HEBE JEBES
JAN/FEB 2022
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CLUB UPDATE
After leaving SailCom for two years, I am glad to be back and standing again as the Rear Commodore–Sailing. Over the past two years, our Sailing Centre (SC) and SailCom have done fantastic jobs promoting sailing and racing. I am excited to be working with all of them again. In the coming year, we would like to do more for our yacht cruising community, including organising activities for cruising boats to give these sailors more opportunities to meet each other to share their cruising knowledge and skills.
BRIDGET CHAN Rear Commodore—Sailing
Since our SC started organising J/80 sailing every Wednesday and Friday last year, we have nurtured a group of J/80 sailors. This year we will develop a more comprehensive J/80 sailing plan to give even more members a taste of keelboat sailing and train them up in keelboat handling and hopefully get even more to join our keelboat racing events. Of course, with more frequent usage, our boats also require more maintenance work. A systematic boat maintenance plan will be developed as well. To ensure boats are being properly helmed and looked after, we will also ensure that all sailors on our J/80 approved helm list are equipped with enough knowledge and skills of boat handling to sail competently and safely. For any members who would like to join our J/80 sailing, please get in touch with the SC Upcoming events: Kowloon Cup (15/16 January) On 15/16 January we will host the Kowloon Cup Regatta. This is a two-day event with an Island Race on Saturday afternoon and a pursuit race on Sunday. On Sunday, boats will have their own start time based on their HKPN handicap rating. The slower boats will start first, and the race will finish at Rocky Harbour with lunch and a prize-giving at High Island (Yau Lei) Seafood Restaurant. The highlight of this pursuit race is that boats are required to keep doing laps around two marks at the Bay Islet waters and the finish mark after sailing the course until the race finishes at around 2:00 pm. Monsoon Spring Series 2022 Every year, in conjunction with Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club, our Club hosts the Monsoon Series, comprising the Monsoon Winter Series, the Monsoon Spring Series and the RHKYC Spring Cup. Awards will go to teams who get the best overall combined results over three race events. Last year the IRC and HKPN winners were Talkinghead and LoTech, respectively. This year it started with our Monsoon Winter Series from 23 October to 11 December. With very promising wind on most of the race days, teams of Talkinghead (IRC) and Lazy Piggy (HKPN) won in their respective classes and take the lead on the Monsoon Series. The 2nd Series, our Monsoon Spring Series, will start on 26 February and run until 9 April 2022. Come and join in! Charisma Trophy 2021-22 The Charisma Trophy is presented annually to the boat that records the fastest time under sail around the Kau Sai Chau islands from 1 March to the last day of February of the following year. Mono-hulled keelboats not exceeding the length of 35 feet: if you would like to attempt this year’s challenge—don’t forget to do it before 26 February. For details, please check the club website. Lastly, volunteers are critical; contact the SC if you want to be part of our race management team. We will give you all the training you need to get involved in this essential and super fun activity.
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