2014 Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club Autumn Regatta about to begin
by RHKYC on 10 Sep 2014
Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club Autumn Regatta RHKYC/Guy Nowell
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2014 Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club Autumn Regatta - Organised by Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club, the first major event of a packed 2014-2015 sailing calendar is scheduled to take place in Hong Kong’s iconic Victoria Harbour over the weekend of 13 and 14 September.
This historic Regatta, which dates back to 1889, will be the first of a number of events ‘powered by’ Audi, the official automobile partner of the Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club.
Open to all Hong Kong’s keelboat sailors, the regatta will feature over 100 boats hailing from eight one-design classes and the ‘Big Boats’. Competitors will gather in Causeway Bay for one race on Saturday and two back-to-back races on Sunday.
The ‘around-the-cans’ courses to be sailed are likely to take in Hong Kong landmarks such as Shau Kei Wan, Tai Koo Shing and Hung Hom and will be selected on the day by Race Officer Simon Boyde, taking into account the prevailing winds and tides.
The prizegiving for the event will take place at RHKYC’s Kellett Island clubhouse at around 1830hrs on Sunday evening, after racing has finished.
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