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CONTENTS POOPDECK 4 Calendar 6
At the Helm
26 On the Horizon 28 Sailing Office 30 Sailing Development and Training 32 Marine / Boatyard 33 Ship Shop 36 From the Galley 38 Billboard 40 Chinese Page 今日撮要 42 Flotsam and Jetsam
F e at u r e s 10 Autumn Regatta 2012 14 Autumn Regatta – Exclusive Dinner Event
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Autumn Regatta 2012
16 Sunset Series 2012 18 Etchells Racing – Hong Kong Style 20 Cowes Week 2012
Ro w i n g 22 Opening Regatta 24 2012 Gatorade Battle of the Paddles Hamilton Island Cup
Spo r t s
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27 Squash
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Etchells Racing Hong Kong Style
Autumn Regatta 2012
Advertising or Editorial Enquiries contact RHKYC PR Department at ahoy@rhkyc.org.hk or 2239 0307 or 2239 0312 Ahoy! Design Michelle Shek MYND Design Articles for Ahoy! can be emailed to ahoy@rhkyc.org.hk or left in the Ahoy! pigeon hole at Kellett Island. The Club reserves the right to edit articles. All opinions expressed in this publication are the authors’ and do not necessarily reflect the views of the General Committee of the RHKYC. Copies of the magazine are available at Reception at a cost of $25 and to view the e-version of the magazine (and back copies) go to the RHKYC website.
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National Day Fireworks
Lamb Promotion
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Pr omotion in the Bistro
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Set Dinner in the Compass, Gun and Ward Rooms Buffet Dinner in the Bistro Optimist Steps 1 and 2 Youth Beginners HKSF Levels 1 and 2 Adult Beginners Sailing Course, Keelboat Training
Optimist Steps 1 and 2 Youth Beginners HKSF Levels 1 and 2 Adult Keelboat Training
Lamb Promotion
Shelter Cove Wine Fair
in the Compass Room
Summer Pool Party
Crab Promotion in the Bistro
Pasta Promotion
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24 Reminder: Highland Park Single Malt Whisky Dinner on 1 November International Wine Fair by the Poolside on 6 November
Optimist Steps 1, 2, 3 and 4, Go Optimist Youth Beginners HKSF Levels 1, 2 and 3, Go Sailing
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with Huge Inflatable Youth Beginners HKSF Levels 1 and 2 Optimist Practice, Silver and Gold Squads Adult Supervised Sailing Session, Keelboat Training
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C l ass R acin g Dinghy Racing
John Duval Wine Dinner
Adult Beginners Sailing Course, Supervised Sailing Session, Keelboat Training Optimist Practice, Silver and Gold Squads
in the Compass Room
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Optimist Steps 1 and 2 Youth Sailing Club
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in the Bistro Optimist Steps 1, 2, 3 and 4, Go Optimist Youth Beginners HKSF Levels 1, 2 and 3, Go Sailing, 420 and 29er Clinics
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Wines and Beer of the Month Juniper Crossing Chardonnay 2011 – Margaret River, Australia Santa Helena Vernus Blend 2009 – Colchagua Valley, Chile
Adult Beginners Sailing Course, Keelboat Training Youth Sailing Club Outrigger – Around Lamma Race
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Vice Patrons Jimmy Farquhar, Li Fook Hing, Bob Wilson Commodore Joachim Isler Vice Commodore Mark Whitehead Rear Commodore Sailing Russ Parker Rear Commodore Club Robert Stoneley Honorary Secretary Charlie Manzoni Honorary Treasurer Drew Taylor Rowing Captain Mark Welles CLASS SECRETARIES Rowing Secretary John Skinner rowing.secretary@rhkyc.org.hk Sailing Secretary Gaston Chan sailing.secretary@rhkyc.org.hk Big Boat Nick Southward cruiser@rhkyc.org.hk Dragon Phyllis Chang dragon@rhkyc.org.hk Etchells Ronan Collins etchells@rhkyc.org.hk Flying Fifteen Lucy Sutro flyingfifteen@rhkyc.org.hk Impala Dave Norton impala@rhkyc.org.hk J/80 Dan Tullberg j80@rhkyc.org.hk Dinghies Swanson Chan dinghies@rhkyc.org.hk Sportsboats Mark Phillips sportsboat@rhkyc.org.hk Pandora Joseph Wong pandora@rhkyc.org.hk Ruffian Jarl Borthwick ruffian@rhkyc.org.hk Youth Sailing Class Sofia Mascia ysc@rhkyc.org.hk SPORTS CONV ENO RS Bowling Convenor Virendra Anand bowling@rhkyc.org.hk Squash Convenor Francis Longuepee squash@rhkyc.org.hk Golf Captain Adrian Pang golf@rhkyc.org.hk Snooker Convenor James Stewart snooker@rhkyc.org.hk CLUB CONTACTS General Manager Mark Bovaird 2239 0300 mark.bovaird@rhkyc.org.hk Executive Secretary Polly Lee 2239 0301 Club Operations Manager Alfred Leung 2239 0338 Financial Controller Tim Gallagher 2239 0315 Membership Manager Tracy Leung 2239 0371 PR & Communications Manager Koko Mueller 2239 0342 Member Relations & Communications Manager Linda Davy 2239 0312 Corporate and International Partnerships Manager Torrey Dorsey 2832 2817 Marine Services Manager Roger Eastham 2239 0308 Boatyard Manager Simon Pickering 2239 0311 Sailing Manager Alex Johnston 2239 0362 Training and Development Manager Richard Knight 2239 0363 Race and Regatta Promotion Lindsay Lyons 2239 0391 Sail Training Administrator Gloria Yeung 2239 0395 Assistant Sailing Manager Iris Yang 2239 0314 Rowing Manager Jonathan Cantwell 2239 0322 Boatyard Office Manager Connie Chan 2239 0304 Food & Beverage Manager Shirley Tam 2239 0321 Executive Chef Barry Lim 2239 0347 Technical & Projects Manager Carton Lam 2239 0303 Human Resources Manager Susanna Chung 2239 0310 Ship Shop Manager David Ho 2239 0336 Assistant Marine Manager Joanne Ho 2239 0309 House Manager Lorence Leung 2239 0352
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Commodore’s Message I hope you all had a great time participating in the Autumn Regatta – it was good to see so many (104) boats out on the water. My congratulations go to all the winners, whose names appear on page 14. Once again our thanks go to our sponsors McLaren, Canaletto (UK), SHK Private, Small Luxury Hotels of the World, Laurent Perrier Champagne, BACARDI and CARLSBERG. On 15 and 16 September the Champion of Champions match racing was held at Middle Island. This used to be organised every year but it hasn’t been held for a few years and it’s now hoped that it will be resurrected as an annual event. Congratulations to this year’s winners, Greg Farrell and his team from the Etchells Class. I hope you remembered to get your entry forms and fees in for the St. Regis International China Coast Regatta and the Hong Kong to Commodore Joachim Isler Hainan Race! Coming up of course we have the first race of the Top Dog Trophy Series, the Lipton Trophy on 10 November. And don’t forget to get your entries in for the Tommy Bahama Around the Island Race on 11 November – entry deadline is 5 November. Also coming up in November we have 6 Class Champs – Lasers, J/80s, Flying 15s, Etchells, Impalas and Dragons. And speaking of entry forms, those of you interested in competing in the China Cup International Regatta in Shenzhen (26 to 29 October), only have until 4 October to get your entry in! (Although late entries may be accepted up to 14 October at the discretion of the race committee.) The Club will as usual be providing the race management for this regatta. After a lull over the summer, both the Outrigger and Rowing teams are gearing up for their next big challenges at the ATIR and the Hong Kong Rowing Championships. The Outriggers have even been participating in events overseas, with a group travelling to Hamilton Island, Australia (see page 24) and also to a more recent race in Kona, Hawaii. Joachim Isler Commodore
REVISED LATE SETTLEMENT ADMINISTRATION FEES All members will know that they are required by the Club’s bye-laws to settle their accounts by the end of the month in which the statement is presented. Where payments are late, the Club implements its late payment policy of reminder letters, for which an administration charge is levied. The vast majority of members settle on time and there will inevitably be occasions when a member overlooks a payment (perhaps not noticing that their autopay limit is insufficient to cover the debt) or has some other reasons for delaying payment. However an analysis of the administration charges has highlighted that some members fail to abide by the Club’s bye-laws too frequently and this results in a significant amount of administration work to issue reminders and follow up with settlements. As a result, the General Committee has reviewed the administration charge to be levied and the following revised scale of charges will come into effect from 1 October 2012. • If a member receives three Second Reminders in any 12-month period, then the late payment administration charge will increase to $1,000 for any further reminders (whether First or Second) until such time as there has been six months with no reminders issued; • If a member receives six Second Reminders in any 12-month period, the administration fee will be further increased to $1,500 for any further reminders (whether First or Second) until such time as there has been six months with no reminders issued. Any member objecting to the additional administration fee will need to seek the approval of the General Manager to have the Second Reminder, which acts as the trigger for such increased fee, to be disregarded. To ensure that the system is fair to all members, any reminder letters issued prior to the 1 October deadline will be disregarded as far as the new rolling, annual system of reminder letters is concerned.
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General Manager’s Message The sailing season has now well and truly started with the Autumn Regatta held last month, and a whole host of regattas coming up in October and November.
segment on Effective Communications as well as being invited to give presentations on Strategic Planning and Club Fleets. We will also have extended an invitation to all the clubs to come to Hong Kong when we will host the 8th Forum in November 2013. The timing of this year’s Forum does not allow us to fully report in this issue, but we shall have a write-up in the next issue of Ahoy!.
In addition to the Tommy Bahama Around the Island Race on 11 November, we are looking into the possibility of introducing an Around Middle Island Race on 10 November in Optimists, and inviting Xu Li Jia, the 2012 Olympic gold Mark Bovaird, General Manager medallist in the women’s Laser Radial fleet, to come and participate. Details are yet to be confirmed, so watch this space!
On a housekeeping matter, may I remind all members that they are required to settle their accounts by the end of the month in which their statement is presented. The majority of members do pay on time but unfortunately some do not abide by this bye-law, resulting in a lot of additional administrative work. If payment is late, there is an administration charge levied and General Committee has decided to review this with effect from 1 October 2012. Full details are given at the bottom of this page and I would urge you to familiarise yourself with the process in order to avoid incurring extra charges on your Club statement.
I hope that members are enjoying our many new partnerships with major brands like McLaren, SHK Private, St. Regis, PAL ZILERI and SKYY Vodka. These brands have not only added test drive experiences, exclusive dinners and parties to our races and regattas, thereby enhancing the value and reputation of our calendar of events, but these partnerships also reinforce the prestige of the Club. By the time you read this, Club representatives will have attended the 7th ICOYC Commodores’ Forum in Hamble where we led a
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In response to growing concerns over the extent of ‘unauthorised access’ to their premises, Hebe Haven Yacht Club have raised their level of onsite security, and now require all of their members to carry their membership cards with them at all times whilst on Club premises. Members of RHKYC wishing to access Hebe Haven, including boarding and disembarking from the RHKYC sampan service at Hebe Haven, are asked to carry their RHKYC membership card and to present it if requested. Members who employ boat crew who might want to use the sampan service / gain access to Hebe Haven’s premises should arrange for a boat crew card from our Marine Office. Any such crew should also carry their card with them at all times. There will be criminal activity at the Club this month – but only on stage, or rather on the Main Lawn, when the Scandal of the Kellett Diamond takes place on 9 October. This promises to be a fun evening and it is the first time in many years that we have had live theatre at the Club. Don’t forget that also this month we have the John Duval Wine Dinner on 18 October in the Compass Room but before that, on 6 October, we have the very last of this year’s poolside parties with huge inflatable. Finally, this issue of Ahoy! represents the first under the responsibility of the Club’s PR Department and I would just like to take this opportunity to wish them every success with this exciting project and also to sincerely thank Suzy Rayment for all that she has done over the past 14 years to bring Ahoy! to the point of being a well-respected and professional Club magazine that members look forward to reading each month.
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Please enjoy the forthcoming sailing and rowing events, and of course all the associated parties. Mark Bovaird General Manager
Mark your diaries Tuesday 16 October Water Margins book signing Main Lawn Tuesday 30 October Piano concert by Jonathan Douglas Compass Room
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AUTUMN REGATTA 2012 Words: L ind s ay Ly o n s • I m ag e s : G u y N o w e ll With a pedigree dating back to 1889, the RHKYC Autumn Regatta launched the Club’s 2012-2013 sailing season, supported by a raft of sponsors including McLaren, SHK Private and CANALETTO, together with Small Luxury Hotels of the World.
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omprising a two-day, three race ‘around the cans’ series and open to entries from throughout Hong Kong, racing for 11 classes and divisions was scheduled to get underway with the Division 2 Big Boats at 1350hrs on Day 1, with Day 2 starting at 1110hrs.
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Victoria Harbour was showing in all her finery at midday on Day 1, when a preliminary check of winds was carried out. A steady 6.5 to 8kts easterly looked promising and Race Officer Marty Kaye elected to start the fleet at Hung Hom and send them eastwards to Shau Kei Wan and Tai Koo Shing.
Lady Luck was not playing ball though and by the time the Flying Fifteen fleet was on the start line, a localised thunderstorm was precipitating heavily on the start area. The passing storm also caused the wind to back round, giving the later classes a challenging start. While the storm abated, the wind never really recovered, and a very slow afternoon followed. Constantly monitoring the positions of the various classes on the water, Kaye elected to shorten the Big Boats Divisions 2 and 3 at Shau Kei Wan, the Ruffian and Pandora fleets at Kowloon Buoy, and all other classes at Dock Buoy.
There is a great deal of construction work going on in, adjacent to and around Hong Kong’s harbour at present, and there followed a long evening of protests, as those boats which had been observed entering the various exclusion zones were brought to book. Perhaps lured by the prospect of a McLaren test drive, a total of 104 competitors braved the inauspicious weather forecasts to participate in the Regatta and, in spite of a quiet day on the water on Day 1 coupled with a worse forecast for Day 2, Kellett Island was humming first thing on Sunday morning with the assembled throng discussing wind, tide, exclusion zones and all manner of other factors which might affect their enjoyment of the day’s scheduled two races. Whatever ritual sacrifices the RO had made overnight were worth it! Competitors were rewarded with a 10-12kts easterly, blowing straight down Victoria Harbour from Lei Yue Mun Gap. Not wanting to make it too easy, the construction exclusion zones had been relocated, and the classes were instructed not to set any courses including Kowloon Buoy or Dock Buoy roundings, as those areas were out of bounds. The first race of the day started bang on schedule, with the slower fleets following a windward-leeward loop to Tai Koo Shing and OCtober 2012 Ahoy!
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1st Big Boat Division 1 – Elektra
the faster boats to Shau Kei Wan. In the event, the wind held so well that all the boats apart from the Pandora fleet were allowed to continue to two laps of their course, before being shortened at Dock Buoy in order to get the final race underway with as little delay as possible. Conscious that the harbour breeze often dies at around 1500hrs or so, and keen to make the most of the prevailing 11kts, Kaye elected to stay on anchor, lay an ODM and start the next race with no course changes. Only two boats were recorded OCS for the entire regatta, Whiskey Jack, which went on to win Big Boat Division 2, and Etchells Kung Fu Fighting, both exonerating themselves and continuing to race.
1st Big Boat Division 2 – Whiskey Jack
Perhaps as compensation for Saturday, the breeze held all afternoon and sailors were treated to a rare experience in Hong Kong sailing – breeze, sun, clear skies and clean air, all in one package.
A rowdy and well-attended prizegiving finally got underway at 1930hrs, with prizes being presented by Max Chen from McLaren and Juliana Fung from SHK Private. The winners listed on page 11 were awarded ‘best in class’, which included a complimentary three-day/two-night stay at any Small Luxury Hotel of the World.
Photos: Jeffrey Lai
While a significant number of protests were ongoing, the recently formed Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club Pipe Band entertained the crowd to a medley of Scottish tunes, while the bar flowed with Laurent Perrier Champagne, BACARDI Black and CARLSBERG. It could be argued there were worse places to be!
1st Big Boat Division 3 – G.A.
The Club would like to thank the following organiSations for supporting this event and helping make it such a success:
Sponsors – McLaren, SHK Private, CANALETTO and Small Luxury Hotels of the World; Product Sponsors – Laurent Perrier Champagne, BACARDI Black and CARLSBERG; and Media Partners – Yachtstyle, Sail-World.com, Luxury-Insider.com, The Peak and The Standard. None of the Club’s major events could happen without the input of many volunteer members and the Autumn Regatta was no exception. We are indebted to our Race Officer Marty Kaye, Safety Officer Liz Hamerton, and Protest Chairmen Peter Baer and Keith Mowser for their efforts throughout the weekend. These officers were ably assisted by the following members and their friends, many of whom gave up their whole weekend to help; Safety – Kelvin Auyueng, Gil Blum, Jackie Chan, Tommy Chan, Vivian Choi, Martin Franks, Sytske Kimman, Sue Kerr, Sandra Lam, Carolyn Lee, Perry Lok, Dilys Lui, Erika McDonald and Valerie Wilson Trower Race Control – Graham Boyd, Stephen Davis, Sarah DelloRusso, Fiona Gregor, Danny Lee, Stephen Metcalfe, Gavin Parry, Alex Safonov, Ted Tang and Ashley Wilkins Protest Committee – Barry Hayes, Adam Mowser, Russ Parker, Huw Riley, Justin Shave and Nick Southward
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P h o t o s : J effre y L ai
1st Sportsboat – Merlin
1st Etchells – Quest
1st Impala – Taxi
1st Dragon – Celines
1st J80 – Footloose
1st Ruffian – Schannuleke
1st Pandora – Solstice BOAT NAME
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Big Boat Div 1 Big Boat Div 2 Big Boat Div 3 Sportsboat Dragon Etchells Flying Fifteen Impala J/80 Pandora Ruffian
Elektra Whiskey Jack G.A. Merlin Celines Quest French Fries Taxi Footloose Solstice Schannuleke
Marcel Liedts Nick Southward Arthur Ho Steve Bourne Marc Castagnet Fred Kinmonth Akira/Wataru Takada Florence Kan Y C Leung K W Chair Erwin van den Berge
Exclusive Dinner Event
An exclusive dinner event co-hosted by CANALETTO, a new luxury property development in London, U.K., and SHK Private Wealth Management was held in conjunction with the Autumn Regatta on Wednesday 5 September. Sponsors, invited guests, committee members and members of the Club were treated to Laurent Perrier champagne on arrival and wines from the CASTEL label throughout the evening. In addition to the display of the new McLaren MP4-12C luxury automobile, one of the highlights of the evening was a live performance by Sally Martin, a young graduate from the Royal Welsh Academy of Drama and Music.
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Full results can be found on the Club’s website at http://www.rhkyc.org.hk/AutumnRegatta.aspx
Autumn Regatta
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Sunset Series 2012 Words and p h o t o s : Lindsay Lyo ns
1st Overall – Cacafuego
3rd Overall – Noisy Forefather II
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4th Overall – 3 x 11
ith a total of 33 entrants over the course of the series, and a regular weekly turn out of over 25 boats, there was no shortage of enthusiasm for this summer’s Friday night Sunset Series.
2nd Overall – Sky’s The Limit
5th Overall – Ffirecracker
6th Overall – Capoeira
Overall Results – Top 20 Owner / Skipper
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While most Fridays rewarded competitors with clear skies and a bit of breeze, Race 5 was cancelled due to the after-effects of Tropical Storm Doksuri and sailors were on tenterhooks on the final Friday, waiting to see if the Observatory would drop the T3 signal associated with Tropical Storm Kai Tak to enable them to complete the series in style.
3046 Sky’s The Limit
Mowsers
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Jimmy Farquhar
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Sadly, the signal was lowered too late to get all the boats launched, and sailors were instead invited to attend an early prizegiving on the Main Lawn. You had to be ‘in it to win it’ and of the top eight boats; only 3 x 11 had missed a single race.
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Etchells
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1344 MTB
John Breen
Etchells
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3978 Flying Fort
Stanley Tse
F15
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Remi Corlin
F15
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1243 Gunga Din
Nick Burns
Etchells
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3701 Puff’n’Stuff
David Chow
F15
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3830 Squiffy
David Bone
F15
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731 Rainbow Chaser
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3979 Kerfuffle
Carlyon Knight-Evans F15
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Nelson Tsai
Ruffian
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2149 SLA 1
Russ Parker
Beneteau 25
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3469 Ffrantic Forties
Wai Chuen Chan
F15
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2261 Figure of Eight
Alex Yu
J/80
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Impala
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Congratulations go to Cacafuego, helmed by Allessandro Schueeli, for holding onto a slim lead to lift the Sunset Series Trophy ahead of the Mowsers on Sky’s The Limit in second overall and Sam Chan’s Noisy Forefather II in third. The top six was rounded out by Jimmy Farquhar on 3 x 11, ahead of Ffirecracker, sailed by Team Malone / Phillips and Suzanne Godfrey and Richard Kendall’s Etchells, Capoeira, in sixth. Nick Burns was surprised to lift the Stewart Trophy for most firsts, having taken first place twice with Gunga Din. A huge thank you to the volunteer Race Officers from the Classes who manned the start box – Joe Roels and Virgile Bertrand, Tristan Stewart, Mark Jukes, Naoki Ishihara, Raymond Fung, Nelson Tsai, Andrew Moore, Mark Phillips, Chris Maden, Simon Crockett and Harrison Ellery-McLean. Thank you also to Herman Wong and Stephen Rocke for making themselves available for those races that were cancelled. 16 | OCtober 2012
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Words: John Breen • Photos: Jenny Cooper, Suzanne Godfrey and others
Etchells Racing
Hong Kong Style The summer months are when many head overseas and compete internationally. In June, Mark Thornburrow travelled to Mooloolaba on Australia’s Sunshine Coast for the Australasian Winter Championships, making us proud with a second place overall; ahead of some very serious opposition. And later in the summer we were pleased to see a large contingent of Etchells Association members join the Hong Kong team for the Brewin Dolphin Commodores’ Cup held in Cowes, England.
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here were, however, two very serious Hong Kong Etchells Association events held in May, at the very end of the 2011-2012 season and our photos for this report come from those events. This year they were both held on the same day, Saturday 19 May. The annual Ladies’ Race is from time immemorial in the Hong Kong Etchells fleet history. Our female sailors are anything but shy and retiring and the Ladies’ Race is a hotly contested event. Eight yachts Top: Great to see strong participation in the Ladies’ Race. (L to R) Vanessa Jukes, Battler; Viv Peters, 3 x 11; Ida Cheung, Mind the Bumps; Lauren Mead, Gunga Din; Rita Yau, Meihem Left: (L to R) Akiko Skai, Fidler’s Green; Vanessa Jukes, The Battler; Lauren Mead, Gunga Din; Rita Yau, Meihem; and Ida Cheung, Mind the Bumps Above: Lucinda Ho, Blitzwagon during the annual Ladies’ Race and some rain, too...
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2011-2012 Season Results
(L to R) Suzanne Godfrey, Capoeira; Ida Cheung, Mind the Bumps; Viv Peters 3 x 11; Lauren Mead, Gunga Din; Rita Yau, Meihem
competed this year, in light to moderate harbour conditions, on a course that we sail regularly and which requires all the skill, concentration and luck of a routine, weekend race. Since family commitments have begun to take precedence over her active yacht racing, Viv Peters is not often seen out racing, but she was on top form for the Ladies’ Race aboard 3 x 11 (787). Having jumped into an early lead from the start, she never looked like surrendering. Second to fourth places were more hotly contested with Suzanne Godfrey sailing Capoeira (1046) coming back from a mediocre start and sailing upwind with remarkable speed to come in second. Lauren Mead on Gunga Din (1243) was third, Ida Cheung on Mind the Bumps (1344) fourth, with Rita Yau on Meihem (696) next. At the
rear on the finishing line, but possibly lacking regular Etchells experience, were Akiko Sakai on Fidler’s Green (1133), Lucinda Ho on Blitzwaggon (413) and Vanessa Coates on The Battler (903). There were post-race drinks on the dock as usual, including Champagne, and the great annual prizegiving event followed that same night. The renowned playwright and Hong Kong Etchells grandee, Jimmy Farquhar, produced his latest masterpiece Great Olympians to commemorate the season’s prizes. The photos speak for themselves, as the fleet dressed for the occasion. Following the cabaret of the Great Olympians, the prizegiving recognised and rewarded the results shown on the right.
Class Champions 1st 1269 Dream On Thornburrow/Cook/Service/Farrell 2nd 1344 Mind the Bumps Mead/Breen/Manzoni (S)/Harding 3rd 1333 Swedish Blue Razmilovic/Razmilovic/Backe 4th 787 3x11 Downes/Lam/Cheung/Peters Etchells Ladder 1st 1344 Mind the Bumps Whitehead/Macaulay/Cheung/Breen 2nd 1046 Capoeira Godfrey/Kendall 3rd 884 Easy Tiger Kaye/Watson/Norton 4th 696 Meihem Cheung/Lee/Yau/Tong Skip Etchells 1st 1344 Mind the Bumps Whitehead/Macaulay/Cheung/Breen 2nd 1243 Gunga Din Burns/Williams/McMahon 3rd 884 Easy Tiger Kaye/Watson/Norton 4th 1046 Capoeira Godfrey/Kendall Cirrus Series 1st 1344 Mind the Bumps Whitehead/Macaulay/Cheung/Breen 2nd 884 Easy Tiger Kaye/Watson/Norton 3rd 696 Meihem Cheung/Lee/Yau/Tong 4th 1243 Gunga Din Burns/Williams/McMahon Appalachian 1st 912 Shrub Isler/Drew 2nd 1243 Gunga Din Burns/Williams/McMahon 3rd 1344 Mind the Bumps Whitehead/Macaulay/Cheung/Breen 4th 1046 Capoeira Godfrey/Kendall Farquhar 1st 1333 Swedish Blue Razmilovic/Razmilovic/Backe 2nd 903 The Battler Jukes/Coates 3rd 1046 Capoeira Sue Godfrey/Richard Kendall 4th 1344 Mind the Bumps Whitehead/Macaulay/Cheung/Breen Paddington Green 1st 1344 Mind the Bumps Whitehead/Macaulay/Cheung/Breen 2nd 1046 Capoeira Godfrey/Kendall 3rd 1243 Gunga Din Burns/Williams/McMahon 4th 903 The Battler Jukes/Coates
Top: (L to R) Fred Kinmonth – alias Black Beard (mythological version); Denis Martinet (alias the Swiss Onion Seller), Simon Watson, Anthony Davies, unknown, Chris Botsford, (alias Zeus), Callie Botsford and John Breen in front; Richard Kendall, Suzanne Godfrey and Anthony Davies – Capoeira. Above: (L to R) Now if your name is not mentioned in any of these pics, then please send an email to hongkong.etchells@gmail.com and we’ll fix it right away... John Breen, Ida Cheung, Jane Van Heel (presenter) and Mark Whitehead, Mind the Bumps – Etchells Ladder. OCtober 2012 Ahoy!
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certainty that we wouldn’t be troubling the podium positions, so pressure off. Mojito returned through the morning mist to Trinity Landing, and Race 3 on the Monday was better, with improved speed, still a lack of height against some other boats but at least we recorded a finish with a 16th place, so just above mid-fleet. Rafting up post-race next to McFly, another J111, we compared rigs, and ours was significantly softer, so Steveo wound us up a fair bit to cope with the 20kts or so of wind speed we had been getting so far. The Monday evening was also a time for our local experts to walk off the boat, for reasons best known to themselves, which could have left us somewhat in the pooh, but we had used our lay-day wisely and had already met with Andrew Strachan and Peter Jarman (both from Stella) who were at Cowes to race on a Sonata that had lost its mast in race 1; and once they discovered that a new mast would not arrive in time, they both jumped on Mojito. With a fully Hong Kong team now in place (a heady mix of RHKYC and HHYC members), a bunch of people who all gelled well and pulled together, and a further tightened rig, in Race 4 we were suddenly the fastest and highestpointing J111 on the course, and despite dropping to 9th on the line and 12th corrected after a strong first half of the race, we were all very pleased with our new-found pace and team dynamic.
Words: Simo n Blo re • P h o t o s : M i c he l e Blo r e
After 3-4 months of planning, and with a line-up of Steve Trebitsch, Nick Southward and Huw Riley (Whiskey Jack), Sandra Snell (Minnie), Gary Jessop (Stella), and Mrs B and I, supported by two local Solent experts, we thought we had the makings of a good team for Cowes Week.
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ating at 1.098, we were to be in IRC 2, up against Quokka, Inga, six other J111s, J122s and countless First 40s. Targets for the week? We didn’t want to be the last placed J111, and we wanted to be top half of the overall IRC 2 fleet. Anything else would be a bonus.
owner (bless ‘em) for hauling us back off the sand. Once back at Cowes, an inspection dive showed no damage from the sand-bank, but there was some delamination of the fairing compound from the keel…in fact the fairing had mostly fallen off. That was a relief, at least we knew why we were slow!!
Race 1 could have been better; a good start but a bad case of ‘the slows’ didn’t seem to augur well for the week, and 14kts to 0kts in 2.5 seconds on a spinnaker run that came to an inelegant halt on Ryde Sands put us out of the game that day. A spinnaker sheet around our prop compounded our misery, and we remain grateful for a motor-boat
J Boats took the boat back to Hamble that night, and effected a temporary repair on the Sunday, hence our un-scheduled lay-day and a DNC for Race 2.
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Back to the Regatta, and with only one discard, we were now carrying a 35 in our overall series score, so we could relax in the now absolute
On the racing front, all we probably needed from then on was a few more windward leewards, but alas there were very few pure beats on offer, and only about an hour of running all week (in our total race time of 23 hours), with most of the regatta spent on a diet of white sail and power reaching, processions and luffing matches, starboard roundings, and leeward drops; and we don’t do much of any of these in Hong Kong. The locals were clearly better at this reaching thing as well, but in their defence, the race officials were challenged with unusual southerly direction winds for some of the week. Race 5 was more normal sailing conditions in the Solent, with a SW breeze giving us a white sail reach and beat out west towards Hurst, and several zig-zag runs back
north. Seeing the western Solent for the first time in the week, and in sun, and getting to use our delightful pink A2 as well was a real novelty and a highlight; so this race was probably the most enjoyable. We were 10th to finish, and 13th on handicap, and we had also taken two wins over 3 of the J111s as well by this time, so progress was indeed being made.
higher and lost Shmoking Joe (J111) from our hip as well. Things were looking so good as we also stole away from J111 J-Dream a few tacks later. With breeze in the high-teens we had two runs with the A4; still in a good position, but we botched our last gybe (driver error!), wrapped the kite round the forestay, and lost many places while we sorted out the mess, and sailed bare headed.
For Race 6 we had a good start, and after a tight kite reach, we were back in the eastern Solent, around the Portsmouth forts again in some quite strong air, and a 12th in the fleet. This despite breaking our A2, and swapping to the A0 on one of the legs.
We then had two dull procession reaches, both on a heading of 77……yawn…..but with 5 minutes of kite in the middle….hooray!
For the final Race 7 the course was out west, with this time a proper beat for a start. Steveo placed us well on the start line with a Figaro under us, and we quickly rolled them, and the Xp38 Vixter as well, and we also climbed
All things considered, a 15th in the last race could have been worse, but we were all gunning for a top 10 that day, so we felt we had under-achieved. In the final standings, our 18th overall meant we finished just below our half way ‘target’ of the 35 boats, but we weren’t the last J111. However, of our last 5 races we were pacing
at 13th overall, and 5th best J111, so that was more the real picture.
Lessons learned? 1. Solent mark roundings are scary 2. We needed more time on the boat pre-regatta 3. We found the boat went better sailing with friends/mates, rather than experts that we hadn’t sailed with before. 4. It was great fun, and a fantastic learning exercise Will we go back? Of course we would love to, as a great bond was formed, and so we are pressuring some of the crew to get their wallet out and order a boat for next year….. and we’ll crew!! Finally, thanks very much to Steve, Gary, Nick, Huw, Sandra, Andrew and Peter; and without this great team, Nick’s dream of us doing our first Cowes Week would never have been realised.
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The mixed OC6 head out to the start
Opening Regatta
2 September
Words and Photos: Vulgar Boatman Getting ready
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ollowing on from the great success of the ‘small team format’ for the outrigger paddlers at Middle Island events, it was decided that for this year’s Opening Regatta, rowing would trial the format.’
Phil and Corina winning the mixed 2x Scavengers
Instead of aiming to win a stand-alone event, each team had to work out a way to ensure everybody rowed or paddled once in the varied events whilst still trying to gain enough points for an overall win. Do you select crews for consistency, or do you aim to have clear wins in some races and sacrifice others? The strategies are still evolving… The rowing teams – ‘Damage’ and ‘Force’ – competed in the Men’s 4x, Mixed 4x, Mixed
2x, and both the Men’s and Women’s 1x. The outrigger teams – ‘Typhoon’ and ‘Storm’ – raced in Mixed OC6 and in the OC2 for all types – men, women and mixed. It was hoped that the groups could mix at the end of the day to form the teams ‘Typhoon Damage’ and ‘Storm Force’ for a dragon boat race, but time ran short. ‘Damage’ was the clear winner in the rowing with 15 points to 3, but in the outrigger event, it was much closer with ‘Storm’ taking the prizes 9 points to 6. The only complaint came
from one paddler who had managed to win both of his events, yet still left empty-handed! On a lighter note, after the prizegiving the rowers demonstrated what scavenging ‘kithounds’ they are by attacking the bags of ‘on sale’ uniform and training kit items that were being cleared from the Ship Shop.
Rowing Contacts rowing manager
jonathan.cantwell@rhkyc.org.hk Asst. Coach
toby.dankbaar@rhkyc.org.hk Middle Island Co-ordinator
mirowing@rhkyc.org.hk Shatin Men’s Racing
shatinrowingmen@rhkyc.org.hk
Shatin Women’s Racing
shatinrowingladies@rhkyc.org.hk
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Winning OC team
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2012 Gatorade Battle of the Paddles
Hamilton Island Cup Words: Jeffrey Winterkorn
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or the second year in a row, members of the RHKYC Outrigger Section teamed up with rival team HKOCC to participate in the Hamilton Island Cup outrigger race in beautiful Queensland, Australia. The four-day outrigger event culminated in one of the region’s toughest 42k outrigger canoe change races. The event attracted paddlers from Australia, New Zealand, Fiji, Papa New Guinea, Hawaii… and Hong Kong! Day 1
consisted of the 250m OC1/OC2 sprint races, the 8km OC1/OC2 marathon, and 16km OC1/OC2 marathon races. RHKYC members Jeff Winterkorn and Claire Stewart took 2nd in the 8km OC2 mixed division, while Katherine Lynch and Katerina Vichou took 2nd in the 16km OC2 mixed division. Day 2
consisted of the 500m OC6 races and the 16km OC6 marathon. The Hong Kong teams competed in the men’s and women’s open divisions, which are the most hotly contested divisions in the 16km race. The men’s team was lucky enough to have 25-time Hammo finisher, Colin Bartley, steering them around the 16k course. Colin set the team up with great lines all along the track. Great steering from Colin, coupled with a strong work ethic from the crew, allowed the boys to come in 7th in a field of top Australian teams. The women’s canoe had an equally good steerswoman in Katherine Lynch, and finished 7th in a very strong women’s. Day 3 consisted of the 1000m OC6 sprint races and the King of the Hill running race. The team made a valiant effort in all races, but it was just not meant to be for the combined clubs. The rest of the day was spent preparing the canoes for the big race the next day: eating, hydrating, and planning the best lines. Day 4 brought the main event, the 42km OC6 change race around Hamilton Island. The conditions were absolutely perfect, with clear skies and a light southeasterly wind at 15kts. Most of the course was fast and furious, with only 1.5m swells, but as always there was some challenging water through a channel in an area that paddlers like to call ‘Heartbreak Hill’. Both Hong Kong teams got off to a good start and made it safely through the first channel pass. The men’s team 21 July 2012
Des Robinson boat naming The Club recently named one its rowing boats in memory of Des Robinson (1937-2012), who was a great athlete in many sports, but best known at RHKYC for his rowing and for starting the dragon boat team. His daughter and grandsons were on hand at Shatin to officially unveil the ‘Des Robinson’ after a few words from the Rowing Captain and also from past Commodore and Rowing Captain, Bob Wilson.
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made a change just before re-entering the channel for the second time, and really put the power down through Heartbreak Hill to move up five positions before the long hard grind out and around Pentecost Island. The crew tucked in close to the island and was able to get a good jump on a strong Brisbane crew. After the island came a long section back to Cat’s Eye beach. The crew was able to take advantage of the swells from behind and put some distance between them and Brisbane, but Brisbane was not done yet and the last 1km turned into an all-out sprint to the line with the Brisbane crew just pipping Hong Kong over the line in 3hrs 52mins. The women’s team followed shortly thereafter in 4hrs 10 mins. In the end, both teams finished in 7th in their respective divisions. For reference, the winning club, Outrigger Australia, finished in 2hrs 58mins, just shy of the course record. Next year is the 30th anniversary of the Hamilton Island Cup, and the RHKYC Outrigger Section is already making arrangements to participate as a Club. Next year’s race will expand to include outrigger canoeing, surf ski, SUP and dragon boat racing. Whether you are a social paddler or interested in being highly competitive, RHKYC has the team for you. So come on out and give outrigger canoeing and dragon boating a try. We welcome all shapes, sizes and levels. See you on the water. Aloha!
Star Wars Movie Night and Fancy Dress
The Scandal of the Kellett Diamond
at Middle Island – Part 3
Main Lawn, Tuesday 9 October Drinks at 1900hrs, dinner and mystery start at 2000hrs
Saturday 3 November, 1830hrs Star Wars Episode III – Revenge of the Sith Free of charge to members and their guests. Free ice creams will be served to children in appropriate fancy dress!.
Boxercise Boxercise will continue, with classes in the squash courts on Thursdays 4, 11, 18 and 25 October from 0930hrs to 1030hrs. Cost is $800 for the four weeks. Open to men and women of all ages, shapes and sizes. Participants must be fit enough to exercise, and must wear shoes with non-marking soles.
An evening of suspense, mystery and intrigue. Famous socialite Olivia Brinkworth, daughter of Lloyd Brinkworth and heiress to the famous Brinkworth fortune, has invited you on a luxury cruise aboard The China Pearl to showcase her new jewellery collection, featuring the 21-carat Kellett Diamond. This is your chance to meet Olivia’s brand-new fiancé, Jason Connor. Also on board will be the famous detective writer Samuel Makepeace, and up-and-coming singing sensation Tiffany Fox. But is everything as it seems? $500 per head excluding drinks.
To book for either of the above please email social@rhkyc.org.hk or call KaLai on 2239 0307.
RHKYC Bowling League New bowlers are sought for the 2012-2013 Club Bowling League! New and existing bowlers please contact the Bowling Convenor by emailing bowling@rhkyc.org.hk or call Linda on 2239 0312.
To book please email social@rhkyc.org.hk or call KaLai on 2239 0307.
Calling all Christmas Carollers! Christmas is only two months away and we are now seeking volunteers to be part of the Christmas Carols choirs at both Shelter Cove and Kellett Island. You don’t need to have a great voice, just loads of enthusiasm! This year’s carols at Shelter Cove will be held on Friday 7 December, and as usual at Kellett Island they will be on Christmas Eve. Please contact Linda on 2239 linda.davy@rhkyc.org.hk. 26 | OCtober 2012
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0312 or email
SQUASH
Men and women interested in joining should contact
squash@rhkyc.org.hk
Words: Paul Denham and Francis Longuepee Photos: Liz Chak and Paul Denham
Denzo handing the Cup to Elliot
Martin Wilcox Trophy
On 31 August and 1 September the Squash Section held its annual handicap tournament, which has been named the Martin Wilcox Trophy in memory of our dear friend and erstwhile competitor. The 20 players were given handicaps ranging from -14 to +11 and randomly split into 4 pools. On Friday, everyone played the others in their pool in a game that was first to 20. At the end of 4 hours of frenzied squash the points were tallied so that on the Saturday the players from each group winning the most points would play off for the Cup, while the runners-up would play for the Plate and those who finished third moved to the Bowl. Those of us not finishing in the top 3 got the advantage of being able to start drinking early on Saturday. Once the order of play for Saturday had been decided it was straight to the Bistro (and then Bar) for some carbohydrate replenishment while Bruce Hut introduced us to the wit and wisdom of Cheech and Chong. For the Saturday, it was decided that the games would be played to 25 (but strangely the handicaps weren’t increased...). The Bowl semi-finals were: Gareth Williams v. Yannick Kennel, and Tom Burns v. Adrian Pierse. Yannick and Tom are two of our most improved players and showed it in their matches, running out comfortable winners against two of our more experienced competitors. We were then expecting a tight final, especially as they both had the same handicap. Yannick started well early to take the lead but Tom was able to peg him back and then just kept going, in the end running out a comfortable 25/15 winner.
Chris and Mark and the Plate trophies
Francis presenting the Bowl trophies to Tom and Yannick
In the Plate semi-finals it was: Mark Galloway v Andrew Sullivan, and Ewan Copeland v Chris Kaye. Andrew gave Mark an 11-shot start, and despite Mark playing well managed to peg him back to tie the scores at 24 all. So with just 1 point left and it all to play for, the smart money was on Andrew, being one of the Club’s best players. Unfortunately for him, he managed to smack the ball into the tin, giving Mark the victory. In the other semi, Chris Kaye had 7 shots to make up on Ewan and struggled a bit early, but then Ewan started to tire and with Chris full of running (being one of our younger players at 40) he was able to take a 25/20 win. In the final Mark showed some signs of weariness from his game with Andrew, while Chris kept on running, to take the Plate with a 25/19 victory. In the Cup semi-finals it was Angelo Iannazzo v Elliot Froidevaux, and Stephen Ho v Philippe Bonnet. Elliot was the tournament scratch-market at -14 while Angelo’s handicap was +5. Angelo started well and knew he had to go for winners as long rallies would suit Elliot. However, to the crowd’s dismay Elliot was able to catch Angelo and just sneak past him for a 25/23 victory. Stephen also had his work cut out for him, starting 9 points behind Philippe. However his greater experience served him well as he ran out a 25/20 winner. So the final saw Elliot v Stephen in a battle of two of the lower handicaps. Stephen tried to keep up with Elliot early in some long rallies. However Elliot’s greater fitness came to the fore and he took the cup with a 25/16 victory. We all then headed to the American Club for dinner and the presentation ceremony.
Our thanks go to Andrew Moore for sponsoring the drinks on the Saturday afternoon, as well as to Elliot and Francis for organising a tournament Martin would be proud of.
Internal League August
Box A: So who is going to do it? Who is going to beat Mansoor! For the second consecutive month Mansoor managed to score the maximum points of 25, winning all his matches. He is followed by Andrew Sullivan and Paul Denham with 20 and 18 points respectively. Since Mansoor will not be playing next month, Francis Longuepee will stay in the A group. Box B: Tom Burns tops this group again and will bring his skills to A group next month. Frank Van Kempen will be travelling next month, opening the door to Darren Sugden in Group A. Bob Ikin was injured and could not properly defend himself. Box C: Jonathan Chamberlain, our newcomer, scored 23 points, just one point ahead of Angelo Ianazzo. They will both be promoted to B group. Box D: Chris Brookes, 22, and Yannick Kennel, 20, have led this group and they will both be playing in B next month. Box E: I think for the first time ever, all matches have been played in that group ... Congrats to everyone !!! ... Ewan Copeland scored the maximum 25 points by winning all his matches. Ewan will move to the D Group with Gareth Williams scoring 21 points.
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Starter’s Box
Fo r t h co min g Even t s
Sailing / Rowing Circular
St. Regis International China Coast Regatta
12 to 14 October
Hong Kong to Hainan Race
18 to 21 October
China Cup 2012
26 to 29 October
Lipton Trophy
10 November
Tommy Bahama Around the Island Race
11 November
The Sailing Office puts this out every other Tuesday throughout the year regarding sailing and rowing events. Please contact Lindsay Lyons, Race and Regatta Promotion, email lindsay.lyons@rhkyc.org.hk, if you wish to have something to be included or if you are not receiving these emails and would like to. The circular is best viewed in HTML format. For further details please contact Alex Johnston, Sailing Manager, on 2239 0362 or email alex.johnston@rhkyc.org.hk. For the latest information please visit our website.
www.rhkyc.org.hk. I hope that everyone enjoyed the Autumn Regatta and congratulations to those who ended up on the podium with silverware. Traditionally, October is the best month of the year for sailing in Hong Kong and with some major races and regattas for the Big Boat fleet scheduled for every weekend this month, it is a great opportunity to get out on the water to experience some great racing in Hong Kong waters. Boats participating in the Hong Kong to Hainan Race later this month are kindly reminded that they should submit any outstanding required paperwork as soon as possible. Again, crew are always needed, particularly for Day 1 of the St. Regis International China Coast Regatta (Friday 12 October), so please do not hesitate to contact the Sailing Office if you are looking for a spot as we have a crew available board in the Sailing Centre and on the website. Alex Johnston Sailing Manager
Hong Kong to Hainan Race 18 to 21 October 2012
By this time, whilst all of the boats will have submitted entry forms, there may be oustanding paperwork for scrutineering and immigration, etc. Please can we remind all crews to obtain a China visa in order to enter Sanya when the boats finish in Hainan. The prizegiving party will take place in the Serenity Marina – details and all other important race-related information will be confirmed at the Skippers’ Briefing on Wednesday 17 October at 1830hrs in the Chart Room at Kellett Island. Any boats still looking for crew should please let the Sailing Office know immediately.
China Cup 2012
Major Races and Regattas – Autumn 2012 St. Regis International China Coast Regatta 12 to 14 October
Please see the schedule below for this year’s China Coast Race Week which kicks off with the Skyy Vodka Welcome Party on Wednesday 10 October on the Main Lawn at Kellett Island. We have some great sponsors this year including St. Regis International, PAL ZILERI, and Perrier Jouet Champagne! You do not want to miss this flagship regatta. All details are available at www.chinacoastraceweek.com
China Coast Race Week (CCRW) Timetable St. Regis International China Coast Regatta and Hong Kong to Hainan Race Date
Event
Venue
OCTOB ER 2 0 1 2 10 Wed Skyy Vodka Welcome Party 12 Fri CCRW Day 1 Day Prizegiving 13 Sat CCRW Day 2 Day Prizegiving 14 Sun CCRW Day 3 Regatta Prizegiving 17 Wed Immigration Formalities Hong Kong to Hainan Race Skippers’ Briefing 18 Thu Hong Kong to Hainan Race Start 20 Sat Prizegiving 21 SUN Race officially ends N OVEM B ER 2 0 1 2 1 THU Overall CCRW Prizegiving 28 | OCtober 2012
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Kellett Island – Main Lawn, 1900hrs South and East of Lamma Island Middle Island Lawn South and East of Lamma Island Middle Island hardstanding with free beer South and East of Lamma Island Kellett Island – Poolside, 1900hrs Kellett Island – Pat Loseby Room 1630hrs to 1900hrs Kellett Island – Chart Room 1830hrs Victoria Harbour, 1220hrs Serenity Marina, 1800hrs 1800hrs Kellett Island – Main Lawn, 1900hrs
The passage race from Hong Kong to Longcheer will take place on Friday 26 October followed by three days of racing in and around Daya Bay on the mainland. Again, all crews are reminded that a China visa is required when arriving in Longcheer. Full details at: http://2012.chncup.com/en/default.aspx
Tommy Bahama Around the Island Race 2012 The Club is very pleased to welcome Tommy Bahama as the brand new Title Sponsor for Hong Kong’s biggest annual celebration of sail and paddle. Race day is Sunday 11 November and the Club is expecting an even larger entry list than before. All boats are required to complete the official entry form in order to race. In addition, if any boats have crew who are minors, a parent or official guardian must also complete an indemnity form. Please provide a current correct Hong Kong mobile number as the race management team needs this vital information to conduct the race safely. This may sound obvious but we have had incorrect mobile phone numbers submitted in the past which creates issues, particularly at the end of the day if boats have retired or are unaccounted for. All information on the race can be found at: http://www.rhkyc.org.hk/ TommyBahamaAroundtheIslandRace.aspx
Contacts
Sailing Development and Training
Skandia Sail Training in partnership with Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club Sailing Development Manager Richard Knight 2239 0363 Performance Coach Nick Hollis 2812 7063 Senior Sailing Instructors Patrick Lam and Ting Chan 2812 7063 Sail Training Administrator Gloria Yeung 2239 0395
www.rhkyc.org.hk/Training.aspx sailtrain@rhkyc.org.hk www.facebook.com/RHKYCsharks
Weekend Sail Training Once again the demand for sessions on Saturdays and Sundays has grown year on year. This is fantastic news and we have increased capacity as much as we can. Currently we can accommodate 18 sailors for Saturday morning Optimist sessions, 18 in the Silver Squad and 12 sailors each in the morning and afternoon of the Sunday Youth Sailing Club. Gold Squad has been moved to Sunday mornings and will be coached by Richard. There are normally two sessions per month and we have split the autumn term into two blocks, giving members two opportunities to have priority by signing up one month in advance.
School Holiday Sail Training These weekday sessions are planned for the October half-term and Christmas holidays. This is the first year (we know about) that the October half-term school holidays have been all in the same week; in the past the ESF holidays have always been the week before or after the international schools. We already expect that we will be over-subscribed for the October half-term holidays – even though we did manage to squeeze in some extra courses over the long October weekend. Again, members do have priority if they sign up one month before the first course date.
Cadet Sharks Racing Squads The ABC Opening Regatta, 1 and 2 September This was the first regatta of the season and the Sharks youth sailors were out in force with 32 cadets representing the Club at the weekend. This included a number of new sailors to the squad including Max Manley, Duncan Gregor, Aiden Long, Samuel and Amy Hopkins. We look forward to seeing these sailors develop this season and we are sure we will be able to report more good news. Our experienced sailors also had a good weekend and there were quite a few prize-winners. Juliana Choi – 1st 4.7 Sofia-Marie Mascia – 2nd Radial and 2nd in Div B Florrie Manzoni and Isabel Tulloch – 3rd 29er Calum Gregor – 1st Optimist Ferdinand Heldman – 3rd Optimist
The Sharks with their prizes from the ABC Opening Regatta
Photos: Alain Choi
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Sailing Development and Training
Adult Sail Training NOTICE BOAR D
We will run keelboat courses throughout the season and we will be able to cover both asymmetric and symmetric spinnaker practice by utilising both J/80s and Beneteau Platus. Although slightly more challenging, the symmetric spinnaker on the Beneteaus is similar to the spinnaker on many of the Class boats that race from Kellett Island on most Saturday afternoons. By mastering the crew work required for these spinnakers, you will have more opportunities to secure a regular crewing place on members’ yachts for Club racing. More details online under Adult Sail Training.
訓 練 班 預 告
October Application forms and more details www.rhkyc.org.hk click on Training or email sailtrain@rhkyc.org.hk Youth Training Saturday Practice Optimist, Silver and Gold Squads 6 and 20 Oct, 3 and 17 Nov Youth Sailing Club 7 and 21 Oct, 4 and 18 Nov Youth October Holiday Training Week 1 – 22 to 26 Oct Week 2 – 29 Oct to 2 Nov Adult Beginners Option 6 20, 21, 27 and 28 Oct, 3 Nov (resail 4 Nov) Option Seven (weekdays) 6, 7, 13, 14 and 15 Nov (resail 16 Nov) Keelboat Skills – Beneteau Option 2 23 Sep, 1 and 2 Oct Option 3 20, 21, 27 Oct Keelboat Skills – J80 Option C6 24 and 25 Nov, 2 Dec Option C7 9, 16 and 23 Dec
Students from the Adult Keelboat Crew Course
Adult Supervised Sailing 6 Oct – Laser Skills 20 Oct – Boathandling RHKYC Cadet Sharks Optimist Squad Optimist sailors aged 9 and up Laser Squad Laser sailors aged 14 and up Doublehander Squad 420 and 29er sailors aged 11 and up Dinghy Regattas on the Horizon 6 and 7 Oct – HHYC 24hr Charity Dinghy Regatta 27 and 28 Oct – HKODA Optimist Championships Week 1 Photos: Richard Knight
Rigging at Kellett Island for the Adult Keelboat Crew Course
Adult Laser Race Training This season we have combined the cadet and adult Laser training. This is because our cadets are now more competitive and we have also brought in another coach! If you have your own Laser, you can sign up just for the Saturday morning coaching and if you wish to charter a Club boat, then we will include the afternoon charter for the normal dinghy race as well. More details online under Adult Sail Training.
3 and 4 Nov – HKODA Optimist Championships Week 2 10 Nov – Around Middle Island Optimist Race 11 Nov – Around The Island Race 24 and 25 Nov – HKLCA Laser Championships Shorebased Courses Radio Operators Long Range Radio Operator Course Autumn Course 1000hrs to 1830hrs – 3 and 4 Nov, 24 and 25 Nov Exams 1830hrs to 2100hrs – 26 to 29 Nov
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CLUB PONTOONS Words: Roger Eastham
With the resumption of regular weekend Class racing at Middle Island, Shelter Cove and Causeway Bay, this is perhaps an opportune time to draw members’ attention to the bye-laws introduced earlier this year clarifying the use of pontoons at our three Clubhouses.
boats of over 30’ LOA should approach the Middle Island Marine Supervisor, who will assess whether prevailing conditions are suitable for oversized yachts to use the pontoon. Oversized yachts moored alongside the pontoon which have not received prior approval may be asked to leave.
Class Boat – Mooring Equipment The Club’s Marine staff handle the launching and mooring of members’ boats on racing weekends. Given the number of boats launched at each venue, and the limit on pontoon space, we have no choice but to raft boats up alongside each other. We are reliant on members equipping their boats with suitable mooring gear so that the boats can be safely secured. Boats moored at our pontoons (particularly at Middle Island and Kellett Island) are subject to significant movement and shock loading on the pontoons as a result of wave / wake action. Please could you ensure that your boat is equipped with: • At least four fenders; clearly marked with the boat name / sail number, large enough, fully inflated, fitted with fender whips that are long enough and strong enough. As a guide we would recommend fenders of at least 22cm (9”) in diameter for all RHKYC Class boats. • High stretch mooring lines of appropriate diameter (between 8mm to 14mm depending on the boat size). At a minimum, two dedicated mooring lines that are at least the length of the boat, and preferably more. • Well mounted / robust strong points or mooring cleats for the attachment of mooring lines.
Class Racing PRIORITY The pontoons are principally provided and reserved for the launching and mooring of Class racing boats that are stored on the hardstanding at our three Clubhouses. These boats (Dragons, Sportsboats, Etchells, Impalas, Ruffians, Pandoras, Flying Fifteens and J/80s) are launched on Friday and Saturday morning ready for Saturday afternoon racing and are lifted out again late on Saturday and on Sunday. In order for the Club to be able to handle the launching and recovery of up to 140 boats at three locations each weekend over the season, it is a requirement that members’ boats (other than Class racing yachts) are off the pontoons by 0900hrs on the day preceding Class racing. Boats may return to the pontoon the day after racing finishes and once space is available. If there is Saturday racing, this would mean a blackout period on pontoon use from 0900hrs on Friday to 0900hrs on Sunday at the earliest. On weekends where we are racing both days, then the pontoon must be cleared from Friday to Monday. The Marine Office will try to contact members whose boats are still alongside on Thursday requesting them to move back to their mooring, but this may 32 | OCtober 2012
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not be possible in all cases. In the event that your boat is still alongside on the day before Class racing, then our marine staff will arrange to tow your boat to her mooring. A charge for this service applies.
Duration of Stay Alongside Previously, a maximum three-day stay alongside has only been applicable at Shelter Cove, but this is now the case for Kellett Island and Middle Island pontoons as well. Charges apply for boats that remain alongside for longer than three days each week without making a prior arrangement with the Club’s Marine Office. We will always endeavour to accommodate requests for an extended stay alongside but in order to manage our limited pontoon space-equitably and effectively, we do rely on members’ co-operation.
Middle Island Pontoon We recently had a case at Middle Island where the pontoon was seriously damaged as a direct result of a 65’ yacht laying alongside in rough weather. The pontoon at Middle Island is a lightweight modular system designed for the mooring of smaller yachts, and the bye-laws limit the maximum boat size alongside to 30’ LOA. Members wishing to moor
Speeding in the Typhoon Shelter With the relocation of our pontoon closer to the entrance of the Causeway Bay Typhoon Shelter, there has been a significant increase in the impact on, and damage to, moored boats as a result of the wake of pleasure vessels and commercial craft exceeding the 5kts speed limit whilst entering and leaving the typhoon shelter. The Club maintains close contact with the Hong Kong Marine Department (MD) and the Central Wanchai Bypass contractors, and complaints against offenders are registered with MD on a regular basis. The Club will be installing additional HD security cameras; one of which will cover the fairway close to the pontoon – but we would also seek the assistance of members in helping us to combat this problem. MD has advised us that if we are able to provide (i) photographic evidence (and, even better a video) that shows the license number of the speeding vessel and (ii) a reasonable idea of the speed, then they will consider prosecution. Given that these days most mobile phones have a camera function, if you are around the pontoon area and see a speeding boat kicking up wake please try to get a video or even a still photo and send it to the Club’s Marine Office. We will follow up every such case with the Marine Department.
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Wine of the Month Juniper Crossing Chardonnay 2011 – Margaret River, Australia Strikes a near-perfect balance between delicate fruit and oak, the two seamlessly interwoven. Available in all F&B outlets at $285 per bottle
Santa Helena Vernus Blend 2009 – Colchagua Valley, Chile Complex aromas of tobacco, nutmeg and cinnamon as well as plums and cherries. Dried fruit flavours appear and the wine has a long finish.
Pasta Promotion at Middle Island and Shelter Cove 3 to 31 October
Spaghetti Duck Bolognese Spaghetti, Slow-cooked Minced Duck and Button Mushrooms 意大利粉、免治鴨肉及白菌
Available in all F&B outlets at $260 per bottle
Beer of the Month
Seafood Alfredo with Penne Penne, Creamy Seafood Sauce (Fish Fillet, Prawns, Squid and Crabmeat) 直通粉、海鮮忌廉汁 (魚柳、鮮蝦、魷魚及蟹肉)
Erdinger Champs (330ml) Available in all F&B outlets at only $29 per bottle
Spanish Style Fettuccini Fettuccini, Serrano Ham, Chorizo Sausages, Green Bell Peppers and Tomato Sauce 寬條麵、西班牙火腿、西班牙腸、青甜椒及番茄汁
Baked Caprese with Gnocchi Gnocchi, Mozzarella Cheese, Cherry Tomatoes, Basil and Garlic 馬鈴薯丸、意大利芝士、車厘茄、香草及香蒜
Lamb
P r o m o t i on in the Compass Room 3 to 31 October
Crab
P r o m o t i on in the Bistro 3 to 31 October App e t i s e r
Crab and Tomato Cream Soup, Crab Meat Toast 蟹肉番茄忌廉湯、蟹肉多士 主 菜
Simmered Green Crab with Glass Vermicelli in Casserole 燜肉蟹粉絲煲 Stir-fried Green Crab with Chinese Hau Diao Wine 花雕酒炒肉蟹 Stir-fried Crab Meat with Egg White and Dried Scallops 瑤柱賽螃蟹 Hong Kong ‘Under-bridge’ Style Stir-fried Spicy Green Crab 港式橋底炒辣蟹 Singaporean Style Stir-fried Green Crab with Black Pepper Sauce 星洲黑椒炒肉蟹 36 | OCtober 2012
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Lightly Smoked Lamb Carpaccio, Champignon Mushrooms, Sesame and Apple Cider Dressing Oven-baked Lamb Fillets and Gooseliver Pâté Roulade, Orange and Pepper Purée Courses
Asian Braised Lamb Shank, Mint Cracked Potatoes, Baby Vegetables Char-grilled Australian Lamb Chops, Creamy Polenta, Rosemary Sauce Lamb Wellington Iberico Ham-wrapped Lamb Loin with Spinach, Natural Jus
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Char-grilled Sliced Lamb Saddle, French Bean Salad, Salsa Verde
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Cold French Brown Crab, Shallot and Champagne Vinaigrette 法國凍蟹、乾葱香檳醋
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French Goat’s Cheese, Asparagus and Mâche Salad, Beetroot and Sherry Dressing
Slow-cooked Lamb Loin, Ratatouille, Olive Tapenade, Rocket and Herb Yoghurt
For reservations, please call the Compass Room on 2239
0374.
John Duval Wine Dinner
Jazz, R&B and Dancing After Dark Friday 26 October in the Bistro
Thursday 18 October – Compass Room
John Duval started his own wine label in 2003, after 29 years as winemaker with Penfolds, one of Australia’s most famous wineries, where he was appointed Chief Winemaker in 1986. With the support of his team in the Barossa, he secured a number of awards for the company including Winemaker of the Year at the International Wine and Spirit Competition in London in 1989, and Red Winemaker of the Year at the International Wine Challenge in London in 1991 and again in 2000. He also saw the 1990 Penfolds Grange named Wine of the Year by prestigious US magazine Wine Spectator in 1995. John insists on at least four uninterrupted months around each vintage to make his own wines. He loves working with the fruit that comes from the old vines of the region; therefore he started with ‘Plexus’, a Rhone-style blend of Shiraz, Grenache and Mourvedre. In 2006 he released his first Shiraz, ‘Entity’, and also released small quantities of a reserve Shiraz, ‘Eligo’, which further highlights the premium quality fruit from the Barossa. John Duval Wines will never be another Penfolds – it is simply his chance to express his 30-odd years of premium winemaking knowledge using some of the best fruit in the world. 1930hrs 2000hrs Price Only $698 per person (or $648 per person for booking Pre-dinner Tasting Dinner
of 8 persons or over per table)
Speaker
Mr John Duval, Owner and Winemaker of John Duval Wines Reservations Call Janice Yip in the F&B Office on 2239 0340 or email events@rhkyc.org.hk
Pre-dinner Tasting Taylors Jaraman Riesling 2011
Menu and Wines Deep-fried Langoustines, Marinated Eggplant and Champignon Mushrooms with Hazelnut Oil, Truffle Mayonnaise John Duval Plexus Marsanne Rousanne Viognier 2011
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Quick-seared Peppered Tuna, Fennel Salad, Sweet Soya Sauce John Duval Plexus Shiraz Grenache Mourvèdre – vertical tasting of 2004, 2006, 2008, 2009 (limited quantity) Slow-cooked Pigeon stuffed with Wild Berries, Baby Carrot and White Turnip Braised Lamb Shank in Asian Herbs, Beetroot, Natural Jus John Duval Entity Shiraz 2009 Fudgy Dark Chocolate Cake, Cookie Dough Filling, Cherry Sauce John Duval Eligo Shiraz 2008 (limited quantity) Freshly Brewed Coffee or Gourmet Tea
Come down to the Bistro for some late night jazz with Larry Hammond and the Soul Preacher between 2200hrs and 0100hrs. Head on down for some sweet sounds, and join in the fun. First-come first-served seating and a simple bar menu will be available. No bookings necessary. For enquiries, please call the Bistro on 2239 0348.
Summer Pool Party with Inflatable Saturday 6 October The huge inflatable will be in the pool from 1800hrs to 2200hrs together with other smaller inflatable toys for the last pool party of the summer on Saturday 6 October. Guests are welcome and a buffet will be available at $268 for adults and $188 for children (ages 3 – 11). Reservations are required, and the Poolside will only be ’open’ after 1800hrs on the day of the event to members and their guests who have booked. Don’t miss the chance to join this fun event with your family or friends as this is the last Pool Party for the summer. Book early to avoid disappointment. Please contact Angie Chan in the F&B Office on 2239 0389 or email events@rhkyc.org.hk for reservations.
Monthly Wine Fairs Your attendance at our wine fairs does not place you under any obligation whatsoever to purchase wines. It is also basically a free wine tasting with no obligation – marvellous! The $50 ‘entry fee’ is returned to you in the form of a $50 dining voucher to spend at our F&B outlets! Many members are catching on to this and inviting groups of friends to enjoy the two-hour wine tasting and then using the F&B vouchers to offset the cost of a meal another day within two months! The wine fairs are a great opportunity for you to taste wines and learn more about them. And, if you do wish to purchase wines on the evening, you can enjoy a 5% discount on the already low prices! Wed 3 October 1830hrs to 2030hrs in the Chart Room at Kellett Island Fri 5 October 1930hrs to 2130hrs at Shelter Cove For reservations, please call Angie Chan in the F&B Office on 2239 0389 or email events@rhkyc.org.hk
Private BBQ Parties Autumn is here, the best season in the year for getting together with your family, friends and colleagues for a fun time. We have outdoor venues at all three Clubhouses that are ideal for BBQ parties. Please call our Banquet Team on 2239 0339 or 2239 0327 or email banquet@rhkyc.org.hk to find out more or to make bookings.
Spend Christmas With Us! Just over two months to go before sharing the joy of Christmas! If you haven’t yet organised your Christmas party with fellow staff, colleagues, friends and family, now is the time! We have plenty of ideas and recommendations for the perfect holiday celebration. Please contact our Banquet Experts to find out more about the different Christmas packages available. Call them now on 2239 0339 or 2239 0327 or email banquet@rhkyc.org.hk for bookings and enquiries.
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International Wine Fair with BBQ Dinner Buffet Tuesday 6 November – Poolside
W h i s k y D i nn e r Thursday 1 November – Compass Room
Come and join our Highland Park Whisky Dinner on 1 November. 18, 21, 25 and 30-year-old Highland Park Whisky are selected to be served, paired with our gourmet cuisine. Further details can be found on the website and on posters at all three Clubhouses. For bookings and enquiries, please call Janice Yip in the F&B Office on 2239 0340 or email events@rhkyc.org.hk
The ever popular International Wine Fair, which promises to be heaven for wine enthusiasts, is back. The owners, winemakers or export managers from different wineries across the globe including France, Germany, Portugal, South Africa, Australia, New Zealand and Japan will personally be presenting their fine selections of wines and sakes. This is an excellent opportunity to taste wines and sakes, and to mingle and chat with the owners and winemakers of the participating wineries. The evening will begin with an informal tasting from 1800hrs to 2000hrs by the Poolside, followed by a sumptuous BBQ dinner at 2000hrs. Your favourite wines picked during the tasting can be ordered and consumed throughout dinner at special Yacht Store (take-away) prices or for home delivery. At only $278 per person (with a maximum of 25 persons per account), this is a ‘wine event extraordinaire’, and should not be missed. There will also be a lucky draw. Seats are limited for this extremely popular event. Please call Angie Chan on 2239 0389 in the F&B Office or email events@rhkyc.org.hk for reservations.
NEW MEMBERS September 2012 ORDINARY MEMBERS Mrs Cheung Kee Yuet Ming Ms Winnie W K Cheung Mr Guillermo L de Las Casas Mr Matthew P Johnston Mr Lui Kam Mrs Carolyn A Williams Mr & Mrs Timothy A S Bruce Mr & Mrs Jean-marie Guyon Mr & Mrs Thomas Isaac Mr & Mrs Peter M Lake Mr & Mrs Frédéric M P Roumier Mr & Mrs Woo Kwok Wai FULL MEMBERS Mr Oliver H Cully Miss Belinda Y Y Ng Mr Xavier R R Pech Mr Edward T Steel
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會長通訊 相信各位「秋季帆船賽」的參加者均盡興而歸，本人非常高興看到共一百零四艘帆船參加這個賽事，恭喜 各位級別冠軍，詳細得獎名單已刊登於第十四頁。再次多謝賽事贊助商 McLaren、Canalettoe（英國）、 新鴻基尊尚有限公司、全球小型豪華酒店，Laurent Perrier Champagne、BACARDI 和嘉士佰。 「級別冠軍對抗賽」在九月十五、十六日於中途島舉行，這個曾經是每年一度舉辦的賽事，已停辦一段時 間，我們希望這個賽事重新成為一年一度的比賽。恭喜來自Etchells 級別的Greg Farrell和他的隊友奪得本 年度賽事冠軍。 提醒各位帆船愛好者盡快提交瑞吉國際「中國海岸帆船賽」和「香港至海南島帆船賽」的報名表 格。「Top Dog 盃系列帆船賽」之首輪賽事「Tomes 盃帆船賽」將於十一月十日舉行；而 Tommy Bahama「香港環島大賽」將緊接其後於十一月十一日舉行，報名截止日期為十一月五日。十一月 份，Lasers、J/80s、Flying 15s、Etchells、Impalas 和 Dragons 六個級別分別會舉行級別賽事。如欲參 加十月二十六至二十九日於深圳舉行之「中國盃帆船賽」，請於十月四日前遞交申請表。（如得到賽事委 員會批准，賽事之截止日期可延至十月十四日。）香港遊艇會將一如以往提供賽事管理。 在輕鬆的暑假過後，我們的外舷划艇手及划艇手已開始為即將舉行的大賽 – 「香港環島大賽」和「香港 划艇錦標賽」作準備。外舷划艇手們亦參加了於澳洲哈密爾頓島（詳情可參閱第二十四頁）和在夏威夷科 納舉行的賽事。 會長約翰 伊詩禮
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飲食快訊 上一個月的「秋季帆船賽」正式為本年度帆船賽季展開序 幕，在十月和十一月，我們將會舉辦更多賽事。
名釀 十月
除了十一月十一日之 Tommy Bahama「香港環島大賽」， 我們正籌劃於十一月十日舉行 Optimists 級別「中途島環島 帆船賽」，屆時希望可以邀請到2012年倫敦奧運會女子激 光雷廸爾級帆船賽金牌得主徐莉佳一同參與賽事。詳情將於 稍後確實，敬請留意！ 希望大家都喜歡我們新近覓得的合作伙伴：McLaren、新鴻 基尊尚有限公司、瑞吉國際、PAL ZILERI 和 SKYY Vodka。 這些品牌帶給我們的試車活動，尊享晚宴和派對，除了提高 我們賽事的知名度及價值外，最重要的是提昇我們各項活動 的尊貴形象。 當大家看到這篇文章時，本會代表正出席於漢布爾舉行的 第七屆國際帆船俱樂部協會會長論壇。在會議中，我們會帶 總經理布馬克 領一個有關有效溝通的討論，更會分享我會的發展策略及船 隊。在會議期間，我們將會發出邀請咭給予各出席代表，邀請他們蒞臨香港參加2013年11月由 本會舉辦的第八屆會長論壇。由於時間關係，未能趕及於這一期刊登詳細內容，請留意下一期 的報導。 會務方面，我在此提醒各位會員當收到月結單時，請儘快於月尾前付款以免繳交額外的行政費 用。大部份會員均十分合作，惟獨有少數會員卻未有遵守附例，以致增加大量行政工作。而理 事會亦決定於2012年10月1日實施額外行政費用的措施，詳情可參閱第8頁。敬請大家留意月結 單上付款日期及新措施的安排，以免被徵收額外費用。 最近白沙灣遊艇會為免閒雜人等進入會所範圍，決定提升保安措施。現在白沙灣遊艇會要求會 員在會所內隨身攜帶會員証。香港遊艇會會員如使用白沙灣遊艇會的舢舨服務往來會所的話， 亦請攜帶會員証，而各會員聘用之船員如欲進入會所和使用舢舨服務，請先向我們海事部申請 船員証並於白沙灣遊艇會內隨身攜帶。 這個月會所內將會有一宗罪案發生……幸好，這祗是在舞台和 Main Lawn 上演的一套戲劇 – Scandal of the Kellett Diamond」，這套精彩的戲劇將於十月九日上演，相信能帶給大家一個 愉快的晚上。除此之外，我們在十月十八日預備了「John Duval 美酒佳餚晚宴」，而十月六日 是本年度最後一個「炎夏泳池派對」，請各位從速報名。 今期的 Ahoy! 是第一次由本會公共關係及傳訊部全權負責，祝他們一切順利，亦希望藉此機會 感謝Suzy Rayment 在過去十四年來令 Ahoy! 成為一本尊業、備受認同和深受會員歡迎的會所 月刊。 請大家盡情投入及享受帆船及划艇賽季及各項社交活動。 布馬克 香港遊艇會總經理 40 | OCtober 2012
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Juniper Crossing Chardonnay 2011 – Margaret River, Australia 每瓶售價285元 Santa Helena Vernus Blend 2009 – Colchagua Valley, Chile 每瓶售價260元
十月啤酒推介 Erdinger Champs (330ml) 每瓶售價29元
上述皆可於各餐廳及酒吧供應。
訓 練 班 預 告 詳情請參閱第31頁報名及查詢詳情， 可瀏覽網址:
www.rhkyc.org.hk 按 ‘Training’
wine Delivery Order form octoBER 2012 ‘Try Before You Buy – No Obligation!’ All the wines listed below are featured at the monthly wine fairs at both Kellett Island and Shelter Cove. If you do enjoy the wines and wish to make a purchase, you can enjoy a 5% discount on these already low prices!
Kellett Island Wine Fair – Wed 3 October in the Chart Room at Kellett Island from 1830hrs to 2030hrs, guests welcome. Shelter Cove Wine Fair – Fri 5 October at Shelter Cove from 1930hrs to 2130hrs, guests welcome. Wine Fair entry is only $50 per person which includes the sampling of all the wines on the list, complimentary canapés and a $50 dining voucher which can be used in F&B outlets within two months. Another way to look at it is that you’re attending these wine fairs free of charge! See the website for further details. Book now with Janice Yip in the F&B Office on 2239 0340 or email events@rhkyc.org.hk
S pa r k l i n g W i n e
PER BOTTLE
QTY AMOUNT
$141
Bouvet Ladubay Brut N.V. – Loire, France Dominant fruity bouquet. Fine and persistent bubbles. White flower aromas, honeysuckle and acacia. Fine floral scented taste, brut with a certain subtlety.
W h i t e W i n e s
PER BOTTLE
QTY AMOUNT
$150
Juniper Crossing Chardonnay 2011 – Margaret River, Australia (wine of the month) Strikes a near-perfect balance between delicate fruit and oak, the two seamlessly interwoven.
$132
William Thomas Sauvignon Blanc 2009 – Marlborough, New Zealand Ripe melon and pear aromas followed by green nettles and capsicum. The pungent nose is balanced by a rich round palate.
$176
Napa Cellars Chardonnay 2010, Napa Valley – California, USA Rich, buttery, spicy and toasty aromas that conjure up the scent of home-baked apple crisp. The flavours are lush with ripe pear, apple and a touch of tropical pineapple and guava. The wine is delicately balanced with a long and sweet toffee finish.
$190
Patrice Moreux Sancerre 2010 – Loire, France Intensely fragrant, heady with acacia blossoms, lively citrus and a return of fresh almonds. Good structure with well-defined acidity.
R e d W i n e s
PER BOTTLE
QTY AMOUNT
$130
Santa Helena Vernus Blend 2009 – Colchagua Valley, Chile (wine of the month) Complex aromas of tobacco, nutmeg and cinnamon as well as plums and cherries. Dried fruit flavours appear and the wine has a long finish.
$130
Château Damase Bordeaux Supérieur 2008 – France An explosive bouquet of truffles, violets and plums. The full-bodied palate is loaded with a melange of delicious red fruits and structured with soft and supple tannins. Good balance and a long finish.
$178
Pindarie Bar Rossa 2010 – Barossa Valley, South Australia Medium-bodied. Aromas of black cherries and blackberries, combined with a rich earthy flavour and elegant refined tannins, give this wine life, length and longevity.
$184
Sebastiani Sonoma County Merlot 2007, Sonoma – California, USA Aromas of black cherries, plums, dried herbs, vanilla and mocha. Soft with rich flavours.
$184
Palazzo Rosso di Montalcino DOC 2008 – Tuscany, Italy Fruity perfume, rich, intense and persistent. Its great structure does not in the least diminish the freshness of this wine.
$186
S.C. Pannell Pronto Red 2009 – McLaren Vale, Australia
$198
Georges Michel Golden Mile Pinot Noir 2010 – Marlborough, New Zealand Spice and smoke aromas leading into a cascade of ripe red berry fruit flavours, forest floor characters and a hint of chocolate, encompassed by velvety smooth tannins.
$202
Bodegas Roda Sela DOC Rioja 2009 – Spain Red fruit bouquet with a nutty edge reminiscent of almonds and cherry. Medium-bodied, with lightness and freshness. Silky, fresh textures with round and integrated tannins. Lingering finish. • • • • •
All wines are delivered to your designated address by the supplier and are subject to availability of stock. All orders will be accepted on a case basis (12 bottles) only. Mixed cases will be accepted. The cost of the wines will be charged to members’ accounts. Free delivery to Hong Kong, Kowloon and New Territories (excluding outlying islands, Lantau Island, Tung Chung and Discovery Bay). Delivery is available every weekday except public holidays.
Name (Please Print): Membership No.: Telephone No. (Home/ Office):
(mobile):
Delivery Address: Preferred Delivery Date: TIme: Signature:
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FAX THIS FORM TO 2239 0341. FOR ENQUIRIES PLEASE CALL 2239 0340. • Deadline for Ordering: 31 October 2012 •
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Complex fragrant nose of dark cherries and raspberries. Hints of musk, roses and herbs as well as wet earth. The palate is medium-bodied and long with fine tannins on the finish.
Farewell to the Editor Rob Stoneley, Rear Commodore Club, presents Suzy Rayment with bound copies of Ahoy! as a farewell gift at her leaving party on 7 September, after her 14 years as Editor of Ahoy!
Boatyard Bai Sun On 31 July, the Boatyard held a ‘Bai Sun’ ceremony to worship the gods on the occasion of the Ghost Festival. (left to right) General Manager Mark Bovaird, Dai Mui, and Boatyard Manager Simon Pickering
World Record Challenge Guo Chan (crew member of the Volvo 70 Green Dragon) is gearing up to be the first person to complete a solo non-stop circumnavigation in a Class 40. His boat, aptly named Qingdao, arrived by container from Felixstowe in early September and after commissioning here at the Club will sail to her home port of Qingdao. Guo Chuan plans to start his 130-day odyssey from Qingdao in November 2012 heading east via Cape Horn and the Cape of Good Hope before negotiating the Indian Ocean, Malacca Strait and the South China Sea ,and finally the Yellow Sea and home.
Gone Rowing The Membership Committee was treated to an afternoon of rowing and paddling by the Rowing Committee on 11 August 2012. A great time was had by all!
Chris Craft Launch 32
Heritage edition / Very clean profile / Bow-seater with casual overnight accommodation / Star of the ‘2012 Miami Boat Show Price: USD 220,000 / 2 x Volvo 320hp
RHKYC Pipe Band
Chris Craft Lancer 20
Volvo Penta 265hp / +45kt. / Heritage edition with beautiful teak finish / Music / Docking lights / Cockpit cover / Ski-tow, ..
Price: $460,000 ex-stock
Sunstream V-lift
Free mooring / Durable & carefree PE material / Solar powered / Direct slot-in pumps & valves without hoses / Takes only 2 minutes for lift or drop / Extra protection / Fits to 10’ berth, .. $ 88,000 / 7,000 lb capacity $ 120,000 / 11,000 lb capacity
Rainbow Marine Int. Ltd.
14 Shum Wan Road, Aberdeen, HK. Email: info@rainbow-marine-int.com Tel: 00852-34898964 We handle distribution of Chris Craft (www.chriscraft.com), Sunstream Boat Lifts (www.sunstreamcorp.com), inflatable dinghy & yacht brokerage
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Contact: Joe Chan / 60561149
The inaugural performance of the Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club Pipe Band took place on Sunday 9 September 2012, at the closing of the Autumn Regatta
Book Launch Water MarginCelebrating Hong Kong’s links to the sea, Water Margin is a timely, insightful and stunning look at Hong Kong’s under-appreciated marine ecosystem. This bilingual book covers the history of Hong Kong’s waters as well as sailing, recreation, the eco-system and protection issues. The Club assisted in the making of Water Margin by providing boat time for some of the photo shooting. This book will go to 700 Hong Kong schools and is now available in the Ship Shop for only $450 a copy.