boatyard and Marine
General Committee at its meeting on 28 October has approved the alteration/addition of Bye-Laws relating to car parking which takes effective from 15 November. Please click here https://member.rhkyc.org.hk/index.aspx JANUARY 2022 AHOY! |
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Sailing Secretary Dennis Chien sailing.secretary@rhkyc.org.hk Big Boat Maiyo Hood cruiser@rhkyc.org.hk Dinghies Oz Wilde dinghies@rhkyc.org.hk Dragon Josephine Cheng dragon@rhkyc.org.hk Etchells Bo Lee etchells@rhkyc.org.hk Flying Fifteen Tim Roberts flyingfifteen@rhkyc.org.hk Impala Patrick Kwan impala@rhkyc.org.hk J/80 Andrew Blank J80@rhkyc.org.hk Match Racing Seah Chin Yew matchracingsec@rhkyc.org.hk Pandora Joseph Wong pandora@rhkyc.org.hk Ruffian Jarl Borthwick ruffian@rhkyc.org.hk Sportsboats Amanda Chen sportsboat@rhkyc.org.hk Youth Sailing Class and 29er TBC ysc@rhkyc.org.hk
FLASHBACK to our very own Pizza and Dim Sum making Class! Kids Only The Family Sub-Committee organized a pizza making and dim sum making class for all aspiring chefs during the ATIR. And boy did we get to see cooking talents! All 30 cooks got a chance to work with our own chefs of the Club and learned to create an even better meal. To finish the day, they even got to eat their own creations! The Club chefs were truly impressed and have promised to come back with more workshops, so look out for the next dates! Oh yeah, if you have cool ideas for a masterclass, send us your ideas!
REMEMBER The Shark Foundation? Last summer, the club hosted World Oceans Day and invited the Shark Foundation to talk about preservation and protection. Sharks may look scary but are some of the most docile creatures in the world. We learned there are over 420 species of sharks in the ocean, some older than the others. These prehistoric creatures have been roaming the oceans since before the dinosaurs roamed the Earth. Try out these shark questions and answers to see if you know all the true shark facts and learn some more awesome shark facts there are to know! Question: What are shark eggs called? Question: Do sharks sink when they are not swimming? Question: Can sharks glow in the dark? Question: Which Shark is known for its funny teeth? Question: How long can Great White Sharks survive without eating? Question: How many teeth does an average shark mouth contain in a lifetime? Question: Can sharks vomit? Answer: Mermaid purses Answer: Yes. Answer: Yes, some sharks have bioluminescence properties. Answer: Goblin Shark Answer: Three months Answer: 30,000 teeth Answer: Yes
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COMING UP! The Family Sub-Committee is again organising our yearly CNY Arts & Crafts workshop, this time on 22 January. Please keep a look out in the weekly emails and sign up as soon as you can!
PRESENTING PARTNER OF
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