HONG KONG—Two races took place in Victoria Harbour last weekend. On Saturday April 29 the Tomes Cup was run while on Sunday the colourful Nations Cup event took place.
The Tomes Cup was the final race of the RHKYC’s Top Dog Trophy series which comprises the Lipton Trophy, Around the Island Race, HKRNVR and the Tomes Cup.
Top finishers of this year’s Tomes cup in Victoria Harbour, with 59 competitors were Mark Thornburrow in Flying Phantom “Flyer” 1st, followed by Mark Castagnet in Dragon Class “Celine”, Andreas Brechbuhl in another Dragon Class “Elfie”, Harold Williams in Flying Fifteen “Tchaikoffsky” and Nick Bryan helming Ruffian “Buster”.
Mark Thornburrow (L) helming Flying Phantom "Flyer", winner of the RHKYC Tomes Cup in Victoria Harbour on Saturday April 29, 2017. This photo shows "Flyer" prior to the start of the Nations Cup on Sunday April 30, 2017. Bill Cox/Epoch Times
