Three races for the IRC division, two for PHS, and 8 knots of wind from the northeast – lots to look forward to on Sunday, the 8th of February . . .

Co-hosted by Parks and Trails, TrailWatch and Designing Hong Kong, the Hong Kong Island Coastal Trail Challenge 2025/26 took place between the 8th of November 2025 and the 26th of January 2026 . . .

The 22nd Royal Langkawi International Regatta took place from the 19th to the 24th of January 2026. It attracted 34 boats in seven divisions with fierce competition right up until the tenth and final race . . .

It was more than a prize-giving, it was a show. Winners and achievers in the Four Peaks Race 2026, along with their families and friends, cheered as trophies and prizes were presented to the crews . . .

The Kai Tak Cruise Terminal, operated and managed by Worldwide Cruise Terminals, enjoyed a year of noteworthy achievements as it stepped into its 12th year of operations in June 2025 . . .

Another great Four Peaks Race has just been completed. Over the last 40 years, guys and gals have been sailing between, and running up, four of Hong Kong’s highest mountains . . .

For over 20 years, the island of Phuket has been a battleground for Thailand’s boat shows, with various organisers competing to host Southeast Asia’s most influential yachting showcase . . .

Windfinder said 6 knots from the northeast, at 1100. The 14 boats that started Race 7-8 of the Waglan Series 2026 got even more, with readings of 11 knots at the windward mark as the two fleets . . .

More than 40 sailors sailed to Yau Ley in Rocky Harbour on Boxing Day to feast on some of the best seafood to be found on Hong Kong’s eastern seaboard . . .

Sailors are not known for their ‘arty’ ways. Rather, it’s practical, logical thinking that defines them as a hardy, no-nonsense, very competitive bunch . . .

Hong Kong’s largest sailing eventtook place on Saturday, the 13th of December 2025, with 230 boats taking on the iconic 26-nautical-mile circumnavigation of Hong Kong Island. Named the Sun Hung Kai & Co Around the Island Race . . .

No wind off Middle Island, so the start was moved to Stanley where there was 7 knots blowing from the east. Sensible decision by the RO and, at 1135 six IRC boats set off on Course 11 . . .

The plan was to complete two 45-minute windward / leewards which would see racing wrapped up by 1530 latest on Saturday, the 6th of December. This would give everyone enough time to join the prize-giving . . .

The first constituent event of the Top Dog Trophy Series 2025–26 – the World Maritime Merchants Forum Lipton Trophy – unfolded on the 6th of December under ideal conditions in Victoria Harbour . . .

Who said boating in Hong Kong was floundering? It certainly wasn’t at the Hong Kong International Boat Show 2025, held at Club Marina Cove . . .

What a turnout – 139 boats in five classes, and 159 young sailors giving their best on two courses south of Hong Kong. Racing started on Saturday at 1100 off Stanley for the two Optimist classes and further south off Po Toi for the two ILCA classes and 29ers . . .

Discovery Bay Yacht Club rounded off 2025 with its popular Sokos Under The Stars. This is always a special event and the weekend of the 22nd and 23rd of November did not disappoint . . .

Sunday, the second day of the Hong Kong Match Racing Championships 2025, saw two races carried over from Saturday before the semi-finals, Petit Finals and finals could be sailed . . .

After a short delay waiting for the wind to settle, seven IRC racers crossed the start of a 20-nautical-mile race to Shek O Rock and back on Sunday, the 23rd of November . . .

Conditions could not have been better for the Hong Kong Match Racing Championships 2025, hosted by the Hebe Haven Yacht Club. With the winter monsoon affecting southern China, Port Shelter was alive with a brisk 10 knots from the north . . .

To mark Hong Kong Maritime Week 2025, the Hong Kong Maritime Museum announced on Thursday, the 20th of November, that its Hong Kong Maritime Museum Jockey Club Anchor Plaza was officially open . . .

A The World Maritime Merchants Forum Alma Mater Race, organised by the Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club’s Young Members Committee, took place on the 16th of November in Hong Kong’s Victoria Harbour . . .

Australian entry, the Reichel / Pugh 66, Alive, crossed the finish line in Nha Trang on Friday, the 7th of November, at 17:11:10 HKT, claimed line honours in the Hong Kong to Vietnam Rally 2025 . . .

Crews heading for the ‘Lamma Patch’ had lots to look forward to – three windward / leewards for IRC and two for PHS . . .

Races, rallies and rendezvous – Beneteau has had ’em all here in Hong Kong. The first was the Beneteau Owners’ Rally in January 1989 and the latest was the Beneteau Rendezvous 2025 . . .

All around the committee boat, the water shimmered as patches of wind and pools of sunlight greeted crews as they gathered for Race 2 of this year’s Waglan Series. The location was between Round Island and Ocean Park . . .

On Saturday, the 18th of October 2025, a celebration took place for the return of the 70-foot teak schooner, So Fong. Built to a Sparkman & Stephens design, So Fong was launched . . .

The Lantau Yacht Club Boat Show – Festa Nautica 2025 – began on the 17th and concluded on the 19th of October. The three-day extravaganza brought together yacht enthusiasts and industry leaders . . .

The China Coast Regatta, the Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club’s premier big boat event since 1993, once again delivered a legendary experience, featuring three days of exhilarating racing . . .

Beautiful colours greeted the sailors who braved post-typhoon conditions on Day 1 of the Opening Regatta. Not only was the sea a shimmering, luminescent green, but the sky was a brilliant blue with dazzling white clouds . . .

The inaugural Forum for Asia-Pacific Maritime Culture, co-hosted by the Hong Kong Maritime Museum and the China Maritime Museum, in association with the International Congress of Maritime Museums Regional Meeting . . .