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The Waglan Series is the Aberdeen Boat Club's main racing series during the colder winter months. It spans two calendar years and typically enjoys monsoonal winds from the northeast . . . |
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Squally showers and rough seas, thanks to Typhoon Yinxing, forced the Hebe Haven Yacht Club to postpone Race 1 of its popular Monsoon Winter Series . . . |
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Tropical cyclones can affect Hong Kong throughout the year and Super Typhoon Man-yi was one of them. Despite passing a long way to the south in late November . . . |
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Volvo Hong Kong to Hainan Race has been posponed due to Typhoon Toraji until 9 January 2025. Call Ailsa at the RHKYC 22390362 |
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The Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club's Top Dog Trophy Series 2024-25 began on the 2nd of November with the first of four constituent events – the Lipton Trophy pursuit race . . . |
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Leaving the dock a little late, club committee boat, Shun Fung, powered out of Aberdeen Typhoon Shelter South and made for its usual spot south of Middle Island, dropping anchor at 1010 . . . |
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The Hebe Haven Yacht Club's flagship event is undoubtedly its 24 Hour Charity Dinghy Race. It features an endurance race on water and a colourful shoreside village with activities and entertainment for everyone . . . |
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The Volvo China Coast Regatta, the Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club's premier 'Big Boat' event, took place from the 11th to the 13th of October . . . |
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It's that time of year again when temperatures ease, monsoonal winds arrive, and the waters south of Hong Kong – particularly off Lamma Island . . . |
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At 0955 on Saturday, the 28th of September, race officer, Alex Johnston and his team, set about finding a suitable location for Race 1 of the Aberdeen Boat Club's Opening Regatta 2024 . . . |
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Following the Aberdeen Boat Club's Opening Regatta 2024, on the 28th and 29th of September, a very lively prize-giving was held at the club's Middle Island facility . . . |
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It was pouring with rain as the committee boat left the dock. That's how it stayed for most of the day. Of course, it wasn't entirely unexpected as the Observatory had predicted wet weather for the weekend of the 21st and 22nd of September 2024 . . . |
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Andrew 'Bart' Simpson was an Olympian sailor and an ambassador to sailing worldwide. Hailing from Britain, he died tragically while training in San Francisco Bay for the America's Cup . . . |
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