Bart's Bash 2021

Bart’s Bash 2021 巴特狂歡帆船賽 2021

Bart’s Bash is a global two-day sailing event, held this year on 10 and 11 September, in memory of Andrew ‘Bart’ Simpson. Simpson tragically lost his life on 9 May 2013 when the catamaran he was crewing capsized whilst training in San Francisco Bay for the 34th America’s Cup.

巴特狂歡帆船賽是一項為期兩天的全球帆船賽事，於今年 9 月 10 日至 11 日舉行，以 紀念Andrew Bart Simpson。Simpson在舊金山灣參加第 34 屆美洲杯訓練時，本人駕 駛的雙體船翻船，他於 2013 年 5 月 9 日不幸喪生。

All clear in mass dinghy start (Bart's Bash - One Design Dinghy Racing 2021)

Ichiban returns to start area after race abandoned (Bart's Bash - Ladies Helm Race 2021)

Participating in the event, HHYC opted for a one-day Bart’s Bash—One-Design/ Dinghy Racing event, along with a Bart’s Bash—Ladies Helm.

Earlier in the week, the Race Officer (RO), Rob Allen, was concerned that the two typhoons affecting the region—Conson (heading for Vietnam) and Chanthu (heading for Taiwan)— might result in the cancellation of the event. Fortunately, with both staying clear of Hong Kong, the event was able to proceed, although Hong Kong, and Port Shelter in particular, found itself sandwiched between the two, which still impacted sailing conditions.

There was barely a whisper of wind as the committee boat, Hebe One, headed out into Port Shelter to appraise conditions for the first of two dinghy races at 1130 and 1500. The start of the Ladies Helm Race was scheduled for 1400.

Around 1000, from 97 breezes, there were just two knots of wind. So, anticipating some improvement, the RO prepared a downwind start with the fleet heading straight back to the finish line in front of the clubhouse.

Taking into account the conditions, the RO then decided to set the start line closer to the entrance to Hebe Haven. The fickle breeze was in a playful mood, so the AP postponement flag was hoisted in the hope that things would stabilise and allow all the boats to assemble in the start area.

Meanwhile, the wind had swung from a southeasterly to a northwesterly, swinging between 290 and 320 degrees and ranging from 4.4 to 10 knots. The AP flag was finally lowered at 1159, with racing for all classes of the 55 dinghies on the water starting at 1205. Ultimately 48 recorded a result or retired.

白沙灣遊艇會參加了巴特狂歡帆船賽為期一日的活動，以 Ladies Helm籌劃全一制賽和小艇比賽。

本週早些時候有兩個熱帶氣旋康森（移動至越南）、燦都（ 移動至台灣）接近本港地區，賽事主任Rob Allen非常擔心天 氣因素會導致賽事取消。可幸的是，由於兩地都遠離香港， 比賽得以繼續進行；不過在牛尾港地區，天氣仍受熱帶氣旋 影響，航行條件不算理想。

兩場小艇賽事於 11:30 和 15:00 舉行，當會船Hebe 1號駛進牛 尾港，為第一場賽事評估情況時，海面沒有一丁點風聲。而 Ladies Helm賽事則定於 14:00 開始。

於 10:00 左右，從97次的風速記錄中，只有一次風速達到兩 節。大家都希望天氣條件有所改善，其後賽事主任決定賽事 隊伍順風時出發，最後直奔會所前的終點線。

考慮到當日的天氣，賽事主任決定將起跑線設置在近白沙灣 遊艇會的入口處。變幻無常的風似乎帶著一種嬉戲的心情， 賽事管理團隊決定升起AP旗，希望能維持賽況，讓所有的船 隻都聚集在啟航區。

與此同時，風從東南轉向西北，在 290 度到 320 度之間，風 速從 4.4 節到 10 節不等。 AP 旗幟最終在 11:59 除下。參與的 小艇共55艘，所有級別的小艇於 12:05 開始比賽。最終 48 艘 獲賽事管理團隊記錄賽果。

Rather than the planned downwind start, with the change in breeze, the fleet beat their way to the entrance to Hebe Haven before weaving through the many boats moored in the bay to the finish line in front of HHYC.

After adjusting for handicaps, three of the five 2.4mRs topped the leaderboard. Foo Yuen Wai’s 2.4mR (HKG 6) took overall line and handicap honours ahead of Sylvia Leung Yuk Chun’s 2.4mR (HKG 1).

Daniel Chung on one of two Laser Radials was 3rd across the line but was relegated to 5th overall on corrected.

Mason Wilkinson was the first of two Laser 4.7s, finishing 16th overall on handicap.

Poon Tze Ming, sailing single-handed, was the first of the 14 Hanse 303s, of which 12 were sailed double-handed to finish 4th overall on corrected time.

Seven RS Quests ventured out with Jane Meijnen and Michael Anderson claiming class honours and 31st on handicap.

There was a whole range of skills amongst the 24 Optimist sailors, of whom 18 recorded a result. First home was Matthieu Tancock, who finished 7th overall on handicap.

Back at HHYC, the sailors were able to enjoy their lunch break before preparing for their planned second race.

隨著風勢變化，船隊沒有按照原計劃在順風時出發，而是先抵 達白沙灣遊艇會入口，然後穿過許多停泊的船隻，到達終點線。

在調整讓分系統結果後，2.4mR中有三個選手在排行榜上名列前 茅，Foo Yuen Wai 的 2.4mR (HKG 6) 排在Sylvia Leung Yuk Chun 的 2.4mR (HKG 1)之前。

Laser Radial中的Daniel Chung 以第3名過線，總排名在更正後跌 至第 5 名。

Laser Radial中的另一位選手 Mason Wilkinson，在讓分系統排行 榜上位居第16。

Poon Tze Ming 以單人航行的形式在14 艘 Hanse 303 中脫穎而 出，奪得首名；之後，他又在12艘雙人航行的賽事裡，更正後的總 成績為第 4 名完賽。

RS Quests級別的其中7隊與 Jane Meijnen、Michael Anderson 一 同競賽，後者獲得分級首名，在讓分系統上排在第 31 位。

24名樂天小帆船選手在賽事中展現各種各樣的技能，其中18名 獲賽事管理團隊記錄賽果。賽事第一名是Matthieu Tancock，他 在讓分系統上的排名為第 7。

回到白沙灣遊艇會，選手們在第二場比賽之前享受午休時間。

Stand by (or on) your boats!

RS Quest 5 keeps a watchful eye on RS Quest 3

Optimist 7 and others check out the start line Dan swims out in search of his Optimist son

Conditions were very light for the start of the Bart’s Bash—Ladies Helm Race, so a new plan was hatched to send the participants around Shelter Island and back to the start/finish line still near the approach to Hebe Haven.

Initially, there was 4 knots from 020 degrees as the boats approached the start line before it dropped off. Eliza Yeung’s J/80, Jelik 7, was best placed on the start line under mainsail before struggling to get its kite flying. Ichiban was further back and, likewise, struggled initially to hoist its kite. Lazy Piggy had initially managed to use its spinnaker but, gybing back to the line, struggled to regain momentum.

Thereafter, the breeze continued to ease and after 45 minutes, after consulting the skippers, the RO had little option but to abandon the race.

By 1500, the dinghies were back at the start line but, with barely any breeze, the RO abandoned plans for a second race. He opted instead for a mass gathering of the fleet for a photo opportunity. The more competent Optimist sailors were encouraged to capsize their boats and stand on their hulls, whilst some RS Quests also ‘capsized’. Once pictures were done, the Optimist sailors were encouraged to splash the adults on the RS Quests with ‘battles’ breaking out all round the committee boat. They weren’t the only ones, with the Sailability 2.4mR sailors getting in on the action splashing their fellow sailors.

Despite the conditions, most were delighted to have at least got one race in, still making for an enjoyable day on the water, with over HK$22,000 raised for Sailability Hong Kong.

巴特狂歡Ladies Helm賽事開始的天氣條件非常好，於 是賽事管理團隊決定讓選手們前往牛尾港開始賽事， 選手們須回到遊艇會設置的起點/終點線完成賽事。

最初，當船接近起點時，在020度方向航速達4 節。Eliza Yeung 的 J-80、Jelik 7原本處於有利位置，不 過之後風帆未能及時揚起，製造不少困難。Ichiban位 於更靠後的位置，揚起風帆的時候也非常費力。Lazy Piggy一開始使用三角帆尚算順利，但在返回的途中， 步步維艱。

此後，風勢繼續放緩，在45分鐘後，賽事主任詢問船長 意見，決定終止比賽。

於 15:00 正，隊伍回到起跑線，因為海面幾乎沒有微 風，於是賽事主任取消第二場比賽。他讓所有選手 在海面上集合，一起來張大合照。選手們站在自己的 船上，為拍照做準備。大合照之後，樂天小帆船和RS Quests的選手們玩心大發，互相嬉戲潑水。航能香港 2.4mR選手也參與其中，還有其他組別的選手也一同 加入。

雖然天氣條件不盡如願，但大部分人參加了至少一場 賽事，在水上度過了愉快的一天，為航能香港籌得超 過2萬2千元港幣。