HONG KONG—Glorious sunshine and a timely breeze welcomed almost 40 contestants to Port Shelter on Saturday and Sunday, September 5 and 6 for the 3-Race, Hebe Haven Yacht Club’s Annual Sails East Port Shelter Regatta 2015.
With two geometric races on Saturday and an Islands Race on Sunday it is a popular weekend of racing. Race Officers Geoff Tayler on Saturday and Bonnie Cheng on Sunday backed up by enthusiastic assistants, onboard the Committee Boat and on the water, planned and set good courses and although the wind shifted 45 degrees during Race-1 Tayler was swift to reset a new course for Race-2.
With just 4-Divisions and 3-Starts, (1) IRC-A, (2) IRC-B and Sportsboats, and (3) HKPN and J80’s all went to plan except for the general recall needed for IRC-B and Sportsboats in Race-1 on Saturday Sept 5. All boats laid back off the line for the restart.
The Islands Course on Sunday was just as successful. With an 8-Knot North Westerly breeze blowing at the satrt and stronger winds active further out to sea, IRC-A, B and Sportsboats started in Port Shelter, set off for Table Island after rounding the Club Mark. They then headed for Steep Island Mark, did a loop to Port Shelter Mark and back to Steep, then to Bluff Island Mark, back to Table Island to Port and finished at Little Palm Beach. HKPN boats did the same course but missed out the Steep Island to Port Shelter Mark loop.
