Cruising Sailors of Hebe

白沙灣巡航航員 (CSOH)

by Stu Pryke

Every September, The Club commits to one of the planet's largest global race days, all in the aid of selected charities, namely Bart's Bash. Unique to this year and Saturday September 17 was a Bart's Bash with a difference. Additional to the usual racing, the newly formed Cruising Sailors of Hebe sailed their first organised rally, from Cascade to Yau Ley in Rocky Harbour.

Thirteen boats joined what can be said, was a pretty informal "race", with various configurations of sail plans running past the start pin and the Committee boat, (Mo Han, the Sailability Solaris 40); Genoa, no main; main, no genoa ; no main or genoa, and most with engines on the tick over. A few boats took an early start by a couple of hours and secured prime positions on the dubious anchor grounds of Rocky harbour and alongside the old fish farm platforms at Yau Ley.

By 1400, all crews, including The Commodore had settled into the routine of post race banter, ice cold Tsing Tao's and ultimately, the social parlez of table mixing and putting Barts Bash solidly to the front of Simon's bursting restaurant. The Race management team excelled by arranging a prize giving table, together with a CSOH banner and importantly, the award to each skipper, of a dedicated and unique, new burgee, the CSOH burgee with its 193 Lighthouse and Hebe Dragon embrace. The significance of the 193 is one that represents our passage out of Hebe Haven and our returns, all with the 193 light heralding our safe passage out and our safe passage in returning home. It was with great pride, that all boats, flew the CSOH off their starboard shrouds, amid toasts of Merlot, rums and beers....amen and ahoy!!!

Barts Bash is a celebration of the short life of Andrew "Bart" Simpson, a crew member of the Americas Cup team who died in a capsize training accident in 2013, whilst sailing in San Fransisco Bay. Bart was a solid supporter of both the less abled and the underprivileged, striving to see both party's on the decks of yachts, small, large, fast and cruising. Infact all varieties and with Hebe being so closely aligned to less abled sailors, it is only right that our designated charity for this event, is Sailability.

So, what of next years Bash? Let's strive for a larger turn out of what will then be the first anniversary of the CSOH and a few more rallies under our keels. Keep the banter, the grog and the burgees flying. AHOY to the 193!!!!

每逢 9 月，本會都會參與由指定慈善團體協助舉辦的其中一個最大型國際比 賽，Bart's Bash。今年非常特別，於 9 月 17 日星期六進行的 Bart's Bash 有點 不同。除了一般的賽事之外，新成立的 CSOH 還進行了他們首次組織的拉力 賽，路線從小瀑布開始，到糧船灣海的有利海鮮漁村為止。

13艘船隻參與了其實稍為不正式的「賽事」，以使用各種配置的航行計劃經 過起點和委員會船（無限號、航能 Solaris 40）；Genoa，沒有主帆；主帆，沒 有 Genoa；沒有主帆或 Genoa……而且大多數引擎都正在空轉……有幾艘船 隻提早了數小時出發，在糧船灣難以確認的錨地以及有利舊漁場平台旁邊確 保了有利位置。

到了下午 2 點，包括會長在內的所有職員都已經準備好享受賽後小點、冰涷 青島啤酒，以及最終的餐桌交流活動，並將 Barts Bash 安排在前往爆滿的 Simon 餐廳前。賽事管理團隊安排了頒獎台以及一幅 CSOH 橫額，重要的是， 向每位船長頒發了一面獨特有心思的全新 CSOH 旗幟，上方飾有 193 燈塔和 白灣沙灣龍隊圖案。193 的意義在於它代表我們由白沙灣出航和歸來，一切 都隨著 193 燈塔的預示讓我們安全出航和回歸。所有船隊以及下船的航員均 在 Ｍerlot 的祝辭、交錯的冧酒杯和啤酒杯之間互相祝賀，令我們非常自豪。

Barts Bash 是為了紀念 Andrew "Bart" Simpson 短暫一生。他是美洲盃團隊 的一名船員，在 2013 年舊金山灣航行時因翻船訓練事故而喪生。Bart 致力 支持傷健人士與弱勢社群，努力為兩者提供登上甲板的機會，無論是小型、大 型、高速船抑或巡航船隻……事實上所有的船隻型號，以及白沙灣與傷健航 員的密切關係，讓我們為這次賽事指定航能為慈善機構。

那麼下年的 Bash 呢？讓我們將在 CSOH 一周年爭取更大的轉機，以及更多在 船上聚會的機會。讓我們繼續歡笑、享受美食，讓旗幟飄揚……為 193 歡呼！

Bart's Bash Cruising Rally 2022