Ahoy! January 2023

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The Bridge

Commodore’s Message

I hope you have all had a wonderful Christmas and New Year's and I wish you all the very best for 2023. We now have just enough time to rest or catch up with work before we head into Chinese New Year celebrations. This is the year of the Water Rabbit and symbolises longevity, peace and prosperity. According to the Chinese horoscope, the Year of the Rabbit will be a good time for all the zodiac signs and an extremely lucky year for most of them! Excellent news.

We’re absolutely thrilled that the 2022 China Coast Regatta has been awarded Hong Kong's first and only Platinum Level certification by Sailors for the Sea. Clean Regatta is a certification programme administered by Sailors for the Sea, a nonprofit organisation that educates and empowers boaters to protect and restore our oceans and coastal waters. This is a fantastic achievement, and no doubt will be the first of many going forwards.

In last month's issue I mentioned the then-upcoming celebration to mark the 10th Anniversary of the RHKYC Charity Foundation. I am very happy to share that close to $800,000 was raised. This will go a long way to maintain and expand the Charity Foundation’s activities and my heartfelt thanks to everyone involved in ensuring such a successful fundraising event.

We were able to welcome another group of Love 21 paddlers to join us at Middle Island for a second year of dragon boat training. Thanks to enthusiastic volunteers from our paddle sports section and support from the Charity Foundation, we increased participation numbers and were able to provide access to one of our core sports so that 18 youth with Down syndrome and autism were able to participate in a 4–week dragon boat training. Pictures from this programme will be shared in the next Ahoy! but we are so happy to be able to promote the inclusivity of sports to all.

The pontoons at Kellett Island now have electricity for members use – please refer to the Marine pages within for further information.

The first sailing event of the year is the 3rd pursuit race of the Top Dog Series, the One Global HKRNVR Memorial Vase Race taking place on Saturday 7 January. In 1950, the HKRNVR Memorial Vase was presented to the Club in honour of the members of the Hong Kong Royal Naval Volunteer Reserves who died during the Battle for Hong Kong and it came with the request that an effort be made each year to set a course which represents an early wartime Naval Patrol.

Rowing and Paddle Sports is kicking off the year with a number of Introductory courses and land training programmes to prepare our teams for the season ahead. We finished last year with a flurry of races. Our Outrigger canoe team ventured overseas for the first time in three years winning the Ladies OC6 category at the Singapore Ocean Cup. Excellent wins as well in the OC1 category for Clarissa Becker and Christina Park who took Gold in the short and long course races respectively. On the Dragon boat side, we had 1st places finishes in both the Women and Mixed categories at the Hong Kong Championships. And lastly, at the Asian Rowing Championships in Thailand, three of our young members won medals; Lam San Tung and Chiu Hin Chun winning Gold in the men’s double and lightweight men’s single respectively and Winky Hui won Bronze as part of a ladies coxless Four. Well done to all!

Last but certainly not least, I would like to invite you to a General Committee Town Hall on Wednesday 8 February at Kellett Island. The purpose of this Town Hall is to hear from the General Committee about matters which have been discussed, decisions which have been made and finally to update members on matters of interest to the membership. Questions from members will be welcomed. The exact format of the evening has yet to be finalised but will be circulated ahead of the event.

Subscribers to the Kellett Island Developments Bonds

Recently, the Commodore unveiled an honours board listing those members who subscribed to the Club’s Kellett Island Development Bonds which made possible the Kellett Island Development Project 2014 to 2019.

Commodore Lucy Sutro

General Manager’s Message

Happy New Year! I hope you all had a wonderful festive season and are raring to go for a fantastic 2023.

With Christmas and New Year's Eve now behind us, we begin to turn our attention to preparations for Chinese New Year and we have the perfect opportunity to see out the Year of the Tiger and prepare for the Year of the Rabbit in style. Join us in the Compass Room and Steakhouse for the Ruinart Champagne Dinner on Thursday 5 January. Ruinart is the oldest Champagne house having been founded back in 1729! This is always one of the most popular events in our wine dinner calendar so do book up early to avoid missing out.

We've got a fantastic array of events and activities for the entire family to celebrate the New Year of the Rabbit. We have several workshops to teach you how to make Tong Yuan 湯圓 (the traditional Chinese dessert of Sweet Rice Balls), Feng Shui 101, Chinese Calligraphy and Paper Dragon Making – definitely something for everyone and why not sign up for all of them!

Manager Mark Bovaird 總經理布馬克

It cannot be overstated how popular our 盆菜 Poon Choi Dinner on the Rooftop is – and this year we've got two scheduled; the first on 10 January and the second on 16 January. If you prefer to enjoy Poon Choi at home, we have a special takeaway option for you too! You can also take home our Homemade Chinese New Year Puddings and boxes of Chocolates.

The Second Day of Chinese New Year, Monday 23 January, will see Choi Sun, the God of Wealth making his annual visit to the Club and the incredible Lion Dance on the poles is making a comeback too! Make sure you are booked in to the special Chinese New Year Dinner Buffet in the Bistro or the Set Dinner in the Compass Room that night! Full details are available on page xxx or online. Also from 23 January to 5 February we'll have your favourite Chinese New Year Auspicious Dishes in the Bistro.

Lastly on Chinese New Year – please make a note of the Club's Operating Hours over CNY – you can find details on page 38 or online.

Continuing on with our series, Introducing Local Beverage Makers, we are welcoming Moonzen Brewery to the Club. Join us on the Main Lawn for a Beer Tasting Pop-up on Friday 6 January and then a Moonzen Beer Pairing Dinner in the Compass Room on Thursday 19 January.

There's a lot going on for the children too, with a Scavenger Hunt (this time a little harder) on Sunday 8 January – free of charge but do sign up and a Kids' Movie Night featuring The Lego Movie on Saturday 14 January. We also have Kids' Zumba on Sunday 29 January.

We're looking forward to a fantastic year ahead – first up on the sporting calendar is the One Global HKRNVR Memorial Vase on 7 January – see you there!

Kung Hei Fat Choi!

Commodore

Many thanks to our friends and neighbours at the SPCA for helping us with our CNY photoshoot. A pet is a friend for life. Rabbits have relatively long lives – between 8 to 12 years or even more – they aren't just for Chinese New Year (or Easter!). In order to give a rabbit (or any other pet) a happy life, you need to think carefully about the commitment you are making and the length of time you will need to be responsible for their care. And adopt, don't shop! If you have what it takes to care for a pet, please visit www.spca.org.hk!

General

Lucy Sutro and Mark Bovaird wishing everyone a Happy Chinese New Year of the Rabbit!

一般能帶來好運，這可真是好消息呢！ 「2022中國海岸帆船賽」為香港首個，亦是唯一一個賽事，獲得「Sailors for the Sea」頒發的「白金認證」。 「潔淨帆船賽」認證由非牟利海洋保育團體「Sailors for the Sea」頒發，「Sailors for the Sea」是一個非 牟利機構，以鼓勵航海業界保護及修復海洋及沿岸水域。這可是一個了不起的成就，我深信隨之而來本會的 賽事將獲頒發更多的認證呢！

在上一期的Ahoy!我提及過一連串的慶祝活動，以慶祝香港遊艇會慈善基金會(下稱基金會)的十周年誌慶。 在這裡，我欣然告訴大家我們籌得近八十萬的善款。籌得的款項將持續營運基金會及擴展基金會的活動， 衷心感謝所有參與這個籌款活動的人，令活動得以成功舉辦。

今年是第二年再度迎來Love 21帶來18位患有唐氐綜合症及自閉症的青年到中途島進行龍舟訓練。感謝那些 划槳運動部的熱心義工及基金會的支持，增加了名額，讓他們可以接觸及體驗本會其中一項核心運動，進行為 期四周的龍舟訓練計劃。有關此計劃的圖片，將於下期的Ahoy!刊登；但我們非常高興能夠向大眾宣揚運動的 普及化呢！

在吉列島會所的浮橋現已設置電力供應予會趴使用，詳情可參閱內容有關本會有關海事部的資訊。

本年度首場帆船賽為Top Dog盃帆船聯賽的第三場追逐賽─1月7日星期六舉行的「One Global HKRNVR 紀念盃帆船賽」。在1950年時，本會獲贈HKRNVR紀念盃，用以紀念在戰爭中捨身的香港皇家海軍。每年的 比賽航道，我們都盡量模擬HKRNVR巡航的航道，以代表早年戰時海軍巡邏的航道。 賽艇及划槳運動將以數個入門課程及陸上訓練為本會的隊伍展開今年的訓練。去年，我們上演了一場又一場 的精彩賽事。本會的懸浮獨木舟隊伍三年以來首次到海外比賽，在女子六人組別嬴得了「Singapore Ocean Cup」。在單人組別中，Clarissa Becker及Christina Park在短途及長途賽均掄元。在龍舟方面，本會派出的 隊伍在「香港錦標賽」中的公開及女子組別分別稱王封后。最後，在泰國上演的「亞洲賽艇錦標賽」本會三個 青年會員，林新棟伙拍王瑋駿於男子雙人單槳封王，趙顯臻在男子輕量級單人雙槳摘金，而有份出戰女子四人 單槳艇項目的許詠淇摘銅。恭喜所有選手！

最後，我誠意邀請大家出席在2月8日星期三於吉列島會所舉行的理事會公聽會。此公聽會目的在於了解理事 會曾商議的事項，已議決的事項以及就會員的會籍問題作最新的通報。歡迎會員提出問題。公聽會的形式待 定，但必會在活動前公佈。

新年快樂！希望大家都渡過了美好的節日，亦熱切地期待著一個精彩的2023年。

聖誕及新年過後，大家都開始把注意力放在農曆新年上，準備送虎迎兔了。大家不妨參與在1月5日星期四晚在 「Compass Room」及「Steakhouse」舉行的「Ruinart 香檳晚宴」吧！「Ruinart」可是始於1729年的大品 牌，這個晚宴在本會一向廣受歡迎，為免向隅，訂位從速！ 本會有著一系列的家庭活動，讓大家在兔年賀新歲。本會將舉辦數場工作坊，包括「湯圓製作」、「風水101」、

以同時把本會製作的年糕及巧克力一併購買回家。

2022 Long Standing Members Presentation

50th years membership group photo

MEMBERS WHO HAVE REACHED THEIR 25-YEAR MILESTONE

Mr Andy Burt

Mr Chan Siu Kuen Eric

Mr Chan Chi Wang Joseph

Mr & Mrs Chan Wai Keung Ernest

Ms Chan Suk Fai Hazel

Mr Chan Wai Chuen

Mr & Mrs Chan Chiu Kwok Charles

Mr & Mrs Chan Kam Huen Joseph

Mr Chan Wai Keung Edmond

Mr & Mrs Chan Kwok Bun Johnny

Mr Chan Wing Tung Warren

Mr & Mrs Calvin Chau

Mr & Mrs Cheng Chi Lun Troy

Mr & Mrs Cheung Man Kit Francis

Mr & Mrs Cheung Wai Ching Thomas

Miss Mary Chiang

Mr & Mrs Chien Wai Tak Dennis

Dr & Mrs Chiu Lai Hong

Mr & Mrs Chiu Chung Ming Vincent

Mr & Mrs Choi Yun Yee Harry

Mr & Mrs Choi Lee Keung Ken

Mr & Mrs Watt H Chow

Mr & Mrs Chung Kam Kwong

Mr Adrian Philip Macomber Churn

Mr & Mrs Henry William Dunlop

Mr & Mrs Matthew J M Farrar

Mr Fung Ho Che Raymond

Mr & Mrs Fung Gin Eric

Mr Ho Wing Huen Frederick

Dr Ho Tin Yee Tinny

Mr & Mrs Gavin R Jones

Mr Kam Shiu Ping Peter

Mr Kay Li Kuen Andrew

Mr & Mrs King Wing Tai Dicky

Mr & Mrs Kong Cheuk Hang

Mr & Mrs Stefan Krummeck

Mr & Mrs Kwok Kin Shing Gary

Mr & Mrs Kwok Yat Lung Joseph

Miss Cissy Lam & Mr Robert Tang

Mr Lam Ka Wai Graham

Mr & Mrs Lam Kwok Hung Guy

Mr & Mrs Lam Sing Hung Danny

Mr & Mrs Lam Tin Kin Peter

Mr Lam Chi Ming Eric

Mr & Mrs Lau Siu Hong David

Mr & Mrs Lau Kam Wah Stanley

Mr & Mrs Lee Kang Bor Thomas

Mr & Mrs Lee Tai Wah Trevor

Mr & Mrs Leung Jark Cheung

Dr Frances Leung & Mr Albert Kwan

Mr & Mrs Leung Nai Bun Raymond*

Ms Leung Lai Ping Margaret

Mr & Mrs Leung Sui Chung Peter

Mr & Mrs Leung Yiu Chung Andy

Mr & Mrs Leung Shiu Wing Ricky

Miss Lo Wing Yun Christine

Mr & Mrs Luk Yan Ching

Ms Jennifer Luke

Dr & Mrs Ma Siu Wing Raymond, MH

Ms Ma Lai Yuk

Mr & Mrs Mak Yip Shing Andrew

Mr & Mrs Michael William McCool

Mr & Mrs Stuart Maxwell Mowbray

Mr & Mrs Ng Tung Yiu Thomas

Mr & Mrs Ng Wai Man

Mr & Mrs Ngai Chun Hung

Mr & Mrs Richard R Nieto

Miss Pak Kar Wei Jacklyn

Mr & Mrs Pang Chi Tat Dennis

Mr & Mrs Warren Peter Phillips

Mr & Mrs Poon Chung Ho David

Mr & Mrs Poon Shun Kwok Albert

Mr & Mrs Murray D C Sargant

Mr & Mrs William Justin Searle

Mr & Mrs Jonathan Julian Silver

Mr & Mrs So Sum Yau Anson

Ms Winnie So & Mr Hon Chun Liu

Mr & Mrs So Kit Hoi

Mr & Mrs So Kai Kwok Kenneth

Mr & Mrs Robert L G Stoneley

Ms Kathleen Anne Street Allan

Mr Andrew Michael Sullivan

Mr & Mrs Tam Chun Kwong Rick

Dr & Mrs Tang Kam Kee

Mr & Mrs Keat Aun Tian

Mr Paul Nicholas Wai Pang Tong

Mr Tsang Chi Yui Derek

Mr & Mrs Tsang Cho Tai Allan

Mr & Mrs Tsang Cheuk Yin

Dr & Mrs Tse Sing Sang Bell

Mr & Mrs Tso Hang Sing Bob

Mr & Mrs Tsui Wing Ka Eric

Dr & Mrs A E J Van Langenberg

Mr & Mrs Gilbert Wai

Mrs Gaebriella Wilkins

Mr Alan Peter Wilson

Ms Wong Mei Lin

Mr & Mrs Wong Sin Hua Felix

Mr Wong Wing Yun Christopher

Miss Wong Ling Sze Susanna

Mr & Mrs Wong Koon Pong Edward

Mr & Mrs Wong Chi Kwong Tony

Mr & Mrs Wong Yee Jen Eugene

Mr & Mrs Wong Kam Pui

Mr & Mrs Wong Tak Kei Dicky

Mr & Mrs Wong Chiu Man Tony

Mr & Mrs Yiu Wai Cheung Norman

Ms Clarice Yu & Mr Alain Chung

Mr Yuen Sun Chak

Mr Yung Wing Hong Albert

* Mr. and Mrs. Leung were not in Hong Kong when they reached their 25 year milestone and have recently celebrated 43 years of membership. They were in attendance to receive their 25 year commemorative plate.

MEMBERS WHO HAVE REACHED THEIR 50-YEAR MILESTONE

Mr Dermot Agnew

Mr Ruedi Bischof

Mr Chan Hung Kwan Mr Chang Ur Way Lowell

Mrs Phyllis Chang Mr Merle Allan Hinrich

Mr Charles Steven Monat Mr Jacob Gerardus Mallee

Mr Gordon Victor Robinson Mr Shiu King Wai Peter

2022 AGM Award

Noel Croucher Award – Yachting

Mr Rob Berkley

Mr Berkely had singlehandedly run the HKPN handicapping system for the HKSF for the past 13 years. The HKPN system brought a huge number of boats and sailors into yacht racing and his hard work on this has made HKPN much more relevant than it was a decade ago. His work touched sailors across Hong Kong, from all of the clubs. For the Club, Mr Berkley had taken over the reins of the ATI rating system which was formally run by Mr Jamie McWilliam.

Mr Berkley was also one of the co-founders of the Hong Kong Shorthanded Sailing Association, who organised a number of events during the lockdown period when fully-crewed sailing was a challenge and the clubs were not allowed to be involved. Shorthanded sailing is very popular worldwide – this group will continue to organise shorthanded events or form a division in existing big boat events.

Mr Berkley was an active member of the Big Boat fleet, racing with his boats “Sex Drive” and then “Calamansi”. He now had a larger cruising boat that he often raced double-handed. He was a member of the Big Boat Committee and the Offshore Racing Committee. As an experienced offshore sailor, he also acted as a scrutineer for offshore races.

Noel Croucher Award – Rowing

Bonita Leung

Ms Bonita Leung had brought huge attention to expanding accessibility and inclusivity for rowing and paddling in the recent years. She set up, managed and ran a pilot 7-week dragon boat training programme for cognitively impaired individuals to expand comfort level with water sports during Covid in the summer of 2021. The programme was so successful that not only was it prominently covered by the local press, it was also picked up by the Financial Times and generated positive coverage for the Club and especially for the rowing and paddling section. Ms Leung then further expanded on the pilot programme to organize an inclusive dragon boat race in June 2022 in the Wan Chai basin for local teams with cognitively impaired racers. Due to that programme, the Australian Dragon Boat Federation has reached out and requested support and guidance on setting up inclusive dragon boat training programmes and races; there had also been discussions with adaptive racing teams in the United States to exchange ideas on how to expand accessibility of dragon boat racing for all.

Ms Leung also assisted in promoting the Club’s image to the public as being a firm supporter of the inclusiveness of water sports and that barriers to even paddling could be overcome. During Covid’s “5th wave”, she spearheaded club-wide ‘Move For Hong Kong’ fitness initiative to spur sports to compete against other sports to raise funds for Covid-related relief and to bring the Club’s sports together; as part of that initiative she assisted in setting up a crowd-sourced online fundraising platform for the Charity Foundation to modernize its ability to fundraise.

Ms Leung had been an active member of the Paddle Sports section for many years. She has been a member of the Rowing Committee since 2020, Paddle Sports Sub-Committee from 2016–2018 and is recently the chairman of Dragon Boat SubCommittee. She has raced locally for the Club’s dragon boat and outrigger canoe teams and internationally for the Club’s dragon boat team. She was also an active contributor in race management and in the Club hosting dragon boat races to further develop the Club’s ability to work with the relevant national sports federation to attract overseas competitors to race in Hong Kong.

The Bridge

Tom Larmour Award – Young Sailor of the Year

Shaan Mutreja

Shaan is a committed and passionate sailor who was rewarded by winning the Laser 4.7 class at the Southside regatta last year, in what was the only event he was able to participate in locally last season. Halfway through the season, Shaan was promoted to the Hong Kong Sports Institute team. Shaan is also someone who encourages and helps his fellow teammates as much as possible. In his spare time, he is one of our best assistant instructors for sail training courses and also likes to sail 29ers, Waszps and J/80s.

Tom Larmour Award – Most Promising Young Sailor

Kai Storey

Kai is a dedicated youth Sharks sailor who attended every training session and was often found at Middle Island outside training hours taking himself out Optimist or Bic sailing. Kai was one of two sailors who were promoted from Optimist Gold Squad to Optimist Performance/Development team halfway through last season due to his very quick improvement and fantastic attitude. Kai’s result at his first Optimist regatta in the open fleet at the recent Optimist nationals was 18th out of 36 sailors.

Tom Larmour Award – RHKYC Sharks Best Performance

Emily Polson

Emily was promoted to the Hong Kong Sports Institute 29er team early in the season where she started sailing with Maddalena Di Salvo, who also started sailing originally with the Sharks. The pair managed a second place in the Hebe Haven Regatta this year and then had a very successful summer in Europe, placing 52nd out of 127 sailors at Kieler Woche regatta, 39 th and 4th girls team out of 165 sailors in the 29er European Championships and 5th out of 17 sailors in the Youth World Championships where they narrowly missing out on 3rd place after a protest in the final race.

Wilson Bowl Award

Chloe Shim

Chloe is bold, dares to ask questions and is very supportive to the rest of the team during sessions. She had made great progress during her time at the Club and enthusiastically attended many sessions throughout the year. Her ability to learn fast has been reflected in her strong technique; her timing, rhythm and stroke technique have shown very solid improvements. She is ambitious and not afraid to dream. The Wilson Bowl award was then presented to Chloe Shim.

Samantha Kelly Memorial Award

Elizabeth Wai

Elizabeth Wai has been an active member since 2019, and her passion is bridging the club’s core sports as a former university-level rower and now turned sailor. As a member of the Young Members Committee and as the Etchells Class Secretary she worked towards improving cross-pollination among the core sports. She has been helping with club events that bring seasoned veterans and more junior members together to encourage seamanship and knowledge transfer. She aims for more member-led training, inter-fleet sailing activities, and youth member activities where paddlers, rowers, and sailors can support one another.

Sun Hung Kai & Co. Around the Island Race

Hong Kong’s biggest annual celebration of sail, Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club’s Sun Hung Kai & Co. Around the Island Race, a 26nm circumnavigation of Hong Kong Island, took place on Sunday 20 November with an impressive line up of 224 boats from 14 classes, including seven one-design classes, Sportsboats, HKPN, IRC, dinghies, beach catamarans and two trimarans who stole the show with their stunning display of speed this year - both crossing the finishing line in first and second place.

WORDS: NIKKI CLARINGBOLD AND VIVIAN NGAN | IMAGES: GUY NOWELL | VIVIAN NGAN | 小四哥

Sun Hung Kai & Co. Around the Island Race

It took two start lines set off Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club's Kellett Island Clubhouse and 24 consecutive starts to get the fleet away.

SHK Scallywag FUKU Orma 60 Trimaran was the last starter at 1110hrs, 10 minutes behind its smaller rival, the Nigel Irens 40 trimaran, Carbon 3 , while the smallest boat competing in the race, the singlehanded RS Aero 7 skippered by Stefan Lecher headed off at 0840hrs. The youngest participant of the race was 2.5 years old Danielle Law, who took part in her first Around the Island Race on board Ding Dong with her 5 year old brother Sean and father Dominic.

The day started in 8 to 10kts of north-easterly breeze off the start line. The fleet made their way up the island side of the Hong Kong Harbour, avoiding exclusion zones for Hong Kong’s busy marine traffic and then

made their way seamlessly out through the Lei Yue Mun Gap. Kites were hoisted out of the Gap, where the fleet compressed as the wind lightened off to an easterly breeze of around 6kts.

By Shek O and the approaches to Cape D’Aguilar, Nim Ye’s J92s Delight, was in the lead with the breeze starting to pick up again to 10kts. However, Rune Jacobsen’s J/80 Jammin soon took over the lead passing through the Stanley Gate at 1240hrs with the 29ers right behind them. In the meantime, things were also hotting up at the back of the fleet as SHK Scallywag FUKU powered up and started working her way through the armada of yachts, going on to the lead the fleet through the Cyberport Gate a mere nine minutes later and the Sandy Bay Club mark 4 minutes later at 1253hrs.

Feature | Sun Hung Kai & Co. Around the Island Race

Sun Hung Kai & Co. Around the Island Race

With the fleet under kite from Cape D’ Aguilar and experiencing consistent conditions, Race Officer David Norton confirmed the race would make the full circumnavigation with the finish off Kellett Island. Spared the typical Cyberport park-up, the majority of the fleet had converged on Green Island by 1500hrs before they started the last challenging section of the course – negotiating the tricky beat back up through the harbour to the finish.

In what was to be a quick race for all, David Witt’s SHK Scallywayg FUKU Orma 60 Trimaran took the fasted elapsed time of 2h 25m 21s, just short of the race record of 2h 13m 11s established by Aberdeen Extreme 40 in 2013. Witt said after the race, the team had only sailed one race in the last three years and it was a fitting way to reignite the SHK Scallywag sailing team by joining the Race, “it was the

teams first time in the Sun Hung Kai & Co. Around the Island Race and we loved it. Team owner and club member Seng Huang Lee helmed the tri throughout the 26nm race. In missing the the record, he was disappointed but we look forward to trying again next year.” Witt added the SHK Scallywag team look forward to being back next year.

The Nigel Irens Tri 40 trimaran, Carbon 3 crossed the finishing line, 22 mins after SHK Scallywag FUKU Orma 60 Carbon 3 going on to lift the HKPN overall division trophy of the day, followed by Bridget Chan’s Ker 11.3 Minnie the Moocher and Raymond Yip’s Beneteau First 44.7 Harpseal taking 3rd place in the divsion.

Skipper of Carbon 3 , Niccolo Manno was pleased to have had another multihull out on the course, “We are obviously very happy about the

win, in particular since we had great competition with the Orma 60 in town this year, and to come second over the line is a great result too. On the back of a line honours win two years ago, we feel good – we just messed up the 2 last tacks in front of the finishing line and all the spectators, ha!”

He added the team’s great consistency and boat handling skills contributed to their win this year. “The crew did an amazing job with all the tacks up the harbour and so many gybes in the Lamma channel. We sailed our race, and tried to keep our average speeds high throughout the race.”

The big winners of the day were Noel Chan’s TP52 Rampage88 , followed by another TP52 Phoenix owned by Robert Wiest/Victor Ku

and David Ho and Patrick Pender’s VX One Serendipity who wrapped up the ATI overall postions.

Owner of Rampage88 , Noel Chan, was delighted by the teams performance over the sailing season, having taken 1st place in Autumn Regatta, 2nd place in China Coast Regatta – a close one point behind Alpha+ and then 1st place overall in Sung Hung Kai & Co. Around the Island Race in their division.

“Sailing on a TP52 is very physical and the skill set is very demanding. We have a strong team mixing local and expat sailors. We are grateful to have had Mathew Humphries helping us over the past three years on a coaching program.”

“We deliberately put 13 crew on board for the race to cover the work

Feature

| Sun Hung Kai & Co. Around the Island Race

Sun Hung Kai & Co. Around the Island Race

usually done by 15 sailors to suit the lighter conditions. This year we were lucky to have the perfect wind condition, there were no wind hole in Cyberport this year, therefore we could overtake nearly all the boats who started before us.”

At the smaller end of the fleet, Emily Polson helming her 29er Diana, took the impressive double of the 29er division trophy and the Ladies Govida prize, for first ladies helm. Commenting after the race that “It was really fun and challenging and it was so great to be a part of an event of this size and racing against some amazing boats. It was so good to have six 29ers on the water as well.”

Race Officer David Norton was satisfied with the steady conditions, “Unlike the ’feast and famine’ conditions that we see most years, the 2022 Around the Island Race had a consistent 8–12kts around the whole course, the only real soft spot was around the Green Island mark. Great sailing conditions along the Lamma channel! The outgoing tide

helped most of the fleet through Lei Yue Mun, but the payback was a strong adverse current in the western harbour on the 3.5 mile beat back from Green Island mark to the finish.

Well done to the 207 boats that completed the race and we must thank the 50 plus volunteers that made this event happen. Thanks also to Sun Hung Kai & Co. for their sponsorship of the event and for bringing the Orma 60 all the way to Hong Kong for the race.”

The Around the Island Race has been a huge success and we must say a huge thank you to our sponsors and partners. Sun Hung Kai & Co., who continue to be a valued and engaged title sponsor of the event. Thanks also goes to supporting sponsors St James’s Place, Timothy Oulton and Maui Jim for their steadfast support and Peroni – partner of the event, who helped with getting the post-race celebration into full swing. Their support has allowed our events to grow exceptionaly each year and we look forward to more great events with them in future.

Serendipity Sportsboat Class Winner

PhyloongII Dragon Class Winner

Carbon 3 HKPN Division Overall Winner

Rampage88 ATI Division Overall Winner

SHK Scallywag FUKU Orma 60 Line Honours

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 Race Officer David Norton and ARO Inge Strompf-Jepsen with Cathy Delany, Howie Suen and Victor Yung, Cyberport Gate RO Elberti Uiterwaal-Postma with Carol Wu, Jocosa Tse, Natalie Sukhanova and Nils Hesse, Stanley Gate RO Jennifer Li with Clarice Lam, Rita Yu and Tina Over, Inner Line RO Lindsay Lyons with her shore team Gina Littlefair, Rob Littlefair and Vicky Pang.

The safety team were kept busy and a huge thank you goes out to Safety Officer Barry Truhol with Andy Chong, Andy Wong, Arick Chan,

Baden Wong, Calle Krokstäde, Christopher Nowell, Ernest Wong, Floria Wun, Gigi Shui, Jacqueline Truhol, Jonathan Bluhdorn, Katie Krokstäde, Niclas Rydin, Oscar Hemberg, Paul Oen, Robert Humann, Robert Rogers, Stephen Cheung, Steve Wordsworth, Sunny Yip, Tommy Chan, Tony Cheung, Tony Price and Victor Tsien.

The last word: Niccolo Manno, skipper of Carbon 3 sums the day up, “Go race next year, this is the best race in Hong Kong, the colours of all the spinakers downwind, the scenery, the atmosphere, it’s just a great event every year.”

See you all next year!

Feature

| Sun Hung Kai & Co. Around the Island Race

King of the Pin Etchells Class Winner

Miss Piggy Ruffian Class Winner

Full Power Flying15 Class winner

Solstice Pandora Class Winner

Impala 1 Impala Class Winner

Jammin J/80 Class Winner

Big Car Hobie 16 Class Winner

Diana 29er Class Winner

Sailing

Flying Fifteen Class Champs

Day 1

With a light N/E forecast for Saturday followed by 15kts forecast for Sunday, it looked like the weather would serve up something for everyone. In the end however, it was a weekend that got lighter and trickier as it went on. Day 1 was a day for those being over the start early: Race 1 started in about 6 to 8kts NW beating up to Lamma; the question was which way to go. Several boats were over the line early, including Tak Fong in Skiver who didn’t return and sailed to finished OCS, while Peter and Ros Britten on Noisy Forefather returned to clear their OCS. Having seen the fleet go left, they decided to search the building breeze on the right to reach the top mark in front of Howard Williams and Adam Kingston in Squiffy in 2nd and Sam Chan and Kingston Leung in Full Power in 3rd. This was then the order for the podium of Race 1 through to the finish.

Race 2 saw Howard making best use of varying breeze and holding a commanding race lead to the end. Sam and Pete fought right up to the finish line with Pete just squeezing inside to grab 2nd place by one second. In the second half of the fleet, Gina Chen and Josh Crowhurst in Ffolly began a regatta-long duel with Yukinori Kirihara and Miki Takeuchi in Pathfinder and Jun Komatsu and Aya Ozawa in French Fries , alternating port starboard crossings on the beat and chasing to cover each other downwind.

This year the fleet returned to the World Championship course off Lamma for the first time for three years. Twelve boats participated in the 2022 Flying Fifteen Class Champs, regulars and newcomers alike.

WORDS: PETER BRITTEN AND GINA CHEN | IMAGES: TIM ROBERTS

Race 3 started with some antics at the committee boat end, with Sam having command of the gap and shutting multiple boats out, only to get pushed over the line himself while also incurring a 720 penalty. As the fleet sailed off, Sam calmly dipped the line, completed his penalty (which took two minutes in the light air), and then planned his comeback. Having seen the fleet go right, Sam and Kingston decided to find breeze in the left corner. Years of racing off Lamma paid off as he climbed the ladder and showed the young guns how to go from zero to hero, finishing the race in 3rd place after having started two minutes behind everybody else.

Day 2

As the fleet headed out to the race course, it became apparent that the forecast of 15kts was never going to happen. The wind was so light that a few boats were late for the start. Luckily for them, Race Officer Dave Norton had the AP up, challenged by a wind swinging 60 degrees before the start but finally got a good race track.

Race 4 started with Pete and Edith Llerena Fernandez on Noisy Forefather taking the lead, but on the second beat were shown a clean pair of heels by Carlyon Knight-Evans and Lucy Sutro on Kerfuffle and Sam and Kingston on Full Power, both showing a master class of managing a difficult and oscillating breeze by pulling out a strong lead. Carlyon and Lucy took the win with Sam and Kingston close behind. The rest of the fleet had varying degrees of success trying to stay out of the holes in the top, middle, and bottom of the course.

A long wait for the breeze to settle for Race 5, but Dave Norton and his team got the timing perfect and ran a race in a dying breeze. With a shortened course, the top five boats all crossed the line within 30 seconds of each other with Pete and Edith taking their third bullet of the series. Four minutes later, the second half of the fleet finished within 1 minute of each other, with Gina and Josh having found a singular breath of wind from the far right to keep the kite just precariously filled, catching up Jun and Aya, but it wasn’t enough to beat Kiri and Miki across the line. RO Dave Norton then declared the series over due to the dying breeze, allowing Peter, Ros and Edith to celebrate the win. 2nd place went to Howard and Adam on Squiffy, having just squeezed in front of Sam and Kingston on Full Power on count back to make up the Podium.

and

for getting 5 races

A huge thanks to Tim Roberts and Oliver Merz for all their efforts to make this happen, and to Dave Norton

his race management team

done in difficult conditions.

Around Middle Island Race

WORDS AND IMAGES BY LUKE VAN DER KAMP

As the big boats all prepared for their lap of Hong Kong in the Around the Island Race, the dinghies at Middle Island had their turn on the Saturday before, 19 November. 38 dinghies entered the race and the wind gods did not disappoint, sending a solid 8 to 12kts easterly down to Middle Island for the race day.

Kai Storey (RHKYC) on the O’pen Skiff (formerly known as the O’pen Bic) made it across in time to not only take the win, but also demote his dad off the podium! Shaan Mutreja and Michael Anderson rounded out the podium in second and third place. Tim Storey (RHKYC) finished in 4th with Helen and Audrey Liu (RHKYC) finishing out the top 5 on the RS Feva.

A big thanks to Race officer Elberti UiterwaalPostma and her team for their efforts. Also a big thanks to North Sails Hong Kong for their support of the event providing some great prizes.

irst off went the Optis with sailors from Hebe Haven Yacht Club and 888 Yachting amongst the RHKYC regulars. A fierce tacking duel up the channel saw Cyrus Yung from HHYC emerge in the lead; a position he would take to the finish line. The Optis kept the breeze around the whole island and soon the Optis were beating back up to the finish line jostling for position. Cyrus Yung maintained his lead to the end though Kian Anderson (HHYC) pushed him hard to the end crossing in second. Rohan Maliah (RHKYC) managed to grab the last podium spot late in the race thanks to a well-timed last tack. Jai Mutreja (RHKYC) and Sophie Shao (HHYC) rounded out the top 5.

In the open division, things were not as straight forward. The wind picked up a few knots for the start which saw a mad dash off the start to claim the right-hand side of the channel. Romina Lecher (RHKYC) in the Laser 4.7

stormed off the start line, held off the bigger rigs and led the fleet to the MI Beach. The crowded channel made for some risky tacking decisions, but they paid off for Shaan Mutreja (RHKYC) in the Radial, he led the fleet out in to Repulse Bay. Shaan held the lead and rounded the final mark with a considerable gap between him and the next boat only for the wind to die off. The fleet saw a split between those choosing to stay in clearer water but less breeze on the left, and those chasing breeze through the moorings on the right. Shaan went left and barely held off a fast charging Radial of Michael Anderson (HHYC) who found the breeze on the right and came in to the finish line with more speed. The race was on to see whether the smaller boats would be able finish close enough to sneak the win on handicap.

Whilst some boats came close, only one boat was able to get in front of the Radials.

Friday Sunset Dinghy Racing at Middle Island

We’ve often sat at the bar during a beautiful sunset at Middle Island on Friday nights and pondered a couple questions; 1. Why are there not more people here enjoying this slice of heaven? And 2. How do we encourage more members to take up dinghy racing? The answer was the Friday Sunset Dinghy racing series at Middle Island. Drawing inspiration from the successful Sunset Series in the harbour, the dinghy version aimed to provide something for all sailors of all ages and abilities from beginner to advanced. Whilst

regular club dinghy racing may seem daunting to newcomers, the Friday racing gave a more relaxed introduction to the competitive side of the sport. Simple flags and starting procedures followed by one race took away much of the stress and saw over 14 first time racers take part over the five weeks. Social racing was the name of the game and more experienced sailors took the concept in to their stride, often offering advice and encouragement to new sailors during the races.

An average of 13 boats per week took part with a high of 18 entries in one race. This year, the start time was moved forward to 1645hrs and it paid off with more consistent wind for the duration of the races – which also meant everyone was upstairs at the bar earlier!

Almost as good as the racing was the atmosphere upstairs afterwards, with new dinghy sailors getting the opportunity to mingle and meet the stalwarts of the dinghy class over drinks and barbeques. One week even saw a Halloween pizza party amongst the youth sailors following racing.

Sunset Dinghy Racing will return either in the spring or autumn of 2023. For more information or to learn more about dinghy racing at RHKYC, please join the Dinghy Class mailing list by contacting dinghies@rhkyc.org.hk

WORDS AND IMAGES BY LUKE VAN DER KAMP

Rowing

Around the Island Race (Outrigger)

WORDS: AMY DE VERA | IMAGES: STANLEY LAM | MIKE LAW

On 12 November, seventeen crews paddled around Hong Kong Island for the annual Around the Island Outrigger Canoe Race. The warm weather on the day brought with it calm waters and smooth conditions for all racers. This, however, did not prevent the RHKYC Outrigger section crowning a few champions!

This year’s Club entry of seven teams set a record for the largest number of crews and paddlers entered by a single club in the race’s history.

RHKYC Outrigger’s remarkable results were as follows:

Champions of the Open Standard category (race time: 04:18:55); Arvind Rajan, Stuart Carroll, Seb McMurrich, Stephen Alley, Luis Segovia, Adam Fan, Victor Zhang, Dean Burrell led by Crew and Men’s Captain Duncan Smith - were the first crew to reach the finish line. “Definitely nothing ‘standard’ about these men”, words from their Crew Manager, Jilly Carroll.

Next in our Champion’s list, the Mixed Unlimited team (time: 04:02:29); Aya Asanuma, Clarissa McVey, Katya Lukyanets, Maud Duquesne, William Chalmers, David Best, Gianni Aprea, Justin Wong and Ken Wong led by Crew Captain Christina Park and Crew Manager Ryan Cheung who flawlessly dominated the start line by taking the lead from the start line.

Our lovely Wahine (time: 04:15:03); Francesca Zino, Clare, Baldwin, Clarissa Becker, Elena Kucherenko, Jo Royds-Jones, Michelle Lau and Amy de Vera led by Crew and Women’s Captain Martina Redaelli and

Crew Manager/Coach Melissa Davis. These ladies took on a whole new ATIR challenge by racing with only eight women (instead of the usual nine) meaning each of them was required to paddle longer sections of more than thirty kilometres each.

Last but not the least, the Open Unlimited category was represented by: Hamish McNicol, Doug Woodring, Florian Neto, Jess Kneble, Yverain Olivares, Zach Tuckwell, Philipp Chou, Kenniz Ng and led by Crew Captain Steve Taylor and Crew Manager/Coach Scott Dale. These gentlemen fought hard as they crossed the finish line ahead of all the other teams in their category. However, a bittersweet ending as they had to digest a “DNF” result due to an unfortunate mistake.

A big Congratulations of course goes to the rest of our RHKYC Outrigger crews: – Open Standard – 2nd runner-up (Crew Captain Andrew Simmonds and Manager Bonita Leung).

– Mixed Standard Crews: 1st runner-up for Crew Captain Wallis Chan and Manager Charlie Lam, and 2nd runner-up for Crew Captain Rob Serjeant and Manager John Trotter.

All in all, another successful event bringing the Hong Kong Paddling community together which wouldn’t have happened without the hard work and dedication of the ATIR 2022 organising committee and volunteers!

Thank you all!

Open Unlimited

L TO R: Global Renegades; Mixed Standard; Women Unlimited

Around the Island Race (Rowing)

Rowing

The morning of the Rowing Section’s Iron Around the Island Race 2022 dawned on 12 November, overcast with some light rain, temperatures in the low 20s, a touch of wind and swells under one metre. All in all, pretty favorable conditions for this 45km race around the island. News of such mild weather no doubt brought joy to many a rower as they prepared to set off for the race.

On the rowing side, ATIR is split over two days, with Saturday hosting the Iron race for crews racing the full loop around the

island and Sunday hosting the Relay race for crews splitting the trip into two legs. For all rowing competitors, the race starts in Victoria Harbour, just outside of Kellett Island. The Iron rowers take a direct line around the island, passing just north of Round Island, while the Relay rowers make a pit stop at Middle Island to swap their crews out for the second leg of the race.

All told, 26 crews competed in the Rowing ATIR this year, with 17 Iron

crews and 9 Relay crews. This year also saw the return of international crews to the race, with father and daughter crew Jukka and Salla Haikonen representing Keravan Urheilijat in Finland. Matthew Ridgwell from Singapore was

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

WORDS: ABI WATT | IMAGES: STANLEY LAM, MIKE LAW

IRON WINNERS

Women’s Coastal 1x: Isa Scheunpflug, RHKYC, 05:03:00

Open Coastal 1x: Andrew Lawson, Lantau Boat Club, 04:18:27

Women’s Coastal 2x: Back B4 Sunset (Coco Au, Serenade Liu), RHKYC, 06:35:26

Mixed Coastal 2x: The Dragons for Robert Wilson (Jasmine Monteil, Matt Lo), Lantau Boat Club, 04:39:08

Open Coastal 2x: Cedric & Niral (Cedric Podevin, Niral Maru), RHKYC, 06:22:49

Women’s Coastal 4x+: Oarsome Angels (Danielle de St Jorre, Alex Mihos, Katy Dhupelia, Fifi Chan, Thomas Yuen), RHKYC, 04:35:08

Mixed Coastal 4x+: Crazy Camels (Vincent McIlduff, Michele Lam, Ryochi Ishida, Jennifer Haigh, Joey Kan), RHKYC, 04:21:28

Open Coastal 4x+: Og’s Dogs (Abi Watt, Calvin Tang, Chris Knollman, Josep Ferrer Flehr, Mark Hughes), RHKYC, 03:35:58

RELAY WIN NERS

Open Coastal 2x: Xian Star (Sandy Lau, Henrick Cheng, Kouer Zhang, Gavin Yao), RHKYC, 5:10:23

Open Coastal 4x+: New Star (Gary Sin, Eric Woo, Jeffery Chan, Joanne Chan, Fung Wing Chan, Richard Yuen, Geraldine Li, Tak Ho Tang, Terrence Poon, Celia Chan), New Star Rowing Club, 4:10:54

YCMA Middle Island Cup

WORDS: JONATHAN LUK | IMAGES: STANLEY LAM | MIKE LAW

What do most people look forward to in the build up to spooky Halloween? Dragon boat racing of course!

On 30 October, the RHKYC hosted its third dragon boat race of the year. The YCMA Middle Island Cup is one of the most interesting races in Hong Kong as it is a head-to-head race over a 1km course with two 180-degree turns. The competition at Middle Island saw fierce competition from over 35 teams including universities, youth organisations and corporations. Over 52 races took place during the day in both small and standard boats with crews of 10 and 20 paddlers respectively.

In the spirit of Halloween, teams dressed up in costume and our RHKYC paddlers were no exception; they came as Spartan warriors. Chants of ‘Sparta! Sparta!’ were heard throughout the day! Other costume themes included Spanish dancers, ethnic groups and even Buzz Lightyear.

After the important eye-dotting ceremony at noon time, races re-commenced with the YCMA 25th Anniversary and Junior categories. Both had exciting races, especially a close finish between HKUST and HKBU in the Finals. Our very own Royal X Juniors did us proud over three amazing races against the VRC and Lamma U18s.

With the small boat categories having raced in the morning, it was the turn of the larger, standard boats in the afternoon. The RHKYC had teams in the Women’s and Open categories with both making it through to the semi-finals. The Finals of the Women’s Standard was a tight race with the Renegades finishing just ahead of the RHKYC team.

The day’s event was hugely successful; a special thanks to all the volunteers, organisers and club staff, for their time and effort to ensure the day ran smoothly. And a big thank you to the title sponsor YCMA for their support. We are extra thrilled to have YCMA as the title sponsor this year as the event generated awareness for the development of youth sports in our community. It also showcased our Club’s continued commitment to inspiring the younger generation. And we’re going to do it all again in March next year!

the other international entrant in this year’s Iron race; joining a RHKYC crew. Having trained together as a full crew for only 1 day before the race, the team performed remarkably well.

Crews across all events put in valiant efforts, with Og’s Dogs (Abi Watt, Calvin Tang, Chris Knollman, Josep Ferrer Flehr, Mark Hughes) winning the Carter Plate, awarded each year to the Open Iron crew with the fastest time.

A big thank you to the organizing committee and all the volunteers who helped make it possible for the competitors to enjoy the race!

44th Hong Kong Rowing Championship

WORDS: ABI WATT AND JOEY WONG | IMAGES: KAREN CHAN

Over the weekend of 29 and 30 October, the Rowing Section competed in the 44th Hong Kong Rowing Championships; the biggest fine rowing event of the year. With more than 50 rowers competing across different boats, the RHKYC team competed against athletes from universities, the Hong Kong Sports Institute, and international teams alike.

After a season initially marred by the months of lockdown at the start of the year, the rowers had put in countless early morning training sessions up in Sha Tin in the past six months. With the arrival of two brand new Filippi 8+ racing shells – the first new boats of this size to grace our boathouse in over a decade – the team was eager to take to the water and put the new equipment to good use.

The 44th Hong Kong Rowing Championships were the perfect place for everyone to put their hard work to the test.

Led by Head Rowing Coach Ognjen Cato, the RHKYC team enjoyed some hard-earned success over the two-day regatta that saw Junior, Open and Masters rowers all taking home hardware in a wide range of events. All of that success culminated in the club winning the Hong Kong, China Rowing Association 40 th Anniversary Cup, awarded each year to the team that wins the highest number of gold medals in the Open events.

On Saturday, the team raced in qualifying heats for the Open events and finals for Masters events. The women’s crews came away with gold medals in the Masters B W2x, Masters C W4x, and Masters B W8+. The men’s crews earned gold medals in the Masters B and Masters C M8+, Masters D M2x, Masters E M2x, Masters B M4x, and gold and silver in the Masters C M4x.

Sunday saw all the Open races decided, with the RHKYC having an especially good day in fair conditions. Junior member Chiu Hin Chun won in the M1x, where RHKYC had two boats in the final, and the team also walked away with gold medals in the M4x and M8+ on the men’s

side. The women’s crews also had a strong showing, taking both gold (a composite crew with RHKYC and Lok Tsui Rowing Club rowers) and silver in the W8+. The team also took silver in the W4x and gold in the W4- with a composite RHKYC & LTRC crew. Junior rowers from the youth development programme won silver in the W4x+.

In this year’s brand new International Time Trial event, raced over 2k, Chiu Hin Chun won gold in the Open M1x, Lam San Tung won silver, and Chan Yuk Man put in a strong performance to place 4th overall. Mark Welles earned a gold in the Masters B M1x, and Hui Wing Ki walked away with a bronze medal in the Open W1x.

Not only adult, but our youth rowers also participated and archived great result in the 44th Hong Kong Rowing Championships.

Nine youth rowers aged 14-17 were sent to participate in 3 different events, U19 Women’s 1x, U19 Men’s 1x and U19 Women’s 4x+. All of them train regularly under our Youth Development Programme and became competitive to compete in the Hong Kong Rowing Championships.

On race day, the condition was rough, strong wind plus strong current. However, our crews Cayenne Mather, Nicole Tang, Maya Lee Trudeau, Natasha Pizzala and Jeannie Leung managed the race very well and did an amazing job in the final, finished 2nd in the U19 Women’s 4x+ event.

Same day, two brave girls, Chloe Shim (in lane 5) and Stephanie Capol (in lane 4) competed in the International Small Boat Championships (ISBC) which was introduced for the first time in the Hong Kong Rowing Championships. ISBC was different from all other regular events, scullers started at approximately 60-second intervals, every athlete became the focus of the venue. During the race all eyes were on Chloe and Stephanie, it was windy but they both did great to focusing on every stroke to complete that 2,000m at Shing Mun River.

A big congratulations to all crews as we transition into winter training and look ahead to the 2023 rowing season!

The Hong Kong Race Week 2023 Green Team needs your help in going PLATINUM!

As a world leader in the elimination of Single Use Plastic Bottles, we are very proud of the continual support shown by all our sailors and volunteers alike in the quest to keep our oceans plastic free. In 2023 we are stepping up our efforts even further, raising the bar and aiming for Platinum Standard Clean Regattas!

Sun Hung Kai & Co Hong Kong Race Week has attained the highest of environmental awareness awards, having worked with the Sailors for the Sea organisation for over five years, and proudly carries Gold status in recognition of demonstrating a collective commitment to improving our marine environment by recycling, minimising waste and avoiding single-use plastics.

The regatta is well recognised by the organisation and is regularly showcased in Sailors for the Sea social media, raising the profile of both the RHKYC and of our signature regatta Sun Hung Kai & Co. Hong Kong Race Week worldwide while highlighting our ongoing commitment to running sustainable Clean Regattas.

We invite you to join us to learn more about Clean Regattas by participating in our flagship Environmental Stewardship events for Sun Hung Kai & Co. Hong Kong Race Week 2023.

JOIN OUR EVENTS:

Racing against Plastic Pollution – Turning the tide on plastic pollution – A Plastic Ocean.

A movie screening (25 minutes) and Speakers Corner with our very own RHKYC member and Marine Biologist, Thea Bradford who, together with Dr Queenie Lui from A Plastic Ocean Foundation, will discuss the movie and the impact of plastic pollution in Hong Kong waters on marine life and habitats.

This is your opportunity to learn first-hand about the marine life around the club and to also ask about the marine restoration trial being run using oyster shells at the Club.

Date: Thursday 12 January

Time: Registration starts at 1830hrs for a 1900hrs showtime

Venue: Kellett Island

Sign up: https://rhkyc.jotform.com/223318807846867

Batteries

WORDS: SUSTAINABILITY SUB-COMMITTEE

Racing against Plastic Pollution: Beach Clean-Up

In preparation for the Sun Hung Kai & Co Hong Kong Race Week 2023 regatta, the HKRW Green Team with the RHKYC Sustainability Team and the Hong Kong Shark Foundation, will jointly host the Sun Hung Kai & Co Hong Kong Race Week – Middle Island Beach Clean Up

Equipment including gloves will be provided for the day and all you need to do is turn up and remember to bring along your re-useable water bottle, sunscreen and a hat!

Join us!

Date: Saturday 4 February 2023

Time: Meet at 1300 hrs

Venue: Middle Island Sign Up: https://rhkyc.jotform.com/223319130632850

Reduce – Reuse – Recycle – Restore – Replenish – be the change you want to sea!

When the battery on your boat is at the end of its service life or is broken, disposing of it through regular refuse collection channels will highly likely result in it ending up in landfill.

Batteries are made from extremely toxic chemicals that will be very detrimental to the soil and our environment for years to come.

Instead, our Boatyard has set up a designated battery recycling bin. Take advantage of it! Simply contact the Boatyard and leave it in the bin for safe disposal.

Our Club has been focusing on reducing our environmental footprint and we encourage our members to help out too!

Small steps will build up to big changes – recycle instead of improperly throwing it away.

Adopt a Chain of Oysters!

Oyster Saves our Seas (Oyster SOS) at the Club

Shell to Hotels – building micro-habitats with oyster shells for the rehabilitation of marine biodiversity

A members-only opportunity to adopt a chain, conduct hands-on field work and learn with marine scientists.

WORDS: GRACE LEUNG | IMAGES: HONG KONG MARINE ECOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION / GRACE LEUNG

Since June 2019, Club has been in discussions to partner with Hong Kong Marine Ecological Association (HKMEA) and Professor Kenneth Leung’s team at City University’s State Key Laboratory of Marine Pollution (SKLMP) to launch ‘Oyster Saves Our Seas’ (Oyster SOS) project.

More than just a beloved delicacy, oysters are ‘ecosystem engineers’ that provide ecosystem services crucial for a healthy marine environment. Not only can they clean our seas through biofiltration, but they can also form reefs that provide habitat for marine life and protect our shoreline against storms. However, with 85% of oyster reefs lost globally, we need to save our oysters first, so that they can save our seas. The Oyster SOS project engages diverse stakeholders (academics, government officials, oyster & fish farmers, educators, NGOs, religious groups, etc.) and integrates ecological restoration, scientific research, STEM & conservation education, and public engagement to achieve this goal. As a leader in water sports, the Club is well recognised for its commitment towards protecting the marine environment while educating and inspiring its members on marine conservation. At the core of what we do, a healthy marine environment is indispensable. Given the Club’s positions at Kellett Island, Middle Island, and Shelter Cove, RHKYC and HKMEA believe by synergizing our strengths, we can help create a healthy and thriving marine environment for organisms and people to enjoy.

Initial plans to deploy cages of live oysters and oyster shells in RHKYC’s shores in Kellett Island, Middle Island, and Shelter Cove for a 12-to-18-month monitoring period were suspended given disruptions from social unrests and the various Covid related hurdles in the years that followed. Despite the frustrations and delays, all were not halted. The Club continued to engage members in a variety of educational and fun activities relating to oysters.

So that bring us to today! VERY soon we are going to offer members an opportunity to adopt a chain, conduct hands-on field work and learn with marine scientists. The following table shows our programme timeline and please note that if you do plan to sign up (when registrations open) we need you to commit to ALL FOUR dates. Look out for the weekly email for when we open registrations. Like with all good things, we have a limited amount of oyster chains so it will be first come first served.

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2nd

3rd

Launch of programme and two sessions by the pontoon Sunday 19 February Talks on oyster reef importance and biodiversity Workshop on oyster shell strings fabrication Deployment of oyster shell strings

monitoring Saturday 25 March First-month monitoring of the trial sites

monitoring Saturday 22 April Second-month monitoring of the trial sites

monitoring Saturday 20 May Third-month monitoring of the trial sites

Shelter Cove Beach Clean Up

WORDS AND IMAGES: DONALD DAY

The oceans are polluted, mostly with plastic. This is an unfortunate reality. And everyone who has been sailing, rowing or paddling around Hong Kong can attest to how much debris floats into Hong Kong, often from the Pearl River Delta. Members of our Club have for many years been very active in participating in the beach cleanups we have been organising, mostly at Middle Island. These are great opportunities to help protect the environment, but also participate in a fun activity – especially for children!

Thanks to our fantastic new Club Operations Manager, Peter Murray, we now have the right experience and support in place to expand these worthwhile and well-received activities to other areas of the Club. We have already done two cleanups at Kellett Island, and on 12 November did the first ever cleanup at Shelter Cove.

38 members and guests, with a great number of our youngest members, listened to the safety briefing by the Diving Convenor Donald Day, before embarking on either the sampan, a large RIB or a custom-built Australian aluminum landing craft (the latter two provided by fellow members). Our group went out to the beach around the Outward-Bound facilities and split into two groups. Very quickly it became apparent that bringing two large trash bags per person had not been too much – the

first bags filled very quickly with mostly plastic bottles and other trash. One group ventured out to the left and not only discovered a hidden marina, but a discarded jet-ski, a large inflatable slide, a plastic drum, and many more articles that should not be out on a beach. As always, it was the youngest participants who were the most energetic and enthusiastic, hugely contributing and never tiring (more than can be said of the adults!). Towards the end the children enjoyed playing on the inflatable obstacle course, floating in shallow water off the beach, and brought there thanks to Peter.

After rounding everyone up we loaded the trash bags and large articles onto the boats.

We had to return with a small crew only in the first run, as there was too much trash and the boats were absolutely packed. Only after we had unloaded all trash bags could the boats go back and fetch the participants. All stayed for barbeque expertly prepared by Eric Chau, Service Manager – Shelter Cove (F&B), which was a great opportunity to get to know each other further and share a beer or wine while watching the beautiful sunset.

We are already planning the clean-ups for next year, so if you are interested, please do get in touch with Lorraine Lo (loraine.lo@rhkyc.org.hk) who will add you to the mailing list for future cleanups.

Power

As I write this article, in late November, work is underway to install Marina type power and water pedestals on the pontoons at Kellett Island and this should be complete before this article appears. Water will be free of charge but power will be charged for. To operate the power socket a RFID electric card will be needed.

The pedestals are fitted with a RFID smart card system that is in the process of being branded for the Club. The cards will be available to purchase from the Reception and will need to be preloaded with credit to pay for the electricity that is used. The system will operate as follows. To Start a Service Session.

1. On the pedestal, place a valid RFID card against the RFID reader and hold in place while the card is being read.

2. On the pedestal press the appropriate button for the power socket to be used.

3. The system will transfer the credit in the card to the pedestal. The card must be held against the reader.

The pedestal will be able to supply a maximum power load of 32 amps per outlet at 240 volts. Members will need a 32 amp plug on their shore power connection to plug into the socket on the pedestal. Plugs will be available from the marine office for those members who do not have the correct size.

4. If the transaction is successful, the screen will show a Transaction complete message and show that the credit has moved from the card to the pedestal.

Transferring Credit

Credit on the pedestal is ‘spent’ (removed) in line with the quantity of power or water provided. At the end of a service session, any credit that has not been used can be moved from the pedestal, back onto the user’s card. This will end the session and turn off the services.

1. On the pedestal, press the appropriate button for the service that is to be ended.

2. Place the appropriate card on the RFID reader and hold it in place.

JANUARY 2023 TIDES

0514 1.56 1016 1.12 1810 2.01 1 SUN

0023 1.13 0643 1.43 1054 1.22 1847 2.11 2 MON

0130 0.94 0824 1.38 1129 1.28 1919 2.21 3 TUE

0222 0.76 0934 1.38 1200 1.32 1948 2.28 4 WED

0306 0.62 1017 1.38 1226 1.33 2015 2.34 5 THU

0346 0.53 1049 1.38 1256 1.32 2043 2.37 6 FRI

0547 1.37 0959 1.16 1717 2.04 17 TUE

0041 0.94 0741 1.36 1047 1.24 1755 2.21 18 WED

0149 0.68 0900 1.39 1140 1.29 1837 2.39 19 THU

0239 0.46 0955 1.43 1236 1.29 1929 2.54 20 FRI

0325 0.29 1039 1.45 1337 1.26 2028 2.65 21 SAT

Transferring Credit

3. The system will transfer any remaining credit from the pedestal back to the card.

4. If the transaction is successful, the screen will show a Transaction complete message and show that the credit has moved from the pedestal to the card.

Figure 44 Card being Written Figure

Figure 44 Card being Written Figure 45 Remover Card from the Reader

0423 0.48 1119 1.38 1331 1.30 2113 2.38 7 SAT

0458 0.47 1150 1.38 1410 1.28 2143 2.37 8 SUN

0410 0.20 1119 1.46 1437 1.21 2126 2.6 22 SUN 0452 0.19 1157 1.48 1533 1.14 2221 2.66 23 MON 24 TUE

Figure 44 Card being Written Figure 45 Remover Card from the Reader Figure 46 Process Complete

0530 0.49 1221 1.39 1450 1.27 2209 2.33 9 MON

0600 0.54 1253 1.40 1534 1.28 2229 2.27 10 TUE

5. The card can now be removed from the RFID reader. An acknowledgement image will be shown to signify the process is complete.

0629 0.60 1327 1.42 1627 1.29 2251 2.18 11 WED 0700 0.67 1404 1.47 1730 1.33 2322 2.05 12 THU

0733 0.76 1444 1.53 1833 1.36 2357 1.89 13 FRI

0806 0.85 1524 1.63 1943 1.37 14 SAT

0040 1.70 0841 0.96 1603 1.74 2126 1.32 15 SUN

Happy charging, cooling, drilling etc.

MON

0608 0.41 1318 1.57 1717 1.08 25 WED

0005 2.33 0641 0.58 1401 1.63 1811 1.11 26 THU

0056 2.07 0712 0.76 1447 1.71 1910 1.16 27 FRI 0150 1.78 0742 0.93 1536 1.79 2030 1.20 28 SAT

0313 1.50 0810 1.07 1628 1.87 2235 1.15 29 SUN

0507 1.30 0835 1.18 1719 1.95 30 MON

0153 0.98 1806 2.02 31 TUE

0532 0.27 1237 1.51 1625 1.10 2314 2.53 0350 1.48 0918 1.06 1641 1.88 2307 1.17

The Marine Office are often asked questions by Members on Marine Matters. We hope here to answer the most frequently asked of these questions.

How do I put my name down for a mooring?

On the website log in with your membership details and click on “Documents”:

Under Marine you will be able to see the waiting list at all locations for different sizes of moorings and marina berths and be able to download the Mooring Application Form (Waiting List).

Members may apply for different sizes of moorings at different locations. A one-month deposit is charged to the members account for each mooring or berth size they apply for. The application form should be e-mailed back to the Marine Office. Please note that members who are on the absent members list will have their name removed from the waiting list. Members will be given waitlist code number for each facility they apply for and this is shown on the Mooring and Marina waiting list. Sailing boats are given priority over motor boats.

The mooring fees are located under the Marine Fees button along with other information.

The waiting list is available under Marine and shows the size of each mooring, the location and the date the member applied for the mooring in chronological order. The waitlist code is given so members can check their own position on the list. Moorings do not normally move fast and the wait for some sizes of mooring is well over 5 years.

How much does a mooring cost? Mooring costs can be found on the Website under MARINE/BOATYARD.

Why do I need to register my craft with the Club?

Members must register their boat with the Club through the Marine Office. Again the registration form is available under Marine. The reason that members are required to register their craft is so that the marine staff can check that a boat belongs to a Club Member when it is using Club Facilities such as the moorings, pontoons or uplifting water.

Why do I need to give the club a copy of my boats license and insurance?

By law all boats afloat in Hong Kong must have a valid insurance certificate and operating license. If a boat is on a mooring and it is not licensed or insured then it is illegally using the mooring. As the Marine Department allow the Club to manage the Moorings, it is the responsibility of the Club to ensure that all moorings are being managed lawfully. If the Marine Department find and unlicensed boat on one of the moorings that penalty points will be given to the Club for that mooring. If the mooring accumulates enough penalty points then the mooring will be taken away from the Club by MarDep.

Can I use the book the guest moorings at Jade Bay and Middle Island?

The moorings are not bookable and are on a first come first served basis. The club do not supply mooring ropes for the moorings but assistance in picking up a Middle Island mooring can be had by members contacting the Sampan. Details are on the website under MARINE/BOATYARD, Marine, MI and Jade Bay Moorings.

Can I moor my boat alongside on the pontoon?

Member should note that:

Member’s boats must be registered with the Club to use marine facilities such as the pontoons, also the Sampan, Moorings, etc. Please contact the Marine Office to register your boat. Forms can be found under Marine of the members log in area under Craft Registration Form.

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 where Class racing is scheduled at a particular location to 0900 hours on the day following the scheduled race, 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.

Where can I find the waiting list and how long will I have to wait for a mooring?

Members can ascertain if there is class racing by checking the Sailing Section of the website. Outwith Class Racing events members may use the pontoons with no restriction except for the time limit specified in the bye-laws. More information is on the website under MARINE/ BOATYARD, Marine, Use of Pontoons.

I want to cancel my mooring or hard standing.

Members who wish to cancel their marine facility may do so by sending an e-mail to the Marine Office giving one month notice.

I want to transfer my hard standing to the new owner as I have sold my boat to another member.

Any transfer of facility, mooring, berth or hard standing space has to be agreed by the Marine Sub Committee at its monthly meeting. Until agreement has been given the monthly charge will still be charged to the original owners account, who has to give one months’ notice of giving up the facility. Members should write to the Marine Office advising of the sale of the boat and requesting the transfer to the new owner. Before a transfer can take place the boat, if licensed, has to be transferred into the purchasers name with the Marine Department and the boat registered with the Marine Club under the new owners name. Moorings and berths can only be transferred if the seller has Grand Father rights on the facility.

Do I have Grandfather rights on my mooring?

You have Grandfather Rights if you signed the mooring or berth agreement prior to 31st January 2012.

How do I get a Sampan?

Sampans telephone numbers and their operating hours are listed on the website under MARINE/BOATYARD, Marine, Sampan Ferry timetable.

Members should note that:

As a Sailing and Rowing Club the Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club organises yacht racing for its members all year round. Yacht racing in considered to be one of the core sports of the Club and is one of the primary reasons that the Club operates.

Members with boats on moorings at our three Club Houses require a sampan to get to, and from, their boat from the Club’s pontoons. Sampans are therefore first and foremost for transporting boat owning members between their boat on the mooring and the pontoon at the Club.

There are a limited number of sampans available in the Causeway Bay Typhoon Shelter and during busy regattas, such as the Nations Cup, Around the Island Race and the Spring and Autumn Regattas, etc, all the sampans are required to enable the large number of Club Members and their crews to get to and from their boats to take part in the yacht racing. As has been the case for many years, on these occasions it is not possible to also operate a sampan to Jardine Steps.

The Club wishes to thank non boat owning members for their understanding on these important racing days for the Club.

Launching of Class Boats

How do I get my boat on the hard standing at Kellet Island launched?

Send an e-mail to marine@rhkyc.org.hk . If you do not get an e-mail reply confirming the launch then:

Call the marine office on 2239 0309 or 2239 0308. If there is no answer, such as if there is a public holiday, then;

Call the boat handler team directly on 9123 0581

At Middle Island contact mimarine@rhkyc.org.hk or call 9427 903 8.

At Shelter Cove, please e-mail scmarine@rhkyc.org.hk or call 9425 9138

Please give at least one days’ notice as far as possible.

Sail Locker at KI

There are some small lockers available at KI. Please contact the marine office for more details. NB. No dangerous goods such as paint. Petrol thinners etc may be stored in the lockers.

KI Sail storage for Class Boats

For sail storage at KI please contact the marine office to get a sail tag. NB Sails without sail tags will be disposed of.

For other enquiries please contact marine@rhkyc.org.hk

Ship Shop

Zhik Elite Gloves

BH Navigation Portland Course Plotter Kit

Used worldwide by practical and shore based instructors, Bright blue directional arrow prevents accidental reciprocal bearings, Edges are graduated for tide and boat speed, Base has a fixed grid so it is easy to plot latitude from your GPS system, 7" Solid Brass Single Handed Divider as a Kit.

$365

ACR RapidDitch Express Bag

For high performance sailing, the Elite Gloves, made from Amara® fabrics with PU paneling, provides unrivalled levels of abrasion resistance. The unique gecko style silicon palm provides exceptional grip for maneuverability in the wet, and moulded impact protection protects your knuckles. It’s the ultimate high-performance glove for yachting and dingy sailing.

$390

Harken 75mm Spriddle Swivel Block

Black Magic Air blocks are a top favorite of Big Boat performance racers and cruisers. These lightweight, free-running, powerful performers are used for sail controls that see lots of action: mainsheet, runner, halyard, and spinnaker systems. A center cage keeps Torlon® roller bearings separated and parallel to reduce friction. Shackle blocks lock in two directions or swivel to keep line from twisting. Torlon is a registered trademark of Solvay Advanced Polymers L.L.C.

$6,900

Be prepared for the unexpected with the RapidDitch Express Bag. This compact survival bag features pockets, tethers, and loops to conveniently organize and store all your essential safety gear in one practical place.

Made of waterresistant, reflective material, this bag is built to withstand the elements and make it easier for search and rescue teams to spot you during times of trouble. Plus, with its buoyant design, the RapidDitch Express will float with up to 15 pounds of gear, should it end up in the water.

The bag’s innovative shoulder strap unhooks and easily transforms into two 4-foot safety harnesses that can be clipped to your life jacket and used to keep everyone connected while in the water.

$830

Echomax EM230I Midi Inflatable Radar Reflector

DuPont metallized, lacquered and spunbonded fabric array with PVC case. Folds down neatly to pocket size and is an ideal addition to the grab bag for emergency use. Can be mounted from halyards or with optional three piece glass fibre rod kit. Also suitable for dinghy or liferaft use. $1,990

Sail Racing Spray Down Vest

Spray Down Vest constructed in lightweight nylon stretch fabric. The nylon is PFC Free DWR treated which makes the vest water and wind resistant. Insulated with 90/10 Blue sign and RDS certificated down. Fill power: 800. Waist pockets and inner pocket with zip. Sail Racing print logo at chest and bloc logo at the back yoke. With Track My Down, you can see exactly what makes the down inside your garment unique –from verified fill powers that exceed what is claimed to cleanliness and content analysis.

$1,590

A dynamic and innovative smock for racing day and night all year round. Ergonomic and comfortable with the guaranteed protection of 3-layer GORE-TEX Pro fabric and a new mid-height collar that can be worn down for maximum racing awareness or zipped up for warmth and additional water protection

$4,990

The Spinlock Deckvest 6D is a feature rich and brilliantly compact premium life jacket.

Spinlock excel themselves with the latest in premium lifejackets. Evolved from the Deckvest 5D, the latest offering has exceeded the specifications of it’s predecessor and taken comfort and performance to new heights. Every detail has been perfected on the Deckvest 6D. The fittings and fixtures are now entirely metal-free and the updated buckle system is faster and easier to use, the 6D says farewell to incremental sizing and introduces a one-size-fits-all model that’s fully adjustable to that claim. With four colours available the Spinlock Deckvest 6D features a refreshing modern design, whilst keeping the Spinlock reputation of featurerich, safety-first lifejackets that promise – and deliver –all day comfort, With Performance lightweight safety lines with custom clip. Up to 50% lighter and more compact than conventional safety lines.

$2,690

Magic Marine Smart Harness

The Magic Marine Smart Harness is a great minimal trapeze harness for everyone from beginners and casual sailors, to athletes who want a light harness that does not impede movement. The Smart harness is very comfortable and has an adjustable back support, pre-shaped shoulder straps, and leg straps that feature neoprene padding. Top it all off with a quick-release hook for added safety and peace of mind.

$890

Call David in the Ship Shop on 2239 0336 or email shipshop@rhkyc.org.hk

Spinlock Deckvest 6D offshore Lifejacket 170N with 3 Clip performance safety line

Musto Mens’s MPX Gore-Tex Pro Race Offshore Smock 2.0

Ruinart Champagne Dinner

Ruinart is the oldest champagne house. Ruinart, the first Champagne House founded in 1729, is located in the heart of Reims. Elegance, style and timelessness are part of the Ruinart Champagne House’s very DNA. Regarded as one of the most valued brands in France, Ruinart embodies the excellence of the French “way of life’’ in all four corners of the world.

Pre-dinner Tasting 1900hrs Dinner 1930hrs

Price $1,128 per member and $1,228 per non-member Speaker Mr. Leo Jockovic

Reservations Please book via the Club website. Priority booking available to Kellett Wine Society members. Enquiries Call the F&B Office on 2239 0386 or email events@rhkyc.org.hk

Monthly Wine Fairs

Kellett Island, Wednesday 4 January, 1830hrs to 2030hrs

Shelter Cove, Friday 6 January, 1900hrs to 2100hrs

Please book via the Club website.

PRE-DINNER TASTING

Ruinart Blanc de Blancs Brut N.V. (Magnum)

MENU AND WINES

Balik Salmon, Seared Scallop Tartare, Avruga Caviar Ruinart Blanc de Blancs Brut N.V.

Char-grilled Chicken and Goose Liver Pâté Roulade, Chestnut and Rice Cracker Crust Dom Ruinart Blanc de Blancs Brut 2010

Sous-vide Dutch Veal Loin, Rock Lobster Tail, Natural Jus Red Onion and Wild Mushroom Dom Ruinart Rosé Brut 2009

Yuzu Panna Cotta, Kumquat Dip, Chocolate Ice Cream Ruinart Rosé Brut N.V.

Coffee or Tea

VEGETARIAN MENU

Burrata Cheese on Roast Green Asparagus, Crispy Avocado Artichoke and Ratatouille Roulade, Chestnut and Rice Cracker Crust Chanterelle Mushroom and Morel Risotto

Yuzu Panna Cotta, Kumquat Dip, Chocolate Ice Cream

Coffee or Tea

All of the events and promotions included in this issue of Ahoy! are subject to prevailing social distancing measures.

Compass Room and Steakhouse | Thursday 5 January

Chinese New Year Celebrations at the Club

Feng Shui 101 and Chinese Calligraphy Workshop

Main Lawn | Sunday 15 January

Events

Promotions

Tong Yuan 湯圓 (Chinese Sweet Rice Ball) Making Workshop

Regatta Room | Saturday 7 January

It’s not Chinese New Year without some Tong Yuan 湯圓 – sweet and delicious rice balls! Join our chef to learn how to make sweet rice balls to celebrate. This workshop is guaranteed to make you salivate!

*Children under the age of 12 must join with adults

Price $128 per person

Time 1100hrs to 1230hrs

Location Regatta Room

Please book via the Club website.

‘Crazy Rich Asians’ Under the Stars

Rooftop | Tuesday 17 January

Chinese New Year is all about family! What is better to do than to watch this heartfelt movie under the stars? Grab your friends and family and watch Crazy Rich Asians with us.

Price Free screening. $68 per kid for free flow popcorn and a choice of non-alcoholic beverage or $88 per adult for free flow popcorn and a choice of beer or wine, $180 for two-hour free flow popcorn and drinks

Time Registration at 1830hrs. Movie Screening from 1900hrs to 2100hrs

Location Rooftop

Please book via the Club website.

Chinese New Year Dim Sum Brunch

Regatta Room | Monday 23 January | 1130hrs to 1430hrs

‘Yum Cha’ must be one of the best ways to celebrate Chinese New Year. Come and join us with family and friends for our all-you-caneat Dim Sum Brunch on the second day of Chinese New Year!

$298 per adult, $208 per child aged 9 to 12 years and $149 per child aged 5 to 8 years.

Please book via the Club website.

Join us for a Feng Shui and Calligraphy 101 afternoon!

Learn about the history and fundamentals of Feng Shui theories, and how to match your energy to provide for good well-being, health, career and more. Following up with a calligraphy session, each participant will have a chance to experience writing a Fai Chun 揮春. Perfect for Chinese New Year!

Price $288 per person Time 1400hrs to 1600hrs

Location Main Lawn Please book via the Club website.

Paper Dragon Making Workshop

Main Lawn | Sunday 15 January

Make use of day-to-day recyclable egg cartons and turn it into a fiery red dragon! This arts and crafts session will allow you to create the best dragons for Chinese New Year! Add a little bit of creativity and you can bring home your prized craft!

Price $88 per person

Time 1000hrs to 1200hrs

Location Main Lawn

Please book via the Club website.

Chinese New Year Poon Choi Takeaway

Ordering deadline 28 January | Collection available from 17 January to 31 January

If you can’t make it to our Poon Choi event, do not worry we can help you have one at home! Order your takeaway Poon Choi with us now.

Poon Choi Dinner on the Rooftop

Rooftop | Tuesday 10 January and Monday 16 January | 1830hrs

Chinese New Year is all about families! Come join us on the Rooftop for a reunion with Poon Choi. Doors open at 1830hrs, food will be served at 1900hrs.

Price $1,428 for 4 person, $1,898 for 6 person

Time 1830hrs to 2230hrs

Location Rooftop

Please book via the Club website.

Poon Choi layers include: Abalone, Dried Oyster, Fish Maw, Conpoy, Prawn, Goose Web, Chicken, Pork Belly, Pork Skin, Fish Ball, Black Mushroom, Lotus Root, White Radish, Beancurd Puff and Lettuce

Served on side: Spicy Salted Pork Spareribs, Stir-fried Broccoli with Garlic and Steamed Rice

Chinese New Year Chocolate Box

Available whilst stock lasts.

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 $168 per box and available for purchase in the Bistro.

*Orders must be placed at least three days in advance.

Price $1,838 for 6 people

Poon Choi layers include:

Abalone, Dried Oyster, Fish Maw, Conpoy, Prawn, Goose Web, Chicken, Pork Belly, Pork Skin, Fish Ball, Black Mushroom, Lotus Root, White Radish, Beancurd Puff

*Takeaway includes Clay Pot, Lettuce and Broth on the side

Homemade Chinese New Year Pudding Takeaway

Ordering deadline 16 January | Collection available from 11 January to 21 January by 1430hrs

How can Chinese New Year be celebrated without some Chinese Puddings? We offer you two types of Chinese New Year Puddings, one savoury and one sweet. Your choice of two puddings will be packed in a Club-branded reusable box. Order yours now!

*Order must be placed at least 48 hours in advance.

Price $238 for two puddings

Choices of Pudding: Savoury: Chinese Turnip, Iberico Ham, Conpoy and Dried Shrimp Pudding

Sweet: Brown Sugar, Ginger and Coconut Milk Glutinous Pudding

This Chinese New Year, the Club brings you some special promotions for you to celebrate with your families. Either to dine in or take away, we are excited to present the deliciousness for you to enjoy! Ring in the Year of the Rabbit with these events below:

Events

Promotions

Chinese New Year Dinner Buffet and Lion Dance and God of Wealth

Bistro | Monday 23 January | 1800hrs to 2200hrs

Having different liking for food among family members? Celebrate Chinese New Year with a buffet that will satisfy palates of all!

$498 per adult, $348 per child aged 9 to 12 years and $248 per child aged 5 to 8 years. *Guest ticket $75 per non-member. Maximum one table of 12 per member account.

Please book via the Club website.

Chinese New Year Set Dinner and Lion Dance and God of Wealth

Compass Room | Monday 23 January | 1830hrs to 2230hrs

Want to go special? Celebrate Chinese New Year with a five-course set dinner in the Compass Room.

$668 per adult, $438 per child. *Guest ticket $100 per non-member. Maximum one table of 12 per member account.

MENU

Kung Pao Chicken on Rice Cracker

Balik Style Salmon, Crispy Scallops, Ginger and Spring Onion Salsa

Crustacean Bisque, Lobster and Crabmeat Tartare

Oven-baked Sea Perch Fillet with Chinese Celery and Fennel, Caviar, Braised Bean Curd Sticks, Green Asparagus, Lemongrass Soya Sauce or Oven-baked Bone Marrow-Crusted Prime Beef Tenderloin, Braised Chinese Cabbage with Iberico Ham, Light Preserved Black Bean Sauce

Coconut Tiramisu, Chocolate Meringue, Peach Compote Coffee or Tea

CHILDREN MENU

Frankfurter Sausage and Boiled Egg Salad, Crispy Onion Rings

Chicken and Sweet Corn Cream Soup, Chives

Fish and Chips, Apple Coleslaw

Coconut Tiramisu, Chocolate Meringue, Peach Compote

VEGETARIAN MENU

Burrata Cheese, Zucchini and Avocado Roll, Beetroot Salad

Spinach Cream Soup, Rice Crackers and Pine nuts

Sautéed Green Asparagus, Ratatouille with Artichoke and Chanterelle

Coconut Tiramisu, Chocolate Meringue, Peach Compote

Please book via the Club website.

*Guests. All members, adults and children, must shown their membership cards and all guests must show their guest tickets to gain entry to the Club. Members’ children aged 5 and over should present their own membership cards or a guest fee will apply. Guest tickets are required for enjoying the Lion Dance at $50 without a dinner reservation.

$168

Braised Rock Lobster in Supreme Sauce 龍馬精神 (上湯焗龍蝦) $288

Introducing Local Beverage Makers #3 – Moonzen Brewery

Moonzen stands for door gods in Chinese. Door gods are the spiritual guardians of entrances. They possess integrity and strength, attract good luck, and fight off evil spirits. They represent the brewery’s value and origins.

Launched in 2013, Moonzen strongly believes in using the best ingredients. Every Moonzen beer has a story, connecting their drinkers to their brewing journey. Their legendary beers have won multiple international beer awards.

To learn more about this local brewery, join us in a series of events in which you will have the chance to meet the founders and their team!

Craft Beer of the Month

1 January to 28 February

Jade Emperor IPA, one of the most popular award-winning beers of Moonzen will be available throughout January and February! This IPA is medium-bodied, aromatic and hoppy. Starts off with a floral citrus followed by a mild herbal spicy finish.

Moonzen Beer Pairing Dinner

Compass Room | Thursday 19 January | 1900hrs

For all beer lovers, since we are celebrating Chinese New Year, we bring to you a craft beer pairing dinner with Moonzen Brewery. This local brewery celebrates Chinese culture, craft, and community through their assorted beers. We are excited to pair a Chinese fusion meal for you!

Pre-dinner Tasting 1900hrs Dinner 1930hrs

Price $668 per person

Speaker To be confirmed Please book via the Club website.

VEGETARIAN MENU

Crispy Avocado, Vegetarian Abalone, Stir-fried Asparagus Lettuce, Vine Cherry Tomato Dip

Sautéed Artichoke with Tarragon and Kale, Braised Chinese Black Mushroom

Sautéed Asparagus and Cauliflower, Apricot and Peach Salsa

Lentil Patty, Chanterelle, Crispy Egg Noodles, Natural Sauce

Red Bean Panna Cotta, Pomelo and Berries

Coffee or Tea

Meet the Makers – Beer Tasting Pop-up

Main Lawn | Friday 6 January | 1900hrs to 2100hrs

Meet one of the most local breweries in Hong Kong – Moonzen Brewery. For this upcoming Chinese New Year, we are bringing the local taste to you! Moonzen is a family-run brewery ignited by the rich tapestry of Chinese culture. Come meet the makers behind the scenes and understand what inspired them to create this brand.

Selected bottles will also be available on Main Deck and in the Bistro Deli throughout the month.

Price $50 per person Time 1900hrs to 2100hrs

Location Main Lawn Please book via the Club website.

PRE-DINNER TASTING

Thunder God Ale 雷公淡啤

MENU AND BEERS

Seared Hokkaido Scallops, Cooked Abalone, Stir-fried Asparagus Lettuce, Vine Cherry Tomato Monkami Rice Lager 米釀啤酒

Sautéed Tiger Prawns with Tarragon and Kale, Braised Chinese Black Mushroom South Cloud Yunnan Lager 南雲生普洱茶啤

Slow-cooked Fermented Red Beancurd Chicken, Apricot and Peach Salsa Monkey King Oktolager 孫悟空啤酒

Marinated Beef Medallions with Cumin, Crispy Egg Noodles, Beef Jus Jade Emperor IPA 玉皇大帝IPA

Red Bean Panna Cotta, Pomelo and Berries

Coffee or Tea

Kids’ Scavenger Hunt

Main Lawn | Sunday 8 January

Events

Promotions

Price Free of charge

Time 1400hrs to 1500hrs

Location Main Lawn

Please book via the Club website.

Our Kids’ Scavenger Hunt is back! This time we have increased the challenge. Search around the Club to find every item! First three fastest hunters in each age group will get a prize! Don’t worry, no one will leave empty handed! Children under the age of 10 must have adult supervision.

Kids’ Movie Night

– The Lego Movie

Rooftop | Saturday 14 January

It is time for another Kids’ Movie Night again on our beautiful rooftop! Who can say no to the awesome –‘The Lego Movie’? Watch this fun and comedic cartoon under the skyline.

Price Free screening. $68 per kid for free flow popcorn and a choice of non-alcoholic beverage. Other beverages available on chit signing basis

Time Registration at 1800hrs Movie Screening from 1830hrs to 2000hrs

Location Rooftop

Please book via the Club website.

Monday Movie Night

– Grease

Main Lawn | Monday 9 January

Join us for our Monday Movie Night on the Main Lawn! This time we are showing one of the all-time classics – Grease! Whether you have seen it before or not, Grease will help relieve those Monday blues feeling!

Price Free screening. Two-hour free flow available at $180. Time Registration at 1900hrs. Movie screening from 1930hrs to 2100hrs

Location Main Lawn Please book via the Club website.

Kids’ Zumba (for 7-11 years old)

Annex Rooftop | Sunday 29 January

Our Kids’ Zumba was such a hit we have decided to do it again! Join our instructor on Annex Rooftop to dance, move and shake if off! Grab your sneakers and caps because Sunday is about to be fun!

Class has limited space and applicable to children between the age of 7 to 11.

Price $120 per person

Time 1100hrs to 1200hrs

Location Annex Rooftop

Please book via the Club website. Enquiries Call the F&B Office on 2239 0386 or email events@rhkyc.org.hk

CLASS SECRETARIES

Sailing Secretary

Dennis Chien sailing.secretary@rhkyc.org.hk

Big Boat TBC cruiser@rhkyc.org.hk

Dinghies Oz Wilde dinghies@rhkyc.org.hk

Dragon Josephine Cheng dragon@rhkyc.org.hk

Etchells Elizabeth Wai etchells@rhkyc.org.hk

Flying Fifteen Tim Roberts flyingfifteen@rhkyc.org.hk

Impala Patrick Kwan impala@rhkyc.org.hk

J/80 Steve McGill J80@rhkyc.org.hk

Match Racing Seah Chin Yew matchracingsec@rhkyc.org.hk

Pandora Joseph Wong pandora@rhkyc.org.hk

Ruffian Paul Oen ruffian@rhkyc.org.hk

Sportsboats Rob Stanley sportsboat@rhkyc.org.hk Youth Sailing Class and 29er TBC ysc@rhkyc.org.hk

SPORTS CONVENORS

Bowling Convenor Frank Yam bowling@rhkyc.org.hk

Golf Convenor Chris Li golf@rhkyc.org.hk

Snooker Convenor Gordon Robinson snooker@rhkyc.org.hk

Squash Convenor Francis Longuepee squash@rhkyc.org.hk

Diving Convenor Donald Day diving@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 Dean Burrell 2239 0311

Sailing Manager Ailsa Angus 2239 0395

Club Operations Manager Peter Murray 2239 0338

Sailing Coordinator Gloria Yeung 2812 7063

Assistant Manager | Sailing Iris Yang 2239 0314

MI Sailing and Marine Manager Luke van der Kamp 2812 0172

Assistant Manager | Regattas and Events Nikki Claringbold 2239 0363

Rowing and Paddle Sports Manager Justin Murray 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

ORDINARY MEMBERS

Mr Chan Ngok Pang Ronald

Ms Amy Ocampo De Vera

Ms Jennifer Ashley Farquharson

Mr Alastair Robert Kelly

Miss Jeanie Kwok

Mr Peter Lloyd Wynne

Mr & Mrs Choy Hon Ping

Mr & Ms Chui Tat Kong

Ms Lam Yuen Mun Cindy & Mr Yang Yu

Mr & Ms Lui Ho Yin

Mr & Ms Sum Ming Cheong

Ms Sun Nam Phoebe & Mr Yen Ping-chang Benjamin

Mr & Mrs Richard Jolyon Thorp

Ms Wang Taie & Mr Fei Peng

Ms Woo Sin Man & Mr Ng Yiu Lun

FULL MEMBERS

Mr Ronald Kwok

JUNIOR MEMBERS

Mr Chen Nan

Mr Lam Jonathan Ho Wai Mr Yau Lawrence Sing Chun

CADET MEMBERS

Alexander Michael Becker Valentina Meriwether Churchouse

Martha Mary Harvey-Jones Annabelle Elizabeth Ryan

CADET MEMBER SPONSORED BY A MEMBER Queon Alex Ernst Nicole Tang Scarlett Tao Ethan Lachlan Kiu

STUDENT USAGE CARD

Miss Fong Wai Sum - Chinese University of Hong Kong

INTRODUCTORY SCHEME CARD Incoming

Mr Au Yeung Kin Chung

Ms Chan Man Wah Margaret

Mr Chan Yu Hin

Mr Willie Chobpradit Mr Chung Hok Ting

Mr Samuel Felix Douglas Dash Ms Ho Wai Man Bonita

Mr Law Kwok Wai

Mr Lo Hoi Chun

Ms Olivia Luk

Mr Nelson Bloc Mckey

Mr Ong Hock Wee Howie

Mr Tam Ho Ming

Mr Matteo Toso Mr Tsang Newman Yiu Man Mr Raymond Patrick Wyand Ms Yeung Hiu Yan Ashley

Outgoing

Ms Chan Yee Man Ada

Ms Cheung Hoi Yan

Mr Cho Wai Sing Vincent

Mr Adam Andrew Janikowski

Mr Peter Ritchie

Mr Wong Collin Kwok Lun

Dr Wong Piu Bill Mr Yuen Ka Wai

ABSENT MEMBERS

Ms Catherine Freda Edwards

Ms Michelle Huntley Fry Mr Jack Pong Miss Elizabeth Ann Seymour-Jones Mr Marc St Laurent

Mr & Mrs Peter Anthony Curry

Mr & Mrs Emil Klingelfuss

Mr & Ms Kong Chak Leung Mr & Mrs Peter A McTavish Miss Ng Hoi Yan & Mr Stephen Stanton Mr & Mrs Wong Yee Shuen Wilson

RESIGNATION

Mr Chu Kai Man Raymond Ms Tatiana Sidneva

Miss Yue Man Tuen Lilian

Mr & Mrs Cheng Kwok Sing Eloise Beattie

Abigail Brooke

James Richard Broomhead Oscar Cannamela Chan Si Lang Ian Cheong Cheuk Yin Aristeo Matthew James Clark Maxwell Clowes

Fung Hei Yiu Luke Hildebrandt

Samuel Cosmo Hopkins Freya Naseem Hutchins Julia Jacobsen Jim Nga Woon Jade

January 2023:

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Obituaries

Ina Mueller (née Kruse), 1927-2022

Ina passed away in Hong Kong on Monday 14 November, aged 95. She was a member of the Club since 1968 and was proud to have received her 50-year burgee as soon as 1 January 2018 arrived, and the fireworks were in the sky. Ina very much enjoyed the Club, particularly the atmosphere around race days at Kellett Island as well as Chinese New Year and Christmas celebrations. She is survived by two daughters in Hong Kong; Maureen/Mo (husband Nick Burns) and Myree/Koko (son Alex) and two daughters in England; Michelle/Miko (Chris) and Miko's daughter Morgen (Tim) and their children Grace and Ben, and Monique/Kiki (Jeremy) and their children Rufin, Max, Natasha, Kaliska, Pippa and Sukey.

David Alfred Thornburrow 1934-2022

David joined the Club in 1973, and was an absent member from 1982, when he moved to Alderney in the Channel Islands. During his time in Hong Kong, he owned three yachts: Helios, Bunch of Five, a Ruffian, and Pink Panther; a three-quarter tonner that finished second in the China Sea Race Series in 1980.

As an architect with Spence Robinson Architects & Engineers, he was involved in the development of Middle Island and Kellett Island, where he designed the Bistro, the swimming pools, changing rooms and workshops, as well as the renovation of the Compass Room.

David passed away peacefully on 9 November in Alderney, where he was an active member of the community.

David is survived by his wife, Thankful, his sister, son, two daughters, and seven grandchildren.

Ellian Perch 1949-2022

A member since 1992, Ellian Perch made an indelible impression on everyone he met from his native South Africa to Hong Kong and no doubt everywhere in between. His love of sailing led to his participation in many events and included winning two J22 Worlds and numerous Lipton Cups. He was very well known and spent a lot of time at the Club, enjoying time here with his family and more recently, celebrating his 70 th birthday with friends and family from around the world. Ellian was a loving husband, father and grandfather and his greatest joy was spending time with his four grandchildren. He will be deeply missed by all who knew him.

Staff Retirement in December

We said goodbye to Section Head, Lo Shing Cho after 18.5 years, Senior Receptionist, Xanthe Chu after 22.5 years and SC Coxswain, Yuen Yiu Wing after 30 years. Commodore, Lucy Sutro presented their retirement gifts on 9 December 2022.

Lo Shing Cho

Yuen Yiu Wing

Xanthe Chu

CHINESE NEW YEAR 2023 – CLUB OPERATING HOURS

(subject to change in order to adhere to prevailing social distancing measures) Saturday

CLUBHOUSE OPERATING HOURS

Reception 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 (Reservations are required) Closed Normal operating hours

Steakhouse

Bistro Open 0800hrs to 1800hrs Last order at 1700hrs Closed Buffet Dinner 1800hrs to 2200hrs (Reservations are required) Closed Normal operating hours

Bistro

Main Bar and Deck Open 0800hrs to 1800hrs Dispense Bar manned by members until 0000hrs Open 0800hrs to 0000hrs (limited menu available) Open 0800hrs to 0000hrs (limited menu available) Open 0800hrs to 0000hrs (limited menu available) Normal operating hours

Chart Room Closed at 1800hrs Open Open Open Open

Written by Kids for Kids Shelter Cove Beach Clean Up

WORDS: CLIVE WONG, AGE 13

Kids Only

In early November, once again we organized our annual beach clean-up day at Shelter Cove for members of our sailing and rowing community. We had the fortune of gathering two dozen youngsters and adults this year to help conserve our marine ecosystem.

This year we chose to clean up the strip of beach right outside the Scout Association Leadership Training Centre at the tip of Hebe Haven (the first beach you sail by after passing Trio Beach, as you return to the mooring zone). Due to the confluence of tidal current and the constant boat traffic in this area, a large number of debris, both natural or man-made, had made its way onto this short stretch of shoreline. While the younger members of our team helped with picking up smaller pieces of rubbish scattered across the beach, the older members got to work and tried to remove the larger pieces of trash strewn haphazardly in the rocky zone. We collected many usual suspects on this visit (i.e., plastic bottles, beer cans, ropes, tarp coverings, fishing gear, plastic barrels and decaying car tires), as well as unusual ones - we managed to dislodge several broken

dinghy trolley parts buried deep in the sand! One young team member yelled incredulously, “How did they even get here?” The children also picked up many sharp glass and ceramic fragments along the shore. It was unsettling to witness the amount of damage human activities have affected the Hebe Haven marine area. This served as a reminder to those of you who moor your boats nearby, to always secure our on-board equipment tightly, in order to avoid gears accidentally being blown or swept off-board. During cruising, if you unfortunately dropped any gear overboard, please give your best effort and return your boat to retrieve the fallen gear from the ocean, in order to decrease the environmental impact of your sailing.

On this trip, we have successfully collected around 15 large bags of rubbish. Special thank goes to the sampan operator who assisted us in removing these colossal bags off the beach. We can all become stakeholders in the well-being of our beaches. For a beach clean-up all you need is some protective gloves and a container to collect your litter. Do give it a try, please sign up and join our team next time!

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