Sailability round up

By Kay Rawbone

As always, a huge thank you to Hebe Haven Yacht Club for being our home and for the support given to change the lives of many in Hong Kong who otherwise would not have the opportunity to sail.

It was a very busy year for us as we caught up with programmes cancelled due to COVID-19 during 2020 when we were only able to sail for 16 weeks.

Figures for 2021 were amazing and you, HHYC, The Scallywag Foundation, donors and of course our sailors, instructors and volunteers made it happen: • 3179 sailors joining our sailing programs old and new in 2021 • 2046 sailors with disability participating in our programs – included above • 1524 volunteers – not included in the sailing numbers. They continue to support our programs with many sailing with new/inexperienced sailors, whilst also assisting with maintenance and fundraising.

Scallywag Foundation youth sailors included above; • 97 Sessions held providing sailing for 663 new sailors

Here are a few highlights from the past few months before our COVID shutdown again in January 2022.

如常地衷心感謝白沙灣遊艇會成為了我們的家，亦十分感謝他們 給予的支持，讓許多香港人的生活得以改變，否則我們亦沒有機 會航海。

對我們而言是非常忙碌的一年，因為我們要趕上進行2020年期間因新 冠疫情而取消的課程，而我們這一年只有16個星期時間供適合航海。

2021年的數據十分驚人，非常感恩有你們、白沙灣遊艇會、新鴻基 Scallywag慈善基金會的捐贈者、當然還有我們的船員、教練和義 工，使以下的目標一一實現： • 3179名船員參加了我們新加入以及原有的帆海項目 • 2046名殘疾船員參加了我們當中的帆海計劃 • 1524名沒有計算為船員的義工。有他們支持我們的活動，幫助 許多新手或沒有經驗的船員，同時還協助維修及籌款活動。

新鴻基Scallywag慈善基金會的青年船員亦包括在內； • 為合共663名新船員舉辦了97次課程。

接下來的報告提及到過去幾個月，以及在2022年1月因新冠疫情而 再次關閉前的一些重點。

Final day of the Mike Rawbone Challenge Cup

November updates Rabi Yim, Chairperson of the Direction Association for the Handicapped visited Sailability. Her team had a morning filming a video on accessibility in sailing. The Association is a group of people with severe physical impairments that supports members to live with happiness and confidence in the community. Rabi has used a wheelchair since a traffic accident in 1998.

TREATS sailing with Sailability HK unleashing possibilities! Treats Inclusive racing 2021 - 14 Hansa 303 boats took part in races with dry and sunny conditions. Taking part were six boats from Tung Wah Group of Hospitals, Tsui Ting Tong school, plus six additional boats from open recruitment by Treats, and two invited teams (one was our visual impaired young sailor Henry and his father and Fiona, a Saturday Programme Sailor with her partner Jenny). We managed to start four races under Race Officer Shirley Leung. It was a strong field for the race. Well done everyone who took part. Ben, a totally blind youth sailor from Tsui Ting Tong School won the race with his TREATS partner. Well done, Ben. Ben has been awarded a TREATS scholarship to continue his sailing with us as he joins a more structured course.

十一月更新 「路向四肢傷殘人工協會」的主席Rabi Yim到訪了航能香港。她的 團隊用了一個上午的時間，拍攝了一段關於無障礙航行的影片。 這協會是由一群患有嚴重身體缺陷的殘疾人士所組成的團體，他 們鼓勵成員在社區中尋找快樂並自信地生活。Rabi自從在1998年發 生的交通意外開始，她便一直使用著輪椅。

「親切」共融帆船隊與航能香港能展現的可能性！ 2021年的共融帆船計劃，14艘 Hansa 303 在陽光明媚的環境下參加 比賽。而其中參賽的有六艘來自東華三院及徐展堂學校，另外還有 六艘由「親切」公開招募的船，以及兩隊被邀請的船隊（其中一隊 是我們的視障青年船員Henry和他的父親，另一隊則是週六系列賽 的Fiona和她的同伴Jenny)。在賽事主任 Shirley Leung 的帶領下， 我們成功開始了第四場比賽。這場比賽的陣容十分鼎盛，每位參 賽者表現都十分優異。來自徐展堂學校，完全失明的青年船員Ben 與他的同伴贏得了比賽。做得很好Ben！而Ben亦獲得了「親切」 所設的獎學金，他參加了更多航海課程並將繼續與我們航行。 Treats Conference on Inclusive Sports

Treats 3 Sailors participating in the race

Treats Awards

Treats Inclusive Race

Scallywag Foundation programme

Scallywag Foundation Programme On 6 November, Christian Action arranged a group of eight children who are under their after-school care service to join our one-day taster supported by the Scallywag Foundation Programme. They were coached by our club coach Rachel Pang, who is also a life saver and diving instructor! Thank you to Sun Hung Kai for providing this programme for our sailors. We also had further groups from Christian Action during the month.

Senior Sailing program sponsored by HK Club Seven senior citizens from Shatin district joined a day taster with the support of our Senior Sailor Volunteers from our Core Teams 1 and 2. The newcomers enjoyed the wonderful warm and sunny morning with a gentle breeze from the north east to east ideal for first time elderly sailors. All of them practiced an at-sea transfer and enjoyed a short speedy ride on our S9 safety boat.

Scallywag慈善基金會的課程 - 這課程受歡迎的一個亮點 11月6日，基督教勵行會安排了八名正接受課後托管服務的兒 童，參加由Scallywag慈善基金會贊助的一天試玩課程。在其 中指導他們的是我們遊艇會的教練 Rachel Pang，她同時是一 位救生員以及潛水教練！非常感激新鴻基為我們的船員提供 了這個課程，在這數個月裡，更多來自基督教勵行會的團隊 將來參與。

由香港會贊助的高級航行課程 七位來自沙田區的長者，在我們來自第一和第二核心團隊的 資深船員義工帶領下，參加了一天的試航活動。新人們享受 著溫暖且陽光明媚的早晨，伴隨著從東北方吹來的和風，這 對於初次出海的年老船員來說是非常理想的。他們練習了海 上轉移，並在我們的S9安全艇上享受了短暫的快速航行。

十二月更新 我們進行得最長的活動：週六 帆船賽、聖誕航行、午餐和頒 發証書，一同於12月18日舉行並 結束了這一年。

Lovely blue skies December updates Our longest running programme, Saturday Sailing, ended the year on 18 December with a Christmas sail, lunch and certificates given for their progress during the year.

Association of Women with Disabilitiesand 1st Step Association Both organisations continued their sailing courses sponsored by the American Women's Association.

The ladies were under the guidance of professional coaches and a group of enthusiastic volunteers. The ladies and staff from the AWD & 1st Step Association expressed their sincere thanks to all at Sailability and AWA! Both groups were accompanied by volunteers from our Senior Sailing Courses sponsored by the Hong Kong Club Foundation.

香港女障協進會(AWD)與 自強協會 這兩個組織繼續他們由香港美 國婦女會（AWA）所贊助的帆 船課程。

女士們在專業教練和一群熱情的 義工指導下學習。AWD與自強 協會的女士們和工作人員向航能 香港和AWA的所有員工表示衷心 的感謝！兩組參加者均由Hong Kong Club Foundation所贊助的 高級帆船課程義工陪同。

Long day at TEDEx Early delivery of boat to TEDEx

Sailability at TEDx Sailability HK attended the TEDx Tin Hau Women's event. As a showpiece, we took along a Hansa 303 dinghy to grab people’s attention and see what we do! Our Senior Sailor Volunteers did an amazing job from the thorough cleaning of the AWA boat, Anchors AWAy, to the refurbishment of the simulator and the transportation. This was their second Ambassador appearance, the first being at the 24Hour Charity Dinghy Race, and they did a fantastic job as they gained confidence to mingle and chat with the event attendees.

航能香港在TEDx 航能香港參加了TEDxTin Hau Women 活動。我們帶了 Hansa 303 小艇作 為展示品來吸引人們的注意，讓他們來看看我們做了甚麼！我們的資深 船員義工做了一項令人惊嘆的工作，從徹底清潔AWA船隻、錨、到修整 模擬器和運輸。這是他們第二次作為大使的行動，第一次是在24小時慈 善小艇賽中，他們亦因為與參與者打成一片而得到更多自信心，他們表 現得非常好。

Senior Sailor Volunteers at TEDEx

Inclusiveness on the water Promoting accessible activities

After the Race - Mike Rawbone Challenge Cup

Mike Rawbone Challenge Cup Organisers Catherine Smith Sailability Dir and Virgile Bertrand - Volunteer

Mike Rawbone Challenge Hansa 303 Winner Mark Poon Mike Rawbone Challenge Cup The series concluded on Sunday 12 December with the final races and a prize giving event. Well done to Foo Yuen Wai for finishing first in the 2.4mR class and Mark Poon in the Hansa 303 class.

It was the culmination of three series comprising 25 individual races staged over months. The sailors were tested in a full range of sea and weather conditions from the sweltering heat of summer to the cool of early December.

Special thanks to Catherine Smith, Virgile Bertrand, Fred Vaudaine and other volunteers who assisted with the training and race marshalling during the races.

Social Inclusion Through Sports and Recreation hosted by TREATS Kay Rawbone was part of a panel discussion at Hong Kong Baptist University. The conference was organised by TREATS who have sailed with us for the past 10 years and included the results of a university study that showed taking part in inclusive sport develops a sense of inclusion among both participants and volunteers.

Mike Rawbone 挑戰盃 此系列賽已於12月12日(星期 日)和其最後一場比賽及頒 獎典禮一同圓滿結束。FOO Yuen Wai 在2.4mR中取得第 一，而 Mark Poon 則在Hansa 303 中取得第一名。

在三個系列賽的數個月來， 當中包括25場個人比賽。 從夏季的酷熱天氣到十二月 初的清涼天氣，船員們在各 個海洋和天氣條件下接受著 挑戰。

特別感謝Catherin Smith、 Virgile Bertrand、Fred Vaudain 以及一眾義工在比賽期間協助 了訓練和比賽的指揮工作。

由「親切」主辦的活動 - 透 過運動及娛樂實現社會共融 Kay Rawbone 是浸會大學座 談會的其中一員。該會議是 由過去十年與我們一起航行 的「親切」所組織而成的， 其中包括一項大學的研究結 果，該研究指出參加體現社 會共融的體育活動，能夠讓 參加者和義工從中培養包容 性的意識。

2.4mRs at Southside Regatta

Southside regatta results - 4 and 5 December After two days of sailing to and from the venue and two days of racing with world ranking points at stake the results were as follows in the 2.4mR class: 1st Foo Yuen Wai 2nd Puk Chi Yeung 3rd Leung Wun Wai

24Hour Charity Dinghy Race Cheque Presentation 3 December saw an evening award ceremony for this year’s 24Hour Charity Dinghy Race organised by HHYC. This year the race raised an amazing HK$ 1 million for five local charities. Sailability Hong Kong received HK$200,000. HK$100,000 of this was raised by our amazing senior sailing volunteers who give so much to what we do. They, for the first time, entered their first race at this prestigious event with two boats and were also invaluable as the Stall Team looking after the sign on and off the water and everything else over the weekend.

The Para Warrior 1 team from Sailability, crewed by some of our amazing para sailors won the prize for the fastest average lap time of the event. An amazing feat. The same team also finished first on time and came second in the event overall which takes account of sailing times plus funds raised.

Big boat sailing experience: Senior Sailing Volunteers with members of the Sports Association for the Blind Darkness Fighters enjoyed their first day at sea with Cramond Wong a Sailability Director, aboard his boat Small Toy.

Tier 2 para sailing training: Three sailors from this programme have transferred to our Para Sailing Team. They have been sailing Hansa 303s and have now experienced the Hansa Liberty and the 2.4mR. We will continue to train and increase the sailing ability within this group by providing more race training. We will also look to the recruitment of more youth members to join this team as we work towards Paralympic re-instatement in 2028.

January 2022 updates Sadly, not much to report for January 2022 following the closure of sailing on 7 January. It is unlikely February will be much better. Calendar dates booked for January and February currently show 29 sessions each month. We were only able to undertake 2 sessions in January, one for students with VI from Ebenezer School for the Blind and a training day for Silver Sailor Volunteers completing core training.

Moving forward We look forward to the opening up and restarting of our programmes as soon as possible and the promise of more inclusive and accessible sailing at HHYC during 2022.

12月4日和5日的Southside Regatta 7x2.4mR 技術性殘奧船參賽賽果 經過兩天往返比賽場地的航行和比賽，2.4mR級的比賽結果 如下： 第一名：Foo Yuen Wai 第二名：Puk Chi Yeung 第三名：Leung Wun Wai

24小時慈善小艇賽的支票頒發 在12月3日晚上，在白沙灣遊艇會所舉辦了本年度24小時慈善 小艇賽頒獎典禮。今年的比賽共為本港五個慈善機構籌得一 百萬港元，而航能香港亦獲得了二十萬元港幣。其中十萬元 是由我們資深帆船義工所籌得，非常了不起。這是他們第一 次帶著兩艘船參加這個久負盛名的賽事，同時為 Stall Team 在週末期間負責水中的標誌和其他一切事情，也是非常寶貴 的經驗。

來自航能香港的 Para Warrior 1 團隊是由我們一些傑出的殘 疾水手擔任船員，他們贏得了本次活動中最快平均圈速的 獎項，成就了一項驚人的壯舉。這隊伍還在時間上取得第一 名，在考慮到航行時間和籌集資金的項目中獲得活動總成績 的第二名。

大船航海體驗：年長航海義工和來自黑武士失明人體育會 的會員都很享受海上的第一天體驗，連同航能香港總監 Cramond Wong一同乘坐其船隻Small Toy。

二級殘疾航海訓練：此計劃的其中三名船員已轉加入到我們 Para殘疾航海隊伍。他們一直以Hansa 303s航行，現在可以 體驗Hansa Liberty和2.4mR。我們透過提供更多賽事訓練去 繼續培訓和增加團隊的航海能力。同時我們希望招募更多青 年人加入這團隊，致力為於2028年復辦殘奧會準備。

2022年一月更新 可惜地，在1月7日航海完結後並沒有太多在2022年1月的報 告。2月份的情況仍然未明。在1月和2月的預約日程均顯示 每月有29項議程。我們在1月只提供了兩項行程，一個是提 供予來自心光盲人院暨學校的學生，和提供予銀髮船員義工 的訓練日。

邁步向前：我們期望盡快能夠開放和重啟課程，並承諾白沙灣 遊艇會在2022 年會堅持進行更加具包容性和無障礙的航行。

Senior Sailing Volunteers

SAILABILITY SAILING FOR SENIORS PROGRAMME

航能香港長者航海計劃

As you may know, Sailability Hong Kong Limited is the only organisation in Hong Kong with opportunities for everyone in our community to sail, irrespective of ability, age, gender, sexual orientation, ethnicity or status.

正如你所知，航能香港有限公司是香港唯一一間旨在為社區內的每一個人提 供航海的機會，不論能力、年齡、性別、性取向、種族和地位等。

We offer more than sailing. Sailiability is an opportunity to learn a new interest. It is about community integration, new friendships, improved wellbeing, confidence, self-esteem and life skills along with increased physical activity.

For 2021 / 2022, The Hong Kong Club Foundation has sponsored Sailing for Seniors; a threepronged programme comprising:

• Training a group of seniors to become competent sailing buddies to accompany grassroots seniors joining the programme, on what may be their first sailing experience. We were over-subscribed when recruiting and now have a group of very active, committed, keen and able volunteers who are enjoying giving back to the community with a renewed sense of purpose in their lives. • Sailing sessions for grassroots seniors— recruited via elderly care centres, churches, community centres, NGOs etc. After a very hot summer, we are seeing many happy new sailors, many wanting to return for more. • Educational excursions including a geotour in a catamaran into Sai Kung waters for new sailors together with a family member, friend or carer. For some this will be a journey of a lifetime; living surrounded by water and seeing Hong Kong’s natural beauty from the sea.

The programme has provided a two-way street for those involved; giving and receiving whilst enriching and changing the lives of everyone who joins us.

我們提供的不僅是航海服務。航 能香港是提供學習一個新興趣的機 會，是關於透過體育活動，去達到 社區融合、認識新朋友、提升幸福 感、自信、自尊和生活技能。

香港會所慈善基金在2021/2022年 度贊助「長者航海計劃」，一個三 管齊下的計劃內容如下:

• 訓練一群長者去成為稱職的 航海夥伴去陪同來自基層的 長者去參加計劃，這或許是 他們的首次航海體驗。我們 在招募時收到超額申請，因 此現時有一群非常積極、忠 誠、熱衷和能幹的義工， 他們享受回饋予社區，並為 他們的生活中帶來新的使命 感。 • 為基層老年人提供的航海課 程—從養老院、教堂、社區中 心和非政府組織等地方招募。 經過一個非常炎熱的夏季之 後，我們看到有許多愉快的新 船員，同時許多人亦希望能參 加更多。 • 教育觀光團是為新船員們與其 家人、朋友或照顧者一起乘坐 雙體船前往西貢水域的地理之 旅。對某些人來說，這將會是 一生的旅程；圍繞着水邊的生 活，並從海上欣賞到香港的自 然美景。

這計劃為所有參加者達到雙向的效 益，付出和接受，同時亦豐富和改 變每一位加入我們的朋友的生活。