March 2023

from Hebe Jebes Jan/ Feb 2023

by Hebe Haven Yacht Club

IN MEMORY

04 SAT

Monsoon Spring Series

Youth Optimist Development Squad

Youth Laser Pico Development Squad

Youth RS Quest Development Squad

Dinghy Sailing Club

Sailing Club

Roast Lunch and Buffet Dinner 05 SUN

Youth Optimist Development Squad

HKSF Keelboat 1 & 2 Training

Roast Lunch and Buffet Dinner 19 SUN

Youth Optimist Development Squad

08 WED

RYA Powerboat Level 2 J/80 Sailing Quest Sailing

09 THU

J/80 Sailing Quest Sailing 01 WED J/80 Sailing Quest Sailing 15 WED

RYA Powerboat Level 2

Monsoon Spring Series 11 SAT

03 FRI Curry Buffet 12 SUN Roast Lunch and Buffet Dinner 17 FRI British Night Dinner Buffet

Youth Optimist Development Squad

Youth Laser Pico Development Squad

Youth RS Quest Development Squad Dinghy Sailing Club J/80 Sailing Club

Youth Optimist Development Squad

Monsoon Spring Series 18 SAT

Youth Optimist Development Squad

Youth Laser Pico Development Squad

Youth RS Quest Development Squad Dinghy Sailing Club J/80 Sailing Club

HKSF Keelboat 1 & 2 Training HKSF Keelboat 3 Training HKSF Dinghy Level 1 & 2, 3

J/80 Sailing Quest Sailing 22 WED

24 FRI

Artevino Grouop Wine Dinner

Monsoon Spring Series 25 SAT

Youth Optimist Development Squad

Youth Laser Pico Development Squad

Youth RS Quest Development Squad Dinghy Sailing Club J/80 Sailing Club

Roast Lunch and Buffet Dinner 26 SUN

Youth Optimist Development Squad

HKSF Keelboat 1 & 2 Training HKSF Keelboat 3 Training HKSF Dinghy Level 1 & 2, 3

J/80 Sailing Quest Sailing 29 WED

31 FRI

Crazy Friday / Wine Fair

J/80 Night Sailing Quest Night Sailing

Sailing Centre

JOHNSTON Commodore

Happy New Year, both for 2023 and for the Chinese New Year, which is early this year and will be upon us about the time you read this. As you will see from the front cover of this issue, 2023 marks the Club’s 60th Anniversary, and we will be putting on a suite of events later in the year to celebrate everything that is Hebe.

Year of achievements

As I look back on 2022, the year was certainly not without its challenges, but I am very happy to report that despite all the hurdles we have still made great progress at the Club. The various committees, management, staff and members have joined hands to make a lot happen. All the washrooms have now been fully refurbished and reopened, the restaurant aircon and kitchen extraction system replaced, the General Office renovated to incorporate a new proper reception area for members and to showcase the latest club merchandise. Safety has also been enhanced across the club, including the completed club-wide upgraded fire safety systems and the new safety walkways and fall-arrest systems installed on the boat racks— which will be nearing completion when you read this.

Greater diversity of social events

Over the festive period, members enjoyed a diverse range of social events including several visits by Santa, a gingerbread house workshop, Christmas wreath making workshop and the ever-popular Christmas Carols put on by the Hong Kong Welsh Male Voice Choir, which even the odd downpour could not dampen the spirits of. And then to top off everything, a cracker of a New Year’s Eve Party with 60 partygoers strutting their stuff to the 80s vibes. Following that 1 January saw a flock of members converge on Cascade Beach for the New Year’s Day Sailaway with BBQ, Drinks and Games on the beach. Moving forwards in 2023, as well as traditional favourites, members can also look forward to joining even more family-oriented and younger-crowd events to help achieve a good mix of events that will appeal to a broad range of ages from 2 to 102.

The 13 January is also your chance to welcome new members to the Club and celebrate some of our long-term members too. With close to 100 already registered at the time of writing, this promises to be our biggest-ever welcome to Hebe event.

Esg

The Club is continuing its mission to enhance its Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) and the ESG Committee, chaired by Andy Brown, will be driving a number of initiatives to ensure things continue to move in the right direction.

Back to Sailing

The Kowloon Cup on 14 and 15 January marks the first sailing event of the New Year on the Club Calendar, and promises to be a great race, with a lot of boats already registered to compete. Check out the packed club sailing calendar for races and events on the water throughout the year.

Have a great 2023!

當您閱讀本文時無論是 2023 年新年還是農曆新年，祝你新年快樂。正如您從本期封面看到的那樣，2023 年是白沙灣遊艇會成立 60 週年，我們將在今年下旬舉辦一系列活動來慶祝此特別時刻。

成就之年回顧2022年，這一年肯定是充滿挑戰的，但我很高興地報告，儘管存在重重障礙，我們仍然取得了長足進步。各個委員會、管理層、員工和成員攜手合作，取得了很多成就。所有洗手間現已全面翻新並重新開放，更換了餐廳空調和廚房抽氣系統，對總辦公室進行了翻新，為會員提供了一個新的接待處，並展示了最新的會所商品。整個會所範圍的安全性也得到了加強，包括整個會所範圍內升級的消防安全系統以及安裝在船架上的全新安全走道和防墜落系統—當您閱讀本文時，它們將接近完成。

社交活動更加多樣化

在節日期間，會員們享受了豐富多彩的社交活動，包括聖誕老人的多次造訪、薑餅屋工作坊、聖誕花環製作工作坊，以及由香港威爾士男聲合唱團帶來的廣受歡迎的聖誕頌歌，即使是傾盆大雨也澆不滅人們的興致。然後最重要的是，一個除夕倒數派對，有60名參加派對的會員與家人在80年代的氛圍中狂歡慶祝。在那之後的 1 月 1 日，一群會員聚集在Cascade沙灘，在沙灘上進行燒烤、暢飲和遊戲，慶祝元旦航行。展望 2023 年，除了傳統的熱門賽事外，會員還可以期待參加更多為家庭和年輕人預備的活動，以實現對2至102歲都具吸引力的活動的良好組合。 1月13日是您歡迎新會員加入白沙灣遊艇會和慶祝我們的一些長期會員的機會。在撰寫本文時已有近100人註冊，這有望成為我們有史以來最盛大的Hebe活動。

ESG

會所正在繼續履行加強其環境、社會和治理 (ESG) 的使命，由Andrew Brown 擔任主席的 EGS 委員會將推動一系列舉措，以確保事情繼續朝著正確的方向發展。

返回航海

1 月 14 日至 15 日舉行的九龍杯是白沙灣遊艇會日曆上新一年的第一個帆船賽事，並且有望成為一場盛大的比賽，許多船隻已經報名參加比賽。趕緊查看我們緊湊的航海日曆，了解全年的水上比賽和活動。

祝你 2023 年事事順境！

SONNY PAYNE Vice Commodore

I am delighted and privileged to serve the Club in my new role as Vice Commodore following the elections at the AGM in November 2022.

As the new Vice Commodore, I have taken over the reins as chair of the Club’s Planning & Works Committee (PWC) from Robert Quinlivan.

The immediate focus of the PWC is in obtaining a modification to the Club’s lease in order to permit the building of a permanent structure in the area formerly occupied by the ‘garden bar tent’. In this regard, the Town Planning Board has already given its consent for a two-story building (known as the “Regatta Deck”) and this forms the basis for an application made by the Club to the Lands Department on 7 September 2022 for a lease modification (the “LMA”).

The LMA also includes a request to retrospectively permit the erection of the existing boat racks and to permit the installation of new transformers and a low-voltage switch room to provide for future power requirements.

In the meantime, following a tender process, the Club has engaged an architectural firm (Matter) to commence concept design options for the Regatta Deck and we should be in a position to present options to members during the first quarter of 2023. I stress that the Club has by no means committed to the two-story option and cost constraints may well militate for a one-story option which perhaps permits further (upward) extension in the future.

Other than the projects covered by the LMA, the Club continues to explore options to replace (or supplement) the 20-year old existing marina piles in order to bring the marina up to current design standards. The feasibility of adopting the Seaflex® elastic mooring system (which eliminates the need for piles) was looked into, but rejected on the basis that cannot accommodate the tidal range between low water level and the current design surge level.

Initial Artist's Impression of the proposed Regatta Deck

PAUL C. ARKWRIGHT General Manager

Hebe festivities

To celebrate the festive season, the Club put together a diverse range of member events over the festive season including Christmas Quiz Night, The Welsh Male Voice Choir Christmas carols evening, Christmas Wreath workshop (with wine and cheese tasting), Gingerbread House workshop, Boxing Day Cruise and the New Year’s Eve Countdown Party.

There were celebrations of a different nature in early November, after the 2022 AGM was successfully held at the WM Hotel. As Don was self-quarantining; the then Vice Commodore, Robert Quinlivan Chaired the meeting that saw 63 members attend in person and 55 members voting by proxy. Your new General Committee can be found on the inside front cover.

There are even more celebrations to come, for the Chinese New Year. We’ve got the Lion Dance and the Lucky Lettuce Boat Blessing Ceremony lined up in January 2023 more details can be found on the Club events webpage. Thank you so much team Hebe for pulling all of that off – especially while I slunk off to see my kids in Australia for Christmas.

NEW: Shine & Dine, plus free parking

Besides celebrations and events, the free parking promotion is back by popular demand, and members can enjoy free parking every weekday during lunch hours upon minimum spending of HK$150.

Also, a brand new ‘Shine and Dine’ service was launched on 1 December 2022. Members are welcome to drop their car keys with security and Alfred (our cleaning supervisor) will wash and vacuum your car while you dine at the Restaurant, fix your boat, sail your boat, drive your vessel, or chill with a sundowner on the terrace. Timeslots can be pre booked online (see the QR code below) or just ask when you arrive (subject to availability).

REPAIRED: Kid’s stuff

The children’s playground has had its broken swing and the climbing frame repaired and the ground better levelled to reduce trip hazards.

RENOVATED: Washroom wishes

I am happy to report that Male, Female and Assessable washrooms are all now reopen after extensive renovations and have received very positive feedback.

NEW: HHYC History Website

Thanks to Mark Ashton for helping the Club collate historic snippets from Hebe’s past and will be uploading stories to a newly launched HHYC history website. The site will help those interested find previous Club Anniversary publications, three key timelines of key moments in the history of the Club and a wealth of other information on our club’s history.

We also plan to bring the Hebe history highlights together on a “History Wall” to be displayed at the Club in time for our 60th Anniversary on 7 June 2023.

NEW: Pak Sha Wan Centre Meeting Room

All club meetings have been moved over to Pak Sha Wan Centre starting from December 2022. The existing meeting room container has been relocated to allow more hardstand space and to help meet the club lease renewal requirements in preparation of the lengthy Club lease renewal process.

The space will also provide more room for sail training activities during poor weather conditions.

Keeping everyone safe – COVID Updates

The latest government update, issued on 13 December 2022, Covid-19 LeaveHomeSafe app is no longer needed to access restaurants and other businesses starting from 14 December 2022. The use of the Vaccine Pass, however, is still required to enter businesses.

Extended existing social distancing measures with a few minor updates:

1. The LeaveHomeSafe app now only issues two different codes – red for those infected with Covid-19, and blue for those not infected.

2. On 22 December 2022, the 240-headcount limit on banquets will be lifted. Proof of negative RAT / PCR test result will no longer be needed for banquet guests and bar patrons.

3. Maximum pax per table is 12.

4. You can take your mask off during photo-taking on stage at events held at catering premises and bars/pubs.

5. Group gatherings of more than 12 persons in public places is prohibited.

Let’s hope we continue to see restrictions being further eased, and I wish you good health, prosperity, fair winds, great sailing and kettle of rum or two in the year of the Rabbit.

2022 年的年度股東大會在 WM 酒店完滿結束後，我們亦在 11 月初舉行了多個不同性質的慶祝活動。由於Don正值自我隔離；當時的副會長 Robert Quinlivan 主持了年度股東大會，總共有 63 位會員親自出席，另有 55 位會員透過代理投票。您可以在本期封內頁找到新的總務委員會委員名單。春節期間將為大家準備更多慶祝活動。我們將於 2023 年 1 月下旬舉行舞獅表演和船隻祈福儀式，您可在本會活動網頁上查閱到更多詳情。非常感謝白沙灣遊艇會的團隊完成了所有活動工作—特別是在我偷偷到澳洲與我的孩子們共度聖誕節的時間裡。

最新事項：Shine & Dine，外加免費泊車除了慶祝和活動，免費泊車優惠也按大家要求重新推出，會員只需於餐廳消費滿港幣 150 元即可於每個平日的午餐時段免費泊車。此外，全新的 Shine and Dine 服務已於 2022 年 12 月 1 日推出。會員可到保安處交低車匙，Alfred(我們的清潔主管）將會在您於餐廳用餐、修理您的船隻、當您出航或在露台上享用日落飲品的時候，為您進行洗車及吸塵服務。您可在網上預約時段(詳見下方二維碼)，或在您到達船會時查詢(視