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Hong Kong to Vietnam Race 2023 Gains First Signups

With under 50 days to go, international entries from three countries mark the first signups for the 10th edition of the Hong Kong to Vietnam Race, a 673nm predominantly downwind run to Nha Trang, Vietnam. Racing kicks off on 24 and 25...

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Entries Open for Rolex China Sea Race 2024

Entries are now open for the Rolex China Sea Race 2024, with the just-launched notice of race encouraging sailors from around the world to join one of the most tactical offshore races in the world. The race will start on 27 March...

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A Gentle Start for the 2023 Rolex China Sea Race

The Rolex China Sea Race 2023, the first offshore race in Hong Kong since 2019, got underway on April 5 at 11:20am in misty weather and a southerly breeze of around 3 to 5kts. The fleet gathered before the start at RHKYC’s...

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Rolex China Sea Race returns after five-year absence

The Rolex China Sea Race returns on 5 April 2023 in Hong Kong’s Victoria Harbour, taking competitors 565 nautical miles (1,046 kilometres) across the South China Sea to Subic Bay in the Philippines. First held in 1962, this year marks the 61st...

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Father and son duo prepare to take on Rolex China Sea Race 2023

The Hong Kong-based Beneteau sales manager, Cosmas Grelon, and his father, Philippe Grelon, will participate together in the Rolex China Sea Race 2023, which departs 5 April 2023 from Hong Kong. The Rolex China Sea Race is a 565nm Category 1 Offshore...

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'A great relief': Hong Kong Race Week returns after 3-year hiatus

The Hong Kong Race Week 2023 kicked off on Tuesday (14 February), with six days of racing taking place this week, concluding on Sunday 19 February. A total of 236 sailors are taking to the water to compete in the competition, representing...

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Top Dog Trophy Series: 65 Boats Turn Out for Hong Kong race

A total of 65 boats turned out in Hong Kong’s Victoria Harbour on Saturday 7 January 2023, as they competed in the One Global HKRNVR Memorial Vase. Organised by Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club, the race forms part of the Club’s Top...

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Celestial Overall Winner at 2022 Rolex Sydney Hobart Race

Sam Haynes, a veteran of 11 previous Sydney Hobart races, claimed the Tattersall Cup for overall winner on corrected time for the 2022 Rolex Sydney Hobart race. Hayne’s yacht, Celestial, crossed the finish line in Hobart late in the morning on December...

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Geoff Hill on Competing in the 2022 Rolex Sydney Hobart Race

The 2022 Rolex Sydney Hobart race gets under on December 26, with Geoff Hill’s Antipodes being the lone representative from Hong Kong at this year’s event. Hill and his Santa Cruz 72 have been mainstays of the Asian regatta circuit for over...

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Swiss Re YMC Alma Mater Race 2022 sees record entry levels

The second edition of Swiss Re YMC Alma Mater Race, organised by Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club's (RHKYC) Young Members Committee, took place on December 18 in Hong Kong’s Victoria Harbour, with a record breaking 62 entries. Despite the extremely chilly weather...

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Meet Hong Kong's most adventurous young climate-change advocates

The 30-year-old Li Po Chun United World College (LPCUWC) in Hong Kong's northeast New Territories is, in all likelihood, the most globalised and altruistic school in Hong Kong. This year's graduates had students from over 90 different nationalities, with students from poorer...

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'It's a milestone': Sailability Hong Kong welcomes new flagship cruiser

Sailability Hong Kong has welcomed the sailing yacht Mo Han into the city, to become the new flagship of the Sailability HK fleet. The charity will use the yacht to give people with disabilities the opportunity to get out onto the water,...

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Maritime miracle: How Hong Kong grew from bombed-out port to global powerhouse

A large unexploded American AN-M66 aerial bomb, currently on display at the Hong Kong Maritime Museum, serves as a reminder of the ruined state of the city at the end of the Second World War. When Hong Kong was liberated from Japanese...

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A return to racing: How sailors across Asia are getting back on the water

The impact of the global pandemic made the organisation of sail racing extremely challenging. Still, clubs across Asia hope these disturbances are over and are working overtime to get racing schedules and key events back on track as they seek to return...

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Fountaine Pajot MY6 goes on display in Hong Kong

The Fountaine Pajot MY6 Open Day, hosted by Asia Yachting, took place at Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club in Causeway Bay from July 3-5. The invite-only event marked another step towards the return of in-person events, after a long pause due to...

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Fountaine Pajot MY6 on display at Open Days event

Asia Yachting is showcasing a Fountaine Pajot MY6 power catamaran in Hong Kong from July 2-5, 2022. The event takes place at Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club in Causeway Bay. It runs 10am-7pm on Sunday July 3, and 11:30am-7pm on July 2,...

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HKSAR 25th Anniversary Sailing Cup kicks off in heavy downpour

The first race of the HKSAR 25th Anniversary Sailing Cup (HKSAR 25ASC) kicked off on Saturday 11 June, delivering a spectacular celebration of sailing within Hong Kong’s Victoria Harbour. The event was organised in celebration of the 25th Anniversary of the establishment...

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Comment: Hope for Hong Kong’s yachting scene

The strong demand for recreational boating in 2021 is set to persist throughout 2022, and it may be the year when the world transitions to living with Covid-19 – providing the ideal backdrop for boat shows and major water sports events to...

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Hong Kong gvn't: Crew are exempt from 'two household' Covid rule

The Marine Department of the Hong Kong Government has responded to a letter sent by Hong Kong Boating Industry Association (HKBIA), confirming that crew on private vessels are exempted from the city's ban on gatherings in private places. In its letter, HKBIA...

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HKBIA asks Hong Kong government to ease Covid restrictions

The Hong Kong Boating Industry Association (HKBIA) has written a letter to Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam and The Food and Health Bureau of Hong Kong, requesting that captain and crew of yachts be exempted from the latest Covid restrictions, which...