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With 20 boats expected to turn up, and Force 4 to 5 forecast by the Observatory, Race 1 of the Monsoon Winter Series 2023-24 was looking to be a good one . . .
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First held in 2002, the 24 Hour Charity Dinghy Race was conceived by Roger Eastham and Mark Houghton and drew 16 entries. The 24-hour sailing enduro raised HK$350,000 for the Children’s Cancer Foundation and . . .
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The series takes its name from the iconic lighthouse on Waglan Island, which commenced operation in 1893. Although now automated – and despite the widespread use of GPS . . .
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What a perfect day to go racing! The second constituent event of the Top Dog Trophy Series 2023-24 – the Lipton Trophy – took place on What a perfect day to go racing! The second constituent event of the Top Dog Trophy Series 2023-24 . . .
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The skies were overcast but the wind was encouraging as seven IRC and seven PHS boats prepared for Race 2 of the Aberdeen Boat Club’s Waglan Series 2023-24 . . .
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The combined racing and shoreside activities of this year’s 24 Hour Charity Dinghy Race were as lively as ever – Hebe Haven Yacht Club knows how to put on a party and the 2023 edition of its annual charity weekend did not disappoint . . .
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Summer 7 and
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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 . . .
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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 . . .
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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 . . .
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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 . . .
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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 . . .
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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 . . .
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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 . . .
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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 . . .
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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 . . .
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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 . . .
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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” . . .
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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 . . .
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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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