Francis Joyon and his crew completed Act 2 of the IDEC SPORT ASIAN TOUR at night, establishing a reference time for the voyage between Mauritius and Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam . . .

Picture perfect conditions welcomed 15 of the 25 registered entries for Race 6, the penultimate race day of the Hebe Haven Yacht Club’s Monsoon Winter Series 2019. Held out of Port Shelter, the breeze was better than expected at 7 knots from 110 degrees . . .

Over 200 boats turned up for the 26-nautical-mile Solaris Yachts Around the Island Race on Sunday, the 24th of November 2019 . . .

Varying conditions made for some challenging sailing in the 30th Raja Muda Selangor International Regatta and the final day of racing on Saturday, the 23rd of November, was no exception . . .

There was talk on shore of more than 20 boats taking part in the afternoon’s racing. Something to look forward to but, as the first start at 1400 drew nearer, only 15 had appeared – five in the IRC division and 10 in the HKPN division . . .

The 16th staging of the 24 Hour Charity Dinghy Race started at 1400 on Saturday, the 5th of October 2019. Thirty-three boats crossed the line. These included nine RS Quests, eight RS Fevas, six Laser Picos, one Laser Bahia, and nine Hansa dinghies . . .

The Steelcase Dragon Run, Hong Kong's international paddling event and part of the World Surfski League, took place over 21 kilometres of water between Clearwater Bay and Stanley on the 9th of November . . .

Proceedings were a little rushed for Race 3 of the Monsoon Winter Series 2019, held on Saturday, the 2nd of November. With the Rugby World Cup being live streamed in the Garden Bar of the Hebe Haven Yacht Club at 1700 . . .

It is good to see the continuing collaboration between the territory’s yacht clubs and the three-part Monsoon Series 2019-20. The first part is the Hebe Haven Yacht Club’s Monsoon Winter Series 2019 . . .

The Mills 41, Ambush, was the final boat to sail into Nha Trang, Vietnam on Friday night (18.Oct.19) at 22:40:42, putting it in 1st place for IRC Racer 1 division. Sam Chan’s TP52, Free Fire, finished the rally in a corrected elapsed time of 66:22:07 . . .

The China Coast Regatta 2019 wrapped up on the 13th of October, after three days of racing was squeezed into two (sadly, Day 2 had to be cancelled due to a lack of wind). But . . .

Under clear, blue skies in a fresh easterly breeze, the 16th staging of the Hebe Haven Yacht Club’s 24 Hour Charity Dinghy Race started on schedule at 1400, Saturday, the 5th of October 2019 . . .