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CONTENTS

Contents Club Calendar

Sail Training Centre

04 January & February 2021

40 David Lam—Newbie sailor of Keelboat Training Course 43 Sharings from newbie sailors of STC Keelboat Training Course

Reports

Sailability

06 Commodore Report 08 Vice Commodore Report 10 General Manager Report

44 Sailability Round-up

Racing

Shutterbug

46 Port Shelter Regatta 2020 & UK Typhoon Series 2020 (Races 5, 6 & 7)

12 Committees' Appreciation Dinner Party 16 AGM 2020 20 Winter Monsoon Series 2020 (Races 1 – 6)

Features 50 Malaysian musings from Até

Wine & Dine 24 F&B Upcoming Events & Chinese New Year F&B Arrangements 26 Wines & Beer of the Month

Racing 28 32 34 38

58 Rear Commodore—Sailing 60 Rear Commodore—Operations

Classifieds

Winter Monsoon Series 2020 (Races 1 & 2) Winter Monsoon Series 2020 (Race 3) Winter Monsoon Series 2020 (Races 4 & 5) Winter Monsoon Series 2020 (Race 6)

62 Classifieds

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Club Updates

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Special Arrangements for 2021 Chinese New Year's Eve and Holidays 11 Feb 2021 (Thu) 二月十一日 (四)

CNY Eve

General Office 總辦事處

Marine Office 海事辦公室

Boat Launching Service

鏟車上落船服務

Boatyard and Crane Service

船廠及吊機服務

Sampan Service 舢舨服務

Restaurant 會所餐廳

Garden Bar 花園酒吧

Sail Training Centre

航海訓練中心

年三十

12 Feb 2021 (Fri) 二月十二日 (五)

CNY Day 1

初一

09:00 - 16:00

Closed

09:00 - 16:00

Closed

09:00 - 15:00

09:00 - 15:00

09:00 - 16:00

10:00 - 16:00

Closed 休息

09:00 - 16:00

休息

休息

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Closed 休息

13 Feb 2021 (Sat) 二月十三日 (六)

CNY Day 2

初二

Closed 休息

Closed 休息

Closed 休息

Closed 休息

09:00 - 17:00 (Limited Service) 有限度服務

10:00 - 22:00 (Limited Menu) 特定餐譜

14 Feb 2021 (Sun) 二月十四日 (日)

CNY Day 3

初三

Closed 休息

Closed 休息

Closed 休息

Closed 休息

09:00 - 17:00 (Limited Service) 有限度服務

10:00 - 22:00 (Limited Menu & Valentine's Day Dinner) 特定餐譜 及 情人節晚餐

15 Feb 2021 (Mon) 二月十五日 (一)

CNY Day 4

初四

Limited Service 有限度服務

16 Feb 2021 (Tue) 二月十六日 (二)

CNY Day 5

初五

Normal Service Hours 正常服務

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Closed

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CALENDAR

Club Calendar January 2021

Sail Training

Club Events

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01

Adult HKSF Level 1 & 2 — A1221A — 1

SUN

New Year's Day Sailaway

MON

Keelboat Training — KBT21A — 1

17

Adult HKSF Level 1 & 2 — A1221A — 2

SUN

Public Holiday Keelboat Training — KBT21A — 2

01

New Year's Day

MON

24

Adult HKSF Level 1 & 2 — A1221A — 3

SUN

F&B Events

Keelboat Training — KBT21A — 3

10 / 17 / 24 / 31 15

Sunday Buffet

31

Adult HKSF Level 1 & 2 — A1221A — 4

SUN

Scottish Night Dinner Buffet

FRI

29

SUN

Keelboat Training — KBT21A — 4

Crazy Friday – Buy One Get One Free (5 – 9pm)

FRI

Hebe Dragons Sailing

02

Dinghy Racing

19

TUE

– 31

SAT

– 03

HHYC Youth Race Training

SUN

(Hebe Dragons & Green Fleet & Blue Fleet & Laser) Hong Kong Race Week

SUN

06

WED

– 10

HHYC Youth Race Training

SUN

(Hebe Dragons & Green Fleet & Blue Fleet & Laser) Yacht Racing

9

10

SUN

16

SAT

24

13

WED

– 17

HHYC Youth Race Training

SUN

RHKYC HKRNVR (H)

SAT

ABC Waglan Series 7

– 17

SUN

(Hebe Dragons & Green Fleet & Blue Fleet & Laser)

20

WED

– 24

SUN

HHYC Youth Race Training (Hebe Dragons & Green Fleet & Blue Fleet & Laser)

Kowloon Cup

SUN

27

WED

– 31

SUN

HHYC Youth Race Training

ABC Waglan Series 8 & 9

(Hebe Dragons & Green Fleet & Blue Fleet & Laser)

STC Events

4

Weekend Youth Sail Training

06 / 13 / 20 / 27

WED

Wednesday Sailing

08 / 15 / 22 / 29

FRI

J80 Night Race

08 / 15 / 22 / 29

FRI

Dinghy Sailing Club

09 / 16 / 23 / 30 10 / 17 / 24 / 31

SAT

SUN

Saturday Youth Sail Training Sunday Youth Sail Training

February 2021

School Holiday Camp

Public Holiday

08

12

FRI

– 15

MON

Chinese New Year Days 1 — 4

– 12

MON

11

THU

– 15

15

MON

– 19

FRI

Youth Sailing & Watersports Camp (Week 1)

MON

Youth Sailing & Watersports Camp (Week 2)

FRI

Youth Sailing & Watersports Camp (Week 3)

F&B Events

07

SUN

Sunday Buffet

14

SUN

Valentine's Day Dinner

Sail Training

21

SUN

Chinese New Year Sunday Dinner Buffet

07

26

FRI

Crazy Friday – Buy One Get One Free (5 – 9pm)

28

SUN

Chinese New Year Brunch Buffet with Lion Dance

Adult HKSF Level 1 & 2 — A1221 — 5

SUN

Keelboat Training — KBT21A — 5

20 / 27

HHYC/HKSF Assistant Instructor Training Course

SAT

& Boat Blessing / Sunday Buffet

Yacht Racing

06 13

– 07

SAT

SAT

20

SAT

21

SUN

28

SUN

– 14 – 21

Hebe Dragons Sailing SUN

SUN

SUN

ABC Four Peaks Race

03

WED

– 07

SUN

COA CNY Macau Regatta RHKYC Spring Cup

HHYC Youth Race Training (Hebe Dragons & Green Fleet & Blue Fleet & Laser)

10

WED

– 11

THU

HHYC Youth Race Training (Hebe Dragons & Green Fleet & Blue Fleet & Laser)

ABC Valentine Pursuit Race (Ladies Helm)

17

WED

– 21

SUN

ABC Tong Po Chau - Spring 1

(Hebe Dragons & Green Fleet & Blue Fleet & Laser)

24

WED

– 28

SUN

STC Events

03 / 24

HHYC Youth Race Training

HHYC Youth Race Training (Hebe Dragons & Green Fleet & Blue Fleet & Laser)

Wednesday Sailing

WED

05 / 19 / 26

FRI

J80 Night Race

Weekend Youth Sail Training

06 / 20 / 27

SAT

Dinghy Sailing Club

06 / 20 / 27

SAT

Saturday Youth Sail Training

07 / 21 / 28

SUN

Sunday Youth Sail Training

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REPORTS

Happy New Year everyone and I hope that 2021 will see the end of the pandemic.

This issue of Hebe Jebes has inspirational stories of courage and achievement coupled with the reports of the Monsoon Winter Series 2020. In addition, there are notes from Planning and Works, Sailing and Operations—all containing interesting and useful information for you. I continue to be impressed by the quality of Hebe Jebes—a compliment to the Club’s management and the folk at Excel Media Group. And now you can help save the environment by opting to receive a soft copy of this magazine!

The Annual General Meeting is behind us, and the General Committee for 2020-21 has started working on its objectives for the coming year. It is a busy agenda on all fronts and, I suspect, just a tad ambitious.

An interactive webinar, to explain the Club’s development plans, is being set up

by Paul Arkwright for early February and is an event which you should consider attending. Both Paul and Rene provide more detail of the webinar in their reports.

DON JOHNSTON Commodore

Some may be wondering about the status of the Club’s proposed new Articles of Association, the latest draft of which can be downloaded from the Club’s website.

You may recall that, at a members’ forum, we explained a need to bring the Club’s Articles into line with the new Companies Ordinance (Cap. 622) which came into force on 3 March 2014. There was also a need to revise the Articles to align with the Club’s current objects and administrative practices. Because most of the changes were driven by the Companies Ordinance, we opted to seek a policy statement of support from the Home Affairs Bureau, followed by the approval of Director of Lands before conducting another members’ forum which will, no doubt, generate some more changes. The final step will be to call a Special General Meeting of members to seek your approval. After just under two years of drafting, we finally have the policy statement of support from the Home Affairs Bureau. We are now awaiting the approval of Director of Lands and hope to be able to implement the new Articles in the latter half of 2021.

Take care and stay safe!

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在此祝大家新年快樂，我衷心希望今年可以看到病毒的盡頭。 在今期Hebe Jebes，有多個鼓舞人心，講述勇氣和成就的故事，以及有關2020年冬季 系列賽的報告。此外，這裡有一些關於規劃和工程，航海和營運的記錄，所有資訊都 為您提供了有趣而且有用的信息。我仍然被 Hebe Jebes 的質素所打動，我爲此表示自 己對本會管理層和 Excel Media Group 員工的欣賞。同時，由現在開始你可以選擇接 收電子版Hebe Jebes，為環保出一分力。 年度週年大會已經過去，2020-21年的執行委員會已經開始製定來年的目標。這是在 各個方面都非常繁忙的議程，我估計這會是一個雄心勃勃的目標。 Paul Arkwright 將於2月初舉辦網上研討會，以解釋遊艇會的發展計劃，您也可考慮參 加這個活動。Paul和Rene在他們的報告中都會提供有關網上研討會的更多詳細資訊。 有些人可能對草擬新的公司章程細則的感到好奇。您可能會記起，在會員論壇上，我 們解釋過有必要將本會的條款與2014年3月3日開始生效的《公司條例》 （第622章）保 持一致。而且我們需要調整本會的一些行政問題，因為大部分變動是由《公司條例》 推動的，因此我們選擇尋求民政事務局的政策聲明，然後為此徵詢地政總署署長的同 意。我們計劃舉行另一個會員論壇，毫無疑問，這將帶來更多變化。而我們的下一步 就是召開會員特別大會，以尋求您的批准。經過不到兩年的草擬，我們現在獲得了民 政事務局的支持政策聲明。我們現在正在等待地政總署署長的批准，希望能夠在2021 年下半年實施新條款。 保重！願大家都安全健康！

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REPORTS

Members' webinars Happy New Year everyone, as promised at the AGM, we will be hosting two seminars (in Chinese on 3 February 2020 and again in English on 4 February 2020) to help get everyone on the same page in terms of the Masterplan. The webinars will be identical and give a quick progress update on the club Masterplan, related projects, and the chance for all members to ask questions and give suggestions as we move forward.

Key content 1. Quick summary of what we've been working on to date 2. Where we are right now with club projects 3. Options for the future: plans, budgets and timing 4. Live Q&A Who's presenting & when?

Chinese Version: 7.00 pm - 8.30 pm on 3 February 2021 (Wednesday) Chinese presentation (narrated by Helena Chung) & Q&A in Chinese (answered by Paul Arkwright, Vice Commodore with SI provided by Helena)

PAUL ARKWRIGHT Vice Commodore

English Version: 7.00pm - 8.30pm on 4 February 2021 (Thursday) English presentation & Q&A in English by Paul Arkwright, Vice Commodore Please note the content of the English and Chinese presentations is identical (it will be translated word-for-word, so you can choose which one is best for you).

Masterplan and lease renewal Short-term projects Following detailed survey work around the Club, we have calculated left over covered over area we have to play with (which is ~50 sqm). With the impending road widening works about to 'eat-up' part of our existing kitchen storage area, we are now determining the best option for reappropriating the kitchen storage areas in good time ahead of the road-widening works. We will also look at affording easier access to stores for the catering staff.

會員網上研討會 各位新年快樂，先前於年度週年大會答應過各會員，我們將會舉行兩個線上研討會。 (2月3日會以用中文進行研討會；2月4日則用英文進行研討會。藉此讓全體會員對本會總體規劃 加深理解。同時希望可以提供一個渠道讓會員知道本會總體規劃各相關項目的進度，並且提供 一個機會給會員就將來規劃發展提出問題和意見。 主要內容 1.

現時我們正在進行的工作簡報

2.

本會項目進度

3.

對未來的選項: 計劃、開支預算和時機

4.

現場問答時間

何時會有線上研討會? 誰會參加? 中文版線上研討會將於2021年2月3日星期三

晚上7時至八時半舉行。會提供中文旁述，問答環

節會由副會長Paul Arkwright主持，並由Helena Chung提供即時傳譯。 英文版線上研討會將於2021年2月4日星期四晚上七時至八時半舉行。並由副會長Paul Arkwright主持並回答提問。 大家可以根據自己的喜好選擇參與哪一場線上研討會，我們會提供中英文對譯，故此你可以選 擇最適合您的語言來參與研討會。 本會的總體規劃和租賃續約 短期項目 經過對本會周邊的詳細調查工作，我們計算出必須使用的剩餘面積（約50平方米）。由於即將 進行的道路擴闊工程，會佔據我們現有廚房儲存空間的部分位置，在擴建工程之前，我們要決

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Carmen Chan, the Authorised Person (AP) for the Garden Bar projects is preparing all submissions relating to the lift and new kitchen storage area, which are scheduled for submission to the Government as you read this.

Longer-term projects In the longer-term, we need to regularise the Garden Bar tent and are planning to replace it with a shiny new Regatta Deck. The Deck will serve to extend the existing sundeck from outside the restaurant, all the way out to the water where the sampan steps are. It will be a simple one-storey structure, bringing a great new deck area to enjoy F&B on, and much-needed shaded and windproof space below for sail training, Sailability and prizegivings etc. This project is planned to achieve several goals while keeping expenses to a minimum: 1.

2.

3.

Timely removal of the garden bar tent, as required by the Government.

Replacement with a fully compliant permanent purpose-built structure providing a shaded windproof space below for sail training, Sailability and prizegivings etc.

Creation of a substantial new Regatta Deck, on a level with the existing sundeck, for members to enjoy sundowners on looking out over the water.

Knight Frank is preparing the draft of the Supporting Planning Statement for review by Planning and Works Committee (PWC) before Christmas. This will help facilitate the modification of our lease in terms of usage and site coverage to accommodate a new Regatta Deck to replace the Garden Bar tent—which needs to be regularised.

a minimum and that works are done in 'segments' to confine any disruption to limited areas at any one time, rather than the entire boatyard.

Marine pile cap fixing Tong Kee is reviewing the demounting method of the existing HDPE on the six piles—which are the only piles now not to have the white protective caps on them—to come up with the best solution for these remaining piles.

Marina pile long-term extension project (preliminary GI works) AECOM has prepared the tender documents for the sub-marine GI works and is planning to start the Ground Investigation (GI) works after CNY 2021. We aim to complete the GI works before this year's typhoon season. The works will be conducted in six phases (lasting one to two weeks each). Matt and the marine team will help plan operations to ensure a sufficiency of temporary moorings during the GI works when one boat at a time will be moved off the pontoons to allow a floating rig into each berth on the marina to drill down into the seabed for the GI works. We will give you a heads up when it's your turn, and this should mean moving your vessel for one to weeks.

Boat Rack safety walkway The RSE, BuroHappold, has been appointed who will help amend the boat rack submission to add in the required safety walkway. We will then put the project out to tender, based on these RSE design drawings, and select the most suitable contractor to meet the design specifications and build the safety walkway.

Seawall repairs AECOM has submitted the BA4 documents for authorisation of the registered structural engineer (RSE) and AP, and the submission of the seawall design documents and the excavation and lateral support works (ELS) works and design works planning to the Buildings Department (BD). AECOM will put out tenders for a suitable contractor in February, and the works are planned to commence March 2021 and will take approximately three months to complete. AECOM is continuing to work with Matt to ensure that disruption to the boatyard operations is kept to

THANK YOUs I want to end with two THANK YOUs: one to all the members of PWC for their continued hard graft together with CY, Matt and other club staff to help make these projects a reality. The build/works/submissions themselves are merely 'teak panelling on the deck' by comparison to the huge hidden 'keel' of work that goes into making these projects happen. When things go right, you see very little of all the hard graft put in. A second one to Joseph Lau for his significant contribution to the Committee over the past two years and all his hard work—especially on the garden bar, fire safety and lift projects to date—who is now taking a well-earned rest.

定重新分配廚房儲存空間的最佳位置。我們還會著眼於為餐飲部員工提供更方便

的規劃。AECOM將於2月為找尋合適的承建商招標，工程計劃於2021年3月開始，

地進入商店的途徑。

大約需要三個月時間才能完成。AECOM繼續與Matt進行合作，以確保對造船廠運 營的影響降到最低，並確保每一部的工作都做得妥當，每一次影響範圍只會局限於

Carmen Chan 花園酒吧項目所委派的認可人士，已經準備好將有關於升降機

需要施工的部份，而不是整個造船廠內。

及廚房新儲存空間所需要的文件，在你閱讀這份文章的時間，我們正將相關文 件提交給政府。

船用樁帽固定 Tong Kee 正在審查在六支樁上的現有HDPE的拆卸方法（這六個樁是目前僅有

長期項目

的沒有白色保護蓋的樁），以便稍後為餘下的樁提供最好解決方案。

從長遠來看，我們需要對花園酒吧帳篷進行整理。我們計劃用閃亮的新帆船甲 板來取代它，甲板將從餐廳外延伸現有的日光浴平台，一直延伸到舢板台階所

AECOM已準 備了水 底 地質 勘 探 的招 標 文件並 計 劃 於2021年農 曆 新 年後開始地

在的水面。這會是一個簡單的單層結構，將會有一個很大的新甲板空間，可在

質 勘 探。我們的目標 是在今 年的颱 風 季 節 前 完成 地質 勘 探的工程。這 項 工程 將

此用餐，並在下面為帆船訓練，航能和頒獎禮提供了遮陰和防風空間。該項目

分六個 階 段 進 行（每 個 階 段 持 續 一 到兩 週 ）。M a t t 和 海 事 團 隊 會 通 力合作，以

計劃在用最少開支同時實現多個目標 至少：

確保在在 地質勘探 工作 期間臨時 停泊位 置 充足。當將一 艘 船從 浮 橋上移開時， 會允 許浮 動 鑽 機 進 入碼 頭 的 每 個 泊 位，以便 鑽 入 海 床中。當 輪 到 你 時，我 們 會

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按照政府的要求及時拆除花園酒吧帳篷 。

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更 換一 個 完 全 合 規 的 永久性專用結構，在其下方提供一個遮陰的防風空

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提醒 您，這 意味著 你的船隻需要移開一到幾週。

間，用於進行風帆訓練，航能和頒獎典禮等。

船架安全通道

在現有日光浴平台相同的高度上，構建一個新的大型帆船甲板，以供會員

我們已任命註 冊結 構工程師 BuroHa ppold，他 將協助 修 改 船 架 提 交的內容，以

欣賞日落美景。

添 加所 需 的 安 全 通 道。然 後，我們 將 根 據 這個 設 計 圖 對項目進 行招 標，並 選 擇 最 合 適的承建商來滿足設計規範並 建 造 安全 通 道。

Knight Frank 正在準備支援計劃聲明的草案，以供計劃和工程委員會（PWC）於聖 誕節前審核。這將有助於簡化我們在使用和場地覆蓋方面的租約，以容納一個新的

特別鳴謝

帆船甲板來代替花園酒吧帳篷（需要定期調整）。

最後，我要表示向以下的人表示感謝：首先是PWC的所有成員，他們與CY，Matt和其他 遊艇會工作人員一起繼續努力，以協助實行這些項目。 與使這些項目發生的巨大隱患“

海堤修理

龍骨”相比，建造/工程/提交文件本身僅僅是“甲板上的柚木鑲板”。當一切都順利時，您

AECOM已向屋宇署（BD）提交了BA4文件，以獲得註冊結構工程師（RSE）和認可

幾乎不會知道先前經歷所有艱苦的工作。第二個人是Joseph Lau，他在過去兩年辛勤工

人士的授權，並提交了海堤設計文件以及開挖和側向支護工程（ELS）和設計工程

作，尤其是在花園酒吧、消防安全和提升現時的項目，為委員會做出的重要貢獻。

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REPORTS

Dear Members Firstly, my very best wishes for 2021 to all members. I am sure you’ll be pleased to close the door on the past year and move forward to an even brighter and happier year ahead.

I want to take this opportunity to congratulate Mr Donald Johnston and the entire General Committee with their confirmation for another term and to thank them for their support and vision during the last year.

There is a lot on the programme for the coming year in terms of projects and improvements, and therefore we will be hosting two webinars, one in Cantonese and one in English on the 3 and 4 February 2021, respectively— to update all members on the ongoing projects and the Club Masterplan for the future. You can find more information on this in the Vice Commodore’s message on page 8.

RENE VERHULST General Manager

New F&B Manager It gives me pleasure to introduce our newly appointed F&B Manager, Mr Billy Fung (pictured opposite) to you all. Billy is a club ‘veteran’, who has previously worked at the Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club and the Dynasty Club for many years among many other renowned F&B venues in Hong Kong. You will see him around the clubhouse a lot, and he is looking forward to meeting you all and have a chat.

At this moment, it’s difficult to say which of the traditional Chinese New Year events and celebrations will actually take place in February 2021. The Lion Dance, Boat Blessings and Burns Supper are all on the programme but subject to the ongoing restrictions as imposed by the HK Government from time to time. It’s also difficult to confirm any of the planned future sailing events and races at this moment.

As usual, the Club will be closed all day on the 12 February 2021, to give all our staff a well-earned rest and time to enjoy the Chinese New Year celebrations together with their families.

We strive to keep our member database up to date, and to help us please ensure that you inform the Club should you change your address, family status, mobile number or email address so we can keep you up to date with all the happenings at the Club and important member notices. To update your details, please contact Jessica Yau: membership@hhyc.org.hk.

On behalf of the entire team of the HHYC, I would like to wish you and your family safe and healthy festive months ahead and a happy and prosperous Year of the Ox. Kung Hei Fat Choy!

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親愛的會員 首先，先祝願各 位會員2021年萬事如意。我 肯定你會很高興過去 一年終於完結，並 相信會邁向更美好和更開心的新一年。 我想藉此機會去恭喜 Mr Donald Johnston和全體執行委員會確實連任，感謝他們過 去一年的支持和願景。 未來一年會有很多計劃包括工程和改善項目，所以我們將會主辦兩個網上研討會， 以廣東話和英語進行，分別地在2021年2月3日和4日舉行，去向各 位會員匯報最 新 進行中的項目和白沙灣 遊 艇會未來總計劃。你可以在副會長的話(第8頁)了解更多 資訊。 新餐飲部經理 我很榮幸向大家介紹新上任餐飲部經理—封炳權先生。封炳權在私人會所工作經驗 豐富，曾於香港遊艇會和皇朝會工作多年，參與不少香港著名的餐飲活動。你將會經 常看到他在遊艇會內出現，他也很期待與大家見面和談天。 此時，我們很難說傳統的中國農曆新年慶祝活動會否仍然可以在2021年2月順利舉 行。舞獅表演、船隊祝福和伯恩斯之夜晚餐都是預定活動，但是要視乎香港政府實 施持續的限制措施。這很困難在這刻去確實將來任何預定航海活動和賽事。 一如以往地，本會於2021年2月12日全天關閉，讓我們員工好好休息和與家人一同享 受及慶祝農曆新年。 我們致力於保持更新會員的資料庫，倘若您的住址、家庭 狀況、電話號碼和電郵地 址有任何改變，請確保通知本會，因此我們能繼續向您提供本會最新發展和重要的 會員通告。如欲更新資料，請聯絡 Jessica Yau: membership@hhyc.org.hk. 謹代表白沙灣遊艇會全體仝人，祝願您和您的家人於未來數月一同健康安全地慶祝 節日，並祝大家牛年幸福快樂。 恭喜發財 !

BILLY FUNG 封炳權 F&B Manager

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白沙灣遊艇 會 精益求精 邁進����新紀元

為了貫徹遊艇會多年來充滿活力和持續發展的文化，我們誠邀您

加入本會新會員計劃，一旦成功參加即有機會獲豁免兩個月月費。

現凡於����年�月�日至�月��日期間內，以提名人身份參加本會的新會員計劃，即可專享

「兩個月月費豁免」禮遇。 受條款及細則約束。*

第一步

申請人需於網上下載及填寫新的申請表，並說明您是提名人，表格上不需要申 請人或提名人簽署。

請掃描右側的二維碼或登入白沙灣遊艇會網站：hhyc.org.hk

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第二步

白沙灣遊艇會或會與申請人面談前，聯絡提名人查詢有關其參加水上活動的概況。

第三步

會員面試小組會邀請合適的申請人以中文或英文進行標準面試。 成功通過者將獲邀加入本會。

備註

如申請人沒有水上活動相關經驗或對本會沒有足夠認識，其申請或者會被延遲，直至於 未來一年內在本會指引下獲得相關經驗。

提名人或附議人的資格 如欲提名會員，你必須:

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為白沙灣遊艇會會員最少兩年 現時是本會活躍會員

與申請人最少已認識兩年

能向本會提供與該申請有關的證明 * 條款及細則

�. 每名會員每年最多提名兩人。

�. 提名會員可獲豁免兩個月月費(只限成功申請)。

�. 如有任何爭議，白沙灣遊艇會保留最終決定權。

如有任何查詢，請電郵至membership@hhyc.org.hk或致電���� ����向會員事務部聯絡。

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Joseph Lau presented with Commodore's Cup (Second from right)

Kay Rawbone presented with Vice Commodore's Cup

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Striving for an even better Hebe Haven Yacht Club in 2021 To continue to maintain a vibrant and sustainable club culture in the years

to come, we encourage you to join our new membership incentive scheme, which can SAVE you TWO MONTHS’ SUBSCRIPTION FEE!

From 1 January to 30 June 2021, when you act as a Proposer on a new member application form, you are eligible to get two months of your subscription fees waived. Terms & Conditions apply *

STEP 1

Get your applicant to complete the NEW online application form stating that you are the proposer. No applicant or sponsor signatures are required.

To fill in the form, scan the QR code on the right or visit HHYC website: hhyc.org.hk

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HHYC may contact you for an endorsement of the applicant and their involvement in watersports activities before the proposed new member interview.

STEP 3

The membership interview panel will invite suitable applicants to a structured interview in Cantonese or English following which, successful applicants will receive invitation to join the Club.

NOTE

Where applicants do not have suitable watersports background or knowledge of the Club, their application may be deferred with guidance on how to gain relevant experience in the next 12 months.

Eligibility to act as Proposer or Seconder To propose or second a potential new member, you should: • • • •

have been a member of HHYC for at least two years currently be an active member of HHYC have known the applicant personally for at least two years be able to provide information that will positively support the application

Terms & Conditions 1. Maximum of two referrals per year, per member.

2. The referral waiver of two months’ fees is only applicable to the member’s monthly subscription fee. (For successful applications ONLY) 3. In case of dispute, the decision of HHYC shall be final.

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For enquiries, please contact our Membership Office by email: membership@hhyc.org.hk or by tel: 2719 7927

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upcoming events

Scottish Buffet

Crazy Friday

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Restaurant (6.30pm–9.30pm)

Buy One Get One Free (5.00–9.00pm)

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Valentine's Day Dinner

JANUARY FEBRUARY

Restaurant (6pm onwards)

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Chinese New Year Lunch Buffet Lion Dance and Boat Blessing Ceremony Restaurant (12.00–3.00pm)

Sunday Buffets

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3, 10, 17, 24 & 31 7, 21 & 28 FEBRUARY

Restaurant (6.00–9.00pm)

FEBRUARY

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F&B arrangements

The Restaurant

The Garden Bar

Closed at 4pm

Closed

Closed all day

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FEBRUARY, SATURDAY

10.00am - 10.00pm (limited menu)

Closed

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10.00am - 10.00pm (limited menu & Valentine's Day Dinner)

Closed

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For enquiries please contact our F&B Department admin_fnb@hhyc.org.hk or 2719 7915 如有查詢請電郵admin_fnb@hhyc.org.hk 或致電2719 7915

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F&B wines & beer of the month January

February

WHITE WINE

WHITE WINE

Merrill, Georgie May, Chardonnay 2019 – McLaren Vale, Australia

Bonotto Delle Tezze, Montesanto Pinot Grigio 2018 – Venezia, Italy

Brilliant pale straw with youthful green hues.

Ample and gratifying aroma of slightly overripe

Clean peach and nectarine note comes forward

fruit. Good structure to accompany the full and

with kaffir lime and fresh cucumber lift. Delicate

savory taste.

melon flavour fills the mouth with nectarine, mandarin and lime flavours with a fine creamy texture. The finish is long and fruit juicy leaving

RED WINES

you wanting more.

1700 masl, Cabernet Sauvignon 2014 – Cafayate, Argentina RED WINE Very fruity with notes of plum, black pepper and

Merrill, Saint Nic, Shiraz Cabernet 2017 – McLaren Vale, Australia

spices on the nose. Structured with soft tannins, harmonious and long finish.

Bright licorice, mulberry and black cherry come forward, with tomato leaf, herbs and violets finish off this highly aromatic red blend. The cool vintage condition in 2017 has produced a fine

Punto, AR Nuit Malbec 2017 – Mendoza, Argentina

tannin structure, length and cleansing acidity in this wine. Red berry flavours are well in place

Strawberries and ripe cherries with sweet and

amongst the grippy texture on the mid palate.

spicy reminiscences as vanilla, chocolate, coffee

with hints of wild herbs.

and cloves. Ripe tannins and well-balanced with its juicy acidity.

BEER Carlsberg Draught

BEER San Miguel Draught

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2021 KUNG HEI FAT CHOY

Chinese New Year Lunch Buffet 農曆新年自助午餐

Sunday, 28 February, 12 - 3pm The Restaurant

星期日 二月廿八日, 中午十二時至下午三時 會所餐廳

Traditional Boat Blessing Ceremony 賀歲舞獅暨船上採青儀式 Chinese Drum Lion Dance $ ��� per adult 成人

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$��� per child 小童 (aged � - ��)

For enquiries please contact our F&B Department admin_fnb@hhyc.org.hk or 2719 7915 如有查詢請電郵 admin_fnb@hhyc.org.hk 或致電 2719 7915

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Monsoon

Winter Series 2020 Races 1 & 2 2020 年冬季系列賽第 一場及第二場賽事

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The No.3 warning signal, was issued on 23 October for Typhoon Saudel, was lowered at 0910 on the next morning allowing Races 1 & 2 of the Hebe Haven Yacht Club’s Monsoon Winter Series 2020 to go ahead. Seventeen boats turned out for the start inside Port Shelter.

On the committee boat, the RO, Rob Allen, briefed his team and laid anchor to the west of Shelter Island. The plan was for two geometrics lasting about an hour each for all boats. However, this was challenged by Russ Parker from FAB who called for windward / leewards for the Sportsboats. 十月廿三日星期五因颱風莎德爾發出三號颱風訊號，幸好於翌 日星期六早上九時十分降低了颱風訊號，因而第一場及第二 場冬季系列賽得以舉行，17 艘船隻在牛尾海內海起行。 競賽官 Rob Allen 在司令船上向他的團隊作了簡報，並在牛尾 洲的西側下了錨。該措施是針對所有船隻的兩種幾何形狀，每 個持續約一個小時。但是 FAB 的 Russ Parker 對此提出了挑戰， 他提出為型帆船提供迎風 / 逆風。

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The RO obliged but first got the four IRC boats away on schedule at 1400 in 10 knots of northeasterly wind. Then came an AP flag as adjustments were made for the Sportboats who were given Course #24. This competitive class of five boats set off at 1420 but not before Howard Winn of Good Vibrations had inquired of the committee boat which start he was in. “Optimists,” quipped the RO.

競賽官不得不履行義務，但首先要將四艘 以十海里吹東北風航行IRC船於下午二時按 計劃收起。然後發出推遲信號旗，因為對 24號航道的型帆船進行了調整。由五艘船 組成的競爭類帆船比賽於下午2時20分開 始出發，而不是稍早之前。但來自

Things weren’t made easier for the RO when reports were received about a fishing boat dragging its nets near the peninsular mark. Another AP was raised, this time for the waiting eight HKPN entries. When their countdown began, Bits & Pieces stormed across the line and almost reached the top mark, before realizing it had been OCS and a general recall had been issued.

Good

Vibrations 的 Howard Winn 曾詢問司領船 他應從哪開始。“樂觀主義者”嘲笑競賽官。 事情並沒有變得那麼容易，當收到有關一 艘漁船將其漁網拖到半島標記附近的報告

Slowly, all the HKPN boats returned and, at 1432, were sent off on Course #22 in overcast conditions with the breeze steady at 10 knots, but having swung to the north.

時，對競賽官而言。

發出另一個推遲信號

旗，這次等待8艘HKPN船隻。當他們的倒 計時開始時，Bits＆Pieces衝過終點線，

Quest finished in one hour and 12 seconds to claim line honours, and 2nd on handicap.

Talkinghead scored a bullet with Blu in 3rd.

幾乎穫得了最高分，然後才意識到這是偷

In the Sportsboats, Havoc flew around its course to claim line honours in 56 minutes and 44 seconds, and 1st on handicap. In 2nd came FAB and 3rd, the Magic 25, Sidewinder. Ricochet retired.

慢慢地把所有HKPN船返回，並於下午2時

步，並且已經發出了普遍召回令。

32分在天陰情況下在22號航道上送走，微 風陣陣在10海里，但向北擺動。比在1小時

Lazy Piggy won the HKPN Division in an elapsed time of 39 minutes and 24 seconds. In 2nd came Simplicity while the errant Bits & Pieces placed 3rd but with line honours to its credit.

12秒內完成，獲得了line honours，第二名 讓分。Talkinghead在第三局與Blu得分。 在型帆船”中 Havoc flew 在56分鐘44秒內

With the wind shifting to the east, the committee boat upped anchor and moved further west to prepare for Race 2. The IRC boats were given a windward / leeward and were sent off at 1550.

Talkinghead put in a determined performance to win on handicap, followed by Blu and Quest. Quest took line honours in 53 minutes and 10 seconds.

繞道航行，獲得了 line honours ，並在障 礙賽中排名第一。第二名是FAB，第三名是 Magic 25，Sidewinder. Ricochet退出了。 Lazy Piggy 以39分鐘24秒的時間裡贏得了

This time there were no delays and the Sportsboats, doing the same Course #25, set off five minutes later. Havoc took line and handicap honours, followed by Ricochet and Good Vibrations.

HKPN組別的冠軍。 第二名是Simplicity， 而錯誤的Bits＆Pieces則名列第三，但獲得 了榮譽。

At 1600, with Authority swelling the numbers to nine, the HKPN Division started Course #24. In a building breeze of 13 knots, H3O tore up and down Port Shelter to take line honours in 38 minutes and 17 seconds. 1st on handicap was No One Else, followed by Lazy Piggy and Simplicity.

隨著風向東轉移，司領船升起錨並向西移 動，為第2場比賽做準備。IRC船受到了迎 風/逆風的攻擊，並於下午3時50分被放

Due to the COVID-19 restrictions, there was no prize-giving but a packed Esky, full of San Miguel beer, awaited the thirsty sailors as they arrived back at the clubhouse.

走。Talkinghead表現出色，在讓分上獲 勝，其次是Blu和Quest。 Quest 以53分10 秒得獎。

The next race in the HHYC’s Winter Monsoon Series 2020 was on Saturday, the 7 November. 這次沒有延誤，型帆船在同樣的路線25號 航道上出發，在五分鐘後出發。Havoc獲得 了 line and handicap honours，緊隨其後 的是 Ricochet 和 Good Vibrations。 於下午四時，在得到批准將號碼擴大到9 個後，HKPN部門開始了24號航道。在13 海里的海風中，H3O在牛尾海完勝，以38 分鐘17秒內獲得了榮譽。handicap 第一名 的是 No one Else，其次是 Lazy Piggy和 Simplicity。 由於新冠肺炎的限制，沒有頒獎典禮。但 是大會提供了一支又一支的新力啤酒，等 著一班比賽完畢選手回到會所享用。 白沙灣遊艇會2020年冬季季風系列賽的下 一場比賽於11月7日（星期六）舉行。

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Hebe Haven Yacht Club | Monsoon Series 2020 – 2021

San Miguel Monsoon Spring Series 2021 6 March — 17 April 2021

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For enquiries, please contact the HHYC Sail Training Centre at sailing@hhyc.org.hk or 2719 0926

如有查詢﹐請聯絡本會航海訓練中心 (電郵: sailing@hhyc.org.hk 或致電 2719 0926)

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Winter Series 2020 Race 3 2020 年冬季系列賽第三場賽事

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It was a beautiful sunny afternoon as Hebe One dropped anchor in Port Shelter in preparation for Race 3—an island course race—of the Monsoon Winter Series 2020. With tropical cyclone Atsani steering clear of Hong Kong waters, the stage on Saturday, the 7 November, was set for reasonable sailing conditions.

這是一個風和日麗的下午，Hebe One 會船於牛尾海下錨，為2020年季風冬季系列 賽的第3場比賽（一場環島賽事）做準備。由於熱帶氣旋Atsani避開了香港水域，為 11月7日星期六賽事提供了合理的航行條件。在夏季時份，經過北部滘西洲海峽的比 賽受到海事處的限制。然而，北風以8到10海里吹拂，競賽官Rob Allen 在白沙灣遊艇 會的Adam Glendinning的協助下，有機會設置順時針方向繞著部分滘西洲島（Kau Sai Chau Island）航行。

Racing through the northern Kau Sai Chau Channel in the summer months is restricted by Marine Department. However, the northerly 8- to 10-knot breeze gave the Race Officer, Rob Allen, assisted by Hebe Haven Yacht Club’s Rear Commodore—Sailing, Adam Glendinning, the opportunity to set a clockwise course partly circumnavigating Kau Sai Chau Island.

0.3海里的起跑線被設置在牛尾海稍稍偏離中心的位置，以允許更長的拍打距離拍 打到0.8海里處向北的遊艇會標記。終點線位於滘西洲底部的孖仔排（Ma Tsai Pai） ，以方便第二天Windseeker和Ichiban的工作人員前往銅鑼灣參加環島賽。兩艘IRC船 按計劃於下午2時起步，Talkinghead率領Outrageous越過了該線。八艘船緊隨其後， 第二梯隊出發是HKPN和型帆船。Ricochet是唯一參賽的型帆船，被Bits＆Pieces擋在 司領船後，因此Bits＆Pieces不得不停下來，駛到H3O的後面，H3O在領先位置。

The 0.3-nautical-mile start line was set slightly off centre in Port Shelter, to allow a longer beat to the club mark set due north at 0.8 nautical miles. The finish line was at Ma Tsai Pai, off the bottom of Kau Sai Chau, which allowed the crews of both Windseeker and Ichiban to head on to Causeway Bay for the Around the Island Race the following day.

一旦到達遊艇會標記，它就到達了橋咀洲和滘西洲之間的航道，儘管有掩護的情 況，比賽仍繼續進行。Outrageous離開航道，將綠色信標帶到右舷，然後到達萬 宜水庫西壩。有幾艘船選擇駛向橋咀洲岸邊，但沒有哪一艘比在北端短暫擱淺的 Ichiban更近。它設法處理擱淺問題並繼續前進，但與此同時，被Windseeker拆開檢 修。比賽末段，Scrumpy仍然領先著LoTech。

First off on schedule at 1400 were the two IRC boats, with Talkinghead leading Outrageous over the line. Eight followed in the combined second start for HKPN and Sportsboats. Ricochet was the only Sportsboat participating and was shut out at the committee boat by Bits & Pieces, itself having to pause to slot in behind H3O, which crossed in the lead.

到達糧 船灣 洲 後，風箏不 斷，IRC上 的Outra g eous領 先Talkinghea d，HKPN 的 Bits＆Pieces領先H3O。順著順風將灣島Bay Isla nd帶到右舷，然後在孖仔排的馬 仔燈的南側結束。IRC第一名是Outrageous，它在Talkinghead前面並獲得了line honours 和handicap honours。Bits＆Pieces在HKPN組別領先，但在障礙賽跌至第 5位，Windseeker在排名上在Lazy Piggy 和 Ichiban 前面獲得了這些榮譽。 LoTech

Once around the club mark, it was a broad reach across to the channel between Sharp Island and Kau Sai Chau, where the beating continued, although in more sheltered conditions. Outrageous led the fleet out of the channel, taking the green beacon to starboard, before enjoying a 2nm broad reach to the West Sea Cofferdam at High Island.

設法趕上了Scrumpy，但在讓分賽仍然排名最後。在第二輪開始時，Ricochet上的 全女子隊伍表現出色，從聯合艦隊獲得了第三名，並獲得了型帆船榮譽。 雖然數字下降，這並不意外。是因為週日環島航行的船隻數量和預期的工作量有所 影響。但仍然無礙優秀船隻參賽並欣賞怡人的風景。最快樂的人莫過於會船船長邁 克Mikey，他知道自己只打了三個記號–起點和終點，以及迎風記號。感謝那些在比

Several boats opted to sail close to the shore of Sharp Island but none closer than Ichiban, which briefly ran aground at the northern end. It managed to extricate itself and continue on but, in the meantime, was overhauled by Windseeker. At the tail end, Scrumpy still led LoTech.

賽前將船隻運送到燈籠洲的人。傷心的是，他們在花園酒吧並沒有錯過太多，因為 大會再次沒有頒獎儀式。

Upon reaching High Island it was up with kites, still with Outrageous leading Talkinghead in IRC, and Bits & Pieces leading H3O in HKPN. It was a speedy downwind run to take Bay Island to starboard before finishing just south of the Ma Tsai Pai light.

First home in IRC was Outrageous to take line and handicap honours ahead of Talkinghead. Bits & Pieces led the HKPN class across the line but dropped to 5th on handicap, with Windseeker claiming those honours ahead of Lazy Piggy and Ichiban. LoTech managed to catch Scrumpy but still finished last on handicap. The all-women team on Ricochet performed well to finish 3rd across the line from the combined fleet in the second start and claim the Sportsboat honours.

While numbers were down it was not unexpected, due to the deliveries and anticipated exertions expected for Sunday’s circumnavigation of Hong Kong Island. However, those that did join had a great sail and a pleasant change of scenery. The happiest face of the day was of Hebe One’s coxswain, Mikey, on learning he only had three marks to lay – the start and finish line pins, and a windward mark.

Credit to those who did participate before delivering their boats to Kellett Island. Sadly, they weren’t missing much back at the Garden Bar as, again, there was no prize-giving.

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Winter Series 2020 Races 4 & 5 2020 年冬季系列賽第四場 及第五場賽事

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It was overcast and murky, yet there was talk ashore of Force 4 or 5 winds, blowing from the northeast. Certainly worth getting excited about as the crews gathered on the Hebe Haven Yacht Club pontoon, waiting to be ferried out to their boats. On the committee boat, Hebe One, Race Officer Rob Allen briefed his race management team and assigned the volunteers to their various tasks.

烏雲密 布，天色陰暗，從 東 北吹來的第4或5級狂 風從 岸上吹

The entry list for the Monsoon Winter Series 2020 is impressive: nine boats in the IRC Division, eight in Sportsboats and 12 in HKPN. But, on the day, six IRC boats turned up, 10 HKPN boats, and only one sportsboat. Apparently the others had decided to race in the harbour. Total on the water: 17 boats.

2020年季風冬季系列賽的參賽名單令人印象深刻：IRC有9艘

The plan was for two windward/leewards so the RO chose Course #24 and positioned the committee boat due east of the University in Port Shelter. Two windward marks were laid between Shelter Island and Tiu Chung Chau, the farthest (A1) for the IRC fleet and the nearest (A2) for the HKPN fleet. A bottom mark was positioned in front of Hebe One. Wind direction: 100 degrees.

該計劃是針對兩個迎風/逆風的，因此競賽官選擇了賽道24，

The countdown for Race 4 began and, at 1400, six IRC boats started with Ambush taking the lead. Five minutes later, 10 boats in the HKPN Division and one sportsboat had a lively start, notably Bits & Pieces and Ricochet.

第4場比 賽的倒計時開始了，在 下午2時，有6艘IRC船開始出

Like a well-oiled machine, Drew Taylor and crew on Ambush flew around the course and finished in 41 minutes and 26 seconds to take line honours in IRC. They placed 3rd on handicap behind winner, Talkinghead, and 2nd-placed Kingsman.

就像一台加滿油的機器，Drew Taylor 和 Ambush 上的工作

來。當船員們聚集 在白沙灣 遊 艇會 浮船上，等 待被 運 送 到他 們的船上時，肯定大家感到興奮。在司領船上和會船上，競賽 官Rob Allen 向他的競賽管理團隊作出簡報介紹，並指派義 工完成了各項任務。

船參賽，型帆船有8艘船參賽，HKPN有12艘船參賽。 但是， 當天 只有6艘IRC船，10艘HKPN船和1艘 型帆 船出賽。顯 然其 他人已經決定在港口裡面比賽。水上船隻總數：17艘船。

並 將司領 船放 置在牛尾海入面的大學東 邊。在牛尾洲與吊鐘 洲之間設有兩個迎風標記，其中IRC距離 最 遠（A1），HKPN距 離最近（A2）。一個底部標記位於Hebe One會船的前面。 風 向：100度。

發，Ambush領 先。五分鐘 後，HKPN組 別的10艘 船和 一 艘 型 帆船開始時很活躍，特別是Bits＆Pieces和Ricochet。

人員繞道 航行，並以41分鐘26秒內完成了比賽，並獲得IRC的 榮譽。他們在讓分賽上排名第三，僅次冠軍得主Talkinghead 和第二名的Kingsman。

Ricochet had entered as a Sportsboat and was given a result as a Sportsboat but was asked to join HKPN for the second race of the day.

Ricochet曾以 型帆船身份參 賽，並獲 得了型帆船的成 績，稍 後就被要求加入HKPN參加當天的第二場比賽。

H3O, with some slick crew work, romped took line honours in HKPN after a mere 40 minutes and 27 seconds. But, on handicap, it was the consistent No One Else that topped the leader board, followed by Ichiban in 2nd and veteran campaigner, Temujin, in 3rd.

H3 O 有 一 班 出色 的工作人 員，用了短 短4 0 分鐘 27 秒就 獲 得 了HKPN的榮譽。始終如一的 No One Else 就榮登排行榜榜 首，其次 是Ichiban獲得第二名和資深競賽隊伍Temujin得第

Last boat home at 15:00:46 was Bucephalus (racing without a spinnaker).

三名。

Anxious to press on, the RO began the countdown for Race 5 at 1505. It was going to be a combined IRC / HKPN start, still on Course #24. In the approach to the line, Blu was squeezed out at the committee boat end by Outrageous and then, towards the pin end, four boats were OCS, including Ambush.

最後到達的一艘船是Bucephalus（參加無大三角帆的比賽） 於15:00:46到達。 急 於 繼 續 進行餘下的比 賽，競 賽官 於下午3時05分開始了第 5場 比 賽 的 倒 計 時。這 將 是 I R C/H K PN 的 一 同 開 始，仍 在 24

Ambush came back, crossed, and went on to take line honours in 41 minutes and 34 seconds and 1st on handicap. In 2nd was the X-99, X-Terminator, and in 3rd, making up for their initial setback, Blu.

號賽 道 上。在 進 入 賽 道的過程中，Blu被Outrageous擠到司

HKPN saw H3O again sweep the course in an amazing 40 minutes and 6 seconds for line honours but had to settle for 5th on handicap. 1st on handicap was LoTech followed by Ichiban and No One Else.

Ambush回來，越 過 障礙，並以41分鐘34秒獲 得 障礙 賽中第

領 船 後 端，然 後 向 大 頭 針 端 衝 出 四 艘 船 是 偷 步，其 中 包 括 Ambush。

一名。第二名是X-99，X-Terminator，第三名是Blu。HKPN看 到H3O以令人驚嘆的40分鐘6秒內再次獲得 line honours，但 在讓分方面則排名第五。handicap排名第一的是LoTech，其

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次是Ichiban和No One Else。由於新冠肺炎的限制，因此沒 有頒獎儀式。第六場比賽將於2020年12月5日舉行。

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Winter Series 2020 Race 6 2020 年冬季系列賽第六場賽事 The Hebe Haven Yacht Club’s Monsoon Winter Series 2020 has attracted a fairly consistent number of boats to date.

There were 17 starters for Races 1 & 2 and 17 for Races 4 & 5. Race 3 was a little disappointing with only 10 starters but this was to be expected as many participants were preparing for the Around the Island Race the following day.

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至 現 時 為 止，白沙灣 遊 艇 會 冬季系列賽，吸引了一定相當 數量的船隻參加，第一場、第 二 場、第四場及 第 五 場 都 有 十 七 艘 船出 賽，第 三 場 只 有 十艘船出賽，有些令人失望， 但 是 在 預 期之 內，因 為 很 多 參加者 都 在為第二天的環島 賽事作準備。

Race 6 in the Series, held on the 5 December, drew an acceptable 18 boats in warm conditions, with soft afternoon light on the hills and islands along the eastern seaboard of the territory.

該 系 列 賽 的 第六 場 比 賽 於12月5日舉

What could be better than a start in Port Shelter, with Ma On Shan towering in the background, then navigating the craggy coastlines of Tiu Chung Chau and Rocky Harbour, and gliding past the beautifully restored church on Yim Tin Tsai? The answer is nothing, really.

有什麼 能比 在牛尾海起 步更 好 呢？馬

Race Officer Rob Allen and his team of five on the committee boat, Hebe One, arrived on station a good hour before the start. Hebe One dropped anchor west of Shelter Island and an ODM was laid for a fairly short line. A windward mark was positioned about a mile distant, off Tiu Chung Chau with the fleets expected to sail anti-clockwise around this island and Kau Sai Chau.

The finish would be in the channel between Sharp Island and Kai Sai Chau.

競賽官 Rob Allen 和他的五 人小組 搭

行，在和 暖 天 氣 下 吸引了十八 艘 船 參 加，當天午 後 柔 和的光 線 照 耀了該地 區東部沿海的山丘和島嶼。

鞍山高 聳的背景，在吊鐘 洲 和 糧 船灣 海岸 線 上 航行，然 後 滑到在 鹽田仔又 漂 亮 又 精 心 修 復 的 教 堂？答 案 是 沒 有，真的沒有比這 更 好了！

乘 會船，在出發 前一 個小時 就 到達了 車 站。會 船 在 牛 尾 洲 以 西 下錨，並 為 一 條相當短的線 路鋪 設了ODM。在吊 鐘洲附近一英里處有一個順風標記， 預計船 隊 將 在 該島 和 滘 西 洲周圍逆 時針航行，終點將設 於在橋咀 洲和滘 西洲之間的航 道中。 司領 船向所有人 展示了45號 路 線，準

The committee boat displayed Course #45 for everyone which, to be precise, stated Club Mark, Ma Tsai Pai (p), Bay Islet (p), Tai Tau Chau (p), Green Beacon (p), then Finish.

確 地 說，開 始 是 遊 艇會 標 記，然 後 到 孖 仔 排，再 經 匙 洲，大 頭 洲，綠 色 燈 塔，最後完成賽 事。 到 了 下 午 二 時，按 照 計 劃 I R C 的 7 艘

At 1400, on schedule, the seven boats of the IRC Division had a clean start in 8 knots of northerly breeze. Five minutes later, the 11 boats of the HKPN Division had a competitive start with H3O well leading the charge. H3O stayed ahead for the next two hours and three minutes to claim line honours. Despite a hefty PN of 1049, this MC31 has performed very well this season. Perhaps time to move up to IRC?

船 在 8 海 里 的 北 風 中，清 脆 地 開 始了 比賽，五分鐘 後，HKPN 11艘 船 有一 個 激 烈 的 開 始，H3O 領 先。H3O 在 接 下來的兩個小時零三分鐘內保持領 先 地 位 並 獲 獎。儘 管 P N 為 1 0 4 9，該 M C 31 在 本 賽 季 仍 然 表 現 出色。也 許 是時候升級 到IRC了？ 在 I R C 船 隊 中，A m b u s h 在 W h i s k e y

In the IRC fleet, Ambush was making ground with Whiskey Jack snapping at its heels. In no time at all, Drew Taylor had Ambush slipping through the back channel, past High Island Reservoir, and turning left at Yim Tin Tsai. Up with its big red kite, Ambush took line honours shortly thereafter, having covered the 15-nautical-mile course in one hour and 45 minutes.

Average speed : 8.57 knots.

Jack緊隨其後的情況下取得了進 展。 Drew Taylor很快就讓Ambush 滑 過 後 河 道，經 過 萬 宜 水 庫，然 後在 鹽 田 仔 左 轉。此 後不久，A m b u s h 帶 著 巨 大 的 紅色 風 箏 衝 線，在 1小 時 4 5 分鐘 內完 成了15海 里 的 賽 道平均 速 度：8.57海里。 在讓分方面，Whiskey Jack 在IRC中

On handicap, though, Whiskey Jack placed 1st in IRC, Ambush 2nd and the venerable X-Terminator, 3rd.

排 名 第 一，在 A m b u s h 排 名 第 二，歷 史 悠 久 的 X-Te rm i n a t o r 排 名 第 三。 在HKPN中，H3O在讓分上排名第一，

In HKPN, H3O took 1st on handicap, followed by No One Else, Bits & Pieces and Lazy Piggy in 4th.

其次 是Noone Else，Bits＆Pieces和

With never-ending restrictions in place, there was no prize-giving planned in the Hebe Haven Yacht Club’s Garden Bar. Instead, and much to the delight of the crews, they were handed bottles of chilled San Miguel beer as they crossed the finish. What a way to end a great day on the water!

由於 新冠肺炎的限制令，白沙灣 遊 艇

Lazy Piggy。

會花園酒吧於 這次 賽 後同樣 沒有舉 行 頒 獎 儀 式，取 而 代 之 的 是，在 船員 越 過終點時就遞 上幾瓶冰凍的生力 啤酒慶祝，在水 上 這結 束 美好的 一天 的方式真 不錯！

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David Lam Newbie sailor of Keelboat Training Course My dream came true on Valentine`s day in 2019 when I became a member of Hebe Haven Yacht Club. Believe it or not, it had taken me almost 40 years to have a major dream fulfilled. Don`t ask me why it had taken so long, it will take me to write a book to explain.

當我成為白沙灣遊艇會會員時，我 一直以來的夢想在2019年的情人節 成真。信不信由你，我花了近40年 的時間才實現了這個大夢想。 不要 問我為什麼花了這麼長時間，這個 要另外寫一本書來解釋。

Here I am, drinking a cold beer in the non-smoking section of the balcony part of the restaurant, eating my favorites chosen from our delightful menu, and watching the boats returning home. This is the luxury of my day.

我在 這裡，在 餐廳 陽台 部分的禁煙 區喝 一杯 冰 凍啤酒，享用 我從餐廳豐富的菜單中選擇我最愛的餐點，並看著小船回航。 這是我這一天的奢侈的時刻。 糟 糕，我 應 該 是 要 寫 一 篇 有 關 龍 骨 船 培 訓 課 程 的 文 章，這

Oops, I am supposed to write about the Keelboat Training Course which I had completed in five grueling Sunday sessions in September and October last year.

個 課 程 是 我 在 去 年 九 月 和 十月 裡，用 五 個 艱 苦 的 周 日完 成 的 課 程。 在 訓 練 的 第 一 個 星 期日，我 準 時 到 達。雖 然 沒 有 達 到 最 佳

On the first Sunday, I arrived in time, though not in the best shape, but I was in absolutely great spirits. I had barely slept the night before. I was as excited as the night before a school trip a billion years ago that our teacher promised pirates at the Cheung Po Tsai Cave on Cheung Chau. Back to the Garden Bar where we met every Sunday, I thought I was to join the navy, because we had three J80 keelboats going out together, oh wow.

狀 態，但 心 情 非 常 激 動。前 一 天 晚 上 我 幾 乎 沒 睡 過。就 像 小 時 候 的 一 次學 校 旅 行 前 的 晚 上 一 樣 興 奮，那 時 我 的 老 師 答 應 了 在 長 洲 的 張 寶 仔 洞 裡 海 盜。回 到 每 個 星 期 天 見 面 的 花 園 酒 吧，嘩！我 以 為 我 要 加 入 海 軍 了，因 為 我 們 有 三 艘J 8 0 龍 骨 船 一 起 出 去。 我 們 的 船 由 經 驗 豐 富 的 教 練 A l e x a n d ra 教 導，他 在 適 當 的 時 候 給了 我 們 五個 學 生 很 好 的 指 導。在 西 貢 水 域 時，" 嘿， 嘿，嘿，嘿"，Alexa ndra 在 旁輕 聲 喊叫 — 這 是因為 我們 其中

Our boat was led by an experienced coach, Alexandra, who treated us five students very nicely, with proper instructions at the appropriate times. Out on the Sai Kung waters, “Hey, hey, hey, hey”, Alexandra would shout out softly—that would be a time someone had just made a silly mistake which might have agitated everyone a bit (but not the coach). When I returned home, I would tell my other half how I enjoyed my training that day, and that when our coach shouted “Hey, hey, hey, hey”, it must have been the result of something flawed in the tacking or gybing, and the five of us, like ducklings, swayed from one side to the other.

一人 犯了個 愚 蠢 的 錯 誤，這 可能會使 大 家都 有些 激 動（當不 會是教練 ）。當 我回到家 時，我 會告 訴 我 太 太 那天 的訓 練 感 覺，當 我們的教練 大喊 “嘿，嘿，嘿，嘿”時，一定 是由於打結 或 旋 轉 造 成 的 問 題，使 我 們 五 個 像 鴨 子 一 樣 左 搖 右 擺，從 這 邊 擺向另一邊。 如果您像我以前一樣沒有做 過很多航海，那麼了解粘扣和旋 轉 的區 別 就 不那麼 容 易了，更不用 說了解三 角帆板，三 角帆 板附有長袍的長袍。 前帆駛向船上。 最重要的是，您必須選 擇“ Lee Ho”和“ Jibe Ho”之類的用語，並要弄清楚它們的含 義。我一直懷疑 這個世界上某個地方存在一些未被發現的語 言。原來就在這裡，就在我們最愛的遊艇會門口。在第二節課

If you hadn`t done much sailing before, like me, understanding the difference between tacking and gybing would not have been easy, not to mention learning a jib sheet is not a sheet of seaweed or cloth but it`s the rope attaching the front sail to the boat. On top of that, you had to pick up phrases like “Lee Ho” and “Jibe Ho”, and figure out what they meant. I had always suspected there would be some undiscovered language somewhere in this world; well here it is, right at the doorsteps of our beloved yacht club.

That gave me a bad dream after the second session. Believe me, I don`t lie.

後，這使我做了一個噩夢。相信我，我不會說謊。 對於那些對龍骨船不熟悉的人，我們的J80龍骨船在背面安裝 了小型舷外發動機，可以從牛尾海駛出，並在沒有帆的情況下 返回基地。這些小型的機器和我在比賽當日為義工駕駛的安 全艇 上那些功能強大的機器截然不同。您需要用一根 起動繩 持 續不斷地用力拉 動以 接 通電 源。我平時不做健 身運 動，所 以如果我被任命為舵手，我將尋求我230磅重的船夫的幫助， 否則我們會一直 坐鴨 子直 到深夜，到達在科 技大學附近的水 域為止。在我們分組參加下午的訓練前，我不能怪我午餐期間 吃了一個Impossible漢堡。它很美味，吃完整餐後我差點忘了 我並沒有吃牛肉。

For those who don`t know, our J80 keelboats are equipped with a small outboard engine at the back, to cruise out of Port Shelter and to return to base without the sails. These tiny machines are not like those powerful ones on the safety boats that I have been driving for the club as a volunteer on race days. There is a starter cord that you need to pull hard and persistently enough to get the power on. I don`t go to the gym, so if I was assigned as helmsman, I would seek the help of my 230-pound boat mate, otherwise we would have been a sitting duck until dark outside the waters near the University of Science and Technology. I can`t blame the Impossible Burger I had during lunch before we parted for the afternoon training; it was delicious, and I almost forgot that I wasn`t eating beef at the end of the meal.

經 過 兩 節 課 後，我 發 現 很 困 難，因 為 我 認 為 自己 無 法 跟 上 進 度。為 此 我 發 了一 個 噩 夢。我 在 第 三 節 課 的 前 一 天 晚 上 寫信給航 海訓練中心經 理

Rob

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星 期日，我 感 到很 痛 苦。我 告 訴 Alexa ndra 和 我 的隊 友 我 想 退出。我 從 來 沒 想 到航 海會像 法律 考 試般困難。然 後，當 我 們 像平 時 一 樣 坐 在 那 裡 聽 著 教練 講 解並 派 遣去 控 制 我們 的 J 8 0 時，我 的 “表 哥 ” 來 了。“ D AV I D，不 用 擔 心，我 對 你 有 信 心，一開始總 是 這樣，您會以鮮豔的色彩幫自己渡 過 難關。” 帶 著那些 令人 鼓 舞的話，伴隨著 一 顆 跳動的心，我 繼續 完成 了剩下的三節課。 Jibe Ho，那誰是我的“表哥”？等我與你分享一個秘密。加入夢 寐以求的遊艇會後，我自己開車到遊艇會，停泊我的夢想中的

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I found it tough after two sessions, because I thought I wasn`t able to catch up. A bad dream was also getting to me. I wrote to the Sailing Manager, Rob Allen, the night before the third session.

On the third Sunday when I showed up, I felt miserable. I told Alexandra and my boat mates that I wanted to quit. I never knew sailing could be as difficult as writing a law exam. Then, while we were sitting around as usual waiting to be briefed by our coach and be sent out to rig our J80, there came my “cousin”. “David, don`t worry, I have confidence in you, it`s always like this in the beginning, you`ll get through with flying colours.” With those encouraging words, accompanied by a pounding heart, I went on to complete the remaining three sessions.

汽 車，然後 步行到遊 艇會南端的浮 橋。喂，您 正在進入“禁區”：這些大遊 艇屬於大人物的， 然後有人會輕拍您的肩膀並請你離開。

如果

你有一定年紀，一定會記得邁阿密風暴這套電 影，然後我想像自己是 Don Johnson 主演的 英俊偵探

Sonny（在這裡沒有拼寫錯誤），他

生 活在 遊 艇 上，並 用玩 具 槍 追 逐 浮 橋 上 的壞 人。謝謝遊艇會，我也實現了這個夢想。但是， 這與我的“表哥”有什麼關係？好吧，在成 為會

Jibe Ho, so who is my “cousin”? Let me share a secret with you. After I had joined the yacht club of my dreams, I would drive to the Club by myself, park my dream car, and walk to the pontoons in the southern tip of the club. Hey, you are entering the No Go Zone: these big boats belong to the big shots, someone will tap on your shoulders and whisk you away. If you are old enough to remember Miami Vice, I could imagine myself as the handsome detective “Sonny” starring Don Johnson (no spelling mistake here) living on his sailboat and chasing the bad guys on the pontoons with a toy gun. Thanks Hebe, I had this dream fulfilled as well. But what has this to do with my “cousin”?

Well, in my first few months of becoming a member, I had this urge to become the Miami hero, so I would dream walk straight to the pontoons to do my stunt. But somehow someone was telepathic, the first person I came across would always be Rob Allen, our popular Sailing Manager. We would greet each other with the kindest words. We have concluded that we shared common ancestors a thousand years ago. Ready about!

員的最初幾個月裡，我有成為邁阿密英雄的衝 動，所以我想像自己直奔浮橋做特技。但是不 知何故有人會產生心靈感應，我遇到的第一個 人永遠是我們受歡迎的航行經理 Rob Allen。 我們會友善地打招呼。我們得出的結論是，在 一千年前我們是同一個的祖先。 準備好了！ J 8 0 訓 練 在 第 五 個 星 期日結 束，那 次 我 們 用 令人 難 忘 的 旅 程 去 結 束 這個 課 程。我 們 前往 和牛尾 海 有一段 距 離的著名有利海鮮酒家午 餐。我們花了大約兩個小時才到達目的地。我 們以Bond風格 抵達，儘 管 沒有領結和定 造 黑 色西裝。也沒有任 何金牙大漢等待我們，我們

The J80 training ended on the fifth Sunday with an unforgettable trip to the famous Yau Ley Seafood Restaurant somewhere far away from Port Shelter. It had taken us about two hours to get to our lunch destination. We arrived in Bond style, though not with a bowtie and in a tailored black suit.

Without any gold toothed bad guy in waiting, we then tied our J80 to a 200 square foot island made with wooden planks and abandoned plastic bottles. We were then chauffeured to the restaurant by a quiet guy in a banana shaped boat. We were hungry like hounding wolves, but some of our boat mates managed to show their muscles and beautiful bodies on a very small beach next to the restaurant that I should really call it a big patch of sand, while the rest of us studied the menu under a probably typhoon-proof roof. The food finally came to our big round tables, with fresh prawns and fish still smiling at us, but we managed to close our eyes and finish them all. The fried noodles with beef and the Singaporean vermicelli were a treat. Before we parted this seemingly tiny fishing village, our PR lady, Camellia, from the yacht club`s office, put us together on a verandah filled with sunshine (didn`t we have enough of vitamin D that day?) and got our group photos taken. Peculiarly enough, she also asked us to line up one by one to have our “FBI wanted photos” taken. That didn`t happen in Miami Vice, Camellia; you got the wrong script!

將J80綁在了一塊200平方英尺由木板和廢棄 的塑料瓶製成的島上。然後，我們被一個安靜 的傢伙 用 香 蕉 船送 到 餐 廳。我們 餓 得 像 餓 狼 一 樣，但 是 我們 的 一 些 隊 友 在 餐 廳 旁 邊 的 一 個小海灘 上 曬 太 陽，我 只 能 稱 其 為 一塊 大 沙 子，而我們其他人則在研究菜單，食物終於來 到了我們的大圓桌，新鮮的蝦和魚仍然對著我 們微 笑，但 是我們設 法閉上了眼睛，把它們全 部吃光了。能享用牛肉炒麵和新加坡風味面食 是一種享受。我們分組到這這個小漁村之前， 我們遊 艇會辦 公室的PR女 士Camellia將我們 請到在一個充滿陽光的露台上（那天我們是否 有 吸收 的維 他命 D？）並 拍了集 體 照。奇 怪 的 是，她還要求我們逐個排隊，讓我們拍出FBI想 要的照片。邁阿密風暴沒有發生過 這種事。妳 拿錯了劇本！

The fee for the J80 training course was well spent. I had my fun. I had my excitement. I learned a great deal, but not without a fight. I had a great time. A million thanks to Hebe Haven Yacht Club!

如 果 您 讓 我 繼 續 寫 下去，我 會 繼 續 與您 分享 我的其他夢想。“Lee-Ho”聽起來像聖誕老人，

I will share with you my other dreams, if you let me write on. “Lee-Ho” sounding like Santa, may I greet you with champagne wishes and caviar dreams. Lots of love.

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我 會用 香 檳 祝 福 和 魚子 醬 夢向 您 致 意。盛 載 滿滿的愛。

Sharings from newbie sailors of STC Keelboat Training Course

By Camellia Poon

Could you share your personal experience of this course? 你可以分享是次課程的體驗嗎?

Jakob Laustsen (Student of Alexandra, non-member of HHYC) I was probably expecting that most had HKSF level 1+2 and the course was a bit more advanced but still it was very ok and I learned a lot. I also had some very good days, the instructors are professional, good at explaining and very friendly. For sure I will recommend this and other courses to family and friends. HHYC is great. 我大概期望大部分學員都有HKSF級別一和級別二資歷。而且會是一個較高級的課程。 但是整體來說， 也是非常好。我在課程裏學會很多，在這 裏度過了很多開心的日子。此外，教練非常專業，講解清楚，我一定我會介紹這個課程和其他課程與家人和朋友，白沙灣遊艇會非常好！

Steve Yeung (Student of John, non-member of HHYC) First time taking the sailing course, it’s very practical and highly recommended. 我是第一次修讀航海課程，這個課程非常實用，並賦予高度評價。

David Lam (Student of Alexandra, member of HHYC) Highly recommended, see how much I have enjoyed the course from my article! 我對課程給予相當高評價，細閱我的文章，就知道我有多享受這個課程！

William Hwang (Student of John, non-member of HHYC) I enjoyed the five-day J80 course. I am certainly more confident with J80 and flying out the spinnaker after the five-day training. The overall arrangement is smooth and John is a friendly instructor. The transition to Friday J80 racing is a good arrangement for those who are interested to further explore racing after the course. 我非常享受為期五日的課程。經過五天訓練後，我對於 駕駛 J80更有信心和飛出大三角帆。總體來說課程安排順暢， John是一個非常友善的教 練。對於一班有興趣，在比賽中探索更多的學員來說，星期五的J80比賽，是一個非常好的安排。

Camellia Poon (student of Bonnie, staff of HHYC) Taking this course was absolutely the most challenging sport in my life so far, after having rafting and skydiving experienced some time ago. Special thanks to our team instructor Bonnie, my sailing colleagues Rob and Joyce and the girls' team, who have given me such an eye-opening and wonderful five days. I would never forget how they have made the man-overboard demo in such a hilarious way! 繼漂流和跳傘運動後，航海課程絕對是我一生中最具挑戰性的運動。我要特別感謝教練Bonnie、我的航海訓練中心同事Rob和Joyce以及女子隊， 這五天課程真是令我大開眼界。我永遠不會忘記他們是用如此有趣的方式做海上拯救示範！

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Sailability Round-up 航能香港總結 Introduction What a year 2020 has been with so many challenges for us all to cope with. However, our sailors have really enjoyed their sailing when they were able to sail and we have received interest from many more groups, schools and NGOs who have seen or experienced the benefits of what Sailability does within the community. Roll on 2021 so that we can try and get back to some normality for everyone.

簡介

Our contribution to this edition looks back on some of the events of the past two months of 2020 together with a short article from Sean Purdie, whose sons, Cole and Leo have been sailing with us since 2012.

今期 Hebe Jebes 我們將會回顧過去兩個月的活動和刊登Sean

We hope you enjoy your read.

我們期待你們會喜歡這篇文章。

2020年我們所有人都要應付很多的挑戰，但當我們的船員可以 航海時，他們真的很享受航海帶來的樂趣。而且，我們已經收到 了許多其他團體，學校和非牟利組織的回應，表示他們看到或體 驗到航能在社區中所帶來的好處。在即將來臨的2021年，我們可 以嘗試幫大家回復正常生活。

Purdie 的短文。Sean 兩位兒子Cole 和 Leo 自2012年起已經和我 們一同航海。

Caritas Lok Yi School before the race

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TREATS Inclusive Race Day! When the annual 24-hour Charity Dinghy Race was postponed this year TREATS, an NGO who has been sailing with us for almost eight years decided to hold an inclusive Mini Race Day which took place on 15 November 2020.

TREATS 傷健共融比賽日 當 今 年 24小 時 慈 善小 艇 賽 改 期，與我們合作七至八年的非 牟利組織TREATS就決定2020 年11月15日舉 辦 一 個迷你共融 比賽日。 比賽日由執行董事TREATS

The day started off with an opening ceremony. Kris Tong the TREATS Executive Director made a welcome speech and then five VIPs including our very own Kay Rawbone and Rob Allen representing HHYC as the venue sponsor, sounded the horn to start off the race day.

執

行董事 Kris Tong 致歡迎詞作 開 始，並由五位 重 要 嘉 賓，包 括作為是次場地贊助白沙灣遊 艇會員工Kay Rawbone和 Rob Allen為比賽開始鳴笛。 今次比 賽 有十 一 艘 船 參 與五 場比賽。TREATS職員和義工和

There were 11 sailing on the water and five races. TREATS staff and volunteers sailed with SEN students while teachers and parents watched the racing from the safety boats.

一班有特殊需要小朋友一同參 賽，老師和家長就在安全艇上 觀賞比賽。 比賽 後，所有人都前往花園酒

After the racing everyone enjoyed lunch in the Garden Bar and presentations to the winners. All sailors received a momento and Sailability received a thank you plaque.

Sailability in turn presented TREATS with a Sailability Burgee.

吧 享用午 餐並 頒 發 獎 項給優 勝 者。所 有 船 員 都 會 獲 得 一 個 紀 念 品，航 能 得 到 一 個 感 謝 牌 匾，並 致 送 航 能 旗 幟 予 TREATS。 整場比賽都在天朗氣清的天氣

All round a great day and a great race— lots of happy smiling faces.

下舉 行，十 分順 利，而 且在比

TREATS is a HK charity which works for an inclusive society for children and youth who have physical, mental and emotional challenges or disabilities.

TREATS是香港一個慈善團體，

賽的過程中看到很多笑臉。

專門幫助 一班 在肢體上，精神 上和情緒上有困難或殘障的小 朋友和年青人融入社會。

HHYC Scallywag Foundation Open Dinghy Regatta Everyone was so excited to be able to race over weekend of 31 October and 1 November 2020, which should have been the 2020 Hebe Haven 24hr Charity Dinghy Race. With the Race cancelled due to COVID-19 restrictions it was a huge disappointment to many of our sailors. So it was great to see so many boats participating and the amazing atmosphere with everyone so happy to be racing again at this event.

白沙灣遊艇會Scallywag 基金小帆船公開賽

This event was also used as the 1st Hansa National Hong Kong event to assist the quest for the reinstatement of sailing into the Paralympics in the future.

這活動也是用作第一屆Hansa香港國際賽，以幫助尋求將來恢復

Sailability had 24 boats in the regatta, 14 Hansa 303s, three Hansa Liberty-S, six 2.4mRs and an one RS Quest.

航能有二十四艘船參加小帆船賽，十四艘Hansa 303s；三艘Hansa

Well done to Chi Yeung Puk who won his Hansa Class race! FOO Yuen Wai came first in the 2.4mR Class where our Para Sailing Team were joined by two of our Volunteers. For one of the volunteers, Greg, it was his first sail in a 2.4mR and he came in 3rd. Our Para Sailors had better watch out! The Hansa Singles was won by LEUNG Yuk Chun, Sylvia and the Doubles Class by Leo & Joel from our Saturday Sailors as they continue to go from strength to strength. A great effort—well done.

Chi Yeung Puk非常出色勝出了所屬級別的比賽，FOO Yuen Wai 於

所有人對於能夠參加 10月31日和11月1日 一連兩日舉行的比賽都 感到十分興奮。本應是有 白沙灣遊艇會二十四小時慈善小艇賽， 但由於新型肺炎限制，所以比賽被迫取消。很多船員都感到非常 失望，所以今次能夠在見到大家，在熱烈的氣氛下，有那麼多船 隻來參與比賽參與，我們感到高興。

參加殘奧會的機會。

Liberty-S；六艘2.4mRs 和一艘RS Quest。

2.4mR級別中排名第一，而有兩位義工加入我們殘疾航海隊。其中 一位義工Greg是第一次參加2.4mR級別賽事並獲得第三名。我們 的殘疾航海隊要當心啦! LEUNG Yuk Chun 勝出了The Hansa 單人 比賽，以及我們Saturday Sailors的 Leo 和 Joel 愈戰愈強勝出了The Hansa雙人比賽，大家都做得非常好。

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Also participating were some new sailors hoping to make our Para Sailing Team in the future which is so welcoming to see – they were sailing in the Hansa 303s and did extremely well Ryan Ho with Tommy Wong—as one of the sailors who learned to sail with Sailability whilst joining our Scallywag Foundation program—came in a brilliant 3rd in the Quest. I think we also had the oldest competing sailor in the race, Mark Houghton, ex Commodore and Director of Sailability Hong Kong. That’s what Sailability is all about—we are truly inclusive!

還有一些新船員，分別是 和Tommy

Ryan

Ho

Wong他們希望將來能加

入 我 們 的 殘 疾 航 海 團 隊。我 們 樂見 這情況，他們用Hansa 303s參賽，而 且做得非常好。其中Tommy更 是在 參加了我們新鴻基Scallywag計劃， 並在Quest勇奪第三名。我想我們應 該 還有最 年長的船員參 賽，是Mark Houghton，他是我們的前會長及航 能總監。這就是航能！而且我們是真 的做到了共融。 對 我 來 說，還值得 紀 念 的 是 通 過 紀

Also memorable for me were the compliments given to Sailability and its sailors by way of discipline, knowledge and amazing sailing. Words like awesome were also used a lot!! What a brilliant weekend everyone had—thank you Hebe Haven.

律，知識和航行對航能及其船員給予 的稱讚。很棒這單詞也經常使用！每 個人都度過了一個多麼燦爛的周末， 謝謝白沙灣遊艇會。 致我們的贊 助商Patrick，家 人和朋

To our sponsors, Patrick & Family/Friends for the use of their boat as Race Area 3 Committee Boat and those who sailed or volunteered "thank you", your support means so much.

友，感謝他們用他們的船用作比賽區

What we have together really is a family.

我們在一起就是一個大家庭。

Cole & Leo sailing with Sailability

by Sean Purdie (aka Dad) Cole and Leo Purdie started on their life changing, empowering and most importantly fun, journey with Sailability at Hebe Haven Yacht Club in early 2012 via an introduction from the New Zealand Society.

域三的司領船，以及各所有船員和義 工說一 聲「多謝」，你們的支持意義 非凡。

我的兒子與航能一同航行 由Sean Purdie撰文 Cole 和 Leo Purdie 於2012年初通 過新西 蘭協會的介 紹，在白 沙灣 遊 艇會 開始了 改 變 生命，賦予 生命 和 最 重 要 的是 有 趣 的 航 能之 旅。

On their first visit they met the mainstays of Sailability, Kay and Mike Rawbone and the volunteers and participants who make Sailability such an inclusive and enjoyable team to be part of.

在 首 次 參 觀 時，他 們 遇 到了 S a i l a b i l i t y 的 中 堅 分 子，Ka y 和 Mike Rawbone 以 及義工和參 與加，這 些 使 航 能了一 個包容 而愉快的團隊。

On Leo’s first day (aged 9) Leo preferred to travel in the safety boat with his Mum Sandra , but soon after he jumped in to the sailing dinghy and has not looked back since. Now aged 17 and 20 Cole & Leo are familiar faces at Hebe Haven, through their participation in Saturday morning sailing with Sailability, and also via entering the various regattas and races organised by HHYC. Cole is now a much more independent sailor and particularly enjoys it when the wind gets up.

在 的 Le o第 一 天 到 遊 艇會，Le o 希望 能 夠 和 媽 媽 S a n d ra 一 起

As well as Kay and the late Mike Rawbone and all the other volunteers, Cole and Leo would like to thank the Hebe Haven Yacht Club and Leo in particular would like to thank his racing partner Joel Felipe who has been sailing with Leo since Day one.

除了Kay和 Mike Rawbone以 及 所有 其他 義工，Cole 和 Leo還

As well as the annual 24-Hour Charity Dinghy Race and Bart’s Bash race days Leo and Joel competed at the October 2018 Hansa World Championships in Hiroshima, Japan in the 303 double-handed dinghy Class, representing HHYC and Hong Kong, and came 25th overall in a field of 53, including a best place finish of 7th in one race. At the recent Open Dinghy Regatta at HHYC on 31 October and 1 NovemberLeo and Joel placed first in the Hansa 303 class. If selected Leo and Joel are looking forward to participating in the next Hansa World Championships in Palermo, Italy in 2021.

除 了一 年 一 度 的 2 4 小 時 帆 船 賽 和 巴 特 狂 歡 帆 船 賽 的 日 子

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乘 安 全 艇 旅行，但 是不久 之後，他跳 進了小艇，之後 一直 沒有 回 頭。現 年17 歲 和 20 歲 的 Co le＆Le o 在 遊 艇會已是 熟 悉 的面 孔，他們 過 參加 週 六早上和 航 能 一 同 航 行 及參加白沙灣 遊 艇 會舉 辦 的 各種 帆 船 賽 和比 賽，汲 取經 驗。Cole 現在 是 一 個 更 加獨立的船員，尤 其 在 風 起時特別享受。

想 感 謝 白 沙 灣 遊 艇 會 和 第 一 日就 和 他 一 起 航 行 的 比 賽 拍 擋 Joel Felipe。

外，Leo和Joel還 參加了2018年10月在日本廣島 舉 行 的Ha nsa 世界 錦 標 賽，並代 表白沙灣 遊 艇會 和 香 港 參加3 03雙 人橡 皮 艇比 賽，在53 場比 賽 中 排 名第25，包 括 一 場比 賽 中 第七名的 最 佳 成 績。在 最 近 於1 0月31日和11月1日在白沙灣 遊 艇會 舉 行 的 Ha nsa 303 比 賽 排名第一，Leo和Joel得 到第一名被 選 中 的 話，Le o 和 J o e l 期 待 參加20 21 年 在 意 大 利 巴 勒 莫 舉 行 的 Ha nsa 世界錦 標 賽。

Finally, we have to mention the special contribution and encouragement made by the late Mike Rawbone to the sailing and life development of Cole, Leo and Joel.

最後，我們不得不提

Cole and Leo themselves are now young men, and their maturity, increased independence and general happiness have been contributed to in no small way by their participation in Sailability.

Cole和Leo現在都是

到Mike Rawbone對 Cole,

Leo和Joel的

航海和生活發展的 特殊貢獻和鼓勵。

年 輕 人，他 們 的 成 熟，增強的獨立性和 快樂，在很大程度上 歸功於他們對航能 的參與。

Leo and Joel 1st in Hansa 303 doubles

Restaurant Giving Tree

Sailability Giving Tree We hope you enjoyed our Sailability Hong Kong Giving Trees, a gift from us all to YOU. We felt that with the challenges of this year for us all we would like to give something back to the Club and its members as a thank you for the support shown to us since 2009.

Christmas is a time for giving so this seemed a very apt way to give back.

航能香港聖樹

If everyone liked this idea for Christmas 2020 it may turn into an annual Sailability Hong Kong Giving Tree. As we are always looking for new fund raising opportunities —if members and friends would like to place orders we could make some for you to use on your own Christmas trees in 2021!

如 果 每 個 人都 喜 歡 2020 年 聖 誕

All the decorations were handmade by various schools, NGOs and individuals who join us regularly throughout the year. Every item is unique as are those who helped to make them. As we strive to make sailing ‘Accessible to EVERYONE’ we also strive to be inclusive in all we do.

所有裝飾品都是由各學校，非 牟

希望你 會喜 歡 航 能 送給大家的 樹，我 們 覺 得，面 對 今 年 給 我 們 帶 來 的 挑 戰，我 們 想 向 遊 艇 會 和 其 會 員 回 饋 一 些 東 西，以 感謝您自2009年以來對我們 的 支 持。聖 誕 節 是 送 禮 物 的 時 間，所 以 這似乎非 常 合 適 回 報 的 方 式。

節這個主 意，它有機會變成 年度 航能香港獻樹，由於 我們一直在 尋找新的籌集資 金的機會-如果 會員或朋友 想下訂單，我們可以 弄多一些給你，給你裝飾你的聖 誕樹。

利組織 和個人用人手製作，這些 人全年都定期加入我們。

每個

項目都是獨 一無二的，那些他們 幫助製作的項目也是 如此。我們 努力使 航行做 到「對所有人都 無 障 礙 」，也 致 力將所有 工作 都 做 到是可以是共融的。

Neighbours children Xmas Decorations

Special 'Thank Yous' to: • Caritas Lok Yi School • Hong Kong Society for the Blind • Haven of Hope Sunniside School • Jockey Club Sarah Roe School • Tsui Lam Sunnyhill School • Kai Oi School • Mental Health Authority Hong Kong and many other individual supporters and crafters we encouraged to join this project.

特別感謝以下人士/單位： • 明愛樂義學校 • 香港盲人輔導會 • 靈實恩光學校 • 賽馬會善樂學校 • 匡智翠林晨崗學校 • 啟愛學校 • 香港心理衞生會 以及一眾個別的支持者和工匠

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South Side Regatta: 28-29 November 2020 A big congratulations to Foo Yuen Wai and Puk Chi Yeung who came first and second in the 2.4mRs at the Southside Regatta at Middle Island. The Para Team were this year joined by Fred, a volunteer, who has become a regular Sunday volunteer and sailor with the team. Fred joined them as they sailed the boats from HHYC to ABC Middle Island for the race—a mere 5.5 hours, competed in the race with the team and then sailed back with them a few days later (6.5 hours). Fred now has the 2.4mR bug and will join the team for RHKYC’s Hong Kong Race week. The team needs to watch out—Fred is out to beat you!

Here they are (right photo) receiving their winners certificates from ABC Commodore Chris Pooley and Richard Knight, Middle Island Sports and Recreation Manager Well done and a nice job all round everyone!

South Side帆船賽- 2020年11月28日至29日 衷心祝賀Foo Yuen Wai和Puk Chi Yeung在熨波洲舉行的Southside 帆船賽獲得第一和第二，殘疾運動隊加入了義工Fred，他已成為周日 的常規義工和船員，Fred參加了比賽，他們從白沙灣遊艇會航行到 熨波洲香港仔遊艇會進行比賽-僅用了5.5小時就和其他隊員完成比 賽，數天後就用了6.5小時回航。Fred現在有2.4mR的偷聽器和他會與 他的團隊參與香港遊艇會的香港比賽週，隊員要當心他會擊敗你呀! 這是他們（右邊照片）從香港仔遊艇會會長Chris Pooley和熨波洲體 育和休閒經理手上接過感謝狀。 大家所有事都做得非常好。

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Quick Round-up Art Sale—Stephanie Waegemans held a sale of her artwork and it went very well albeit we had a T3 to contend with. Thank you so much Stephanie—the art work was amazing. We also took the opportunity to introduce our Sailability masks at the event, selling 100 over two days. A huge thank you to Sara Houghton and Julie Murphy for coming up with this very innovative fundraising idea. Another thank you to the additional sewing team members who came onboard to make additional masks and fulfill orders placed.

快速總結 藝術品拍賣- Stephanie Waegemans賣掉了她的 藝術作品，儘管我們有三號風球抗衡，但進展非常 順利。非常感謝Stephanie，藝術品很 美。我們還 藉此 機會在 活動中介 紹了我們的航 能口罩，該產 品在2天內售出100個。非常感謝Sara Houghton和 Julie Murphy 提出了這個非常新穎的籌款方法。另 外，感謝縫紉團隊成員，他們製作了額外的口罩來

Hong Kong Society for the Blind brought their delightful clients, together with family, staff and volunteers, for a day out on the water on 22 November. As well as enjoying the sailing in our Hansa 303s they had the opportunity this time to have a more relaxing time as they journeyed outside of Hebe Haven in Hebe One. A retired Geography teacher was also on board giving some audio description to those with visual impairment as well as everyone else. Everyone was so excited by this new experience that HKSB staff are now looking to make this outing part of their monthly programme in 2021. Thank you to the staff of Hebe One for making the day special for them.

完成訂單。 香港盲人輔導會於11月22日帶領令人愉悅的客戶、 家人、朋友和義工一起度過了一天。

除了在Hansa

303上享受航行的樂趣外，這次他們有機會在白沙 灣遊艇會外的會船旅行有一個更輕鬆的時光。一位 退休的地理老師也在船上，向視障人士以及其他所 有人提供一些音頻描述。

大家對這個新體驗感到

非常雀躍，香港盲人輔導會職員希望將此戶外活動

SHK Scallywag Foundation Programme continued to go well until yet another suspension of courses due to COVID-19 in December. Thank you so much Sun Hung Kai from us all at Sailability as you are very instrumental in helping us to offer sailing opportunities which are beyond many of our sailors and their families dreams.

2021年每月活動的一部分，感謝會船職員讓他們過 了特別的一天。 鴻基Scallywag基金計劃進展一直非常順利，直至12 月因新冠肺炎再一次停課，感謝新鴻基對航能的幫

Everyone is now looking forward to 2021 and the resumption of our sailing programmes which includes two Scallywag graduation ceremonies originally planned for December.

助，因為有你們的幫助，我們可以向船員提供航海 機會，這都是超越了船員和其家人的夢想。

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Malaysian musings from Até 婆羅洲到邦咯島的旅程

by Mark Ashton In this issue we share the final instalment in the trilogy of articles that follow the voyage of Mark and Juliet Ashton aboard their 40 ft catamaran Até, from Hong Kong to Langkawi. We join Até as she leaves Malaysian Borneo and continues her journey to Pangkor on the western coast of Peninsula Malaysia.

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這 是 三 篇 有 關 Mark 和 Juliet Ashton 和 Até 的旅程中的最後一篇，承接著上篇文章 Mark 和 Juliet Ashton 在 40 英 呎 雙 體 船 Até 上 由 香港往蘭卡威之旅。在這篇文章裡將會講到 當 Até 離開馬來西亞婆羅洲並繼續馬來西亞 半島西岸邦咯島的旅程。

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The anchorage at the Santubong river used to be the preferred anchorage for access to the Kuching riverfront before the tidal barrier was built. As we arrived it was choppy and uninviting, so we carried on to Palau Bessar which was pretty but also quite exposed. The weather was light, but with enough breeze to chop up at the peaks of the tidal streams for a while. South and west, we continued towards the border with Indonesia (Kalimantan).

在潮汐屏障建造之前，山都望河是最佳碇泊區到達古晉南岸海畔。 當到達後，海面波濤洶湧，所以我們繼續到美麗但也挺危險的大 島。當時天氣晴朗，清風捲起一陣陣海浪。我們繼續往東南部出發 前往印尼西加里曼丹省。另一大風暴使我們全日手忙腳亂，所以選 擇沙灘對出「Jalan Zero」過夜休息，直至風暴稍緩。Jalan Zero 被命 名是因為它是泛婆羅洲公路的起點最後連接沙巴和砂拉越，徘徊 在汶萊東部邊緣。我們發現這裡有少許本地食物攤位出售炸雞和

Another big thunderstorm kept us busy during the day, and we made an overnight stop just off the beach at the site of “Jalan Zero” just as the storm was abating. Jalan Zero is so named because it is the starting point for the Pan-Borneo Highway, which will eventually link Sabah and Sarawak, skirting east of Brunei. Here we found a small collection of local food stalls serving fried chicken and delicious frozen coconut shakes.

美味的冰凍椰子奶昔。

At the Jalan Zero anchorage, we were serenaded by suspiciously rich birdsong, and so we hiked down the jungle backed beach to investigate. Here we found an odd three-story building hidden in the trees, with only narrow letterboxlike slots in its façade. This turned out to be a house built to attract swallows, allowing their nests to be harvested, and the birdsong was emanating from loudspeakers on the house—mystery solved!

我們路程由廖內群島省(那碇泊區或稱Klappers Hook?)，接着參

在Jalan Zero碇泊區，我們享受疑似鳥鳴聲小夜曲，接着下山去查 探背山面海的沙灘。我們發現樹後有樓高三層的奇怪建築物，外 牆只有窄小信箱。最後發現屋子建成是為了吸引燕子來，讓牠們 在巢穴收集作成，和揚聲器用來解決濃厚神秘的鳥鳴聲!

加阿南巴斯東部群島的兩日一夜團。阿南巴斯群島有很多小島可 供選擇，當我們到達後便下決定了。 我們的旅程由微風伴隨開始，至少離平靜海面尚有一半距離。有 塑膠在平靜海面出現，所以我們最後協助清理被糾纏的道具。有 一次，我一跳進水面，鯊魚便接近經過。我第一印象是那鯊魚是

Our route from the border offered a potential overnight stop on the island of Serasan (who could resist an anchorage called Klappers Hook?) followed by a day-night-day passage to the eastern islands of the Anambas Group. The Anambas Archipelago is dotted with small islands presenting many to choose from. That decision could be made once we arrived.

十呎長卻蒼白而骨瘦如柴。牠外表看似鯊魚媽媽，我們身處深水 域而且遠離魚礁。無論如何，我們都看似是獵物，幸好地很快清 除道具附近的雜物。 自從離開香港後，我們挺驚訝中國南海的捕魚密度，公平來說沒有 看過漁船晚上仍會發出燈光---指整趟旅程的每一晚。不禁懷疑生

Our passage started with a light breeze which dropped, and we covered at least half the distance under the engine on a completely calm sea.

Calm but not free from plastic, and despite care, we ended up having to clear entangled props. On one occasion, no sooner had I jumped into the water, a shark passed close by. My first impression was that this shark, about ten-foot-long, was very skinny and pale. It was almost nurse sharklike in its appearance, but we were in deep water and far from reefs. In any case, it looked hungry to me and happily, the debris around the props was quick to clear!

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態系統是如何生存，瘦小的鯊魚的出現是否正正是種預兆。 當到達阿 南巴 斯 後 正等 待 他們 接載，我們角度 而 言 要 選 擇 落 腳點，以Pedajul或被稱為月亮岩灣作為落腳點。我們網上找到 一系列巡海筆記，對缺席的航海船長也同樣有幫助，包括提及 Navionics公司和Blue

Chart很少應用在這些水面。這筆記建議先

創建地球圖像的截圖檔案，以連接全球衛星定位系統。由於水清 晰度和海床性質通常非常淺層或深層，照片顏色已透露您需要知 道的事情。我們感到高興很快已為此作好準備。

We had been surprised at the density of fishing in the South China Sea since our departure from Hong Kong, and it is fair to say that at night we were never out of sight of the lights of fishing boats—every night for the whole journey. One wonders how the system is surviving and whether our skinny shark was an omen.

月亮岩灣神奇地有魚礁讓人浮潛 和錨定沙地。這當然打破近乎永 遠移動的魔咒。很少居住方式適 合這些島嶼但小型漁船亦經常到 訪，漁民行走在礁石上，用矛指 向小松鼠魚和蜆類。我們一位船 家交談，並留意他們使用的器具 都是非常精細建造的，是划獨木

Arriving at the Anambas, or rather waiting for them to float towards us—as it felt from our perspective, we had to choose our landing spot and we opted for Pedajul or ‘Moonrock Bay’ as it had been dubbed. We found a series of cruising notes online and very helpful they were too in the absence of a sailing pilot, including the tip that Navionics and Blue Chart were of only very limited use in these waters. The notes advised creating CAP files of Google Earth images for interfacing with GPS navigation. Due to the water clarity and typically very shallow or very deep nature of the seabed, the colour in the photographs told you all you needed to know. We were soon very glad to have been prepared for this.

舟風格。炎炎夏日下，這些漁民 穿著破爛衣服，面向水面地躺在 獨木舟上尋找可食用生物。 我們在鄰近小島遇見一對外國夫婦 和他們兩個年輕小孩，居住於泰國 風格高屋簷的智能新式開放平台式 小屋。他們正種植芋頭，木瓜和其 他作物。他們構思着生還者風格的 度假勝地，完成了太陽劇照，偶爾 會乘快艇到巴淡附近市場。他們對 當地人抱怨有關破壞魚礁和過度捕 魚網(會損害當地旅遊吸引力)，反 映出貧窮漁民所面對的難題。對於 有豐富石油資源的少數國家而言， 這些都變得不再重要了。

Moonrock Bay was magical with reefs to snorkel and sandbanks on which to anchor. It certainly broke the spell of almost perpetually moving on. There is very little in the way of habitation on many of these islands, but small fishing boats were frequent visitors, the fishermen walking over the reef, spearing small squirrelfish and prising clams.

We spoke to one boat and saw the very finely carved dugout they used, paddling kayak style.

In the hot sun, these fishermen could be seen in ragged clothes, lying over the canoes with their faces in the water, scouring for edible life.

在月亮岩灣待過幾天後，我們繼 續向西啟程，通過西安潭和馬塔 卡之間的北肢通道再進入深北海 灣，在首都巴淡登機手續。我們 整趟旅程徹底改變導航方式了。 由幾乎完全依賴全球衛星系統和 電子海圖，轉換成利用整合衛星 圖像，水深測量和自行感覺水的 顏色去謹慎領航。這些本地漁船 協助我們通過島嶼之間通道，指 引去更深入的水域。

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On an adjacent islet, we met a foreign couple with two young children, living in a smart new platform type open hut with elevated eaves, Thai style. They were cultivating taro, papaya and others. They had conceived the idea of a Survivor-type retreat complete with solar stills and occasional speedboat runs to the nearby market at Terempa. Their complaining at the locals, for destroying the reef and overfishing, (thus jeopardising its tourist appeal) shows the conundrum faced by poor fisherfolk, all the more unnecessary in a country with considerable oil wealth for a minority.

我 們 星 期 五 到 達 巴 淡，當 時 天 色 已 晚，幸 好入 境 處 的 人 很 好 讓 我 們 通 關。過 程 亦 需 要 海 關，海 事 局 和 港 口 衛 生 處 的 訪 問，建 議 我 們 星 期 一 回 程 所 以 繼 續 去 馬 塔 克 西 北，到 另 一 個 位 於 滕 格 嶺 像 田 園 般 的 碇 泊 區，我 們 在 那 清 澈 海 水中 浮 潛 和 美 麗 的 海 岸 線 中 划 艇 度 過了周 末。 回 到 巴 淡，我 們 完 成 了 快 速 簡 易 的 入 境 手 續。離 開 砂 拉 越 之 前，嘗 試 在 政 府 網 站 註 冊 我 們 的 船，可 是 不 能 順 利 進 入

After a few days in Moonrock Bay, we made our way west, through the north limb of the channel between P. Siantan and P. Mataka and into the deep north-facing bay, to check in at Terampa the capital. In making the passage, it was clear that our mode of navigation had changed. From an almost complete reliance on GPS and electronic charts, we now switched to careful pilotage using a combination of satellite images, the depth gauge and our own sense of the colours of the water. The local fishing boats were also very helpful in the channel between the islands, pointing the way to deeper water.

網 站 運 作，明 白 到 網 上 註 冊 這 好 主 意 仍 被 所 謂 的 資 訊 科 技 問 題 困 擾 着。樂 於 助 人 的 接 待 員 也 被 系 統 困 擾 着 約 一 小 時. . . 根 據 我 們 在 馬 來 西 亞 的 經 驗，發 現 官員 們 都 很 友 善 和 樂 於 助 人，多 數 是 年 輕 人。我 們 再 次 從 巴 淡 出 發 繼 續 向 北 啟 程，到 訪 潘 賈 林 的 B e s a r ( 大 ) 和 K e c i l (小)之 前，我 們 在 甘 磅 斯 北 過 夜，雖 然 在 此 情 況 都 不 是 很 大小。那 很 偏 遠， 無 人 居 住 的，而 且 水 平 線 以 下。阿 南 巴 斯 其 中 一 個 亮 點 是 能 夠 看 到 7 0 英 尺 水 深，所 以 我 們 每 天 都 浮 潛。B r i d g e t 在

We arrived in Terampa on a Friday and late at that, but just made Immigration who were kind enough to stay and check us in. The process also requires visits to Customs, Jabatan Laut and Port Health but we were advised to return on Monday for these and so made our way to the north west of P. Matak to another idyllic anchorage at P. Tenggeling where we whiled away the weekend snorkelling in the crystal clear water and paddling the pretty coastline.

一 個 碇 泊 區 遺 下 了G o P ro 攝 影 機 於 蠕 動 的 珊 瑚 中，漸 漸 消 失 視 線 範 圍了。我 們 花 長 達 三小 時才 能 尋 找 攝 影 機 ，毫 無 疑 問 地 水中 的 無 盡 干 擾 影 響 了 搜 索。 我 們 認 為 水 面 是 安 全 的，但 當 我 在 潘 賈 林 凱 西 爾 游 泳 時， 穿 梭 於 一 群 啡 色 的 小 水 母，體 形 與 蟑 螂 相 似。當 時 我 沒 有 感 覺 到，但 是 過了一 小 時 後，發 現 有 使 人 發 癢 的 紅 色 凸

Returning to Terempa, we completed our check in, which was trouble free. We had attempted to register our boat on the Government website before leaving Sarawak but couldn’t get the page to load properly and understand that the good idea of online registration is still suffering what are euphemistically called IT issues. The helpful clerk struggled with the system for an hour or so. As with our experience in Malaysia, we found the officials, mostly young people, to be friendly and helpful.

塊，而 且 情 況 維 持 了 數 天。我 們 當 時 偶 爾 會 留 意 到 這 些小 水 母 群 並 想了 解 牠 們 是 甚 麼，現 在 我 們 知 道 了 ! 我 們 在 佩 賈 爾 更 南 端 看 到 一 間 家 庭 式住 宅，他 們 正 在 收 割 椰 子 和 釣 魚。一 位 穿 著 兩 隻 不 同 款 式 拖 鞋 證 明 了 都 市 傳 說，這 些 東 西 總 會 丟 失了一 隻 或 是 兩 隻 全 遺 失了，因 此 很 難 找 到 一 對。這 促 使 我 們 到 糧 食 儲 物 櫃 去 找 煮 食 用 具供 人

Setting off again from Terempa we went north again, overnighting at Semut North before visiting the Panjallin’s Besar—big and Kecil—small, although in this case not much between big and small. Remote, uninhabited and pretty below the waterline. Being able to see the bottom in 70 feet of water was a highlight of the Anambas, and we snorkelled daily. At one anchorage, Bridget dropped her GoPro camera which duly wriggled under a coral, to be lost from sight. We made three, hour-long searches before were to find the camera, but no doubt the endless distractions of the underwater scenery played a part.

領 取。我 們 花 了 有 趣 的 半 小 時 嘗 試 把 它 們 送 贈 予 屋 主。那 女 孩 沒 有 接 受 到，而 且 高 興 地 跳 進 我 們 小 艇 指 引 到 她 身 處 鄰 近小 島 的 父 母。 離開巴淡後，我們不禁留意到達時似乎忽略了甚麼，便是當時 正值神聖的齋戒月。清真寺競爭得很激烈，餐廳全日休息但日 落後便很忙碌。巴淡是座落於美麗海灣陡峭綠色山坡的髒亂小 城。在本地市場購買了一些質素好的蔬菜和香料，人們很友善。

We found the water to be safe, but at Panjallin Kecil, I swam through a swarm of small brown jellyfish, no larger than cockroaches, whose body shape they resembled. I didn’t feel it at the time, but an hour later I was covered in itchy red bumps which lasted a few days. We had noticed these swarms occasionally and wondered what they were, so now we knew!

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「中國店舖」有售啤酒---所有以啡色紙袋包裝。 在 碼 頭，一 名 紳 士 走 近 問 我 們 是 否 需 要 柴 油，並 在小 型 快 艇 帶 罐 頭 給 我 們。印 度 柴 油 很 黑，嗅 起 來 像 煤 炭，但 是 我 們 覺 得 沒 有 問 題。

Further south at Pedjaul, we saw a family house with people harvesting coconuts and fishing. A girl with two unmatched flip flops confirmed the urban myth that these things are always lost in singles or at least drift apart, hence the impossibility of finding a pair. This prompted a forage into our lockers to find a collection of cooking utensils that we were looking to rehome. We spent an amusing half hour trying to give them away to the householders. The girl wouldn’t take them but happily jumped into our dinghy to direct us to mum and dad on a nearby islet who did.

我們下一站 航 程 是 馬來西 亞半島地區的柔佛，行 程 很 趕 急 所 以我們離開，然後前往馬來西亞的阿南巴斯群島。阿南巴斯群 島有美麗的海岸線，大沙灣Teluk Mampo用於西南部或過渡季 節的東北部。我們走 到島中學校，是該 區的免費的網絡熱點， 發 現很多本地 人和 巡 艦 員 正在 聊天和 下載。當 我們 與法 國 遊 艇 船員一 起 時，一 名母 親 和 三名全 穿 著 美 麗 粉 紅裙子 的 女 孩 踏着電單車吸引了我們的注意。令 我們驚訝的是，女士問能否 給 我們拍照。和這位女士愉快地交換了照片和談天，她 表示希

Checking out at Terempa, we couldn’t but notice what we had overlooked on arrival, which was that we were in the holy month of Ramadan. The mosques competed discordantly, and the restaurants were closed all day but busy after sunset. Terempa is a scruffy town set in a pretty bay with steep green hillsides. Shopping for vegetables and spices in the local market was very good, and people were friendly. Beer was available at the ‘Chinese shop’—all very brown paper bag.

望政府能開放阿南巴斯群島旅遊。 由阿南巴斯群島到柔佛的道路，先由中國繞過新加坡航運河， 然 後再通 過 馬六甲海 峽 沿西北方向到達 非洲 和 歐 洲。我們 很 高 興 負 責 B 類 AIS 船舶自動 辨 識系統 支出，過 去 數年 都是 以低 成 本的「僅供聆聽」模式。當我們像鴨 子 般在高速公路 慢慢駕 駛，船隊很快在我們周圍駕駛，通 過甚高頻無線電波去聆聽船

On the pier, a gentleman approached us to ask if we wanted diesel and brought our cans back to us in a small speedboat. The Indonesian diesel is dark and smells of coal tar, but we had no problems with it.

員之間的意圖行動，繞過柔佛的T. Keloc海角，我們計算錯誤， 感受到逆流而上的壓抑並艱難地行駛了數小時，在雷雲圈之間 繼續前往 孟 加拉。不 幸 地，我們仍停留在 風 暴邊緣，因為 被推 向塞巴納灣，所以 潮汐最 終 緩和了。沿着航 道 邊緣，馬來西亞

Our next leg, to Johor in Peninsular Malaysia, was looming and so we checked out, visiting the island of Jemaja afterwards en route to Malaysia. Jemaja has a pretty coastline and a large sandy bay Teluk Mampo for the SW or transition season on its northeast side. We hiked into the middle of the island to the site of a school which acts as the free Wi-Fi site for this area and found a crowd of locals and some cruisers chatting and downloading. As we hiked back with the crew of a French yacht, a motorbike with a mother and three girls all dressed in beautiful pink dresses caught our attention. To our surprise, the bike stopped, and the driver asked could she took a photo of us! It was a happy exchange of photos and a nice chat with this lady who expressed the hope that the Government would open up Jemaja to tourism.

小型 開放 式漁 船 的二衝 程 舷外引擎 發出嘶 啞 聲音，當 把 陷 阱 和 網 子扔進 海，便駕 駛 大 船來回的路 徑。往 東面行 駛 至(新加 坡)德 光島的新填 海區，對比於左 邊的巨 型碇 泊石油鑽井和服 務船舶，及右邊的填海工程，我們細小得跟螞蟻一樣。 我們以電話聯絡通往塞巴納灣小溪的燃料駁船，停下來替我們 加滿油箱。即使我們渴望英里之外的淡薄空氣，我們在三個月 旅 程中和 接 近 所有巴拉巴克 海 峽 南 部 地方，引擎 時間是已 經 燃燒了390小時。 雖 然 從 新加坡 河 到塞巴納 灣 碼 頭的 航 程 平 穩，可是 碼 頭內部 仍 有 輕 微 吼 聲。在 寧 靜 晚 上表 現 得 更 明 顯，並伴 有 巨 大 的 橙

The passage from Jemaja to Johor meant joining the river of shipping that transits from China around Singapore before heading north west to Africa and Europe via the Malacca Straits. We were pleased to have made the outlay for a Class B AIS transponder having been in ‘listen-only’ mode for some years with a low-cost model. It was soon clear that the shipping fleet was driving around us, as we ‘ducks’ made our way sedately down the motorway, listening to the ship’s officers keeping each other apprised of their intentions via the VHF.

光。那是新煉 油廠的火 炬，似乎炫 耀其燃燒力量。淡 淡地散發 出牛油 香 氣 圍 繞 着龐 大的棕 櫚 油 種 植 園，是名副 其 實的 發 電 廠。柔佛東部沿岸的旅程同樣使我們驚訝，這片海岸被巨型 鑽 機 和 海上 浮 動 石油 塔所佔 據，而且同樣 地 禁 止從 海岸煉 油 和 填 海。這些事情 看似不人 道，事實上極少建 議進行人們的日常 生 活，如清 洗、煮 食和居住，直 到接觸孟 加拉的相對寧靜和自 然，才能得到真正放鬆。

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Around the cape of E Johor - T. Keloc, we had our calculations wrong and felt the squeeze of the adverse stream and motored hard for several hours towards Pengheli into the bowels of a growing thundercloud. Fortunately, we remained on the edge of the storm, and the tide eventually slackened for the push up to Sebana Cove. Along the edge of the shipping lanes, small open Malay fishing boats with throaty sounding two-stroke outboards darted in and out of the big ships’ paths as they flung their traps and nets. Working our way east of the new reclamation of Tekong (Singapore) we felt like ants amongst the giant anchored oil rigs, service vessels on the left and reclamation projects on the right. Via telephone, we made contact with a fuel barge on the creek leading to Sebana Cove and stopped to top up our tanks. Even with our appetite for eking the miles out of the light airs, we had burnt 390 hours of engine time in the three-month passage and nearly all of that south of the Balabac Strait.

在塞巴納灣，我們在斯里曼絨村找到了汽車出租和洗衣服務。之 後，我們駕駛返回東半島海岸，看見少許僅存的漁村現在因填海 和發展而受限，他們的漁船和中國廟宇仍表現古舊的生活方式。 由於歐 洲碼頭的高物價和在七姊妹過關檢 疫等 待時間的不確 定性，停留新加坡似乎是既麻煩又昂貴的決定。我們決定改乘 Belungkor的渡輪，事實上它是最佳碇泊點，因為具備整套過關 檢疫服務，而且是塞巴納灣碼頭服務的代替品。Belungkor看似 很近，然而與新加坡相距很遠，那裡有鳥兒、猴子和魚兒，一直 延伸下去都沒有建築物等等。新加坡是另一個世界，當西方國 家的人在碼頭用電單車，而敦促大型有蓋街頭食品市場的戶主去 「保持我們的街頭食品市場潔淨 ! 」。我們享受清涼的新人工雨 林，並會合來自香港舊朋友。

The Sungai (River) Santi, leading to Sebana Cove Marina was tranquil, but from inside the marina, a faint roar could be heard. This was much more obvious in the silence of the night and accompanied by a massive orange glow. It was the flare of a new refinery and one that seemed to be showing off the power it had to burn. A slight buttery fragrance gave away the vast oil palm plantations which surrounded the area, a veritable powerhouse. Our trip along the east Johor coast had been strangely unsettling with the coast dominated by huge rigs and floating oil paraphernalia on the seaward side and equally forbidding oil refineries and reclamations from the shore. The scale of these things seemed inhuman, in fact, there was precious little to suggest the everyday life of humans, washing, cooking and living until with some relief we reached the relative tranquillity and naturalness of Pengelhi.

在5月初現階段的航程，我們希望找到適合Ate的雨季停泊點，好 讓我們夏天前往英國。我們向蘭卡威的Rebak碼頭詢問有關乾儲 存間卻得到毫無回應，幸好在檳城以南約70英里邦咯島的回應 令人鼓舞。正確處理潮汐後，我們有很難忘的旅行，因為從邊卡 蘭到「最南方」1.9度。向北移圍繞着Raffles Lighthouse，然後再 轉向北到馬六甲海峽。 沿着西海岸的旅程很像商業公幹，因為在香蕉嶼的小島和波德 申的Admiral Marina過夜停泊。我們往邦咯過夜，經過巴生港附 近昂沙岸邊密集的釣魚、誘捕和綑綁。我們在航道一直保持良好 狀態，但是儘管如此，晚上仍捕獲到一些漁網碎片。我們決定啟

From Sebana Cove we located car hire and laundry at the village of Seri Manjung.

Later we drove back to visit the East Coast of the Peninsula and saw the few surviving fishing hamlets now hemmed in by the reclamation and development, their fishing boats and Chinese temples still indicating the old way of life.

動一台發動機，直至眼見清理乾淨，並在9時抵達邦咯。邦咯的 入口清晰易見，並在碇泊區外面有明顯標記，對晚上抵達而言是 非常方便。 我們在這些沿岸水域晚上航行的主要擔憂是有大量的浮動捕魚

Stopping at Singapore had seemed both bothersome and expensive with European marina pricing and the promise of an indeterminate wait in the currents off the Seven Sisters for CIQ. We decided to visit instead by ferry from Belungkor, which is in fact, a pleasant anchorage which has full CIQ services and an alternative for those not needing the marina services of Sebana Cove. Belungkor seemed so near and yet so far from Singapore with its birds, monkeys and fish, whole stretches without buildings etc. Singapore is another world, western commuters on electric scooters at the Quays and a Tannoy exhorting users of the huge, covered street food market to, “Keep our street food market clean!” We enjoyed the new cool manmade rain forest and catching up with old friends from Hong Kong.

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陷阱，所以便較偏向願意早上 進行航行。我們發覺邦咯是極佳 停泊點，一個了解並提供支援予巡邏遊艇的碼頭。相宜的汽車 出租、彈性房間出租、(優質)麵包配送和方便的雜物房，正正是 需要令我們舒適的條件，同時在未來7個月收拾好船。碼頭經理 James Khoo很知識淵博，能協助進口他們沒有庫存的配件。 由於Ate供大型船隻運輸商機艙的下方欠缺了數英寸和僅僅在 四個月之前推出，因此我們計劃升降機出現問題，決定把Ate停 留在濕泊位。我們安排其中一位碼頭員工時常監視船中情況，當 我們12月返回時發現它既乾爽又簇新。

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By this stage of our trip, now early May, we were keen to find a wet season resting place for Até, to allow us to go to the UK for the summer. Our enquiries at Rebak Marina in Langkawi had drawn a blank for dry storage, but we had an encouraging response from Pangkor Marina just 70 miles or so south of Penang Island. Getting the tides right, we had a memorable sail down from Pengheli and to our ‘Furthest South’ at 1.9 deg. North, rounding Raffles Lighthouse before turning northward up the Malacca Straits.

The trip up the W. Coast was pretty business-like with overnight stops anchored off the small islands at Pisang, Besar and Admiral Marina near Port Dickson. We then went overnight to Pangkor, passing the intensely fished, trapped and staked banks of Angsa, off Port Klang. We kept well out, just inside the shipping lanes, but despite this, we still managed to catch some fishnet debris in the night. We decided to plug on with one engine until dawn when we could see to clear it, arriving at Pangkor at 9 am. The entrance to Pangkor is straightforward and well marked with an anchorage just outside, which would be handy for a night arrival. Our key concern with night navigation in these coastal waters is the numerous floating fish traps, and so we prefer to confine ourselves to day sailing wherever we can.

We found Pangkor to be an excellent stop, a marina which understood and was geared up for cruising yachties. The low-cost car rental and flexi-hire apartment rooms, (good) bread delivery and handy chandlery were just what we needed to be comfortable whilst packing the boat away for the next seven months. The marina manager James Khoo was very knowledgeable and could help with importing parts that they didn’t stock. There were complications with our planned lift, due to a few inches lack of clearance under the nacelle of Até for the large boat transporter and since we had only launched four months prior, we decided to leave Até in a wet berth. We made arrangements for one of the marina staff to look in and keep an eye on the boat, and she was dry and fresh when we returned in December.

Travel connections to and from Pangkor are either by coach, four or so hours by road to KL, or a two-hour trip to Ipoh for a connecting flight to Singapore. We opted for KL and enjoyed the coach ride with thoughts slowly turning to Hong Kong where we would be ‘boatless’ for the first time but where the schedule of regattas was already lined up.

We were very much looking forward to seeing our friends and to the comforts of our apartment after three months aboard.

來回邦咯的接駁服務，可以選擇長途巴士、乘約四小

In the last-minute stuff, before we started our journey back to Hong Kong, I turned off the head’s seacock which seemed to come off in my hand with the tinkle of what I assumed was a locking nut landing in the bilge. I was pretty sure that I had turned the valve off, so simply placed the handle where I would see it upon return and could easily fit it on again. As it turned out, the spindle of the nearly new Groko valve had sheared off, and this was to provide a complication upon our return, but that’s a story for another day...

在返回香港之前做的最後一件事，我關掉了通海旋塞

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時車程到吉隆坡或是乘約兩小時車程到怡保，再轉乘 飛機往新加坡。我們選擇了吉隆坡並享受長途巴士樂 趣，漸漸想起了香港，是我們第一次「無船」體驗， 不過已經安排好小艇日程表。我們急不及待三個月後 約見朋友和體驗舒適的公寓。

因為似乎聽見鎖定螺絲掉落艙底的叮噹聲。我挺肯定 有關上放氣閥，所以只要安放手柄在返回時看到的位 置，便能再次輕鬆嵌上。後來發現幾乎全新的Groko 閥門主軸已經被剪斷，使回程時變得更麻煩，這又是 另一個故事了…

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CLUB UPDATE

This is my first article writing to you after the Club’s AGM. I am humbled and grateful for the support of the membership to continue as your Rear Commodore—Sailing.

The new Sailing Committee has been appointed, bringing a wealth of experience in big boat, dinghy and class racing, as well as cruising and race management. We look forward to serving the Club and its membership for the upcoming year.

Sitting down to write this article for the latest edition of Hebe Jebes, we are back into a sporting-lockdown condition in Hong Kong. A real pity as this is traditionally the finest sailing season in the region. Notwithstanding the current lockdown, the past few weeks have seen some exceptional sailing and racing taking place at the Club. Undoubtedly the highlight of which was the 2020 Open Dinghy Regatta held the last weekend of October. Originally scheduled in the spring, the Regatta had to be postponed due to COVID-19. This year’s event was the biggest yet, with four separate racetracks in and around Outer Port Shelter and Shelter Island. Over 150 sailors took part, in 14 different classes, from the Optimist Green Fleet, to Lasers, through to foiling WASZPs. The Race Committee is grateful for all the time and effort put in by the volunteers at the event. Thanks also to the other sailing clubs: ABC and RHKYC, as well as the Hong Kong Sailing Federation for the race management support—we could not have run the event without their support.

ADAM GLENDINNING Rear Commodore—Sailing

In other racing, the Monsoon Winter Series was due to be concluded by the time I wrote this article. However, the final race day has had to be postponed due to COVID-19. The Race Committee hopes to sail these final two races after the current lockdown and before the commencement of the Monsoon Spring Series.

Also being affected by the current lockdown is the 2020 Optimist National Championship due to be held at HHYC on 18 – 21 December. This Regatta has been postponed, and the Club will work with the HKODA, and HKSF to find a suitable resail date.

HHYC will also be holding the 2021 Match Racing Nationals from 3 – 4 April 2021.

The Club’s match racing ladder is up and running where club helms can challenge for a place on the match racing ladder.

The new Racing Rules of Sailing and Club Standard Sailing Instructions (SSI) will go live 1 January 2021. I am indebted to the rules working group who have put in so much effort in revising our SSI. There are a few subtle changes to the 2021 – 2024 Racing Rules of Sailing (RRS) and the SSI—so be sure to check them before your next race.

Although organised racing and events, as well as the Sail Training Center operations, were suspended at the time of writing due to COVID-19, the cruising grounds of Hong Kong remain as appealing and available as always. The air temperature is down, and the NE monsoon is fully established giving fantastic cruising conditions.

On behalf of the Sailing Committee, I wish everyone a safe and healthy end of 2020 and let’s all look forward to a more stable 2021, with less talk of COVID-19 and more unrestricted sailing.

Be safe, and see you on the water.

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這 是白沙灣 遊 艇會周 年大 會 後 的第一篇 文 章。我 很 謙卑 地 接 受 並 感 謝 會員 們 支 持，讓 我 繼 續 擔 任 帆 船 駕 駛 助 理 會 長 一 職。我們已經委任了新一屆賽事委員會， 無論在大船、小艇、級 別比賽、巡 航 和管 理競賽都擁有豐富經驗。我們期盼未來一 年為本會和其會員服務。 當我坐下來為最新一期的 Hebe Jebes 編 寫此報告時，我們香港又回到了體育活動 停擺的狀態。真可惜，因為傳統上這是最 佳的航海季節。即使目前面對活動停擺狀 態，本會過去數周亦有一些例外的航海比 賽。毫無 疑問地，其中一 個焦 點是10月最 後一個周末舉行的2020年公開小帆船賽。 原先預定春天舉行，小帆船賽因新冠肺炎 而延遲舉行。今年本是歷年來最盛大的賽 事，於牛尾海和牛尾洲附近均設有四條獨 立 賽 道。當時 有超 過150 位 船員參 與14個 不同的級別，由Optimist綠組到Lasers， 通 過了擊敗 WASZPs。賽事 委員會感激 所 有 義 工 在 活 動 中 付 出 的 時 間 和 努力。同 時 亦感謝 其他遊 艇會在 競 賽 管 理 上 的支 持—深灣船會、香港遊艇會和香港帆船運 動總會—沒有他們協助，我們便不能順利 地舉行活動。 在其他賽事方面，截至編寫此報告時，冬 季系列賽仍然會繼續舉行。可是，決賽比 賽日子仍需因新冠肺炎而延遲。賽事委員 會希望在目前封關後和冬季系列賽開始之 前，能順利地舉行這兩場決賽。 白沙灣遊 艇會將於2021年4月3日至4日舉 辦2021全國對抗賽。本會對抗競賽排名正 在晉升，使本會舵手能繼續挑戰晉級對抗 競賽的排名。 即使在截止編寫此報告時，原定比賽活動 和 帆 船訓 練中心運作受 到新冠 肺 炎 影 響 而暫停，幸好香港值得航海的理由一如以 往地吸引。而且東北季侯風引致的氣溫下 降，造就了極好的航海條件。 謹代 表 賽 事 委員會 祝 願每 位 安全健 康 地 度過2020年餘下的日子，期待2021年會更 平穩，減少新冠肺炎的影響並回復無限制 的航海活動。 願您健康安全，稍後水上見。

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The new Operations Committee started in November 2020, and I hope to continue the hard work to improve marine service and maintenance work. To ensure that the Marine Staff and members can clearly identify their boats, Jetskis and dinghies etc., the Marine Office has prepared boat labels for each vessel. Members who use any of the HHYC marine facilities should collect the label for their vessel(s) from the Marine Office.

The Club has completed all annual inspections of fire extinguishers on site. At the same time, the crane in the shipyard has also been checked, serviced and maintained. We have also purchased new spreaders to replace the old set to ensure compliance with relevant safety standards.

EDDY LO Rear Commodore—Operations

Regarding applications for transfer of ownership or change of boat on HHYC facilities, the Marine Office first checks the relevant records before passing the application for final review by the Operations Committee. Please note all applications must be supported with the correct documentation including vessel ownership registration documents, valid vessel operating license, valid insurance and current ‘as is’ images of the vessel. If a company owns the vessel in question, more details may also be requested by the Marine Office to help facilitate the processing of the application.

These documents must be submitted to the Marine Office on or before the first Wednesday of each month to allow time for processing in that month; otherwise, application processing will be postponed until the following month.

I would also like to remind all users of mooring facilities, including the hardstand racks, that if the facilities are left idle for more than two months, except for exceptional circumstances that are pre-approved by the General Committee, under the club bylaws, HHYC will take back the facilities and reallocate them to the members on the waiting list.

Thank you for your attention.

新一屆的海事委員會已經正式運作，希望能繼續努力提升各項海事運作及保養工作。 為確保海事部及各會員能夠清楚識別船隻，水上電單車及小帆船等，海事部已準備船 舶徽章貼紙，請使用本會船舶設施之會員到海事部辦公室領取。 船會已經完成所有消防滅火筒測試及年檢。與此同時，船廠吊臂亦已經過測試及保 養。近日本會亦在採購新的吊架以代替及更換舊有吊架，確保符合安全標準。 有關使用本會設施中的船隻擁有權轉讓或船隻更換申請，由於海事部需要適當時間查 冊紀錄及經海事委員會審理，各申請必須齊備資料(包括船隻擁有證明書，有效船隻運 作牌照，有效保險，新舊船隻照片。如果船隻擁有權爲香港註冊公司，將需要提供更 多資料) 於每月的第一個星期三前交到海事部方可當月處理，否則該申請將會延至下一 月才可處理。 在此亦希望提醒各繫泊設施使用者，包括陸上船架，設施如超過兩個月閒置，除已得 到委員會批核的特別情況外，根據本會規例，本會會收回設施並重新開給其他設施輪 候者。 謝謝您的關注和支持。

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