Ahoy! September 2021 by Koko Mueller

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Contents

10 14 16 THE BRIDGE 4 6 7 8

Calendar Commodore’s Message General Manager’s Message Chinese Page

FEATURES

ROWING

EVENTS | PROMOTIONS

10 Sai Kung Coastal Challenge 14 My Olympics Journey 16 Kellett Island Cup 2021 18 Jadalinkir (HKG 13) – 75 Years Old

27 Rowing and Paddle Sports Sunset Series 28 Rowing and Paddling Club Championships

35 F&B Food Promotions 35 Wine Page

SAILING 21 Starter’s Box 22 Volunteers – We Thank You! 23 Sail Training – A Parent’s Perspective

MARINE 30 Classified Page 30 Marine Directory 31 Marine | Boatyard 32 Ship Shop

OTHER SPORTS

CLUB LINES 39 Club Directory 39 Members, Staff and Other News and Announcements

KIDS ONLY 41 A Creative, Magical Summer at the Club

34 Snooker IMAGE: STANLEY LAM

Sai Kung Coastal Challenge

www.rhkyc.org.hk

Vice Patrons Jimmy Farquhar, Bob Wilson; Commodore Denis Martinet; Vice Commodore Lucy Sutro; Rear Commodore Sailing David Norton; Rear Commodore Club Adrian Pang; Honorary Secretary Mark Yeadon; Honorary Treasurer Joseph Chu; Rowing Captain Guy Parsonage. For other Club contact details please refer to the Club Directory on page 39. Advertising or Editorial Enquiries contact RHKYC PR Department at prdept@rhkyc.org.hk or 2239 0307 or 2239 0312 Ahoy! Design Michelle Shek, MYND Design. Articles for Ahoy! can be emailed to prdept@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.

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The Bridge

Autumn Regatta sponsored by HSBC Expat

Mid-Autumn Festival Buffet Dinner

BBQ and Beer Festival

11 and 12 September

Bistro | Tuesday 21 September

Middle Island | Thursday 30 September

Iconic Super Tuscan Wine Pairing Dinner in the Steakhouse 1 to 30 September Kellett Island Wine Fair Mooncakes now available for ordering!

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Wines of the Month Flametree Embers Chardonnay 2019, Margaret River, Western Australia Wirra Wirra Scrubby Rise Shiraz 2018, McLaren Vale, South Australia

1 Adult Beginners Sailing Course

Mid-Autumn Festival Buffet Dinner in the Bistro

16 Pahlmeyer Wine Dinner (KWS only) in the Compass Room Fresh Mussel Promotion in the Bistro, Middle Island and Shelter Cove from 23 September [Level 2] Adult Rowing Intermediate Skills

23 BBQ and Beer Festival at Middle Island [Level 2] Adult Rowing Intermediate Skills

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DINGHY RACING Adult Beginners Sailing Course Supervised Sailing Session RYA Powerboat Level 2 Course [Level 2] Adult Rowing Intermediate Skills

3 Oyster and Wine Night at the Rooftop, Kellett Island Adult Beginners Sailing Course

9 Adult Beginners Sailing Course [Level 2] Adult Rowing Intermediate Skills

CLASS RACING Adult Beginners Sailing Course Adult Further Sailing RYA Powerboat Level 2 Course [Level 2] Adult Rowing Intermediate Skills Junior Dragon Boat Course

Shelter Cove Wine Fair

2 IL Borro Wine Dinner in the Compass Room Adult Beginners Sailing Course [Level 2] Adult Rowing Intermediate Skills

Adult Beginners Sailing Course

[Level 2] Adult Rowing Intermediate Skills

4 AUTUMN REGATTA Adult Beginners Sailing Course Adult Intermediate Sailing Keelboat Ski Course [Level 2] Adult Rowing Intermediate Skills Junior Dragon Boat Course

Adult Beginners Sailing Course Adult Intermediate Sailing Keelboat Skipper Course [Level 2] Adult Rowing Intermediate Skills

CLASS RACING

Seafood Fiesta at Middle Island Adult Beginners Sailing Course

17 Oktoberfest Party at Middle Island

Adult Beginners Sailing Course Adult Intermediate Sailing Keelboat Skipper Course RYA Powerboat Level 2 Course [Level 2] Adult Rowing Intermediate Skills Junior Dragon Boat Course

Adult Beginners Sailing Course Adult Intermediate Sailing Keelboat Skipper Course RYA Powerboat Level 2 Course [Level 2] Adult Rowing Intermediate Skills

CLASS RACING Adult Beginners Sailing Course Adult Intermediate Sailing Keelboat Skipper Course RYA Powerboat Level 2 Course [Level 1] Adult Rowing Weekend Introduction Course [Level 2] Adult Rowing Intermediate Skills Junior Dragon Boat Course

Adult Beginners Sailing Course Adult Intermediate Sailing Keelboat Skipper Course RYA Powerboat Level 2 Course [Level 1] Adult Rowing Weekend Introduction Course [Level 2] Adult Rowing Intermediate Skills

Oktoberfest Party

Middle Island | Friday 24 September

O U R C OMMITMENT TO R E S P O N SIBLE INVESTING

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Commodore’s Message

The Bridge

Well, hello all you free people! Well freer than me at this moment! I write these lines ensconced in my hotel room, counting the days, nay the hours until my release from quarantine! And what a better way to pass the time than having a front row seat for the now (in) famous St. James’s Place Sunset Series, wine glass firmly in hand and commenting to my heart’s content. Still, I could be on the Main Bar balcony among other armchair sailors… The St. James’s Place Sunset Series is indeed one of our most ‘social’ events with many people coming down to the Club to watch the action from the balcony and main deck. And with many staying here for the summer, it was important and necessary for the Club to move to a Type C operation allowing us to cope with these increased numbers. After now a few weeks under this new type of operation, I would like to thank all of you for your understanding and support. I am fully aware that it may be difficult at times but we are motivated in providing members and staff with a safe and enjoyable environment. Others facing a similar temporary incarceration are our proud Hong Kong Olympians. And what games they had. Best medal haul in Hong Kong’s history. All of them must be looking forward to their release among an adulating population. They deserve it, not only for their sporting achievements but for doing so in rather difficult conditions. For our Club, we are looking to welcome back our very own Stephanie Norton, who produced a stellar performance in Laser Radials, a fleet speckled with international talents. A great learning experience, which will put her in good stead for the next Olympic Games in France, where sailing will take place on the Mediterranean shores of Marseilles! But first her sights are firmly on the 2022 Asian Games. From the calm and solitude of her hotel room, Stephanie was kind enough to share with us in writing her experience in Enoshima – read it in this month’s Ahoy! We can only hope that Stephanie’s achievements and that of all other Hong Kong Olympians will spur Government support and public enthusiasm and boost sport’s development in our city. This certainly is an opportunity not to be missed! And we had more youth Club members competing. A handful of our Sharks youth squad sailors managed to travel overseas to take part in various competitions. Julia Jacobsen and Duncan Gregor headed to Italy where they took 20 th place at the Junior European Championship and 17th at the Mixed 420 World Championship. Elsewhere, Emily Polson and Peter Jessop competed in the 2021 Optimist World Championship in Italy in July this year, whilst Nicolai Jacobsen finished third at the Liberty Bitcoin Moth Cup, part of Foiling week on Lake Garda. And fresh from the press, we’ve just received our formal Gold Level Clean Regattas Certification for the Spring Regatta. My congratulations and thank you to everyone who made this happen. For rowing and paddling, it has been an incredibly busy summer with most of the events covered in this edition of Ahoy! The notable new events taking place were the Sai Kung Coastal Challenge in July and the Rowing and Paddle Sports Sunset Series that was held over four Thursday evenings in July and August. Additionally, the Rowing and Paddle Sports Department also welcomed new Head Rowing Coach Ognjen Cato to their team. ‘Oggy’ aka ‘Cato’ brings with him a wealth of experience having worked with a Chinese provincial team and also the Croatian National Team. Please join me in wishing him a warm welcome to the Club. This summer saw the continuation of the RHKYC Charity Foundation’s successful partnership with the Aberdeen Kai-fong Welfare Association Social Service Centre with groups of underprivileged children coming to the Club for swimming lessons. After all, we have to get kids comfortable in the water before we shove them on a boat or skiff! So, who said summer is the off-season! Judging by the number of boats and events, it was everything but! As we look towards to the start of the new season, we kick off with the Autumn Regatta, sponsored by HSBC Expat. Later we will also be welcoming new sponsors Sun Hung Kai & Co., Asia Yachting, Mercedes Benz and returning Solaris Yachts. Thank you to all for their continued support of our events, it is with their help that we continue to grow. Now, let me go back to chuckling at those boats struggling in no wind against the tide! Or maybe these ominous black clouds will unleash their power and propel these laggards to the front! Exciting!

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General Manager’s Message I hope you all had a fabulous summer and are ready to go for another busy season of sailing rowing and paddling at the Club.

General Manager Mark Bovaird

總經理布馬克

I must say that members’ support has been overwhelmingly positive, and it’s been super to see the Club humming with more activity. And the good news doesn’t stop there! We’re also very grateful to be in a position to be able to host Type D private events which require at least two thirds of participants having had at least one dose of a vaccine. The difference between a Type C and Type D private event is significant: maximum of 180 people in Type D vs. only 20 people in Type C, 12 to a table in Type D vs. only six to a table in Type C and in Type C, a private event must end at 2200hrs whilst in Type D the cut off is 0200hrs. Now is the perfect time to organise those larger scale family or business celebrations that you have had to delay over the past year, and the Club will also be hosting more Type D Club events of our own in the months ahead. As you know, Government’s social distancing measures continually change – sometimes with significant changes, sometimes with only minor ones. Whenever there is a change that affects the Club, we will adapt as necessary and email members at the earliest opportunity, so please ensure that you are reading all our notices to ensure you are up to date with Government requirements as well as any policies and procedures that the Club implements in order comply with the Government rules, and to make the Club a better place for our community. We thank you in advance for your cooperation. Please also take the time to read our weekly emails which include the more salient points. I do also ask that if you are inviting guests to the Club, that you inform them of the specified requirements to access the premises. Sadly, whilst the implementation of Type C has been very smooth, there have been a handful of occasions when guests arriving at the Club have been uncooperative or rude to our staff who have been tasked to enforce the rules, claiming that they were not informed of the rules by their host member. Please note that members are responsible for the behaviour of their guests and so to avoid embarrassment at the entrance, please make sure that all of your guests are fully aware of the Club’s requirements. Now, with that out of the way, there is much to enjoy socially at the Club in September. The Il Borro Wine Dinner is in the Compass Room on the 9th is a perfect example. Nestled in the heart of Tuscany, the Il Borro enjoyed somewhat of a rebirth in 1995 by way of an architectural renovation, the planting of new vines and applying the principles of new organic agriculture to all their pre-existing vines. Il Borro became an organic agricultural estate and is recognised today as producing wines of the finest quality. The next day, the 10 th, we bring you an Oyster and Wine Night on the Rooftop at Kellett Island. Unlimited all-things oyster (fresh or cooked in a myriad of ways) together with a selection of Les Jamelles wines! A week later and you must make a choice as to where to be! On 17 September we are hosting another Seafood Fiesta at Middle Island where it’s like having your own seafood buffet on your table or you can be at Kellett Island enjoying our traditional Oktoberfest Party with German music, games with prizes and signature German dishes. Mid Autumn Festival this year falls on 21 September. Come and enjoy a buffet dinner in the Bistro and admire the new moon from a table on the terrace overlooking the harbour. On this occasion, F&B will be taking bookings for the Bistro. Of course Mid Autumn Festival wouldn’t be complete without mooncakes. Our own recipe mooncakes were introduced a few years ago and have become a firm favourite at family celebrations and as gifts to friends and work colleagues. Order yours now; they come in reusable Club-branded gift boxes. Lastly, to round off the month and to get a head start on National Day celebrations, join us at Middle Island for a BBQ and Beer Festival on 30 September! So here we go… into a fresh new season of sailing, rowing and paddling and all of the social events you could wish for in between! SEPTEMBER 2021 AHOY! |

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In July, the Commodore announced via email of General Committee’s decision to designate the three Clubhouses as Type C premises. As a reminder, this means that everyone, members and guests, must use the ‘LeaveHomeSafe’ mobile application to gain entry. It is mandatory for everyone aged 16 to 64 to do this and there are no exceptions for this age group. Those aged 15 or below or those aged 65 or over who are unable to use the ‘LeaveHomeSafe’ mobile application will have the option to complete a specified form. The move to Type C greatly alleviated the pressure on all our Clubhouses by allowing catering outlets to operate at 75% of their capacity (from what was 50%), for tables to accommodate up to six people (from what was four) and to extend dine in hours to 2359hrs (from 2159hrs). Each member account may also now bring up to five guests.

會長的話大家好！你們現在一定非常自由，最起碼比我更自由。執筆之時，我正在酒店房間內撰寫文章，倒數距離檢疫完結的日數。說到要消磨時間，有什麼可以比坐在 Main Bar 前排位置，手執一杯葡萄酒，近距離欣賞「St. James’s Place 黃昏系列帆船賽」好呢？我相信，對比其他安坐家中的帆船運動員，我仍有機會可以在 Main Bar 欣賞賽事。

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St. James’s Place 黃昏系列帆船賽」是本會其中一個讓人廣交朋友的好活動，讓大家聚首一堂交流。當大家都留在香港之際，讓本會變成「C類物業處所」尤為重要，因為這樣可以讓更多人可以享受本會的設施及服務。本會成為C類物業處所已有數周，感謝大家的支持及體諒。我完全明白在某些時間可能有點難處，但無論怎樣，我們都希望可以為各位會員及職員提供一個安全的環境。另一班與我一樣在「被監禁」的一定是一眾代表香港出戰奧運的港隊運動員。團隊打破歷史，在歷屆奧運中，今屆榮獲最多面獎牌，創下佳績。大家一定很期待他們完成檢疫，與他們會面。他們的表現真的非常卓越，不只是奪得獎牌，而是在困難時刻都他們仍然迎難而上，為港爭光。在本會方面，我們歡迎在奧運雷射型帆船項目比賽表現不俗的洛雅怡回港，是次比賽高手雲集，對她來說是一個不可多得的學習機會，能增加實戰經驗，為下屆巴黎奧運奠下基礎。但相信洛雅怡短期目標一定是劍指 2022杭州亞運。在隔離期間，洛雅怡在今期 Ahoy! 內撰寫了一篇她「奧運之旅」的分享，大家記得細心閱讀呢！我們希望洛雅怡及香港運動員在今屆奧運的表現可以獲政府大力支持本地體育發展，更可以燃起大眾對體育的熱誠。這可是一個不可多得的機會呢！

我們尚有更有年輕的會員在其他大型比賽中獲得佳績。數位「鯊魚競賽隊」的隊員亦在海外參與比賽。Julia Jacobsen 及 Duncan Gregor 前往意大利分別出戰「Junior European Championship」and 及「Mixed 420 World Championship」，前者排名第2 0 位，後者排名第17位。另外，Emily Polson 及 Peter Jessop 今年七月出戰「2021 Optimist World Championship」，Nicolai Jacobsen 在加爾達湖舉行的「水翼單體船週的「Liberty Bitcoin Moth Cup」榮獲第三名。我們更接獲最新消息，早前舉行的冬季帆船賽榮獲「潔淨帆船賽」的金章。感謝大家參與其中，助我們獲得佳績。在賽艇及划槳運動方邊，大家都渡過了一個煩忙的暑假，因此他們將在今期期刊內分享他們如何渡過渡過充實的暑假。近期舉辦的新賽事便是七月的「Sai Kung Coastal Challenge」以及在七月及八月連續四個周四舉行的「黃昏系列賽」。最後，賽艇及划槳運動部迎來一位新的總教練 Ognjen Cato。Oggy aka Cato 富有為中國省隊及克羅地亞國家隊的工作經驗。請大家熱烈歡迎 Oggy 呢！本年暑假香港遊艇會慈善基金會與香港仔坊會繼續合作，為一群基層兒童開辦游泳訓練班，邀請他們到本會游泳。我們的最終目的，是希望他們學習游泳後，可以接觸帆船、賽艇及划槳運動。誰說暑假是淡季？從活動及出賽的船隻去計，可不算是呢！大家正期待新賽季的來臨，而新賽季將由 HSBC Expat 贊助的「秋季帆船賽」揭開序幕。稍後時間，我們歡迎其他新贊助商，包括新鴻基公司（Sun Hung Kai & Co.）、香港亞洲遊艇（Asia Yachting）、Mercedes Benz 及載譽歸來的 Solaris Yachts。感謝各贊助商的鼎力支持，全賴他們我們才可以繼續成長。現在，讓我們滿懷正能量，正面地迎接新賽季吧！

總經理的話相信大家渡過了一個充實的暑假，準備迎接香港遊艇會的新賽季。本會會長於七月時透過電郵通知大家，理事會決定把香港遊艇會三所會所以「C類處所」運作。溫馨提示：政府規定，以「C類處所」運作，所有人包括會員及訪客均需要使用「安心出行」流動應用程式，掃瞄二維碼，方可進入會所。所有十六至六十四歲人士必須遵循上述規定，別無他選。十五歲或以下及六十五歲或以上人士而未能使用「安心出行」流動應用程式者，則可選擇填寫紙本個人資料，以進入本會。以「C類處所」運作，實大幅減輕會所負擔；由以往餐飲處所只容許百分之五十的入座率提高至百分之七十五、由以往四人一枱提升至六人一枱以及營業時間的終結由以往的九時五十九分延長至晚上十一時五十九分。每一位會員亦可攜帶五位賓客前往本會。以上的新運動模式，會員極力支持，而本會能再度舉辦更多活動，實屬一大樂事。正所謂：好事傳千里！有關私人宴會，我們更可以「D類處所」形式運作。要以「D類處所」形式運作，出席宴會者需要有三分之二人已接種最少一劑新冠肺炎疫苗。以C類及D類處所形式舉辦宴會分別顯注，在人數方面，C類可容納二十人而D類則可容納一百八十人。在同桌人數方面，C類可以六人一枱而D類則可十二人一枱。而在宴會結束時間方面， C類處所宴會需於晚上十時正終止而D類則可於零晨二時才終止。因此，在多番延期及等待後，現在是舉辦較大型家庭及商業聚會或慶祝活動的黃金時機。本會亦會在未來數月以「D類處所」形式舉辦更多活動。眾所周知，政府公佈的社交距離限制措施時有變改，有時有重大改變，有時卻只作微調。一旦政府公佈任何更改而對本會運作有所影響，我們定必遵循並盡快通知會員。因此，懇請大家閱讀所有本會發出的通知，以了解政府及本會最新的措施，共建更有效的社會保護屏障。

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如果你邀請賓客前來本會，煩請閣下預先通知賓客有關到訪本會的最新安排。即使我們以「C類處所」運作大至暢順，我們仍接獲零星有關本會職員在執行上述到訪者安排時，遇到不合作或禮貌對待的個案。因此，會員有責任提醒其賓客有關到訪本會的安排，以減少不必要的誤會發生。九月我們預備了一連串的社交活動。九月九日在「Compass Room」上演的「Il Borro 葡萄酒晚宴」便是最佳例子。坐落於意大利托斯卡納的中心地帶，Il Borro 葡萄酒是在一九九五年通過農業改革，以嶄新的農業科技應用在葡萄上而釀製出來的。而 Il Borro 亦成為有機葡萄酒莊，時至今天亦是被公認為生產最優質的葡萄酒莊之一。翌日，即九月十日，我們將為大家於吉列島會所頂層帶來「生蠔及葡萄酒晚宴」。晚宴提供源源不絕的生蠔，不論是新鮮抑或熟食，我們為你提供多款煮法的生蠔，任君選擇。9月17日，我們將在中途島會所舉辦另一場海鮮盛宴，為你提供多款自選海鮮。你亦可選擇出席於吉列島會所舉辦的啤酒節慶典，盡情投入德國美食、音樂、遊戲及獎品之中。今年的中秋節是九月二十一日。大家不妨考慮前來 Bistro，邊賞月邊享用自助餐晚宴。在節日裡，Bistro 將提供訂枱服務。月餅是中秋節不可或缺的節慶食品。我們的自家製月餅廣受歡迎，是送禮的最佳選擇。月餅以可循環再用的禮盒包裝，欲購從速呢！最後，我們將於九月三十日，國慶前夕於中途島舉辦燒烤及啤酒節慶典，大家要出席呢！ 2021-2022帆船、賽艇及划槳運動賽季以及各項社交活動正式展開，希望不時可以見到大家呢！

Smart Kids – Swimming Programme

RHKYC Charity Foundation’s Ambrose Lo (left) and Adrian Pang (right) with one of the several groups of kids that took part (IMAGE: HK01)

ith Covid and the social distancing measures imposed by the Government, it was very hard for the AKA and their swimming coaches to find a slot at the public swimming pools and so this time we invited the kids to have their lessons at Kellett Island instead! Towards the end of their summer programme, two of the lucky kids and a parent were interviewed by the HK01 and they revealed that by attending the swimming lessons, not only did they gain water confidence, their participation in the water sports also helped them focus more on academic studies. It’s great to get the kids comfortable in the water… next step… introduce them to our sports of sailing, rowing and paddling!

AKA and their swimming coach introduced a mentor and mentee initiative in the swimming programme by having big sisters and brothers to become Assistant Coaches during lessons. Lai Man Ting (first from right) is one of the mentors coaching the two kids SEPTEMBER 2021 AHOY! |

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RHKYC Charity Foundation’s partnership with the Aberdeen Kai-fong Welfare Association Social Service Centre (AKA) started back in 2017 and continued this summer with groups of underprivileged and Special Education Needs (SEN) children being given swimming lessons.

Feature | Sai Kung Coastal Challenge

Sai Kung Coastal Challenge

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W O RD S: NI CK C R A BB | IM AGES: STA NL E Y L A M

lthough paddling out of Middle Island is great with the setting of the Southside of Hong Kong Island being beautiful in its own right, I have always questioned why we had never organised races or outings in Sai Kung, arguably Hong Kong’s most picturesque coastal area. Having discussed the idea and potential challenges faced with Club member and Dragon Boat Coach Lister Woo, specifically the space constraints to store boats at Shelter Cove, he suggested a race between the Club’s facility at Shelter Cove and the Victoria Recreation Club’s (VRC) facility in Emerald Bay. This plan would ease the pressure on Shelter Cove, only needing to store boats there for a couple of mid-week evenings. The second consideration was the racecourse, and as we were finally planning a race in Sai Kung, I wanted to make sure that we had all the scenic areas included in this event! However, including Basalt Island, Bluff Island, Wang Chau and of course Tai Long Wan into the race would make the course chunky – in all about 42km. The final consideration was, what sports would this race be for? It was easy to rule out dragon boat for now, as the logistics of transporting the boats to Sai Kung in the first place would be a challenge, not to mention the race and then logistics back to Middle Island. How about coastal

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Feature | Sai Kung Coastal Challenge

Let’s face it, Covid-19 has provided us all with incredible challenges over the last 18 months. One of the silver linings of the situation that we have found ourselves in, is being forced to try out new things in Hong Kong and explore new venues for adventure in lieu of being able to travel overseas. For the Rowing and Paddle Sports office at the Club, it has provided the opportunity to be creative regarding how we engage with our Member athletes and how we can keep them motivated throughout this challenging time. One idea that had been with me since I started paddling at the Club in 2012 was doing a race in Sai Kung.

Feature | Sai Kung Coastal Challenge rowing? Unfortunately for this year’s event, logistics were not possible given the need for boats at Middle Island for our youth summer camps and the fact that space would still be an issue at VRC’s Emerald Bay, a Club that, at the time of this race did not support the sport of coastal rowing despite its rowing history. This made the decision an easy one, the inaugural race would be for outrigger canoeing. Voilà, the Sai Kung Coastal Challenge was born!

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The Race The inaugural Sai Kung Coastal Challenge, co-organised by the Club and VRC took place on Saturday, 3 July 2021. Conditions couldn’t have been more perfect as the teams paddled out to the race start line which was set just SE of Trio Beach. The race format was inspired by the Na Pali Challenge, a relay OC6 outrigger canoe race on the beautiful Hawaiian island of Kauai. Each team had a total of 12 paddlers, six men

Feature | Sai Kung Coastal Challenge

and six women with crew changes happening from a support boats every 30 minutes. A total of eight teams entered with 96 paddlers, with two teams representing RHKYC. As with Na Pali Challenge, the women started first which gave RHKYC A Crew a comfortable lead. Although the closest competing team did pull back in the first half of the race, RHKYC pulled away after the turn at Tai Long Wan and secured a comfortable victory in 3hrs 32m 12s. RHKYC B Crew had a very close race with their counterpart VRC B Crew but unfortunately VRC ended up taking the better race line in the Town Island Channel and eventually came over the finish line 1m 38s ahead.

As the racing finished, VRC hosted well as competitors and volunteers were treated to a BBQ and a ‘few’ beers at Emerald Bay. On behalf of the Club, I would like to thank the race organisers David Smith (RHKYC), Jess Knebel (RHKYC), Justin Murry (VRC), Martha Levin (VRC), Vlad Andrei Tanasescu (VRC) and Franck Tetard (VRC). I would also like to thank all the 20 volunteers that helped on race day including RHKYC Member, Barry Truhol who provided his expertise willingly and helped to make this race a success. We look forward to organising a bigger event next year where without a doubt, the coastal rowers will be racing to set a new course record!

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Feature | My Olympics Journey

My Olympics Journey W O RD S: ST EPH A NIE N O RTO N | IM AGES:

ST EPH A NIE N O RTO N

SP O RT S F ED ER ATIO N A ND O LY MPIC C O MMIT T EE O F H O N G KO N G , CHIN A

arrived in Japan on 13 July, which meant I was the first Hong Kong athlete to arrive! After the usual COVID test and waiting around in the airport for the bus (for a few hours), we were finally off to the Olympic Sailing Village. From the airport to the village it was about a 2.5 hour bus trip. The Olympic Sailing Village was in Oiso Prince Hotel, a 30 minute drive from Enoshima Harbour. This is where the majority of sailors and coaches were staying, with the exception of a few larger teams. The hotel wasn’t super big, so I shared a room with the Hong Kong windsurfer, Hayley Chan Hei-man. Our room was pretty simple, nothing unusual and definitely no cardboard beds in sight… Things were run a little differently than normal due to the pandemic. We were only allowed to go between the sailing village and the harbour on a bus (or special taxis), or to the main Olympic village in Tokyo. Everything we needed was inside the hotel, a buffet, a gym, and a ‘recreation’ centre (basically just origami, and table tennis) – so no sushi and ramen for us which was extremely unfortunate ): Being the pandemic games also meant that we needed to be tested every day, wear masks everywhere, and even wear gloves when we got food from the buffet. I got my boat on the 14th and was allowed to train on the water from the 15th up until racing started on the 25th. In the Laser class, they provide most things for you, so I just had to show up with my ropes, tiller and extension, and some clothes. Unfortunately, this year the Hong Kong Olympic Committee would not allow the sailors to attend the opening ceremony, so Hayley

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Feature | My Olympics Journey

and I could only watch it on the TV in our room whilst wearing our ceremony jackets. All athletes were required to leave Japan very soon after their competition finished, which ruled out the closing ceremony as well. Racing was from 25 to 30 July. It was relatively similar to most major regattas other than a few helicopters buzzing around and a few reserve days in the middle. Whilst I’m not going to discuss every race individually (you can just watch them online anyway), I can say that these are the best girls in the world. They came to fight (and potentially kill?) for the gold medal. So, it was not easy racing, and even though I sometimes got a bit frustrated with myself, I still tried to do the best that I could in each race. To make things more complicated, the venue is quite a tricky one to sail at. Every day was

a completely new day on the water: the wind strength was different, the direction, the shifts, the current, the waves, and even the course was different making it extremely challenging for me. Coming off the water I would discuss with my coach where I maybe went wrong in the day, but then the next day would be completely different which made it really challenging to work on the areas we discussed the day before. There were some low moments, but there were also lots of good moments. Whilst I’m sad it’s over, I was also slightly glad racing was finished to be able to take a break and check out the Main Olympic Village. All I can say is that I am jealous of all the amazing food they had (sushi, ramen, wagyu beef to name a few). Not going to lie, I am a little disappointed with the results from this regatta, but that’s okay. Coming to Japan it was always about learning

as much as possible and it was such an amazing experience that I absolutely have no regrets. In sailing you aren’t always guaranteed to do well. You need to work extremely hard, and sometimes just be a little bit lucky. If this journey to the Olympics has given me anything, it’s motivation to work harder. Most of the work is put in in the weeks, months, and years leading up to a major event like the Olympics. Not just by me but all the people who I work with behind the scenes (you know who you are). Thank you! I want to say a special thank you to my coach Ben Eduard Koppelaar who I’ve been working with for the past two-ish years – without you I definitely wouldn’t have made it. I’m extremely proud to be able to represent Hong Kong and I feel so lucky to have received all the support that I have over the past few months, so thank you to everyone. SEPTEMBER 2021 AHOY! |

Kellett Island Cup 2021 W O RD S: J O N AT H A N CHUI | IM AGES: STA NL E Y L A M

Feature | Kellett Island Cup 2021 t’s my first year with the Royal X team and the Kellett Island Cup was my second dragon boat race (the first being the Middle Island Cup). Even though it was my second race I was still not sure what to expect. As I met up with my friends, they told me that having these two Cups as my first races will ‘spoil me’. I had no choice but to agree with them as we sat in the Bistro having a breakfast buffet whilst we watched the dragon boat races.

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When it was our turn to race, I was feeling more and more nervous as we got closer and closer to lining up for our boats. I tried thinking back to all the trainings from the previous weeks to recall everything I have learned; making sure to pause, rotating, keeping my head still and looking forward, having my paddle stay longer in the water, etc. As I ran the checklist in my head, we were already lining up under the marquees and ushered along to our boat.

In our first heat, we unfortunately had to race against our own team. As our boat waited for the others to get to the start line the anticipation for the race to begin seemed to take an eternity. But once our race started, the heat was over before we knew it. Our boat came in 3rd, and I felt a bit disheartened. However, we had another chance to race in our second heat. As we thought it was our last race, we riled up whatever aggression we

Feature | Kellett Island Cup 2021

had left in us to win. Unfortunately, we had a slow start, but we manage to slowly catch up and finish just inches behind VRC. I thought it was all over for us, but to our surprise with the lucky draw, we were able to race in the semifinals against our team once again. We gave that race our best shot, but we were not able to move on. Although I was a little upset that we did not make it to the finals, I was quite happy that we at least made it to

semifinals with the team that I had trained so hard with in our sessions leading up to the races. After the races, everyone met up at the roof top terrace to celebrate and to collect their trophies, have some drinks and chat about the day. It has been a long time since I have seen people in large social gathering (of course in groups of four) with friends

and family. It was awesome to see everyone socialising and enjoying themselves since the pandemic started. I had a great experience at Kellett Island Cup and although our boat did not win it was still fun to race with the team and with my friends. I hope to race at Kellett Island again next year after I have experienced racing at other race locations to see how ‘spoiled’ I really was in my first year.

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Jadalinkir (HKG 13) – 75 Years Old W O RD S: JD LK PA RT NERSHIP | IM AGES: GU Y N OW EL L

Feature | Jadalinkir (HKG 13) – 75 Years Old

One of Hong Kong’s oldest yachts, Jadalinkir (HKG 13), celebrates her 75th birthday this year. Based at Shelter Cove, this 38-foot, 16-ton wooden ketch is a common and much-loved sight as she wafts gracefully with all four sails set around Port Shelter and Rocky Harbour.

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Feature | Jadalinkir (HKG 13) – 75 Years Old

uilt in 1946 by J.A. Eastwood in Sydney, she was purchased by the then taipan of Jardines, David “Taffy” Landale and brought up to Hong Kong in 1948 on the deck of the Jardine-operated Hindustar. Originally named Four Winds, Landale renamed her Jadalinkir as an acronym of his children’s names: Janet, David, Linda and Kirstie. David Landale used her extensively until his retirement from Hong Kong in 1952, when he passed her to Jardines for the use of staff. By way of note, his great-grandson Charlie Landale currently works in the Jardine Group and is a member of the Club. In 1990 she was transferred to Jardine Fleming and in 1998 was put into the care of a group of enthusiasts keen to preserve this unique piece of Hong Kong’s sailing heritage. During her 73 years’ constant sailing in Hong Kong waters, she has participated in many races, as well as being enjoyed by several generations for relaxed cruising. Now her racing days are over, but as a ‘grand old lady’ she delights in

following the fleets in events such as the Around the Island Race and Classic Yacht Rally. Much of her is still original, although she was dismasted in 1977, and her timber hull has been sheathed in fibre-glass. Originally, she had a bath tub, its hot water supply tapped from the engine cooling system, but this was removed during a later renovation. Fortunately, her first log book has also been preserved, covering the period from her first outing in Hong Kong waters on 31 October 1948 (when a crew member fell into the harbour) up to 4 December 1949, and these provide some insight into racing and cruising habits at that time (much of which seems little changed!). Her first outing in Hong Kong was on 31 October 1948, only two weeks after her arrival in Hong Kong and a refit at Kowloon Docks, making a trial cruise out to Junk Bay. There were four on board, two of whose sons are currently in Hong Kong (one of whom, Michael Keyes’ son Terence, is a Club member and one of Jadalinkir’s

operating partners). It was a pleasant cruise with “nothing untoward occurring until approaching Causeway Bay when a member of the crew fell into the harbour”. On Boxing Day 1948 she joined the fleet of nine cruisers and one Dragon on the first post-war Macao Race starting at 0700hrs off Murray Pier, rounding the Guia light mark at 1440hrs in third position (having sighted a whale at 1130hrs near the Sokos) and being second over the line at Kellett Island at 2152hrs after 14 hours and 52 minutes. On 20 November 1949 she took part in the Around the Island Race (rounding the Island to port), starting at 0800 and finishing at 1429, and the records contain accounts of various other races in 1950-51, including Cheung Chau, Ninepins and Illingworth Race around Lantau. The Chinese New Year race to Macao on 17 February 1950 had 20 starters, including seven dragons, and Jadalinkir finished 6th with an elapsed time of six hours and twenty minutes. This time the fleet overnighted in SEPTEMBER 2021 AHOY! |

Feature | Jadalinkir (HKG 13) – 75 Years Old Macao, entertained by the Club Nautico de Macao, cruising back the following day. The records also have a rather uplifting exchange of correspondence in July 1954. Michael Keyes writes to then-retired David Landale on 8 July to say that after cruising up to Port Shelter “I am very sorry to tell you that Captain Bateman died yesterday on board Jadalinkir… Coming back through Lei U Mun, Captain Bateman suddenly collapsed, as in a violent seizure, and did not move afterwards…. To end on a somewhat happier note, just before his collapse Captain Bateman was having a glass of beer and had said what a wonderful day’s sailing it had been”. Landale’s 15 July reply notes “I would like to feel that he died where he wished to as he had done so much for Jadalinkir after she had arrived in Hong Kong”. So, when you see her out on the water, raise a glass to her 75 years, a symbol of Hong Kong’s yachting heritage.

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Starter’s Box The 2021-2022 season gets underway this month, information about races and events will be posted on the Club website, however if you are looking for something specific and cannot find it please let us know by emailing sailingoffice@rhkyc.org.hk so that we can point you in the right direction.

Sailing

UP C OMING E VENTS Autumn Regatta sponsored by HSBC Expat

11 and 12 September

China Coast Regatta

8 to 10 October

Around the Island Race

14 November

Sailing Calendar The 2021-2022 calendar has been published on the club’s website at: http://www.rhkyc.org.hk/sailingcalendar.aspx and includes the season’s one design racing and major events, together with other events in the region in which members may be interested in attending. A hard copy of the calendar is also available for members to collect from the Sailing Centre.

Race Management and Safety Team Volunteers We require volunteers for our major club events such as Autumn Regatta, China Coast Regatta, Around the Island Race and Hong Kong Race Week. You do not have to have any experience for some of the race management duties and we would never throw you into the deep end. Please do not hesitate to contact the sailing office if you would like further information on these events or on volunteering roles. A full list of events that require volunteers can be found on our website: https://www.rhkyc.org.hk/events/Volunteers20192020.aspx?reg=show or for Hong Kong Race Week: https://www.hongkongraceweek.com/volunteer-cbhg

Autumn Regatta sponsored by HSBC Expat

IMAGE: VIVIAN NGAN

The Autumn Regatta will take place on Saturday 11 and Sunday 12 September and the Notice of Race and online pre-entry are available on the website at http://www.rhkyc.org.hk /AutumnRegatta.aspx. Guest moorings may be requested through Joanne Ho, Assistant Marine Manager, via email joanne.ho@rhkyc.org.hk and these will be allocated on a first-come first-served basis, subject to availability to those Big Boats who have preentered the Regatta.

China Coast Regatta

IMAGE: GUY NOWELL

The Notice of Race and entry form for this year’s China Coast Regatta is posted at https://www.chinacoastraceweek.com/race-ccr The regatta will again return to the format of all racing being held out of Middle Island from Friday 8 to Sunday 10 October with daily prizes at Middle Island. IRC will race all three days and in order to increase HKPN entries we are looking at HKPN racing only on the Saturday and Sunday. We look forward to welcoming you to the club’s pinnacle Big Boat regatta.

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Volunteers – We Thank You! Sailing

Over the 2020/21 sailing season, 375 volunteers generously served 462 days on race and protest committees, on safety teams, as mark layers and umpires, and delivered race management training to fellow Club members and the wider HK sailing community. We thank you for your flexibility which ensured that the RHKYC racing programme could take place in this COVID-19 challenged year. The Sailing Calendar had to be amended so many times throughout the season and yet our volunteers always stepped up to fill our rosters and teams.

Barry Truhol

Inge Strompf-Jepsen

Ian Fleming

Niclas Rydin

Steve Wordsworth

Bonnie Cheng

any new volunteers joined our experienced race management teams during the season – thank you and we hope to see you next season. The Club supported our volunteers by providing a variety of race management and protest committee training during the year, and plans to add mark laying and safety training next season. Volunteers were given F&B vouchers to use on race day, a packed lunch on full day duties, and even rewarded with a cream tea after the largest regattas run from Kellett Island. We would like to recognise the outstanding contributions of some of our volunteers in 2020/21: Barry Truhol – 12 days volunteered for race management and training Inge Strompf-Jepsen – 10 days volunteered for race management Ian Fleming – 10 days volunteered for race management and protest committees Niclas Rydin – 9 days volunteered for safety/media teams Thank you again to all of our volunteers – we look Steve Wordsworth – 8 days volunteers for race management and safety teams forward to working with you in 2021/22. Bonnie Cheng – 7 days volunteered for race management They were each presented with a bottle of Cuvée du Commodore Champagne to thank them for their time and expertise.

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To sign up, please follow the Sailing Volunteers 2021/22 link on the RHKYC homepage.

Sail Training – A Parent’s Perspective W O RD S A ND IM AGES: PAUL K A N

Sailing

“We shall not cease from exploration / And the end of all our exploring / Will be to arrive where we started / And know the place for the first time.”

had been thinking about getting my kids to start sailing almost since they were born. From the early 1990s and after half a lifetime on the water, mostly on the foredeck, I wish I could communicate what being on the water means to me – not only the freedom of the open ocean, the immersion in nature, and the tight comradery of sailing mates, but also the intellectual challenges of so many different and interconnecting disciplines including physics, aerodynamics, fluids, weather, orienteering, pioneering, mechanics, racing rules, tactical strategies, and teamwork.

T.S. Eliot, from “Little Gidding” (Four Quartets)

However, after surviving several personal near misses myself, almost drowning as a child, and knowing several close friends with child fatalities, I’ve also been quite risk averse and nervous for my own children’s safety. You can imagine my trepidation, as I would imagine my kids sailing off into the distance, without being able to see or guarantee their well-being. In the December 2004 Asian Tsunami, my wife and I were the only survivors from our resort in Khao Lak and spent a month in Bumrungrad from our injuries. So she scolds the ‘gweilo’ in me, with some healthy SEPTEMBER 2021 AHOY! |

Chinese superstition, that I should think positively, and not speak openly of bad outcomes. In my mind, better planning can still abate tragedy and disappointment.

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It’s also been difficult finding the best ways to teach my children. As most parents would recognise after numerous scolding and nagging sessions through Chinese, English, math, and music, parents are seemingly among those least listened to by their children. Efforts to teach my kids knots, camping, and sailing principles are often met with, “oh dad never mind”, and back to Minecraft and Roblox on their iPads. They’ve each had multiple swimming coaches and violin teachers, before finding the right mix of patience, rigor, and encouragement. And we are still trying to find that right mix. So, this summer (not being able to travel thanks to Covid19) seemed a unique opportunity without distractions to get my kids on the water

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for an extended time. Ultimately, the plan was to bring our boat down to Middle Island and live off the boat as the kids did their daily sailing lessons. It would be like a summer sailing camp for as much of the summer as I could arrange. (come back to me next month, when we move down to MI, to see if we survived the mosquitoes!) I had talked to sail training staff off and on for a month or two before the summer started, but I was so pleasantly surprised once training started thanks to Luke, Kelvin, Jono and the rest of their teams. Staff was well organized, with 8 to 10 simultaneous classes in the morning and the same in the afternoon. Adding to that, Laser training, racing clinics, and other specialised programmes, and there seemed a regular hum and rhythm to the masses of kids swarming around the grounds. It was also the little things that I noticed that were encouraging and gave me confidence that our kids were in good hands. On the first day,

Step 1 (expertly led by Simon Chan) was all about getting the kids comfortable in the water. Ice breakers to learn each other’s names, paddling races, and boat rigging were followed by downwind sails in light air. But the capsizing drills were the most surprising in how much some of the kids enjoyed it! A pair of girls who seemed no more than 7yrs old, were so delighted, they did not want to stop after a half dozen

times, each time giggling to themselves as the boat pitched over. On a day with no wind, the kids were towed out to Round Island for a beach day, and tried to see how many kids could get onto an Optimist, trying to sink her. The number was 24, and the kids got a great demonstration that the boat was nearly impossible to sink with its air-filled hull. Step 2 (again expertly led by Vivian Ngan and Kwan) introduced more sailing principles and points of sail (the sailing pizza as they called it), as the kids sailed farther out. Days with strong winds due to an approaching typhoon, were spent closer to the pontoons. But on day 3, they got to enjoy a beautiful day of gusty winds in front of cloud topped mountains over Repulse Bay. And what more beautiful vista could one hope for learning to sail? Solo (well and patiently led by Patrick Chung, Lana and Ethan) prepared the kids to sail alone. They also had to capsize and get back in the boat

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the kids were lined up in their PFDs and helmets, and making a train of increasing height, waded up to their heads in the water. I had been surprised there was no swimming test, but the instructors could easily tell from this exercise which kids were comfortable in the water, and which needed to be further assessed. When one of the junior assistants seemed to be upset, I saw a senior instructor, in a caring and sensitive way, ask if she was ok. The staff seemed to be sensitized to making the learning environment positive and supportive.

Sailing

on their own, which was not easy for many of the kids, due to their limited upper body strength. On the day they would be asked to solo, my 8 year old daughter was quite scared, and didn’t want to go. But we eventually got there that morning, and sheeting in on a reach, she sailed away from the pack, in the lead with a big smile on her face. No matter how much we lecture our kids, they need to learn and make discoveries on their own. And we need to do as much as we can to encourage and facilitate that.

neatness, accountability, cooperation, patience, balance, resilience, bravery, comradery, and a sense of adventure. In one of the Step 1 paddle races, my kids’ team was running second by many boat lengths, and I could hear them giving up, saying the other boat was going to win. But Simon repeatedly encouraged them, “Don’t quit, you never know, they may not be able to complete all the tasks.” And at the pontoon, the other team struggled to execute the correct cleat hitch to tie off their boat, and my kids’ team won! Another life lesson learned.

Planning and preparation are important. In addition to swimming classes in the pool, I made an effort to get my kids comfortable swimming and playing in the ocean. When they turned 7yrs old, they were not yet strong swimmers. So, I took another two years allowing them to get more confident with waves, tides, and currents. Spare weekends were spent anchored off islands in Sai Kung, swimming several hundred metres to and from the beach. So now at almost 9 and 10yrs old, they are confident and mostly unafraid.

Too many have written about the value of experience, the joys of sailing, and “it’s always ourselves we find in the sea”, such that we might trivialize those simple truths. Ursula Le Guin once wrote, “It is good to have an end to journey towards; but it is the journey that matters, in the end.” A sail blogger writes, “When you sail for the first time, you have one of two experiences. It becomes a one-time, bucket-list thing you check off your list, or it becomes a part of your soul forever.” I am reminded of the Josephine Baker song, which says, “La mer est la plus sûre / Des routes de ce monde / Menant à l’aventure...” [The sea is the surest way in the world to adventure.]

It is often remarked how sailing, more than any other sport perhaps, can nurture so many favorable behavioral traits. Many lists abound, including self-confidence, spatial awareness, a sense of direction,

So delighted my children’s adventures are just beginning.

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Rowing and Paddle Sports Sunset Series W O RD S: NICK C R A BB | IM AGES: IRENE O R

Wan Ng, previous Club Rowing Captain and current Hong Kong, China Rowing Association Chairman had a cracking series: “It’s more than a competition! It’s total enjoyment overflowing with rowing friends, good food, fantastic music, the amazing sunset and the surreal HK skyline night view!” With an average attendance of 120 competitors (all of whom were internal Club athletes), the series took shape with the first races being held at around 1815hrs and the final races being held at around 2000hrs each evening.

n 2020, having seen the tremendous success of the sailing Sunset Series throughout the last several years and the incredible atmosphere resulting at Kellett Island on a Friday evening, the Club’s rowing and paddle sport community agreed that it was about time to join in! Sadly, after most of the preparation was put in place to hold the race series last summer, plans were shelved as the Hong Kong lockdown was back with sports being cancelled thanks to the third wave of Covid-19 infections.

Unlike the amazing spectacle of having 50 sailing boats on the Club start line, the rowing and paddling version had to adapt as we needed to reuse the same boats (four dragon boats, three coastal rowing boats and two outrigger canoes) several times throughout the evening to ensure that the demand to race for satisfied. It was therefore decided that two short racecourses would be used throughout the series to allow for multiple crew changeovers at the Kellett Island slipway.

Moving forward a year to summer 2021, we were more than prepared to host a ‘trial’ series that would encompass coastal rowing, dragon boating and outrigger canoeing over four Thursday evenings throughout July and August.

The first course used was the Harbour Regatta course, with the rowers and dragon boaters going around the course twice (approx. 1200m) and the outrigger canoes going three times (approx. 1.8km). The second we named the ‘Wan Chai Triangle’, a course that was

Race Course

“The Sunset Series has been a great addition to the racing calendar. Great to see the three water sports, (rowing, outrigger canoe, dragon boats) competing and celebrating at the same event” shared Paul Kidman who has organised coastal rowing outings out in the harbour on Wednesday evening’s since last summer’s preparation for this Series. John McLennan shared Kidman’s opinion: “The Sunset Series is the perfect event that brings together rowers and paddlers from all sections of the club. Where else can you row, outrigger, and dragon boat with the epic back drop of the sun setting over the Victoria harbour, and even have a swim if you’re not careful. A must do event.” Hopefully next Summer, social distancing restrictions will be relaxed therefore allowing us to invite teams from other Clubs to participate in the on and off water fun!

Waiting Area

Umpire / Safety Boat Start / Finish / Turning Buoys

Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club, Kellett Island

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approximately 1.5km, provided challenging turns for each of the crews from the three respective sports.

Rowing and Paddling Club Championships W O RD S: A BI WAT T A ND BIL L CH A L MERS | IM AGES: J O CELY NN CHU

Rowing

The rowing and paddling community at RHKYC held its annual Club Championships on Saturday 26 June, during which more than 120 rowers and paddlers competed in head-to-head races for the coveted title of Champion. Although the morning started with a downpour, the weather cooperated sufficiently for the rest of the day, with overcast skies in the morning, sunny breaks in the afternoon, and a modest squall rolling in conveniently at lunch time to keep the afternoon races cool.

Rowing This year, the rowing events expanded to include coxed quads, which proved to be one of the most popular events in the Open category. Nine events were contested, including the Junior Women’s 1x, Junior Men’s 1x, Women’s 1x, Men’s 1x, Women’s 2x, Men’s 2x, Mixed 2x, Women’s 4x+ and Open 4x+. The rowers’ morning opened with the singles. Representing the juniors, Sophia Peterson and Sam Wong raced through three rounds to claim the championship titles in their respective events. Meanwhile, Aleksey Mironenko won over Wan Ng in the Men’s 1x to secure his name on the Single Sculls Champion Trophy. In the Women’s 1x, Jocelynn Chu clinched the title from Michele Lam for the Shirley Boyde Memorial Trophy.

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The excitement of head-to-head racing began ramping up as the schedule progressed to the crew events. The closest finish of the day came in the semi-final of the Men’s 2x between Wan Ng and Nathan Ho vs Guy Parsonage and Aleksey Mironenko. Word from the finish tower was that a late surge from Guy and Aleksey was enough to secure passage to the final, where they were beaten by the new champions Hamish King and Jamie Cahill, who will see their names engraved onto the Open Pairs Challenge Cup. In another thrilling finish, Isa Scheunpflug and Anna Fisher narrowly beat Alex Bidlake and Irene Lo to secure the title in the Women’s 2x. Later in the day, Isa once again stormed down the course with Calvin Tang

in the Mixed 2x, edging out Claire Burley and Liam Baker in the final to be crowned champion a second time. For a third and final victory, Isa rowed in the Women’s 4x+ alongside Alex Bidlake, Irene Lo, Anna Fisher and Abi Watt, prevailing over Melissa Russell, Michelle Farrell, Georgia Corones, Katty Demeleunerre and Tom Watson to win the Drake Trophy. Ten crews contested the Open 4x+ event. After some exciting semi-finals, Calvin Tang, Kelvin Chu, Matthew Lai, Chris Knollman and Abi Watt ultimately triumphed over Thuan Tran, Michael Johnson, Hamish King, Sebastian Wiehe and Stephanie Chan to win the Croucher Challenge Cup.

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Outrigger Canoe On the outrigger canoe side, a total of 48 paddlers (16 women and 32 men) competed head-to-head on the 500m course in the Middle Island channel. A new crop of paddlers had their first crack at glory this year and all found themselves running neck-and-neck with the veterans and club superstars, at least at the start line. Dave Smith did a formidable job of seeding and organizing the outrigger canoe draws and coordinating with the rowers to maximise the number of races. His time investment and patience with impatient racers are to be acknowledged. Three categories were contested: Women’s OC1, Men’s OC1, and OC2 Mixed. In the men’s draw, the usual suspects made their way unrelentingly towards the semi-finals,

leaving behind them a wake of defeated but resolute paddlers. As expected, Dave Smith and Ryan Lopes met in the final, and Lopes took the win by a slim margin. Daniele Ferraretto established himself as the thirdranked male paddler, with a win over Julien Stump. Congratulations, gentlemen!

Sarah and deep gratitude for her contributions to the outrigger community over the years. She will be missed! As always, the event could not have happened without the help of our eager volunteers, whose efforts to record results and manage crews on the slipway and in the water keep these races running smoothly. Now many of these same volunteers have been spotted helping out in the new rowing and paddling Sunset Series!

The OC2 Mixed category saw Dave Smith and Erin Juhl up against Ryan Lopes and Martina Redaelli, with Dave and Erin securing the win. In the Women’s OC1, the 16 paddlers were whittled down to a final between CONTACTS Sarah Burke and Erin Juhl. Rowing Manager rowingmanager@rhkyc.org.hk Sarah took the victory, fittingly perhaps, as this was her last Coastal Rowing coastalrowing@rhkyc.org.hk race and last day of paddling Shatin Men’s Racing shatinrowingmen@rhkyc.org. hk at RHKYC before her move to Shatin Women’s Racing shatinrowingladies@rhkyc.org.hk Singapore. Congratulations to SEPTEMBER 2021 AHOY! |

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Fire on Board

PART 1

Marine

am certain that all members watched with horror the Fire on board many boats, in the Aberdeen Typhoon Shelter, in June and our thoughts go out to members who lost property and boats during the fire. No doubt the HKSAR Government will issue a report on the fire in due course. Fires on boats are nothing new here in HK with the most famous being the RMS Queen Elisabeth, as it was converted into a floating university, catching fire, under “unexplained circumstances”, in the harbour. There have been fires on pleasure boats at HK Marina, HHYC, Causeway Bay, Shau Kei Wan, Kwun Tung and Aberdeen Typhoon Shelters. To quote from an Article from Club Marine in Australia:

“Fire on a boat can be the most terrifying and potentially lethal situation you can face on the water.” How the fire started in Aberdeen we do not know at this time; and we may never know. Boat US statistics show there are six specific areas that lead to most boat fires: 1 26% of fires are due to “Off-the-boat” sources: Over a quarter of the time, a Boat US member’s boat burned when something else goes up in flames – the boat next to theirs or the marina. 2 20% of fires are due to “Engine Electrical”: For boats older than 25 years, old wiring harnesses take a disproportionate chunk of the blame here. 3 15% of fires are due to “Other DC Electrical”: The most common cause of battery-related fires is faulty installation of batteries. 4 12% of fires are due to “AC Electrical”: Most AC electrical fires start between the shore power pedestal and the boat’s shore power inlet. 5 9% of fires are due to “Other Engine”: This one is all about when an engine overheats due to blocked raw water intake or mangled impeller. 6 8% of fires are due to “Batteries”: This fire fact is for the outboard folks to pay attention to. On older outboards, by far the most common cause of fires is the voltage regulator. At 10 years of age, failure rates on these important electrical components begin to climb. Once the boat reaches 15 years old, it is time to replace.

There are lots of other soft furnishing on a boat, bedding, seats, curtains etc. etc. to get a small fire started. So that’s how fires can begin but fibreglass is a heat insulator, so why does it burn? Well, fiberglass is not flammable but, like practically anything else, it will disintegrate with enough heat. It’s the resins and other composites that give it that oh so nice burn to the waterline potential. The polyester resin, that binds fibreglass together to make it strong, will start melting at about 60 degrees Celsius and becomes significantly weaker as it melts. Once the resin, and other additives used in laying up fibreglass boats, in fiberglass starts to combust, it reaches incredibly high temperatures, emits a thick, toxic black smoke and burns at an alarmingly fast rate. You definitely don’t want to breathe the toxic smoke in. Fibreglass fires radiate this high burning heat and this is why boats beside the burning boat catch fire easily. Fires within a marina, or on tightly packed moorings, are especially difficult because they can rapidly hop from one boat to the next. Some resins are more fire retardant than others. Ease and rate of burn will depend on many factors, e.g. type of resin or if the laminate is resin rich, but the main one is if any fire retardant additives are present. These are included in mainstream resins such as Isophthalic or orthopaedic polyester, vinyl ester or epoxies. Of course these are a lot more expensive. I am lead to believe that most of the boats in Aberdeen were built with polyester resin. Once a boat catches fire there are other hazards that come in to play apart from setting fire to the boat moored close by. Cooking gas tanks are highly inflammable and when the temperature rises high enough they will explode, sometimes taking off like a rocket. This is another way in which fires can spread. Petrol in outboards, jet skis, spare cans will all burn fiercely and may explode in some circumstances. To put the very real dangers of explosion into perspective, consider this: one cupful of vaporised petrol in a small space such as an engine compartment, has the explosive power of 15 sticks of dynamite ! Remember both cooking gas and petrol vapour will sink to the lowest position on a boat, the bilge. Next month we will advise on how to mitigate fire on board. Safe boating. SEPTEMBER 2021 AHOY! |

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BARTON Quick Cleat on Patch for inflatables 6mm Pre-mounted on a Hypalon patch, Barton’s Quick Cleat is exceptionally easy to use and is a fast way to secure a line on an inflatable − simply rotate the lever on top of the cleat, insert the line and release the lever which secures the rope. From securing fenders, gear, painter lines, buckets, boat covers etc, the Quick Cleat is designed to alter rope tension in one direction, but grips the rope firmly and securely in the other. Made of high-density Kevlar composite with stainless steel components, and mounted on a Hypalon patch, it’s easy to install by gluing on to the inflatable and is durable and high strength.

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HKU Facualty of Medicine*, Singapore National Environmental Agency*, confirm the usage of Benzalkonium Chloride, the key ingredient of this sanitiser, effectively disables the infectivity of Covid-19. This ingredient has been widely used as medical disinfectants in lozenges and eyedrops. Lemon Myrtle is naturally antibacterial. Aloe Vera extract hydrates your skin. Its refreshing scent awakens and raises your mood. For all skin types. Paraben, Sulphates, Alcohol and Cruelty Free. Made in Australia.

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SNOOKER Other Sports

An excellent evening of very sociable potting and missing was had on 16 June when we invited Aberdeen Boat Club to the first of two socials-with-snooker for this year. Most of the potting was done by our guests, who ran out winners by 5-1. No breaks of consequence by any player, but some very consistent snooker by ABC. We look forward to our return visit to Aberdeen in the autumn. On 14 July we played at HK Cricket Club, in their real snooker room (see photo). For some reason the hosts used five players against our four. Nevertheless, after levelling the singles 2-2 we managed to win both doubles for a 4-2 overall result. However, we may need to up our game in the catering to compete with the feast they provided for dinner. Another great evening.

SNOOKER CONTACTS Gordon Robinson, snooker convenor snooker@rhkyc.org Alfred Lau, C K Chan, Gordon Robinson, Damien Massingham at the 16 June match

Alfred Lau, C K Chan, David Fan, Jonathan Collier at the 14 July match

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Special Banquet Package – for operation of Type C /Type D We are now ready! Our staff are vaccinated so we can accommodate Type D private functions! We just need you to come to the party!

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What does hosting a Type D private event mean? • Up to 12 people per table • Dine in up to 0200hrs (overtime charge and prolonging charge apply after 2300hrs) • Maximum 180 participants – two thirds of whom must have received the first dose of a vaccine (capacity also subject to venue and setup) • Use of Leave Home Safe as usual at the main entrance and then again when entering the specific venue hosting the special Type D event With unrivalled views overlooking the Western Harbour, the Rooftop at Kellett Island will be one of the best venues for your next cocktail party. Alternatively enjoy drinks out on the balcony off of the new function rooms which are suitable for any style or size of event, from intimate small-scale parties to large celebratory occasions. Special Package – Type C

Special Package – Type D

Special Cocktail Package Maximum 20 persons per event Sit-down cocktail Menu starts at HK$388 per person

Special Cocktail Package Maximum 100 persons per event Standing cocktail Menu starts at HK$388 per person

Special Lunch Package Maximum 20 persons per event Table of 6 persons each Menu starts at HK$428 per person

Special Lunch Package Maximum 100 persons per event Table of 12 persons each Menu starts at HK$428 per person

Special Dinner Package Maximum 20 persons per event Table of 6 persons each Menu starts at HK$550 per person

Special Dinner Package Maximum 100 persons per event Table of 12 persons each Menu starts at HK$550 per person

Close latest Midnight (overtime / prolonging charges apply after 2300hrs)

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To plan your next Type D (or C) private event, please phone 2239 0339 / 2239 0389 or email banquet@rhkyc.org.hk.

Wine Box Set of the Month The admired M. CHAPOUTIER Maison M. CHAPOUTIER’s encounters are based on discoveries and adventures in the Rhône Valley and beyond. With his pioneering spirit, Michel Chapoutier set off to discover the terroirs of the oldest continent, with an idea: growing Rhone grapes in Australia. Enjoy the rich, smooth, easy to drink selections with a wide palette of flavours and aromas true to their appellations offered. v Chapoutier, Crozes-Hermitage Blanc Petite Ruche 2018, Rhône, France [VNS91] Tournon by M Chapoutier, Landsborough Vineyard Chardonnay 2019, Pyrenees, Victoria, Australia v Chapoutier, Châteauneuf-du-Pape Rouge La Bernardine 2016, Rhône, France [WA91-93] v Chapoutier, Côte-Rôtie Quatuor 2017, Rhône, France [WA93] v Chapoutier, Crozes-Hermitage Rouge Petite Ruche 2018, Rhône, France [WA88-90] Tournon by M Chapoutier, Shays Flat Shiraz 2015, Pyrenees, Victoria, Australia v Gift box packaging Only $1,888 per set. For enquiries, please call Lizzy Tung in the F&B Office on 2239 0386 or email events@rhkyc.org.hk SEPTEMBER 2021 AHOY! |

Iconic Super Tuscan Marchesi Antinori Wine Pairing Dinner $2,688 per person for a booking of 6 persons or $2,888 per person for a booking or 4 to 5 persons

Monthly ‘Wine Dinner Table’ Events | Promotions

Each month in the Steakhouse, we’ll feature a specially selected wine for a wine club table. Only one exclusive table will be available per night with advance booking essential. Come and enjoy a wine-pairing night. Note that the minimum booking is 4 people.

Menu and Wines Seared Hokkaido Scallop Carpaccio, Scottish Razor Clams, Celeriac Root Brunoise, Citrus Olive Oil Dressing Marchesi Antinori Tenuta Guado al Tasso Vermentino Bolgheri DOC 2020 ❧ ❧ ❧ Slow-cooked Lamb Shank, Braised Cannellini Beans and Beetroot Marchesi Antinori Tignanello Toscana IGT 2018 ❧ ❧ ❧ Char-grilled Australian Beef Medallion, Parmigiano Reggiano, Wild Mushroom Risotto, Berry Compote Marchesi Antinori Solaia Toscana IGT 2017 Marchesi Antinori Tenuta Guado al Tasso Bolgheri DOC Superiore 2017 ❧ ❧ ❧ Torta Della Nonna Marchesi Antinori Castello della Sala Muffato della Sala Umbria IGT IGT 2015 ❧ ❧ ❧ Freshly Brewed Coffee or Gourmet Tea Vegetarian Menu available upon request

For reservations, call the Steakhouse on 2239 0374 or email steakhouse@rhkyc.org.hk.

Mid-Autumn Festival Buffet Dinner in the Bistro Tuesday 21 September Have a family celebration in the Bistro and enjoy moon-gazing at the harbour. Featuring Thai Tom Yum Seafood Noodles Live Station, Slowcooked Prime Beef and Glazed Ham on the Carvery. Enjoy unlimited festive delights including mooncakes, sweetened red bean soup with glutinous dumplings and more. $328 per adult, $230 per child aged 9 to 12, $164 per child aged 5 to 8.

Mooncakes now available for ordering! Send your best wishes with our custom-made Club-branded mooncake boxes filled with classic mooncakes. Each box contains two Double Salted Egg Yolks and White Lotus Seed Paste Mooncakes and two Mini Salted Egg Yolk and White Lotus Seed Paste Mooncakes. Only $218/ box. Enjoy special promotional price of $198 per box for orders of 11 boxes or more. For orders, reservations or enquiries, call Lizzy Tung in the F&B Office on 2239 0386 or email events@rhkyc.org.hk

Seafood Fiesta Middle Island | Friday 17 September 1930hrs to 2230hrs Great news for seafood fans for the fiesta returned! Unlimited seafood will be served directly to and literally on your table whilst you can enjoy the most natural seafood by hands with a gorgeous sea view at Middle Island. Dutch Blue Mussels, Whelks, Shrimps, NZ Sole and other ingredients are served with chef’s secret sauces. Add to that unlimited Smoked Salmon Pizza, French Baguette, French Fries included and end with Fresh Fruit Salad and Chocolate Cheesecake. Each adult diner will be served Chef’s recommended half Boston lobster dish and Hokkaido Scallops upon arrival. $388/ person with apron and gloves provided. Beverage available on chit-signing basis. For reservations, call Lizzy Tung in the F&B Office on 2239 0386 or email events@rhkyc.org.hk

Information correct at time of print. For the most up to date information please contact the Club

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Il Borro Wine Dinner Compass Room | Thursday 9 September

MENU AND CHAMPAGNE Blue Crab Meat, Prawns and Cucumber Salad, Quinoa and Grapefruit, Herb Dressing Il Borro Lamelle IGT Toscana Bianco 2020 ❧ ❧ ❧ Sous-vide Chicken with Wild Mushroom, Vine Cherry Tomato Coulis, Truffles Il Borro Pian di Nova IGT Toscana Rosso 2018 [JS92] ❧ ❧ ❧ Calamarata with Pork Belly, Prosciutto Il Borro Polissena Valdarno di Sopra DOC 2017 [JS95] ❧ ❧ ❧ Char-grilled Lamb Loin on Beetroot Carpaccio, Braised White Bean with Beetroot Il Borro IGT Toscana Rosso 2016 [JS96] Il Borro Petruna Anfora Valdarno di Sopra DOC 2018 [JS94] ❧ ❧ ❧ Tiramisu Cheesecake ❧ ❧ ❧ Freshly Brewed Coffee or Gourmet Tea

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The beating heart of the Il Borro Cantine wine cellars is its Storica Barriccaia; its historic barrel room dating back to around 1700 and suffused with a yesteryear atmosphere and the magic of winemaking. The soil and climate conditions, the mild winters and an excellent exposure of the vineyards make it possible to produce quality wines. After a thorough and painstaking architectural renovation by Ferruccio Ferragamo, his son Salvatore and daughter Vittoria in 1995, Il Borro’s winemaking celebrated a rebirth. Following an accurate study of the terroir, new vines were planted while the principles of organic agriculture were also applied to the pre-existing vines. Dedication to hospitability has become a unparalled part of the life of an avant-garde agricultural estate which is committed each day to returning to Earth what man consumes, in keeping with a totally sustainable philosophy. As of 2015 Il Borro is a fully organic agricultural estate and a promoter of sustainability. Today it produces 12 wines of the finest labels, 10 of which are organic.

PRE-DINNER TASTING Il Borro Lamelle IGT Toscana Bianco 2020

VEGETARIAN MENU Roast Parsnip and Baby Spinach Salad, Quinoa and Grapefruit, Herb Dressing ❧ ❧ ❧ Plant-based Chicken with Wild Mushroom, Vine Cherry Tomato Coulis, Truffles ❧ ❧ ❧ Calamarata with Pumpkin ❧ ❧ ❧ Char-grilled Artichokes on Beetroot Carpaccio, Braised White Bean with Beetroot ❧ ❧ ❧ Tiramisu Cheesecake ❧ ❧ ❧ Freshly Brewed Coffee or Gourmet Tea

Pre-dinner Tasting 1900hrs Dinner 1930hrs Price $838 per member and $938 per non-member Speaker Mr Dario Mulino, Asia Pacific Brand Manager Reservations Call Lizzy Tung in the F&B Office on 2239 0386 or email events@rhkyc.org.hk Mr Salvatore Ferragamo (Priority booking available to Kellett Wine Society members

Monthly Wine Fairs Kellett Island, Wednesday 1 September, 1830hrs to 2030hrs Shelter Cove, Friday 3 September, 1930hrs to 2130hrs For reservations, please call Lizzy Tung in the F&B Office on 2239 0386 or email events@rhkyc.org.hk

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Wine of the Month

Oktoberfest Party Middle Island | Friday 24 September | 1930hrs to 2230hrs

Events | Promotions

‘O’zapft is’! Celebrate Oktoberfest at the club with German music, games with prizes, signature German dishes including Pretzels, Pork Knuckle, Jagerschnitzel (Pork Cutlet with Mushroom Sour Cream), Zwiebelkuchen (Thyme Onion Pie), Sausages Platter, etc and unlimited cold German brew – Erdinger. Fill the night with fun and laughter! Prost! $498 per adult including your own mug as gift. For reservations, call Lizzy Tung in the F&B Office on 2239 0386 or email events@rhkyc.org.hk

Extended Sampan Service for Middle Island

Apart from the regular sampan, we will have a second sampan running from Deep Water Bay from 1830hrs to 2300hrs.

Oktoberfest Set Menu Bistro | 18 September to 3 October Middle Island and Shelter Cove | 25 September to 3 October An alternative choice if you wish to have a small celebrate with your loved one. MENU Pretzel 椒鹽捲餅 ❧ ❧ ❧ German Potato Soup 德國式馬鈴薯湯 ❧ ❧ ❧ Roast Chicken, Grilled Frankfurter and Thüringer Bratwurst Mushy Peas, Vegetables, Onion Mustard Gravy, Sweet Mustard 燒雞、扒法蘭克福腸、圖林根腸、英式青豆蓉、雜菜、洋葱芥末燒汁、甜芥末 ❧ ❧ ❧ Black Forest Cake 黑森林蛋糕 $308 per person with a beer included.

Flametree Embers Chardonnay 2019, Margaret River, Western Australia Inviting aromas of nectarine, pear, melon fruits and honeysuckle. Full flavored with ripe fruits and butterscotch notes – beautifully balanced and wonderful richness. A nice cross section of fruit flavours, texture and hints of creamy lees are the hallmarks of this wine. [Suggested food pairing: braised pulled pork and mac and cheese] Wirra Wirra Scrubby Rise Shiraz 2018, McLaren Vale, South Australia Bouquet of blackberry, plum and raspberry alongside black pepper and a hint of biscuity oak. Ripe red fruits combine with plush tannins for an exceptionally approachable texture and a rich, mouth-filling quality. [Suggested food pairing: spaghetti meatballs in a tomato and basil sauce, served with parmesan] $318 per bottle. Available in all F&B outlets.

No reservation required.

Oyster and Wine Night Rooftop, Kellett Island | Friday 10 September | 1900hrs to 2200hrs An event Oyster Lovers should not miss! Enjoy freeflow of Freshly-shucked Coffin Bay Oysters and all ways of cooked oysters including Oyster Chowder, Rockefeller, Kilpatrick, Deep-fry, Clay Pot, Oyster and Seafood Paella, Oyster Cake… and finish with sweets and cheese platter. Free-flow selected Les Jamelles Wines included Les Jamelles Cinsault Rosé 2019 – IGP Pays d’Oc, France Les Jamelles Sauvignon Blanc 2017 – Languedoc-Roussillon, France $658 per person. For reservations, call Lizzy Tung in the F&B Office on 2239 0386 or email events@rhkyc.org.hk

BBQ and Beer Festival Middle Island | Thursday 30 September | 1930hrs to 2230hrs Enjoy a night out with friends to celebrate the start of the National Day Public Holiday. Barbecued dishes including Rib Eye, Moroccanmarinated Spring Chicken, Lamb Legs, Prawn plus appetizers, salads and sweets will be served with unlimited beer. $498 per adult. For reservations, call Lizzy Tung in the F&B Office on 2239 0386 or email events@rhkyc.org.hk

Extended Sampan Service for Middle Island

Apart from the regular sampan, we will have a second sampan running from Deep Water Bay from 1830hrs to 2300hrs.

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CLASS SECRETARIES

SPORTS CONVENORS Bowling Convenor Vivian Choi bowling@rhkyc.org.hk Golf Convenor Patrick Sherriff golf@rhkyc.org.hk Snooker Convenor Gordon Robinson 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 Financial Controller Fred Wong 2239 0315 Membership Manager Tracy Leung 2239 0371 Head of PR & Communications Koko Mueller 2239 0342 PR Manager Janice Lam 2239 0340 Acting Head of Sponsorship and Corporate Partnerships Nadia Cuvelier 3958-3222 Marine Manager Alan Reid 2239 0308 Boatyard Manager TBC 2239 0311 Sailing Manager Ailsa Angus 2239 0395 Acting Club Operations Manager Ricky Yeung 2239 0338 Sailing Coordinator Gloria Yeung 2812 7063 Assistant Manager | Sailing Iris Yang 2239 0314 MI Sailing and Marine Manager Jono Rankine 2812 0172 Assistant Manager | Regattas and Events Nikki Claringbold 2239 0363 Rowing and Paddle Sports Manager Nick Crabb 2239 0322 Boatyard Office Manager Connie Chan 2239 0304 Facilities & Technical Manager Raymond Ng 2239 0303 Human Resources Manager Susanna Chung 2239 0310 Ship Shop Manager David Ho 2239 0336 Assistant Marine Manager Joanne Ho 2239 0309 House Manager Lorence Leung 2239 0352

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Membership Movement ORDINARY MEMBERS Mr Jacob Bradbury Ms Charlotte H L Bradshaw Ms Cheng Karen Ka Yan Ms Chi Wing Yee Yasmine Ms Nicole Michele Fardel Miss Huang Mingming Mr Yukinori Kirihara Ms Lee Shuk Fun Mr Liang Wei Yuen William Ms Lui June Yi Vivian Mr Kent Lui Ms Nadelina Anatolieva Naydenova Mr Edoardo Francesco Sabatino Mrs Caitriona Marie Taylor Ms Sarah Louise Elizabeth Wilson Mr Wong Cheuk Ming Ms Wong Ting Tina Miss Yeung Hang Yin Ms Rebecca Chan & Mr Brian Chu Mr & Mrs Mark Nicolas Davidge-Pitts Ms Janis Fok & Mr Adrian Chan Capt & Mrs Fung Ying Chung Joe Mr & Mrs Christopher Peter Knop Mr & Ms Kong Chak Leung Mr & Ms Lau Fu Keung Ms Sandy Lau & Mr Cheah Woon Meng Mr & Ms Leung Chi Fai Mr & Mrs Li Heung Mr & Mrs Ling Chun Wai Geoffrey Mr & Mrs Ling Chun Yin Mr & Mrs Liu Lei Mr & Ms Lo Shu Long Edmond Mr & Mrs Lu Peng Mr & Mrs Gareth Roger Naisby Mr & Mrs Robert Neil Owen Mr & Mrs James Edward Kyndon Phillips Mr & Mrs Qin Yiding Mr & Mrs Luis Joaquin Segovia Sordo Mr & Mrs Brais Touzon Casal Mr & Mrs Tobias Jan Van de Pol Mr & Mrs Wong Kwok Chuen Mr & Mrs Xu Ke Tony FULL MEMBERS Miss Lesley Fiona Anderson Mr Per Otto Daniel De Mare Mr Safiul Karim Gazi Mr Andrew D Ireton Mrs Dorothea Hess-Rosenberger Mr Kan Wei Hung Paul Mr Lam King Ho Howard Mr Hamish Robert McNicol Mr Dirk Vincent Simmons JUNIOR MEMBERS Ms Cecile Aurore Lara Berillon Miss Portia Catherine Chan Mr Chiu Jonathan Wing Hon Mr Sam Liao Cooke Mr Liam Thomas Fan Mr James Alexander Ferguson Miss Fong Yik Man Miss Emma Fung Mr Ian Hui Mr Matthew Damer Pidden Miss Amelia Louise Ralphs Dr Shen Chung Hang Pascale Mr James Ross Tennison Mr Wong Yat Long Miss Bowie Wu CHANGE FROM JUNIOR MEMBERS Mr Gregory David Hugh Lowden Mr Tse Justin Francis Siu Chung Mr Wang Xunkai CADET MEMBERS Lincoln Peter Scott Chapman Milla Michele-Margaret Froidevaux Annalise Fung Matilda Elspeth Eleanor Harvey-Jones Olivia Rose Fladgate Hughes Audrey Hui Kwok Hong Wang Russell Lau Hoi Yee Louise Lee Chun Wing Lu I Ling

Lu I Ting Man Hon Kit Arnold Keira Jiaxin Slaughter Amelie Grace Smitton Nicola Frances Tsang Victoria Frances Tsang Charlotte Margaret Ann Wilson Wong Liangzhi Clive CADET MEMBER SPONSORED BY A MEMBER Chan Ho Yin Fung Tsun Ngai Liam Leah Amira Imran William Zain Imran Lam Yeuk Hey Anthea Liu Xinran Man Ryley Kamshing Elise Miriam Michael Mok Toby Kai Wing Alexandra Allegra O’Brien Maximilian Augustus O’Brien Natasha Kitten Pizzala Ranjan Adhit Reiya Seth Shim Chloe Na-youn Tsang Lok Yin Tsang Zoe Cecilia Jonathan Yipeng Wang Wong Dylan Ho-heng Yu Ka Wai STUDENT USAGE CARD Fung Pui Yan Naomi – Chinese University of Hong Kong CORPORATE NOMINEE SUBSCRIBERS Mr & Mrs Chen Chi Keung Director, Gammon Building Construction Ltd Mr & Mrs Chow Kam Hung Sammy Deputy Director, Head of Corporate Audit, Hang Lung Group Ltd Mr & Mrs Jan Bjorn Hojgaard Chief Executive Officer, Anglo-Eastern Ship Management Ltd Mr & Mrs Li Hao President, Orix Asia Limited Mr & Mrs Stephen Keith Pemberton Managing Director, HSBC Mr & Mrs Paul Richard Smitton GM Customer Relationship, Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd Ms Frances Wong & Mr Brian Tsang Managing Director, UBS AG INTRODUCTORY SCHEME Ms Yasmine Nathalie Frederique Barlieb Mr Matthew Tresilian Bell Mr Alexandre P G X Bender Mr Terrance Michael Broderick Mr Dominic Simon Burrows Ms Alexandra Frieda Elizabeth Byrne Mr Chan Chung Hoi Ms Cheng Karen Hiu Mei Ms Sharon Cheng Miss Chow Hoi Ling Juliana Mr Iain Michael Clayton Mr Dong Haiwei Mr Peter Fenyves Mr Fong Tak Ming Mr Jerry Clifton Garrett Miss Inge Grobbelaar Mr Lee Kin Man Mr Robert William James Lennox Mr Leung Christopher Haiman Mr Leung Eric Hai Ken Mr Ling Kit Wah Joseph Ms Liu Xiangjun Ms Lo Fai Yung Fionn Mr Loo Jon Pierre Mr Lui Ho Yin Mr Martin Dirk Muller Mr George Papadopoulos Mr Kieran Osamu Thorold Rogers Mr Partick Joseph Rowe Mr Tristan Leslie Small Mr Christopher Robert Smith

July | August 2021 Mr So Chak Kwan Jacky Mr Joe Oliver Edward Van Hofwegen Ms Wang Taie Mr Wong Chi Kin Mr Wong Kwan Hap Mr Alan Woo Mr Jamie Thomas Wood Mr Yeung Chun Kwong Mr Yuen Lai Him Mr Zhou Xiaoyin Ms Zhu Xiaolin ABSENT MEMBERS Mr Nicholas John Atkinson Mr Choy Pok Fai George Mr Richard George Clarke Mr Hung See Ho William Mr Owen Lloyd Jones Mr Piet-Mathis Kuhlmann Miss Leung On Ki Melissa Mr Mak Tsun Wah Daniel Mr Stephen B Monick Mr Mark Renhua Pang Mr Warwick Dean Simons Ms Tryphaena Dawn Talas Mr Sebastian Wiehe Ms Elizabeth A Wilson Mr Yeung Chun Sing Brian Mr & Mrs Simon Caine Boyde Miss Fiona Cumming & Mr Christopher Cawthorne Mr & Mrs Jean-Francois Louis Fourdan Mr & Mrs Robert Lewis Green Mr & Mrs Peter Heavyside Mr & Mrs Mike Y Huang Mr & Mrs Ingo Kleinschmidt Mr & Mrs Willis Niall Joseph MacDonald Mr & Mrs Charles Marcus Mansour Mr & Mrs Thomas Anthony Sheppard Mr & Mrs Mark Stamper Mr & Mrs Jean-Francois Tremblay Ms Jane Yeung & Mr Thomas Overton Ms Olivia Yeung & Mr Christian Pellone Chan Hiu Yu Nicholas Adrien Danny Fourdan Niamh Gladys Huang Taylor McDonald Overton Harry Chase Smith Siena Zuleika Talas Leo Tremblay Mario Tremblay Jack Henry Woolterton Rosie Elizabeth Woolterton Yip Ching Elodie Yip Chun Eloise RESIGNATION Ms Chan Ka Yee Sandy Mr Stephen Douglas Coats Mr Peter Malcolm Gray Mr Harald Klein Ms Lee Shuk Yan Susanna Miss Ng Shin Yin Sophia Mr Christopher David Tedeschi Mr & Dr Christopher P Gibbs Mr & Mrs Patrick Magnus Humphris Mr & Mrs Sean Thomas McHugh Mr & Mrs Jonathan Michael Toller Chiu Shun Wah Emmanuel Fontaine Pristina Gibbs Claire Mila Grisel Edsard Grisel Hsu De Liang Daniel Nicholas James Humphris Emily Louise Keg Thomas Matthew Marinko Marnie Helena Morison Matthew Alexander Ngai Savannah Grace Overton Giselle Pe Eve Lu Zhu Stamper Harrison Scott Toller Nicholas James Toller Joshua Toner Cawte Nils Oskar Tullberg Veerliene E H Uiterwaal Nathan Wong SEPTEMBER 2021 AHOY! |

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Sailing Secretary Dennis Chien sailing.secretary@rhkyc.org.hk Big Boat Maiyo Hood cruiser@rhkyc.org.hk Dinghies Dominick Hardoon dinghies@rhkyc.org.hk Dragon Josephine Cheng dragon@rhkyc.org.hk Etchells Bo Lee etchells@rhkyc.org.hk Flying Fifteen Tim Roberts flyingfifteen@rhkyc.org.hk Impala Patrick Kwan impala@rhkyc.org.hk J/80 Andrew Blank J80@rhkyc.org.hk Match Racing Seah Chin Yew matchracingsec@rhkyc.org.hk Pandora Joseph Wong pandora@rhkyc.org.hk Ruffian Jarl Borthwick ruffian@rhkyc.org.hk Sportsboats Amanda Chen sportsboat@rhkyc.org.hk Youth Sailing Class and 29er Marc Chapon ysc@rhkyc.org.hk

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Joop Litmaath – 1934-2021 Joop and Iris were very active Club members, during much of their 50+ years in Hong Kong. Both were keen and successful sailors (bosuns, enterprises in the 1970s-1980s), who helped to found the William and Mary sailing regatta (the Dutch versus the British)!

The Litmaath family also spent many years on the beach at the Middle Island Club House, where Iris trained for many years – she was an accomplished rower who competed in the F.E.A.R.A. for the Club in the 1970s. Joop was also active on the Food and Beverage Committee 20002005. He was a keen amateur Jazz pianist (the Victoria Jazz Band and later, the Hong Kong City Jazz Band) in his spare time and he played

at a few Club events. Fellow members and staff would often see him enjoying the Club on weekdays as he took a lunch time swim in the pool, followed by a light bite on the bistro terrace. Joop was seen as a friend and a mentor to many and despite retiring from his Hong Kong business several years ago, he returned frequently, maintaining his Hong Kong friendships and activities over the years. A very private family funeral took place early July – a Roman Catholic Requiem Mass accompanied by a Gregorian choir – after which he was laid to rest in beautiful, tranquil St. Petrus Banden in The Netherlands. When social distancing circumstances permit, a Memorial Mass will be held in Hong Kong, possibly followed by a Jazz-gathering in Joop’s characteristic style. Likely in the Autumn. Anyone who would like to receive future details, could perhaps drop a note to joop.litmaath@gmail.com

Sport Competitions Shuttlecock Kicking-Winners – L to R: Kent Mui, Champion, Sam Kwok, 1st Runner-up and Chau Po Hong, 2nd Runner-up

Chinese Checkers-Winners – L to R: Kaylie Chan, Champion, Eva Ng, 1st Runner-up and Francis Kwok, 2nd Runner-up

Staff Service Awards Leung Kai Cheong, Decorator

Michael Lam, Technician

Laurence Wong, Acting Head Coxswain

Ronald Chu, Technical Supervisor

Staff Retirement General Manager, Mark Bovaird presented a retirement gift to Fok Fuk Shing, Senior Coxswain who retired on 31 July after nearly twenty seven years of service

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A Creative, Magical Summer at the Club This summer, the Family Panel Sub-Committee kept children busy and happy with four different workshops: Papier-mâché, Fairy door hunting and making, Tie-Dye and Jr Master Pastry Chef.

The children showcased their boundless creativity and impressed all with their colourful imagination. We also discovered a few keen young chefs who made some bold ingredient choices that ultimately gave the judges a delightful surprise. While everyone had a dozen of pastries to take home to share, most were gobbled up as soon as they came back from the oven.

Congratulations to Samuel for winning the title of RHKYC’s first Jr Master Pastry Chef and to Jonas, first runner up. If you have ideas for future workshops, write a note in the members suggestion book! Family Panel Sub-Committee would love to hear from you. SEPTEMBER 2021 AHOY! |

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Articles inside

Rowing and Paddle Sports Sunset Series

Marine | Boatyard

A Creative, Magical Summer at the Club

Snooker

Rowing and Paddling Club Championships

Sail Training – A Parent’s Perspective

Volunteers – We Thank You

General Manager’s Message

Starter’s Box

My Olympics Journey

Commodore’s Message

Jadalinkir (HKG 13 – 75 Years Old

Kellett Island Cup 2021

Sai Kung Coastal Challenge