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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 . . .
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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 . . .
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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 . . .
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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 . . .
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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 . . .
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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 . . .
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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 . . .
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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 . . .
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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 . . .
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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 . . .
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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) . . .
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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 . . .
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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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With two races to get through, maybe even three, it was an early departure from the Aberdeen Boat Club for Shun Fung, the committee boat . . .
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On the 25th of January, 12 boats set off from Tai Tam to contest Hong Kong's challenging Four Peaks Race. Conditions were tough, with the race committee recording winds speeds of up to 22 knots . . .
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After being postponed due to Tropical Cyclone Trami on Saturday, the 26th of October last year, the Sun Hung Kai & Co Around the Island Race 2024 . . .
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What a weekend it turned out to be! The sun shone, the sea sparkled and the wind blew 10 knots, sometimes 12, from the northeast. It's hard to beat Hong Kong in those conditions . . .
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