General Manager's Report

PAUL C. ARKWRIGHT

General Manager Well it’s been a hot couple of months, and plenty happening both on and off the water at Hebe. Here’s a little roundup…

Hebe happenings In keeping with our diverse membership, we’ve been putting on a diverse range of member events—sometimes all on the same day! Saturday 16 July, for example, saw a triple event at the Club with Summer Saturday Series out on the water (with Meals on Keels), Live Rugby on the big screen in the Garden Bar (with Burgers and Bangers fresh from the BBQ) and a private swanky dinner function in the Inner Restaurant (with an amazing spread laid on by Chef Dennis) all in addition to our usual Restaurant & Balcony covers. Well done team Hebe for pulling all of that off!

Tailor-made private dinners Why not treat yourself and your friends to a private banquet gathering in the Inner Restaurant, where we can accommodate up to 30 diners. Chef Dennis will sit down with you and design a tailor-made menu for you and your guests. Whether you have specific dishes in mind or want us to come up with something creative— Dennis is your man with a plan and a pan (well quite a few actually). Contact us fnb_mgr@hhyc.org.hk or call 2719 7916 for details.

New menus on the way Chef Dennis who came on board in late June has been doing a phenomenal job in the kitchen and you’ll start to see some new dishes (and some old favourites back) on the menu. We’re gradually paring down the menu, while increasing the frequency with which we rotate items on there. This helps further reduce food wastage and allows you to enjoy seasonal items and more regular changes in offerings on the menu.

Enjoy a day out on Hebe One We’re making booking Hebe One that bit easier with a new online booking system, that enables you to see what dates are available for hire and book it with a couple of clicks for parties on the water of up to 21 people. Check the availability of Hebe One and book your next trip today – simply scan the QR code.

Wonderful washrooms The female changing & assessable washroom are already in service and have been well received. The marbling on the floors is intentional and part of the non-slip design to help keep you safe even when it gets wet with batches of swimwear-clad mini sailors coming in and out. The male changing room renovation work started on 11 July and will hopefully be finished soon after you’ve read this. Guys your turn now to use the temporary washrooms in the car park.

Keeping everyone safe COVID protection We can expect more of the same in terms of COVID regs. At the time of writing, on 26 July the Government had again extended existing social distancing regulations to 10 August. The Club continues to follow our COVID-prevention protocols, and as an extra precaution now also requires all students and instructors attending Sailing Centre and Sailability Courses to conduct daily RAT tests and show a negative result before coming on-site.

I thank everyone for their continued patience in adhering to the regulations which we all have to follow and, in summary, still require: 1. Wearing a mask at all times in the Club (unless seated in the dining areas consuming F&B). 2. Using your LHSApp to scan in at the Club entrances together with a temperature check. 3. Using the Vaccine bubble LHSApp to scan in at the Restaurant & Balcony entrance together with a Vaccine check and temperature check. 4. Not gathering in groups of more than 4 anywhere in the Club, except in the designated Vaccine Bubble areas where we can seat up to 8 at a table.

Pest protection In the hot months, as well as the sun coming out, so too do the midges and mozzies. To help mitigate, we have installed new mosquito/sand-fly traps around the Club and stepped up pest-control measures club-wide.

F&B protection We’ve also stepped up our back-of-house inspections and are conducting twice-daily random checks on the kitchen and food storage areas—to ensure all F&B staff adhere to our strict health and safety policies—giving you further peace of mind in everything served from our F&B outlets.

People protection Works have commenced on the boat rack safety walkaways, which is why you will see a few more boats sitting on the hardstand rather than in the racks, as they are decanted off to allow the fitting of the new walkways to help keep our boatyard staff safe, while they tie down your boats in bad weather.

I’ll keep you posted with my periodic updates by email, and will continue to respond to all your questions and suggestions that you send in. Until then, enjoy yourselves on the water and come sample some of our scrummy new menu items when you get back ashore.

PAUL C. ARKWRIGHT

General Manager

這幾個月來天氣炎熱，在白沙灣遊艇會上上下下都發生了很多事。下面簡單總結一下……

白沙灣遊艇會活動 爲了配合多元化的會員層，我們舉辦了一連串不同的會員活動，有時更是在同一天進行！ 例如在 7 月 16 日星期六遊艇會舉行了 3 場活動，包括水上的週六夏季系列賽（配上船上 餐點 Meals on Keels）、花園酒吧大螢幕上的橄欖賽直播（配上鮮烤的漢堡和香腸）、以及 在內部餐廳舉行的私人豪華晚宴（大廚 Dennis 掌勺的饕餮盛宴）等等，這些活動在我們 常規的餐廳與陽台範圍外。白沙灣遊艇會團隊完成了所有這些工作，實在太棒了！

度身訂做的私人晚宴 何不在內部餐廳為您和朋友準備一場私人宴會，最多可容納30位食客。大廚Dennis會 與您商討設計出為您和賓客度身訂做的菜單。無論您有想好的指定菜式，還是希望 我們想出一些有創意的菜式——Dennis一定能幫到您（拿上他的廚具）。請發送電郵 fnb_mgr@hhyc.org.hk 或致電 2719 7916 與我們聯絡，以了解更多詳情。

新菜單即將推出 六月下旬上任的大廚 Dennis 廚藝出色，您將會在菜單上陸續看到一些新菜式（以及一些 舊有的受歡迎菜式）。我們正在逐漸縮減菜單，同時增加菜單更換的頻率。這有助進一步 減少食物浪費，讓您可以品嚐到季節性的單品以及更定期地更改菜單上的菜式。

在 Hebe One 享受美好一天 我們正在使用新的網上預訂系統讓預訂 Hebe One 變得更容易。您可看到哪些日期可供租 用，並且只需輕按幾下就可以預訂多達 21 人的水上派對。查看 Hebe One 可預訂日期，立 即預訂您的下一次旅程——只需掃描 QR Code 即可。

精美的洗手間 女性更衣和無障礙洗手間已經投入使用，並大獲好評。地板上的大理石花紋是防滑設計 的一部分，即使在因一群穿著泳裝的迷你航員們進出弄濕的情況下，也能確保您的安全。 男更衣室裝修工程已於 7 月 11 日展開，期望在大家讀到這裡的時候已接近完成。男士們現 在輪到你們使用停車場的臨時洗手間了。

保護大家的安全 新冠肺炎預防措施 我們可以預計到會有更多相同的新冠肺炎管制措施。在撰寫本文時，政府於 7 月 26 日再 次將現行的社交隔離限制延長至 8 月 10 日。遊艇會將繼續遵循我們新冠肺炎預防協議， 另外作為額外的預防措施，現時更要求所有參加航海中心和航行課程的學生及教練進行 每日 RAT 測試，並在到達現場之前提供陰性結果。

感謝大家一直耐心地遵守大家必須遵守的規則，總括來說，仍需： 1. 在遊艇會內任何時候都要佩戴口罩（除了坐在用餐區吃早餐）。 2. 使用 LHSApp 在遊艇會入口掃描，並量度體溫。 3. 使用疫苗氣泡 LHSApp 在餐廳及陽台入口掃描，同時進行疫苗檢查和溫度檢查。 4. 除了指定的「疫苗氣泡區」每桌最多可容納 8 人以外，遊艇會內不可有 4 人以上 的團體聚會。

蟲害防護 在炎熱的月份以及太陽出來的時候，蠓和蚊子也會出現。為了緩解這個情況，我們在遊艇 會周圍安裝了全新的蚊子/沙蠅陷阱，並在整個遊艇會範圍內加強了針對害蟲的控制措施。

餐飲保護 我們還加強了後台檢查，對廚房和食品儲藏區進行每天兩次的隨機檢查，以確保所有餐飲 員工遵守我們嚴格的健康及安全政策——讓您更加安心享用我們的餐飲店提供的美食。

人員保護 船架安全人行道的工程已經開始，這就是為什麼您會看到更多的船放在硬架上而不是船 架上，因為它們被卸掉以安裝新的人行道，來確保在惡劣的天氣的情況下為您綁住船隻 的船廠工作人員的安全。我會以電郵向您定期更新，並將會繼續回覆您所有的問題和建 議。在那之前，請盡情享受水上的樂趣。當你回到岸上，記得來嚐嚐我們美味的新菜單。