Ahoy! July/August 2013 by Koko Mueller

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Contents

24 The Bridge

Features

Rowing

Events | Promotions

4 6 8 10

12 13 14 14 16 20 22 24

37 38 40

50 F&B Food Promotions 51 Wine Page 54 Wine Form

Calendar – July Calendar – August Commodore’s Message General Manager’s Message

Etchells start at Spring Regatta. Read the full report on page 16.

Senior 100 Dinner 50-Year Memberships 25-Year Memberships Middle Island Refurbishment Project Spring Regatta The Poi Toi Challenge Top of the Gulf Regatta Hong Kong Crowned in Douarnenez

Club Championships Trials and Tribulations at Toda Deep Water Bay Regatta and Stanley Warm-Up Races

Marine 41 42 43 44

Marine | Boatyard Ship Shop Classified Page Marine Directory

Sailing 27 28 29 30 32 33 34 36

Starter’s Box Etchells End of Season Report Class Prizegiving Ruffian End of Season Report Dragon End of Season Report Impala End of Season Report Sharks Summer Preview Sailing Development | Training

Club LINES 56 58 60 60

Club Directory Annual Staff Party Members, Staff and Other News and Announcements Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club Charity Foundation

Other Sports 46 RHKYC Bowling League 47 Squash 48 Snooker

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Vice Patrons Jimmy Farquhar, Li Fook Hing, Bob Wilson; Commodore Joachim Isler; Vice Commodore Mark Whitehead; Rear Commodore Sailing Anthony Day; Rear Commodore Club Robert Stoneley; Honorary Secretary Charlie Manzoni; Honorary Treasurer George Li; Rowing Captain Alice Page. For contact details please refer to the Club Directory on page 56. Advertising or Editorial Enquiries contact RHKYC PR Department at ahoy@rhkyc.org.hk or 2239 0307 or 2239 0312 Ahoy! Design Michelle Shek MYND Design Articles for Ahoy! can be emailed to ahoy@rhkyc.org.hk or left in the Ahoy! pigeon hole at Kellett Island. The Club reserves the right to edit articles. All opinions expressed in this publication are the authors’ and do not necessarily reflect the views of the General Committee of the RHKYC. Copies of the magazine are available at Reception and to view the e-version of the magazine (and back copies) go to the RHKYC website.

MON

TUE

WED

THU

Boston Lobster Promotion

FRI

SAT

SUN

Wines and Beer of the Month

in the Compass Room

Lapostolle Casa Grand Selection Chardonnay 2011 – Casablanca Valley, Chile

The Bridge

Terrazas de los Andes Reserva Cabernet Sauvignon 2010 – Mendoza, Argentina

2 July to 31 August

JULY

Steps 1, 2, 3 and 4, Go Optimist Youth Beginner HKSF Levels 1, 2 and 3, Go Sailing, 420 and 29er Clinics

Steps 1, 2, 3 and 4, Go Optimist Youth Beginner HKSF Levels 1, 2 and 3, Go Sailing, Introduction to Racing

Tecate Mexico Beer

Boston Lobster Promotion in the Compass Room Summer Delights in the Bistro with selected items at Middle Island and Shelter Cove 2 July to 31 August Steps 1, 2, 3 and 4, Go Optimist Youth Beginner HKSF Levels 1, 2 and 3, Go Sailing, 420 and 29er Clinics

Kellett Island Wine Fair Steps 1, 2, 3 and 4, Go Optimist Youth Beginner HKSF Levels 1, 2 and 3, Go Sailing, 420 and 29er Clinics PVOCC Course (Master) Rowing – Henley Royal Regatta

Steps 1, 2, 3 and 4, Go Optimist Youth Beginner HKSF Levels 1, 2 and 3, Go Sailing, 420 and 29er Clinics PVOCC Course (Master) Rowing – Henley Royal Regatta

Steps 1, 2, 3 and 4, Go Optimist Youth Beginner HKSF Levels 1, 2 and 3, Go Sailing, Introduction to Racing

Steps 1, 2, 3 and 4, Go Optimist Youth Beginner HKSF Levels 1, 2 and 3, Go Sailing, Introduction to Racing PVOCC Course (Engineer)

Silver Oak Cellars Wine Dinner in the Compass Room

Steps 1, 2, 3 and 4, Go Optimist Youth Beginner HKSF Levels 1 and 2, Go Sailing

4 Steps 1, 2, 3 and 4, Go Optimist Youth Beginner HKSF Levels 1, 2 and 3, Go Sailing, Introduction to Lasers PVOCC Course (Engineer)

Steps 1, 2, 3 and 4, Go Optimist Youth Beginner HKSF Levels 1 and 2, Go Sailing

Cloudy Bay and Lapostolle Wine Dinner in the Compass Room

Youth Keelboat Course

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23 Youth 420 and 29er Clinics, Keelboat Course

Adult Beginner Sailing Course Beneteau Skipper Training Rowing – Henley Royal Regatta

Sunset Series 6

Summer Pool Party with Huge Inflatable Adult Beginner Sailing Course Supervised Sailing Session Beneteau Skipper Training

Steps 1, 2, 3 and 4, Go Optimist Youth Beginner HKSF Levels 1, 2 and 3, Go Sailing, Introduction to Lasers PVOCC Course (Engineer)

12 Sunset Series 7 Jazz, R&B and Dancing in the Main Bar

Steps 1, 2, 3 and 4, Go Optimist Youth Beginner HKSF Levels 1 and 2, Go Sailing

Sunset Series 8 Steps 1, 2, 3 and 4, Go Optimist Youth Beginner HKSF Levels 1 and 2, Go Sailing

Steps 1, 2, 3 and 4, Go Optimist Youth Beginner HKSF Levels 1 and 2, Go Sailing

Adult Beginner Sailing Course Beneteau Skipper Training Rowing – Henley Royal Regatta

7 Adult Beginner Sailing Course Supervised Sailing Session Beneteau Skipper Training Rowing – Verdant 2 Regatta

13 Adult Beginner Sailing Course Supervised Sailing Session

14 Supervised Sailing Session J/80 Crew Training

20 Summer Pool Party with Huge Inflatable Adult Beginner Sailing Course J/80 Crew Training

21 Adult Beginner Sailing Course J/80 Crew Training Rowing – Shing Mun 3 Regatta

Summer Pool Parties with Huge Inflatable

Youth 420 and 29er Clinics, Keelboat Course

Shelter Cove Wine Fair Steps 1, 2, 3 and 4, Go Optimist Youth Beginner HKSF Levels 1, 2 and 3, Go Sailing PVOCC Course (Master) Rowing – Henley Royal Regatta

Sunset Series 5

Summer Delights in the Bistro with selected items at Middle Island and Shelter Cove 2 July to 31 August

Saturdays 13 and 27 July

MON

TUE

WED

Boston Lobster Promotion in the Compass Room

THU

The Bridge

Sunset Series 9

Kirinzan Sake Dinner in the Compass Room

Sunset Series 10

1 to 31 August

AUGUST

Steps 1, 2, 3 and 4, Go Optimist Youth Beginner HKSF Levels 1, 2 and 3, Go Sailing, Introduction to Lasers

Steps 1, 2, 3 and 4, Go Optimist Youth Beginner HKSF Levels 1, 2 and 3, Go Sailing

Kellett Island Wine Fair Steps 1, 2, 3 and 4, Go Optimist Youth Beginner HKSF Levels 1, 2 and 3, Go Sailing, Introduction to Racing

6 Steps 1, 2, 3 and 4, Go Optimist Youth Beginner HKSF Levels 1, 2 and 3, Go Sailing, 420 and 29er Clinics

7 Steps 1, 2, 3 and 4, Go Optimist Youth Beginner HKSF Levels 1, 2 and 3, Go Sailing, 420 and 29er Clinics

Steps 1, 2, 3 and 4, Go Optimist Youth Beginner HKSF Levels 1, 2 and 3, Go Sailing, Introduction to Racing

Steps 1, 2, 3 and 4, Go Optimist Youth Beginner HKSF Levels 1, 2 and 3, Go Sailing, 420 and 29er Clinics

15 Veuve Clicquot Champagne Dinner in the Compass Room

FRI

Boston Lobster Promotion in the Compass Room Summer Delights in the Bistro with selected items at Middle Island and Shelter Cove 1 to 31 August Youth 420 and 29er Clinics, Keelboat Course

Shelter Cove Wine Fair Youth 420 and 29er Clinics, Keelboat Course

SAT Adult Beginner Sailing Course

2 Steps 1, 2, 3 and 4, Go Optimist Youth Beginner HKSF Levels 1, 2 and 3, Go Sailing, Introduction to Racing

9 Sunset Series 11 Steps 1, 2, 3 and 4, Go Optimist Youth Beginner HKSF Levels 1, 2 and 3, Go Sailing, 420 and 29er Clinics Rowing – World Coastal Rowing Championships, Sweden

Sunset Series 12

SUN Adult Beginner Sailing Course J/80 Crew Training

3 Summer Pool Party with Huge Inflatable Adult Beginner Sailing Course Supervised Sailing Session J/80 Crew Training

10 Adult Beginner Sailing Course Supervised Sailing Session Rowing – World Coastal Rowing Championships, Sweden

17 Summer Pool Party with Huge Inflatable Adult Beginner Sailing Course J/80 Crew Training LRC Radio Course

4 Supervised Sailing Session J/80 Crew Training

11 Adult Beginner Sailing Course Supervised Sailing Session J/80 Crew Training

18 Adult Beginner Sailing Course J/80 Crew Training LRC Radio Course

Adult Beginner Sailing Course LRC Radio Course

Summer Pool Parties with Huge Inflatable

31 Wines and Beer of the Month Domaine de la Renaudie Sauvignon 2011 – Loire Valley, France Daniel Olivier Cabernet Franc Merlot 2009 – Bergerac, France

Summer Delights in the Bistro with selected items at Middle Island and Shelter Cove 1 to 31 August

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Saturdays 10 and 24 August

Heineken (330ml)

The private bank for sailing Commodore’s Message

The Bridge

It was a pleasure for me to host the inaugural Senior 100 Dinner on 16 May, in honour of our most long-standing members of the Club resident in Hong Kong and to present each of them with a commemorative Senior 100 burgee lapel pin. I also had the pleasure of attending our Annual Staff Party where I expressed thanks and gratitude to our wonderful staff on behalf of all members. With the Spring Regatta on 18 and 19 May we have reached the end of 會長約翰伊詩禮 yet another successful season (and realise how time flies!). We recorded an impressive 96 entrants. It was great to be entertained before the prizegiving by the Club’s very own Pipe Band. Congratulations to all the class winners in the regatta and in fact to the Pipe Band also who won their division at the recent Singapore and Southeast Asian Pipe Band Championships. Commodore Joachim Isler

Congratulations to Tam Nguyen for his win at the Coupe de Bretagne in Douarnenez, France; to Mark Thornburrow who won the Etchells Australasian Winter Championships in Mooloolaba; to Frank Pong on Jelik for winning the IRC Zero Class at the Samui Regatta ahead of Sam Chan on FreeFire 52 and to Marcel Liedts on Elektra, who took second place in IRC and to our young Shark sailors who competed at the Top of the Gulf Regatta in Thailand. Congratulations also to Ante Razmilovic for his podium win at the 2013 Etchells Worlds in Italy. It’s great to see that our Club’s sailors scored such impressive results all over the world! Best of luck to our young sailors, the Sharks, who are competing in various overseas events in the summer. Their coach Nick Hollis has written a summer preview article which you can find on page 34.

非常榮幸可以以主人身份招待於五月十六日首次舉辦的「資深會員10 0 晚宴」並代表會所頒發資深會員100紀念襟章予一眾現居於香港的資深會員。另外，十分高興能夠於週年員工晚宴中代表各位會員感謝全體職員的努力。五月十八和十九日舉行的「春季帆船賽」為另一個成功的賽季劃上句號這令我感到時間飛逝），賽事有九十六支隊伍參加，恭喜各級別的得獎者。而在賽事頒獎典禮中表演助興的遊艇會風笛隊亦於最近舉行的新加坡及東南亞風笛錦標賽」中得到組別冠軍，恭喜各位隊員。帆船方面，恭喜 Tam Nguyen 於法國杜阿爾納納舉行的「Coupe de Bretagne 賽事」中獲得冠軍；Mark Thornburrow 獲得澳洲穆盧拉巴 Etchells級別澳洲冬季錦標賽」冠軍；龐輝和他的“Jelik 號”及陳永燊和他的“FreeFire 52 號”分別奪得「蘇梅島帆船賽」IRC級別0組冠軍及亞軍；Marcel Liedts 的“Elektra 號”於同一個賽事得到IRC級別第二名。Sharks 青少年帆船隊參加泰國「Top of the Gulf 帆船賽」。最後，Ante Razmilovic 於意大利舉行的「2013 Etchells 級別世界賽」中同樣踏上頒獎台。十分高興會員們於世界各地各項賽事中有出色的表現。 Sharks 青少年帆船隊於暑假期間將會參與各個海外賽事，祝他們一切順利。他們的教練 Nick Hollis 寫了一篇有關他們暑期賽事的預告，刊於第

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The Sunset Series is now well underway, by the time you read this we should be a third of the way through and you can find the latest results on the Club website. Many athletes from the Rowing Section have been building up to key events. The Royal X-Team have seen the results of hard training with many placings in the finals of the early regattas, culminating in a win at the Sun Life Stanley International Dragon Boat Championships. Similarly the rowers have had a better preparation for the Henley Royal Regatta this year and are aiming to progress through more rounds than achieved previously. The outriggers have perhaps been the toughest of all, with one paddler (Alice Page) recently completing a punishing 40km solo race in Australia. Thank you to everyone who attended the two member briefings we held in June to update members on the Kellett Island Long Term Improvement Plan. We also hope that as many members as possible have taken the time to view the display we have had up at Kellett Island – a soft copy of which is also available on the members’ section of the website. Thank you everyone for sending in their comments and suggestions which we value very much and which will help us in our work in the months ahead. Congratulations to all those elected at the recent EGM, and thank you to the volunteers and staff who ensured a very smooth running, which wasn’t easy with a high turnout of 376 members attending. A very big thank you to all of those stepping down from Committees. I would like to thank in particular Russ Parker, Gaston Chan and Drew Taylor who in several years in their respective roles of Rear Commodore Sailing, Sailing Secretary and Honorary Treasurer have, with their dedicated and hard work, made this a better Club. Have a wonderful summer and see you in September.

34頁。「黃昏系列帆船賽」正在進行中，當大家看到這篇文章時，賽事已完成了三分一，賽事結果可瀏覽會所網頁。划艇健兒最近積極備戰各項重要賽事，Royal X-Team 龍舟隊在努力訓練下在最近的幾個賽事得到不錯的成績，他們在剛舉行的「赤柱國際龍舟錦標賽」中更上一層樓，奪得賽事冠軍。划艇手方面，大家積極備戰「皇家 Henley划艇賽」，希望能夠突破以往成績。外舷划艇手 Alice Page 於澳洲參加了一個長達40公里的個人划艇賽，這的確是個非常富挑戰性的賽事。多謝各位出席兩個於六月份舉行的吉列島長遠發展計劃簡報會。希望各位會員能夠抽空參閱在吉列島會所展板上的介紹，有關資料亦可於會所網頁的會員專頁中瀏覽。感謝各位的寶貴的意見和建議，這對於我們未來數月的工作幫助很大。恭喜各位於最近選舉大會獲選的委員，當晚出席的會員人數達376人，多謝各位義務會員和職員的協助，使選舉得以順利舉行。感謝各位卸任的委員，特別鳴謝帆船科副會長 Russ Parker、帆船科秘書 Gaston Chan 和名譽司庫 Drew Taylor 於在任期間為本會作出的貢獻，使會所事務精益求精。祝大家有一個愉快的暑假，九月份再見。

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General Manager’s Message

The Bridge General Manager Mark Bovaird

總經理布馬克

I hope you all enjoyed Kellett Island Day last month; this year’s turnout was bigger than ever, with around 400 members and their guests attending. We had more activities on offer than ever before, with free sports classes and the swimming pool open to everyone. We also had a stall highlighting the activities of the Club’s Charity Foundation and it was a real pleasure to see how many members took an active interest in the Foundation’s work and volunteered to help out with future activities.

The Young Members Sub Committee continues to try and encourage younger members to join the Club and to that end, they have held a number of successful pub quizzes now and their third Po Toi Challenge took place in May at which the Sam Kelly Trophy was awarded to Ahoyka, skippered by Sam’s father Shane. It is encouraging to see so many younger members of the Club doing their bit to encourage others to get involved in our core sports and ultimately to join the Club. Refurbishment works at Middle Island are continuing and we have an update for you in this issue. We are looking to hold a re-opening celebration later in the year along the lines of the Middle Island Big Day Out which we were unable to hold at the usual time due to the works. Middle Island remains open throughout the works and is available for BBQs throughout the summer, weather permitting of course!

Whilst the official season is over for sailing and rowing, don’t forget that the Sunset Series continues every Friday up to and including 9 August. This is a great opportunity for more casual racing and for new crew to try out for the coming season. To help keep you cool in the summer, F&B have the huge inflatable back in the pool twice a month in July, August and September and the last in the series will be 5 October. These are hugely popular evenings for the family so book early to avoid disappointment. One of F&B’s most popular events returns in August – the Veuve Clicquot Champagne Dinner. Also on the summer calendar are two wine dinners and a sake dinner. More information on these events can be found in this issue. We also have a call to action from our new Bowling Convenor, Simon Boyde, who has plans to revamp the Bowling League for the 2013/2014 season. If you are looking to bowl or even to form your own team please see page 46. Before finishing this message I would just like to briefly add my congratulations to the Club’s Dragon Boat team, the Royal X Team, who triumphed in the Stanley championships in June. This was a fantastic achievement which will be covered in full in the next edition of Ahoy!, but it deserves a mention before the summer break commences. Whether you are staying in Hong Kong for the hot summer months or going overseas, I hope you have a great holiday and I look forward to seeing you at the Club.

希望各位都喜歡上個月舉行的「吉列島日」，今年出席人數約四百人，是歷年之冠，我們亦新增了不少活動，如免費運動課程和對外開放泳池設施等。還有，香港遊艇會慈善基金的遊戲攤位亦第一次在「吉列島日」與大家見面，非常高興在活動期間得悉會員對基金會的工作表示興趣及願意義務參與基金會將來舉辦的活動。

讓剛參與帆船活動的朋友在下一個賽季前有充分的練習機會。

青年會員附屬委員會積極地鼓勵更多年青會員加入會所，最近他們成功地舉辦了幾個「酒吧鬥智之夜」和於五月份舉辦了第三屆「蒲台島帆船挑戰賽」，賽事之「Sam Kelly 盃」由 Sam 的父親 Shane 掌舵的“Ahoyka 號” 奪得。看到各位青年會員努力鼓勵更多人參與我們的核心運動和加入會所大家庭，我感到十分鼓舞。

另一個非常受歡迎的「Veuve Clicquot 香檳佳餚晚宴」將於八月份再度舉行。在暑假期間，還有兩個「美酒佳餚晚宴」及一個「清酒佳餚晚宴」。詳情請參閱本刊。

飲食部於炎炎夏日舉辦備有大型充氣滑梯的「炎夏泳池派對」，於七月、八月和九月，每個月會舉行兩場派對，而最後一場是十月五日。這些派對非常受歡迎，請盡快訂位。

新上任的保齡球召集人 Simon Boyde 希望重整2013至2014年度保齡球聯賽。如果你有興趣參與或組隊參賽，可參閱第46頁有關保齡球消息。

中途島翻新工程仍然繼續，本期刊登了有關工程的進度。我們希望在年底舉辦一個慶祝開幕的典禮，並同時舉行「中途島日」。因工程關係，本年度中途島日」未能如期舉行。中途島於工程期間繼續開放，暑假期間如天氣許可，餐廳的燒烤服務將會如常供應。

在完結前，我希望藉此機會恭喜 Royal X Team 龍舟隊於六月份舉行的赤柱國際龍舟錦標賽」中得到冠軍。有關這個精彩賽事的報告將刊登於下一期 Ahoy!。

雖然帆船及划艇賽季已經結束，但不要忘記逢星期五舉行的「黃昏系列帆船賽」，最後一場賽事將於八月九日舉行。這些賽事相對較為輕鬆，更能

無論閣下在暑假留在香港或是往外地渡假，我祝大家有一個愉快的假期，期待在會所見面。

From left to right: At the recent EGM Commodore Joachim Isler presented flags to Anthony Day, Rear Commodore (Sailing); Robert Stoneley, Rear Commodore (Club) and Russ Parker, Past Rear Commodore (Sailing). 由左至右：在剛舉行的選舉大會中，會長約翰伊詩禮頒贈錦旗予副會長（帆船科）Anthony Day，副會長（會務科）Robert Stoneley

和前副會長（帆船科）Russ Parker。

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Feature | Senior 100 Dinner

Senior 100 Dinner The Club, wanting an opportunity to recognise our longest-standing members in Hong Kong, held the inaugural annual Senior 100 Dinner on 16 May in the Compass Room. Collectively, the members in the 2013 Senior 100 fraternity represent over 4,200 years of membership. Not everyone on the list could join that evening but those that did represented over 2,300 years!

A1 Mr Lai Kwok Fun A2 Dr Alan Lau A3 Mr Peter Gaiger A4 Mr Jozef Roels A5 Mr Keith C Mowser A6 Mr Frank Robert Mullens A7 Mr Gareth Williams A8 Mr Jan G W Blaauw A9 Mr Jeremy M Barr A10 Mr Angus Stevenson-Hamilton A11 Mr Mike Burrell A12 Mr Ruedi Bischof A13 Mr Chan Hung Kwan A14 Mr W J Jeffrey Evans A15 Dr Leong Che Hung A16 Mr Colin Smith A17 Sir Wu Ying Sheung Gordon A18 Mr Fan Chor Ho Paul A19 Mr Victor Locke A20 Mr Peter A McTavish A21 Dr Hui Chi Wang Kenneth A22 Mr William David Greaves B1 Mr Shiu King Wai Peter B2 Mrs Maria Gaiger B3 Mr Gaston Chan B4 Mr Lowell Chang B5 Mrs Phyllis Chang B6 Dr Bruce Vaughan B7 Mr Cowen B C Chiu

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B8 Mr Gordon Robinson B9 Mr Jacob Mallee B10 Miss Carolyn Hopkins B11 Mrs Tessy Tang B12 Mrs Vanda Cole B13 Mr Roger Cole B14 Mr Juergen Kracht C1 Mrs Josephine Ann Sin

Of the Senior 100, the longest membership started in 1955, and the ‘shortest’ in 1975. Out of those in attendance, one member had just reached his 50 th anniversary and the ‘junior’ seniors were celebrating 38 years of membership. By all accounts, everyone had a marvellous time reminiscing, catching up with old friends and making new ones. Each member was presented with a commemorative RHKYC Senior 100 lapel pin.

C2 Mrs Kwok Mo Ching Mary C3 Dr Wong Leung Kit Wah Annie C4 Mrs Rosemary Mullens C5 Mr Li Fook Hing C6 Mrs Wendy McTavish C7 Mr Ernest Tang C8 Mrs Ina Mueller C9 Mrs Cynthia Kracht

Flag Officers in Attendance D1 Drew Taylor, Honorary Treasurer D2 Mark Welles, Rowing Captain D3 Joachim Isler, Commodore D4 Robert Stoneley, Rear Commodore (Club) D5 Charlie Manzoni,Honorary Secetary D6 Russ Parker, Rear Commodore (Sailing)

50-Year Memberships Mike Burrell

Feature | 50-Year Memberships

Mike has raced with the Club since 1963 starting with his first real job, being Foredeck Chief of Hong Kong’s firstever Maxi; Ron MacAulay’s Nic 55 Mamamouchi. Eight China Sea Races have followed since, and successful silverware pursuits on boats such as La Pantera and Andy Soriano’s , before Mike became a One-design man, and started campaigning his new Impala... Impala 1, of course! He has now been Captain of the Impala Fleet for more years than he can remember. Mike was appointed as the Club’s Honorary Treasurer in 1971 and held that position for seven years during the Club’s evolutionary period in the 70s, which saw debentures first being issued to allow the development of Kellett Island, the ‘acquisition’ of Shelter Cove and the substantial development of Middle Island. He was also a member of the Development Committee under then-Commodore Bob Wilson which was responsible for the design and construction of the new workshop building, the swimming pool and the transformation of the Clubhouse into more or less what you see today. That completed, he says, he then retired to do some sailing! We hope to get a few of Mike’s reminiscences in a later issue of Ahoy!.

Dr. Franklin W.P. Li

“Time flies, 50 years’ membership! It seems like just yesterday when I joined the Club. The then-Commodore Professor Stock invited me to join. I acquired a sailing catamaran, a 30-footer, but had nowhere to moor her. So he came to the rescue and asked me to join the Club. I moored her on the second row just next to the Club. She was a beauty, sky blue in colour. Since the 60s, I have also owned several speedboats and motor yachts, and finally graduated to a 38’ Bertram when I became too lazy to sail. I have made dozens of good friends, sailing and nonsailing, in the Club. I love the sea and am still an active swimmer. I love entertaining friends in the Bistro and the Compass Room. I always seat friends from overseas outside the Bistro where they can enjoy the panoramic view and the laser shows. I have fully enjoyed my 50 years of membership and I am looking forward to many more years to come.”

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25-Year Memberships Feature | 25-Year Memberships The following members celebrate their 25th year of membership this year and many of them were in attendance at the EGM in June to receive their commemorative plate. Also in attendance were Capt Stuart Pryke and Mr Hamish Low who passed the 25-year milestone previously but until now had been unable to attend a meeting to receive their plate.

Mr David Stanley Balman Miss Jennifer Carver and Mr John McLennan Ms Chan Ching Chuen Mr and Mrs Ching Tak Keung Wilbert Mr Simon Richard Deane Mr and Mrs Rolf Gerhard Eggers Mr and Mrs Fung Yat Kong Mr and Mrs Gordon John Gregor Mr Anthony Francis Hill Mr and Mrs Rene J Hodel Mr and Mrs Huang Ling Hang Lincoln Mr and Mrs Mark David Jack Mr and Mrs Colin Anthony Johnson Mrs Hillary A B King Mr and Mrs Kong Cheuk Lun David Mr and Mrs Kwan Wing Hong Dominic Mr Lam Cheung Thomas Mr and Mrs Lau Chiu Ki Dr and Mrs Lau Sai Kit Mr and Mrs Lau On Shek Paul Mr and Mrs Lau Wing Cheung James Mr Ernest Lin Mr Ling Hung Hay John Mr Liu Chi Ho Chris Mr Lu Chung Chun Henry Mr and Mrs Michael Victor Lunn Mr and Mrs Mak Man Leung Ricky Ms Miu Wing Sheung Stella Mr and Mrs Ngai Tung Hai Karsky Mr Pang Tat Choi Paul Mr and Mrs Andrew Payne Mrs Poon Yim Fai Josephine Mr and Mrs John Lonsdale Saunders Mr and Mrs Darryl G Saw Mr and Mrs Siu Yin Wai Mr and Mrs Szeto Wai Sun Mr and Mrs Tam Chung Ding Rick Mr and Mrs Tang Wai Chung Ted Mr and Mrs Tang Ying Yen Henry Ms Tong Kam Hing Ida Dr and Mrs Timothy D P Trodd Mr and Mrs Tsui Ying Chun Edward Mr and Mrs Yang Hong Ching Norris Miss Yin Tak Ling Linda Mr Yung Chi Kin Boris

Feature | Middle Island Refurbishment Project

Middle Island Refurbishment Project

hase I of the three scheduled phases has been completed and the areas involved handed back to the Club, namely, on level 1 – the ladies’ changing room, Sail Training store and signing-on area; on levels 2 and 3, the office and the re-dedicated Tom Larmour Room (formerly the Tong Po Chau Room) which will serve as the cadet room. Excitement and keen involvement on all fronts!

Ship Shop display cabinets offering the latest in dinghy accessories, ropes and clothing items. The coxswains now have an updated pantry, albeit a bit smaller, to make room for the orange racing marks, and a new repair bench to cater to the needs of our ever-growing sail training dinghy fleet.

Before and during the construction at Middle Island for phase I, staff from Sail Training, Marine and F&B were closely involved in helping shape their own storage and work spaces to suit their needs and to make daily life more efficient.

The old windsurf store room was converted into a new F&B back of house area, close to the dumbwaiter, storage and shelving a-plenty and a state of the art (monster!) ice-maker able to provide 30 pounds of ice an hour. This should ensure that even the biggest regatta parties will not run out of ice!

Dagger boards tightly packed on their multi-layered stainless steel racks, a sign-on area that not only sports a waiting bench with the comfort of a fan but also holds water and soft drink dispensers, and

The ladies’ changing room got its ‘facelift’, so to speak, when the temporary walls came down and the new facade emerged with full height windows allowing daylight and natural ventilation.

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The new office has the feel of ‘Ground Control to Major Tom’ with its windows overlooking activities on the hardstanding and on the water. It seats 13 staff from Sail Training, Rowing, Marine and F&B, and to quote Richard Knight, “I have a very happy team now!”

In design the Tom Larmour Room caters to a multi-purpose usage providing the latest in presentation technology, sound system,

The next phase of works is well underway and will see the male changing rooms on the first floor and the kitchen and Clubhouse facilities on the top floor refurbished, together with the commencement of the painting of the entire exterior of the building. Work is scheduled to be completed by 1 August, at which point we will move on to the final phase which involves refurbishing the function rooms on the second floor and the other back of house areas and improvements to the stairwell from the top to the bottom of the Clubhouse.

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Feature | Middle Island Refurbishment Project

The Tom Larmour Room (cadet room), after the removal of the internal columns has become the biggest room on level 3. The naming and plaque-unveiling ceremony is planned to take place in the near future and will be announced separately.

comfortable loose seating and plenty of space to display the new trophies we all hope for!

Spring Regatta W ords: Lindsay Lyons | Photos: Guy N owell

Feature | Spring Regatta

Heavy overnight rain meant that conditions on the morning before the start of the RHKYC Spring Regatta were humid and windless but, undeterred, RO Simon Boyde was out on the water early to rustle up a breeze and came back to shore with reports of 3 to 11kts SSW at the designated course marks.

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Feature | Spring Regatta

s the best conditions were to the west of the usual Regatta race area, Boyde selected courses 71 and 72, more commonly associated with Friday night Sunset Series racing, which include the start / finish line as a gate for each lap. Some sailors obviously didn’t pay close attention to the SIs (or didn’t realise that Boyde was using a RIB as the ODM), missing the gate and resulting in retirements after racing as boats were alerted to their error. The J/80 fleet had an additional problem recognising their leeward mark, with only Seabiscuit sailing the correct course and recording a result. The conditions were perfect for watching from the shore – there were gusts up to

15kts causing spectacular broaches along the Avenue of Stars and Merlin entertained race management by ‘tea-bagging’ two crew as she tacked through the gate. On the flip side, there were moments where the breeze died completely which, coupled with a strong ebb tide, gave boats some problems in clearing the finish line. However only Blue Moon was unfortunate enough to finish outside the time limit. Sunday dawned with the same overcast and humid conditions but Boyde scoured the harbour and managed to conjure up a 3 to 10kt westerly in the centre of the harbour just off Kellett Island. Setting up the start line in a 100 degree swing, he was prepared for a long wait until the breeze settled, however

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the weather gods smiled on him, the wind stabilised in the west and racing got underway as scheduled in 8kts and sunshine.

Feature | Spring Regatta

Of the 96 entrants, 89 turned out for the second day of racing, with the Flying Fifteen fleet forming the largest class with 14 entrants. The first race of the day set everyone off on a simple two-lap course giving maximum exposure to Hong Kongâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s best harbour vantage

points. The breeze was so good there were some interesting moments as the first boats to start passed through the gate at the same time as some of the final starts were taking place, however everyone managed to coexist on the line without many voices being raised. The final race of the series used the same course, shortening the Fifteens after one lap and giving everyone a nice early finish after a

fantastic day with a top breeze of 14kts. There were three protests heard, giving the sailors a chance to grab a cool drink while the RHKYC Pipe Band entertained the sun-kissed masses, then the prizegiving took place on the Lawn. Prizes were presented by Wellock Lo, distributor of Old Pulteney scotch whiskey and Chang soda water, and Emily Wong from Official Regatta Beer sponsor, Heineken.

No regatta runs itself, and the Club would like to thank Race Officer Simon Boyde, together with his team of Nic Boyde, Sheila Chan, DRO Louise Connolly, Pierre Donnet, Mathias Piardon, Stuart Mowbray and Hanse Ringstrom. On the safety side, thanks go to Paul Ames, Tom Bispham, Tommy Chan, Hazel Choy, Martin Franks, Liz Hamerton, Sandra Lam, Carolyn Lee, Perry Lok, Dilys Lui, Graeme Martin, John Mayow, Elsie Wong and Tiger Zeng. And letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not forget the two protest committees for each day - Saturday (1) Anthony Day (Chairman), Nick Atkinson and James Savage; Saturday (2) Nick Burns (Chairman), Marcel Liedts and Andrew Barcla; Sunday (1) Tom Sheppard (Chairman), Steve Bourne and Koichi Yamamoto; Sunday (2) Marty Kaye (Chairman), Albert Yung, Nick Atkinson (again).

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GAC Big Boat Award

Peninsula Signal 8 Jamie McWilliam David Fan Li Fook Hing

Class Winners Big Boat Division 1 Big Boat Division 2 (IRC) Big Boat Division 2 (HKPN) Dragon Etchells Flying Fifteen Impala J/80 Pandora Ruffian Magic 25

Jamie McWilliam Anthony Root Harry Ieong Joseph Chu Nick Burns Akira Takada Mike Burrell David Fan Tom Ho Li Fook Hing Frank van Kempen

Peninsula Signal 8 Red Kite II Happy Hour Eaux Vives Gunga Din French Fries Impala 1 Seabiscuit Windfall Victory 9 Fly By Wire

From top left to right: RHKYC Pipe Band; Race Officer Simon Boyde; GAC Big Boat Award – Peninsula Signal 8; Heineken Best Boat – Day 1 – Seabiscuit; Heineken Best Boat – Day 2 – Victory 9; 1st Big Boat Div 1 – Peninsula Signal 8; 1st Big Boat Div 2 HKPN – Happy Hour; 1st Big Boat Div 2 IRC – Red Kite II; 1st Dragon – Eaux Vives; 1st Etchells – Gunga Din; 1st Flying Fifteen – French Fries; 1st Impala – Impala 1; 1st J/80 – Seabiscuit; 1st Magic 25 – Fly By Wire; 1st Pandora – Windfall; 1st Ruffian – Victory 9 JUL/AUG AHOY! |

Feature | Spring Regatta

Heineken Best Boat – Day 1 Seabiscuit Heineken Best Boat – Day 2 Victory 9

The Poi Toi Challenge Presented by The Sail Spin

Photo: Sidney Tang

Feature | The Poi Toi Challenge

W ords: K ate H odson and James Kinloch

Above: The crew of Ahoyka with the Sam Kelly Trophy with Sam’s father Shane at centre. Below: Ambush crew

he third Po Toi Challenge took place on Sunday 26 May. It has been over a year since our first event and interest from new crew and skippers seems as strong as ever. This time we had 12 boats and just over 50 ‘newbies’ enter the race. Whilst we all waited in anticipation for amber rain and strong winds, the unpredictability of Hong Kong weather made its point on Sunday morning as we escaped the rain but were left without a breath of wind to get the race started. Not to be deterred, boats set off to Po Toi for lunch and Red Kite II and Xiphias took the lead and set off for a sail round Beaufort Island determined to give their new crew as much of a day out as possible. The YMSC Po Toi Challenge is run with the aim of getting young people interested in sailing, out on the water and having fun with some

of the more experienced members of Hong Kong’s sailing community. Whilst the winds were insufficient for a race, we hope the day still served this purpose. Skippers were as up-beat about the event as before, praising the new format of the race which had been ‘upgraded’ to include a start and finish boat and a number of new courses. Determined to continue with a prizegiving, the Calamari Cup was awarded to Red Kite II which was the only boat that sailed a course despite the fact the race had never started. Anthony Root had just himself and one crew member on board and put all five newbies to work, doing multiple sail changes and swapping between positions on the boat. The Sam Kelly Trophy was awarded to Ahoyka. This trophy, named in memory of Sam Kelly,

was aptly awarded to the boat which has entered every Po Toi Challenge and always takes on board a large number of newbies. We wanted to mark this commitment and also honour Sam as her father Shane was on board and had skippered Ahoyka in the last two races with Matt Fremont-Smith. Also new to the race were some great sponsors. Thanks to the efforts of the Club’s Corporate and International Partnerships Manager, Torrey Dorsey, The Sail Spin donated a prize of a free cabin for two on board a Sail Spin in the Andaman Sea, valued at HK$19,000. Whilst we were unable to award the prize on the day, The Sail Spin generously invited all participants to an after-party at Boujis the following week where they had a second opportunity to win the prize by entering a photo booth competition (the winner is in the process of being voted for on their Facebook page). Also thanks to Carlsberg who supplied the beer! We were pleased to see interest from a number of Hebe Haven boats which sailed down from Sai Kung for the race. Many thanks to Windseeker, Elite 99 and DEA for taking part and we look forward to further co-operating with the Hebe boats on this event. We also contacted HKUST and the Chinese University of Hong Kong off the back of the relationship the Club has built with their sailing club (and in the case of CUHK, their soon-to-be-set-up sailing club), and recruited a number of their students to take part in the event. It just goes to show what a great community of sailors we have in Hong Kong, ready to throw their support behind a race like this and to keep coming back even when conditions aren’t ideal. Dates for the next Po Toi Challenge to be announced soon. Photo: Gustav Lindgren

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Feature | Top of Gulf Regatta Photo: Nick Hollis

Top of the Gulf Regatta W ords: Nick H ollis Photo: Susan Man

finished up the day in 5th place after a 6th, 8th and 7th. Juliana sailed well with an 8th in the last race of the day. The Laser course was quite tricky with all three Laser classes racing on the one course and the same start. The 4.7s were fairly limited with options up the beat, being forced to the sides to get clean air as the slowest class. On the Optimist course, 130 sailors were battling it out. The line was short and quite heavily biased at times making it very hard to come out on top, with the black flag thrown

in to make things even more tough. The conditions were quite shifty and it was hard to be consistent. Calum sailed well to finish with a 9th, 2nd and 14th from the day. Emma, Scarlett and Malik all had improved their performance since the Langkawi Regatta in January and they were fighting well just in front of mid-fleet. Duncan got stuck in well and showed no signs of nerves as he did his best to battle it out at the biased end of the line. On the second day, the fleet were greeted with a flat calm; however the sea breeze finally Photo: Nick Hollis

ell done to our Sharks team who recently participated in the Top of the Gulf Regatta in Thailand. Eight sailors from the Sharks squad attended the regatta. In the Optimist team was Scarlett Manzoni, Emma Fung, Malik Hood, Calum and Duncan Gregor. In the Laser team we had Nick Bezy and Juliana Choi in the 4.7 class, and Sofia-Marie Mascia in the Radial class. After some pre-event training, the event started on 3 May with 10 to 14kts of breeze. On the Laser course Sofia got off to a solid start in the Radial fleet, posting three 2nd places on the scoreboard (one of them almost a 1st). Nick

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From top clockwise: Duncan Gregor claiming his 14th place; Calum Gregor leading the Optimist fleet; Juliana Choi in the Laser 4.7; Sofia, 2nd Radial and Calum, 5th Optimist (1st Overseas)

The last day dawned. Those in good positions were told to sail as they had been – conservatively and nothing too high-risk. Others were told to get stuck in and start taking higher risks to try and improve their risks. One piece of advice that seemed to work for Duncan was “Go and beat your brother!” – so he did! He claimed a 14th place just in front of Calum in 15th. The others also sailed well.

Photo: Nick Hollis

The Optimists had a bit of a delay too after being held on shore for no wind, launching in the building breeze, then being sent ashore again when too windy! They were finally sent out to the start line again and it was very much the same story as the day before – shifty, fairly light with a heavily biased short start line. Throughout the race the breeze dropped and made it almost impossible to finish with the tide becoming stronger. Calum, Malik and Scarlett all did well to finish within the time limit, but unfortunately Emma and Duncan were timed out along with 40 to 50 others.

place just in front of Emma Fung in 66th. Malik Hood was next up the order in 49th place and Scarlett Manzoni in 37th (13th girl out of 46). Calum was our top performer and top for Hong Kong. He finished in 5th place overall and showed great consistency. He was also 1st overseas boat. The team were happy with their results and have come away with aspects they need

to improve for their next big regatta in the summer. Next year we plan to go back with a bigger Optimist team to help bring up the level of our younger sailors. For more photos and to follow the exploits of our Sharks squad, please visit their Facebook page at www.facebook.com/RHKYCSharks

In the Lasers they also took note of the advice and showed that they meant business. Sofia went out and sailed to a 1st place in the first race, and Juliana got her best result of a 6th. All-in-all, the event was successful. All sailors had improved from their last overseas event with fleets of similar or a lower level of competition. In the Lasers, Sofia finished up 2nd Radial, just behind a sailor who finished 7th at the ISAF Worlds the year before. Sofia was a bit gutted that she wasn’t first, but felt better when told of her rival’s accomplishments (being three years her senior). Nick finished up in 8th overall, and Juliana finished up 12th. In the Optimists the team sailed well in a very tough regatta. The Thais are renowned as one of the top Optimist nations, so doing well means a lot. Duncan Gregor (our youngest sailor at nine years old!) sailed very well and finished in 66th JUL/AUG AHOY! |

Feature | Top of Gulf Regatta

filled in after an hour or so. The Lasers were launched and by this time the breeze had increased to almost 25kts. In the day’s two races, Sofia managed a 1st and a 4th in the Radial fleet. Nick was unlucky and moments before the start of the first race, his sail ripped at the mast head. After he was rushed ashore, our parent shore support team managed to get Nick back underway quicker than an F1 pit stop and he made it out for the second race. Juliana sailed a great race in the breeze and finished in 7th place. By this point, the wind again had dropped to nothing. Nick managed a 7th in the last race and Juliana sailed a great race, but sadly got caught in a huge wind shadow on the last lap and dropped down the fleet.

Photo: Pierrick Contin Photographe

Feature | Hong Kong Crowned in Douarnenez The Grand Prix Guyader takes place in May each year and gathers not only 60 to 100 Dragons but also M34s, Maxi 50s, Class 40s, Imoca 60s, and kite surfs etc. for a week in the magnificent Bay of Douarnenez situated near the extreme west point of Brittany, France.

Hong Kong Crowned in Douarnenez W ords: Tam N guyen / HKG55 and Lowell Chang / HKG 5 0 | Photos: Various Photo: Jacques Vapillon ÂŠ

or the Dragons, the week consisted of two events; the Coupe de Bretagne from Saturday 4 May to Monday 6 May and the Grand Prix from Wednesday 8 May to Saturday 11 May. The main reason to join the Grand Prix was to practice at an international level for the Dragon Gold Cup which will be held in August 2013, also in Douarnenez. I chose this year to send my Dragon (Zephyr, HKG55) to Europe for a number of reasons â&#x20AC;&#x201C; firstly, I refurbished an old wooden Dragon from 1965 to racing condition and I could use her in Hong Kong whilst my newer Dragon would be in Europe. Secondly a Gold Cup in Douarnenez, for a Frenchman living in Hong Kong, is something not to be missed! And thirdly, conveniently, Zephyr

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needed to visit her boat builder Doomernik in Holland for maintenance and repairs.

Photo: Jacques Vapillon ©

Danishman Christian Rasmussen was my stable crew for the entire week. Whilst he hadn’t raced for the past 10 years and did not know the Dragon, I thought his experience in coaching Olympic sailors could be useful. Theis Palm, a North Sail Dragon expert with whom I had already enjoyed racing before, joined me for the Coupe de Bretagne and Jimmy Pahun, a French Navigator (and also TV show presenter!) for the Grand Prix. So, I had my crew for the two events – we would sail three-up with a light weight of around 230kgs – 55kgs below the limit. The one thing we did not have, unlike the Russian, Ukrainian and some German teams, was a coach boat to check wind and wave conditions, discuss strategy, give a tow before and after races, carry extra sails, drinks etc., but I thought it was a bit over the top and well over our budget!

Day 2 of the Coupe de Bretagne saw light wind and we were in 2nd position behind French Olympic sailor Luc Pillot when the Race Officer decided to abandon the race due to a dying wind and a 50 degree wind shift which made the course just unfair. I would have preferred them to shorten it! After a few hours of waiting, the thermal breeze finally filled in. We had another pin end start right at the pin – this time very crowded due to the strong bias. There was a lot of shouting, but no protests at that level! One drawback of being far left is that you have to wait for a clear lane to tack. We finally managed to tack and got in such a lift that we overstood the windward mark by two boat lengths. We rounded the windward mark in 2nd position and tried to get over the first boat, helmed by Marcus Brennecke. I failed to get over him with a bad tactical rounding at the leeward mark and we had to tack away to clear our air. We then defended our 2nd position until the finish with Gold Cup Champion Tommy Mueller chasing me hard on the last downwind

Coupe de Bretagne

Photo: François Van Malleghem ©

The day before the first race, I had the honour of being presented to the ‘Who’s Who’ of the International Dragon class; Olympic sailors, Gold Cup, National, European and World Champions but also to many friendly amateur teams who were delighted to hear about the Hong Kong Dragon class. It was also good to catch up with the other Hong Kong team, Phyllis and Lowell Chang (HKG50) and their crew Lars. I bumped into Camille, with whom I crossed the Atlantic eight years ago between the Martinique and Acores Islands! The sailing world is definitely a small one. The first day of Coupe de Bretagne saw 34 boats joining in an 8 to 12kt wind – perfect conditions similar to Hong Kong – the only thing missing was a pair of shorts (it was 10C)! Before the start, I told my crew that I wanted to take it easy and this was just a practice for the Gold Cup – let’s have fun! We did a perfect pin start after a port tack approach and a timed tack below the pack. The boat had very good speed and we could gain on the boats close to us, JUL/AUG AHOY! |

Feature | Hong Kong Crowned in Douarnenez

The next question was with whom to sail. I thought it would make sense to sail with professionals so I could learn from them and enjoy the thrill of being part of the main pack in what would be a very competitive fleet. In the big Dragon events, the top 30 sailors usually have professionals on board. My team in Hong Kong had already experienced training and racing with professionals. We had all come to the conclusion that this was a great way to catch up on the learning curve as many of our local competitors have been Dragon sailors for 20+ years and we started only three seasons ago (and were always last in the first six months!).

including European Champion Jose Matoso. We were quickly in free air to play the shifts. I was so focused on not doing anything else other than steering perfectly, looking at only waves and telltales that I only realised at the windward mark that we were leading the fleet by quite a distance! It was not fun anymore; I had a lot of pressure on! However, when leading, things become a little bit easier. We were in clean air and started to cover the fleet. By doing that, we let our immediate pursuer RUS 6 come closer, but we made sure we had the overall pack covered. We finally crossed the finish line and I received my first-ever prize for winning an International Dragon race outside Hong Kong. Past Commodore Lowell Chang then told us it was also the first time for a Hong Kong Dragon ever! With this first race, I had already surpassed any objectives I could ever have dreamed of! I explained our main strategy in my speech: as Douarnenez had had a communist mayor for 25 years, we thought the left was favoured there!

Photo: Pierrick Contin Photographe

Feature | Hong Kong Crowned in Douarnenez

leg! We finished Day 2 and kept our overall lead by two points. Phew! On the third and last day, we had an average first race. We were too conservative at the start and were caught in dirty air. This is a killer in large fleets. You clear your air, but end up going in the wrong direction and have to keep tacking again and lose speed and distance. We rounded the windward mark at the back end of the fleet, but managed to progressively climb back by extensively playing the left side of the course which started to pay from the second beat onwards. Even on starboard tack (right of way boat) we gave way to a number of port tackers to keep our air clean and to let them go in the wrong direction. When we passed the finish line, we saw from a distance that a boat with a 55 number was called OCS / disqualified. We went to check and to our relief, it was European Champion Jose Matoso on POR 55, and not HKG 55! We finished 12th but Tommy Mueller finished 3rd. This meant that we only had a five-point buffer ahead of him but also RUS6 and Marcus Brennecke who were equal second! In the shifty and unstable conditions we decided not to cover any of them and sailed

our own race. We rounded 5th at the windward mark with our main competitors behind and then passed three boats in the first downwind leg. We then extended the gap with the rest of the fleet through pretty good timing with the shifts on the beat. We started the final downwind leg with a very comfortable lead, as did RUS27. We were then virtual winners of Coupe de Bretagne… we just had to make no big screw up, no touch on the marks, no collision. I was so careful that I even ducked port tackers which were on their way upwind! This was the longest leg I have ever sailed! And we actually did screw up the final rounding to the finish – without any consequences. Spectators must have wondered why we were sailing only with our mainsail after the rounding! We passed the line in 2nd position and could celebrate as we finished Coupe de Bretagne with an overall lead of 11 points ahead of Alexander Schmidt (RUS6) and 12 points ahead of Tommy Mueller by recording a 1st, 2nd, 12 th and 2nd (and 2nd in the abandoned race!). I had to explain during the prizegiving how I always had to ask my crews kindly to switch from Danish to English to choose the leeward gate or the approach to the starting line!

A big thank you to the organisers for the massive logistics and the exciting evening events and also to the many RHKYC Dragon and non-Dragon sailors for their supporting messages throughout the week! This network works extremely well! Now we know our strengths and weaknesses and what to do to improve – mission accomplished! Let’s see how the Gold Cup goes in August. Did you say pressure? Just a pinch.

A viewpoint from the back: Lowell Chang We normally arrive the day before the main event and start to sail. We also normally spend the day before setting up the boat and polishing the hull. This year we were lazy and asked the local chandler to set up the boat and polish it for us. We also arrived early enough to sail the pre-event Coupe de Bretagne. Perhaps that was a mistake. On the first race, we did an OK start and we tacked 10 boat lengths leeward of Tam as he crossed the fleet on port layline. Our speed was not good at all and by the time we got to the top mark, he was first and we were close to the bottom.

Photo: François Van Malleghem ©

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To show how hard it was to do what Tam did, the person who was laying 2nd going into the last race (but came fourth at the end) had one Olympic Gold medallist and another equally good professional as crew and trained with a coach regularly. His coach by the way is David (Sid) Howlett, the coach for Ben Ainslie and Bart Simpson (the America’s Cup sailor who died in San Francisco during our time in Douarnanez), one of the best in the business. He was out on the water at all times on a RIB coaching them between races. Need I say more? I guess I will have to sell the house before we go to the Gold Cup in August!

Starter’s Box

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Sunset Series Starting Friday 7 June for 12 consecutive weeks. All races start at 1745hrs.

Starting 1 June for six consecutive weeks. If there is sufficient demand from those classes which have been participating on a regular basis, the series may be extended

During the long summer break there will be plenty of sail training courses run at Middle Island – please contact Gloria in the Sailing Office for details. The new office is now open there, so please drop by and see for yourself the dramatic renovation. Please remember to hydrate and apply lots of sunscreen if you are out on the water – this summer has already been very hot with the worst months still to come. As always the Ship Shop has plenty of kit in order to make your experience on the water that much more enjoyable. The Sailing Office will be manned over the coming summer months but please bear in mind that staff will be taking summer leave before the start of the 20132014 season – which will be extremely busy in terms of the number and variety of sailing events. Have a great summer. Alex Johnston Sailing Manager

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2013 Autumn Regatta

28 and 29 September

St. Regis China Coast Regatta

12 to 14 October

Hong Kong to Vietnam Race

17 to 21 October

Flying Fifteen Hong Kong Nationals

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Flying Fifteen World Championships

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Lipton Trophy

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Tommy Bahama Around the Island Race

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Pedro Blanco Race

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2014 Class Regatta

8 and 9 February

Tomes Cup

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Nations’ Cup

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Inter-School Sailing Festival

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Coastal Race

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Rolex China Sea Race

16 to 21 April

Middle Island International Regatta

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HKRNVR

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Spring Regatta

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1O1O 4G Match Racing International Regatta

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For further details please contact Alex on 2239 0362 or email alex.johnston@rhkyc.org.hk For the latest information please visit our website www.rhkyc.org.hk

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Club and through their even-handedness we enjoy good relations with other fleets. We have a strong contingent of Race Management volunteers who represent us well. Special thanks are due to Jenny, Jane Van Heel, Viv Parker, Lou McWilliam and several more of our ladies and gentlemen for making our social events so successful and popular.

This is a modified version of the Fleet Captainâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s address to Hong Kong International Etchells Association AGM 2013.

he past sailing season has been a very good one for our association. We have seen new members joining us; several of them fine sailors from competitive fleets, both in Hong Kong and elsewhere. And this year we have seen more fleet-racing than we have had for several years, although this does raise the question of how many races per season and in what format is best for our fleet? Certainly the events held at Lamma have been unanimously praised, even though the turnout there was not as large as we would like to see, and there has been good racing in the harbour as well. Etchells have also been prominent competitors in the three big pursuit races and of course the Opening and Closing Regattas. We began the season with training sessions, led by some of our more experienced association members, based at Middle Island and I believe that what was achieved by the training was reflected in the generally better standards seen in our Class Championships. Some newer members to our fleet have shown great promise this year and we would like to encourage those who did not win trophies this year to persevere, train with a regular crew and invest in good maintenance of their boats, because these are sure ways to enhance enjoyment of the sport. Whilst we have a good number of accomplished sailors in our fleet, on the international scene in

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We are now two years from the Hong Kong Worlds and would be very happy to talk to those who feel they may be able to offer help with the organisation of the 2015 event on and off the water. Your committee exists to enable us all to enjoy our great sport in beautiful and challenging boats. As a committee we are open to suggestions, and there is a huge depth of knowledge and talent in our fleet to answer and explain why we do things the way we do. It has been my honour to be Fleet Captain for the past year and I would like to thank my fellow committee members for their enthusiasm and energy.

Results from the 2012 to 2013 Season

recent years Ante Razmilovic and his brother Nils, and Mark Thornburrow have raced competitively overseas and their presence here in Hong Kong has served to lift the standards of our fleet. At the time of writing, Ante is preparing to represent Hong Kong at this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Etchells World Championship held in Italy in June (Nils will sail for Singapore), and Mark Thornburrow will go back to Australia to compete in the Mid-winters, an event in which he has been an excellent competitor in recent years. As an active association we owe much to those who volunteer their time to manage our business. Jenny Cooper, our Worlds 2015 Co-ordinator and de facto social events leader, has been indefatigable; Ronan Collins our Class Secretary has represented our interests at RHKYC committees well. We have several of our members at senior positions in the

Cirrus Series 1 Quest 1051 Fred Kinmonth 2 Easy Tiger 884 Marty Kaye 3 Gunga Din 1243 Nick Burns AppalAchian Series 1 Gunga Din 1243 Nick Burns 2 Mind the Bumps 1344 Mark Whitehead 3 Diva Deux 1193 Mark Yeadon Farquhar Series 1 Mind the Bumps 1344 Mark Whitehead 2 Diva Deux 1193 Mark Yeadon 3 Double Shot 402 Gus Reed and Greg Kearns Paddington Green Series 1 Easy Tiger 884 Marty Kaye 2 Gunga Din 1243 Nick Burns 3 Mind the Bumps 1344 Mark Whitehead Rum Series 1 Dream On 1269 Mark Thornburrow 2 Gunga Din 1243 Nick Burns 3 The Answer is.. 983 Charlie Manzoni Skip Etchells Series 1 Gunga Din 1243 Nick Burns 2 Capoeira 1046 Richard Kendall and Suzanne Godfrey 3 Shrub 912 Joachim Isler and Andrew Taylor Class ChampionshipS 1 Swedish Blue 1333 Ante Razmilovic 2 Matatu 1340 Nils Razmilovic 3 Dream On 1269 Mark Thornburrow 4 Quest 1051 Fred Kinmonth 5 3 x 11 787 Warwick Downes

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Class Prizegiving W ords: Jenny C ooper | P hotos: Jenny C ooper and Koko Mueller

he Etchells Class Prizegiving is the height of the social calendar, bar the Regatta Ball. There is a long-standing tradition dating back to the 70s of a dress-up theme with the class members providing the entertainment. It is approached by all with enthusiasm and gusto and provides a night of hilarity and camaraderie. This year’s theme was 1970s and what a ‘blast from the past’ it was. The decade spans such great musical diversity there was everything from Elvis Presley and ABBA, to Glenn Campbell and the Village People. In true Hong Kong style, everyone came dressed up! The room was decked out in old vinyl record covers and disco-style fabric adorned the trophy table. Harvey Wallbangers were the order of the day and what else could the appetiser be but a Prawn Cocktail! Dinner table names ranged from Feelin’ Groovy to Mellow Yellow. The entertainment never fails to impress. Fred Kinmonth (Quest – 1051) and his crew were a huge hit as Diana Floss and the Supremes singing ‘Baby Love’. Ian Fleming, Richard Nieto and Simon Wood (To Be Named 1047) were a huge laugh launching themselves onto the stage before dinner to do ‘YMCA’ soliciting squeals from the audience. Joachim Isler (Shrub 912) sang two solo numbers – ‘Love Boat’ (as the sports boats failed to appear) and ‘Like a Rhinestone Cowboy’ to much fanfare from the ladies. Louey McWilliam stole the show however with the opening act singing ‘Patricia the Stripper’. Prizes were awarded to the season’s winners with the Cowbouy Trophy going to Marc Jukes and crew in The Battler. Thanks again to Jamie McWilliam for a superb job on the music. Another memorable evening. Another year keeping the tradition alive.

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Ruffian End of Season Report W ords: O liver Cully | P hotos: Guy N owell

he Ruffians hit a milestone this year – 40 years old and 39 of those sailing in Hong Kong. It was therefore appropriate that during the 2012-2013 Ruffian racing season the twelve racing boats again broke the 300 mark in terms of ladder starts, achieving 321 starts in total compared to 313 in 2011-2012. If we include the Chairman Series, this figure rises to an impressive 373 in comparison to 355 in 2011-2012. In comparison to the last four seasons, the growth in starts this season has not been as impressive. However when one considers that two boats went through some ownership adjustments, one boat’s owner had a baby, and the owner of another, due to work commitments was unable to sail for most of the season, the fact that growth in starts was achieved at all is very positive. A special mention must go to Victory 9 and Skellum for managing to sail all 31 of the class ladder races, as well as all six of the Chairman Series races. Furthermore, it was great to see Hombre regularly on the water sailing 22 ladder races this season. Hombre’s increased participation helped greatly in reaching the new milestone. Next season with two more Ruffians – Austerity (previously named Renn Tiger) and Buster, rejoining the class, the new maximum number of starts will be 434 or if we include the

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Chairman Series, 504. If we can surpass 365 ladder starts this would be a good result. As our fleet of Ruffians soon hits the maximum number of boats feasible, without shipping more to Hong Kong, sustaining start numbers will become more important than growth. However we are not there yet, and for the 2013-2014 season there is still plenty of room for greater participation. Association members, in particular committee members and boat owners, will need to continue their excellent work in encouraging membership, training crew, and ensuring boats are well maintained to guarantee that next season is the big success we all expect it to be. On the ladder this season Victory 9 and Schannuleke, consistent as ever, dominated, with Victory 9 taking the class ladder for the second year in a row with 53 points over Schannuleke’s 60. Helios again rounded off the top three rankings with a commendable tally of 100 points. Elsewhere, an inspired performance saw Scallywag win the Class Championships, whilst Helios, Hombre, Picaro and Bandolero all took 2nd or 3rd place positions in various series or regattas, with Brigand also winning a prize for their 3rd place in the Ladies’ Helm Race. Whilst the prize winners on the ladder remain

the same as last season, it is reasonable to say that this tells only half the story. In terms of competitiveness, from another perspective this season was the most competitive ever with 10 out of 12 boats winning at least one race.

Key highlights (in no particular order): Larrikin won a Spring Series race Miss Piggy won a Spring Series race Picaro won 2nd place in Rogue Race 3 and three top four places in the 2013 Spring Regatta Schanulleke won a superb 11 ladder races Bandolero won two Chairman Races Helios won 4 ladder races Diablo won the first race of the 2012 Autumn Regatta Scallywag was 1st Ruffian in the 2012 Tommy Bahama Around the Island Race and won three races in the Class Championships Hombre and Skellum each won races at the Class Championships Brigand took seven top three places Victory 9 placed in the top three in 24 out of 31 ladder races including six won; topped off her season by winning the Spring Regatta and won the Heineken prize for best performance across all classes on the Sunday by coming back from last place into 1st in the final race.

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On 30 July 2012, a request was sent out to Association members seeking pledges to underwrite the restoration. The response was exceptional. Within eight days of the email request, we had obtained pledges of HK$130,000. These pledges meant we could go ahead with the restoration of Renn Tiger, knowing we had sufficient funds to pay the boatyard for the works if we were unable to find a buyer. As it happened though, new owners – James Walker and Richard Bagshaw – were found for Renn Tiger shortly after completion of the fund raising; this meant the pledged funds could be redirected to Buster.

Aided by an article in Ahoy! in early 2013, an email was sent out on 18 March to several parties who had registered interest in restoring Buster, detailing the process by which Buster would be matched with new owners. This process resulted in Etienne Gad and Nick Bryan being selected as the new owners. Suffice to say, we could not have hoped for a better result for these two boats, Austerity is now restored and upon completion of her ownership documentation she will race once again with the Ruffian fleet at Kellett Island. Buster’s restoration is well under way and we expect her to come back to Kellett Island some time during the summer. The closing out of these two restoration projects was made possible only through the initial pledging of funds by Association members. As buyers were found for both boats, those who have pledged funds will not be required to pay, however I would like to list all 17 of them as acknowledgement of their great support in this endeavour:

Jonathan Acton-Bond, Mark Clifford, Sam Chow, Oliver Cully, Christina Cully, Joseph Griffin, Barry Hayes, Gareth Hewitt, Li Fook Hing, Simon Soo, Nelson Tsai, Erwin Van Den Berge, Hugo Restall, Guy Russell, Chin Yew Seah, Ed Steel and John Winter.

Ruffian 40th Anniversary The Ruffians this year celebrate 40 years. Forty years since the first Ruffian was built and 39 years since they arrived in Hong Kong. This is a big year to celebrate and I am honoured to be Class Secretary at this time. The Ruffians of Hong Kong have stood the test of time – anyone who sails them now will know that these little 23-footers sail beautifully and have the same combination of fun and feistiness that they had when they originally arrived in Hong Kong in the early 1970s. The Ruffians have been classed as classic boats for some time now, 30 years being the defining age in most Classic Boat circles. As we celebrate 40 years of Ruffians for the remainder of 2013, and 40 years of Ruffians in Hong Kong in 2014, we will continue to push our class to new heights with anticipation.

Shortly after James and Richard had confirmed they would restore Renn Tiger, after three years of hunting, the owners of Buster were finally tracked down and they quickly agreed that Buster would be donated to new owners who would restore her. With the money pledged,

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At last year’s AGM the previous Class Secretary mentioned “murmurings of interest in bringing Renn Tiger and potentially Buster back into our fleet”. He mentioned however that’s Buster’s owners still remained a mystery. At the start of the season, therefore, we began by seeking pledges towards the restoration of Renn Tiger and potentially Buster (if we were able to find the owners). The idea was that Renn Tiger would be far easier to sell if she were already restored and in racing condition. With our class regularly achieving race participation of at least 10 boats it was felt to be a relatively low risk that we would not be able to find a buyer.

Buster was transported up to Regatta Yachts and her refit was started.

Dragon End of Season Report W ords: Phyllis Chang | Photo : Guy N owell

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Petticrow owner and Dragon boat builder Tim Tavinor was the overall Dragon Champion, and Lowell Chang was the Dragon Corinthian Champion. Lowell has donated a trophy for the Corinthian division and his name will be the first to be engraved on it. Dragons are also involved in team racing and this year travelled to Sydney to team race against the Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron, Royal Vancouver Yacht Club and Kansai Yacht Club. And the RHKYC hosted this year’s Prince Henrik Silver Cup event against Royal Yacht Squadron, Royal Danish Yacht Club and Cercle de Voile d’Arcachon. The Club did an outstanding job of running both the racing and social events and it was a complete success. We lost in both events but we had a marvellous time. he 2012-2013 racing season has ended at the Club and an exciting season it has been. Not only racing, but sailing generally. During the season, we welcomed new owners of D21 Puff and D40 Maiden Hong Kong, as well as other newcomers. The season resulted in a wider range of winners than the Dragons have had in many years. Often one Dragon stands out as winning more series or races than others, but this year was different. Even though, for the second year in a row, Simon Chan with his stalwart and faithful crew, Jozef Roels, in Kam Loong won Dragon of the Year, he still won only one of the 10 major series in the Dragon class. It is exciting to see new names on the trophies with Marc Castagnet in his new Petticrow Dragon Celines winning the Autumn Regatta and Moonraker series; Joseph Chu in his new Petticrow Dragon Eaux Vives winning the Spring Regatta, after fending off a threat from Dan Lindwall, Larry McDonald and Alex Cribbin

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who won one of the races in that series; and Virgile Bertrand winning the Phyloong series in Shiva. The competition is strengthening! By far the most exciting series of the year was the Class Championships which enticed visitors from overseas. The series in recent years have been held at Lamma which entails crossing the Lamma shipping channel, an exciting endeavour in its own right! This year visitors came from England, Denmark, Sweden and Germany. The series attracted some local non-Dragon-sailing talent as well, creating a depth to the challenge that stimulated the senses. With overseas visitors, the series became an ‘open’ championship but the local resident would still reign as the trophy winner. In addition, because professional crews (as classified by ISAF) were racing as well, in keeping with the International Dragon scene, a ‘Corinthian’ division was added. In the end, Tam in his new Doomernik Dragon Zephyr became the Hong Kong Champion, Chris ‘Buddha’ Hunt from England, sailing with

Tam brought something else to the Dragons, besides an enthusiastic stream of new Dragon sailors into the group. He brought home a championship from Coupe de Bretagne in Douarnenez, France, after competing against 34 entries from nine countries. The fleet included Olympic medallists, America Cup crew, and other multi-winners on the national and international level, so winning over that bunch of competitors was not exactly a walkover. It was a difficult feat. Kudos to Tam. And it is thanks to Tam that the Dragons also have fun sailing all the year round. Because our location is uniquely placed, we can sail on non-race days to one of the many little seafood restaurants in the area, have lunch, and sail back. This is especially pleasant in the hot summer months when the winds and air are particularly helpful. But if racing is still your thing, the Dragons continue to race during the summer by joining the Hebe Haven races that they run. Whether you like to race or have a leisurely sail, you will find something that you like in the Dragon fleet.

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he 2012-13 racing season for the Impalas has come to an end, with very close competition between the leading boats. 90 Impala Association members and friends joined the Annual Prizegiving Dinner in the Compass Room to celebrate another great year of sailing. Impala 1 won the overall ladder, closely followed by Taxi in second and then Rainbow Chaser, who scored the most first places this year, in third. Mike Burrell (Impala 1) often boasts of his crew’s legendary ‘300 years of experience’ and the leading boats in the fleet do tend to be the ones with the most experience on board. However, there are several boats with a lot fewer races under their belts and it’s great to see when their perseverance and determination translate into results. Rex Tan and his crew on Caviar are in their third full season in the fleet and pulled off a spectacular victory in the Impala Class in the last Around the Island Race (23rd overall), 17 minutes ahead of Dennis Chien in Taxi who was second and the fleet of six Impalas just behind Dennis who all finished within five minutes of each other. As well as our regular class racing, we also run a Pursuit Race Series, with five races spread through the season. For the past two years, the handicaps have been set using HKPN ratings. These handicaps have worked brilliantly giving incredibly close results – the series was won by Rainbow Chaser with Caviar in second place, both on 16 points. Ambrose Lo in Also Can was third with 17 and Boss Hogg and Gnu were next with 21 points. Many thanks to Rob Berkley (HKPN Committee) for keeping the HKPN numbers updated each week. We are pleased to announce that we have found another Impala to join the fleet at Kellett Island, boosting the number of boats to 14. Xanadu has been bought by two members of the Impala Class Committee and a new owner is being sought. This means extra opportunities to sail in this very active class – if you’d like to join the 60+ sailors who enjoy racing Impalas every Saturday, please get in touch! The Impala fleet race in the Harbour from September to May and a number of them (six this year) move to Sai Kung and continue racing throughout the summer, competing in the HHYC summer race programme.

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events and some events abroad including the Top of the Gulf Regatta in Thailand.

This year has been a successful one for our Sharks squad. After a great season, some of our top sailors have been invited to compete abroad.

In our Laser Radial class, Sofia-Marie Mascia will be attending the ISAF Youth World Championships in Cyprus. At this event only the top sailor in their class in each nation is invited. At only 15 she will most likely be the youngest competitor with the Laser Radial class normally aimed at sailors above 16 up to 18 years of age. However this does not faze her and she has recently performed well at Asian events. This year will be about gaining experience for her future ISAF years ahead. Also attending the ISAF Worlds in the 29er class are Henry Salmon and Aymeric Gillard. “I am really looking forward to both the Worlds and the ISAF Worlds this summer. Although we participated in the Worlds in Germany last year, I am looking forward to hopefully getting a much better position this year. Since this is only the second year a Hong Kong boat has been to the ISAF Worlds, I am extremely nervous about competing at this level, although I am still looking forward to the challenge!” – Henry Salmon. Aymeric has his sights aimed higher for this summer and has been training hard with his team-mate Henry.

Sofia Mascia in the Laser Radial

rom our Sharks Optimist Squad, Sophie Tulloch, Ferdinand Heldman and Calum Gregor have been selected to represent Hong Kong at the Optimist World Championships at Lake Garda, Italy. For this event the sailors had to qualify nationally through a string of Hong Kong events. From six events, the top five sailors are invited to the World Championships to compete against over 200 sailors from over 50 countries. “I am really looking forward to the summer. I am going to the Optimist Worlds on Lake Garda. I went to the Optimist Worlds in New

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Zealand in 2011 so I have some idea of what the competition is like. I have been training really hard because I am aiming for a top 35 result this year!” – Calum Gregor. Travelling with the Optimist team will be our Sailing Development Manager Richard Knight. In the Laser 4.7 class, Juliana Choi will be flying the flag for Hong Kong at the Laser 4.7 Class World Championships in Hungary. She will be the only competitor from Hong Kong, lining up against well over 100 entries. She has sailed well this season finishing well in local

“I have sailed in similar events for the past three years and I am very excited that again I have the opportunity to join this year. I am looking forward to the big fleet racing. I am also looking forward to sailing at the two venues of this year, Limassol in Cyprus and Aarhus in Denmark. I also like the opportunity to meet new people. We have been training very hard and have sailed every weekend for the past two years. On top of that, each Friday, we have done a good fitness session. My ambition is to make it to the Silver fleet at the Worlds in Denmark and mid-fleet at the ISAF in Cyprus.” The duo, like Sofia, will be battling against the cream of international youth sailing. Many participants will be future Olympians for their respective countries. After the ISAF Championships in Cyprus, Henry and Aymeric will attend the 29er Class World Championships in Aarhus, Denmark. They will be joined by their 29er squad team mates; Florrie Manzoni and Isabel Tulloch (bronze medal, Emerald fleet 2012 29er Worlds) and the two new teams of Wilhelm Christensson

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with Samuel McDonald and Aidan Long with Leo Giustiniani. “I am really looking forward to the 29er Worlds this summer! I have never participated in a big regatta like that. My crew, Samuel McDonald, and I started sailing the 29er about a year ago and try to practice and race as much as we can. Sometimes we sail three times a week. It took a couple of months to learn how to handle the boat. We started to go to the gym at Kellett Island in the autumn and now try to go twice a week. This gym fitness has really helped us both out. It will be great fun to be with the team in Aarhus this summer and I hope we will be able to sail in the Bronze class”. – Wilhelm Christensson

before and I am very excited for the opportunity to represent the RHKYC and Hong Kong in the Worlds!” – Aidan Long. Accompanying the 29er squad will be Performance Coach Nick Hollis – a past 29er sailor himself. “Our teams have been preparing very hard for this year’s championships, which is not easy when they have so many exams in the run-up to the event! Our new teams have had a tough task at hand to catch up to the standard of our sailors who attended last year, but have done so well. “The teams who attended last year had a real taste of the quality of sailor they were up against, and were inspired by those at the top

of the fleet. From watching last year’s winners, our Sharks came back more determined to work harder and train more in preparation for this year. “Last year our highest-placed boat was in the Bronze fleet. I hope that now the sailors are older and wiser (and fitter!), we can achieve a Silver fleet finish in what is renowned as one of the most competitive youth classes.” The sailors will be at their championships throughout July. Updates, videos and photos will be posted on the RHKYC Sharks Facebook page. We wish the best of luck to all of our Sharks squad sailors.

Sam says; “My partner Wilhelm and I have been sailing together for a bit over a year now. The World Championships this summer will be the first event of this size that we have attended. We are both looking forward to the competitive nature of the event as well as the social aspect of it.” Our youngest team attending are Aidan and Leo. Aidan was not sailing a huge amount last year but caught the 29er bug and can be found zipping around at Middle Island with his team mate Leo. “As the youngest sailor on the 29er squad, I have learnt a lot over the course of this year. We have been rigorously training every weekend and during holidays to improve our skills and comfort with the 29ers in preparation for the Worlds. We have also been doing weekly fitness training to prepare for this event which I expect will physically and mentally push me to my limits. I have never participated in a sailing competition of this magnitude

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Skandia Sail Training in partnership with Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club

Application forms and more details at www.rhkyc.org.hk, click on ‘Training’ or email sailtrain@rhkyc.org.hk

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Youth Training

Adult Beginners

Optimists (6 to 10 year olds) Step 1, 2, 3, 4 and Go Optimist Courses will be run on the following dates: 1-5 Jul, 8 to 12 Jul, 15 to 19 Jul, 22 to 26 Jul, 5 to 9 Aug, 12 to 16 Aug

Option 2 Option 3 Option 4 Option 5

Q’ba (11 to 18 year olds) Beginners HKSF Level 1, HKSF Level 2 and Go Sailing: 1 to 5 Jul, 8 to 12 Jul, 15 to 19 Jul, 22 to 26 Jul, 5 to 9 Aug, 12 to 16 Aug

Experienced Youth Sailors We are running many courses for experienced youth sailors throughout July and August in everything from dinghies to keel boats. Please look online for full details.

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Adult Supervised Sailing Singlehanded Laser 13 Jul, 17 Aug Distance Sail 14 Jul, 11 Aug J/80 20 Jul Boat Handling 21 Jul, 18 Aug, 28 Sept Spinnakers 10 Aug Intro to Racing (members only) 7 and 8 Sept Level 3 Preparation – 29 Sept

Adult Keelboat Courses J/80 Crew Courses Course C3 – 21, 27, 28 Jul Course C4 – 4, 10, 11 Aug Course C5 – 18, 24, 25 Aug

Summer Courses From Optimist to J/80s! The programme for the summer courses is now available online. New for 2013 is the youth keelboat course that will take place on the J/80 and Beneteau 25’ yachts. This five-day course covers topics from the competent crew course and students must be at least 15 years old and hold an HKSF Dinghy Level 2 certificate or be of equivalent experience.

New Member of Sail Training Staff! We are delighted to announce that Phoebe Tang has joined our Sail Training Team at Middle Island. Phoebe has worked part-time for us for many years and has now joined full-time as a Senior Dinghy Instructor. Welcome to the team!

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Beneteau Skipper Course Course S1 Lecture: 6 Jul (1900hrs to 2100hrs) Practical: 7, 13, 14 Jul Course S2 Lecture: 13 Sept (1900hrs to 2100hrs) Practical: 14, 15, 21 Sept Course R1 (Racing Skipper) Lecture: 25 Sept (1900hrs to 2100hrs) Practical: 27, 28, 29 Sept

Shorebased Courses Radio Operators Long Range Radio in August and September in Pat Loseby Room. Course Date 24, 25, 31 Aug and 1 Sept (1000hrs to 1830hrs) Exam Date 2, 3, 4, 5 Sept (1830hrs to 2100hrs)

The RHKYC Sharks are recruiting! Have you got what it takes? We will be looking for more sailors to be part of our Sharks programme. The Sharks are for sailors who want to train to compete locally in Hong Kong and also want the chance to compete overseas. Trials will be on 17 and 18 August. Sailors must be above 9 years old, be able to sail a triangle course unaided and be keen! More details contact nick.hollis@rhkyc.org.hk Optimist Squad Optimist sailors aged 9 and up Laser Squad Laser sailors aged 14 and up Doublehander Squad 420 and 29er sailors aged 14 and up

Keelboat Skipper Training at Kellett Island As a way to introduce and encourage sailors to join the Club’s active racing fleets with members, we are running Skipper and Racing Skipper training on our Beneteau 25’ yachts. These courses are aimed at sailors who have already completed their Level 3 Dinghy Course or the J/80 Crew Course. The ‘Skipper’ course will cover specific skills including rigging, sail trimming, spinnaker, ropework, safety equipment, man overboard, and rules of the road. The ‘Racing Skipper’ is for sailors who have already completed the skipper training or have equivalent experience, and will cover racing rules and an introduction to racing tactics. For more information and course application, please visit the training section of the website.

Sailing Development And Training Contacts Sailing Development Manager Richard Knight 2812 7063 Performance Coach Nick Hollis 2812 7063 Senior Sailing Instructors Patrick Lam and Ting Chan 2812 7063 Senior Dinghy Instructor Phoebe Tang 2812 7063 Sail Training Administrator Gloria Yeung 2239 0395 www.rhkyc.org.hk/Training.aspx sailtrain@rhkyc.org.hk www.facebook.com/RHKYCsharks

Rowing

Club Championships

Results

W ords and Photos: V ulgar B oatman

he annual Rowing Section Club Championships on 18 May was down on numbers this year due to the paddlers all off racing in other events, but what we lacked in quantity was more than made up for with the quality of the racing. There were a number of very close results and fast performances across the day.

The ladies opened the card with the Drake Trophy (4+) followed soon by the junior single. Both events had clean rowing, but also clear winners. The ladies’ open single (Shirley Boyde Memorial) was likewise won in a decisive fashion with past Captain Alex Bidlake showing her class. The Marples family made it ‘two from two’ in the junior sculling with Elliott a clear winner in the men’s event to add to Agathe’s win in the women’s.

The men’s novice single (Brayfield Cup) was an exciting race not so much for the racing, but more for the dramatic finish that saw one of the losing scullers fall in right on the line. The other men’s ‘small boat’ event, the 2x, was similarly exciting. There was a very fast start soon followed by a clash of blades and a re-start. There was a similar fast and furious launch to the re-started event, but just as the crews passed the halfway point Toby Dankbaar caught a small wave and suffered a shallow ‘crab’ that pulled the handle clear from his hand, spun the oar around 360 degrees in its oarlock and somehow landed the handle back in his hand again with only one stroke missed! Sadly this cost his crew enough to land them second place. The men’s crew events (4+ and 4x) had powerful and fast crews. The poor boats suffered under the load in both events as each crew really put down the leg drive. A close result in the more experienced 4+ combinations, but a lack of recent sculling form saw a much wider margin in the 4x. The coastal events showed the dominance of experience over the longer distance. Ollie Ernst and Kai Wong were too consistent in the men’s event and won by an impressive margin.

From top clockwise: Men’s 4; Men’s squad; Toby catches oar; Women’s 4

Women’s events Open Coxed Fours – The Drake Trophy Rachel Julie Ho Natalie Kwan Alex Bidlake Cox Barbara Gregor Open 2x Liz Wray Barbara Gregor Open 1x – The Shirley Boyde Memorial Trophy Alex Bidlake Junior 1x Agathe Marples Coastal 2x Barbara Gregor Stella Xu Junior Mixed 2x Agathe Marples William Minshall Men’s events Open Coxed Fours – Croucher Challenge Cup Sasha Duchnowski Sean Hall Oliver Ernst Andrew McCabe Cox Stephanie Chan Open Coxed Quad Oliver Ernst Alan Watt Toby Dankbaar Elliot Marples Cox Calvin Ng Open 2x – Open Pairs Challenge Cup Sean Hall Alan Watt Open 1x – Single Sculls Champion Oliver Ernst Coastal 2x Kai Wong Oliver Ernst Masters 1x/Commodore’s 1x – Brayfield Cup for B Sculls Rob Goldsmith Junior 1x Elliot Marples JUL/AUG AHOY! |

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Cool under pressure, the crew agreed their new line-up and Stephanie’s visibility was given a boost with the help of some strategically placed cushions! After a short paddle, they were on the start line. Conditions were perfect for this solid crew … sunny with a slight headwind. Once the umpire lowered their flag, the boys found their rhythm and powered ahead, taking an early lead. The opposition crews fought valiantly to remain in contention, but the boys surged ahead to the finish line. Victory and a job well done!

very excited delegation from the Club’s Rowing Section departed on 3 May for the 6th Toda International Masters Regatta in Japan on 4 and 5 May. It was the biggest-ever group of athletes to depart for an overseas event (29). Here are some of our top Toda moments from races in the Double, Fours and Eights categories... Double Trouble David Sorton and Ian Brownlee raced in the double sculls Division F. With an average age of 63.5 this is considered to be the oldest crew ever boated by the RHKYC in an overseas regatta. They had one outing in the Head of the Bay and one brief session in Shatin. It was Ian’s first-ever race in a double!! They had two other crews in the same age category and three others in older categories. After the first 500m it was clear that the other two in their category had trained for the event as they were way in front.

2 – 4 – 6 – 8 – who do we appreciate? Next year we’ll train. This has to be the much-lamented catch-phrase of the Club, as it’s said repeatedly after every regatta - and has been every year for the last 20 years! What a fine race the Men’s Category D had and how magnificent the crew looked. Resplendent in full-piece rowing kit, average age of the boat was 51, with the most senior rower 65 and the youngest 27. Pre-race strategy was ‘go steady’ and to make sure that we had enough to get through the last 100 metres. The race had the crew starting at 30 strokes per minute which was upped to 32 at the finish. It was a superbly executed race by Wan Ng at stroke. Unfortunately, they were beaten by a very competitive and highly honed Masters E crew from Japan. At the end of Day 2, the awards presentation took place to great fanfare and excitement. The Club collected an impressive 24 gold medals and we were treated like honored guests. Much mingling amongst the competitors from the different countries ensured that many friendships were born over beers. Our Japanese hosts were delightful and we look forward to visiting with them again in 2014. Thank you to the contributors Chris Hanselman, James Mead and David Sorton. Thank you also to our two coaches who helped and supported

From top L to R: Touring party; Cat D eight dock; eight on dock; young and old; David and Ian (with winners medals from the 4+) with 87 year old Koutaro Horiuchi

David and Ian then concentrated on beating the older crews and were just pipped at the line by the crew in lane 1. Afterwards they found out that the two gentlemen in that boat had an average age of 80.5 with stroke Koutaro Horiuchi aged 87 and bow Norie Matsuno 74. Afterwards they kindly encouraged David and Ian to keep trying, saying they had over 20 years of rowing left in them! Fab Four Race preparation got off to an inauspicious start for the coxed four of James Mead (stroke), Garth Hughes (3), John Skinner (2) and Phil Crinion (bow) – upon taking the boat off the racks, they discovered that not only were the shoes four sizes too small (!!), but the boat was also bucket-rigged and stroked from bowside. To make matters worse, their new coxswain, Stephanie Chan, didn’t fit in her seat and consequently couldn’t see where to steer!

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the crews on the weekend. A massive shout out to both Wan Ng and Koichi Ohira for their hard work in ensuring that the event organisation was smooth and seamless. Finally, the regatta wouldn’t have been nearly as enjoyable without the delightful company, friendly banter, and camaraderie of each and every one of the 29 athletes.

Rowing Contacts

Rowing Manager jonathan.cantwell@rhkyc.org.hk Elite Rowing Coach m.sean.hall@rhkyc.org.hk Asst. Coach toby.dankbaar@rhkyc.org.hk Middle Island Co-ordinator mirowing@rhkyc.org.hk Shatin Men’s Racing shatinrowingmen@rhkyc.org.hk Shatin Women’s Racing shatinrowingladies@rhkyc.org.hk

Deep Water Bay Regatta and Stanley Warm-Up Races W ords: Gianni A prea | P hotos: K am F ung and Gianni A prea

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the day to find paddlers to fill the boat. Thanks to help from our women’s team, the Men’s B boat came up with a full crew and battled hard to make it to the Silver Plate finals. Prior to the final race it again seemed like the team would be short a paddler. Then, Sean Murphy, a new Royal X-Teamer this year who is awaiting knee reconstruction surgery after recently damaging his ACL, stoically hobbled up and said, “put me in…” This gesture was the spark that the team needed. Their determination in the final race was obvious as they came across the line in 2nd place! The success of the team thus far has been encouraging. The women have improved their power and both the Men’s A and B teams have been competitive. Everyone is continuing to train hard for our final marquee dragon boating event of the season, the Stanley International Dragon Boat Championships, and a report on this will appear in the next Ahoy!.

he Royal X-Team continued its strong season with a good performance at the Deep Water Bay Regatta on 12 May and even better results at the Stanley Warm-Up race on 25 May. There have been many changes for the Royal X-Team this year including many new faces, a revised training programme and renewed approach to race management. Early in the season with all of this in mind, Coach John Pache set the goals for the season. The first of which was to make the grand final at the Deep Water Bay Regatta. The rest…well, you’ll have to wait for our season wrap-up for those. The Deep Water race day started with mixed results. The Men’s A team won its first preliminary race handily. However, the Club overall struggled from the onset as both the Men’s B and Women’s teams were short key team members. After some last-minute scrambling and borrowing of paddlers, both boats were full and put in a valiant effort. They ended the day with the Men’s B going on to the Open Bowl final and the women finishing strong in the tail race. The Men’s A team went on to finish second in the semi-final race, which allowed us to

achieve our first season goal of making it to the Open Cup Final! Facing very tough competition and difficult water conditions, the team struggled through the final race and failed to place. In spite of this, it was a great day for the Club as all teams were competitive and, in addition to meeting a season-long goal, we made Royal X-Team history by making it to the cup finals. Riding on the confidence from our strong performance at Deep Water, the 25 May Stanley Warm-Up race came up quickly for the Royal X-Team. The Men’s A boat continued to mature by taking first place finishes in both the preliminary and semi-final heats. We even managed to set the fastest race time of the day in the process! Then slated next to a strong fireman’s crew, we again struggled in the final race and took home a second place in the Men’s Gold Cup final. Though this was a great result for the team, it did sting a bit knowing that we missed a great opportunity. The women’s team, displaying excellent timing and a bit more power, managed to finish 5th on the day. Both crews are very much looking for redemption at the main Stanley race on 12 June! However, the story of the day at the Warm-Up Race was without question the Men’s B boat. Expecting to have a full crew for the first time all season, the team was again devastated by injures and absences and struggled throughout

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Summary of Results Deep Water Bay Regatta 12 May Men’s A – Open Cup final Men’s B – Open Bowl final Women – strong finish Stanley Warm-Up 25 May Men’s A – 2nd Gold cup Men’s B – 2nd Silver plate Women – 5th place

Galvanised into Action W ords: Roger E astham

etals are ranked using the Scale of Nobility, or according to their position in the ‘galvanic series’. The least noble metals have high negative charges and will potentially generate the most electrical current. Amongst these are zinc, aluminium, copper, iron and steel. As is the case with a conventional battery, with the passage of current from one metal to the other, metal is removed from the surface of the anode and deposited on the surface of the cathode, a process often referred to as galvanic corrosion. On yachts, this typically means that without protection, your ‘relatively ignoble’ bronze (copper / brass alloy) propeller will corrode away over time. In order to protect the ‘anode’ from galvanic corrosion, an even less noble metal is fitted to the component that needs protection. In salt water applications these ‘sacrificial anodes’, or ‘zincs’ as they are often known, are normally made of an alloy primarily consisting of zinc and aluminium. They corrode first, protecting the valuable boat components from irreversible damage. Fresh water anodes may use magnesium as the active ingredient in place of zinc. The process of so called ‘electrolysis’ happens faster in warmer water, with levels of salinity, pollutants and oxygen all impacting on the rate of corrosion, so along with having to deal with rapid marine growth, here in the tropics we are also often faced with accelerated rates of galvanic corrosion. The process described above happens regardless of whether a boat is connected to shore power in a marina. Add in the complexity of a 220V AC connection with boats in close proximity and the problem can become dramatically worse. The phenomenon of ‘hot marinas’ is much talked about, but less well understood. If you are experiencing rapid corrosion of your boat’s anodes, the problem may not be related to the marina wiring per se, but to boats with small DC current leaks next door to you. All the boats

in the marina that are plugged to shore power are electrically linked via the earth lead of the shore power cable. The 220V AC earth wire in the cable shares a common ground (typically the boat’s engine block) with every boat’s 12V or 24V DC system. Any stray DC current can now flow between boats as the electrical connection has been established through the shore power ground wire. So, given that the moment you put your boat in the water expensive metal components will start corroding, compounded by the fact that when you connect to shore power you are potentially making yourself a target for accelerated corrosion due to someone else’s faulty electrical connections, what can be done? 1 Ensure sufficient sacrificial anodes are fitted and are frequently checked. Anodes should be replaced when significant signs of corrosion are evident. If an anode has lost more than 40% of its mass it should be replaced. It may be too long to wait for your annual haul out, so consider using a diver to replace them, or book a lift and wash so they can be replaced easily whilst the boat is out. If your boat uses ‘non-standard’ anodes then make sure you have sufficient spares on hand. 2 If you are connected to shore power and are going through anodes quickly, consider fitting a galvanic isolator. These devices effectively disconnect the earth wire on the shore power connection and prevent the passage of low levels of DC current (typically below 1.2A). No connection, no flow of current, no galvanic corrosion. They do however allow larger currents to pass through so allow the boat to have an effective connection to ground for adequate protection against a serious electrical fault. However, galvanic isolators may not protect you from faults emanating from your own boat. Occasionally boats that complain of ‘hot marina’ issues are themselves the source of the problem. If in doubt get a marine electrician to conduct a thorough check of your boat’s electrical systems.

4 If you are experiencing rapid corrosion of anodes, and are unable to immediately locate the source of the problem, consider using an additional external anode that can be clipped on the boat’s ground (best is the propeller shaft, or any part of the boat that is well connected to ground) and hung in the water. Using this sort of sacrificial anode (often called a ‘fish’) can help reduce the frequency that you have to replace often expensive and difficult-to-change anodes and buy you time to get to the source of the problem. They should however never be relied upon as the sole source of anode protection.

Heavily corroded sail drive zinc ‘ring’ anode

In summary, the most effective way to protect your boat is to remove it from the electrolyte. As dry-sailing is however not an option for 99% of boat owners, ensuring underwater metal components are electrically isolated wherever possible, staying on top of anode replacement, and installing a galvanic isolator if connected to shore power are all sensible precautions to protect against galvanic corrosion.

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The moment your boat hits the water it becomes a battery, or to put it another way, when dissimilar metals with differing electrical charges (say your propeller, sail drive unit, rudder stock, keel or propeller shaft) are immersed in an electrolyte (say seawater) and are electrically connected, electrical current will flow between the metal components based on their relative electrical potentials.

3 Minimise the level of electrical connectivity inside the boat. For example, it is not uncommon to see serious corrosion in the form of pitting on aluminium rudder stocks of fibreglass boats. At first glance this seems strange in that the rudder is not obviously electrically connected to the rest of the boat in the same way that a propeller or sail drive is. However, closer inspection reveals that many steering systems do have pathways for electrical connection. These include autopilot rams, wiring in the binnacle for say a compass light, engine control or instrument display that can become electrically linked to the stock via the steering cables or draglink system. Electrically isolating the rudder stock by disconnecting the autopilot ram, or ensuring there are isolators fitted in the steering system can eliminate such problems.

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RHKYC Bowling League A Revamp for the 2013/2014 Season W ords: Simon B oyde, Bowling Convenor

Teams are of six people, matches start at 1930hrs, and you play three doubles matches against the same 3x2 from the opposing team. Drinks rounds, while not mandatory, are present in each game. Bowling quality comes with practice and of course if you bowl more regularly you get better, but nonetheless I have had people on my team in the last year score 50 and be happy, so do not be put off by the person next to you rolling strikes, they can always have a bad game later! We intend to kick the bowling season off with an open Gutter Party (left-handed bowling, minimum score games, that sort of thing) in mid September and then roll from there straight into the league. As a league bowler you might find you have to bowl once or twice a month, but it is not a huge commitment by any means.

he RHKYC Bowling League – an internal Club activity which predates the second World War, and quite possibly the first one as well - has quietly, over the last couple of years, re-started. Necessarily, with a limited number of teams, the league has been foreshortened and squeezed into March and April. My predecessor Virendra Anand had the unenviable job of getting us to where we are now and is now taking a rest from what has been a monumental effort.

the Club had its own team which the Class Secretary ran a three-line whip on to get the bowlers out.

I will over the summer be contacting the old bowlers and encouraging the new teams to get started – so be warned!

Quality is required for the Inter-Club Bowling League whereras the internal league is simply for fun and to encourage people to have a go as well as, occasionally, experiencing that rare

If you are looking to bowl or even form your own team, or even better resurrect one of the old ones, please get in touch via email to bowling@rhkyc.org.hk.

But small league and short time frame has meant difficulty with getting the matches in. No longer.

W ords and photos: Sidney Tang

With promises of 8 to 10 teams in the league next year, we are intending to have the league kick off in September, avoid major sailing and rowing dates, and finish around March time with plenty of time for an end-of-season knock out tournament to run in May. This purely social and internal league’s history was based on having a way for the sometimes very disparate parts of the Club to actually meet each other – I have for example over the last 20-odd years of bowling met almost all of the Commodores this way, a long time before they became Commodores. And of course a great way to recruit crew now that I sail, and when I just rowed it was pretty much the only social occasion when the rowers and the sailors mixed. It was also where the Ruffians met the Etchells who met the Impalas and the Dragons – pretty much each class within

Bowling Contact bowling@rhkyc.org.hk

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Bowling Night with the YMSC On 16 May 2013, the YMSC (Young Members SubCommittee) held its inaugural Bowling Night. In attendance were Simon Boyde, the Club’s Bowling Convenor, Joachim Isler our Commodore, Ambrose Lo our Immediate Past Commodore, Nigel Wightman the Inter-Club Bowling League Chairman, and 30 enthusiastic bowlers vying for the top three prizes! The YMSC Bowling Night is a platform for budding sailors, rowers and bowlers to mingle admist friendly competition and to make new friends. We hope to see you at our next Bowling Night!

Squash W ords: F rancis Longuepee and Paul D enham

3: We went into the first match of the finals against Zoma quietly confident, though we were missing two of our stalwarts in Andrew Sullivan and Sander Holman. Angus Stewart was first up after rushing straight off the plane to get on court. He took the first nicely but then gave up the second. The next two were pretty close, but Angus was too strong and put us one up. Paul Denham was next and he also won the first before giving away the second. He then took the third 15-13 and was able to close it out in four. At 2-0, things were looking promising. Frank Van Kempen was next and he kept the form up, winning the first and at that stage Darren Sugden and Yannick Kennel were looking pretty relaxed. He then lost the second, but that just seemed like par for the night. He then lost the third and suddenly the script had changed. He took an early lead in the fourth, which he managed to give away before getting back on top to take it 15-13. Unfortunately, he was playing the fittest guy on their team, and he went down in the fifth.

Thanks to everyone for the season, it was fun while it lasted.

Internal League: Box A: Again and again! For the last few months in a row, Paul Denham has dominated group A and he is not showing any sign of slowing down. But he scored only 23 points, losing one match to Cam Alder, thus showing that he is not invincible! Big applause to Angus Stewart, the most improved player of these last few months, finishing 2nd with 20 points. Very good performance Angus, carry on! Frank Eggmann, newcomer in this group, confirmed my prediction as a trouble maker for the traditional ‘Group A Players’ and finished #3, only losing to the top players Paul and Angus. Cam and Romain Chatte both scored 16 points but there was only one spot to remain in A and since Cam won his match over Romain he also

Yannick and Darren both had their chances, but their opponents’ experience was too much for them, both going down 3-0. This was a pity, because neither of their opponents looked that fit, so if they had managed to win a game it might have been different. Zoma did shout us dinner in Wan Chai afterwards, so maybe we should lose to them more often.

Box B: Ah ! Ah! Another predicted trouble maker has arisen. Bruno Vanderschueren won all his matches in this group and will be challenging the Group A players next month accompanied by Tom Burns who finished 2nd. Will they be strong enough to knock off Paul, Frank, or Angus from their position? I’ll tell you next month, but for sure it will be interesting to follow their matches. Chris Brookes finished 3rd with two victories and two losses followed by Darren Sugden and Richard Kendall. The three of them will luckily maintain their position in the B group, but with Romain coming from A and Frank Van Kempen and Bob Ikin from C, this group will be highly contested in June. Jonathan Chamberlain, where have you been? Not even one match played, no communication... are you okay? Box C: After a few months away from the courts, mainly due to injuries, Frank Van Kempen has returned and scored the maximum 25 points, showing his ambition to get back to the A and B groups where he used to belong! Good performance from Bob Ikin, finishing 2nd in this group (23 points) only losing one match to Frank. Stefan Kracht is 3rd (20 points) losing only two matches and Yannick Kennel 4th (18 points) – both will maintain their position in Group C for June. Andrew Moore (10 points) and Philippe Bonnet (4 points), mainly due to only four and three matches being played, bring up the rear. Andrew will be off next month, allowing Philippe to maintain in C. Playing more games is a key factor! Box D: Roger Dunn (22 points) finished 1st, followed by Ewan Copeland (21 points) and Mark Galloway (18 points). The three of them will be going to C next month, thanks to some of the players retiring for the school holiday, or extensive business travelling. Sam Phillips (17 points) and Keith Garland (12 points) have indicated that they will not be playing next month... one is working and the other one is holidaying in France! This leaves only Peter Cheung (13 points) to stay in group D next month. Box E: Very good Job for Adrian P who scored 17 points and leading this group. Naomi Dennings and Graeme Ison scored 10 points each and Bruce Hut 2 points.

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Frank, Yannick and Adrian enjoying the M3 final

won the right to remain in A group. Chris Kaye finished 6th in this group. Is he slowing down a bit or is it that the competition has become much stronger in A? Both Romain and Chris will join group B next month.

Snooker

And so it was that the three-cornered match was born. The RHKYC team consisted of Anthony (Clem) Hill, Fred Reid, Fred Kinmonth and myself with Gareth Williams ending up playing for Hebe Haven as they could only field one player, to be joined later by John Latter, and the ABC team was made up of Nick Horvath, Wayne Thompson, Peter Hilling and his son David.

W ords: D onald Day, Snooker Convenor

Other Sports is eyes were focused on the white ball, on the spot where the cue was going to hit. Did he get the angle right? One final check, a blink up to the black ball, and he made contact. The white ball connected with the black ball, the angle was perfect and the black ball pocketed. Another close match, another black-ball game finished – another point for the Club!

When I recently took over as Snooker Convenor, I sat down with fellow member Gareth Williams and the Aberdeen Boat Club’s Billiards and Snooker Convenor, Nick Horvath, to discuss how we can re-start the snooker activities at the Club and between clubs. We had quite a few ideas and decided to start with a friendly tournament between the three yacht clubs – RHKYC, Hebe Haven and ABC.

First round pairs were Gareth vs. Wayne with Gareth securing a point for Hebe in a very close match. Fred Kinmonth played John Latter in an equally close match giving RHKYC its first point. David played me and ABC got its first point. The second round saw Nick play CK Chan from Hebe and win, whilst Peter beat John and ABC was leading with three points. Clem played Wayne and insisted that ‘that table in the back’ was far too fast – one more point for ABC (but still a close match!). Third round on (with more animated discussion as most people were also on the third round of wine and beer) and we had Nick play Fred Reid, Gareth take on Clem (yes on ‘that’ table again) and Fred Kinmonth play Peter Hilling. Some more black ball games ensued with Nick winning his second game, as did Gareth and Fred Kinmonth. One point each for all the clubs! The final game of the first part of the evening was Fred Reid playing CK Chan which Fred won, taking one more point for the RHKYC. After all the singles were played we had dinner in the restaurant and watched Ronnie O’Sullivan on the way to winning his 5th world championship. Happily motivated by watching the pros and more wine and beer we proceeded to play the doubles which again were close games and very strategically played. Nick and David took on Fred Reid and myself, while Wayne and Peter played Fred Kinmonth and Clem (not at ‘that’ table any more). But the good practice paid off and ABC clenched both points. At the end, the totals read: ABC: 7 RHKYC: 3 Hebe Haven: 2 By the time the last people left it was close to midnight. All in all it was a great evening with a lot of fun, good games of snooker and your Snooker Convenor was reminded to practice those angles! We will be organising regular events, so if you are interested please email me at snooker@rhkyc.org.hk

Snooker Contact snooker@rhkyc.org.hk Clockwise from above left: Fred Kinmonth, Gareth, Clem and Wayne

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Jazz, R&B and Dancing Main Bar | Friday 19 July

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Come down to the Main Bar Balcony for some late night jazz with Larry Hammond and Jazbalaya between 2000hrs and 2300hrs. Head on down for some sweet sounds, and join in the fun. First-come-first-served seating and no bookings necessary. For enquiries, please call the Main Bar on 2239 0367.

Special Summer Party Package Boston Lobster Promotion Compass Room | 2 July to 31 August Appe tisers

Lobster Platter – Poached Half Lobster, Lobster and Crabmeat Terrine, Lobster and Avocado Salad Lobster Tartar, Fried Quail Egg, Micro Greens, Herb Croutons Lobster and Shrimp Dumplings, White Turnip Escalope, Red Capsicum Jus Pan-fried Lobster, Squash and Potato Patties, Semi-poached Lobster, Lobster Mayonnaise M ain C o urse s

Steamed Half-Lobster, Grilled (Sustainable) Seabass Fillet, Garlic and Basil Sauce Surf and Turf – Char-grilled Half Lobster and Dutch Boneless Veal Ribs, Green Peppercorn Sauce Lobster Paella – Half Lobster, Clams, Squid, Chorizo Sausages Lobster, Scallop and Wild Mushroom Cannelloni, Leek Cream Sauce, Parmesan Cheese Foam

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Looking for an ideal venue for a summer gathering? With our special value-for-money party packages, our outdoor venues are your best choice. To find out more about the opportunity to host a great party with unbeatable privileges, simply call our experts in the Banquet Office. For enquiries and bookings, please call our Banquet Experts on 2239 0339 / 2239 0327, or email banquet@rhkyc.org.hk

Summer Pool Parties with Huge Inflatable Saturdays | 13 and 27 July | 10 and 24 August The inflatable will be in the pool from 1800hrs to 2200hrs together with other smaller inflatable toys. Guests are welcome and a buffet will be available at $278 for adults and $198 for children (age 3 to 11). Reservations are required (maximum 20 persons per account) and the Poolside will only be ‘open’ after 1800hrs on the day of the event to members and their guests who have booked. Book early to avoid disappointment as these parties fill up quickly. Please contact Angie Chan in the F&B Office on 2239 0389 or email events@rhkyc.org.hk for reservation.

Wines and Beer of the Month July

Available in all F&B outlets at $235 per bottle. Terrazas de los Andes Reserva Cabernet Sauvignon 2010 – Mendoza, Argentina Intense fruit notes with sweet spicy hints plus bitter chocolate on the nose. The tannins are delicate, smooth and well-rounded. A long finish with great concentration of fruits.

Summer Delights Bistro | 2 July to 31 August with selected items at Middle Island and Shelter Cove

Available in all F&B outlets at $265 per bottle. Tecate Mexico Beer (355ml) Available in all F&B outlets at only $26 per bottle.

Appe tisers

Home-marinated Gravlax Salmon, Watermelon, Feta Cheese, Rocket Leaf Salad 刁草醃三文魚、西瓜、希臘芝士、火箭菜沙律 Green Asparagus, Semi-poached Egg, Black Truffle Paste, Cherry Tomato Confit and Garden Salad 青蘆筍、半熟烚蛋、黑菌醬、油浸車厘茄田園沙律 M ain C o urse s

Thai Minced Pork Salad, Rice Crackers 泰式免治豬肉沙律、米通 Grilled (Sustainable) Australian King Prawns, Green Papaya Salad 燒澳洲（環保）大蝦、青木瓜沙律 Grilled Boneless French Spring Chicken and Fresh Mango Salad, Honey Mustard Sauce 燒無骨法國春雞拼芒果沙律、蜜糖芥末汁 Seafood Salad – Grilled (Sustainable) Australian King Prawn, Scallops, Squid, Blue Mussels, Mixed Greens, Baby Corns, Capsicums, Pesto 海鮮沙律 – 扒（環保）澳洲大蝦、帶子、魷魚、青口、雜菜、粟米蕊、甜椒、香草醬

Wedding Parties If you have just become engaged or are about to … Congratulations! Our Banquet Team has plenty of experience in organising engagement parties and wedding celebrations. Come and have a chat and find out how we can make your dream party a reality. Please call 2239 0339 / 2239 0327 or email banquet@rhkyc.org.hk for all banquet bookings and enquiries.

August

Domaine de la Renaudie Sauvignon 2011 – Loire Valley, France This wine has a good aromatic intensity which is accompanied by notes of ripe pears, apricot and citrus. It is rich and complex with a long finish. Available in all F&B outlets at $255 per bottle. Daniel Olivier Cabernet Franc Merlot 2009 – Bergerac, France Good herbaceous nose. A medium-bodied wine with plums, damsons and an attractive savouriness on the palate with a soft finish and firm tannins. Available in all F&B outlets at $245 per bottle. Heineken (330ml) Available in all F&B outlets at only $26 per bottle.

Monthly Wine Fairs Your attendance at our wine fairs does not place you under any obligation whatsoever to purchase wines. It is also basically a free wine tasting with no obligation – marvellous! The $50 ‘entry fee’ is returned to you in the form of a $50 dining voucher to spend at our F&B outlets! Many members are catching on to this and inviting groups of friends to enjoy the two-hour wine tasting and then using the F&B vouchers to offset a meal another day within two months! The wine fairs are a great opportunity for you to taste wines and learn more about them. And, if you do wish to purchase wines on the evening, you can enjoy a 5% discount on the already low prices! July

Kellett Island, Wednesday 3 July, 1830hrs to 2030hrs Shelter Cove, Friday 5 July, 1930hrs to 2130hrs August

Shelter Cove, Friday 2 August, 1930hrs to 2130hrs Kellett Island, Wednesday 7 August, 1830hrs to 2030hrs For reservations, please call Angie Chan in the F&B Office on 2239 0389 or email events@rhkyc.org.hk JUL/AUG AHOY! |

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Lapostolle Casa Grand Selection Chardonnay 2011 – Casablanca Valley, Chile Fresh and clean sweet citrus aromas with lime and pineapple. Elegant with nice texture and acidity on the palate. Long finish.

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Pre-dinner Tasting 1930hrs Dinner 2000hrs Price Only $748per person ($698 per person for a booking of 8 persons or more per table) Speaker Ms Vivien Gay, Brand Ambassador of Silver Oak and Twomey Cellar Reservations Call Janice Yip in the F&B Office on 2239 0340 or email events@rhkyc.org .hk

PRE-DINNER TASTING Bouvet-Ladubay 1851 Brut N.V.

Silver Oak Cellars Wine Dinner

MENU AND WINES

Compass Room | Thursday 11 July When Raymond Twomey Duncan first visited the Napa Valley, America, in the late 1960s, he was taken by the region’s rugged beauty. He was also wise enough to understand the potential of the fledgling wine industry. In the 1970s, he began to buy land in both Napa and Alexander Valleys with the goal of planting vineyards. He approached Justin Meyer and asked him to plant and manage the vineyards. Then working at Christian Brothers, Justin agreed with one condition: in addition to managing the vineyards, he wanted to create a winery that would forever raise the standards of California wine. The year was 1972, and Silver Oak Cellars had begun. Their family established Twomey Cellars in 1999 to pursue the discovery of varietals in California beyond Cabernet Sauvignon. They use the same philosophy that has guided Silver Oak: make exceptional, food-friendly wines that are deliciously drinkable upon release. They are able to apply their 40 years of winemaking experience combined with a spirit of innovation to create their Merlot, Pinot Noir and Sauvignon Blanc. Today, Ray’s sons David and Tim manage Silver Oak and Twomey Cellars and continue their tradition of producing excellent wines.

Fresh Oyster, Blue Mussel and Whelk Salad, Mint and Citrus Dressing Twomey Estate Sauvignon Blanc 2011 ❧ ❧ ❧ Grilled Garlic-marinated Star Snapper Fillet, Eggplant and Olive Purée Twomey Anderson Valley Pinot Noir 2010 ❧ ❧ ❧ Slow-cooked Lamb Loin, Macadamia Nut and Herb Crust, Roast Vegetables Silver Oak Alexander Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2008 ❧ ❧ ❧ Oven-baked US Beef Tenderloin, Lentils and Wild Mushrooms, Dark Chocolate and Demi-glace Sauce Silver Oak Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2008 (limited quantity) ❧ ❧ ❧ Cheese Platter (Gouda, Mimolette, Abbaye de Tamie, Walnut Bread, Celery and Carrot) Twomey Napa Valley Merlot 2008 ❧ ❧ ❧ Freshly Brewed Coffee or Gourmet Tea

Cloudy Bay & Lapostolle Wine Dinner Compass Room | Thursday 25 July

PRE-DINNER TASTING Cloudy Bay Pelorus N.V.

MENU AND WINES

Cloudy Bay

Lapostolle

Innovation and meticulous attention to detail

French in Essence, Chilean by birth

Pre-dinner Tasting 1930hrs Dinner 2000hrs Price Only $748 per person ($698 per person for a booking of 8 persons or more per table) Speaker Mr Arnaud Mirey, Brand Ambassador of MHD Reservation Call Janice Yip in the F&B Office on 2239 0340 or email events@rhkyc.org.hk

Bonus Offer

2 Magnum bottles of Cloudy Bay Sauvignon Blanc 2011 will be featured as lucky draw prizes!

Stop Press! For every 12 bottles of wine ordered, you will receive a set of 2 Spiegelau glasses or a copy of ‘Heavenly Match’ – a Guide Book to Pairing Chinese Cuisine with Wine 52

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Seared Langoustines, Green Asparagus and Abalone Salad, White Balsamic and Citrus Dressing Cloudy Bay Sauvignon Blanc 2012 ❧ ❧ ❧ Lightly-smoked Plaice Fish Fillet, Crispy Squid, Pineapple Salsa Cloudy Bay Te Koko 2010 ❧ ❧ ❧ Roast Quail, Pan-fried Duck Liver and Red Onions, Thyme Jus Lapostolle Cuvée Alexandre Merlot 2011 ❧ ❧ ❧ Braised Milk-fed Dutch Veal Short Ribs, Pearl Barley, Peas and Carrots Lapostolle Clos Apalta 2009 (limited quantity) ❧ ❧ ❧ Apricot Crumble, Caramelised Figs Cloudy Bay Late Harvest Riesling 2007 (375ml) ❧ ❧ ❧ Freshly Brewed Coffee or Gourmet Tea

Kirinzan Sake Dinner Compass Room | Thursday 8 August

Veuve Clicquot So Clicquot, so responsible

Compass Room | Thursday 22 August Pre-dinner Tasting 1930hrs Dinner 2000hrs Price $1,288 per person ($1,238 per person for a booking of 8 persons or more per table) Speaker Mr Arnaud Mirey, Brand Ambassador of MHD Reservations Call Janice Yip in the F&B Office on 2239 0340 or email events@rhkyc.org.hk

Special Offer

Diners have the option to take home a bottle of Veuve Clicquot La Grande Dame 2004 for only $838 and a bottle of Veuve Cliquot Vintage 2004 for only $498 respectively (normal retail prices are $1,250 and $715 respectively). Orders must be confirmed whilst making your dinner reservation and only one bottle each per diner is available for this special offer. (Our special offers for delivery orders on the night will be $968 and $588 respectively).

Bonus Offer

A Magnum bottle of Veuve Cliquot Yellow Label will be featured as a lucky draw prize!

Stop Press!

For every 6 bottles of Champagne ordered, you will receive a VCP luggage tag.

PRE-DINNER TASTING Veuve Clicquot Yellow Label N.V. (Magnum)

MENU AND CHAMPAGNES Lobster and Crabmeat Roulade, Scallops and Shiitake Mushrooms, Champagne Vinegar Dressing Veuve Clicquot Rosé N.V. ❧ ❧ ❧ Seared Tuna Fillet, Warm Goats’ Cheese with Herbs, Fig Compote Veuve Clicquot Vintage Rosé 2004 ❧ ❧ ❧ Sautéed Angel Hair with Chicken sprinkled with Ibérian Ham Veuve Clicquot Vintage 2004 ❧ ❧ ❧ Char-grilled Duck Breast, Pan-fried Gooseliver, Garlic Butter Sauce Veuve Clicquot La Grande Dame 2004 (limited quantity) ❧ ❧ ❧ White Chocolate Mousse-stuffed White Chocolate, Almond Tuile, Dried Fruit Veuve Clicquot Demi-Sec N.V. ❧ ❧ ❧ Freshly Brewed Coffee or Gourmet Tea

Since its inception Kirinzan brewery has made sake with a good body and elegant and moderate aroma. Kirinzan is an uncompromising brewery and offers the taste of traditional handmade sake! Pre-dinner Tasting 1930hrs Dinner 2000hrs Price $738 per person ($688 per person for a booking of 8 persons or more per table) Speaker Mr Kei Iwama 岩間慧先生, Sake Sommelier Reservations Call Janice Yip in the F&B Office on 2239 0340 or email events@rhkyc.org.hk

PRE-DINNER TASTING Chobitto Kanpai Puchishuwa-Nihonshu 氣泡日本酒乾杯 Kyohime Kanjuku Yuzu Ume 京姫柑熟柚子梅 Kyohime Kanjuku Yuzu Lemon 京姫柑熟柚子檸檬

MENU AND SAKES Chilled Ebi, Prawn and Gingko Salad, Assorted Chilli Pepper Kirinzan Denshin (Tradition Karakuchi) 麒麟山傳統辛口 ❧ ❧ ❧ Grilled Barramundi Fillet, Teriyaki Balsamic Sauce, Kirinzan Black Bottle Honjozo 麒麟山墨瓶本釀造 Char-grilled Chicken, Roast Vegetables, Japanese Leek, Light Miso Sauce Kirinzan Green Bottle Junmai 麒麟山玉瓶純米 ❧ ❧ ❧ Grilled Japanese Yamagata Pork Loin, M5 Wagyu Beef Tenderloin, Mentaiko, Natural Jus Kirinzan Brown Bottle Junmai Ginjo 麒麟山褐瓶純米吟釀 Kirinzan Blue Bottle Junmai Daiginjo 麒麟山青瓶純米大吟釀 ❧ ❧ ❧ Citrus Cream Mille-feuille, Yuzu Sorbet Yawashibori Ume 八咫烏輕榨果子清酒梅 Yawashibori Yuzu 八咫烏輕榨果子清酒柚子 ❧ ❧ ❧ Freshly Brewed Coffee or Gourmet Tea JUL/AUG AHOY! |

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Veuve Clicquot Champagne Dinner

Kirinzan brewery was established in 1843 during the Ansei period. The company was mainly involved in the charcoal industry but started sake making at the same time. Originally called Well of Fortune, the brewery changed its name to Kirinzan in 1882, taking its name from the mountain it faced.

Wine Delivery Order Form – July 2013 ‘Try Before You Buy – No Obligation!’ All the wines listed below are featured at the monthly wine fairs at both Kellett Island and Shelter Cove. If you

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do enjoy the wines and wish to make a purchase, you can enjoy a 5% discount on these already low prices! Kellett Island Wine Fair – Chart Room, Wednesday 3 July, 1830hrs to 2030hrs, guests welcome. Shelter Cove Wine Fair – Shelter Cove Clubhouse, Friday 5 July, 1930hrs to 2130hrs, guests welcome. Wine Fair entry is only $50 per person which includes the sampling of all the wines on the list, complimentary canapés and a $50 dining voucher which can be used in F&B outlets within two months. Another way to look at it is that you’re attending these wine fairs free of charge! See the website for further details. Book now with Janice Yip in the F&B Office on 2239 0340 or email events@rhkyc.org.hk For every purchase of 24 bottles of wine, you will receive one set of 2 Spiegelau Venus Bordeaux Glasses or a copy of ‘Heavenly Match’ – a Guide Book to Pairing Chinese Cuisine with Wine.

Sparkling Wine

per bottle

Cloudy Bay Pelorus N.V. – Marlborough, New Zealand

Aromas of ripe citrus fruits with layered apple and lemon complement fresh bready notes. Its crisp palate displays toasty complexity, enhanced by a lingering nutty finish.

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$211

White Wines Lapostolle Casa Grand Selection Chardonnay 2011 – Casablanca Valley, Chile (wine of the month)

$112

Terrazas de los Andes Reserva Torrontés 2010 – Salta, Argentina

$132

Domaine Chandon Chardonnay 2011 – Yarra Valley, Australia

$136

Cape Mentelle Sauvignon Blanc Semillon 2012 – Margaret River, Australia

$146

Lapostolle Cuvée Alexandre Chardonnay 2011 – Casablanca Valley, Chile

$196

Cloudy Bay Sauvignon Blanc 2012 – Marlborough, New Zealand

$211

Newton Unfiltered Chardonnay 2009 – Napa County, USA

$302

Fresh and clean sweet citrus aromas with lime and pineapple. Elegant with nice texture and acidity on the palate. Long finish.

This wine gives a white flowery nose combined with intense fruity notes of pear and passion fruit. It is fruity and sensual with an excellent acidity expressed in an outstanding freshness with great aromatic and taste persistence. Aromas of citrus and stone fruits. White peach and nectarine characters are layered with hints of dried figs. The palate is focused and bright with almond nougat and cashew flavours. Delicate acidity builds length supporting the vibrant fruit characters. Aromas of grapefruit and jasmine blossom. Soft and bright with abundant fruit and smokey characters leading to a fine, long and elegant finish. Elegant aromas of sweet flowers, tropical fruits and subtle spices. Very round and elegant mouth feel with good volume, a lively acidity and a long persistent finish. Notes of elderflower and stone fruit. The palate is ripe, fine and succulent. It offers zesty ripe citrus flavours coupled with an edge of minerality plus crisp refreshing acidity. Notes of fresh fruit and floral aromas of honey blossom that lead to earthy bread dough and hazelnut. Pear, melon and fig are introduced on the palate with balanced acidity and creaminess. A long and complex finish with hints of toasted oak and butterscotch.

Red Wines Terrazas de los Andes Reserva Cabernet Sauvignon 2010 – Mendoza, Argentina (wine of the month)

$132

Cape Mentelle Cabernet Merlot 2010 – Margaret River, Australia

$169

Lapostolle Cuvée Alexandre Carmenère 2011 – Colchagua Valley, Chile

$198

Numanthia Termes 2008 – Toro, Spain

$204

Cloudy Bay Pinot Noir 2011 – Marlborough, New Zealand

$257

Newton Unfiltered Merlot 2008 – Napa Valley, USA

$302

Intense fruit notes with sweet spicy hints plus bitter chocolate on the nose. The tannins are delicate, smooth and well-rounded. A long finish with great concentration of fruits. Redcurrants and mulberries complemented by hints of aniseed and tobacco on the nose. A vibrant, fruit-driven wine with distinct blackcurrant and satsuma plums plus a touch of lavender. A medium to full-bodied palate with soft and elegant tannins. Expressive nose with fresh black fruit aromas, spices, red pepper and bitter chocolate. Smooth and well-balanced tannins with a good structure and long finish. Fresh and intense fruity aromas such as raspberry and cherry, well integrated with gentle spices. It is silky and vibrant on the palate. Long and persistent finish with tobacco and blackberry notes.

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Floral aromas of violets and boronia. Raspberry liquorice entices along with wild strawberry and spice. The palate is juicy, balanced by clove and savoury flavours. Good tension between acid and fine tannins. A well-rounded palate with appealing length. On the nose, the liveliness of the wine is immediately apparent. Aromas of leather, spice, cedar and cinnamon mingle with dark fruit notes of black plum and black cherry. On the palate, it is big and rich with dense tannins that lengthen the finish. • • • • •

All wines are delivered to your designated address by the supplier and are subject to availability of stock. Mixed cases accepted. Order 12 or more bottles to enjoy free delivery service. For lesser quantities, orders can be collected from the Main Bar. The cost of the wines will be charged to members’ accounts. Free delivery to Hong Kong, Kowloon and New Territories (excluding outlying islands, Lantau Island, Tung Chung and Discovery Bay). Delivery is available every weekday except public holidays (subject to delivery schedule).

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Wine Delivery Order Form – August 2013 ‘Try Before You Buy – No Obligation!’ All the wines listed below are featured at the monthly wine fairs at both Kellett Island and Shelter Cove. If you do enjoy the wines and wish to make a purchase, you can enjoy a 5% discount on these already low prices!

Wine Fair entry is only $50 per person which includes the sampling of all the wines on the list, complimentary canapés and a $50 dining voucher which can be used in F&B outlets within two months. Another way to look at it is that you’re attending these wine fairs free of charge! See the website for further details. Book now with Janice Yip in the F&B Office on 2239 0340 or email events@rhkyc.org.hk

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$112

Perla Delicata Prosecco N.V. – Le Contesse, Italy Refreshing and crisp with well-balanced fruit flavours. A long and dry finish. Delicate and fine.

White Wines Domaine de la Renaudie Sauvignon 2011 – Loire Valley, France (wine of the month)

$125

Anselmi Giuseppe e Luigi Pinot Grigio 2012 – Friuli Latisana, Italy

$103

This wine has a good aromatic intensity which is accompanied by notes of ripe pears, apricot and citrus. It is rich and complex with a long finish.

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Shelter Cove Wine Fair – Shelter Cove Clubhouse, Friday 2 August, 1930hrs to 2130hrs, guests welcome. Kellett Island Wine Fair – Chart Room, Wednesday 7 August, 1830hrs to 2030hrs, guests welcome.

A flinty clean, fresh and herby wine. It is very expressive, full of apples and scents of white flowers and minerality.

Sliding Hill Sauvignon Blanc 2012 – Marlborough, New Zealand

$119

Tinpot Hut Pinot Gris 2012 – Marlborough, New Zealand

$130

Tin Shed Wild Bunch Riesling 2012 – Eden Valley, Australia

$163

Aromas of ripe gooseberry, passion fruit, melons, banana and pineapple. Richness balanced nicely with fresh vibrant lime and lemon flavours. Delicate nose with stone fruit aromas and a touch of orange peel. The palate has an off-dry character with lemon rind snap and dry apple fruit. Very nice balance with a little spice and phenolic grip in the finish. The palate explodes with lime juice flavours and a background touch of sweetness.

Paul Prieur et Fils Sancerre 2011 – Loire Valley, France

$224

Aromas of spring meadows, a rich blend of minerals, flint and fruit. Well-balanced with a length of flavour.

Red Wines $108

The Pillar Box Tree Merlot 2012 – Darling, South Africa

$103

Cruz de Alba Lucero del Alba 2010 – Ribera del Duero, Spain

$163

Le Tobele Valpolicella Ripasso 2010 – Veneto, Italy

$169

Guicciardini Strozzi Titolato Strozzi Morellino di Scansano 2011 – Tuscany, Italy

$176

Koonara Belle Amie Pinot Noir 2009 – Coonawarra, Australia

$204

Scarpantoni Block 3 Shiraz 2009 – McLaren Vale, Australia

$263

Good herbaceous nose. A medium-bodied wine with plums, damsons and an attractive savouriness on the palate with a soft finish and firm tannins. Smooth and soft. An enveloping style with dark fruit pudding, almost mulled wine spices. Finishes with an underlying roasted earth quality. Lightly oaked, this wine has a good appealing balance between wood and oak. Fresh red berries and liquorice define the nose. On the palate, it is savoury showing ripe and tannins with black chocolate and toasted pine nuts and displays elegance and good volume. Reminiscent of incense and the sweet-sour intensity of dried cherries. Extra complexity and a vinous and delicate aroma with a dry, harmonious and soft taste. Intense perfume with vanilla note and scents of ripe fruit and blackberries. The flavour is dry and fresh with excellent quality tannins and good persistency. Aromas of ripe cherry, plum and blackberry with hints of raspberry, dried spice and floral notes. Rich and full-bodied with concentrated flavours of berries, plums, chocolate and spice. This Shiraz displays hints of pepper and cloves amongst the dense blackcurrants and smoked dark chocolate.

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Daniel Olivier Cabernet Franc Merlot 2009 – Bergerac, France (wine of the month)

CLASS SECRETARIES

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Rowing Secretary Michael Shasha rowing.secretary@rhkyc.org.hk Sailing Secretary John Breen sailing.secretary@rhkyc.org.hk Big Boat Simon Blore cruiser@rhkyc.org.hk Dinghies Swanson Chan dinghies@rhkyc.org.hk Dragon Phyllis Chang dragon@rhkyc.org.hk Etchells Ronan Collins etchells@rhkyc.org.hk Flying Fifteen Lucy Sutro flyingfifteen@rhkyc.org.hk Impala Dave Norton impala@rhkyc.org.hk J/80 Ben Bulmer j80@rhkyc.org.hk Match Racing Seah Chin Yew matchracingsec@rhkyc.org.hk Pandora Joseph Wong pandora@rhkyc.org.hk Ruffian Oliver Cully ruffian@rhkyc.org.hk Sportsboats Mark Phillips sportsboat@rhkyc.org.hk Youth Sailing Class Sofia Mascia ysc@rhkyc.org.hk

SPORTS CONVENORS

Bowling Convenor Simon Boyde bowling@rhkyc.org.hk Golf Convenor David Leung golf@rhkyc.org.hk Snooker Convenor Don Day snooker@rhkyc.org.hk Squash Convenor Francis Longuepee squash@rhkyc.org.hk

CLUB CONTACTS

General Manager Mark Bovaird 2239 0300 mark.bovaird@rhkyc.org.hk Executive Secretary Polly Lee 2239 0301 Club Operations Manager Alfred Leung 2239 0338 Financial Controller Tim Gallagher 2239 0315 Membership Manager Tracy Leung 2239 0371 PR & Communications Manager Koko Mueller 2239 0342 Member Relations & Communications Manager Linda Davy 2239 0312 Corporate and International Partnerships Manager Torrey Dorsey 2832 2817 Marine Services Manager Roger Eastham 2239 0308 Boatyard Manager Simon Pickering 2239 0311 Sailing Manager Alex Johnston 2239 0362 Training and Development Manager Richard Knight 2812 7063 Race and Regatta Promotion Lindsay Lyons 2239 0391 Sail Training Administrator Gloria Yeung 2239 0395 Assistant Sailing Manager Iris Yang 2239 0314 Rowing Manager Jonathan Cantwell 2239 0322 Boatyard Office Manager Connie Chan 2239 0304 Food & Beverage Manager Shirley Tam 2239 0321 Technical & Projects Manager Carton Lam 2239 0303 Human Resources Manager Susanna Chung 2239 0310 Ship Shop Manager David Ho 2239 0336 Assistant Marine Manager Joanne Ho 2239 0309 House Manager Lorence Leung 2239 0352

Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club

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Membership Movement ORDINARY MEMBERS Ms Cheung Ying Chun Ms Chi Hui Ling Miss Ellen H L Fok Mr David J Harari Mr Yalun Tu Mr & Mrs Richard J Durack Mr & Mrs Fung Yun Wah Mr & Mrs Szeto Chung Wing SHORT TERM MEMBERS Mr & Mrs James M R Mead FULL MEMBERS Mr Vincent C M Chiu Mr Matthew T Fremont-Smith Mr Raymond C N Wu JUNIOR MEMBERS Mr Oliver E Boote Ms Stephanie H Y Chan Mr Michael C F Choi Mr Ho Lap Tin Mr Eugene F H Lam Miss Mairead K Ross Mr Isamu K Sakai CHANGE OF MEMBERSHIP STATUS FROM JUNIOR TO ORDINARY Mr Lewis S Cerne

Miss Monica I Browning Ms Nicola Y X Lai CADET MEMBERS Darren L Chan Jordan Z Chan Lewis C Dixon Samantha L Gove Robyn Minshall India A R MacMahon Edward Salmon Cameron J Seymour Trinity Tse Zen Yamao Jade L Yan Katya B Yan Yu Hing Ting

Ms Alice A Sun Mr & Mrs Raymond F W Choi Mr Kent C T Ho & Miss Emily T Y Lam Mr & Mrs Brian J J Lee Mr & Mrs Peng Shih Wei Mr & Mrs Peter P T Tse Dr & Mr Li Wu Fehlmann

CORPORATE NOMINEE SUBSCRIBERS Mr Julian Proctor Tiger Ventures Ltd – Managing Director Mr & Mrs Andrew R Dixon Hongkong Sales (Knitwear) Ltd - Sales & Marketing Director CADET MEMBERS SPONSORED BY A MEMBER Ms Kate G Richdale & Mr Suzher Yan Nicholas K Hsu Goldman Sachs (Asia) Felix J C Messervy Finance – Thibault J R Minne Managing Director Matteo R S Poma Charles H Suddens-Spiers ABSENT MEMBERS Mr Graeme R Berrill INDIVIDUAL DEBENTURE Mr Chan Yui MEMBERS Mr Stewart Stemple Miss Simone C M Hsu Mr & Mrs Charles H Dickson Mr Lee Tin Fan Mr & Mrs Adrian H Faure Miss Stephanie C Y Poon

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Mr & Mrs Raymond N B Leung Liam Allan Chloe Detanger Evan J Reilly Marcus O H Faure Sasha L S Faure RESIGNED MEMBERS Ms Winnie Y F Clark Mr Yann C R Dabbadie Lt Joshua E Gillespie Mr & Mrs Paul O’Hara Mr & Mrs Jim Wang Jelle P Bakker Jonathan Benjamin Alice Blaksley Hannah Cotillon Sarah-Jane Cullinane Alice H Facey Eric M W H Hui Tasmin Ikin Christopher Nowell Michael A C L Tang Cooper A Walshe Milo H Walshe Victor Wang Wendy W Y Wong Cardisa Y T Yeung

Obituary Timothy NUTT 12 January 1941 – 16 March 2013 After living nearly 30 years in Hong Kong, and being an active member of the Club, Tim Nutt retired to Valle de Bravo, Mexico, in 2010. In March of 2012 he suffered a massive heart attack, and the doctors gave him a 10% chance of survival. Tim, being the strong sportsman he was, went on to enjoy life for another year and 12 days. He was able to walk into town and around the lake where he originally learned to sail, and made the most of his final year, enjoying his last Christmas with his grandchildren. He is survived by his wife Valeria, his children Anmar, Adriana and Simone and all his grandchildren. Valeria would like to thank the staff of the Club for all the kindness they showed Tim over the years, and especially when Tim and Valeria returned at the end of 2011. William Raymond ASPIN 4 April 1930 – 10 May 2013 Bill passed away peacefully in the Ruttonjee Hospital in Hong Kong after a short illness bravely borne. Bill was 83 and had been a keen sailor in the UK in the years before he came to Kong Kong where he joined the Club in 1993 and, once the opportunity presented itself, quickly volunteered to sit upon the committee charged with the refurbishment of the Kellett Island Clubhouse, the success of which initiative has been greatly appreciated by our members over the subsequent years. He will be sadly missed by his many friends. LIANG Ming Hang 10 December 1927 – 6 May 2013 Passed away peacefully in Guangzhou, China, on 6 May. Mr Liang was 86 and had been a member for over 38 years. He is survived by his wife, Jeannie Liang, and two children. Mr Liang was known to be dedicated, sincere and committed to his career, family and friends. A memorial service was held on 2 June.

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Heads of Departments’ Toast

Annual Staff Party 2013 Presentation of Long Service Awards to staff (L to R): 15 years’ service: Tam Kwok Wai, Chan Yung Yung, Tong Sui Kan, Fu Kat Hung, Iris Yang, Johnny Kwok and Patrick Bin; 20 years’ service: Wong Chun Wai, James Choi, Polly Lee, Ng Ping, Yuen Yiu Wing and Kent Mui; 25 years’ service: David Ho; 30 years’ service: Szeto Siu Kuen

Thank you to our sponsors A & W FOOD SERVICE LTD A&L (ASIA) INTERNATIONAL LTD AETHER ENGINEERING CO LTD AJAX PONG MACHINERY LEASING LTD ANGLISS HONG KONG FOOD SERVICE LTD ANSBACH TRADING & INV. CO LTD AON HONG KONG LTD ART DECO PRINTING COMPANY

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A big thank you to the Commodore, Vice Commodore, members and companies listed below for their kind donation of prizes to the Club’s Annual Staff Party held on 22 May. Their generosity is much appreciated by our staff.

Staff Activity Committee Members

Above from left to right: Mahjong winners (L to R) Chu Shui Ming (Champion), Becky Kwok (1st runner-up), Benny Lee (2nd runner-up), Yung Wo Kam (3rd runner-up); Dart winners (L to R) Kid Wong (Champion), Stephen Ho (1st runner-up), Pir Yuen (2nd runner-up); Table Tennis winners Ladies’ Team (L to R) ) Lao Ka Lai (2nd runner-up), Angela Lam (Champion), Eve Ng (1st runner-up); Table Tennis winners Men’s Team (L to R) Tang Chiu Tong (Champion), William Ng (1st runner-up), Benny Lee (2nd runner-up); Outstanding Achievement Award to Membership Department; Commodore Award to Chan Ka Wai, Lifeguard; Best Photo Award to Stephen Ho; Lucky Winner of an hour’s flight around Hong Kong – Laurence Wong; Special Cash Prize Winner – Sandy Wan

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HYBEL-HANSEN – Long-time Club members Ole and Wieka Hybel-Hansen celebrated their 40 th wedding anniversary in the Côte d’Azur in May with 20 close friends who flew in from all over the world. These included fellow members Gareth and Di Williams who brought with them messages of congratulations from those who attended the Senior 100 Dinner, for which Ole and Wieka would like to say “thank you”.

Exchange of Burgee

At the Electoral General Meeting on 11 June 2013, the following amendments to the entrance and subscription fees were approved with effect from 1 July 2013: ENTRANCE FEE Ordinary Member (Couple)

$82,500

Ordinary Member (Single)

$55,000

Spouse of a Member

$27,500

SUBSCRIPTION FEE SINGLE

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Full and Ordinary Member and Corporate Nominee Subscriber

$920

$1,185

Individual Debenture Member

$1,185

By order of the General Committee, with effect from 1 July 2013, the following entrance fee and monthly subscription fees will be payable: ENTRANCE FEE Junior Member Mr Philippe-Mikael Thomas, Yacht Club de La Baule, is seen here exchanging burgees with our General Manager Mark Bovaird

$1,900

SUBSCRIPTION FEE Junior Member

$515

Cadet Member

$140

Short Term Member (Single)

$1,800

Short Term Member (Couple)

$1,430

Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club Charity Foundation

Heidi, a nine-year-old cancer patient with a love of flying, was taken on a helicopter ride with her mother and doctor on 23 May. This would not have been possible without the generosity of the Hong Kong Aviation Club, its President John Li and volunteer pilot, Hogan Loh. Sadly Heidi passed away on 13 June.

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