Summer Saturday Series 2022

SUMMER SATURDAY SERIES 2022, RACES 4 & 5

The turnout on Saturday, 16 July 2022, for Races 4 & 5 of the Peroni Summer Saturday Series 2022 was, according to Race Officer (RO) Rob Allen, Sailing Centre Manager at the Hebe Haven Yacht Club, better than expected given the warm conditions.

A total of 25 boats showed up to contest the two geometric races rescheduled to replace Island Race 6 (now cancelled) on the 16th after racing on the 2nd of July was cancelled due to Typhoon Chaba.

Fortunately, the weather forecasters were (almost) spot on with their predicted 10- to 15-knot southwesterly in Port Shelter, although it was oscillating widely when the committee boat Hebe One dropped anchor.

The mark boats then did an excellent job in setting up the A3 Geometric ‘Gate‘ Course for Race 4 on an axis of 240 degrees heading towards the University. The outer A1 top mark for the IRC fleet was at 0.8 nautical miles and the inner A2 at 0.6 nautical miles for the HKPN Division and Dragon Class. No offsets were laid and everything was in place for the 1355 warning signal.

First off at 1400 were the three IRC boats in a 14-knot gust. Arcturus+ approached the line at the pin end whilst H3O came in at speed from behind Hebe One. Taking a more cautious approach, RB brought up the rear.

根據白沙灣遊艇會航海中心經理兼競賽官 (RO) Rob Allen 所 指，在 2022 年 7 月 16 日星期六舉行的週六Peroni夏季系列 賽 2022 第 4 和第 5 場賽事由於天氣和暖，出席者比預想的 多。

因受颱風暹芭影響，原定於 7 月 2 日舉行的賽事取消並改於 16 日舉行，取代島嶼賽第 6 場賽事（現已取消），共有 25 艘艇參賽競逐兩個幾何級別的比賽。

幸好氣象預報員（幾乎）都準確預測到牛尾海西南方向 10 至 15 節風速——即使當司令船 Hebe One 拋錨時受大幅晃動。

標記船隨後在面向大學的 240 度軸上為第 4 場比賽設置 A3 幾何「閘門」賽道的安排十分出色。IRC 船隊的外部 A1 最 高標記為 0.8 海里，內部 A2 HKPN 分組及龍舟組別則為 0.6 海里。沒有任何偏差，一切準備就緒等待13 時 55 分的警告 信號。

於14 時首先出發的是 14 節風速下的 3 艘 IRC 船隻。Arcturus+ 在栓尾接近終點線，而 H3O 則從Hebe One 後方快速進入。RB 採取更謹慎的方法，拉到後方。

Amaze, Ichiban & Fei Chi approach the finish

H3O approaches the finish for 2nd in IRC HKPN fleet approaches the start

The 14 HKPN boats followed five minutes later in nine knots. The J/80, Baring Asia 2, close to Hebe One, was early but, rather than continuing ahead to round Hebe One and restart, gybed and headed back into the on-coming pack, only narrowly avoiding a catastrophe. Ricochet, Bits & Pieces and the J/80, Jelik 6, were best placed off the start.

Eight Dragons came out to play, in the ideal conditions, starting at 1410 in a 12.7-knot breeze. Minion, Elfje and Mei Fei were among the front-runners.

Ricochet made good progress around the first lap of the course leading Bits & Pieces and Lazy Piggy through the gate, followed by Arcturus+ on the longer course. Approaching the gate, H3O partly washed its kite, but soon recovered before heading upwind on its second lap.

Dragonfly led the Dragons through the gate. Happy King missed the gate and sailed well past Hebe One struggling to drop its kite. It wasn’t the only one!

With RB retiring, and once the tail-enders Kam Loong and Baring Asia 2 had finished, Allen set about re-aligning the course, bringing the A1 mark in to 0.7 nautical miles with both marks at 220 degrees.

IRC set off on Race 5 at 1530 with H3O at the pin end leading Arcturus+ off the line in an 18-knot gust.

Bits & Pieces and Ichiban led off the line in HKPN at 1535 in 10 knots.

14 艘 HKPN 船隻在 9 節風速中於 5 分鐘後跟上。靠近 Hebe One 的 J/80 Baring Asia 2雖然來得 早，並未繼續繞過 Hebe One 重 新前進，而是轉身回到迎面而 來的隊伍，勉強避免了一場災 難。Ricochet，Bits & Pieces 以 及 J/80，Jelik 6 於開始時佔上 風。

8艘龍隊加入賽事，在最理想 的 12.7節風速中於 14 時 10 分出 發。Minion，Elfje 及 Mei Fei 在 領頭位置。

Ricochet 在帶領 Bits & Pieces 及 Lazy Piggy 通過閘門的第一圈時 取得了良好的優勢，Arcturus+ 緊 隨其後。接近閘門時，H3O浸濕 了部分船帆，但很快在第 2 圈迎 風前恢復。

Dragonfly帶領着龍隊通過閘 門。Happy King 錯過並駛離了閘 門， Hebe One 在放開風箏時遇上 困難。但它不是唯一一個！

隨着 RB 退賽，位於隊尾的 Kam Loong 和 Baring Asia 2 完成賽 事，Allen 開始重新調整賽道，將 A1 標記調整到 0.7 海里及兩個航 標均在 220 度。

IRC 於 15 時 30 分在第 5 場賽事 出發， H3O 在 18 節風速中於栓 尾領先 Arcturus+ 衝線。

HKPN 賽事中 Bits & Pieces 及 Ichiban 於 15 時 35 分在 10 節風 速中衝線。 Jelik 6 amongst the leaders off the line

Jive kitesurfing

At 1540, it was Fei Chi that led the Dragons over the line in 13.8 knots.

Arcturus+ led the IRC fleet around the course followed by H3O and RB.

On occasions it became quite congested at the inner top mark with 22 boats rounding. The Dragon, Dragonfly, and the Dehler 42, Daydream, had a close encounter but avoided contact.

Again at the gate several boats had problems dousing their spinnakers. Alex Chan’s J/80, Jive, ran into trouble dropping its bright yellow kite along with Baring Asia 2, which ultimately was forced to retire, along with Daydream.

Back at the Hebe Haven Yacht Club’s Garden Bar the announcement of winners was held whilst the dehydrated sailors refreshed themselves with cold beers and French fries.

In IRC, Arcturus+ claimed the daily double in both races with H3O 2nd in both and RB 3rd in Race 5.

In HKPN, Bits & Pieces took line honours in both races and, competing without a spinnaker due to a shortage of regular crew, still managed to finish 3rd on corrected in Race 5.

Lazy Piggy put in a commendable performance with two 1sts in preparation for the team competing in the EUROSAF L30 Class European Championships in Sanremo, Italy, between the 12th and 16th of October 2022.

Jive claimed 2nd in Race 4 with Ricochet 3rd. Despite Mystique’s reduced handicap, after recent victories, they still managed to get on the podium finishing 2nd on handicap in Race 5. A pending protest by LoTech for a port & starboard incident with Happy King in Race 4 should have no impact on the presented awards.

Dragonfly took line and handicap honours in the Dragon Class in Race 4 and finished 2nd in Race 5 behind Fei Chi, which claimed the win. Elfje finished 2nd in Race 4 and 3rd in Race 5, with Mei Fei 3rd in Race 4.

With the awards over, some settled down to watch the England rugby team beat Australia 21-17 and claim the tour series, making for a fantastic day on the water – and on land – with the Irish also beating the Kiwis to clinch their New Zealand tour series victory.

在 15 時 40 分 Fei Chi 帶領龍隊在 13.8 節風速中衝線。

Arcturus+ 在賽道中帶領 IRC 船隊繞 過賽道，H3O 及 RB 跟隨其後。

22艘船在繞圈，令內圈最高標記附近 有時變得相當擁擠。龍隊的Dragonfly 以及 Dehler 42 Daydream 相距極近但 未有碰撞。

幾艘船在閘口時大三角帆再次出 現問題。Alex Chan 的J/80 Jive 與 最終被迫退賽的 Baring Asia 2以及 Daydream 一起因其鮮豔的黃色風箏 落下而出現問題。

回到白沙灣遊艇會的花園酒吧揭曉獲 獎名單的同時，脫水的航員們用冰鎮 啤酒和炸薯條提神。

在 IRC 賽事中，Arcturus+在當天兩項 賽事中獲勝，H3O 獲得兩個第 2 名，而 RB則在第 5 場賽事中分別獲得第 3 名。

在 HKPN 賽事中， Bits & Pieces 在兩 項賽事中均獲殊榮，但由於缺乏常規 隊員在沒有大三角帆的情況下參加比 賽，但仍在第 5 場賽事中獲得修正過 的第 3 名。

Lazy Piggy 以兩個第 1 名的成績為球隊 將於 2022 年 10 月 12 日及 16 日在意大 利聖雷莫舉行的 EUROSAF L30 級別歐 洲錦標賽備戰，表現值得讚賞。

Jive在第4場賽事中獲得第2 名，Ricochet 獲得第 3 名。雖然在近 來的勝利後 Mystique 減少參與障礙 賽，他們依然在第 5 場比賽中以障礙 賽第 2 名登上領獎台。LoTech 在第 4 場賽事中與 Happy King 發生左舷和右 舷碰撞未影響所頒發的獎項。

Dragonfly 在第4場龍組賽事中獲得了 線道賽和障礙賽的榮譽，並在第 5 場 賽事中落後於勝出的 Fei Chi 獲得第 2 名。Elfje 在第 4 場賽事中獲得第 2 名 及第 5 場賽事中的第 3 名，Mei Fei 在 第 4 場賽事中獲得第 3 名。

頒獎儀式結束後，部分人留下來觀 看英格蘭橄欖球隊以21-17擊敗澳洲 隊並獲得巡迴賽冠軍，讓他們在水 上和岸上度過了一個美好的日子—— 愛爾蘭也擊敗了新西蘭取得新西蘭巡 迴賽冠軍。 Jelik 7 clears the gate ahead of LoTech

Arrow and Minion head upwind

Ichiban rounds ahead of Jive and Jazz