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Icom M94D Handheld VHF DSC/AIS Transceiver

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Icom’s M94D is a Class-H DSC VHF marine handheld transceiver with simplified AIS that provides further assurance for safety at sea. The M94D has 6W to 1500mW increased power for crystal clear, noise canceling communications made for any maritime environment.

The M94D is equipped with IPX7 waterproof construction (up to 1m of water for up to 30 minutes). Along with this, the float’n flash design allows the device to float while flashing a red LED for easier retrieval. The AquaQuake function will also prompt the user to press this button that will purge additional liquid from the device. Icom’s intuitive user interface allows the user to navigate the device via a simple directional pad and specify waypoints and MOB waypoint. Now, a fisherman can designate up to 50 waypoints for his her favorite fishing spots. The long 10 hour operating battery life ensures confidence for a day at sea without the worry of additional charging and the integrated GPS also allows for the user to send their location via a distress signal located on the back.

$3,690

Oliver James Luxury Designer Lilos

Oliver James lilos share a passion for design, craft and technology. Woven outdoor performance fabrics and soft-to-touch TPU inflatable film create a secure, long-lasting luxury pool float which inflates with seamless movement and precision-engineered design. Our lilos can fit right into a cosmopolitan environment or make a stylish statement at the beach and pool, and are produced by artisans from tactile, machinewashable European fabrics.

Sail Racing Bowman Technical Tee with RHKYC Logo

Bowman Technical Tee made in E-DYED polyester fabric with high breathability. Sail Racing logo graphic at shoulder seam and bloc logo at back yoke. No seam in armhole for comfort and transfer print as main label at inside neck. UPF rating: 50.

E.Dye – the innovative and sustainable waterless colour system. The pigment recipe mixes with PET-chips and heats up into a liquid state and become filament to get spun together into the yarn. E.Dye conduce to approximately 75% water savings in comparison to traditional fabric dyeing. E.Dye have mastered to bring superior colour performance to textiles and guaranteed colour precision while reducing water consumption, pollution and harmful chemicals. The colour is actually put inside the yarn which creates durability and colourfastness to the fibre. E.Dye – certificated by validated independent partys as: OekoTex, EPD (Environmental Product Declaration), Global Recycled standards. With RHKYC Logo.

$430 $5,800 to $6,700

Sail Racing Bowman Volley Shorts

Bowman Volley Shorts made in quick dry polyester fabric. Elastic waistband with drawstring for adjustment and open hand pockets at front. Sail Racing logo print at front. One open back pocket with Sail Racing logo label. Mesh pant at inside.

The new design improvements feature a lighter weight construction, reduces its weight by over 15% and guarantees compliance with the latest World Sailing Racing Rules 2021-24 maximum weight requirements. Available in four sizes,

The popular T2 Harness is designed for a close, firm fit to get the best personalised back and pelvic support, enabling the ultimate athletic movement and kinetic connection with your boat. The 2D Velcro® system allows you to adjust the fit over different layers of winter or summer sailing gear and importantly, the integrated spreader bar keeps the hook close to your body for instant reactions from out on the wire. The Velcro adjustment system also makes the harness very quick to remove quickly in an emergency or between back-to-back races for a comfort break.

A reinforced stretch neoprene crotch area gives unparalleled comfort levels. The fast draining outer fabric and internal foam reduces water retention and the Kevlar® reinforced seat reduces wear and abrasion. Complete with an internal adjustable lumbar support and easily adjusted, padded shoulder straps to provide exceptional, customised lower and upper back support.

$1,990

Safe‚ simple and great value‚ the Quest has a slimline cut for comfort and function. These PFDs pass ISO 12402-5 (water sports) and ISO 12402-6 (paddlesport) standards. The majority of our PFDs have up to 20% more buoyancy than the ISO/CE standard and our whitewater models have up to 40% more buoyancy than the 50 N required. Palm were the first to make PFDs to these ISO standards.

$516

Lifeproof FRÉ Case for iPHONE 12

Experience more. Consume less. FRÉ, the WaterProof iPhone 12 case, is sealed to go everywhere and built using 60% recycled plastic. Always slim with a modern silhouette, FRÉ is right at home in the office, the ocean and the gallery opening. WaterProof, DropProof, DirtProof, SnowProof, Works with Apple’s MagSafe charger and Qi wireless charging.

$630

Swims the Sporty Bit Loafer

Each season SWIMS looks to reinvent classics with design innovation. Our Sporty Bit Loafer pushes forward with a colourful rubberized bit with a suede and knit upper. The look is modern and invigorating. And of course it’s breathable, lightweight and offers full flexibility. Style and substance.

$1,250

Collinite No.885 Fleetwax 12oz

Last step wax combines highest gloss shine with Collinite’s longestlasting marine weather protection, For the detailer in search of less frequent wax applications, No. 885 provides the ultimate in Collinite staying power. This repeat award winner provides a shine that’s unmistakably carnauba with durability that still sets the benchmark by which others are compared. No.885 paste not only provides Collinite’s highest gloss, it also boasts the best value among last step waxes-with its superior spread-covering more surface with less product.

$199

It’s that time of year again: Typhoon season is approaching

As I write this the first big typhoon of the year, Typhoon Surigae, packing 140kts winds, has just, fortunately, passed up the East coast of the Philippines, recurved, and is dispersing 1,000 nautical miles East of Hong Kong. The Hong Kong Observatory is forecasting that five to eight typhoons will hit Hong Kong this season. And so, it is time, once more, to remind members with boats, and advise new boat owners, of typhoon precautions to be taken for their boats.

ut first, on 26 April, a member’s boat came loose from her mooring at Shelter Cove. As seen in the two photographs the mooring rope splices came undone at the thimbles.

Fortunately, the member’s boat drifted 30m and ran aground gently on the shore without any visible damage, although the bottom of the keel may have a few scratches. The Marine Staff at Shelter Cove refloated the boat at high tide and secured her to the mooring. Had this happened during strong winds or typhoon conditions the boat could have been severely damaged and/or damaged other boats on moorings. The Club has inspected all the Club moorings at Shelter Cove, Middle Island and Causeway Bay prior to the Typhoon Season. All the chains and shackles on the moorings at Aberdeen were replaced last year. Where wear and tear was found on the mooring chains, new chains were fitted and, where necessary, new shackles. The Club’s responsibility stops at the chain and the shackle on the buoy. Members are responsible their own mooring ropes and we ask you to please check your mooring ropes to see that they are in good condition before the typhoon season is upon us. Mooring ropes should be made from three strand nylon rope and not braided rope. Braided rope has no stretch whilst nylon rope can stretch 20% at half of its breaking load. When the boat sails about on the mooring in gusty conditions and the mooring chain becomes taught, nylon rope will stretch helping to absorb some of the load. Braded rope has no stretch and so when the load comes on, the rope jerks against the cleat on the boat. Chain should never be used to tie a boat up to a mooring as it has absolutely no stretch at all and will do more damage that good.

The mooring buoys are being refurbished at Shelter Cove and Middle Island. As can be seen from the photo the stainless steel chain pipe in the middle of the buoy is deformed with the mooring shackle. These are being modified, as seen on the left, to have a stainless steel plate that spreads the load of the mooring chain over the buoy and does not jam the shackle in the pipe. Suitable anti-chaffing material should be used on mooring lines where they pass through the fairleads or anchor roller. The most used method is plastic water pipe which is used to cover the mooring rope. In a typhoon the water pipe will chaff away leaving the rope inside intact and the boat secured to the mooring. Rags and cleaning cloths can also be used but please make sure that the anti-chaff is on the rope where it passes through the fairlead. In the photograph the plastic pipe had slipped back up the mooring rope and the rope had chaffed through.

The correct way to use hose pipe as a anti chaff is shown here.

We would also like to remind members about using stainless steel swivels and shackles on their mooring equipment. Stainless steel is one of the most corrosion resistant of all metals but there is usually a corrosion hazard for any other metal used with it, most especially in a saltwater environment. In marine, salty or moist areas, even hot dipped galvanised used with stainless steel will cause corrosion to the galvanisation. This is why we see that the shackles and chain are corroded in the picture below.

In this instance the wet rope sitting in the water is forming an excellent circuit for the galvanisation to ‘give up’ to the stainless steel. So, members who use stainless steel mooring equipment are actually assisting the Clubs mooring equipment to corrode. Fortunately, We have spoken about the dangers of using stainless steel swivels previously after several boats have broken the stainless steel swivels during typhoons and caused a lot of damage, to themselves and other boats, when they were driven through the moorings by the strong winds.

A swivel is made with when the shaft is slotted into the two eyes. Each end of the shaft is threaded, and a nut is wound on to the thread. The nut is then welded onto the end of the shaft. The welding process alters the properties of the stainless steel. Stainless steels get their corrosion resistance by the formation of a very thin surface film, called the passive film, which forms on the surface in the presence of oxygen. So in an environment where there is very little oxygen stainless steel will carry on corroding, (This is common in the part of chain plates that are hidden from sight as they are bolted to a bulkhead.) where the nut has been welded on to the top of the shaft. The area of thread inside the nut has no oxygen and so it corrodes until eventually the swivel gives way. We urge members with stainless steel swivels that are old to replace them as they could be corroded inside where it is impossible to see.

Roller furling headsails are particularly at-risk during typhoons if they have not been securely tied up. Members should ensure that if leaving the sail on the furler they must. Not them must secure the sail and the drum from moving. Unfurled headsails flogging about in a typhoon will not only cause damage to the sail and furler, they will put years of wear and tear on the rigging and, in a worst case scenario, the rig can come down as in the photograph.

Please remember that all insurance policies clearly state that all canvas work must be removed from on deck before a typhoon otherwise it is not insured. This includes awnings, sails, winch and BBQ covers and Biminis. And don’t forget to secure or take off your instrument covers.

Please secure you pride and joy correctly before a typhoon reaches Hong Kong. You can then have a Happy Typhoon Party.