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Tides for Quarry Bay

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With fewer than 50 days to go, international entries from three countries mark the first sign-ups for the 10th edition of the Hong Kong to Vietnam Race . . .

 

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The Aberdeen Boat Club’s Summer Series this year attracted 27 entries and, although not seen as one of the club’s most competitive events, it is, nevertheless, taken seriously by all those who cross the start line . . .

 

The UK Sailmakers Typhoon Series 2023 came to an end on Saturday, the 26th of August 2023, having this year attracted a whopping 89 entries – one of the largest fleets ever for this popular summer series . . .

 

Early on Sunday morning, the Observatory had this to say: winds from the south, Force 2 and 3, mainly cloudy with occasional showers and squally thunderstorms. Showers will be heavy at times . . .

 

The prospects of a two-hour race followed by a leisurely, perhaps even longer seafood lunch, attracted 21 boats to enter Island Race 6 of the Aberdeen Boat Club’s (ABC) Summer Series 2023 . . .

 

Race 7 of the UK Sailmakers Typhoon Series 2023 was held on Sunday, the 6th of August 2023. Due to the light conditions that affected the last race day on the 23rd of July 2023 just one islands race was planned but . . .

 

Given the anticipated light winds and the high ebbing tide, one course for all was chosen in the vicinity of Bluff Head Light and Castle Rock for Race 5 of the Aberdeen Boat Club’s Summer Series 2023 . . .

 

Conditions were not looking promising on Saturday, the 29th of July 2023, for the final day of the Habsberg Asia Company Limited Summer Saturday Series 2023 . . .

 

With Race 6 of the UK Sailmakers Typhoon Series 2023 done and dusted, pressure is building among the front runners of the five divisions and two classes . . .

 

For a change, there was little concern for the weather as the race management team assembled on Hebe One on Sunday, the 9th of July, for Races 3 & 4 of the UK Sailmakers Typhoon Series 2023 . . .

 

For a change, there was little concern for the weather as the race management team assembled on Hebe One on Sunday, the 9th of July, for Races 3 & 4 of the UK Sailmakers Typhoon Series 2023 . . .

 

In his welcome message to the Notice of Race for the Summer Series 2023, the ABC’s commodore’s noted that “summer is not a synonym for clement weather” . . .

 

The Hebe Haven Yacht Club was a hive of activity early on Saturday, the 1st of July 2023, as sailors arrived to prepare their boats for a day out on the water . . .

The pandemic put pay to the traditional Mirs Bay Regatta, last held in 2019. The old weekend format included a Saturday race to Mirs Bay, a BBQ party and overnighter at Wong Shek, and a return pursuit race on the Sunday . . .

 
 
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