It was bright but somewhat cloudy over Hebe Haven Yacht Club as the committee boat headed out for the first two geometric races of the Peroni Summer Saturday Series 2019, held on Saturday, the 15th of June 2019 . . .

Talk on shore was of strong southwesterlies with gusts of 18 knots for the first race of the UK Sailmakers Typhoon Series 2019. Weather Underground was predicting rain squalls and even blue skies so there was plenty to look forward to . . .

An amazing end to an amazing season: the end-of-year prizegiving for Hong Kong’s Ruffian Class Association was held in the Regatta Room of the Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club and attended by almost 120 people . . .

Finally, after having been postponed twice due to unfavourable weather, the BuyAssociation Tomes Cup was held in Victoria Harbour on the 1st of June with 41 boats competing . . .

On the 25th of June, a fleet of 15 yachts will set off from Rhode Island in the US on the Transatlantic Race 2019. Among the entrants, one stands out as clear favourite for line honors in the 3,000-nautical mile race across the Pond . . .

House 1881, the historic former Marine Police Headquarters in Tsim Sha Tsui, is now open to the public after an(other) transformation . . .

The Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club’s annual Spring Regatta was held over the weekend of the 11th and 12th of May to officially close the club’s 2018-19 sailing season . . .

The weather did little to dampen enthusiasm at the Hebe Haven Yacht Club Sailing Centre Open Day 2019 as more than 2,000 visitors queued up to experience boating in its many forms – sailing in dinghies and keelboats . . .

Sun Hung Kai & Co has partnered with the Hebe Haven Yacht Club and charitable organisation, Sailability Hong Kong . . .

Sailing on Sunday, the 28th of April 2019, was “just about as good as we ever get in the harbour,” said Irishman Mick McCool . . .

The final two races of the HHYC San Miguel Monsoon Spring Series 2019 started at 1400 on the 27th of April under dark clouds and 15 knots of wind . . .

Up to 700 competitors are anticipated for the 2019 World Rowing Coastal Championships, to be held in Hong Kong from the 1-3 of November . . .