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Tides for Quarry Bay

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With a nearby typhoon disrupting the weather, conditions for Race 4 of the Ming Hing Waterworks Typhoon Series 2025 were in doubt as the committee boat . . .

 

The inaugural Lake Toya Regatta was held on Sunday, the 22nd of June this year. The event was held in near perfect conditions for the competitors most of who were experiencing yacht racing . . .

 

New requirements for application or revalidation of local certificates of competency held by local vessel operators. Coxswains and engine operators are responsible for . . .

 

"We've got 8 knots from the east, 105 degrees to be exact," said assistant race officer, Jono Slattery. He was reading his wind vane on the top deck of Shun Fung, the committee boat . . .

 

This year's World Sailing Steering the Course Women's Sailing Festival began at Hebe Haven Yacht Club on Saturday, the 24th of May. After seven days of events and activities . . .

 

The remaining boats in the Eastern Asia Offshore Race arrived on Sunday, the 1st of June, in Tainan – the end of a 350-nautical-mile voyage. Sheltered by the coast of Taiwan, the wind was light . . .

 

Can you imagine the organization that goes into a regatta which attracts a whopping 262 boats and 325 sailors? Ninety officials who lay four entire race courses and make sure everything on the water is ready to go? . . .

 

This year was the 20th anniversary of the Aberdeen Boat Club's Classic Yacht Rally. Eight boats set off from Tai Tam Bay on Saturday, the 24th of May, and sailed in company to Cascade Bay in Port Shelter for a memorable prize-giving and buffet . . .

 

The BMW Spring Regatta attracted 88 boats – a lucky number in Chinese culture. Across four Big Boat divisions and eight one-design classes which included Dragons, Etchells, Flying Fifteens . . .

 

The finale of the Top Dog Trophy Series 2024-25 took place in Victoria Harbour on Saturday, the 3rd of May, completing the series of four pursuit races to determine the top-performing boat for the season . . .

 

The Nations' Cup was held on Sunday, the 4th of May, marking the 15th anniversary of one of the Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club's most colourful events . . .

 

On the 27th of March, the anchor of the Seawise Giant arrived at the Hong Kong Maritime Museum Jockey Club Anchor Plaza, on the Central waterfront . . .

 

There were doubts that racing on Saturday, the 13th of April 2025, would go ahead. The Observatory was predicting Force 4-5 and even Force 7 offshore . . .

 

The Aberdeen Boat Club's Waglan Series 2024-25 began on Sunday, the 6th of October 2024, and ended on Sunday, the 23rd of March 2025. A series prize-giving was held on Thursday, the 10th of April . . .

 

Under the influence of an anticyclone, the weather was fine and dry on Sunday, the 23rd of March. For sailors, not a great deal of wind but enough to get 25 boats over the line for the final of the Waglan Series 2024-25 . . .

 

A grey, drizzly day in New South Wales turned into a shining milestone for Sailability Hong Kong when Foo Yuen Wai was confirmed 2025 Hansa Liberty Open World Champion . . .

 

Good winds and a fair number of boats. That's what they wanted and that's what they got on Sunday, the 9th of March 2025. Twenty keelboats showed up for Race 11 of the Waglan Series 2024-25 . . .

 

The Kai Tak Cruise Terminal in Hong Kong, operated by Worldwide Cruise Terminals (WCT), a consortium led by WFS, welcomed three world-class ships from two cruise lines at its two berths on the 19th of 19 March 2025 . . .

 

Weather conditions were mixed during the Inter-schools Sailing Festival on the 15th and 16th of March 2025. Over the weekend, 147 sailors took part . . .

 

On International Women's Day, Saturday, the 8th of March, the Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club hosted its annual Volvo Ladies Helm Day with female skippers aboard 47 boats across seven classes . . .

 

A maritime airstream affecting the coastal areas of southern China recently brought change to Hong Kong's weather and Saturday, the 1st of March, was humid and warm . . .

 

On Saturday, the 1st of March, about 170 competitors from local secondary schools, universities and community rowing clubs gathered in Victoria Harbour for the 9th Victoria Harbour Rowing Regatta . . .

 

Organised by the Sailing Federation of Hong Kong, China, and co-organised with the Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club (and for the 2025 29er Asian Championship, the International 29er Class Association) . . .

 

The Waglan Series to date has been attracting reasonably healthy fleets and the race committee's 'guesstimate' on Sunday, the 23rd of February 2025, was for two dozen starters, hopefully more . . .

 

The Four Peaks Race is never complete without a glittering prize-giving held on the club's forecourt with bustling Aberdeen Harbour as its backdrop . . .

 
 
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Macau moves Optimist news Macau Race 20th Bay Regatta Tale of two marinas Optimist interview Benefits to society Most versatile watersports Interview of david Witt Our share of the harbour