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THE BRIDGE FEATURES ROWING OTHER SPORTS 4 Calendar 16 Tomes Cup 34 2016 Race Season kicks off 41 Golf 6 Commodore’s Message presented by Old Mutual 35 Full on for the Youth Rowers 8 General Manager’s Message 20 Rolex China Sea Race 10 RHKYC Charity Foundation 22 Hong Kong Open Dragon EVENTS | PROMOTIONS 12 Kellett Island Development Championship MARINE 42 On the Horizon 14 CNY Greetings from the Club 26 Po Toi Challenge 2015 36 Marine | Boatyard 42 F&B Food Promotions 37 Ship Shop 44 Wine Page 38 Classified Page 45 Wine Form SAILING 39 Marine Directory 28 Starter’s Box 29 RMSC – Radio Protocol CLUB LINES for Beginners 46 Club Directory 30 International Moth Class 46 Members, Staff and Other 32 Sail Development | Training News and Announcements 33 Malaysian National P H O

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S www.rhkyc.org.hk Tomes Cup presented by Old Mutual Vice Patrons Jimmy Farquhar, Li Fook Hing, Bob Wilson; Commodore Mark Whitehead; Vice Commodore Robert Stoneley; Rear Commodore Sailing Anthony Day; Rear Commodore Club John Woo; Honorary Secretary Charlie Manzoni; Honorary Treasurer George Li; Rowing Captain Ng Kong Wan. For other Club contact details please refer to the Club Directory on page 46. Advertising or Editorial Enquiries contact RHKYC PR Department at [email protected] or 2239 0307 or 2239 0312 Ahoy! Design Michelle Shek, MYND Design. Articles for Ahoy! can be emailed to [email protected] 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 refect the views of the General Committee of the RHKYC. Copies of the magazine are available at Reception and to view the e-version of the magazine (and back copies) go to the RHKYC website. MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT SUN Rolex China Sea Race Lobster Promotion Burgers Starts Compass Room Bistro with selected items at Middle Island and Shelter Cove The Bridge

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Lobster Promotion in the Compass Room Kellett Island Wine Fair Supervised Sailing Session Shelter Cove Wine Fair MATCH RACING MARCH 11 February to 31 March CLASS RACING Supervised Sailing Session Burgers in the Bistro Supervised Sailing Session RYA Powerboat with selected items Level 2 Course at Middle Island and Shelter Cove Platu Skipper Course 1 March to 30 April RYA Powerboat Optimist Silver Squad Level 2 Course Youth Sailing Club Optimist Practice Optimist Silver Squad 1 2 3 4 5 6

Adult Beginners Adult Beginners Krug Champagne Dinner INTER-SCHOOL SAILING FESTIVAL Sailing Course Sailing Course in the Compass Room CLASS REGATTA RYA Safety Boat Course RYA Safety Boat Course

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St. Patrick’s Night Adult Beginners Adult Beginners Adult Beginners MATCH RACING in the Main Bar Sailing Course Sailing Course Sailing Course CLASS RACING DINGHY RACING 14 to 20 March Adult Beginners Adult Beginners Sailing Course Sailing Course Supervised Sailing Session Supervised Sailing Session J/80 Crew Course

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Steps 1,2,3,4 and Steps 1,2,3,4 and ROLEX CHINA SEA RACE J/80 Crew Course Good Friday CLASS RACING Easter Lunch Buffet STARTS Go Optimist Go Optimist Steps 1,2,3,4 and at Middle Island Adult Beginners and Egg Hunt HKSF Levels 1, 2 and HKSF Levels 1, 2 and Steps 1,2,3,4 and Go Optimist J/80 Crew Course Sailing Course in the Compass Room Go Sailing Go Sailing Go Optimist HKSF Levels 1, 2 and Steps 1,2,3,4 and Intro to Small Keelboat HKSF Levels 1, 2 and Go Sailing Go Optimist Go Sailing Youth Optimist HKSF Levels 1, 2 and Youth Optimist Racing Clinic Go Sailing Racing Clinic Youth Intro Youth Optimist Adult Beginners Youth Intro to Racing to Racing Racing Clinic Sailing Course Youth Intro Intro to Small to Racing Keelboat 21 22 23 24 25 26 J/80 Crew Course27 Steps 1,2,3,4 and Steps 1,2,3,4 and Supervised Sailing Session Steps 1,2,3,4 and Wines and Beer of the Month Go Optimist Go Optimist Steps 1,2,3,4 and Go Optimist HKSF Levels 1, 2,3 and HKSF Levels 1, 2,3 and Go Optimist HKSF Levels 1, 2,3 and Go Sailing Go Sailing HKSF Levels 1, 2,3 and Go Sailing J/80 Crew Course Youth Keelboat Crew and Go Sailing Youth 29 Clinic Skipper Course Youth 29 Clinic Youth Keelboat Crew and Bodegas Loli Casado, ‘Polus’ Viura 2014 Youth Keelboat Crew and Skipper Course – Rioja Alavesa, Spain Skipper Course Youth Intro to Laser Bodegas Loli Casado, ‘Polus’ Crianza 2011 – Rioja Alavesa, Spain Tiger Lager Beer (330ml) 28 29 30 31

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The Rothschild family has a remarkable history that dates Sebastien Josse, skipper of the Multi70 Edmond de back over 250 years and their association with competitive Rothschild Gitana XV, the latest in the Edmond de Rothschild sailing, which began in 1876, is truly unique. For almost 140 Group’s dynasty of ofshore trimaran racers and winner of years, « Gitana » has conjured up images of a line of boats, the 2013 Transat Jacques Vabre competition, secured an which tell of a family passion that has constantly been impressive 3rd place in the 2014 Route du Rhum. driven by the pursuit of excellence. The Rothschild’s are The victory was widely hailed by his peers, given the boldness continuing a tradition based on expertise and innovation, of his feat: striking out alone on the Atlantic against 30-metre performance and beauty, a history where each generation and bigger trimaran maxis while skippering an ofshore has left its own remarkable imprint. Baron Benjamin de multihull equipped for the first time with T-foil rudders. Rothschild, Chairman of the Edmond de Rothschild Group, has inherited his family’s keen passion for the sport. Creating Aided by this spirit of innovation and cutting-edge the Gitana Team in 2000, he transformed a family passion technology, the Gitana Team has now set a new challenge into a school of excellence and has been actively involved in for itself: taking part in the next Vendée Globe competition, their success ever since. starting on 6 November, with a new Imoca-class boat.

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Congratulations to Karl Grebstad, winner of the Tomes Cup presented by Old Mutual. Anthony Day and Peter Backe are currently winning The Old Mutual Top Dog Trophy Series, the final race of which is the HKRNVR Memorial Vase presented by Old Mutual on 30 April.

What a fantastic turnout we had for Hong Kong Race Week – over 230 entries from 12 countries converging

The Bridge on Middle Island for the week after Chinese New Year, including a whopping 107 Optimists, 39 windsurfers and 4 sailability boats represented in the 2.4 class. Congratulations to all the winners. Thank you to the massive team of volunteers, both on and off the water, who once again ensured that the event was a huge success.

We have an impressive entry list so far for the Rolex China Sea Race, with eight overseas boats from Australia, China, Japan, Russia and the Philippines. I’m looking forward to a great event at Easter.

The Inter-School Sailing Festival will be held once again at Middle Island over the weekend of 12 and 13 March and this event is shaping up to be even bigger than last year. Commodore Mark Whitehead 會長韋浩德 Our youth development rowing programme continues to do well, with the total number of youths being taught exceeding 100. We have recently agreed to provide a brand new rowing programme to the Hong Kong International School – their first, at least for many years – and in just one term their numbers have grown from 2 to 17.

Last by not least, I would like to encourage Life and Full Members to start giving some thought to who they would like to nominate to stand for election on to General Committee. This year’s Electoral General Meeting will be on Tuesday 14 June at 1830hrs in the Compass Room and there will be eight vacancies on GenCom including the positions of Commodore, Vice Commodore and Honorary Secretary. Nominations can be sent to Nominating Committee by 19 April – the necessary forms and further information can be found in the members’ log-in section of the website, or you may contact the General Manager’s Office.

恭喜 Karl Grebstad 勝出了先機國際 Tomes 杯帆船賽，此賽過後，先機國際 Top Dog 盃帆船聯賽暫時由 Anthony Day 和 Peter Backe 領先，最後一場比賽是4月30日的先機國際 HKRNVR 紀念盃帆船賽。

香港帆船賽週參賽人數再創新高，今年有超過230支來自12個不同國家的隊伍，在農曆新年後一星期雲集中 途島比賽，當中包括107支樂天帆船隊、39支風帆隊和4支2.4級別航能帆船隊。恭喜所有勝出者，亦感謝一眾 義工，使比賽得以順利舉行。

復活節期間舉行的勞力士中國海帆船賽現已有不少隊伍報名參加，其中八隊來自澳洲、中國、日本、俄羅斯和 菲律賓，令人相當期待。

校際帆船節將於3月12至13日在中途島舉行，規模更勝去年。

青年賽艇培訓計劃進展理想，至今已有超過100名青年受訓。我們最近決定在香港國際學校推行一個新計劃， 亦是該校多年來首個賽艇培訓計劃，參與人數在一個學期內已由2人升至17人。

最後，我誠邀各位終身或資深會員推薦合適人選加入理事會。今年選舉大會於6月14日(星期二)傍晚6時30分 在 Compass Room 舉行，將會選出八名成員，包括會長、副會長和名譽秘書。提名最遲須於4月19日前向提名 委員會遞交，詳情請參閱網上會員專頁或向總經理辦公室查詢。

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General Manager’s Message I hope everyone had an excellent Chinese New Year and that the Year of the Monkey will be a happy, healthy and prosperous one for the Club, its members and its staff. May I take this opportunity to offer very grateful thanks, on behalf of all members of staff, to all members for their contributions to the Lai See fund. This is a very generous tradition and one that everyone appreciates hugely.

The Bridge The RHKYC Charity Foundation was once again pleased to have guests from the Red Cross Hospital Schools at the fireworks night, around 50 people attended and as always the Club’s buffet supper and a harbourside view of the firework display were a real treat for everyone.

As the Commodore has mentioned in his message, this year’s Electoral General Meeting is on 14 June, which means that Life and Full Members are now invited to submit nominations to the Nominating Committee for the eight vacant positions on General Committee. Nomination forms are available on the members’ log-in section of the website or from the Membership Office, and must be submitted by 19 April.

It was gratifying to see so many sailors taking part in this year’s Tomes Cup and Hong Kong Race Week, General Manager Mark Bovaird full reports on which will appear in next month’s Ahoy!. Coming up this month, also at Middle Island, is the 總經理布馬克 Inter-School Sailing Festival on 12 and 13. This will be another Green Regatta and promises as always to have strong competition.

St Patrick’s Day is coming up on 17 March and this year we are celebrating for an entire week with a range of Irish culinary delights available in the Main Bar, from 14 to 20 March. Easter falls at the end of March, when we will have the traditional Easter egg hunt in the Compass Room on Easter Sunday, plus for the first time we have Good Friday at Middle Island with more Easter egg hunting, colouring, rolling and racing. Not forgetting of course the Kellett Island and Shelter Cove Wine Fairs, a spectacular Krug Champagne Dinner, a special lobster promotion in the Compass Room and a burger promotion in the Bistro, at Middle Island and Shelter Cove! Full details on pages 42 to 44.

The General Committee is fully committed to the Club becoming as environmentally friendly as we can, and in particular in eradicating the use of single-use plastic bottles and plastic carrier bags. An action plan is currently being drawn up to achieve this objective and the details will be promoted to members in due course.

新年快樂，祝願本會上下猴年順景，會員和員工身體健康、財源廣進。另謹代表全體員工，感謝會員捐款到新 年利是基金，承蒙會員歷年慷慨支持，不勝感激。

香港遊艇會慈善基金會於大年初二再次邀請五十來自香港紅十字會學校的賓客到臨，一同欣賞煙花和在池畔 享用自助晚餐。

如會長所言，今年選舉大會於6月14日(星期二)舉行，將會選出理事會八名新成員。提名表格可到網上會員專頁 下載或向會籍部索取，歡迎終身或資深會員於4月19日前向提名委員會推薦合適人選。

今年 Tomes 盃帆船賽和香港帆船賽週的參賽人數令人相當滿意，比賽詳情將刊登於下期《Ahoy!》。而校際帆 船節則於本月12至13日在中途島舉行，預料比賽會非常緊湊。和香港帆船賽週一樣，此賽亦有措施響應環保。

由3月14至20日，我們會連續一星期慶祝 St Patrick’s Day，Main Bar 將推出一連串愛爾蘭特色美食應節。另 外一如以往，在復活節週日，Compass Room 會有復活蛋尋寶，中途島則會在耶穌受難節當日舉辦復活蛋活 動，包括尋寶、創作和滾動比賽。除此以外，別忘了每月品酒晚會、Krug 香檳晚宴、Compass Room 龍蝦精選 菜單以及 Bistro、中途島和白沙灣的漢堡推廣，詳情請參閱第42至44頁。

理事會致力於會所推廣環保，最近便著力研究各種方案，以達致完全停用即棄膠樽和膠袋，詳情會盡快向 會員公佈。

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ne of the biggest hopes of underprivileged children in Hong Kong is to have the chance to learn English. The RHKYC Charity Foundation has been looking into establishing a sustainable long-term programme in addition to all our one-off events, and the English Development Programme matches both the needs of the children and the aims of the Charity Foundation.

Thanks to six enthusiastic volunteers from the Club, we initiated an eight-week (one hour a week) English Development Pilot Programme for eight children living in Kwun Tong – the poorest district in Hong Kong.

With positive comments from everyone involved, the Charity Foundation concluded that it was very worthwhile and should continue.

We are looking for native English-speaking members and staff as we see that a balance of local and foreign volunteers can generate good chemistry for the children. If this is something you would like to help with, please email to [email protected].

You can involve your own children too!

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Chinese New Year Fireworks Night

n Chinese New Year Fireworks Night, the RHKYC Charity Foundation hosted 65 young patients and their families from Red Cross Hospital Schools. On arrival, everyone was given a tour of the Boatyard and the children particularly enjoyed going aboard a couple of the boats at the pontoon. They then enjoyed a lovely buffet by the pool where they were visited by Choi Sun, the God of Fortune. Long, one of the children who had only been cleared at the last minute to come and join the party, was invited to join Commodore Mark Whitehead and General Manager Mark Bovaird as they dotted the eyes of the lions to bring them to life before one of the best lion dances we’ve seen! The evening was capped by a superb fireworks display over the harbour.

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Annex New Wing Revealed Just before Chinese New Year, 15 months after breaking ground, the scaffolding came down and the Annex New Wing was unveiled. While there’s still some granite cladding work to be done before members get the full effect, the architectural echoes of the main Clubhouse building have already drawn some very positive comments from members. This building houses the new, expanded Ship Shop, sail lockers, squash courts, house and technical store, staff canteen and changing rooms and the administration offices. These will be opening in phases as the interior fit-out work completes.

Ship Shop to Open Next Month The Ship Shop will be first – opening in early April – and the new space is quite a bit larger than before which will allow us to showcase more brands, expand the chandlery section, bring in more leisure wear and introduce a wider variety of Club-branded items. The new shop will also have a proper changing room and extra storage space (hidden behind the back wall and at mezzanine levels on the side walls) which will keep surplus items out of the way for easier browsing.

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Central Block Members may be interested to see the transformation of the old Bistro Courtyard from an outdoor space to an indoor one. The photo on the left shows the courtyard as it was with a view looking from the old main doors to the Bistro across the courtyard towards the men’s changing room and turtle pond. The photo on the right was taken from the same location, but it’s now across the new kitchen which stretches into the old squash courts.

The new ladies’ changing room is also in the Central Block, directly above the kitchen. This space too is larger than the existing changing room and also houses a sauna and a steam room (see photos below). The new men’s changing room will be located above what was the squash courts.

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WORDS: LINDSAY LYONS | PHOTOS: XAUME OLLEROS

TomesMutual presentedOld byCup

16 | MARCH 2016 AHOY! The omens did not look promising for the third event of the Old Mutual Top Dog Trophy Series, with Race Officer Anthony Root finding a light and unseasonal south westerly affecting Hong Kong’s Victoria Harbour first thing, however by the time the first warning signal was sounded, a solid 10kt easterly had filled in which was to hold all afternoon. Feature| TomesMutual presentedOld byCup

n glorious sunshine, the Pandora fleet was first to go, followed by the Ruffian, Dragon and Flying Fifteen classes. Chasing them down towards the target finish time of 1630hrs were the Impala, J/80 and Etchells fleets, with five Big Boats thrown in for good measure towards the end of the start sequence.

A valiant effort by Pandora Solstice saw her hold the lead for the first lap and a half of the course, albeit with the Etchells and Big Boats making ground on her all the time. By the end of the second lap, Ruffian Schannuleke had taken over but with Dragon Mei Fei only one second adrift it was only a matter of time before the latter took a lead on which she was to build until she took the finish gun at 16:30:15, only 15 seconds outside the optimium finishing time, followed by Schannuleke and Etchells Jezebel.

Big Boats Signal 8 and Ambush virtually match raced their way into the finish, with the Ker 42 finishing eighth on the water and just pipping the Mills 41 to the prize for first Big Boat.

With no protests to be heard, the prizegiving was lubricated by James Boag (official beer) and winners were rewarded with Chandon sparkling wine and Ralph Lauren shirts provided by the supporting sponsors of the event. A massive thank you to Race Officer Anthony Root, Deputy Race Officer Di Williams and their sizeable team of capable assistants (Jan Backe, Christina Backe, Ben Chong, Adrienne Loeffler, Victor Tsien, Adrienne Walder and Peter Wilkinson) for giving up their time to run the race.

The fourth and fnal constituent event of the Old Mutual Top Dog Trophy Series is the HKRNVR Memorial Vase, which will take place on Saturday 30 April – mark it in your diaries now!

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First row: 1st Overall – Mei Fei; 2nd Overall – Schannuleke; 3rd Overall – Jezebel Second row: First Day Boat – Tchaikoffsky; First Big Boat – Signal 8; First Inshore Keelboat – Solstice Below: 1st 2nd 3rd TOMES CUP – PRIZE WINNERS TOP DOG TROPHY – PROVISIONAL TOP 10 AFTER THREE EVENTS BOAT NAME CLASS HELM / OWNER(S) BOAT NAME CLASS HELM PTS PLACE First Place Mei Fei Dragon Karl Grebstad Jezebel Etchells Backe / Day 6.578 1 Full Power Flying Fifteen Sam Chan 13.451 2 Second Place Schannuleke Ruffan Bryan Tse Tchaikoffsky Flying Fifteen Howard Williams 17.438 3 Big Boat Isler / Taylor 29.478 4 Third Place Jezebel Etchells Backe / Day Ambush Buster Ruffan Nick Bryan 38.307 5 First Day Boat Tchaikoffsky Flying Fifteen Howard Williams Victory 9 Ruffan Li Fook Hing 47.674 6 Scallywag Ruffan Oliver Cully 58.588 7 First Inshore Keelboat Solstice Pandora K W Chair Taxi Impala Florence Kan 64.926 8 First Big Boat Signal 8 Big Boat Hanning/ Jacobs / Kendall/ Solstice Pandora K W Chair 74.905 9 McWilliam/ Pender Gambit Big Boat Mowsers 75.976 10

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Rolex China Sea Race WORDS: LINDSAY LYONS | PHOTOS: KURT ARRIGO / XAUME OLLEROS

Run under the auspices of RORC, Rolex China Sea Race will start in front of Kellett Island on 23 March with a 1310hrs warning signal and will finish in Subic Bay, Philippines, where boats will enjoy the hospitality of Subic Bay Yacht Club. Of the 34 boats entered at the time of writing, eight hail from as far afield as China, Singapore, Japan, Russia, Philippines and Australia, representing one of the strongest overseas showings for many years, and underlining the appeal of this biennial bluewater classic.

hinese entry Seawolf led the way as the first all-Chinese competitor to enter this 565nm offshore race in 2014. For the 28th edition of the race, she is joined by another Chinese entry, UBOX, a Swan 82 owned by Wang Bin and based in Shanghai.

While Seawolf is intent on bettering her 2014 result, with a virtually unchanged crew “fuelled by a shared fascination for the open sea and the unique challenges found only in offshore racing”, 2016 will mark UBOX’s first Rolex China Sea Race, however the core of the 16-strong crew has been competing as a unit for almost four years and has completed a series of coastal and short offshore races in that time.

The Swan 82 sees the 565nm Category 1 offshore race as “…the premier offshore regatta in the region [which] always attracts the premier sailors and teams around the world.” For UBOX, the race marks “the start of a full year commitment towards the Rolex Sydney Hobart in the end of 2016 [and] another step in the long-term development of our team and crew members.”

Race action will be tracked by Yellowbrick Tracking and will be shown live at www.rolexchinasearace.com – all race documents and entry lists can be found at www.rolexchinasearace.com

20 | MARCH 2016 AHOY! Representing Japan on her way back from the 2015 Rolex Sydney Hobart race is Humphreys 54 KLC Bengal 7 owned and skippered by Yoshihiko Murase while 2012 IRC Overall winner Zanzibar, a Humphreys 42, hails from Singapore. Ernesto Echauz (IRC Overall 1998 and 2008) will also return, campaigning TP52 Standard Insurance Centennial under the flag of the Philippines.

Fresh from Phuket King’s Cup with a stated aim of completing the stable of Rolex classic offshore races is Russian entry , a Cookson 12M owned by Sergey

Megazip Feature Khramtsov and skippered by Vladimir Chirkov, a veteran of nine Rolex offshore races including the Rolex Sydney to Hobart Race, the Rolex Giraglia, the Rolex Middle Sea Race and the Rolex Fastnet race. |

Team Manager Alexander Vodovatov expanded on his ambitions, explaining, “the dream RaceSea China Rolex to attract Russian yachtsmen to these Rolex races, to popularise them. The dream of every team in Rolex races is to win a Rolex Yachsmaster II – these watches are pieces of art! …I would love that in our country a 600nm Rolex Race will appear one day.”

After winning her division in the 2015 Hong Kong to Vietnam Race and racing in other SEA Big Boat events, RP66 Alive will be back looking for more silverware and, in the absence of Team Ragamuffin, should be targeting line honours glory, however Geoff Hill’s Strewth and the TP52s of Sam Chan, Ray Roberts and Ernesto Echauz will have different plans.

The 2016 Rolex China Sea Race offers great competition in every class and division, with seven boats each in IRC Racer 1, Racer 2 and Premier and six in IRC Cruiser. Raphael Blot cuts a solitary figure with MACH2 the only HKPN Multihull, however if conditions are right he could easily pose a threat to his monohull cousins in the line honours competition and also has a multihull race record at which to aim.

PROVISIONAL ENTRY LIST WITH PROVISIONAL DIVISIONAL SPLITS YACHT NAME SAIL NUMBER OWNER / PERSON IN CHARGE TYPE IRC Racer 0 Alive 52566 Phillip Turner / Duncan Hine RP 66 Antipodes GBR2888L Geoff Hill Smith 72 Custom FreeFire HKG2283 Sam Chan TP52 KLC Bengal7 JPN4321 Yoshihiko Murase / Yoichi Ito Humphreys 54 Millennium Racing AUS8898 Ray Roberts TP52 Standard Insurance Centennial PHI2286 Ernesto Echauz / Stephen Tan TP52 IRC Racer 1 Ambush HKG2388 Joachim Isler / Drew Taylor Mills IRC41 Black Baza HKG2296 Anthony Root / Steve Manning Ker 42 EFG Mandrake HKG2163 Fred Kinmonth / Nick Burns Sydney GTS43 Megazip RUS3500 Sergey Khramtsov / Vladimir Chirkov Cookson 12M Redeye HKG280 Paul Leese / David Mitchell J145C Straight Up HKG2282 Mark Whitehead Mills 40 Zanzibar SIN4321 Jonathan Mahony HYD42 IRC Racer 2 Avant Garde HKG2047 Joshua Cole A40RC Jarrah HKG2287 Matthew Johnson Salona 42 Krampus HKG2159 Niccolo Manno Anteros 36 SeaWolf HKG2183 YY Yan / YF Liu A40 Sell Side Dream HKG2298 Simon Powell A40RC Whiskey Jack HKG2102 Nick Southward J109 Ymir HKG2207 Kjartan Furset Sunfast 36 IRC Premier Clove Hitch HKG 2211 Alex CL Yu Bavaria 55 Explorer HKG2289 Anthony Day Xc50 Moonblue 2 CAY8888 Peter Churchouse Warwick Custom Sea Monkey HKG2360 Emmanuel Pitsilis Sense 50 Shahtoosh HKG2202 Peter Cremers Warwick UBOX CHN82 Wang Bin Swan 82 Xena HKG2260 Peter Forsythe / Jing Lee X-55 IRC Cruiser Allegro HKG2366 Thomas Wiesinger Oceanis 40 Darling HKG2107 Dean Chisholm Hanse 400 Dearg Doom HKG2116 Kevin Greene Bavaria 39c Outlaw HKG2275 Adrian Bell Azuree 46 Vega HKG2335 Ben Li / Jackie Siu Jeanneau SO36i Wonderwall HKG1401 David Harari / David Walder Oceanis 45 HKPN Multihull MACH 2 HKG 2012 Raphael Blot Banuls 60 Catamaran

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Championship Hong Kong Open Dragon Dragon Open Kong Hong OY! LLIS Y AH PH 2016 2016 : he he Hong Kong Open Dragon Championship was held over the MARCH | ORDS 22 boats, thanks to the main sponsor Central Oceans. crewed with Gwen Chapalain and Erwan Le Chat; and from Japan, the current national champion Akira Sawada crewed with Daisuke Yasuda and Masanori Ikami. The Dutch and the Japanese brought their own Singapore Singapore (and the current J/24 champion) crewed with his regulars, wife Rafaela, DJ Ng and Omar Agoes; Christian Guyader from France (the main sponsor for the annual Grand Prix Guyader in Douarnenez) decades. Four overseas teams registered – Ronald Pfeiffer from the Netherlands crewed with Joop Doomernik and Boris Bayer; Vladimir Borstnar from freezing freezing weekend of 24 to 26 January – the coldest weekend in six W

Feature | Hong Kong Open Dragon Championship Central Oceans and Northrop & Johnson continued to be sponsors of 15kts and the flat sea should provide champagne sailing, the 5°C with many individuals from the class helping as well. The organising temperature made it tough for the sailors. Inge started and finished all committee, headed by Class Captain Andreas Brechbuhl, comprised three scheduled races. Virgile Bertrand (our intrepid Sailability supporter), Earle Briggs, Joseph The wind was oscillating about 15° each way with wind holes at various Chu, Nikki Claringbold, Tam Nguyen and Bram Van Olphen. locations. Those who took flyers to the corners or stayed in the holes The weather forecasted earlier in the week turned ugly for the race were punished. Again, NED excelled by winning the first two races. days and everyone was apprehensive about whether we could even sail FRA and Lowell each had 12 points on the day and JPN had 13 points. Feature| at all. The extreme cold front arrived on the first day of racing, but the capably competent Race Officer Inge Strompf-Jepsen and her team were able to get all three scheduled races in, although the middle one saw a massive wind shift of 60° at the start. Those who stayed in the Hong Kong Open Dragon Championship Dragon Open KongHong middle did not fare that badly, but those who bet on the wind to shift back lost massively.

The first and third races were sailed in relatively steady moderate to strong wind and moderate to high seas. The Dutch team excelled, showed great speed to have three consistent results on the first day, and led going into the second day. Many had at least one bad result, but Virgile, Lowell Chang and the French managed to get one 1st each. The Japanese also sailed consistently to have first day overall results with 13 points, Lowell with 14 and FRA with 18 points.

The forecast for the second day was Force 5 to 6 with Force 8 on high ground. However, the island of Hong Kong shielded the race course from the northerly wind and even the sea state was flat. While the wind

MARCH 2016 AHOY! | 23 Feature| Hong Kong Open Dragon Championship Dragon Open KongHong

The third and final day was a different matter. Unlike the previous day, the island did not shadow the wind from the sea. The wind in the race area was recorded at over 25kts average with gusts of over 35kts. Gusts came from the north and from the east. The sea was angry. Meanwhile, masts on four boats were damaged overnight on the pontoon. Inge cancelled all races, upsetting a few but to the cheers of most who did not fancy survival sailing.

The end result was the Dutch won overall, Lowell and the Japanese had equal points, but Lowell came second ahead of the Japanese on tie break. The French came after the Japanese and Marc Castagnet, despite being late at the start on the first race of the second day, came after the French.

Lowell won the Corinthian and Hong Kong Helm trophies. The last day Cathy Delaney, the Protest Committee of racing was his 73rd birthday. In his speech, he said that was his best Chairperson for the Championships, claims birthday gift because he did not think he had a chance with so many that Dragons are hearty sailors who can younger people in the class sailing well. weather any storm. And they did have weather! The overall winner, Netherland’s Ronald Pfeiffer, was 70 years old. The Four Peaks Race and the J/80s cancelled, Japanese crew Ikami commented that it was not a surprise that they did but the Dragons carried on with at least Friday not win since they were still too young. and Saturday racing.

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a rib-thumping ride around Waglan, the clear been invited aboard for their first taste of the priority was to get the champagne popping and sport, and the inevitable festivities to follow. to the seafood as early possible. There seemed to be an even match of young, sleek, expensive specimens, as well as their Once set, a colourful assortment of 13 more weathered competitors. boats schooled around the start line for the warning signal. The mixed fleet matched the The start was relatively bloodless, facilitated composition of the diverse crews, in which by a generously wide line and the laid-back veterans worked alongside novices, who had attitude of those sailing. Built for speed,

ast December, on a classic warm winter’s day, the annual Po Toi Challenge, organised by the Club’s Young Members’ Sub- committee (YMSC), gave over 50 new sailing participants a fantastic taste of big boat racing.

With a light breeze barely stirring the start flags, RO Simon Murray wisely decided to lay a course aimed almost squarely at the Ming Kee Restaurant in Po Toi. The only two detours were to keep starboard of Chesterman and to round Beaufort Island. Without the weather for

26 | MARCH 2016 AHOY! In between courses, scores were tallied with owners for continuous support of this race HKPN handicaps applied. Under corrected and kindly opening up their boats for the day, time Blackjack, ably helmed by Glenn Smith, thanks to the newcomers for giving the sport was first to finish in a time of 2h 02m 54s. a try, thanks to the committee and Club for Andiamo, helmed by John Woo, and Straight co-ordinating, and finally thanks to Ming Kee Up, helmed by Mark Whitehead, came a for putting on a good spread. close second and third, within just a couple of We look forward to seeing many new faces minutes of the winner. Feature| on the water, and hope owners may have A huge round of thanks is owed to all those found some eager new crew to usher in the racing, and all those behind the scenes making New Year. the event a success. Thanks to the generous Po ToiPo Challenge2015

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MARCH 2016 AHOY! | 27 Starter’s Box FORTHCOMING EVENTS Boase Cohen & Collins Inter-School Sailing Festival (Middle Island) 12 and 13 March Jeanneau Class Regatta (Port Shelter) 12 and 13 March Sailing Rolex China Sea Race – Start 23 March California Insurance Match Racing Series 16 to 24 April HKRNVR Memorial Vase presented by Old Mutual 30 April EFG Nations’ Cup 1 May

California Insurance Match Racing Series The California Insurance Match Racing Series incorporates the Hong Kong Match Racing Nationals (16 and 17 Boase Cohen & Collins April) and the California Insurance Match Racing International Regatta Inter-School Sailing Festival (22 to 24 April). Match racing has been taking place on Saturday The Boase Cohen & Collins Inter-School mornings, introducing new teams to the sport and brushing off cobwebs Sailing Festival will take place on 12 and 13 for the more seasoned match racers. Over the next few months the match March at Middle Island and is probably the racing calendar heats up and we are pleased to welcome California most spectator friendly regatta at the Club Insurance to the event. At the time of writing entries are still being with racing right in front of Middle Island, and live commentary received for both events and more information is available on our website: on the racing. About 20 school teams will battle it out over two http://www.rhkyc.org.hk/MatchRacing.aspx days with around 100 races being sailed; come and watch Kellett School and KGV defend their 2015 titles. Everyone is welcome to HKRNVR Memorial Vase enjoy the atmosphere at Middle Island hardstanding with racing presented by Old Mutual starting at 1000hrs each day and finishing at approximately 1600hrs. The final constituent event of the http://www.rhkyc.org.hk/Inter-School2016.aspx Old Mutual Top Dog Trophy Series, which pulls together the Club’s pursuit races to establish which boat is ‘Top Dog’ for the season, Rolex China Sea Race 2016 takes place on 30 April. Boats can enter by signing on in the Course Entries are now closed and a full list of entries can be Room on the day of the race, or by pre-entering individual events at found at www.rolexchinasearace. The race will start http://bit.ly/HKNVR16 on Wednesday 23 March off Kellett Island Clubhouse with a warning signal at 1310hrs. Why not take an early lunch and enjoy EFG Nations’ Cup a curry buffet in the Bistro followed by the offshore start? In association with Auckland Tourism, Events and Economic Development Coming up on 1 May is the extremely popular international EFG Nations’ Cup, in association with Auckland Tourism, Events and Economic Development. The Kiwis are back and looking for a hat trick, so dust off those national costumes, anthems and other props for this colourful regatta. Many of the crews compete in fancy national dress so watch out for Dragons, Vikings, Bravehearts, Knights of St George, Leprechauns, Lederhosen and many others in Victoria Harbour. The post-regatta party is now famous, so make sure you dont miss any of the fun either P H

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LL The Jeanneau Class Regatta is the winter regatta for one-design Rolex China Sea Race – Timetable classes, including Dragon, Etchells, Flying Fifteen, Impala, J/80, Friday 18 March Deadline for submission of Crew 1800hrs Pandora, Ruffian and Sportsboat racing against each other in long and Immigration and Next of Kin forms short course fleets. The regatta will take place in the Port Shelter area Monday 21 March Rolex China Sea Race Welcome Drinks on 1900hrs to 2100hrs on 12 and 13 March. the Main Lawn Tuesday 22 March Immigration clearance in the Pat Loseby 1500hrs to 1900hrs Room Information about all forthcoming races and events will be posted on Tuesday 22 March Skippers’ Briefng 1830hrs to 1900hrs the Club’s website, however if you are looking for something specifc Wednesday 23 March Race Start off Kellett Island Clubhouse 1320hrs and cannot fnd it, please let us know by e-mailing [email protected] so that we can point you in the right Sunday 27 March Location Party at Subic Bay Yacht Club 1800hrs direction and improve the navigation. Wednesday 13 April Offcial Prizegiving in the Compass Room 1900hrs to 2100hrs

28 | MARCH 2016 AHOY! RMSC – Radio Protocol for Beginners Sailing

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MARCH 2016 AHOY! | 29 International Moth Class WORDS: ROB PARTRIDGE AND ANDRINA LI | PHOTOS: BERNIE KAAKS Sailing

Since the last article in May 2015, my adventurous journey in sailing the Moth has evolved. Since the challenging World Championships of January 2015 I have been to two overseas events (Italy and Australia) and raced in the Club’s own Marriott Rewards Around the Island Race.

The Foiling Week (TFW) 2015 the end of the event to upgrade to a new boat afterwards. This evolving The incredible Lake Garda, at Fraglia Vela Malcesine last July, did not development class has very few restrictions allowing for lots of flexibility disappoint my expectations; delivering great thermal winds thanks to when it comes to design, hence my new boat is very different to my first its incredible mountain. The competition comprised two parts; three boat which was built in 2009. days of Moth fleet racing and two days of long distance handicap races The new Mach 2 arrived in September from McConaghy Boats in involving various wind-powered hydrofoil craft, such as Moths, Flying Zhuhai and after a time, I was able to fit in some really good training Phantoms, Kitefoils (hydrofoil kite-surfing), Hydrofoil Windsurfers and in the autumn winds with new training partner and fellow Club Coach, other experimental hydrofoil machines. Alex Dyet. The three days of class racing provided flat water and 12 to 20kts of wind each afternoon allowing for 4 short (25-minute) races per day Marriot Rewards Around The Island Race 2015 (ATIR) with average boat speeds of 16kts upwind and 25kts downwind. The Three Moths and a Flying Phantom competed in this event and my aim long distance races were fun and it was interesting to see the different was to make it all the way around. I had a reasonable start, going off foiling craft compete. Most sailors were interested in Moth vs. Phantom relatively early with comparatively slower boats, which enabled me to get vs. Kitefoiler. Simply put, the Moth is faster than a Phantom around ahead and clear of traffic quickly. I went through the slow patch at Lei a course due to its manoeuvrability, although not always as fast in a Yue Mun a distance ahead of the next boat despite a couple of capsizes straight line. However, the Kitefoilers were completely untouchable in during foiling tack attempts on the way up the harbour. every aspect as long as they had wind to be flying! The reach past Shek O rock in big waves and 15 to 20kts of wind was I left the event slightly disappointed having suffered avoidable gear thrilling. However as I got to Cape d’Aguilar, the real challenge was trying failure and struggled with boat handling under pressure, after getting to go downwind in the big, steep and confused waves bouncing off very little practice racing against any others boats while in Hong Kong. the cliffs. I crashed every few hundred metres, usually while travelling My solo practice in Hong Kong hadn’t prepared me well enough for tight at over 20kts, then got back up again, tweaking some controls in the racing with 30 other boats. On the upside, I was able to sell my boat at hope that it would make the next crash less painful! After quite a few

30 | MARCH 2016 AHOY! big crashes the water flattened off into Australian Nationals 2016 the Beaufort Channel and became much There are many upsides to sailing in Hong more manageable as I flew downwind. Kong, however one of the downsides Around the south side, the water was flat is lack of Moth fleet racing. In Garda I but it became extremely gusty. I managed had found my boat-handling fell apart to stay hydrofoiling for the majority of the under the pressure of close racing against way around, only falling back down to a fleet of boats. I was determined to Sailing earth in lulls at Ap Lei Chau and Green get to another Championship before the Island but thankfully not for very long. 2016 World Championships and the event I targetted was the 2016 Australian As I got onto the final beat up towards National Championships. This took place Kellett Island I was exhausted, my legs in at South of Perth Yacht Club on the burning pain from hiking constantly and Swan River and had 53 entries, including my arms cramping as I tried to continually other overseas visitors representing Italy, adjust the mainsheet. I was around the Japan and Britain. Perth is known for its Green Island racing mark in just over two ‘Freemantle Doctor’ thermal wind normally hours and could see the finish next to the blowing at 15 to 30kts most summer Exhibition Centre in Wanchai. The record afternoons. However, the forecast for the for ATIR is 2hr 13m. I knew that had week had all the locals saying we would become unrealistic to make but I believed be missing some full days of sailing due to the monohull record (if a Moth counts as insufficient wind. a monohull?) was still possible. The racing week started precariously with The aim at that stage was to finish within light winds but we actually managed a full 2hr 29m. As I battled up the harbour, series of 15 races, mostly in 8 to 15kts. I weaving between passenger jets and Star took advantage of light winds on the first ferries, that record was also slipping away two days of racing being well accustomed to them. I placed some races from me. A rainstorm sat over Wanchai as I approached the finish, inside the top 10, with a 3rd being my best race result to date in the Moth causing the wind to swing 90 degrees and drop to 1 to 4kts. Suddenly I class, and I sat 8th overall. The following few days became tougher with wasn’t even foiling. As I ‘low-rided’ toward the line I finally got enough of just a few more knots of wind and all the Aussies were able to make a gust to pick me up and carry me across the line. The biggest feeling it count. The final day brought thunderstorms, which were apparently while crossing the line was of relief from the physical work needed to the result of widespread bushfires across Western Australia. I enjoyed keep the boat racing at full speed. the windiest racing I’ve experienced while Moth sailing with the breeze As it turned out I had taken line honours by around 50 minutes and averaging around 18kts but with squalls bringing close to 30kts in the came within two minutes of having the fastest elapsed time of the day, final race. Surprisingly, most of the boats were still managing to get coming 2nd only to the 72’ Jelik with a time of 2h 47m. I figured that around the racecourse, though with some big wipe-outs to dodge! during the race I capsized around 20 times so if I stop capsizing that I ended up 14th at the end of a tough regatta. There have been many should get me close to the race record! ups and downs throughout the past year and now that I’ve had time The two other Moths were short on experience and practice to make to reflect on my result – well, the top 7 in the Australian Nationals all it around, however Mark Thornburrow and Laurence Mead raced finished within the top 26 of the most recent World Championships their Flying Phantom around in under three hours. They have since (out of 165 competitors). I’ve beaten most of them in some races, and attempted to break the record for the fastest time around Hong Kong had some very good races, so this leaves me feeling positive as I head Island (the Cariad Trophy) and are getting close, finding it quicker to toward the World Championships this May in Hayama Bay, Japan. round to port, the opposite direction to the race. I would also like to Thank you to GAC (Hong Kong) for transporting my boat to overseas attempt this; perhaps in the near future we will see a special Moth vs events, Sky International and LiP Sunglasses. Phantom edition of the Around the Island Race!

MARCH 2016 AHOY! | 31 SAILING DEVELOPMENT AND TRAINING CONTACTS Old Mutual International Sail Training in partnership with Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club General Enquiries Gloria Yeung 2812 7063 Interim MI Sailing Manager r 2812 0172 Sail Training Schedule The new schedule has recently been published online. Fiona Grego Please remember that members do get priority on booking until one month before MI Centre Manager Patrick Lam 2812 7303 the course starts. In general we require a minimum of four students to be able to Senior Sailing Instructor Phoebe Tang 2812 7303 confirm a course.

Sailing Sailing Instructor Kelvin Lau 2812 7303 Performance Coach Rob Partridge 2812 6255 Performance Coaches Alex Dyet and Christos Atzemain 2812 6255

http://www.rhkyc.org.hk/SailTraining.aspx Application forms and more details www.rhkyc.org.hk click on [email protected] ‘Sail Training’ or email [email protected] www.facebook.com/RHKYCsharks RYA POWERBOAT TRAINING These practical powerboat handling courses are available now. You must already hold the PVOCC. RYA Powerboat Level 2 Courses Option PBL2/3 5 and 6 Mar Option PBL2/4 21 and 22 May Option PBL2/5 11 and 12 June RYA Safety Boat Courses Option SB3 12 and 13 Mar Option SB4 21 and 22 May ADULT BEGINNERS Option 3 19, 20, 26 and 27 Mar, and 2 Apr Option 4 16, 17, 23, 24 and 30 Apr Option 5 7, 8, 21, 22 and 28 May ADULT SUPERVISED SAILING 3 Mar Distance Sail 5 Mar Singlehanded Laser 6 Mar Distance Sail 19 Mar Boat Handling 20 Mar Level 3 Preparation 30 Mar Boat Handling 2 and 3 Apr Spinnaker (two days) 7 Apr Boat Handling ADULT KEELBOAT COURSES Intro to Small Keelboats Course 3 26 and 27 Mar Course 4 4 and 5 June Course 5 11 and 12 June P H

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Last month saw the arrival of six new RS Feva dinghies. These will be CL L Course 4 27, 28 Mar and 3 Apr used primarily for sail training but also by the Sharks for race training ARK Course 5 22, 29 May and 5 June and for the forthcoming Boase Cohen & Collins Inter-School Sailing PVOL Courses Festival on 12 and 13 March at Middle Island. Masters 25,26 and 27 April Engineers 23, 24 and 25 May Youth Easter Programme For further information please contact [email protected] Dates and courses have been set for our Youth Easter Programme, please find full details and application forms on our website: http://www.rhkyc.org.hk/YouthSailTraining.aspx Please note that members have booking priority one month before the start of the course. HKSI Seminar Kellett Island | Wednesday 9 March Richard Knight, on behalf of the Hong Kong Sports Institute, has kindly agreed to give a talk on their recently published document ‘Hong Kong Sailing Team’, outlining the path ahead for sailing through the HKSI. We highly recommend that youth sailors and their parents attend this session.

32 | MARCH 2016 AHOY! Sailing

Malaysian National Championships WORDS: DOUGLAS LEUNG

between 1400 and 1500hrs. Therefore the best wind of the day was at 1100hrs and we tried to hit the water about an hour before that.

There were over 100 contestants, mostly from Malaysia, but also others from Singapore and Indonesia. We were impressed by some very young competitors.

On the first day of racing most of us from Hong Kong had a pretty good start; some of us got the first race as our first discard. Oriane was very consistent on the first day, and Charlotte got off with a pretty good start; Emily was also pretty consistent and improving, while I got the first two races as my discards but improved throughout the day. Over the next few days I continued to improve both on the results and on my starts. On the last day, most of the team were in the top half of the ranking.

From this race, I learned how to get good starts even when the tide is not favourable. I also learned how to get on the line at full speed on time. This was the first overseas regatta for two of us and I felt that team work was very important, especially while we were overseas. During the last two days, I also learned how to complete the race while being unwell. It was both a fun and educational experience. I look forward to more races ust before Christmas, the Sharks (the Club’s youth squad) were J with my teammates. in Langkawi, Malaysia for their National Championships. There were four of Optimist Sharks sailors - Oriane Voets, Charlotte Lo, Emily Wong and me. We spent eight days there in total and had our fair share of Malaysian food as well as sandwiches made by our lovely house parents. As you would expect, the weather was hot and humid. The first day we Adult Dinghy Open Day had the stunning experience of watching a storm brewing, which was full on in about five minutes. The wind became so strong that we could Sunday 6 March | Middle Island not stand straight in open areas. Luckily, the rest of the time it was Are you a young, middle-aged or old adult ex-dinghy sailor? Did mostly sunny. The wind usually came around 1030hrs and died down you know that the Club has dinghies to rent at Middle Island Clubhouse? As a member, all you have to do to rent one is to get on the Approved helm list. The Young Members Sub-Committee is organising an Approved Helm List Drive on 6 March at Middle Island with the help of the Club coaches. Come down for a fun day out on dinghies, get your name on the approved helm list, and explore other dinghies you’ve always wanted to sail but haven’t had a chance to. Here are some of the dinghies you can enjoy: Laser, RS400, Feva, Wayfarer, and 420. Signing up costs HK$100, which will cover the rental of the boats and our coaches’ time. All ages and abilities are welcome. Please go to the website for sign up. http://www.rhkyc.org.hk/adultdinghyopenday.aspx Hope to see you there!

MARCH 2016 AHOY! | 33 Rowing

OUTRIGGER CONTACT 2016 Race Season Kicks Off [email protected] WORDS: ADAM WIELOWIEYSKI | PHOTOS: ADAM GILES

With the wind came waves and the paddling was certainly not dull! Strong headwinds meant sometimes paddling was necessary just to stay in the same place; crossing the finish line for food and warm drinks was a welcome relief.

The Club showed some strong results again – the father and son team of John and Jameson McLennan took first in the Men’s Double Canoe, and Francesca Zino second in the Women’s Single Canoe. A special thanks to Kira Brownlee for volunteering on the day.

These races are a great way to keep our paddlers training and race- ready, even outside the summer competition season. Winter conditions can make the racing much more exciting and bring an excellent way to build knowledge of the water. The next race is on Valentine’s Day – where we hope to see a strong turnout in the mixed doubles! A warm and windless day greeted paddlers for the Christmas ‘burn-off race’, hosted by our friends at the Victoria Recreation Club (VRC). It was a wonderful start to 2016, and a special pilot to this year’s VRC Race Series; a monthly outrigger canoe and surf-ski race.

The race followed the same course as the previous Time Trial series – a 7.5km loop taking competitors around the back of Round Island, down the east side of Middle Island and back to the starting point in Deep Water Bay.

Highlights of the day included two of our Club members – Francesca Zino and Erin Juhl – comfortably taking 1st and 2nd place in the Women’s Single Canoe category. In the Men’s Single Canoe category, a nail-biting finish saw Roger Holmes taking 2nd place mere seconds behind the leader.

On 23 January, the VRC Race Series officially started with Race 1. Entirely different to the burn-off; frigid conditions with the mercury around 8°C and 45 km/h winds gusting to 60 made this an extremely challenging race. The course was changed to provide shelter to the paddlers and followed a 7km triangle from the VRC club house, past the Country Club and out to the Ocean Park pump house buoy.

ROWING CONTACTS Rowing Manager [email protected] Middle Island Co-ordinator [email protected] Shatin Men’s Racing [email protected] Shatin Women’s Racing [email protected]

34 | MARCH 2016 AHOY! Full on for the Youth Rowers WORDS: TOP DOG

What an excellent day 8 November 2015 turned out to be for youth rowing in Rowing Hong Kong. The Schools National Rowing Championships were held for only the second time and there was an increase of nearly fifty percent in participation over the previous year. 250 youths aged 12 to 19 years from 62 schools braved the 1km course on the Shing Mun River and were encouraged over the distance by school friends, teachers, HKCRA staff, bystanders and of course the ever- boisterous parents.

here were stories of courage with children racing for the first time in a single scull; not for the weak-hearted when you think of a fine sculling boat being about one-and-a-half feet broad at the widest part and the gunnels about six inches from the water. Some struggled through the distance, but completed. Others capsized, boarded again and then completed. Other just took their time, but completed. The sun was out and so were the smiles.

All who were involved should be pleased; from the HKCRA for hosting the event and making the long-awaited push onto water rowing development where efforts previously have only been on indoor rowing, to the schools for embracing the sport of rowing and to the youth for taking to this sport, known to be one of the most difficult sports to master and requiring huge commitment.

We at the Club were extremely happy as our own Youth Development Programme was where a great majority of the youth participants had been introduced to rowing.

In most cases this had started through participation as part of a school extra-curricular activity, from where they had progressed, some then joining the Club as cadets and junior members. There were 58 youths participating from the programme, over 20% of the total in the regatta and representing Canadian International school, Chinese International School, Discovery Bay International School, Harrow International School Hong Kong, Hong Kong Christian College, Island School, Kellett School, Li Po Chun United World College of Hong Kong and South Island School.

Kudos has to go to the CDNIS for that impressive performance, all achieved with a squad of 8 boys and all racing under 14. The Kellett School girls, for the second year, were on the podium, and must be congratulated for their depth of rowing and consistency.

THE OVERALL SCHOOL RESULTS

Boys’ Overall

1st Canadian International School of Hong Kong 香港加拿大國際學校

2nd Christian Alliance SW Chan Memorial College 宣道會陳朱素華紀念中學

3rd Lam Tai Fai College 林大輝中學

Girls’ Overall

1st Tong Kwok Wah Secondary school 伊利沙伯中學舊生會湯國華中學

2nd HKTA The Yuen Yuen Institute No.3 Secondary School 香港道教聯會圓玄學院第三中學

3rd Tung Wah Group of Hospitals Kap Yan Directors’ College 東華三院甲寅年總理學校

Kellett School 啓歷學校

The full results of the regatta are at http://www.rowing.org.hk/imglib/resultdl/571_a.pdf . If you have children interested in developing an interest in and commitment to the sport of rowing, please contact Garth Hughes ([email protected]). “Real athletes row. Everyone else just plays games.” Anon

MARCH 2016 AHOY! | 35 Pollution In, and On, the Sea MARCH 2016 WORDS: ALAN REID TIDES

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40 | MARCH 2016 AHOY! Match Report, North Course, Kau Sai Chau WORDS AND PHOTOS: PATRICK SHERRIFF Other Sports Other And then there were Fore! Excuse the pun. That is to say that after some cancellations, we ended up with a four ball. Well, as they say, it’s not always plain sailing or champagne sailing for that matter. It was a cold and wet January with low temperature records broken. I have never played in such miserable conditions as on 20 January when I joined three other hardy KGS members and we played the North Course partially clad in our cold wet weather gear. Surprisingly, some reasonable golf was played with Andrew ‘closest to the pin’ Wong not failing to disappoint. After nine holes, Stefan and John had to call in at the Pro Shop to buy further waterproofs in order to continue the round. As soon as they had done that the rain eased. It was a relief! I look forward to warmer weather and clearer skies.

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A special Good Friday Breakfast will be available from the bar, and hot cross buns in the afternoon. And for $50 a head children can join in with a number of Easter activities. Please book online, email [email protected], or call 2239 0312 to ensure your child can take part in the fun. In the Enjoy Easter Sunday in the Compass Room with your family, where a special Easter evening, starting at 1830hrs, we will be showing Buffet Lunch will be on offer. The very reasonable price also includes an Easter the movie Star Wars Episode II – The Attack of egg hunt for the children, plus a face painter and balloon twister to keep them the Clones. entertained while you relax! Please call Lizzy Tung in the F&B Office on 2239 0386 or email [email protected] for reservations.

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St Patrick’s Day is on Thursday 17 March this year but to enable more members to partake of the Irish culinary delights we have on offer, we are extending the celebrations to a whole week. Come and enjoy a taste of Ireland with the following dishes…

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Salmon Burger Salmon Fillet marinated with Teriyaki Sauce, Lettuce, Tomatoes, Picked Ginger, Poppy Seed Bun 三文魚漢堡 – 燒汁醃三文魚、生菜、番茄、酸薑、罌粟籽包

Ostrich Burger Ostrich marinated with Yoghurt, Lettuce, Tomatoes, Cucumber, Sage and Onion Bun 鴕鳥漢堡 – 乳酪醃鴕鳥肉、生菜、番茄、青瓜、香草洋葱包 Looking for more?… You can enjoy Guinness Draught at a very special price for the whole evening. Tandoori Chicken Burger Tandoori Chicken Fillet, Avocado, Lettuce, Tomatoes, Cucumber, Sage and Onion Bun Food and drinks will be available on a chit-signing basis from 1800hrs. 印式炭燒雞肉漢堡 – 印式炭燒雞柳、牛油果、生菜、番茄、青瓜、香草洋葱包 Private Parties at Middle Island It’s time to have a fabulous outdoor party to take full advantage of the weather and our Middle Island venue where we have the perfect option for you! Give the Banquet Office a ring for more details on 2239 0385 / 2239 0339 / 2239 0327 or email [email protected]

Poolside Parties Looking for an ideal venue for casual gatherings? Our poolside re-opens on 1 March and is your best choice with our special value-for-money party packages. To find out more about the available opportunities for hosting a fun party with unbeatable privileges, do remember to call our experts in the Banquet Office on 2239 0385 / 2239 0339 / 2239 0327 or email [email protected].

MARCH 2016 AHOY! | 43 Wine of the Month Krug Champagne Dinner Bodegas Loli Casado, ‘Polus’ Viura 2014 Compass Room | Thursday 10 March 2016 – Rioja Alavesa, Spain Expressive and elegant fruity aromas with hints of herbal

EventsPromotions| undertones. Silky smooth and lingering on the palate with fruity and floral notes. With friends, with Krug, world’s best-rated House of Champagne. Bodegas Loli Casado, Since 1843, the most precious expression of Now. ‘Polus’ Crianza 2011 – Rioja Alavesa, Spain Pre-dinner Tasting 1930hrs Bouquet of raspberries and Dinner 2000hrs cherries, with hints of spices, Price Only $1,788 per person minerals and vanilla notes. ($1,688 per person for a booking of 8 persons or more per table) Superb sensation of red berry Speaker Mr Vincent Mafaity, Brand Manager of Krug fruits in the mouth. Reservations Call Janice Yip in the F&B Offce on 2239 0340 or email [email protected] Available in all F&B outlets at $295 per bottle. SPECIAL OFFER Diners may take home a bottle of Krug Vintage 2003 for $1,450 only. Due to a very limited supply, each diner may purchase one bottle only! Orders must be confrmed when making your dinner reservation. Also, only $1,550 per bottle for delivery orders made on the night! *** Normal retail price is $1,950 per bottle. CHEERS! BONUS OFFER A bottle of Krug Grande Cuvée will be featured as our lucky draw prize of the evening! Beverage Specials PRE-DINNER TASTING Tiger Lager Beer (330ml) Canapés Available in all F&B outlets (Pan-seared Scallop with Truffle, Sea Urchin with Caviar) at only $29 per bottle. Krug Grande Cuvée

MENU AND CHAMPAGNES Toasted Brioche and Pecan-crusted Black Cod Fillet, Gratin Crabmeat and Zucchini, Sweet Soy Reduction Monthly Wine Fairs Krug 2003 Your attendance at our wine fairs does not place you ❧ ❧ ❧ under any obligation whatsoever to purchase wines. It Oven-baked Iberian Pork and Chanterelle Vol-au-vent is also basically a free wine tasting with no obligation - Krug 2000 marvellous! The $50 ‘entry fee’ is returned to you in the ❧ ❧ ❧ form of a $50 dining voucher to spend at our F&B outlets! Grilled Half Boston Lobster, Ostrich Fillet, And now you can double the value from $50 to $100…. Butternut Squash Purée, Natural Jus Krug 2002 On Mondays and Tuesdays (except public holidays) the ❧ ❧ ❧ value of the coupon increases to $100 and can be used for up to a maximum of 80% of your dining expense per visit. Almond Parfait, Marinated Berries Krug Rosé ❧ ❧ ❧ Freshly Brewed Coffee or Gourmet Tea

* All the above Champagnes will be served in limited quantities *

Many members are catching on to this and inviting groups of friends to enjoy the two-hour wine tasting and then using the F&B vouchers to offset a meal another day within two months! The wine fairs are a great opportunity for you to taste wines and learn more about them. And, if you do wish to purchase wines on the evening, you can enjoy a 5% discount on the already low prices! Kellett Island, Wednesday 2 March, 1830hrs to 2030hrs Shelter Cove, Friday 4 March, 1930hrs to 2130hrs

For reservations, please call Janice Yip in the F&B Office on 2239 0340 or email [email protected]

44 | MARCH 2016 AHOY! Wine Delivery Order Form Double-up the offer March 2016 of the voucher

‘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! EventsPromotions| Kellett Island Wine Fair – Chart Room, Wednesday 2 March, 1830hrs to 2030hrs, guests welcome. Shelter Cove Wine Fair – Shelter Cove Clubhouse, Friday 4 March, 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. AND NOW, THE VALUE OF THIS VOUCHER INCREASES TO $100 ON MONDAYS AND TUESDAYS (except public holidays). So not only are you attending the wine fair free of charge, but you can also have $100 deducted from the cost of your meal if you dine on one of the designated days! See the website for further details. Book now with Janice Yip in the F&B Office on 2239 0340 or email [email protected]

WHITE WINES PER BOTTLE QTY AMOUNT Bodegas Loli Casado, ‘Polus’ Viura 2014 – Rioja Alavesa, Spain (wine of the month) $138 Expressive and elegant fruity aromas with hints of herbal undertones. Silky smooth and lingering on the palate with fruity and foral notes. Doniene Gorrondona Txakoli Blanco – Bizkaiko Txakolina, Spain $163 Aromas of dried herbs, white fruit, freshly cut grass and a mineral sensation. The palate is fresh, well balanced with great acidity and good length. Maior de Mendoza Albariño ‘Sobre Lías’ 2014 – Rías Baixas, Spain $165 Aromatic and elegant nose, showing notes of mineral, stone fruit and white fowers. The mouth is full with good acidity supporting the structure. Perlino Casa Martelletti, Moscato d’Asti DOCG 2015 – Piemonte, Italy $168 Highly aromatic nose with notes of peach, melon and fowers. Semi-sparkling and very refreshing, the slight sweetness is well balanced by good acidity. Hospices de Colmar, Riesling 2013 – Alsace, France $173 Attractive crisp lemony nose with a lifted acid edge, clean and appealing. The palate is dry and fresh with good intensity of citrus fruit favours. Laurent Dupatis, Chablis 2013 – Bourgogne, France $179 A fresh, mineral-driven nose with good intensity. The palate is crisp with green apple and kiwi fruit, fnishes with a spicy edge. Castello di Monsanto, ‘Fabrizio Bianchi’ Chardonnay IGT 2013 – Toscana, Italy $190 Fresh fruit aromas with notes of creamery butter and toast. On the palate, nice fruit with a touch of stewed pear and mineral, good weight. RED WINES Bodegas Loli Casado, ‘Polus’ Crianza 2011 – Rioja Alavesa, Spain (wine of the month) $138 Bouquet of raspberries and cherries, with hints of spices, minerals and vanilla notes. Superb sensation of red berry fruits in the mouth. Quarisa ‘Treasures’ Cabernet Sauvignon 2012 – Coonawarra, South Australia $165 A complex nose with favours of blackcurrant, cherry, a touch of spices and chocolate. The wine has a good tannin structure and perfect balance. Villa La Pagliaia, Chianti Classico Riserva DOCG 2011 – Toscana, Italy $173 Bouquet of sweet violets, red berries and hints of nuttiness. Complex and elegant on the palate, with soft and balanced tannins. Nuiton-Beaunoy, Hautes-Côtes de Beaune ‘Au Meix Genêts’ 2013 – Bourgogne, France $176 Aromas of ripe plum well balanced with subtle spicy oak. On the palate, favours of prune, black cherry and cassis integrated well with fne tannins. Celler Prior Pons, ‘Planets de Prior Pons’ 2012 – Priorat, Spain $179 Aromas of balsamic, Mediterranean herbs and generous ripe black fruits. The palate is supple, with layers of succulent red berry fruit, hints of white pepper and rosemary. Cantina di Negrar, Valpolicella Ripasso DOC Classico Superiore Le Roselle 2013 – Veneto, Italy $183 The bouquet recalls red fruits, chocolate and spices. A silky well balanced structure with roundness, sweet tannins and unique elegance. Château Coutelin-Merville, Cru Bourgeois 2012 – Saint-Estèphe, Bordeaux, France $208 Classic blackcurrant and cassis on the nose, with hints of mineral and earthiness. The palate is generous, with frm backbone and fne tannins. t All wines are delivered to your designated address by the supplier and are subject to availability of stock. t Mixed cases accepted. Order 12 or more bottles to enjoy free delivery service. For lesser quantities, orders can be collected from the Main Bar. t The cost of the wines will be charged to members’ accounts. t Free delivery service to Hong Kong, Kowloon and New Territories (excluding outlying islands, Lantau Island, Tung Chung and Discovery Bay). t Delivery service is available on weekdays only except public holidays (subject to delivery schedule).

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