Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club Autumn Regatta - Overall
by RHKYC Media 11 Sep 2016 12:43 BST
10-11 September 2016
Beautiful sunny weather for the second day of the RHKYC Autumn Regatta in Victoria Harbour saw 75 boats come out with 11 Impalas setting off in the first start at 1100hrs.
With 6kts easterly breeze, Race Officer Barry Truhol set the start line off of Hung Hom. Most divisions were sent on race course 302; sending racers around a mark off Shau Kei Wan and back to finish off at Hung Hom. The Big Boats were given a slightly longer course; to Tai Koo Shing, Eastern Harbour Mark 1, returning to Tai Koo Shing and finishing at Hung Hom.
With improving wind conditions to around 8kts, Race Officer Barry Truhol wasted no time in starting the second race which kicked off at 1220hrs. All boats were set a slightly longer race for Race 2 with the Dragons, Etchells, Flying 15s Impalas, J/80s, Sports Boats and Big Boats starting at Hung Hom and racing to Shau Kei Wan and hoisting their kites and then heading down to Eastern Mark 2, dropping their kites and heading back up to Shau Kei Wan for the second rounding and again hoisting their kites for a 1.56nm leg to finish.
With an early finish, competitors sailed their way to the Main Bar followed by a prize giving on the Main Lawn with Commodore Robert Stoneley presenting the prizes.
Provisional results can be found at www.rhkyc.org.hk/aur2016results.aspx