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NOV/DEC 2021
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RACING
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PORT SHELTER REGATTA 2021, RACES 1
Big swells off Basalt Island (Port Shelter Regatta 2021, Day 1)
Port Shelter Regatta 2021, Day 1 2021 牛尾海帆船賽第一日賽況 A quick recce by one of HHYC’s support boats on Saturday, 25 September, found an encouraging 15 knots of easterly breeze outside Port Shelter. Great for big boats, not really so great for J/80s and Sportsboats having to contend with big swells and choppy seas for two and a half hours.
9 月 25 日（週六），白沙灣遊艇會的一艘支援船視察牛尾海 的天氣條件，當時海面吹來的東風風勢強勁，高達 15 節。 這 種條件非常適合大型船隻航行，但對於 J/80 和 Sportsboats 就不太理想，因為它們要在巨浪和波濤洶湧的大海中逗留兩 個半小時。
So, given the conditions, Race Officer, Barry Truhol, avoided courses 69, 72, 74, 77 and 107, and chose course 114 for IRC Division A (20 nautical miles); course 115 for IRC Division C, Sportsboats, J-80s and HKPN A (15 nautical miles); and course 116 for HKPN B (10 nautical miles). This selection, he believed, would primarily suit the capabilities of the mid-fleet and ensure that everyone else had a good afternoon’s racing.
考慮到以上因素，賽事主任Barry Truhol避開了賽道 69、72、74 、77 和 107，並為 IRC A 組（ 20 海里）安排了 賽道 114 ； IRC C 組、運動型帆船艇、J-80s 和 HKPN A組（ 15 海里）安排了賽道 115 ； HKPN B 組（ 10 海里）賽道 116 。賽事主任 Barry Truhol 相 信安排符合中型艦隊的能力，讓大家度過一個愉快的下午。
He then made his official welcome on VHF to the 38 boats assembled for Race 1 of the Port Shelter Regatta 2021. There would be four starts and, once again, no prizegiving, but there were bottles of champagne on board for the winners…
之後，賽事主任 Barry Truhol 在 VHF 上歡迎牛尾海帆船賽第 1 場 賽事的參賽者—— 共 38 艘船。第一場賽事有四個回合；頒獎 典禮因疫情限制不會舉辦，但準備了香檳與獲勝者共同慶祝。
Assistant Race Officer, Leon Man, announced the courses and starting sequences in Cantonese as an acknowledgement to the growing number of Chinese crews taking part in HHYC events. Incidentally, more than 21 of the 38 boats in Race 1 had all-Chinese crews. This is due, in large part, to the Club’s effective sail training programmes and diverse membership. Truhol positioned the committee boat, Shun Fung, southeast of Sharp Island, with the outer distance mark laid towards Sharp Island. The AP was raised at 1355 to re-position the pin, which had moved 30 degrees. Finally, at 1416, eight boats in IRC A crossed the line, Alpha Plus taking an early lead into the 13-knot breeze from 110 degrees. 44
助理賽事主任 Leon Man 用粵語解釋了賽道和出發次序。越 來越多的華人選手參加本會的活動， 就第 1 場賽事而言，38 艘船裡超過 21 艘是華人，可見華人的參與程度愈來愈高，這 要歸功於本會多元的航海培訓活動和入會計劃。 Barry Truhol 安排會船 Shun Fung 駐留在橋咀洲東南面，在 橋咀洲外設置賽標。 AP 旗幟在 13：55 分揚起，其方向已移動 30 度。 最後，在 14：16 分，IRC A 組 有八艘船越線，Alpha Plus 位於 110 度方向，風速為 13 節的情況下領先。
