Contents
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THE BRIDGE
FEATURES
ROWING
EVENTS | PROMOTIONS
6 Calendar 8 Commodore’s Message 10 General Manager’s Message 36 Kellett Island Development
12 Boase Cohen & Collins Inter-School Sailing Festival 18 Pacific Keelboat Challenge 20 Tomes Cup – A Mystery!
28 RHKYC Schools Invitational Rowing Regatta
37 On the Horizon 38 F&B Food Promotions 38 Wine Page
SAILING
PHOTO: RHKYC / GUY NOWELL
21 Starter’s Box 22 Sportsboats Update 24 RHKYC Big Boat Championship 25 Sailing Development | Training 27 Singapore Youth Sailing Championship 2018
Boase Cohen & Collins Inter-School Sailing Festival
MARINE 30 Ship Shop 32 Marine | Boatyard 33 Classified Page 34 Marine Directory
CLUB LINES 45 Club Directory 45 Members, Staff and Other News and Announcements
OTHER SPORTS 36 Hong Kong Squash League
www.rhkyc.org.hk
Vice Patrons Jimmy Farquhar, Li Fook Hing, Bob Wilson; Commodore Robert Stoneley; Vice Commodore John Woo; Rear Commodore Sailing Lucy Sutro; Rear Commodore Club Denis Martinet; Honorary Secretary Mark Yeadon; Honorary Treasurer Ramon Archer; Rowing Captain Philip Crinion. For other Club contact details please refer to the Club Directory on page 45. 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 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
FRI
Spring Regattta
‘Pearls of the Sea’
19 and 20 May
Compass Room
SAT
SUN
Wines and Beer of the Month Roccolo Grassi Soave La Broia DOC 2014 – Veneto, Italy
The Bridge
S’tard ‘by Soutard’ 2104 – Bordeaux, France
1 May to 30 June (except during Michelin Chef Promotion from 15 to 17 May)
MAY
White Asparagus in the Compass Room 1 May to 30 June except 15 to 17 June during Michelin Star Chef Promotion Thai Food Promotion in the Bistro, Middle Island and Shelter Cove 1 to 31 May Charity MI Big Day Out!
1 Rowing Development Course (ST) Outrigger Canoe Development Course (MI)
7 PVOCC Course
8 Intro to Small Keelboat PVOCC Course Rowing Development Course (ST) Outrigger Canoe Development Course (MI)
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15 Rowing Development Course (ST) Outrigger Canoe Development Course (MI)
21 PVOCC Course
J/80 Crew Course PVOCC Course Rowing Development Course (ST) Outrigger Canoe Development Course (MI)
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Kellett Island Wine Fair
Supervised Sailing Session Dragon Boat Land Training (KI)
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Supervised Sailing Session Dragon Boat Land Training (KI)
9 Supervised Sailing Session Intro to Small Keelboat Dragon Boat Land Training (KI)
16 Adult Beginners Sailing Course Supervised Sailing Session Dragon Boat Land Training (KI)
23 Champagne Deutz and Delas Frères Wine Dinner in the Compass Room Supervised Sailing Session J/80 Crew Course Dragon Boat Land Training (KI)
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‘Latino Night’ Wine Dinner and Dance in the Compass Room
Main Deck 1st Anniversary Pink Party with unlimited Domaines Ott, BBQ Buffet Dinner & DJ at the Main Deck Shelter Cove Wine Fair Supervised Sailing Session
3 Rowing Development Course (ST) Rowing Supervised Course (MI) Outrigger Canoe Development Course (MI)
4 Supervised Sailing Session
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Sol (330ml)
CLASS RACING Adult Beginners Sailing Course Supervised Sailing Session Intro to Small Keelboat Dinghy Race Training Sessions HKSF Levels 1 and 2 Optimist Practice Optimist Silver Squad Rowing Development Course (ST/MI) Rowing Supervised Course (MI) Outrigger Canoe Development Course (MI) Dragon Boat Training Session (MI) Junior Dragon Boat Course (MI)
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Adult Beginners Sailing Course RYA Powerboat Level 2 Course Rowing Development Course (ST) Rowing Supervised Course (MI) Outrigger Canoe Development Course (MI)
Adult Beginners Sailing Course Supervised Sailing Session RYA Powerboat Level 2 Course Platu Skipper Course
J/80 Crew Course Rowing Development Course (ST) Rowing Supervised Course (MI) Outrigger Canoe Development Course (MI)
1st Anniversary Pink Party
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Adult Beginners Sailing Course J/80 Regatta Experience Course HKSF Levels 1 and 2 Optimist Practice Optimist Silver Squad Adult Beginner Rowing Course (MI) Day 3 Rowing Development Course (ST/MI) Rowing Supervised Course (MI) Rowing Youth Development Programme (ST/MI) Outrigger Canoe Development Course (MI) Dragon Boat Training Session (MI)
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CLASS RACING Supervised Sailing Session RYA Powerboat Level 2 Assessment Course Platu Skipper Course J/80 Racing Training Sessions HKSF Levels 1 and 2 Optimist Practice Optimist Silver Squad Adult Beginner Rowing CourseAssessment (ST) Last Day Rowing Development Course (ST/MI) Rowing Supervised Course (MI) Rowing Youth Development Programme (ST/MI) Outrigger Canoe Development Course (MI) Dragon Boat Training Session (MI)
with unlimited Domaines Ott, BBQ Buffet Dinner & DJ Main Deck
Friday 4 May
Mother’s Day Lunch Buffet and Cake Workshop in the Compass Room Adult Beginners Sailing Course Supervised Sailing Session J/80 Racing Training Sessions Steps 1,2,3 and Solo Optimist Silver Squad Youth Sailing Club Adult Beginner Rowing Course (MI) Day 2 Rowing Development Course (MI) Rowing Supervised Course (MI) Rowing Youth Development Programme (MI/ST)
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SPRING REGATTA
Adult Beginners Sailing Course Supervised Sailing Session J/80 Regatta Experience Course
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CLASS RACING Adult Beginners Sailing Course Supervised Sailing Session J/80 One Day Supervised Course Dinghy Race Training Sessions HKSF Levels 1 and 2 Optimist Practice Optimist Silver Squad Adult Beginner Rowing Course (MI) Day 1 Rowing Development Course (ST/MI) Rowing Supervised Course (MI) Rowing Youth Development Programme (ST/MI) Outrigger Canoe Development Course (MI) Dragon Boat Training Session (MI) Junior Dragon Boat Course (MI)
Great Saint – Émilion Vertical Tasting Dinner in the Ward Room Adult Beginners Sailing Course J/80 One Day Supervised Course Rowing Development Course (ST) Rowing Supervised Course (MI) Outrigger Canoe Development Course (MI)
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Adult Beginners Sailing Course Supervised Sailing Session Intro to Small Keelboat Steps 1,2,3 and Solo Optimist Silver Squad Youth Sailing Club Rowing Development Course (MI) Rowing Supervised Course (MI)
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J/80 Regatta Experience Course Steps 1,2,3 and Solo Optimist Silver Squad Youth Sailing Club Adult Beginner Rowing Course (MI) Day 4 Rowing Development Course (MI) Rowing Supervised Course (MI) Rowing Youth Development Programme (MI/ST)
20 J/80 Crew Course Platu Skipper Course Steps 1,2,3 and Solo Optimist Silver Squad Youth Sailing Club Middle Island (Youth) Rowing Race Series – FINAL Rowing Development Course (MI)
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Benromach Single Malt Whisky Trio Main Bar
1 to 31 May
Commodore’s Message
The Bridge
As many, if not all, of you will now know, our Past Commodore Mark Whitehead passed away during the China Sea Race. This news came as an incredible shock to all who knew him. Mark made a huge contribution to the Club not just as Commodore and on various committees, but as an extremely active in-shore and off-shore sailor; co-owning a number of Etchells over the years together with the Mills 40, Straight-up. He was also the life and soul of many parties, a great mentor and role model to many of us, and a true friend to many more (he was also the cause of the first ever complaint to be made about the behavior of a current and immediate Past Commodore!). He will certainly be greatly missed and our deepest condolences go out to his family. I would also like to take this opportunity to thank everyone involved in dealing with the terrible situation during and after the Race, particularly our Sailing Manager, Ailsa Angus, who handled so many arrangements whilst in the Philippines. Thank you too to Alistair Macaulay for writing Mark’s obituary which you will find on page 46.
Commodore Robert Stoneley
會長史東禮
At the time of writing, I’m in San Francisco at the International Council of Yacht Club’s World Forum where the theme this year is ‘Evolution vs. Revolution’ with sessions focusing on how yacht clubs are addressing key issues like changing membership demographics, changing modes of communications, and changes in sports culture. With discussions on how to manage inclusion and community access to our sports, this comes at an opportune time for the Club as we develop our response to the Government’s public consultation exercise on Private Recreational Leases. While there will be a report on the Forum in the next issue of Ahoy! We are planning to hold a members’ forum in May to brief those that can attend on the consultation process, how the Club is responding and how we would encourage members to get involved with the process. Please keep an eye on our regular newsletter for more details on this. With the Tomes Cup and Nations’ Cup now behind us, May is another hectic month that culminates on the weekend of 19 and 20 May with the Spring Regatta. While this makes the official end to the busy 2017/18 sailing season, we seamlessly move into ‘summer mode’ with the ever popular Sunset Series. This starts on Friday 1 June with 12 races scheduled through the summer months. We also have the Sunshine Series which a great opportunity to sail in the harbour training up new crew before the start of the season in September. As the sailing season winds down, the dragon boat season is gets underway with the Deep Water Bay Regatta hosted by the Victoria Recreation Club. With the Club’s team then entering a number of other races around Hong Kong, all eyes are on 18 June with the Sunlife Stanley International Dragon Boat Championships, where we will be defending our men’s and women’s titles for the 6th and 3rd successive year respectively, and the Hong Kong Internationals on 25 and 26 June. For the rowers, the Middle Island Youth Rowing Series will culminate with their third set of races at Middle Island on 27 May.
相信各位已知悉我們的前會長 Mark Whitehead 在中國海帆船賽比賽途中離世，對所有認識他的朋友而言，這 是一個令人難以置信的消息。Mark 對本會貢獻良多，絕不單是會長及眾委員會的一份子，他更是一位非常活 躍的近岸和離岸帆船手；多年來與其他船主共同擁有多艘 Etchells 型帆船及 Mills 40 型帆船 Straight-up 號。同 時，他亦是多個組織的靈魂人物，是我們的導師和學習榜樣，是很多人摰友（他亦史無前例地，對上一屆會長 及現任會長的有關行為作出評價）。我們將會永遠懷念他，同時亦向他的家人表示最深切的慰問。藉此機會， 我想感謝在比賽期間幫忙處理此突發事件及的協助善後工作所有人，特別是本會賽事經理 Ailsa Angus 在菲律 賓時所作的一切安排；另外感澈 Alistair Macaulay 為 Mark 撰寫訃聞，詳情請見第46頁。 執筆之時，我正出席於三藩市舉行的國際遊艇會論壇（International Council of Yacht Club’s World Forum）， 今年的主題為「進化與革命」；論壇重點討論如何解決遊艇會的一些主要問題，如會員數目結構改變、轉變溝 通模式及體育文化的變遷。這剛好是一個合適的時間就如何更有效地把我們的體育運動融入社會進行討論， 因為我們正準備對政府就私人遊樂場地契約進行的公眾諮詢作出回應。在下期 Ahoy! 中將會有關於論壇的詳 細報告。我們正計劃在5月舉行一場會員研討會，向出席會員詳細講解有關諮詢過程的內容、本會的回應方針 及如何鼓勵會員一同參與此諮詢過程。更多詳情，請密切留意每週通訊。 Tomes 盃帆船賽及民族盃賽已經完結，而5月又是另一個忙碌的月份，「春季帆船賽」將於5月19至20日舉行； 雖然這是2017/18年帆船賽季的最後一場比賽，但我們隨即便會進入「夏季模式」，並展開最受歡迎的「黃昏 帆船賽系列」；一連12場比賽在6月1日（星期五）正式開始。9月賽季開始前，我們亦會在維港上舉辦「日光帆 船賽系列」，這是一個很好的機會培訓新船員。 隨著帆船賽季即將結束，龍舟賽季以域多利遊樂會主辦的深水灣龍舟賽正式展開。本會的代表隊積極參加在 本港舉行的其他比賽，而所有人的目光均落在6月18日舉行的「永明金融赤柱國際龍舟錦標賽」，誓要衛冕我 們將分別已經連續第六年和第三年的男子和女子冠軍寶座，而香港國際龍舟邀請賽將於 6月25至26日舉行。 各划艇手留意，中途島青少年划艇賽系列將於5月27日在中途島進行第三場比賽。
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General Manager’s Message
The Bridge
As has been mentioned by the Commodore, we were all incredibly shocked and saddened when news reached us that our Immediate Past Commodore, Mark Whitehead, had passed away during the China Sea Race. As well as being the Club’s leader during his term of Commodore, Mark’s experience, insight and personality meant that he contributed hugely to the success of the Club throughout his entire membership. But on top of that, Mark genuinely loved the Club, its Members and its staff, which was appreciated by everyone who knew him. On a purely personal point, he made every effort to make me feel welcome to the Club and to Hong Kong when I arrived seven years ago and for that I remain extremely grateful. We worked together very closely through some very challenging times during his time as Commodore and throughout that time his wise counsel was invaluable. We will all miss Mark terribly, but that pales to insignificance in comparison to how Rebecca, Francesca, Charlie and Mark’s entire extended family must be feeling, and on behalf of all staff I would like to send our thoughts and best wishes to them all.
General Manager Mark Bovaird
總經理布馬克
As we edge closer to opening the new meeting/function rooms, the banquet team have nabbed a page in this issue of Ahoy! to give you an idea of some of the room configurations we will be able to offer for your events in future together with an artists’ impression of what the new facilities will look like. See page 38. There are two new initiatives being launched this month; the first is the Club’s own wine society – Bacchus. The purpose of the society is to help enhance wine knowledge, service, product range, event offerings and increase interest in wine through good fun and camaraderie. There will be special offers at various times during the year and we are planning some overseas guided wine trips too. See page 43 for details on how to join. The second new initiative is the trial of a new service system at the Poolside and Main Deck in the form of a smart pager. Please see page 42 and do feed back any comments during this trial period. Mid-month we have our Mother’s Day celebration in the Compass Room and this year the little ones can decorate their own Mother’s Day cake to mark the special occasion. At the end of the month we feature the Champagne Deutz and Delas Frères Wine Dinner in the Compass Room – see page 43 for details of both of these events. As part of our continuing guest chef programme, next month we have a very special arrangement to help celebrate Fathers Day. We will have two sets of fathers and sons here to ensure your Father’s Day celebrations is a memorable one. Two Star Michelin Chef Soenil Bahadoer and his son, One Star Michelin Chef Ryan Bahadoer are teaming up with esteemed winemaker Dave Powell and his son Callum who together founded Powell & Son based in the Barossa Valley. This extraordinary pairing of these two father and son duos will be a highlight in the Compass Room from 15 to 17 May. See page 40. Lastly, please note that its that time of year for one of the Club’s best parties of the year, the Staff Party, which this year will take place on Wednesday 16 May. Please do refer to page 45 for the operating hours of the Club. As always there is plenty of sailing and rowing activity to keep you busy at the club too so I look forward to seeing you at the club in the weeks ahead. 如會長所說，我們均對前會長 Mark Whitehead 在中國海帆船賽比賽中途離世的消息感到非常震驚。Mark在任本 會會長期間，憑著他的經驗，洞察力及個人特質，對所有會員作出了重大的貢獻。除此之外，Mark 亦十分愛護本會， 不論是會員或同事，所有認識他的人都對他表示讚賞。在我個人而言，當我七年前初到香港和本會時，他竭盡全力 歡迎我，為此我仍然感到非常感激。在他在任會長之時，我們緊密合作，經歷過一些具挑戰性的時間，當時他所提 出的一些明智決定是十分寶貴的。我們會永遠懷念 Mark，但與 Rebecca，Francesca 和 Charlie 及其他 Mark 的 家人相比，這是微不足道。謹代表所有員工送上我們最真摯思念和祝福。 隨著我們的新會議室／多用途活動室即將開幕，宴會部已把有關活動室的資料詳細列明在本期Ahoy!，從中大家可 以得知活動室大致上的面貌，設施及藝術草圖。請見第38頁。 本月將會推出兩項新計劃；首先是由本會創立的葡萄酒會 － Bacchus；創會目的是向會員提供更多關於葡萄酒的知 識、服務、產品種類、舉辦活動等，通過口碑及折扣優惠讓大家提升對葡萄酒的興趣，以忠誠為基礎，從而希望增加 本會的銷售收益。如欲成為會員，請見第43頁。另一項計劃是在池畔及主甲板餐廳上試用全新的傳呼機服務系統。 如有任何意見，歡迎在試用期內向我們反應，詳情請見第42頁。 母親節慶祝活動將於本月中旬在 Compass Room 舉行，為慶祝這個特別的日子，今年孩子們更可親手裝飾一個蛋 糕送給母親，以表心意。本月下旬將會在 Compass Room 舉行 Deutz and Delas Frères香檳晚宴。以上兩項活動 詳情，請見第43頁。 延續米芝蓮星級廚師系列，及為確保大家有一個難忘的父親節，我們邀請到兩對父子檔親臨本會：米芝蓮2星大廚 Soenil Bahadoer 及其兒子米芝蓮1星大廚Ryan Bahadoer，將會伙拍來自南澳芭蘿莎谷 Powell & Son 酒莊的釀酒 師 Dave Powell 及兒子 Callum，在5月15至17日期間於 Compass Room 送上源源不絕的驚喜。詳情請見第40頁。 最後請留意，本年度的員工週年晚宴將5月16日舉行。有關當日本會開放時間，請見第45頁。 本會安排了有不同的活動等著您們一同參與，我期待在週末在會內看見大家！
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Feature | Boase Cohen & Collins Inter-School Sailing Festival It doesn’t get much better than this: two days of perfect sailing conditions, sunny with an easterly breeze gusting through to 12kts, much to the delight of the 24 teams assembled; representing 18 educational establishments from across Hong Kong and Macau. The teams were all set to battle it out over the weekend of 10 and 11 March at the 16th annual Boase Cohen & Collins Inter-School Sailing Festival.
Boase Cohen & Collins Inter-School Sailing Festival W O RD S: NIKKI CL A RIN GB O L D A ND N AO MI REBEC C A | PH OTO S: GU Y N O W EL L
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ith racing taking place in Deep Water Bay, right off the front of the Club’s Middle Island clubhouse, combined with expert commentary both on and off the water by renowned yachtsman and expert team racer Jamie Boag and Kevin Lewis, the 2018 edition of the event was a fantastic spectacle for sailors and spectators alike. Teams of three boats per school competed in two divisions, with the generally older sailors in the Feva and younger sailors in the Pico Division. 126 competitive short races were sailed over the weekend.
Feature | Boase Cohen & Collins Inter-School Sailing Festival
The format for the event is team racing putting not only tactics, but boat handling skills to the test. It’s all about numbers and the competitive sailors are compelled to think not only about their own position on the race track, but rather their team’s final place in the race. All teammates’ results are combined and the teams carrying the lowest combined score progress through to the finals. Team racing requires exciting tactical sailing, where coming first may not be the best result for the team! (all three scores combine for the result i.e. 2,3,4 beats 1,5,6) All the schools in a division start racing against each other in a Round Robin format and then, if the schedule allows, the teams are seeded into Gold and Silver fleets to sail off against each other to decide the eventual winner.
Kong Sea School – always racing hard to win the crown.
2017 saw King George V School take home the win in the Feva Division (thanks in part to renowned junior sailing siblings, the Gregor brothers) with the Hong Kong Schools Sailing Association winning in the Pico Division. There is always fierce competition amongst the schools, and no greater than from Hong
Many of the schools competing in the event participate in the Club’s numerous sailing programmes run throughout the year; either as individuals or as part of their school’s curriculum. Joining the 16th anniversary of the Inter-School Sailing festival for the first time was Harrow International School and Hong
Kong Academy. The Canadian International School rejoined the event after an absence of several years. This event is designated a Clean Regatta by Sailors for the Sea; a non-profit organisation that educates and empowers boaters to protect and restore our oceans and coastal waterways. This year the event was awarded the highest of accolades, achieving GOLD MAY 2018 AHOY! |
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Feature | Boase Cohen & Collins Inter-School Sailing Festival
status for the efforts of hosting a designated eco – “Clean Regatta”. Saturday saw all teams racing against each other in a round-robin format. With 40 races completed in the Pico division, Tai Po Regional Squad and the ISF Academy took wins in all their races, pushing them into the Gold fleet going into the final day of racing. In the lesser attended Feva Division, only 16 races were sailed on Saturday; the remaining races being run on the Sunday to decide the Gold and Silver fleets. Island School maintained their winning streak, putting them straight into the Gold fleet. As the competition moved up a notch, there was some very tight racing on Day 2 of the competition. With some hefty gusts funnelling through the gap between Middle Island and Hong Kong Island – dumping heavier breeze straight onto the race course, the competitors had to be on their toes to contend with the shifting conditions. Many tactical battles resulted in penalties – keeping the team of eight umpires, under the watchful eye of head umpire Emily Randall, very busy!. In the end – the Feva Gold Division result came down to a three-way tie between Island
School, West Island School and French International School – all with four wins each. After a recalculation on count back, French International School came out victorious over West Island School, with Island School, taking third place. In the Pico Gold Division, the Jockey Club Ti-I College took the win over ISF Academy with Hong Kong Schools Sailing Association in third place. After racing on Sunday, awards were handed out to the victors – this year all fashioned out of sustainable upcycled wooden wine crates. The winning teams of both divisions were also rewarded with Boase Cohen & Collins Sailing Scholarship grants for their respective schools. Colin Cohen of Boase Cohen & Collins proudly presented the two grants; each worth HK$5,000, to French International School and Jockey Club Ti –I College. On behalf of the 175 very grateful students attending the 2018 regatta – a huge shout out of thanks and support goes out to all our volunteers – the nine umpires, PVOLs and the host of very dedicated individuals running the race management, results, safety, pontoon changeovers, commentary and tunes! See you all again next year!
*If your school would like to participate in Hong Kong’s biggest school sailing competition, please contact Nikki at the sailing office: nikki.claringbold@rhkyc.org.hk
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RESULTS 2018 Division A – Feva Gold French International School
1
West Island School
2
Island School
3
King George V School
4
South Island School
5
Hong Kong Sea School
6
Division B – Pico Gold Jockey Club Ti-I College
1
The ISF Academy
2
Hong Kong Schools Sailing Association
3
French International School
4
Tai Po Regional Squad
5
Canadian International School of Hong Kong
6
Kellett School
7
West Island School
8
Division A – Feva Silver The ISF Academy
1
Hong Kong Academy
2
Macau Anglican College
3
Chinese International School
4
Division B – Pico Silver Chinese International School
1
German Swiss International School
2
Hong Kong Sea School
3
Harrow Int School A
4
Hong Kong International School
5
Harrow Int School B
6
Feature | Boase Cohen & Collins Inter-School Sailing Festival First row: 1st Feva Gold – French International School; 2nd Feva Gold – West Island School Second row: 3rd Feva Gold – Island School; 4th Feva Gold – King Third row: 1st Pico Gold – Jockey Club Ti-I College; 2nd Pico Gold – The ISF Academy Fourth row: 3rd Pico Gold – Hong Kong Schools Sailing George V School Association; 4th Pico Gold – French International School
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Feature | Pacific Keelboat Challenge MRX fleet running downwind
Pacific Keelboat Challenge W O RD S: BEN WIL LIA MS | PH OTO S:
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Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club takes third in Pacific Keelboat Challenge, Auckland New Zealand 23 to 25 March 2018 For this event RNZYS invites clubs from around the Pacific region to compete over 3 days. RHKYC was issued a special invitation by RNZYS’s team competing in the China Cup last year and Ben Williams was quick to express interest in putting together a team. The Team For an event like this it is important to identify team members with complementary skills who can work together well. This group has spent many hours sailing together and against each other in a variety of boats over a long period. From the bow the team was: Oliver Merz – bow Colin McMahon – mast. Ben Williams – pit/trim Malcolm Gibson – trim Nick Burns – mainsheet Steve Ellis – helm Team RHKYC motoring home on day 3
Background Similar to RHKYC’s J/80 programme, the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron houses a fleet of 11 Farr MRX 34 footers. Originally designed for the Match Racing circuit they are now used for a mix of match and fleet racing as well as youth and adult training. While the boats are privately owned they are maintained by the Fleet Manager in strict one design configuration including identical rig settings and sails.
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The Preparation The team arrived a full day and a half before the first day to allow us to familiarise with the boats and sailing area. The first sail was a low key sail with practice sails outside the Squadron to work out our onboard logistics. With a crew limit of six the spinnaker hoists and drops are pretty busy! We also spent time with the Fleet Manager and the current Class Champion to understand any quirks of the boats.
The next day we ventured out to the designated race track and were most fortunate to be joined by regular Club visitor Simon Cooke who started his sailing in the area and was able to brief us on the significant tidal and wind shear issues. We were also able to hoist the race sails, a brand new no1 and well maintained no2, main and spinnaker. Returning to the Squadron in the early evening we felt we were as well prepared as we could be.
Changing down meant everything was much more manageable. Everything except for the large main with only a 5 to 1 purchase system. Nick was going to get a good workout! We adapted to the conditions well and were on the pace immediately not giving anything away in height or speed and making good clean starts coming in from the port end. The tactic was to identify the main competition early, stay with them and cross the fleet when we could. This worked well and we finished the day in equal second with a second and two thirds, after which we were sent home ahead of a very intense rain and wind front. Day two was scheduled as two windward leewards and a short harbour race but we welcomed the news that the SIs had been amended to allow an extra windward leeward to make up for the one lost on the previous day. Conditions were a little lighter but again we were on no 2s. This meant we could focus on trim and tactics rather than managing the conditions. I believe this suited us and we again had a solid day
including a bullet in race 5 and excellent recoveries in races 6 and 7 to finish the day with a 1st, a 2nd and two 3rds. At the end of day 2 we were in a solid third place behind the two top local skippers and just 2 points off second and so it was to remain as the final day was a glass out. Conclusions This is a really excellent event. The boats are extremely well presented and equalised and race management is excellent. The conditions were reasonably consistent in terms of wind strength and direction, and while local knowledge obviously helps, with some practice and the right tactical choices we were competitive. It was a pleasure sailing in brisk conditions and in flat water. Team communications and compatibility are really important for an event like this, as is adequate practice time. These were key ingredients for our success. Auckland offers a variety of accommodation and dining options and Malcolm, acting as our Chief Entertainment Officer, did a wonderful job including arranging a superb dinner with a contingent of locally based Club members.
Above: Sat dinner with Auckland based Club members; Below: Startline action RHKYC bow number 6
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Feature | Pacific Keelboat Challenge
The Racing Day one brought a breeze of around 18 to 20kts, with gusts to 25kts. Significantly more than the 10kts we had for the two practice days so we knew we were in for some big learning. Pre-race with the big overlapping genoa was certainly a challenge so we were not surprised when the Fleet Manager instructed that racing would be conducted with the smaller no 2s. This is a feature of the MRX Fleet and takes the sail selection decision away from the skippers thus removing some of the advantage from the local teams and also preserving the expensive no 1 genoas.
Tomes Cup – A Mystery! Oriental Sugar Refineries”. And so now we had that piece of the puzzle.
Feature | Tomes Cup – A Mystery!
When Russell & Co. went out of business in 1891, former employees, Scotsman Robert Shewan and Englishman Charles Alexander Tomes, took over the remains of the operation and changed its name to Shewan, Tomes & Co. in 1895. The new company eventually became one of the leading trading companies in Hong Kong and China during the late 19th and early 20th century with offices in Hong Kong, Canton, Shanghai, Tientsin, Kobe, London, and New York with agencies throughout the region. Charles Alexander Tomes had five children; one of whom was Alexander Hadden Tomes (born 1891 in Hong Kong). Alexander grew up to marry Elizabeth St. John Whiting and they had two children, including his namesake Alexander Hadden Tomes (1931 – 1997). Enter Noel Croucher whom we have all heard of. Noel was introduced to his ‘first proper job’ by Sir Paul Chater and it was in around 1911 that Noel joined the firm of Shewan, Tomes & Co.
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ccording to the late Frank Hydes, in the 1960s Noel Croucher had received a letter from a Mrs Tomes, widow of a member of the Tomes family, late of the old Hong Kong firm of Shewan Tomes & Co., Ltd., (now part of the Hutchison Group). The letter stated that among her late husband’s effects was an old trophy, the Sugar Refiners Cup, which she thought the Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club might like. This was gratefully accepted and was given for another staggered all-classes pursuit race. In ignorance of history, many members referred to it as the Taikoo Sugar Cup, quite forgetting that Taikoo Sugar was merely the sole survivor of the various earlier sugar refineries, of which Tomes were one. To keep the record straight, Noel Croucher had the Cup renamed Tomes Cup and it remains to this day. The inscription on the Cup reads “Sugar Refiners Cup won by Naomi April 1st 1880.”
We were recently having a good look at the Tomes Cup when an engraving on a small shield affixed to the base caught our eye.
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It reads “Presented by Mr. A.H. Tomes in memory of Dora Delano Forbes”. So who was Dora Delano Hobbs? Why was the trophy originally called the Sugar Refiners Cup? What was Dora’s connection to Mr. Tomes? We tried to find out. But fair warning, it does get a little complicated! Deborah “Dora” Perry Delano was born 1847 in the USA and at aged 20 she married William Howell Forbes – an American businessman based in Hong Kong. He was the head partner of Russell & Co. and was the 11th chairman of the board of Directors of Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation from 1879 to 1880. Dora’s younger sister Sara Ann was the mother of FDR, the 32nd President of the United States, Franklin Delano Roosevelt. It was William Howell Forbes who owned Naomi and therefore was the winner of the Sugar Refiners Cup dated 1 April 1880. Our research led us to the Central Library in Hong Kong where we searched through old newspapers and found a clipping which read “The Race for the Cup presented to the Yacht Club by the employees of the China and
Robert Shewan was succeeded as partner by A.L. Shields who later became Commodore of the Club (1927-1928 and 1932-1936). It really was a small world back then. Going back to the letter referred to earlier that Noel Croucher received in the 1960s – we don’t appear to have a copy here and neither does the Croucher Foundation. Our findings lead us to assume that the letter came from the widow of Alexander Hadden Thomas. But we are still no closer to finding out how the Tomes’ came to have the trophy. Perhaps when Russell & Co. went out of business and the family left Hong Kong, they left the trophy behind in the offices that Robert Shewan and Charles Alexander Tomes took over. We may never know but the journey to find out has been great fun and we’ll keep digging into it and perhaps one day the missing pieces will fall into place. Do you have any pieces of the puzzle that we might not be aware of to solve this mystery? Perhaps you might have some interesting or funny stories to share about taking part in the Tomes Cup – we’d love to hear from you. We also plan to research our other trophies to see if we can find some more interesting stories. Let us know if you have a particular interest in learning about any in particular.
Starter’s Box UP C OMING E VENTS 19 and 20 May
Sunset Series
1, 8, 15, 22, 29 June,
Sunshine Series
2, 9, 16, 23, 30 June and 7 July
China Coast Regatta
12 to 14 October
Hong Kong to Hainan Race
Starts 18 October
Sailing
Spring Regatta
Spring Regatta
PHOTO: GUY NOWELL
The final event for the 2017-2018 sailing season takes place in Victoria Harbour on 19 and 20 May. This two-day regatta includes class boats and big boats and offers challenging sailing conditions as the weather starts to adapt to the summer patterns. We look forward to seeing you at Kellett Island as both sailors and spectators. For families with children a movie will be shown in the Chart Room on Saturday afternoon.
Sunset Series
Sunshine Series
The ever popular summer Sunset Series will kick off on Friday 1 June with 12 races scheduled throughout the summer months. The series is open to all and is a good excuse to start the weekend early. The Sunset Series is a great event for sailing with friends in a fun and relaxed environment followed by informal beers on the main lawn. The series is a tactical challenge on when to sandbag a race to improve your boat’s handicap. The race track will hopefully be in front of the club which makes it a great event for spectators if you don’t wish to sail. Warning signal is 1740hrs – see you on 1 June.
The Sunshine Series is a great opportunity to sail in the harbour training up new crew before the start of the season in September. Skippers wishing to sign up new crew or sailors wanting to find boats please contact the Sailing Office and we’ll try our best to put you in contact with each other.
PHOTO: NAOMI REBECCA
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Sportsboats Update W O RD S: RO B B AT ES
ith the season three quarters over, the Sportsboats Class have had one of our most competitive years yet and only five points separate the top three boats on the season ladder. Russ Parker and Amanda are reaping the benefits of modern design and build and are proving almost unbeatable in their brand new VX One, F.A.B. and have won 15 races so far this year on the SMS handicap system, including taking out the Earl Grey and Lipton’s series’ and currently lead the season ladder by one point from Merlin. Hotwired (Rob Bates and Gerry Sonnemans) and Merlin (Steve Bourne) each have six SMS wins for the season.
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In the Magic 25s Hotwired has won 13 races, including taking out the Jasmine and Presidents Bell series’ and a close second in the Class Championships and are sitting third on the season ladder. However, the big news from the Sportsboats fleet is that after 17 years of trying, Steve Bourne has finally won the Class Championship with a super consistent performance with a worst result of 3rd across the eight races. Merlin finished on 14 points; three points clear of Hotwired, with R2B2 (Dion Houghton) a point further back in 3rd. Well done to Steve and his team. Steve has been a fantastic ambassador for the Sportsboats and Club over many years and
this is a well-deserved result. Merlin is also sitting second on the season ladder (one point behind F.A.B.) and also lead the way in the Magics with 14 wins for the season. Once again the Sportsboats have performed very well in this year’s Top Dog Trophy Series, with Steve Bourne currently sitting 5th overall, R2B2 again coming second in the Around the Island Race and Gnarwahl (Eliot Cargile) coming 2nd in the Lipton Trophy. Perhaps the most pleasing aspect of Sportsboat racing in 2017/18 is the quality of the racing, there have been eight different winners in the SMS division so far and superb
Sailing PHOTO: RHKYC / NAOMI REBECCA
PHOTO: BILL COX
Hotwired in Class Champs
racing at all levels in the fleet. We have also introduced a performance handicap system within our fleet to level the playing field and recognise improvements within the fleet, this has been extremely successful and so far we have had 11 different winners with only 10 points separating the top four boats on the season ladder. With some fantastic racing still ahead of us, including Tomes Cup , Nations’ Cup and the Autumn Regatta, the Sportsboats are looking forward to a really strong finish to the season and building the fleet for an event better 2018/19.
PHOTO: FRAGRANT HARBOUR
As a strong and growing fleet, we always welcome new members and regularly have owners looking for additional crew. If you are interested in a crew opportunity, please email sportsboatshk@gmail.com or like our Facebook page to stay up to date with our fleet and social gatherings.
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RHKYC Big Boat Championship Sailing Helmuth Hennig of the Big Boat Committee
he Big Boat Class Committee held a Big Boat Happy Hour on 15 March in the Chart Room. In attendance were 40 big boat owners and sailors which participated in the first Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club Big Boat Championship prizegiving. The Big Boat Championship is open to all boats with a valid IRC or HKPN rating participating in one or more of the designated races or regattas as part of the Championship series for each calendar year. Yachts are only eligible to be entered in either IRC or HKPN divisions. Scoring is based on the Cox-Sprague (1994 modified) scoring system, using the results published by the organizing authority of each race. Where Series’ or Regattas are included,
the overall result of that event will be used as a single result per yacht. Prizes will be awarded to the top three boats in each division. Designated 2018 RHKYC Big Boat Championship events China Sea 200 Dash Rolex China Sea Race Monsoon Big Boat Spring Cup Big Boat Summer Cup Spring Regatta Typhoon Series Port Shelter Regatta ABC Opening Regatta China Coast Regatta Round The Island Race
In the IRC Division, Ambush took first place while Blackjack got second and Zannekin took third place. In the HKPN Division, No One Else came away with first place, Bleu took second and Lotech got third place. The RHKYC Big Boat Championship series counts results as well as participation in events, so the more the boat participates in the events, the higher the chance of winning a prize. The Big Boat Class Committee would like to thank Ropes & Gray, a leading law firm for sponsorship of the Big Boat Happy Hour and Monsoon Big Boat Spring Cup. We also encourage all Big Boats to enter the upcoming Big Boat Summer Cup which will be held on 12 and 13 May in Shelter Cove.
Top right: Helmuth Hennig of the Big Boat Committee; Above L to R: Helmuth Hennig and Albert Cheung of the Big Boat Committee with the Champion of the HKPN Division of the 2017 RHKYC Big Boat Championship Series, No One Else; Ambush; Maiyo Hood, Chairman of the Big Boat Committee
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Youth Summer Programme
SAILING DEVELOPMENT AND TRAINING CONTACTS
http://www.rhkyc.org.hk/SailTraining.aspx sailtrain@rhkyc.org.hk www.facebook.com/RHKYCsharks YOUTH WEEKEND COURSES Optimist Step 1 (Sundays)
PM
29 April 6, 13, 20, 27 May
Optimist Step 2 (Sundays)
PM
29 April 6, 13, 20, 27 May
Optimist Solo (Sundays)
AM
29 April 6, 13, 20, 27 May
Optimist Step 3 (Sundays)
AM
29 April 6, 13, 20, 27 May
HKSF Level 1 (Sundays)
AM
29 April 5, 12, 19, 26 May
HKSF Level 2 (Sundays)
AM
29 April 5, 12, 19, 26 May
Optimist Practice (Saturdays)
AM and PM
28 April 5, 12, 19, 26 May 2, 10, 17 June
18 to 22 June 25 to 29 June 2 to 6 July 9 to 13 July 16 to 20 July 23 to 27 July 30 July to 3 August 6 to 10 August 13 to 17 August
Silver Squad (Saturdays)
AM and PM
28 April 5, 12, 19, 26 May 2, 10, 17 June
Silver Squad (Sundays)
PM
29 April 6, 13, 20, 27 May 3, 11, 18 June
AM and PM
29 Apri| 6, 13, 20, 27 May 3, 11, 18 June
25 to 29 June 2 to 6 July 9 to 13 July 16 to 20 July 23 to 27 July 30 July to 3 August
Full details and application forms can be found on our website: http://www.rhkyc.org.hk/YouthSailTraining.aspx Please note that members have booking priority one month before the start of the course.
YOUTH SUMMER HOLIDAY COURSES Step 1
PM, 5 days
Step 2
PM, 5 days
Solo
AM, 5 days
Step 3
AM, 5 days
Step 4
AM, 5 days
Beg. HKSF Level 1
AM, 5 days
HKSF Level 2
5 Full Days
Go Sailing
5 Full Days
HKSF Level 3
5 Full Days
HKSF Level 4
5 Full Days
Youth Keelboat Crew Course 4 Full Days Advanced Feva Sailing
3 Full Days
Laser Race Clinic
3 Full Days
Optimist Race Clinic
3 Full Days
18 to 22 June 25 to 29 June 2 to 6 July 9 to 13 July 16 to 20 July 23 to 27 July 30 July to 3 August 6 to 10 August 13 to 17 August
Youth Sailing Club (Sundays)
6 to 10 August 13 to 17 August 6 to 10 August 13 to 17 August
RHKYC Lifejackets at Middle Island Members are welcome to borrow sail training lifejackets hung on the racks at Middle Island. If you do wish to use one of these, please remember the following: • Before use please fill out the Hire Chit. Hire charge is $21 per session. • After use please rinse, buckle up and hang on the appropriate rail with just 1 arm strap.
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Sailing
General Enquiries Gloria Yeung 2812 7063 MI Sailing & Marine Manager Jonathan Rankine 2812 0172 MI Centre Manager Fiona Gregor 2812 7303 Sailing Instructor Kelvin Lau 2812 7303 Head Racing Coach Rob Partridge 2812 6255 Race Coaches / Bosun Alex Dyet and Christos Atzemain 2812 6255
SA IL T R A INING Application forms and more details www.rhkyc.org.hk click on Instruction or email sailtrain@rhkyc.org.hk
Sailing
RYA POWERBOAT TRAINING
SOCIAL WAYFARER RACE SERIES
These practical powerboat handling courses are available now. You must already hold the PVOCC.
Held on Sunday afternoons and aimed at adults. Members and non members are welcome. See our website for more details. TBA Sunday – AM or PM
RYA Powerboat Level 2 Courses (inc. assessment) Option PBL2/3 24 and 25 May RYA Safety Boat Courses Option SB2 9 and 10 June RYA Powerboat Level 2 Half Day Assessment Option PBA2 26 May
ADULT BEGINNERS This 5 day practical course is taught in our Wayfarer dinghies and follows. Also open to the public. HKSF Level 1 and 2 Option 5 – 2018 5, 6, 12, 13, 19 May (Weekend) Option 6 – 2018 27 May, 3, 10, 17, 24 June (Weekend) Option 9 – 2018 17, 18, 23, 24, 25 May (Weekday) HKSF Level 3 Course TBA (0900hrs to 1700hrs) HKSF Level 4 Course TBA (0900hrs to 1700hrs)
FIRST AID CPR AND AED COURSES One day course options: TBA (0900hrs to 1700hrs) Refresher: TBA (0900hrs to 1700hrs) Refresher course is only available to those who hold a valid NSC Standard First Aid & CPR/AED certificate or one that expires in the same month.
HK PLEASURE VESSEL OPERATORS CERTIFICATE OF COMPETENCE COURSE Part A (Master) Part B (Engineer)
14, 15 May (1900hrs to 2215hrs) 28, 29 May (1900hrs to 2215hrs)
ADULT SUPERVISED SAILING Boat Handling: Taught in Wayfarer Boat Handling: Taught in Wayfarer Intro to Laser (2 days) Intro to Laser (2 days) Boat Handling: Taught in Wayfarer Boat Handling: Taught in Wayfarer Boat Handling: Taught in Wayfarer Boat Handling: Taught in Wayfarer Boat Handling: Taught in Wayfarer Boat Handling: Taught in Wayfarer Boat Handling: Taught in Wayfarer
ADULT KEELBOAT COURSES Intro to Small Keelboat Course C5: 15 and 16 May Course C6: 12 and 13 June J/80 Crew Course Course C3:
27 May, 2, 3 June
NEW! J/80 Race Experience days J80 Class racing C11: 13 May J80 Class racing C12: 26 May NEW! J/80 Regatta Experience Course RHKYC Spring Regatta: 18, 19, 20 May Platu Skipper Course Course C2: Theory Practical
25 May (1900hrs to 2100hrs) 26, 27 May, 2, 3 June
J/80 Supervised Sailing Boat Handling 12 May Spinnaker 17 May Spinnaker 9 June Boat Handling 21 June GMDSS/DSC Short Range Radio Operator Course Course: TBA (1000hrs to 1830hrs) Exams: TBA (1830hrs to 2100hrs) GMDSS/DSC Long Range Radio Operator Course Course: TBA (1000hrs to 1830hrs) Exams: TBA (1830hrs to 2100hrs)
2 May (Wednesday) 4 May (Friday) 5 and 12 May 6 and 13 May 16 May 18 May 23 May 25 May 26 May 30 May 1 June
For further information please contact sailtrain@rhkyc.org.hk Sail Training Schedule The new schedule has recently been published online. Please remember that members do get priority on booking until one month before the course starts. In general we require a minimum of four students to be able to confirm a course. 26
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Singapore Youth Sailing Championship 2018 W O RD S: CHRISTO S AT ZEMIA N | PH OTO S: SIN G A P O RE S AILIN G
Sailing
After 11 races the Youth Sailing Championship (12 to 18 March) in Singapore is over. RHKYC was represented by 13 Sharks, which was a mixture of our Performance and Development 1 squad sailors.
Fleet Racing Results: Duncan Gregor 11th Overall Eloi Defline 22nd Overall Sorcha Whyte 39th Overall and 13th Girl Sean Liu 49th Overall Charlotte Lo 61st Overall and 21st Girl Jack Woolterton 39th B Fleet Ted Liu 60th B Fleet
Team Racing On the first two days we had a team racing regatta with a round robin on day 1 and semi finals/finals on day 2. 11 very strong teams, particularly from Singapore and Germany were entered. One of our teams managed a very impressive silver medal as well as learning a lot from the experience. Team Racing Results:
Next Stops ASAF Youth Cup UAE Top Of The Gulf, Thailand Tai Mei Tuk Regatta IODA Europeans, Nederlands IODA Worlds, Cyprus Coach: Christos Atzemian
Douglas Leung 21st Overall Oriane Voets 29th Overall and 10th Girl Elodie Yip 46th Overall and 17th Girl Shaan Mutreja 59th Overall Alban Raffard 20th B Fleet Ines Chiu 54th B Fleet and 20th Girl B Fleet
Festival Of Sports ASAF Youth Cup Thailand HEBE Regatta UK Nationals Team Leader: Nuria Chiu
Team 1 Duncan Gregor; Douglas Leung; Eloi Defline; Oriane Voets They qualified for the semi finals with 5 wins during the round robin series and they made their way to the finals. They managed to get the silver medal as they won 1 out of the 3 races during the finals with the team from Singapore. Great fight with very tight close combat situations. Finals results (W,L,L) Team 3 Ines Chiu; Shaan Mutreja; Jack Woolterton; Sean Liu; Ted Liu They managed to have one win during the round robin series. Great experience as most of them didn’t have any team racing experience Team A Sorcha Whyte; Charlotte Lo; Elodie Yip; Alban Raffard They managed to have one win during the round robin series. Great experience for all of them and a huge boost for their fleet racing skills
Fleet Racing We had a total of 11 races with medium to light conditions, very challenging current and very strong competition from a fleet with the fastest sailors from the 2017 worlds. 5 countries, 121 optimist sailors, team racing, fleet racing, very challenging racing conditions. Although for the local sailors it was a qualification regatta for the their National Team, for us it was a great preparation for the upcoming major challenges that we are going to face at the Europeans and Worlds. With this regatta we left Singapore exhausted but with luggage full of experience, competitive hours on the water, new ideas and funny moments to remember. I am really proud of this team and very excited with the new blood that we have. Keep up the hard work team!!! A big thank you to RHKYC and the parents who are the moving force behind everything that we are trying to achieve. MAY 2018 AHOY! |
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RHKYC Schools Invitational Rowing Regatta
CONTACTS
Rowing Manager rowingmanager@rhkyc.org.hk Shatin Men’s Racing shatinrowingmen@rhkyc.org.hk Shatin Women’s Racing shatinrowingladies@rhkyc.org.hk
W O RD S: R A CE O RG A NISIN G C O MMIT T EE | PH OTO S: STA NL E Y L A M
Rowing
Watch out boys! The race course started at the buoy by the Hong Kong Country Club waterfront and finished by the RHKYC beach. The total of 15 races for U14, U16 and U19 girls and boys categories in singles, doubles and quads passed rapidly with some boats coming in within seconds of each other as the many almost deafening finish line horn blasts alerted. Good sportsmanship was shown by rowers who despite a wobble into the water or off the course continued with determination to pass the finish line. To finish off the competitions, two exciting and well cheered erg relays were held. One was an on the spot find a pair of parents or teachers to join the school team erg race. Thanks to Nick Crabb, Ben Rowe, Keith Cheung and Ellen Leung as well as all the volunteers, who included Club rowers, Hong Kong team rowers, teachers and parents, for making this event happen. Also an applause to the school team representatives for their efforts. It is a pleasure to see the growing number of young rowers and seeing their school representatives, families and friends come to watch and support them as Commodore Robert Stoneley remarked in his speech before handing the winners their medals and cups.
n Sunday 25 March the Middle Island boat house was awash with activity keeping Ah Tai nimble on his sun and salt water weathered toes. 54 youth rowers from eight schools involved in the RHKYC Schools Rowing Programme participated in the replace 2nd Middle Island Inter-School Regatta with RHKYC Schools Invitational Rowing Regatta organised jointly by the Rowing and Paddling Department and the Youth Rowing Development Sub-committee. In order of their team size, the schools were: Hong Kong International School, South Island School, Chinese International School, Kellet International School, Elsa High School, Li Po Chun United World College and Island School. The number of girls rowing this year has more than doubled to 20 rowers. RHKYC Schools Invitational Rowing Regatta – Results SCHOOLS
IS CIS HKIS Kellett HKIS HKIS HKIS SIS CIS SIS HKIS HKIS HKIS ELSA CIS SIS HKIS HKIS HKIS CIS SIS
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CREWS
Kaven Wijeyekoon Gus Falloon Matteo Poma Hadley Keefe Leah Gilette Rose Kavowras David Kim Oliver Blyth Jonathan Gu Arjun Mahal Alex Gandhi Charlotte Loomis Julia Hetherington Tami Davidson Christina Shen Oliver Blyth Alex Gandhi Ben Davis Julia Hetherington Christina Shen Kirra Cameron
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Sam Baldwin Nick Chan Augustus Falloon Amos Ching Jason Park Rose Kavowras Gracie Chung Hanna Serfaty Isabelle Hoong Nick Chan Michael Chan Justin Lee Mili McCoy Shannon Ha Ruxuan Zhang
Samuel Wong Eric Duanmu William Scown Samy Morton Isabelle Hoong Sarah Shum
EVENTS
James Coward Matteo Poma Curtis Lui Gracie Chung Kwok Cheung Grace Yuchen
Arjun Mahal (cox) Rose Kavowras (cox) David Kim (cox) Rose Kavowras (cox) Emma Lau (cox) Todd Tsang (cox)
Boys Boys Boys Girls Girls Girls Boys Boys Boys Boys Boys Girls Girls Girls Girls Boys Boys Boys Girls Girls Girls
U16 U16 U19 U14 U14 U16 U14 U14 U16 U14 U19 U16 U19 U19 U19 U14 U19 U19 U19 U19 U16
1x 1x 1x 1x 1x 1x 2x 2x 2x 2x 2x 2x 2x 2x 2x 4x 4x 4x 4x 4x 4x
NET FINISH TIME
PERFORMANCE SCORE
RANKING
0:05:14 0:05:18 0:05:43 0:06:30 0:07:00 0:06:48 0:05:54 0:05:53 0:05:57 0:06:35 0:05:58 0:05:59 0:06:52 0:06:58 0:06:57 0:05:46 0:05:18 0:06:03 0:06:19 0:07:08 0:08:42
114 113 101 109 101 100 109 109 100 97 97 113 99 93 93 111 109 96 102 91 78
1 (G) 2 (S) 3 (B) 1 (G) 2 (S) 3 (B) 1 (G) 1 (G) 2 (S) 3 (B) 3 (B) 1 (G) 2 (S) 3 (B) 3 (B) 1 (G) 2 (S) 3 (B) 1 (G) 2 (S) 3 (B)
Rowing
WINNERS
Overall Champions Coaches Award Rower of Tournament
HKIS Ben Stoneley Kirra Cameron
ERGO RELAY
TEAM
4 x 500M
HKIS 1 HKIS 2 SIS 1 SIS 2
ERGO RELAY
TEAM
4 x 500M All Comers
SIS 1 HKIS 1
1 (G) 2 (S) 3 (B) 4 1 (G) 2 (S
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PARA KITO Mosquito Repellent Spray 75ml This toothbrush (travel) case from The Humble Co. is brought to you by dentists who care about your oral health, our environment and children in need of oral care. Made from 100% bamboo, our toothbrush case is your perfect travel companion, ensuring your Humble Brush is fresh upon arrival.
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PARA’KITO Spray bottle allows an improved application of our gentle and non-greasy formula. Suitable for the whole family. Made in France.
$165
All The Oceans – RON HOLLAND
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For over 50 years Holland has developed unique relationships with his international clients, allowing him an intimate view of social and economic trends during the early days of the new millennium.
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Scallywag Jacket is a windbreaker made in polyamide fabric. Mesh lining inside body and adjustment at sleeve end. Sail Racing logo graphic at shoulder seam. Sun Hung Kai Scallywag and Volvo Ocean Race logo graphic at front and back. Chest pocket with zip in contrast color. Waist pockets with zip.
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Celebrated yacht designer Ron Holland drew his first yacht at 19 years of age. He rapidly made a name for himself as one of the most successful and sought-after designers in the highly competitive world of international ocean racing, before advancing to bigger things. His seminal influence on the then-new category of superyachts, those toys of the rich and super-rich, brought him fresh success, and an introduction to a world of fascinating personalities: business tycoons, royalty and rock stars.
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New Moorings in Hong Kong W O RD S: A L A N REID
MAPS COURTESY OF GOOGLE
Marine he Hong Kong Marine Department recently allocated 46 moorings to owners of pleasure vessels inside Hei Ling Chau Typhoon Shelter.
Private Moorings Allocation Plan (Hei Ling Chau Typhoon Shelter)
Hei Ling Chau was originally built in the last century as a Typhoon Shelter for construction barges, dredgers, crane barges and other working craft. The shelter is approximately one square kilometre in size and had depths of 3.4 to 5.6 metres. Due to its location and difficulty of access the shelter has lain almost empty as can be seen on the right.
Conceptual Plan Enhancing the utilisation of typhoon Shelters
MarDep, in response to a question raised in Legco, agreed that moorings could be laid for pleasure vessels in the shelter due to its underutilisation. MarDeps original conceptual plan for the area, taking up about half of the shelter, made allowance for 740 moorings varying in size from 10 to 75 metre moorings. MarDep wrote to pleasure vessel owners who were on the waiting list for a private mooring and 46 owners who applied were allocated moorings as can be seen from the picture below. The moorings range in size from 10 to 37 metres in length and are in a revised location from originally conceived. A ballot was held at the offices of the MarDep where, by drawing lots, the individual owners were allocated their space. At present there is no ferry service to the mooring area and one assumes that a local Kaido could be hired from Mui Wo, Peng Chau or Cheung Chau to access the pleasure vessels on the moorings. It will certainly be a long day out to go for a sail.
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Annex – Allocated private mooring position
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Hong Kong Squash League
SQUASH CONTACT squash@rhkyc.org.hk
W O RD S A ND PH OTO : PAUL D ENH A M
Other Sports
he 2017/18 Winter League is drawing to a close with the only one of our four teams vying for a playoff spot. The combined American Club/Yacht Club Masters 22 team is currently fourth with only a couple of matches remaining and should be able to hold on if matches go to form. Elliot Froidevaux has been the standout performer for the team, being ranked second in the division. The Masters 4 team, led by Roger Dunn, season has finished with them stuck firmly in the middle of the table. In the main league, the Division 10 team was able to win 4 of their last 5 matches to move from the bottom of the table to 7th. Paul Denham was the highest ranked player at 13th. The Division 15 team suffered from a few of their best players moving to Division 10 this year and finished last. Adrian Pierse will be looking to recruit some talent to try and bounce back next season.
Box League Angelo Iannazzo has volunteered to take over the running of Box league. We’d like to thank Francis Longuepee, who had had more than his fair share of time co-ordinting it.
Kellett Island Development April 2018
The Bridge
few years back we took a photo of Senior Receptionist, Xanthe Chu sitting at a table on the site of the old Reception where she had sat for 14 years. It’s been a little over three years since we took that photo and we took a photo of her recently in her future office. She’s rather keen to move in but she’ll need to wait a little bit longer to have the phones connected! February 2015
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Box A was won by Gary McAuslan with 15 points from Stefan Kracht with 10 and Erik Bergqvist with 8. In Box B it was a battle of the evergreens, with Peter Cheung, on 10 points finishing ahead of Adrian Peirse with 7.
Events | Promotions
Charity Middle Island Big Day Out Middle Island | Tuesday 1 May | 1100hrs to 1700hrs The ever-popular family fun day at Middle Island is back and now you can make charitable contributions while you are having fun. So please mark the date in your diaries and check the website where the schedule will be kept updated. Free to all members and their guests (maximum 4 guests per account). Activities will include dragon boats and outriggers, joy rides, a parent/child dinghy race, sandcastle building, face painting and the pirate’s treasure hunt! Please book so we know how many are coming.
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New Meeting/Function Rooms Events | Promotions Above: Meeting /function Rooms configured as one large room; Below: The meeting /function rooms can take total capacity of 16 tables of 12
The newly built members meeting/function facilities will be one of the best Club facilities available anywhere in Hong Kong. Overlooking the Western Harbour with IFC on one side and ICC on the other, the view will be outstanding, and it truly will be a great venue for members to use for their social and business functions. Creating these function rooms was one of the focus points of the development as it created greater separation between the smaller scale, more social member usage of the Club by a member and their guests of the restaurants and bars, and the larger-scale family and function events – whilst at the same time ensuring that the Compass Room and the Chart Room will always be available as the members’ dining room and lounge respectively.
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For enquiries and reservation, please phone 2239 0385 / 2239 0339 / 2239 0327 or email banquet@rhkyc.org.hk.
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Great Saint – Émilion Vertical Tasting Dinner Ward Room | Thursday 17 May MENU AND WINES
Limited seats are now available for this Exclusive wine dinner in the Ward Room. Priority Booking available for Bacchus Wine Society members only from 23 April. Bookings opens to all members from 4 May. Pre-dinner Tasting 1930hrs Dinner 2000hrs Price $1,188 per person on shared table Speaker Mr Jean-Quentin Prats, Brands Ambassador Reservations Call Lizzy Tung in the F&B Office on 2239 0386 or email events@rhkyc.org.hk
Beer Festival, Beats and Beer Pong Returns Main Deck | Friday 18 May
What an incredibly popular event this was last year! Enjoy 1800hrs, several beer booths including a beer cocktail booth. We’ll have the beer pong ready as well and of course lawn catering. Team up with your family and friends for the beer pong fun. Limited seats are available at the Main Deck at only $98 per person including two beers and one snack (chicken satay). Free standing available too! For reservations, please call Lizzy Tung in the F&B Office on 2239 0386 or email events@rhkyc.org.hk. MAY 2018 AHOY! |
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Saint-Émilion Grand Cru wines are produced under slightly tighter production restrictions than regular Saint-Émilion wines. As with other grand cru appellations, the intention behind this is to improve the quality, and to distinguish the area’s finer wines from the more everyday wines.
Balik Salmon, Scampi, Mango Salsa, Baby Cress Château Monbousquet Blanc 2000 ❧ ❧ ❧ Veal Loin Carpaccio, Tapenade, Pink Salt Château Monbousquet Rouge Saint - Émilion Grand Cru Classé 2012 ❧ ❧ ❧ Seared Venison Fillet, White Asparagus, Crispy Salsify, Port Wine Jus Château Pavie-Decesse Saint - Émilion Grand Cru Classé 1998 ❧ ❧ ❧ Char-grilled A5 Kagoshima Wagyu Beef Rib Eye, Grilled Baby Bell Pepper Ratatouille, Baby Carrot Confit, Potatoes au Gratin Château Pavie Saint - Émilion 1er Grand Cru Classé A 2009 Château Pavie Saint - Émilion 1er Grand Cru Classé A 2006 Château Pavie Saint - Émilion 1er Grand Cru Classé A 2000 ❧ ❧ ❧ Assorted French Cheese Platter (Family Style) (Grapes, Cracker, Nuts and Fig Chutney) DV By Château Doisy-Védrines 2011 Sauternes ❧ ❧ ❧ Freshly Brewed Coffee or Gourmet Tea Petit Fours
A Father’s Day Dream comes true Two Michelin Chefs: Father and Son = 3 Michelin Stars Two Winemakers: Father and Son = average Wine Advocate 93 points per bottle
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17 June (Father’s Day) Sunday
Lunch Powell & Son Wine Dinner Lunch Powell & Son Wine Dinner
Events | Promotions
‘Father and Son’ plus ‘Father and Son’ Compass Room Michelin Chef Series Part V Two Michelin Star Chef Soenil Bahadoer plus His Son, One Michelin Star Chef Ryan Bahadoer Returns to the Club with Powell & Son
Two Michelin Star Chef Soenil Bahadoer from De Lindehof in Nuenen returns to the Compass Room with his son; One Michelin Star Chef Ryan Bahadoer and they are teaming up with Powell & Son for the Father’s Day period. Treat your Super Dad to a superb meal for an unforgettable time of your life.
DAVE AND CALLUM POWELL
SOENIL AND RYAN BAHADOER
PROFESSIONAL CAREER Chef Soenil Bahadoer’s cuisine is notable for a high dose of creativity, together with exotic influences and a deep understanding of the basic cookery techniques. Combining classic French dishes with herbs and spices with his Hindustani, Surinamese and Indian background, a harmonious combination of taste, smell, colour and forms that provides diners with a tasting trip around the world thanks to an intense explosion of flavours. Since joining De Lindehof in 1995, the incredible, exotic and sensory experience led him to obtain his first Michelin Star in 2004 and the second Michelin Star ten years later in 2014. Going further, he became SVH Master Chef in 2015. Ryan Bahadoer, son of two-star chef Soenil Bahadoer, gets a different workplace. He makes the switch from Jiu.nu in Eindhoven to the star restaurant De Karpendonkse Hoeve by Ingrid van Eeghem, also in Eindhoven. He is eager, thinks out-of-the box and cooks with bold flavours. Now he is working in The Student Hotel Eindhoven as Executive Chef, a place to meet new people, get inspired and of course enjoy good food. POWELL & SON Dave Powell, the esteemed winemaker from the Barossa Valley and the founder/ winemaker of Torbeck Winery has teamed up with his son Callum and together the two have founded Powell & Son. Dave was just 19 when he first made wine in the Barossa Valley. After working extensively abroad, gaining winemaking expertise in Italy, France and North America, he returned home to work with Barossa Valley stalwarts Yalumba, Peter Lehmann, Wolf Blass, Saltram and Rockford. Over those ten years Dave developed the personal style that has come to characterise his own unique style of wines. It had always been father and sons’ intention to make wine together, and in 2014 they made their dreams a reality with the foundation of Powell & Son. Honouring the Barossa and Eden Valleys, and the people who planted the vines almost two hundred years before, Powell & Son wines reflect the vineyards from which they come.
LUNCH $488 (Lunch Menu Only) $788 (Wine-pairing Menu) Amuse Bouche Ika/ Dashi/ Ponzu/ Unagi Powell & Son Eden Valley Riesling 2017 ❧ ❧ ❧ Seabass/ Kaffir Lime/ Pumpkin/ Garam Masala Powell & Son Riverside Grenache Mataro Shiraz 2016 ❧ ❧ ❧ Emping/ Gado/ Veal/ Rendang Powell & Son Barossa Valley Shiraz 2016 ❧ ❧ ❧ Lychee/ Sake/ Yoghurt/ Roses ❧ ❧ ❧ Freshly Brewed Coffee or Gourmet Tea
Powell and Son Wine Dinner $1888 Amuse Bouche Menu and Wines Ika/ Dashi/ Ponzu/ Unagi Powell & Son Eden Valley Riesling 2017 ❧ ❧ ❧ Wagyu Tartar/ Caviar Powell & Son Barossa Valley Roussanne Marsanne 2016 ❧ ❧ ❧ Seabass/ Kaffir Lime/ Pumpkin/ Garam Masala Powell & Son Barossa Valley Grenache Shiraz Mataro 2016 ❧ ❧ ❧ Lobster/ Coconut Bisque/ Monks Beard ❧ ❧ ❧ Langoustine/ Pork Belly/ Daikon Crisp Powell & Son Barossa & Eden Valleys Shiraz 2014 ❧ ❧ ❧ Emping/ Gado/ Veal/ Rendang Loechel Eden Valley Shiraz 2016 ❧ ❧ ❧ Lychee/ Sake/ Yoghurt/ Roses ❧ ❧ ❧ Freshly Brewed Coffee or Gourmet Tea
For reservations, please phone the Compass Room on 2239 0374 or email compassroom@rhkyc.org.hk
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Champagne Deutz and Delas Frères Wine Dinner Compass Room | Wednesday 30 May
PRE-DINNER TASTING Champagne Deutz Brut Classic NV
Deutz was founded in 1838 by William Deutz and Pierre-Hubert Geldermann while the Delas Frères wine company was founded three years earlier in 1835. In 1996, Fabrice Rosset was named CEO of Champagne Deutz and jazzed up the Delas Frères in the Côtes du Rhône. The commercial and administrative departments were merged and based at the Deutz premises in the Champagne village of Aÿ. Today, Delas Frères is proud to play its part in the revival of the quality of this venerable Rhône Valley wine company. Deutz keeps demonstrating the same rectitude in its quest for excellence. Its assets include a passion for terroir and tradition, sustainable viticulture, and a dine range of carefully crafted wines.
MENU AND WINES Scampi and Ebi Shrimp Tartar, Celeriac Root and Apple Salad, Passion Fruit and Mango Coulis Champagne Deutz Brut Rosé NV ❧ ❧ ❧ Slow-cooked Codfish Fillet, Chickpea Purée, Berries Salsa Champagne Deutz Amour de Deutz Brut 2005 ❧ ❧ ❧ Roast French Chicken stuffed with Gooseberries, Herb Sauce Delas Frères Côtes-du-Rhône Blanc Saint-Esprit 2016 ❧ ❧ ❧ Oven-baked Tenderloin Fillet, Goose Liver Ravioli, Natural Jus Delas Frères Saint-Joseph Les Challeys 2016 Delas Frères Hermitage Domaine des Tourettes 2014/15 ❧ ❧ ❧ Chocolate and Caramel Cake, Almond Tuile Delas Frères Muscat de Beaumes-de-Venise La Pastourelle 2015 (375 ml) ❧ ❧ ❧ Freshly Brewed Coffee or Gourmet Tea
Mother’s Day Lunch Buffet and Cake Workshop Compass Room | Sunday 13 May Celebrate your mother’s big day with our Mother’s Day Lunch Buffet from 1200hrs to 1430hrs in the Compass Room. Mouth-watering dishes including Seafood Platter, Roast Scottish Salmon with Spinach in Puff Pastry, Sautéed Blue Mussels in White Wine, Roast French Spring Chicken, Mango Millefeuille and more... will be served. Newly introduced this year, the little ones will be able to decorate their own Mother’s Day mini cake to mark this special day! For reservations and enquiries, please call Lizzy Tung in the F&B Office on 2239 0386 or email events@rhkyc.org.hk. $428 for adults and $298 for children (aged 3 to 11)
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Pre-dinner Tasting 1930hrs Dinner 2000hrs Price $888 per person Speakers Ms Elizaveta Le Floch, Export Director from Champagne Deutz, and Mr Hervé Robert, Export Director from Delas Fréres Reservations Call Lizzy Tung in the F&B Office on 2239 0386 or email events@rhkyc.org.hk
Thai Food Promotion Bistro | 1 to 31 May with selected items available at Middle Island and Shelter Cove
Events | Promotions
Welcome our newly-appointed Thai Chef – Sakda Thamwijitdet. Taste below Thai dishes with his new recipes. SOUP AND SALADS
湯及沙律
Tom Yum Kung 冬陰功
White Asparagus Promotion Compass Room | 1 May to 30 June (except during Michelin Chef Promotion from 15 to 17 May) APPETISERS
White Asparagus, 48-month-aged Iberico Ham, Preserved Organic Cherry Tomatoes White Asparagus, Soft-poached Egg, Parsley Potatoes, Hollandaise Sauce White Asparagus, Roast Scampi, Celeriac Root Cream, Balsamico Vinegar Reduction
Pomelo Salad with Dried Shrimp and Cashew Nuts 柚子沙律伴蝦乾及腰果 Roast Pork Neck Salad, Hot Chilli Dressing 燒豬頸肉沙律、香辣汁 MAIN COURSES
主菜
Roast Duck, Red Curry and Pineapple 紅咖喱菠蘿燒鴨 Phad Thai 鮮蝦金邊粉 Fried Rice with Minced Pork, Thai Basil, Hot Chilli and Fried Egg 香草辣椒豬肉碎炒飯、煎蛋 Grilled Spring Chicken with Garlic and Honey served with Red Onion Salad 香蒜蜜糖燒春雞伴紅洋葱沙律 DESSERT AND BEVERAGE
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Sticky Rice with Coconut Milk and Fresh Mango 芒果椰汁糯米飯 Iced Longan Drink 龍眼冰 Lime Soda 青檸梳打
White Asparagus (500g), Brown Butter Sauce White Asparagus Cream Soup, Scottish Salmon and Avocado, Truffle Herb Oil MAIN COURSES
White Asparagus, Slow-cooked Codfish Fillet, Braised Leek Sauce White Asparagus, Oven-baked Australian Lamb Loin, Portobello Mushroom White Asparagus, Wild Duck Breast, Pea Mousse, Duck Jus White Asparagus, King Crab Leg and Baby Spinach Salad
New Service System Trial Deluxe Semi-Lunch Buffet During Month of May Main Deck and Pool | 1 to 31 May
We are trying out a new service system at the Main Deck and Pool. At the Main Deck, members will be given a smart pager on arrival. You only need to call us by the smart pager. Signals from the devices will alert staff via a watch they wear and they will arrive at your table shortly after receiving the signal. You can also request your bill via the pager. Even easier at Pool, when you finish ordering at the kiosk, a receiver will be given and will signal while your order is ready. Then you can just wave your hand and we will deliver the food to you. During the trial period, please do share your experiences with us !
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Compass Room | Weekdays only in May The weekday Semi-Lunch Buffet returns during May and is upgraded with an Oyster, Seafood, Aqua Green, Spring Salad Bar and Dessert Counter. With your choice of main course, enjoy a sumptuous meal with your family and friends or business partners and associates.
RHKYC Wine Society
Middle Island Happenings! Light Breakfast
New Salad Bar (weekends only)
The Club has a significant number of wine lovers amongst its Members and has a long tradition of organising wine-related events. In creating a winefocused society, the intention is to go beyond our traditional wine dinners and tastings by creating a forum to enhance knowledge about wine varietals, wine production, services and events, and also provide the Club’s oenophiles with an opportunity for discounted pricing. Kellett Wine Society Benefits v Discount on Yacht Stores with special Kellett Wine Society offers (-5%) v Exclusive limited wine offerings v Exclusive wine trips v Preferred window tables for wine dinners (subject to availability) v Double-entry for wine raffles v Invitations to special high-end wine tastings v Free corkage at all outlets on Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays (except public holidays and evenings prior to public holidays) v Wine Club table access during wine dinners v Complimentary digestive after wine dinners v Access to limited storage of RHKYC wine purchases (subject to availability) v Personalised RHKYC taste-de-vin v Personalised Captain’s Glass at the Main Bar v RHKYC branded leather wine holder v First right of refusal to 1,000 Robert Parker Point Wine Dinners (at Gun Room, max capacity 24 people) Kellett Wine Society Membership Requirements v Open to Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club members only v Member must have attended at least one wine dinner in the previous six months v Single entry fee of $2,500 (funds can be defrayed against the cost of a wine trip)/ or $4,000 per couple. The entry fee will be waived if a member has made wine purchases in excess of $20,000 at the Club over the last year Ready to join? Contact Bobo Choy (bobo.choy@rhkyc.org.hk) or Serene Ip (serene.ip@rhkyc.org.hk) in the F&B Office.
Have something light and healthy to your liking at $78/ medium portion or $98/ large portion.
Mid-summer Night Party 23 June | 1900 to mid-night 2400hrs (extended Sampan Service available) Kick off the summer vacation, join the Mid-summer Night Party with our sushi bar train, tempura station, salad bar, plus frozen cocktails, outdoor fun and Brazilian Female DJ and Brazilian Dancers at Middle Island. Dress Code: Beach Look out for further details.
Shelter Cove Happenings! New Shelter Cove Menu Our new Shelter Cove menu has been updated thanks to member feedback from our recent questionnaire! Come and check out the new items.
BBQ Package and Platter We have everything you need to enjoy a fantastic barbecue – come and enjoy the outdoors soon!
Birthday Offer Celebrate your birthday with a free 1lb birthday cake (must be ordered in advance). Alternatively enjoy one complimentary bottle of Prosecco for every four people.
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Events | Promotions
Take a quick breakfast for the start of your day. Grab to go and dine-in service are both available.
Wine Box Set of the Month Different bottles will be picked each month based on their best value to quality and presented in a Club-branded wooden box set.
v Champagne Bruno Paillard Rosé Première Cuvée Extra Brut M.V. – Reims, France
This Month’s Selection:
v Champagne Paul Goerg Premier Cru Cuvée Lady Millésime 2000 Brut – Côte des Blancs, France
“Mother’s Day. An hommage to Women”
Events | Promotions
Pack a box for your great moms and celebrate the festival together. Six selected bottles will definitely help you for the day’s preparation.
v Robert Weil Riesling Trocken GG 2016 – Rheingau, Germany v Glenelly “Lady May” 2011 – Stellenbosch, South Africa v Varichon & Clerc Pellin Rosé Ancestral Method Demi-Sec N.V. – Burgundy, France v Domaine Mongeard-Mugneret Bourgogne Hautes-Côtes de Nuits Rouge “Dammes Huguettes” 2012 – Hautes-Côtes de Nuits, France (2 bottles of 375ml) v packed in a Club-branded wooden box Only $2,688 per Club-branded wooden box set! For enquiries, please call Lizzy Tung in the F&B Office on 2239 0386 or email events@rhkyc.org.hk
Wine of the Month Roccolo Grassi Soave La Broia DOC 2014 – Veneto, Italy ‘Pale golden-tinged color. Apple, maple butter and orange blossom on the nose. Offers a glyceral mouthfeel, but with zingy lemony acidity providing lovely lift. Finishes with an earthy, tactile nuance. A pretty wine of sneaky concentration.’ Vinous 90points. [Suggested food paring: Grilled seafood, chicken and fish-based pastas] $328 per bottle. S’tard ‘by Soutard’ 2104 – Bordeaux, France A rich nose of red and blackberries and wood shavings. Layers of ripe cherries on the pallet, with big muscular tannins follow to gracious finish. [Suggested food paring: all types of meat, roasted, braised and grilled dishes; Asian dishes and hearty fish courses] $318 per bottle. Available in all F&B outlets.
Monthly Wine Fairs Kellett Island, Wednesday 2 May, 1830hrs to 2030hrs Shelter Cove, Friday 4 May, 1930hrs to 2130hrs For reservations, please call Lizzy Tung in the F&B Office on 2239 0386 or email events@rhkyc.org.hk
Ladies’ Night Poolside | Saturday 23 June 2018 Put down your briefcase and it’s time to let loose! You’re invited to a ladies night with your girlfriends on Saturday 23 June 2018 from 1830 to 2230 hrs at Poolside, Kellett Island. Dinner available at HK$338 per person, including two special cocktails Sweet Rainbow, Yellow Zinnia and an elegant dinner buffet with desserts Raspberry Heart, Blueberries Dome, Berries Chocolate Nest and more.... Craft Workshops including DIY bracelet and DIY Natural Aroma will be available, while professional cosmetologist is invited for skin caring and make-up techniques sharing. With a flower to every lady, please phone 2239 0385 / 2239 0339 / 2239 0327 or email banquet@rhkyc.org.hk for reservations. NO guest limit per membership account. BOOK now and we will see you there!
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CLASS SECRETARIES
SPORTS CONVENORS
Bowling Convenor Simon Boyde bowling@rhkyc.org.hk Golf Convenor Patrick Sherriff 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 Jacco Klip 2239 0338 Financial Controller Fred Wong 2239 0315 Membership Manager Tracy Leung 2239 0371 PR & Communications Manager Koko Mueller 2239 0342 Member Events & Communications Manager Jody Hui 2239 0312 Corporate and International Partnerships Manager Antony Phillips 2239 0353 Marine Manager Alan Reid 2239 0308 Boatyard Manager Simon Pickering 2239 0311 Sailing Manager Ailsa Angus 2239 0395 Sailing Coordinator Gloria Yeung 2812 7063 Assistant Manager | Sailing Iris Yang 2239 0314 Assistant Manager | Sailing and Promotion Naomi Walgren 2239 0391 MI Sailing and Marine Manager Jono Rankine 2812 0172 Assistant Manager | Regattas and Events Nikki Claringbold 2239 0363 Assistant Manager | Race Management Brenda Davies 2239 0362 Rowing and Paddle Sports Manager Nick Crabb 2239 0322 Boatyard Office Manager Connie Chan 2239 0304 Technical & Projects Manager Logan 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
Kellett Island, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong, SAR Kellett Island Tel: 2832 2817 Fax: 2572 5399 Middle Island Tel: 2812 7202 Shelter Cove Tel: 2792 2744
www.rhkyc.org.hk www.facebook.com/rhkyc www.facebook.com/rhkycrowingsection www.facebook.com/rhkycevents www.facebook/rhkycsharks www.facebook.com/rhkycmatchracing www.twitter.com/rhkyc
Membership Movement ORDINARY MEMBERS Mr Thibault C Einholtz Mr Nicholas K S Sin Mr Henry F K Wong Mr & Mrs Simon Cheung Mr & Mrs Rory M Hunter Mr & Mrs Patrick K H Kan Mr & Mrs Leung Sai Yin Mr & Mrs Patrick N Maloney CHANGE FROM JUNIOR TO ORDINARY MEMBER Mr Leung Kit Dr Samuel T W Lo JUNIOR MEMBERS Mr William O Beattie Mr Adrian D Li Mr Samuel S J Wratten FULL MEMBERS Mr Mark R Dowding Mr Emmanuel V Pitsilis CORPORATE NOMINEE SUBSCRIBERS Mr Jeff Yeung Wang Kee (1973) Limited, Finance Controller Mr & Mrs Patrick M Humphris HSBC, Head of Communications ASP Mr & Mrs Wu Hui Yi Standard Chartered Bank (HK) Ltd, Banking/MD & Market Head CADET MEMBERS SPONSORED BY A MEMBER Patrick S A Callaghan Christopher R Lam Samantha D Limbu Sean C H Poon CADET MEMBERS Claudia S Alder Joseph Z W T Chong
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Julian K T Chung Dimitri de Tilly-Blaru Finlo D Farrimond Patrick J Hall Naryth D K Hunter Hannah Jacobs Annabella Maloney Aran Maloney Tadgh Maloney Appoline Masdebrieu Sennen T O’Connor Eleanor T Richards Quinn Somerville Angela Y C Wu
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Sailing Secretary David Norton sailing.secretary@rhkyc.org.hk Big Boat Maiyo Hood cruiser@rhkyc.org.hk Dinghies Dominick Hardoon dinghies@rhkyc.org.hk Dragon Ken Wong dragon@rhkyc.org.hk Etchells Scotia Ryer etchells@rhkyc.org.hk Flying Fifteen Carlyon Knight-Evans flyingfifteen@rhkyc.org.hk Impala Patrick Kwan impala@rhkyc.org.hk J/80 Fraser Boyd J80@rhkyc.org.hk Match Racing Seah Chin Yew matchracingsec@rhkyc.org.hk Pandora Joseph Wong pandora@rhkyc.org.hk Ruffian Christina Cully ruffian@rhkyc.org.hk Sportsboats Rob Bates sportsboat@rhkyc.org.hk Youth Sailing Class Jono Rankine/Rob Patridge ysc@rhkyc.org.hk
ABSENT MEMBERS Mr Paul P T Choy Mr David A A Fleming Mr Kjartan A Furset Mr Tobias F Janke Miss Arianna I H Talas Ms Hella Vine Miss Elspeth Ann Collins-Taylor & Mr Peter Shaw Mr & Mrs Charles J Smith Mr & Mrs Richard I Walker Herbert S Cheung Vincent C H Choy RESIGNATION Mr Robert K P Yeung Mr & Mrs Antony H S Lo Mr & Mrs Soichi Nishimura Kenneth D Beattie Katherine C Ellis Olivier G M Fribourg Anabel W Y Lee Adam K T Leung Luke T K MacMahon Catherine Shaw Grace Walker
Annual Staff Party 2018 Wednesday 16 May
Club Operating Hours KELLETT ISLAND Reception and Video Library
Will close at 1800hrs
Compass Room
Will close after lunch
Bistro
Will close after lunch
Main Deck
Will close after lunch
Main Bar
Manned by staff up to 1800hrs and then by Members
Swimming Pool
Will close at 1800hrs
Squash Court
Will close at 1800hrs
Playroom
Will close at 1800hrs
Snooker Room
Will close at 1800hrs
Ship Shop
Will close at 1800hrs
Gym
Remains open
All other offices
Will close at 1500hrs
Boatyard and Marine
Will close at 1500hrs (except sampan service)
Sampan Service
Operational from 0800hrs to 2000hrs
MIDDLE ISLAND Clubhouse/F&B
Will close after lunch
Sampan Service
Operational from 0900hrs to 1700hrs
SHELTER COVE Clubhouse/F&B
Will close after lunch
Sampan Service
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Mark Whitehead (1957 – 2018) Club Lines
Despite a crumpled and often grumpy appearance, behind the pebbled specs Mark Whitehead had a wealth of energy and a heart of gold. Unshaven and tousled, wearing a pair of tattered shorts and teeshirt, he looked as though he had slept in a sailbin, which in his younger days he sometimes had. But like Clark Kent he had an alter ego; as a senior executive in the Jardine Matheson Group, Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Matilda Hospital and of course Commodore of this esteemed Club.
ark joined the Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club in 1984. He served on the General Committee from 2008 to 2016, assuming the role of Commodore in June 2014 where he helped to lead the Club through what has been its biggest capital project ever. His enthusiasm, drive and energy helped drive the project through, whilst ensuring that Club continued to deliver what it does best, its core sports of sailing and rowing.
Mark was a fierce competitor (but, like all Greats, was often let down by his teammates…..), both in sailing and the other sports which he undertook. When he arrived in Hong Kong, he played rugby for Kowloon Rugby Club and also squash, tennis and latterly golf – although he described himself as the worst golfer in the world and said he seldom actually played on the course. He completed the Trailwalker and went on adventures with his children and friends; camping and kayaking, skiing and mountain climbing; even motorbiking upcountry while he was living in Vietnam. Whether in work or in play, Mark was a straight talker who usually delivered good, sound advice albeit not always in the most diplomatic language. Many the novice sailor and junior employee who has learnt some colourful Anglo Saxon vocabulary and unique turns of phrase from Mark.
PHOTO: GUY NOWELL
His sailing in Hong Kong began on Scoundrel, and within 18 months of arriving in Hong Kong he had acquired his first boat with David Stannard; Scrumptious Oggy, an Impala. For harbour racing this was followed by three Etchells – Don’t Panic (ex- Hold-the-Phone), The Answer Is…. and Mind the Bumps, co-owned with Alastair Macaulay and John Breen and latterly Jaap Kalverkamp. He participated in a number of interports and the last Etchells Worlds held in Hong Kong. He continued his offshore racing, competing in the Southern Cross series as part of the Hong Kong team with John White on Drake’s Prayer, doing several China Sea and San Fernando races, King’s Cup, President’s Cup and the Raja Muda. Eventually, in 2015, he became a joint owner of a big boat of his own. Mark chose the new name for the Mills 40, ex-Mandrake – Straight Up – a good reflection of his approach to life.
Mark joined Jardine Matheson in 1987 as an in-house corporate lawyer, before moving into the operations side where he undertook a number of varied and challenging business roles, finally spending seven years as CEO of Hongkong Air Cargo Terminals. In 1989 he married Rebecca and had two children; Francesca and Charlie, who are now living and working in New York and Auckland respectively. Mark was a devoted and loving family man and treasured the many family trips to exotic locations and the exciting activities which they undertook together.
Mark Whitehead was born 7 March 1957, first son of Tony and Diana. He attended Bablake School in Coventry, where his proudest achievement was conspiring with his friend, and fellow prefect, Keith Parsley to reposition a builder’s wheelbarrow and tools in an area of wet cement while the workers were away on a tea break. These two naughty boys undertook many other pranks, finally earning themselves a formal caution from the local constabulary – a little known fact that Mark kept well under wraps during his time in Hong Kong.
Mark was challenged by gadgets and technology, and his efforts at maintaining and repairing boats usually ended up with two bills to settle – one from the Boatyard to sort out his efforts and another from the Main Bar where he would relieve his frustration. As he would say, he was “tits on a bullfrog” useless at DIY. Unfortunately one technological invention which he did take to was the karaoke machine. This ruined many an evening as he gyrated (dis)gracefully around the room crooning his favourite numbers. Anyone who witnessed Mark giving his unique rendition of “I’m a believer” will not be able to forget it in a hurry.
Mark learnt to sail in Mirror dinghies on Draycote Water before coming to Hong Kong in 1983 with law firm Johnson Stokes and Master.
Mark died doing what he loved; sailing offshore with his friends. A life cut too short, but what a life.
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