HONG KONG—The Hong Kong Dragon Class Championships took place off Lamma Island with 3 days of racing, Friday Nov 18 to Sunday Nov 20 with 13 boats taking part. Nine races were completed in the series, with 3 races each day.
The wind was fairly consistently from the north-east (60 to 80 degrees) but varied in strength and water swell and current changed with the tide, posing many questions to helmsmen. But conditions were much better than expected with a lot of sunshine, although partly cloudy on days 1 and 3.
Race winners on day 1 were Lowell Chang, Tam Nguyen and Simon Chan, with the leaders after day 1: Tam Nguyen on 8 points, Lowell Chang on 10 points, Marc Castagnet on 11 points and Frederic Azemard on 12 points.
Lowell Chang helming 'Davinloong' round the leeward mark during day 3 of the Dragon Class Championships on Sunday Nov 20, 2016. Bill Cox/Epoch Times
