Ahoy! June 2015 by Koko Mueller

Contents

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The Bridge

Features

Rowing

Events | Promotions

4 Calendar 6 Commodore’s Message 8 General Manager’s Message 10 RHKYC Charity Foundation 10 Tin Hau 12 Senior 100 Dinner

14 HKRNVR Memorial Vase presented by Old Mutual

32 Royal X at Lamma 500

36 Back to Smashing Form!

42 On the Horizon 43 F&B Food Promotions 44 Wine Page 45 Wine Form

22 Starter’s Box

Marine

Club LINES

23 Protest Committees

37 Marine | Boatyard 38 Ship Shop 39 Classified Page 40 Marine Directory

46 Club Directory 46 Members, Staff and Other News and Announcements

HKRNVR Memorial Vase presented by Old Mutual

18 EFG Nations’ Cup

Sailing

25 2015 Etchells Worlds at RHKYC 26 Etchells Ladies’ Helm 29 ASAF Youth Cup 4

34 Spring Schools Invitational Rowing Regatta

30 Top of the Gulf Regatta 31 Sailing Development | Training

Photo: Lindsay Lyons

www.rhkyc.org.hk 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 Alice Page. For other Club contact details please refer to the Club Directory on page 46. Advertising or Editorial Enquiries contact RHKYC PR Department at ahoy@rhkyc.org.hk or 2239 0307 or 2239 0312 Ahoy! Design Michelle Shek, MYND Design. Articles for Ahoy! can be emailed to ahoy@rhkyc.org.hk or left in the Ahoy! pigeon hole at Kellett Island. The Club reserves the right to edit articles. All opinions expressed in this publication are the authors’ and do not necessarily reflect the views of the General Committee of the RHKYC. Copies of the magazine are available at Reception and to view the e-version of the magazine (and back copies) go to the RHKYC website.

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Seafood Promotion

Bændit Sunset Series

Compass Room

5 June for 12 weeks

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1 to 30 June

JUNE

Seafood Promotion in the Compass Room 1 to 30 June Thai Promotion in the Bistro with selected items at Middle Island and Shelter Cove 1 to 30 June

Kellett Island Wine Fair

Electoral General Meeting

Sunset Series 1

Adult Beginners Sailing Course Adult Novice Rowing Course

Shelter Cove Wine Fair

4 Tapanappa Wine Dinner in the Compass Room

Adult Beginners Sailing Course Adult Novice Rowing Course

Steps 1,2,3,4 and Go Optimist HKSF Levels 1, 2 and Go Sailing Youth Intro to Laser Rowing Summer Camp

22 Steps 1,2,3,4 and Go Optimist HKSF Levels 1, 2 and Go Sailing Rowing Summer Camp

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16 Steps 1,2,3,4 and Go Optimist HKSF Levels 1, 2 and Go Sailing Youth Intro to Laser Rowing Summer Camp

23 Steps 1,2,3,4 and Go Optimist HKSF Levels 1, 2 and Go Sailing Rowing Summer Camp

Sunset Series 2

Shing Mun 3 Regatta Round Island Beach Clean-up Adult Beginners Sailing Course Supervised Sailing Session Intro to Small Keelboat J/80 Crew Course Platu Skipper Course Optimist Silver Squad Youth Sailing Club

Sunshine Series 2 Adult Beginners Sailing Course Platu Skipper Course Optimist Practice Optimist Silver Squad

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Adult Novice Rowing Course

Adult Beginners Sailing Course Platu Skipper Course

Sunshine Series 1 Middle Island Outdoor Movie Adult Beginners Sailing Course Supervised Sailing Session Intro to Small Keelboat J/80 Crew Course Platu Skipper Course Optimist Practice Optimist Silver Squad

Steps 1,2,3,4 and Go Optimist HKSF Levels 1, 2 and Go Sailing Youth Optimist Racing Clinic Youth Laser Racing Clinic Rowing Summer Camp

Thai Promotion

Sunset Series 4

Sunshine Series 4

Steps 1,2,3,4 and Go Optimist HKSF Levels 1, 2 and Go Sailing Youth Optimist Racing Clinic Youth Laser Racing Clinic Rowing Summer Camp

Supervised Sailing Session Intro to Small Keelboat J/80 Crew Course RYA Powerboat Level 2 Course RYA Powerboat Level 2 Assessment Course RYA Safety Boat Course Rowing Summer Camp

Wines and Beer of the Month

Bistro with selected items at Middle Island and Shelter Cove

1 to 30 June

Adult Beginners Sailing Course J/80 One Day Supervised Course Optimist Silver Squad Youth Sailing Club

Sunshine Series 3 Adult Beginners Sailing Course Supervised Sailing Session Intro to Small Keelboat J/80 One Day Supervised Course

France Domaine Vrignaud Chablis 2012 Domaine des Pasquiers Côtes du Rhône Villages Plan de Dieu 2011 Menabrea, 1846 Pale Lager

Father’s Day Lunch Buffet in the Compass Room Supervised Sailing Session Intro to Small Keelboat J/80 Crew Course

Supervised Sailing Session Intro to Small Keelboat J/80 Crew Course RYA Powerboat Level 2 Course RYA Safety Boat Course

EDMOND DE ROTHSCHILD GROUP PROUD TO BE THE OFFICIAL WEALTH MANAGEMENT PARTNER OF THE ROYAL HONG KONG YACHT CLUB The Rothschild family has a remarkable history that dates back over 250 years and their association with competitive sailing, which began in 1876, is truly unique. For almost 140 years, « Gitana » has conjured up images of a line of boats, which tell of a family passion that has constantly been driven by the pursuit of excellence. The Rothschild’s are continuing a tradition based on expertise and innovation, performance and beauty, a history where each generation has left its own remarkable imprint. Baron Benjamin de Rothschild, Chairman of the Edmond de Rothschild Group, has inherited his family’s keen passion for the sport. Creating the Gitana Team in 2000, he transformed a family passion into a school of excellence and has been actively involved in their success ever since.

Sebastien Josse, skipper of the Multi70 Edmond de Rothschild Gitana XV, the latest in the Edmond de Rothschild Group’s dynasty of offshore trimaran racers and winner of the 2013 Transat Jacques Vabre competition, secured an impressive 3rd place in the 2014 Route du Rhum. The victory was widely hailed by his peers, given the boldness of his feat: striking out alone on the Atlantic against 30-metre and bigger trimaran maxis while skippering an offshore multihull equipped for the first time with T-foil rudders. Aided by this spirit of innovation and cutting-edge technology, the Gitana Team has now set a new challenge for itself: taking part in the next Vendée Globe competition, starting on 6 November, with a new Imoca-class boat.

Edmond de Rothschild Group is proud to be the Official Wealth Management Partner of the Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club. Edmond de Rothschild Group has been named the title sponsor of both the Spring and Autumn Regattas as a new Regatta Series. EDMOND DE ROTHSCHILD (SUISSE) S.A., HONG KONG BRANCH Suite 5001, 50th Floor, One Exchange Square 8 Connaught Place, Central, Hong Kong T. +852 3765 0600 – F. + 852 2877 2185 www.edmond-de-rothschild.hk

Commodore’s Message

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It’s been a great month for local sailing again, starting with the HKRNVR Memorial Vase presented by Old Mutual on 1 May. This was rapidly followed by the massively popular EFG Nations’ Cup on 2 May, run for the fifth time and featuring 66 boats representing 16 different nations. Congratulations to Ant Day and Peter Backe for winning the former on Jezebel, ensuring that the boat’s name is engraved on the Old Mutual Top Dog Series Trophy for the first time, and to Drew Taylor and his crew on board Bush Kiwi for winning the latter. Full write-ups can be found on pages 14 and 18 respectively. Next up was the Edmond de Rothschild Spring Regatta over the weekend of 16 and 17, marking the official end of our sailing season. There was a great turnout with 95 boats taking part. Congratulations to all of the winners. There will be a full report in the next issue of Ahoy!.

Commodore Mark Whitehead

會長韋浩德

Last month I reported that we had eight Sharks sailors competing in the Optimist fleet at the Top of the Gulf Regatta, held in Pattaya from 30 April to 4 May. I am pleased to report that they all improved on their placings from last year and hugely benefitted from racing against some of the world’s best Optimist sailors. They all finished overall in the top 50% so congratulations to them all and particularly to Duncan Gregor who finished 13th and 1st Overall in the 12 and Under category. An article on this regatta appears on page 30. Congratulations are also due to all the Masters rowing crews who won a total of ten events at the Toda Regatta in Japan, held on 2 and 3 May. Don’t forget that the Bændit Sunset Series begins in the harbour on 5 June, and will be held every Friday night until 21 August. Entry is by sign-on and each boat must sign on for every race in the series. Good luck to everyone competing overseas during the summer, I wish you fair winds and good sailing! Once again it was my pleasure to host the Senior 100 Dinner, in honour of our most long-standing members, on Wednesday 13 May and to attend the staff party on 20 May. I am delighted to announce that once again the Rolex China Sea Race has won Best Asian Regatta at the 11th Asia Boating Awards organised by Asia-Pacific Boating and China Boating magazines. And finally, please don’t forget the Electoral General Meeting on 9 June – I hope to see a great many of you there!

又到了揚帆出海好時節，五月第一天先有先機國際 HKRNVR 紀念盃賽，然後是5月2日，第五屆瑞士盈豐民族盃賽，今年參賽者眾，共有66艘賽船，來自16個國家／地區。在此恭喜 Ant Day 和 Peter Backe 的 Jezebel 號勝出了 HKRNVR 紀念盃賽，還首次贏得 Top Dog 聯賽盃，可將船名刻上獎盃。另外，恭喜 Drew Taylor 和 Bush Kiwi 號船隊勝出了民族盃賽。兩賽詳情請見第14頁和第18頁。 5月16至17日的 Edmond de Rothschild 春季帆船賽為2014-15年度帆船賽季畫上句號，今屆共有95艘賽船，恭喜各個組別的勝出者，比賽詳情將刊登下期 Ahoy!。上月提到，少年帆船隊「Sharks」有八個 Optimist 選手到泰國芭提雅參加4月30至5月4日的 Top of the Gulf 帆船大賽，與各地高手較量。今年他們大有進步，全部排名更屬中上，其中 Duncan Gregor 以第十三名衝線，是12歲以下組別最快的一人，比賽詳情請見第30頁。另外，我們的賽艇隊員在5月2至3日的日本戶田賽艇大師賽表現出色，勝出了十場賽事，恭喜恭喜。別忘了逢星期五舉行的 Bændit 黃昏系列帆船賽，由6月5日開始，直至8月21日，參賽船隻須比賽當日報名。謹祝暑假期間出國比賽的各位，一切順利！很榮幸再次主持5月13日(星期三)的資深會員100晚宴，饗謝我們會齡最長的會員。另外，亦很高興出席了5月20 日的員工晚會，與眾同樂。由亞太寶艇和中華寶艇雜誌舉辦的第十一屆亞洲遊艇頒獎盛典，再次由勞力士中國海帆船賽贏得最佳亞洲帆船賽大獎，可喜可賀。最後，別忘了出席6月9日的周年選舉大會，希望屆時見到你們！

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General Manager’s Message The annual staff party was held on 20 May and was thoroughly enjoyed by everyone who attended. On behalf of the staff I would like to thank all members for their contribution of prizes for the lucky draw and to the crew of Ambush who manned the Main Bar to ensure that all staff were able to attend. It truly was a great party with plenty of fun had by everybody with the karaoke competition in particular one of the highlights, together with the presentation of long service awards. More details and photographs in the next issue of Ahoy!.

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We were lucky with the weather again at this year’s Middle Island Day on 1 May – for a large part of the day we could see that rain was falling over on the south side of Hong Kong Island, but thankfully it never crossed the water. It was good to see so many families there enjoying themselves. All the on-water activities were fully booked all day; many thanks to the members who gave up their time to introduce others to the joys of outrigging, dragon boating and sailing! Congratulations to Christian and Lula Wright, winners of the parent/ child dinghy race.

General Manager Mark Bovaird

總經理布馬克

On 11 May the Club again welcomed The Grace Notes who gave a concert in the Chart Room, raising over $6,000 for the RHKYC Charity Foundation. The San Fernando Charity Dinner was held on 15 May and I am pleased to report that $69,030 was raised for the Home of Loving Faithfulness in the Philippines from ticket sales alone, and we will report on the amount raised through the auction in the next issue of Ahoy!. The Middle Island Sub-Committee is organising a beach clean-up on Sunday 7 June, in honour of World Oceans Day on 8 June. I hope many of you will join in with this worthwhile activity – meet on the hardstanding at Middle Island at 0900hrs and you will then be transported to Round Island, which has been selected for this year’s clean-up. Full details can be found on page 42. We have the usual Wine Fairs this month on 3 (Kellett Island) and 5 (Shelter Cove) June, plus the Tapanappa Wine Dinner in the Compass Room on 11 June. And of course there is a special lunch buffet for Father’s Day on Sunday 21 June. I am sure that all members will join me in wishing Alex Johnston every success in his new career as Marine Services Manager at Aberdeen Boat Club. Alex joined the Club as Sailing Manager 10 years ago and has been instrumental in the development and expansion of our sailing, both inshore and offshore, and sail training programme at Middle Island throughout his time with us. Alex’s last day is Friday 26 June and a party will be held in the Chart Room that evening to give members and staff the opportunity to say goodbye properly. Don’t forget the Electoral General Meeting on 9 June when we will be electing a new Rear Commodore (Sailing), Rear Commodore (Club), Honorary Treasurer and Rowing Captain as well as members of General, Sailing, Rowing and Membership Committees. There is always a large turnout for the EGM so please remember to leave plenty of time to arrive at the Club, complete your registration procedure and collect your ballot papers. The fundraising measures for the KI Development have progressed very well and the General Committee, at its April meeting, was able to commit to two further phases of the master plan. These additional phases will provide the gymnasium overlooking the harbour towards Kowloon, and the dedicated function rooms looking along the western harbour, in the old Bowling Alley. The overall programme is unaffected and the project remains on its original schedule, to be finished before the end of 2016. We will keep members informed as the project proceeds.

週年員工派對於5月20日順利舉行，人人盡慶而歸，當晚最精采莫過於歌唱比賽和頒發長期服務獎環節。謹代表全體員工，感謝會員贊助獎品以供抽獎，還有 Ambush 號船員負責看守 Main Bar，使員工們可出席派對，當晚詳情將刊登下期 Ahoy!。 5月1日中途島開放日天氣不錯，雖有零散驟雨，但仍無礙家長與小朋友同樂。當日水上活動大受歡迎，感謝撥冗到來當義工的會員，帶領參加者體驗浮架獨木舟、龍舟和帆船樂趣。另恭喜 Christian Wright 和女兒 Lula 勝出了小帆船親子賽。 5月11日，我們再次邀請女子合唱團 The Grace Notes 到來 Chart Room 獻唱，為香港遊艇會慈善基金籌得超過6千元善款。另外，5月15日聖費蘭多慈善晚宴的門票收益亦為菲律賓「可愛忠實之家」（Home of Loving Faithfulness）籌得$69,030，拍賣所得的善款數目將於下期 Ahoy! 公佈。為嚮應6月8日世界海洋日，中途島小組委員會將於6月7日(星期日)舉行沙灘清潔日，參加者須於上午9時到中途島集合，再坐船到附近的銀洲，清理沙灘。希望各位踴躍參與，詳情請見第42頁。餐飲方面，六月品酒晚會於6月3日(銅鑼灣)和6月5日(白沙灣)舉行，Tapanappa 品酒晚宴則於6月11日舉行，當然亦少不了6月21日(星期日)的父親節自助午餐。同事 Alex Johnston 即將離職，轉任香港仔遊艇會海事經理。Alex 十年前成為本會賽事部經理，積極推動帆船運動，不論是近岸或離岸比賽，都貢獻不少，而他在發展中途島帆船訓練課程方面，成績亦有目共睹。Alex 在遊

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Sailability Hong Kong’s Mike and Kay Rawbone visited the Club in May and were presented with a $100,000 cheque from RHKYC Charity Foundation! Seen here (from left to right) are Mike and Kay, Ambrose Lo of RHKYC Charity Foundation and the Club’s General Manager Mark Bovaird. A huge thank you to our generous members who made this possible!

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On 11 May representatives of the Club made the annual trip to Tin Hau Temple at Joss House Bay to make offerings to the Goddess of the Sea and ask for her blessing for the forthcoming year.

艇會最後一個工作天是6月26日(星期五)，我們屆時將於 Chart Room 為他舉行歡送會，相信所有會員都會和我一樣，祝福 Alex 前程錦繡。另外，別忘了6月9日的選舉大會，將選出新任帆船科副會長、會務科副會長、名譽司庫、划艇長，以及理事會、航海委員會、划艇委員會和會籍委員會成員。屆時出席者眾，敬請預早到來登記。我們順利為吉列島改建工程籌集額外資金，使理事會得以在原有方案，另增兩個項目，並於四月會議通過。該兩項目將為健身室帶來維港景致，而由舊保齡球場改建的會議／宴會室，則可飽覽中西區海港風光。整個工程不受影響，依舊預計於2016年底完成，我們會不時向會員匯報最新進度。

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Senior 100 Dinner

In recognition of those who have been members the longest it was decided in 2013 to initiate an annual Senior 100 Dinner for the 100 members who have been adult members in their own right for the longest time and who remain resident in Hong Kong. The third annual Senior 100 Dinner was held on 13 May.

The Bridge 01 Mr Fan Chor Ho Paul 02 Mr Neil Frederick Pryde 03 Mr Colin William Smith 04 Miss Carolyn Louise Hopkins 05 Mrs Pansy Lam 06 Mr Mark Whitehead (Commodore) 07 Mrs Ina E Mueller 08 Mrs Rosemary Diane Mullens 09 Mr Michael J Green 10 Mr W J Jeffrey Evans 11 Mr Lo Pui Yu David

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12 Mr Lam Wai Kwun 13 Dr J P David Braga 14 Mr Chan Hung Kwan 15 Mr R Gareth Williams 16 Mr Chan Chi Wing Gaston 17 Mr Cowen B C Chiu 18 Mr Keith C Mowser 19 Mr Lai Kwok Fun 20 Mr Adrian Pang 21 Mr Ho Tsu Kwok Charles 22 Mr Jozef Gabriel Florent R Roels

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23 Mr Gordon Victor Robinson 24 Mr Michael Scott Tanner 25 Mr William David Greaves 26 Mr Arnold Lunty 27 Miss Jenny Cooper (General Committee) 28 Mr Jan G W Blaauw 29 Mr Jacob Gerardus Mallee 30 Dr Leong Che Hung 31 Dr Hui Chi Wang Kenneth 32 Mr Karl Chi Leung Kwok

37 31 32 33 34 35 39 38 36 19 20 17 18 16

40 21 10

41 42 23 22

33 Mr Patrick George Budden 34 Dr Lau Kwok Lam Alan 35 Mr Peter Alfred Davies 36 Dr Franklin W P Li 37 Mr Ken Borthwick (General Committee) 38 Mr Klaus Engelmann 39 Mr J F M Burrell 40 Mr Frank Robert Mullens 41 Mr Lui Mount Hung Edward 42 Mr Roger Charles Cole

HKRNVR Memorial Vase The HKRNVR Memorial Vase was a fitting finale for the 2014-2015 Old Mutual Top Dog Trophy Series, completing a series of four pursuit races to decide the top performing boat for the season.

Feature | HKRNVR Memorial Vase presented by Old Mutual

W o rd s a nd IM AGEs: Lind s ay Lyo ns

ollowing the requirements of the Deed of Gift, the HKRNVR Memorial Vase started at Hung Hom, then set the 37 entrants a course designed to send them sailing out into the eastern approaches, taking in Shek O Rock, TCS 3 and TCS 4 before returning to Victoria Harbour. With an 8 to 10kts south easterly, Race Officer Gareth Williams wasted no time in getting the start sequence underway at the scheduled time, with Ruffian Buster holding on to the lead until just outside Lei Yue Mun gap.

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The objective of the pursuit race is to start the faster boats later and watch them catch the slower fleets and, by the time she reached Shek O Rock, Etchells Jezebel had built up a comfortable lead at the front. With the Big Boats of Signal 8, FreeFire and Ambush scything through the fleet however, a win was anything but guaranteed. Given the light conditions, Williams elected to shorten the course at TCS 4 in the Junk Bay area and Jezebel clung to the front to finish at

presented by Old Mutual Feature | HKRNVR Memorial Vase presented by Old Mutual

16h 27m 41s, just under three minutes ahead of the Etchells of Mark Yeadon and Frank van Kempen and four minutes ahead of Signal 8.

first Inshore Keelboat and first Day Boat to Signal 8, Moll and Lickety Split respectively.

The win not only guaranteed that Anthony Day and Peter Backe would lift the HKRNVR Memorial Vase, but it also ensured Jezebelâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s name would be engraved on the Top Dog Trophy for the first time.

The MC then invited Joann Kok, General Manager of Thomas Pink, to present the top three prizes for HKRNVR to NN1364 (Frank van Kempen) Diva Deux (Mark Yeadon) and Jezebel (Backe / Day) before going on to present the top three prizes overall for the Old Mutual Top Dog Trophy Series, together with Thomas Pink tailored jackets to Jezebel for their overall win.

At a packed prizegiving, supported by Mount Gay Rum, Peroni Beer and Jax Coco, the RO presented the prizes for first Big Boat,

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Feature | HKRNVR Memorial Vase presented by Old Mutual

The Club would like to thank Old Mutual International for its continued support of the Club’s events, together with supporting sponsors Thomas Pink, Mount Gay Rum, Peroni Beer, Jax Coco, Mr & Mrs Smith, YachtStyle and Sail-World.com.

A huge thank you also goes to series RO Gareth Williams and his trusty assistant Di, who committed to running all three harbour pursuit races, together with their teams of helpers.

First row: HKRNVR Memorial Vase – 1st Big Boat – Signal 8; HKRNVR Memorial Vase – 1st Inshore Keelboat – Moll; HKRNVR Memorial Vase – 1st Overall – Jezebel; Second row: HKRNVR Memorial Vase – 2nd Overall – Diva Deux; HKRNVR Memorial Vase – 3rd Overall – NN1364; Top Dog – 1st Overall – Jezebel

HKRNVR Memorial Vase presented by Old Mutual (Top Ten) Boat Name

SailNo.

Class

Helm

Jezebel Diva Deux NN1364 Signal 8 Lickety Split The Answer Is Are We There Yet Moll Freefire Buster

1333 1193 1364 2300 1235 938 1358 1045 2283 517

Etchells Etchells Etchells Big Boat Etchells Etchells Etchells Impala Big Boat Ruffian

Backe / Day / Faulks Mark Yeadon Frank van Kempen Jamie McWilliam Mark Parker Charlie Manzoni Thomas Cheung Phil Bowring Sam Chan Nick Bryan

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Old Mutual Top Dog Trophy Top Ten Place

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Boat Name

SailNo.

Class

Helm

Jezebel Diva Deux Mind The Bumps NN1364 Taxi Boss Hogg Caviar The Answer is Tchaikoffsky Moll

1333 1193 1344 1364 1047 1066 716 938 3981 1045

Etchells Etchells Etchells Etchells Impala Impala Impala Etchells Flying Fifteen Impala

Backe / Day Mark Yeadon Mark Whitehead Frank van Kempen Florence Kan Francis Cheung Rex / Eric Charlie Manzoni Howard / Joyce Phil Bowring

TOTAL POINTS

Place

10.276 14.114 49.707 57.307 59.012 65.294 68.821 79.079 81.797 85.045

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Feature | EFG Nations’ Cup

EFG Nations’ Cup On 2 May 66 boats took to the water to mark the fifth anniversary of the sailing event billed as ‘Rugby Sevens on the water’, dressing up and swapping their usual crews for ad-hoc combinations of Swedes, Turks, Kiwis and the 13 other nations which gathered at the Club for the start of a day-long pursuit race. W ords: Lindsay Lyons | R acing Photos: Jan B acke | P rizegiving Photos: Koko Mueller

O Sofia Mascia set a course which took the boats from Hung Hom out through Lei Yue Mun and around Shek O Rock before returning into the harbour for a Club finish. Racing on RHKATI, the boats were racing for a corrected finish time, however the faster boats on the later starts would have the opportunity to overtake the earlier starters on their way around the course. The intention was to set a downwind start, however with the breeze oscillating wildly, the RO was forced to AP proceedings to prevent the first start group from hitting the committee boat. While the boats re-organised themselves

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for the re-start and the I-flag was employed, the pin end was moved to give more bias at that end and the remainder of the start sequence went off without a hitch.

The remaining boats finished in a manageable procession, with only a couple of protests arising from the day’s proceedings. Bush Kiwi claimed a second victory for New Zealand on corrected time, while the Netherlands entries triumphed 10-15 in the Beatrix Cup, which equated every Dutch Nations’ Cup result with that of the closest rated ‘rest of the world’ entry. After finish times were corrected for RHKATI handicaps, the top ten nations were: 1

New Zealand

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5 Uranus 6 Sweden 7 Germany 8 Scotland 9 Ireland 10 Wales After all the national food and drink had been scoffed on the dock, a packed prizegiving took place on the Lawn, adorned with national flags and supported by Peroni Beer (Italy). The RO prize for the best dressed nation went to Turkey, with Japan picking up winning nation on HKPN and Albert Chiu, CEO of EFG (Asia) presenting Nations’ Cup 6 to 2. Pixie Thomas then stepped up to award the Vic Locke Memorial Trophy to winning nation New Zealand, before the signal went up to get the party started. A big thank you to our sponsors EFG International and Peroni Beer, along with RO Sofia Mascia, ARO Lucy Sutro and accidental AROs, Jan and Christina Backe!

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Feature | EFG Nations’ Cup

While the regular racers in Victoria Harbour gained from their inside knowledge of the tides and shifts, everyone suffered from the hole at Lei Yue Mun Gap and the shifty breeze thereafter. Recording up to 18kts in gusts, but averaging 10-12kts, the Flying Fifteens Noisy Forefather (Hong Kong) and Tchaikoffsky (Wales) were first around Shek O Rock and back into the harbour, only to be pipped at the post by Big Boats FreeFire (England) and Bush Kiwi (New Zealand), followed by Etchells from Holland and New Zealand.

Feature | EFG Nations’ Cup From top anticlockwise: 1st Nation – New Zealand; 2nd Nation – England; 3rd Nation – Netherlands; 4th Nation Overall – Hong Kong; 5th Nation – Uranus; 6th Nation – Sweden; Beatrix Cup Winners – Netherlands; Best Dressed Nation – Turkey; HKPN Winner – Japan

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I hope everyone has enjoyed the season of racing and I would like to give a huge vote of thanks to the members who have volunteered to assist with the many races and regattas.

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On a personal note – I will be moving on to a new job in July so will not be here in the autumn for the new season. After ten years at the Club it’s now time for a new challenge. I would like to thank all of the members, volunteers, staff and friends at the Club for their assistance, expertise, support and participation over the years. It certainly has been interesting, at times amusing and never a dull moment! I will be remaining in Hong Kong, so hopefully see you around the Club in future. All the best with your future sailing exploits on the water wherever you are in the world.

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Bændit Sunset Series 2015 This year the Club extends a warm welcome to our new sponsor for the 2015 series – Bændit Sunglasses. The course will be in its usual position off the RHKYC club line in the middle of Victoria harbour but may have to be adjusted from time to time due to the construction works on the Shatin Central train link. Many boats use this fun, relaxed event to train new crew for the up and coming season. As always there will be a Crew Available Board for crew to sign up outside the Main Bar at KI and you can always ask down on the dock for a berth. Crew who wish to sail should turn up around 1700hrs ready to race. After racing there will be the usual beers on the dock, weather permitting, and a short prizegiving around 1930hrs. If you do not wish to race, why not come down to the Club for a sundowner with some friends and join in with the always amusing banter on the race proceedings from the Main Bar balcony!

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Sailing and Training Circular The Sailing Office puts this out every other Tuesday throughout the year regarding sailing and training events. Please contact Lindsay at lindsay.lyons@rhkyc.org.hk if you want something to be included or if you are not receiving these emails and would like to. The circular is best viewed in HTML format on your computer due to the pictures included in this newsletter. For further details please contact Alex on 2239 0362 or email alex.johnston@rhkyc.org.hk. For the latest information please visit our website, www.rhkyc.org.hk.

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From time to time you may be asked to sit on a Protest Committee. The role of a protest committee is to help the event and ensure fair sailing by sorting out issues or incidents arising during the event, using the rules of the sport of sailing (RRS) and the rules of the event (NOR and SIs) and class rules where applicable.

ou will be asked to look at details of what actually happened, whether it involves a request for redress or a protest. These are the Facts and the basis of everything that is then concluded and decided. Not the other way around. A simple procedure has been set to assist us in finding the fairest and best decision in every case that we look at. The rules are clear and have been put in place to help ensure fair and safe racing. Notwithstanding that, things happen very quickly on the water, every situation is different and we all have good and bad days. Bear in mind that if three people see an incident, they will probably have three totally different, but honest, recollections of that event. The notes which follow are guidelines to assist in the running of a Protest Hearing.

If you are on the Protest Committee: Receive Protest: you have a protest form given to you at the designated place – at the Club, this is usually the Sailing Office. Log it: • accurately note the date, time, the person handing it in and the person who received it – keep it safe and have someone take copies as required. Make sure you follow the checklist for pre-meeting actions which include: • informing all parties • noticeboard timings • checking the PC composition • setting a schedule / time for the hearing

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• identifying the protestor and protestee

• check all parties’ names. For any Part 2 incident, check that the protestor and protestee were on the boats involved.

• making decisions on Observers

• Introduce everyone and check that it is the correct hearing.

• collecting and checking

• Decide validity.

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There are strict, easy-to-follow rules for this. Use the checklist that should be provided in the protest bag. After listening to and checking the basic facts, you may or may not need to send the parties out of the room while the jury discusses.

reference materials (case books, Q and As etc.) race information Class rules, SIs NORs and Local Prescriptions • gathering in a quiet space to prepare as a committee prior to the hearing (see RRS 63.2 and 63.3 and M1 and M2) • assigning roles – chair, writer etc.

If a protest is found to be Not Valid, inform the parties giving the reasons for the decision, document, and close the proceedings. (M3.1 RRS 63.5). Post the findings on the official noticeboard. If the protest is found to be Valid, continue with the Protest Hearing and follow the procedural sequence carefully. JUNE 2015 AHOY! |

Open-mindedness is key: • listen to all angles • take care to understand what is being said and what happened • maintain an awareness that honest recollections may differ widely • collect statements and carefully question witnesses

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• openly refer to RRS63.6 to 65 and use the recommendations in Appendix M3.1/2/3 • ensure that both parties are given equal air-time and equal weight • as a matter of procedure the protestor goes first, the protestee second • when there are witnesses, the parties question each others’ witnesses first

• Have a frank open discussion within the committee with no question left unanswered. • There are always facts. If you seem to have not enough facts keep searching….. • If you need to, get the parties back and / or adjourn to get more information or more witnesses, do so before finally determining the facts found. • Then and only then look at the rules that apply and draw conclusions. • Use the RRS (HKSF booklet), current ISAF Case book and the Q and A examples on the ISAF website.

• the Protest Committee is last to question witnesses

After determining the facts, determine the rules that apply, draw your conclusions and make a decision.

• do your best to ensure that questions are not ‘leading’ questions if at all possible.

If you cannot make a decision, it is acceptable to adjourn, ask for assistance and / or bring back the parties and ask for more evidence.

It is the Chairman’s job to ensure procedural correctness. Usually another member does the writing. After everyone has been heard, the protestor and protestee give their final statements and stress any points they believe are important. Listen carefully to both summing-up statements and then send them out of the room.

You are looking to make a good robust fair decision – ignore other time pressures if you can. When you have a decision, check it carefully and make a majority decision if necessary. Bring back the two parties and advise them of the decision. Record it and make it available to all via the Club system. (RRS65.1 M3.5).

Discuss and agree on the Facts: • Note all accounts. • Check all missing information that you can think of.

Receive Protest Log Protest Carry out Pre-Meeting Actions Inform all parties Check the Protest Committee composition Set hearing schedule Post hearing times on board Identify protestor and protestee Make decision on observers Collect and check tools, reference materials, race information, class rules, NoRs, SIs and local prescriptions Prepare as Committee prior to hearing Assign roles on Committee Start Hearing Check all parties’ names For Part 2, check all parties were on boats involved Introduce everyone and check that it is correct hearing Decide validity of Protest If valid, continue with hearing Listen to and question witnesses Listen to final statements from protestor and protestee Discuss and agree on the facts THEN look at the rules that apply and THEN draw your conclusions Make a robust and fair decision (majority if necessary) Advise parties of decision Record decision Make decision available to others via Club website

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2015 Etchells Worlds at RHKYC – On and off the water preparations continue W ords: G reg Farrell | Photo : Guy N owell

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t’s been some time since our last Etchells fleet report, and with just under six months to go until our forthcoming Asia Pacific Championships in October and 2015 Etchells Worlds in November, we’re happy to report that much preparation has been happening both on and off the water. Off the water and behind the scenes our Etchells Worlds Organising Committee (EWOC) led by Ronan Collins, Jenny Cooper, Ben Williams and Myles MacMahon – along with senior Club management and marine teams – have been working tirelessly with volunteers, potential sponsors, service and venue providers, setting the groundwork for the event. Through their efforts and with thanks to the collaboration of both the Club and the Clearwater Bay Golf and Country Club, we are pleased to announce that we recently reached agreement with CWBGCC to jointly host the racing activities out of their Clearwater Bay Marina facility. This has been a significant development for all our expected local and international competitors as it now means the fleet will be moored less than 30 minutes from our Worlds’ race track at Nine Pins, for both the Asia Pacific Championships and the 2015 Etchells Worlds. This is the closest proximity to an Etchells Worlds’ track for a number of years. Whilst the racing activities will be based at Clearwater Bay Marina, much of the regatta preparation, registration and official social activities will be held at Kellett Island, which will ensure an exciting level of energy and buzz around the Club during the months of October and early November. International interest level in the regatta has increased too, thanks in part to some of our regular travelling Etchells crews and skippers such as Mark Thornburrow and Laurence Mead, who have been lobbying and inviting many of their fellow Etchells sailors from outside Hong Kong. The steady and growing level of enquiry and interest from overseas competitors has meant a handful of overseas boats have already arrived on the hardstanding at Kellett Island from Switzerland, New Zealand, Australia and the UAE.

We have received enquiries from the likes of past world champion Marvin Beckmann from the USA and double Australian Midwinters Champion Matthew Chew, along with commitment from regular Hong Kong Etchells Championship visitors Ante and Nils Rasmilovic indicating their plans to compete. The 2015 Worlds is shaping up to be a very strong and highly competitive fleet. In addition to the current strong overseas interest we are also delighted to report that the Etchells International Governors Council has agreed to open and increase the number of qualifying boats for both local and overseas fleets. This has been a significant decision especially for our committed and dedicated local fleet of 20 plus, who have been out regularly this season battling it out for what were a limited number of places to compete in our home Worlds event. With the Etchells Worlds fleets littered with the likes of past America’s Cup competitors, Olympic medallists and World Champions, the increase in numbers means our Hong Kong fleet will now potentially have up to 18 home crews ensuring more of our local sailors being be able to line up against some of the best in the world in November. On the water, there has been the usual high level of competition throughout the season. With the new formatted programme of combined series weekends and a combination of regatta

venues in the harbour and at Nine Pins, the season has proved to be a testing event for our qualifications series. As always the final result of the Etchells season and qualification will have been decided in the hotly-contested Spring Regatta in mid-May. Overall results were not known at the time of going to press. With the 2014/2015 season and important Worlds’ qualification series now completed, many of the crews are gearing up into preparation mode with maintenance and training programmes scheduled over the summer. A few of the teams will head to overseas Etchells regattas in Australia and the UK to continue their on-the-water development and training. We wish them good luck and safe sailing. Keep watch for the reports in future Ahoy! issues. Back ashore, the planning will continue to ramp up with much to do for our teams and organising committees alike. We look forward to the continued support of our fleet, the Club management and hopefully a few kind and generous volunteers along the way as we draw closer to November and the 2015 Etchells Worlds. If you are interested in getting involved with the 2015 Etchells Worlds as a volunteer, please email etchells.hongkong@gmail.com or contact the Sailing Office. Greg Farrell as helm onboard Dream On HKG 1269 in 2014. JUNE 2015 AHOY! |

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Etchells Ladies’ Helm W ords: L aurence Mead | Photos: K aren Mead / Jenny C ooper C

lot of classes around the world have a crew’s race (where those at the front of the boat get a chance to drive) as a way to recognise the contribution of the crew to every boat’s success, and as many of the crew in the Hong Kong Etchells fleet are women, this tradition has evolved into an annual Ladies’ race each season.

As well-attended as always, this year’s race on 9 May saw nine boats on the start line. For the first time the event was also sponsored, with local Hong Kong handbag and accessory brand Louella Odié providing prizes and logistical support. As is typical for Hong Kong in May the conditions were challenging, particularly with a strong ebb tide sweeping through the harbour, but as the boats lined up for Race 1, a nice 8kt westerly was blowing across the racecourse and the sun was shining. A two-lap windward/leeward course up towards the Clubhouse (and notably into the tide) was set. Lauren Mead (co-founder of the sponsor) and her crew of Nick Burns and Myles McMahon in 1243 had the best plan; start late at the committee boat and tack to the right where there was more wind and less tide. She had a nice lead thanks to good execution of said plan, but was quickly joined by a pack of six boats all fighting it out up the right-hand shore under the Kowloon skyscrapers. Suzanne Godfrey in 884 with Marty Kaye and Ian Fleming pulling the sails in led for a while, but they were one of the early boats to strike out to the left towards the windward mark. Although this put 884 into more tide, halfway across a nice puff did suggest she might hold her lead. Back on the right-hand side, the pack swapped places regularly as they fought their way up the wall against the tide. At different times 1406 sailed by Scotia Ryer (with Pam Shores, Mark Thornburrow and Mike Huang on board) and 1339 sailed by Harriet Marsden (with Guy Brearey and Jono Rankine) both looked very good. Scotia, with local Hong Kong Etchells champ Mark Thornburrow calling tactics, relied on the oldest trick in the book when there is a strong tide, which was to stay up tide the longest!! She kept tacking right and at times looked to have over stood, but as the pack approached the mark in a softening breeze, this tactic proved best and in the last of the puff she slipped around the windward mark and headed off down tide. The rest of the fleet struggled round, with Lauren Mead the only one to hit

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1406 came round, now in the lead of the race (and the championship), did an excellent spinnaker set and with the tide under them there was no stopping them. Viv Parker sailed clean and fast all day and was a solid second overall with Lauren Mead in third. Special mention should be made of 14-year-old Amy Hopkins, who despite not getting to the top of the results board, acquitted herself brilliantly on the start line and never seem fazed by steering an Etchells for the first time. No doubt one to watch for the future!!! Suzanne Downes, one of the top women sailors in the Club, had a difficult day having gone in search of more wind on the left of the first beats in both races but finding nothing other than more tide.

the mark. Beth Wilson and her crew (Greg Downes, Marcy Trent Long and Victor Gordoncillo) were left wallowing tantalizingly close to the mark, but not quite able to round in the dying breeze. Down the run the tide was a stronger component than the wind, although in typical Hong Kong harbour fashion, a coastal steamer came through the fleet, which required avoiding action from a couple of boats just to make it all a bit more hectic. 1339 and 1235 (Viv Parker) both lost time as a consequence. Race Officer Ben Harding wisely shortened the course at the bottom mark and despite hitting the top mark, Lauren Mead somehow got back to 2nd thanks to a bit more wind down the right hand side. Scotia Ryer was an easy first thanks to her top mark lead, with Viv Parker getting third and Hattie Marsden in fourth.

The first of Hong Kong’s summer thunderstorms struck as the fleet sailed home with a 180° windshift and 20kt gusts which caused some merriment, but the extra breeze did allow the fleet to get home and mostly packed up before it started raining. Thanks to the rain, the ‘on the dock after party’ was relocated to the Main Bar balcony where the winners collected their Louella Odié bags and winners’ champagne, with plans already being hatched for next year’s event. Many thanks to Ben Harding (PRO) and Adrienne Loeffler (ARO) and their team for some well-run racing and to the whole fleet for another excellent day on the water. The winning teams 1st

Scotia Ryer, Pam Shores, Mark Thornburrow and Mike Huang

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The Race Officer moved further north before the start of the second race and set a shorter course with a two-lap race in a still decent 6 to 8kts of breeze. This avoided the worst of the tide further up the harbour and kept the fleet in the best of the breeze. He also increased the start line bias to the pin-end to try to encourage boats further down the line and this allowed 606 sailed by Esme Ho (with Raymond Wu, Angela Leung and David Tam) to port tack the fleet for a clean lead!! This was an excellent effort by a team new to the class and still getting to grips with the subtlety of sail trimming in the Etchells. Most people still wanted the right however, so they tacked before reaching 606’s lane and everybody headed right, towards the Kowloon shore and out of the tide. 1339 got this just right starting in the middle of the line and being the first boat onto port. They led handily and with 1406 having made a poor start, the overall title was very much up for grabs. Viv Parker on 1235 (with Tina Atkinson, Mark Parker and Peter Austin) had done well in the first race and her consistency looked like it might propel her to the top of the leader board as she was second round the first mark. Nothing changed on the run but at the leeward mark a number of boats underestimated the tide and ended up being swept too far away during their rounding. 1235 was one of these and this allowed 1406 to recover, and crucially also to be the first boat of the pack heading right on the second beat in clear wind. 1339 still led easily, but the overall title was moving towards 1406 as they got themselves back into second. As the leader approached the last windward mark, their internal communication failed them (badly!) and they ended up in an incident with a Magic 25 and the windward mark which saw them taking a 720º penalty turn. Swept away from the mark by the tide, they fell to 4th place.

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ASAF Youth Cup 4 W ords: A drian Li and Enzo C remers

ast Easter, Sharks sailors Adrian Li and Enzo Cremers travelled to Abu Dhabi to compete in the Laser 4.7 (Enzo) and Laser Radial (Adrian) events of the ASAF Youth Cup Series, sailing against top sailors from around Asia. The first day was registration and measurement and with that quickly out of the way, the boys managed to go out for an afternoon’s training session with the other Hong Kong competitors to get a feel for the area and the wind. On the first day of racing, the course was changed a few times because of the unstable wind but once it settled there was a nice bit of breeze and they managed to finish three proper races before it was time to go in. The next day brought a gentle breeze and a scorching sun. The sailors spent the morning waiting for the sea breeze to kick in and and by noon the Race Committee had sent everyone out. In the short amount of time they had left they were able to fit in two races, albeit in a light breeze. The Race Committee decided on a later start to the third day of racing as they were anticipating less breeze in the morning. When they finally got out in the afternoon, there was substantial breeze but it died off slowly, ending the day in much lighter conditions. The fleets were kept sailing for a long time and were out until sunset. On the third race of that day, the entire Laser 4.7 fleet managed to sail the wrong course, which was a bit of a disaster.

On the last day of racing, there was one short race which was held inside the breakwater quite near the host club. At the start line, it was so shallow that if one should capsize it was quite possible they could break their mast on the seabed. The Race Committee sent the boats racing fleet by fleet into the light wind and short course. Everyone managed to get finished early, so they could unpack the boats and give them back to the club. At the end of racing Adrian placed 3rd Radial Boy and Enzo was 2nd 4.7 Boy. Both the boys found it a great experience and would definitely go again given the chance. Said Adrian, “It was my first regatta in a Laser and I learned a lot; on the first few days I found it challenging to rig but with the help of friends and coaches by the end of the week I was able to rig by myself, and learned a few tricks and tips along the way.” Enzo added, “It was my first overseas event and I learned new techniques by watching sailors from different countries. I found the racing competitive but still fun, and as there were only seven in the Radial fleet and the courses were so short, there was some close racing and some drama on the water.” Congratulations are due to Club members who participated in other fleets as a part of the HKSF national team: Emma Fung (1st overall in 4.7 and 1st girl), Thorwen Uiterwaal (6th Optimist) and Duncan Gregor (13th Optimist).

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Top of the Gulf Regatta W ords: T horwen Uiterwaal Photos: racing Rob Partridge / prizegiving Guy N owell

he Top of the Gulf Regatta (TOTG) is one of the most challenging Optimist regattas in Asia with all top sailors from Thailand and Malaysia joining (including the number 2 from last year’s World Championships). With the aim of improving on their results from the previous year, a team of Sharks set off for Thailand on 28 April. The day after arriving, the entire squad set about eagerly choosing and rigging the boats they would be using for the TOTG which would officially start the next day. After a good lunch and with a good 12kts blowing over the sea and some good swell, the sailors launched their boats so they could get to know the venue, the wind patterns and the tide – all essential information for the regatta. On the morning of the first day of racing, the Sharks rigged their boats and mentally prepared for the start of Race 1 at 1100hrs. After the class briefing the boats launched and the Club’s Performance Coach Rob Partridge started them off with some trailing whilst they waited for the committee boat to set the course. This took longer than expected as they only had one safety boat which could lay the marks. Racing finally started at around 1220hrs and two races were sailed during the course of the afternoon. Thorwen Uiterwaal sailed a 14th and a 6th; Duncan Gregor produced a 13th and a 11th; Dolf Hendriksen sailed a 23rd in the first race and a 48th in the second race due to a massive wind shift and pressure change on the course. Lana Davies came next sailing a 39th and a 29th. Abbey Hammond sailed a 42nd and a 34th, closely followed by Matthew Clark who sailed a 37th and a 43rd. Amy Hopkins sailed a 40 th and a 50 th with Emily just making the A fleet, sailing a very consistent 53rd and 53rd.

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The Race Committee started a third race but it was abandoned and everyone returned to shore where Brenda Davies sent an email to the race management requesting that the Optimist races start at 1000hrs, as experience showed there were stronger winds in the morning. The Race Committee decided to follow the suggestion, displaying a notice that races would start early in the morning. The next day saw about 10kts of breeze as the Sharks launched at around 0900hrs to get some training in before the races would start. This was also the day when the fleet were split into A and B fleets. Fortunately all Sharks made it into A. Again the Race Committee was a bit late with launching but there were still good winds for the first few races. Duncan got a 13th, a 19th and in the last race, port tacking most of the fleet, hen sailed an incredible race finishing 3rd. Thorwen sailed an 11th, 8th and a 20 th, with Dolf first sailing his discard, followed by an 11th and a 10 th. Then Matthew sailed a 35th, a 34th and his discard. Lana sailed a 38th, a 32nd, and a 33rd, closely followed by Abbey who sailed her discard, but then got a 32nd and a 32nd. Then came Amy who sailed her discard, but then got a 38th, and a 41st. Lastly Emily sailed her discard in the first race, but also got a 39th and a 30 th. All in all a pretty

good day for the Sharks! When they came back on shore Dolf got the discouraging news that he couldn’t discard his 48th as it was raced on the first day, and in the qualifying series. The last day of the regatta saw about 7kts with little to no swell. The Sharks had a decent day with Dolf sailing a 15th and an 11th. Next Duncan sailed his discard and a 10th, while Thorwen sailed a 17th and his discard. Matthew sailed a 16th and a 34th followed closely by Abbey who got a 20 th and a 37th. Next Lana sailed a 32nd and her discard. Amy sailed a 31st and a 24th. Lastly Emily sailed a 37th and a 43rd. During the third race the wind shifted more than 45º, yet the Race Committee didn’t change the course. You could literally lay the windward mark from the pin. In this race Thorwen finished 4th, and Dolf and Duncan sailed a 14th and 15th respectively. The rest of the Sharks squad didn’t finish as the wind died down and the tide became too strong. At the end of the day Lana filed a redress to protest that the race was unfair. Amy and Lana presented their case and in the end the jury gave in and the race was not counted in the official scores. The final placings Duncan Gregor Thorwen Uiterwaal Dolf Hendriksen Matthew Clark Abbey Hammond Lana Davies Amy Hopkins Emily Wong

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All in all it was a great regatta for the Sharks, with some great improvement for everyone. These team results were actually the best ever achieved during the Top of the Gulf regatta.

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General Enquiries Gloria Yeung 2812 7063 MI Sailing and Marine Manager Ailsa Angus 2812 0172 MI Centre Manager Patrick Lam 2812 7303 Senior Sailing Instructor Phoebe Tang 2812 7303 Sailing Instructor Kelvin Lau 2812 7303 Performance Coach Rob Partridge 2812 6255 http://www.rhkyc.org.hk/SailTraining.aspx sailtrain@rhkyc.org.hk www.facebook.com/RHKYCsharks

The Youth Summer Sailing programme is now available online. The programme starts from 22 June and continues each week through to 21 August. As well as youth courses we have also scheduled a few Adult Beginner and Supervised Sailing sessions to coincide with the youth courses so that parents can sail at the same time.

After 24 races in the Storm Force Marine Limited Wednesday night racing series, the top 6 positions are held by Oriane Voets (1st), Ines Gillard (2nd), Julian Hill (3rd), Dolf Hendriksen (4th), Josh Lam (5th) and Duncan Gregor (6th)

Old Mutual International Sail Training in partnership with Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club

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Royal X at Lamma 500 W ords: Gianni A prea | Photos: J oyce Cheung and G race L eung

he tension was so thick on the morning of April 26 that it could have been cut with a knife. The Club’s dragon boat team had been training hard since early January for that day’s Lamma 500 race. However, any questions that we had that morning were answered without fail by the evening as the Club had a very impressive day overall indeed.

strayed from its lane during the second round heat and came into contact with another boat. Afterwards, race officials called for a re-row of the heat and gave us a kind but firm warning that we needed to literally straighten up for the rest of the day or be disqualified. We complied, kept it straight and cleanly won the re-race which put the crew in a very good position for the final.

It was the Ladies who not only got the morning started, but were also the main story of the day. They finished well ahead of the pack in their first heat and continued this trend throughout the day. The second heat for the crew ended with similarly strong results which made them the favourite for the final. Sensing that a long-overdue victory was in their reach, the women took full advantage of the situation by finishing nearly 5 seconds ahead of the closest competitor in the final for the overall victory! We couldn’t be more proud of the effort that the Ladies showed at Lamma and look forward to similar results for the crew this season! The Men’s crew took to the water next. Though we ultimately won the first heat finishing well ahead of noted rivals VRC and Stormies, this initial victory did not come without issue. The course and boats proved difficult to manage and required the Club’s crew to make multiple steering corrections en route to the finish line. This would remain an issue for many of the later heats. The first Men’s race was immediately followed by our first Mixed heat in which many of the men had to run back-to-

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back races. Apparently the warm-up from the first race heat helped, as our Mixed Blue crew also managed to finish first, albeit with a few steering adjustments. Both the Men’s and Mixed Blue crews were able to win their second round heats despite difficulty navigating the course. Little did we know that our struggles were just starting. Though we won the race, the Mixed Blue crew

Meanwhile, our Mixed Yellow team, comprised of many paddlers experiencing their first race, were not immune to the challenges of navigating the waters at Lamma. The crew finished a strong 3rd in the first heat of the day and followed it with a 4th in the second round. This sent them to the repechage in which they came across the line in 2nd and earned a spot in the Bowl Final. They battled hard in the final, gaining incredibly valuable racing experience, but came up a dragon’s whisker short of a podium finish in 4th place. It was a very impressive outing for the squad. Best of all, many now understand the thrill of dragon boat competitions and are keenly awaiting our next race to improve upon their results. We fully expect this crew to taste the thrill of victory very soon! In the Men’s final, the Royal X crew jumped out to an early albeit narrow lead and had eyes locked on the finish line when tragedy struck. Our good friends and training partners in the Buzz Dragon crew lost control of their boat and literally ran over us in the process. This subsequently knocked us into the VRC crew.

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The boats were separated very quickly, but the damage was done. We had fallen nearly a boat length behind and fought back valiantly. Sadly, we fell just a nose short ending the race in second place. Race officials surprised us all by not re-running the heat, thereby giving the victory to VRC and disqualifying the Buzz team. Immediately following the madness of the Men’s final, the Club’s Mixed Blue team needed to regroup for the Cup final. Some of us, still reeling from the collision, headed to the start line with the entire crowd on the beach anxiously awaiting the results of the final race of the day. It seemed that there was no way that the Club team could overcome the odds and beat last year’s champion, a very strong Mushu (Disney) team. Yet we were not to be denied. The crew pulled ahead at the mid-point of the race and did not yield, to take home first place. Overall it was a very good day for the Club team. Each crew showed incredible fitness, team spirit, sportsmanship and team work. There is a lot of racing ahead with many expected (and perhaps unexpected) challenges awaiting. Based on our results at Lamma, this year’s team has a lot of potential and is very much looking forward to the tasks ahead! Dragon Boat Team Sponsors

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Rowing

Spring Schools Invitational Rowing Regatta W ords S arah G arner | photos Guy N owell

he annual Spring Schools Invitational Rowing Regatta (SSIRR) is an invitational regatta that gives the secondary school children in our after-school ExtraCurricular Activity programmes an opportunity to race alongside their Stingray squad schoolmates. This year’s event, the second SSIRR, took place on 21 March and Middle Island was beautiful and calm from the start. A little too calm actually as the deep fog that had settled on Deep Water Bay refused to clear even after over an hour of safety delay. After Race Officers surveyed the course to assess visibility, Safety Officer Martin Reynolds announced to the disappointment of many that early heats would take place on the ergometers. The dreaded machines were lugged up to the rowing roof in anticipation of a long painful morning. After only one set of gruelling 750m pieces, however, the fog miraculously cleared to reveal a beautiful day with calm water (and very few large powerboats blocking the course!). An excellent day of racing followed, with over 60 rowers from 13 schools participating and plenty of parents looking on. In the absence of a buoyed course, a few scuffles for ‘lanes’ made for interesting racing with at least one disqualification (and requalification) here and there as eager rowers pushed the envelope. Relative newcomers, the enthusiastic lads from Canadian

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Rowing Contacts

Rowing Manager rowingmanager@rhkyc.org.hk Middle Island Co-ordinator mirowing@rhkyc.org.hk Shatin Men’s Racing shatinrowingmen@rhkyc.org.hk Shatin Women’s Racing shatinrowingladies@rhkyc.org.hk

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Medallists: Boys’ U14 1x Final 1. Island School (R. Wiyejekoon) 2. Island School (K. Wiyejekoon) 3. GSIS (Ting) Teachers’ Race (2x) 1. Kellett 2. Harrow 3. CIS Boys’ U19 4x+ Final 1. Kellett 2. Harrow 3. SIS Boys’ U14 2x Final 1. Island School 2. Canadian School Boys’ U19 1x Final 1. SIS (Marples) 2. Unaffiliated (Woods) 3. Unaffiliated (Stubbs)

International School, took the U14 4x+ Boys’ coxed quad in a surprise upset. New this year to the rowing scene, Li Po Chun College was out in force, enjoying the racing and taking a few medals along the way, including a win in the Boys’ Novice 1x. A greatly improved squad from Harrow International School made a strong showing in the Boys’ team boats as well as the Girls’ U14 1x with Stingray Amelia Lee. Kellett School, featuring its usual powerhouse squad, cleaned up in the U19 quad for Boys and Girls, as well as the U19 single with Susie Hornett, who also trains with the HK Junior Squad in her spare time. Kellett took the Teachers’ race as well, edging out the visibly fit Harrow Instructors (who had never before taken to the water in a rowing shell). The field showed a number of promising novice single scullers from emerging schools such as Victoria Shanghai and Chinese International School.

In the end, South Island School edged out 2014 Winner Kellett for the 2015 Schools Rowing Cup. Demonstrating that strong numbers and participation pays off, and with a commanding win in the Boys’ 1x, and Girls’ 2x, SIS took the cup with a series of strong placements on the medals stand. SIS rower and long time Stingray Elliott Marples, who will leave Hong Kong to start University this autumn, summed up his excitement noting that he was “pleased by the growing number of schools involved and the increased quality of racing” during his time at the Club. Marples, who has been a key member of the Club’s junior quad for over four years, added that he hopes the focus on junior rowing at the Club will continue. All in all a great day, well attended and raced. Thanks to the many school rowers, parents and volunteers who helped make the race a success!

Boys’ U14 4x+ Final 1. Canadian School 2. Kellett 3. Harrow Girls’ U19 1x Final 1. Kellett (Hornet) 2. SIS A (Nutman) 3. SIS B (A Marples) 4. Harrow (Lee) Girls’ U19 2x Final 1. SIS 2. Kellett Girls’ U19 4x+ Final 1. Kellett 2. SIS 3. LPC College Boys’ Novice 1x Final 1. LPC College (Wirtz) 2. WIS (Hay) 3. Kellett (Rowland) Girls’ Novice 1x Final 1. VSA (Kovorkas) 2. Kellett (Bird) 3. CIS (Li) Girls’ U14 1x Final 1. Harrow (Lee) 2. SIS (Crouch) Boys’ U19 2x Final 1. Kellett 2. LPC College JUNE 2015 AHOY! |

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Back to Smashing Form! W ords: Pete W ells | Photos: V ulgar B oatman

hing Mun 2 regatta provided some new experiences for, and some huge performances from, the Rowing Section. The regatta opened with the Men’s Masters doubles, which saw a great race between two of our boats, with Bill Woods and Jonny Cantwell narrowly winning in spite of a strong finish by Marcel Chambers and Thuan Tran. The next final was the Men’s Novice 4+ in which the junior boys squad of Amogh Patil, Will Minshall, Oliver Stubbs and Kagen Woods coxed by Tristan Marples dominated the field. The boys led from the first stroke and beat HKU, their nearest rival, by eight seconds! Two Club boats made it to the Women’s 8s final – one junior and one senior; the senior 8+ managed to pull off 3rd place against two very strong CUHK 8s mostly comprised of University Elite Programme athletes. In the run up to Toda Regatta there are always a few old boys who come out of retirement for a quick row over the Shing Mun river, and this year was no different with the return of Rufus Southwood and James Shipton who along with Wan Ng and Chi Lui entered the Open Men’s 4+. As they passed the crowds at the 750m mark it looked as though they were still in their glory days, leading the field comfortably. Alas as the legs started to burn and it dawned upon them that they were only halfway, two boats crept past; the final result was the Club crew narrowly being beaten into 3rd place to take the bronze medal. The afternoon opened with the junior girls taking centre stage, in the Women’s Novice 4+ final. The girls repeated their strong performance from Shing Mun 1 with a 20 second win over their nearest competitor! In the Novice Singles it was a clean sweep of the medals with Erica Ho beating Liz Knight and Amelia Lee to the gold in her last race for the Club before starting university. The Men’s doubles was one of the top competitions of the day, with two very strong development squad doubles in the race; our boys were

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fighting it out for the bronze medal. At the halfway point Guy Parsonage and Aleksey Mironenko had taken a commanding lead over our top junior boys Elliot Marples and Oliver Stubbs. However as they entered the final 250m, the junior boys decided to teach them a lesson in pacing and powered though to take the bronze medal. The highlight of the regatta was undoubtedly the Men’s eights final, with a particularly ‘solid’ crew entered that judging by the submersible like profile of the boat, could easily have weighed twice their nearest competition. Taking advantage of the weight difference in the head wind, the boys attacked the start and results led from the first stroke. Displaying the M8+ 1st killer instinct he is best known for when W8+ 3rd and 6th bowling, coxswain Calvin Ng pushed the W1x 3rd crew on throughout the race to establish an W2x 1st unassailable 24-second lead over the next M2x 3rd and 4th crew. ‘Big Barney’ Crinion could not hold the M4+ 3rd tears back as the medal was presented and Mnov4+ 1st was overheard saying it was the happiest st day of his life (fortunately for him his Wnov4+ 1 st Wnov1x 1 , 2nd, 3rd wedding day is not until later this year).

Tides and Global Warning – Why all the heat? words: J oe G oddard

ides are driven by the magnetic pull of the moon and the sun while the Earth rotates on its axis. The solid Earth deforms a little, but ocean water, being fluid, is free to move much more in response to the tidal force, particularly horizontally. As the Earth rotates, the magnitude and direction of the tidal force at any particular point on the Earth’s surface changes constantly. As can be seen in the diagram, when the Earth lies between the sun and moon the Earth’s water gets ‘sucked’ at the ends at opposite sides, creating the biggest effect on the tides. This is a spring tide. When the Earth is at 90º to the moon and the sun, the gravity from the moon sucks Earth’s water towards it, while the sun’s gravity pulls water the other way. Hence, the tides negate each other; this is a neap tide. A spring tide gives the largest range in tide levels, while the neap tides have only a small range. To put this into perspective, Hong Kong has a tidal range of about 2.7 metres. The measurement is taken from the tides when they are the highest astronomical tide (HAT) and the lowest astronomical tide (LAT). Both are calculated as a result of computer modelling of past and future tidal trends. To make accurate records, tide gauges are

placed at fixed stations measuring the water level over time. Neither HAT and LAT is the most extreme level that can be reached by the tide, as typhoon storm surges may cause a considerable change of levels to occur. In Hong Kong, this was recorded at 6.1 metres back in 1937! The photo at bottom right was taken at Middle island recently. It shows how far the water has retreated, even showing up at the end of the rowing ramp. The tide was at 0.8m on this day. Most shorelines experience two nearly equal high and low tides each day, called a semidiurnal tide. Some locations experience only one high and low tide each day, called a diurnal tide. Some locations experience two uneven tides a day, or sometimes one high and one low each day. This is called a mixed tide. Between neap and spring tides, the Earth endures a pull and push of water that could be considered a normal or frequent tide. Most tides in Hong Kong rise and fall about 1.5m, making it much easier to plan journeys, anchorages and sailing races. Add to this the small number of sand banks, rocky outcrops and isolated dangers, and one can see the cruising potential for Hong Kong is one of the best kept secrets to local sailors.

Clockwise from top left: Spring neap orientation; Typhoon Kalmaegi; High tide 2.2m in Repluse Bay pier; Middle Island low tide

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For the third year running MI Day included a parent / child dinghy race, in which six boats competed. Congratulations to, from top to bottom, winners Christian and Lula Wright, 2nd place finishers Eric, Rosie and Darcy Dijkhuizen, and 3rd place finishers Giles, Otto, Felix and Freddie Surman.

Round Island Beach Clean-Up in support of World Oceans Day Sunday 7 June We live in a city surrounded by water with clusters of outlying islands. Many local people and tourists visit the beaches for leisure frequently during the year, and due to intense use the beaches have become dumping grounds for litter and debris. This is a serious threat to marine life and to human health and safety. To keep the beaches and surrounding water in their natural condition, awareness needs to be raised. You are invited to come and join your fellow Club members for a fun day out, whilst doing your bit for the environment at the same time. There will be a prize for the most trash collected! Meet at Middle Island at 0900hrs, depart for Round Island at 0915hrs, return to Middle Island at 1300hrs. Please register your interest online, email social@rhkyc.org.hk, or call 2239 0312.

Middle Island Outdoor Movie Night Saturday 6 June Please check the website, where full details will be posted soon.

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Father’s Day Lunch Buffet Compass Room | Sunday 21 June

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Why not treat your father to a very special meal on Father’s Day? Our Executive Chef has put together a very impressive and sumptuous lunch buffet especially for Father’s Day, which will be served from 1200hrs to 1430hrs. All fathers will be able to relax and enjoy their lunch while their children are being entertained by a professional entertainer. Please don’t forget to make an early reservation by calling Lizzy Tung in the F&B Office on 2239 0386 or emailing events@rhkyc.org.hk.

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Summer Parties The long hot summer has already arrived! Why not consider organising an outdoor dance party with a live band or DJ by the poolside at Kellett Island? No matter what your requirements, our banquet team has the expertise to produce an amazing and memorable party for you and your guests.

Children’s Parties At the end of the school term in June, your children would love to have a farewell party with their school friends before taking a long summer vacation in Hong Kong or overseas. We have many different options for children’s parties whether they are outdoor Poolside BBQ / Buffet Parties or indoor Bowling Parties. For reservations or enquiries about our summer and children’s parties please call our Banquet Office on 2239 0339 or email banquet@rhkyc.org.hk. JUNE 2015 AHOY! |

Wines of the Month – France Events | Promotions

Domaine Vrignaud Chablis 2012 Very fruity wine with aromas of citrus fruits. It is powerful on the palate, balanced with a mineral freshness. Available in all F&B outlets at $310 per bottle Domaine des Pasquiers Côtes du Rhône Villages Plan de Dieu 2011 Large concentration of aromas of red fruits with hints of white pepper and sweet spices.

Monthly Wine Fairs

Beverage Specials

Your attendance at our wine fairs does not place you under any obligation whatsoever to purchase wines. It is also basically a free wine tasting with no obligation – marvellous! The $50 ‘entry fee’ is returned to you in the form of a $50 dining voucher to spend at our F&B outlets! Many members are catching on to this and inviting groups of friends to enjoy the two-hour wine tasting and then using the F&B vouchers to offset 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!

Menabrea, 1846 Pale Lager (330ml) $27 per bottle

Kellett Island, Wednesday 3 June, 1830hrs to 2030hrs Shelter Cove, Friday 5 June, 1930hrs to 2130hrs

Available in all F&B outlets

For reservations or enquiries, please email events@rhkyc.org.hk

Available in all F&B outlets at $275 per bottle

CHEERS!

Tapanappa Wine Dinner

Pre-dinner Tasting Bollinger Special Cuvée Brut N.V.

Compass Room | Thursday 11 June

Menu with Wines

Tapanappa is a family fine-wine company, owned and operated by the Croser family of the Piccadilly Valley in South Australia’s Adelaide Hills. Brian Croser produces a small quantity of fine wine each year. His mission in establishing Tapanappa in 2002 (in partnership with Champagne Bollinger and Chateau Lynch Bages) was to maximise the quality of Australian wine in three specific single vineyard sites. Pre-dinner Tasting 1930hrs Dinner

2000hrs

Price

Only $698 per person ($648 per person for a booking of 8 persons or more per table)

Speaker

Mr Xavier Bizotis, General Manager of Tapanappa Wines

Reservations

Call Janice Yip in the F&B Office on 2239 0340 or email events@rhkyc.org.hk

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Hamachi Carpaccio, Prosciutto and Walnut Salad, Apple Salsa Bollinger Special Cuvée Brut N.V. ❧ ❧ ❧ Grilled Langoustines, Fennel and Thai Asparagus, Shellfish Jus Tapanappa Tiers Vineyard Chardonnay 2010 ❧ ❧ ❧ Shredded Duck with Tagliolini, Natural Sauce Tapanappa Foggy Hill Vineyard Pinot Noir 2010 ❧ ❧ ❧ Slow-cooked Kangaroo and Lamb Loin, Roast Root Vegetables, Wild Mushroom Sauce Tapanappa Whalebone Vineyard Merlot Cabernet Franc 2008 Tapanappa Whalebone Vineyard Cabernet Shiraz 2009 ❧ ❧ ❧ Cheese Platter (Taleggio, Farmhouse Cheddar, Edam Cheese, Quince Paste) ❧ ❧ ❧ Freshly Brewed Coffee or Gourmet Tea

Wine Delivery Order Form – June 2015 ‘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!

Wine Fair entry is only $50 per person which includes the sampling of all the wines on the list, complimentary canapés and a $50 dining voucher which can be used in F&B outlets within two months. Another way to look at it is that you’re attending these wine fairs free of charge! See the website for further details. Book now with Janice Yip in the F&B Office on 2239 0340 or email events@rhkyc.org.hk

Champagne

per bottle

Louis D'Or ‘Cuvée Louis le Grand’ Brut N.V. – France

qty

amount

$257

Lively with scents of dried flowers. On the palate, it is powerful with notes of fresh ripe fruits.

White Wines Domaine Vrignaud Chablis 2012 – France (wine of the month)

Events | Promotions

Kellett Island Wine Fair – Chart Room, Wednesday 3 June, 1830hrs to 2030hrs, guests welcome. Shelter Cove Wine Fair – Shelter Cove Clubhouse, Friday 5 June, 1930hrs to 2130hrs, guests welcome.

$156

Very fruity wine with aromas of citrus fruits. It is powerful on the palate, balanced with a mineral freshness.

Domaine Preignes le Vieux Vermentino ‘Sur Lies’ 2013 – Languedoc, France

$125

Aromas of ripe citrus fruits with a bouquet of white fruits and white flowers. The crisp palate displays a good freshness.

My New Zealand Wine Sauvignon Blanc Tetra Pak 2013 (1000ml) – Marlborough, New Zealand

$132

Tin Shed ‘Wild Bunch’ Riesling 2013 – Eden Valley, South Australia

$149

Trentham Estate Family Reserve Chardonnay 2013 – Tasmania, Australia

$163

Ripe passion fruit aromas and hints of melon are supported by grassy tones and lime blossom notes. A refreshing and lively palate nicely balanced and with great intensity. The mid-palate displays ripe passion fruit and nettle finishing with a zesty crispness and mineral line. Tropical aromas of pineapple and lychee with complex dried fruits and almond meal. The palate is tight. Red citrus and mandarin flavours linger on the finish. Subtle citrus and grapefruit supported by toasted oak nuances. Persistent clean flavours show an ideal balance of fruit weight and cool climate crispness.

Rosé Wine Rock Ferry Rosé 2011 – Central Otago, New Zealand

Invitingly scented with very fresh and delicate red berry and spice flavours flowing onto a fleshy and generous palate. The finish is lively, refreshing and well rounded.

$142

RED Wines Domaine des Pasquiers Côtes du Rhône Villages Plan de Dieu 2011 – France (wine of the month)

$120

Large concentration of aromas of red fruits with hints of white pepper and sweet spices.

$173

Tree Top Ridge Pinot Noir 2012 – Marlborough, New Zealand

$198

Bodegas Cruz De Alba Crianza 2010 – Ribera del Duero, Spain

$211

The Goose Expression 2008 – Upper-Langkloof, South Africa

$211

Scarpantoni Block 3 Shiraz 2012 – McLaren Vale, Australia

$248

Eagles’ Nest Merlot 2009 – Constantia, South Africa

$263

Full and tasty, power and elegance are in great balance. Important structure with polished tannins in a rich body with a long and charming aftertaste. Aromas of ripe cherry, plum and blackberry with hints of raspberry, dried spice and floral notes. Rich and full bodied with flavours of berries, plums, wild cherries, chocolate and spice. Bright nose of redcurrants and dried herbs. Big broad palate with a huge amount of fine ripe tannins and a refreshing acidity. Full and round with dark berries and warming spice, trademark herbaceous character and white pepper support. A very soft wine on the palate, yet full-bodied with huge complexity. Dark chocolate, fruit cake spice and levels of black fruit and oak on display. The palate is rich and thickly textured, yet displays life and energy with liquorice note and warm finish. An underlying spiciness shows quite powerfully. This profile carries through to entry on the palate with ripe red berries and prominent spiciness, lingering in an elegant finish where ripe, soft tannins carry the flavours through.

• All wines are delivered to your designated address by the supplier and are subject to availability of stock. • Mixed cases accepted. Order 12 or more bottles to enjoy free delivery service. For lesser quantities, orders can be collected from the Main Bar. • The cost of the wines will be charged to members’ accounts. • Free delivery service to Hong Kong, Kowloon and New Territories (excluding outlying islands, Lantau Island, Tung Chung and Discovery Bay). • Delivery service is available on weekdays only except public holidays (subject to delivery schedule). Name (Please Print):

Membership No.:

Telephone No. (Home/ Office):

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Delivery Address: Preferred Delivery Date:

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FAX THIS FORM TO 2239 0341. FOR ENQUIRIES PLEASE CALL 2239 0340 • Deadline for Ordering: 30 June 2015 •

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Ferrero Rosso di Montalcino DOC 2012 – Tuscany, Italy

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