LANTAU BOAT CLUB FLASH
December 2nd
Upcoming Events
Christmas Ball- Dec. 3rd , Ladies Recreation Club, 7:00pm until
late
Wear your finest, bring your dancing shoes and prepare yourself
for a little magic! This year’s event will be a lot of fun
and a great chance to see your sailing friends wearing something
more than shorts and a buoyancy aid. If you still haven’t
bought tickets, there are a few left. Contact social@lantauboatclub.com
or ring 9187-4413.
Mickey Series 9,10,11 – Dec 11th
The final set of races in the last series of the year. The number
one spot is currently held by Joe Shieh, but Jimmy Shum is closing
in. Come out and enjoy the last set of ‘warm’ races before
Winter sets in. Leave the beach at 1:00.
New Years Day – Mulled wine on the beach
It has become a traditional way to cure the traditional hangover.
Come down to the beach and have a cup of wine, hang-out for a chat,
work on the boat, or go for a sail.
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News
Annual General Meeting – New Officers Elected
The Annual General meeting was held on November 26th at the Discovery
Bay Residents Club. During the meeting reports and updates were
done, along with the election of new officers for the year. Here
are the new and returning officers.
- Commodore – Richard Carrey
- Treasurer – Steve Wallace
- Secretary – Michele Felder
- Regatta – Joe Shieh
- Training – Jimmy Shum
- Race Officer – Tom Nunan
- Co-Beachmasters – Neels Brink and Wayne Smal
- Co-Assistant Social Secretaries – Anne Ludlow and Liz
Smith
A big Thank You to outgoing officers: Nicole Klaasen, Henrik Kolding,
and Craig Kurten. Their efforts over the past year are much appreciated
and the new officers will likely be calling on them for sage advice
in the coming months.
FH Multihull Trophy Series Results
The results of the Fragrant Harbour Multihull Trophy Series for
2005 are now available. Hamish McNicol won the battle for the #1
spot, with a tie recorded for 2nd place between Tong Shing and Peter
Davies. Please click
here for the full results. Prizes for the top three places overall
will be presented at the Christmas Ball on Saturday.
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Sailing Report
Sunday-Nov 27th
Despite the minimal wind last Sunday morning, the pressure picked
up nicely around noon and lasted all afternoon until well after
dark. Three boats of families (the Carreys, Blackwells, and Ludlows)
headed off to Mui Wo for a leisurely lunch at the China Beach Club.
It was choppy around DB, but smoothed out inside Peng Chau for a
reasonable ride that still required a bit of trapezing. Neils Brink
was out on the Tiger around Hei Ling Chau, and 4 or 5 boats went
to Cheung Chau. One casualty was reported when IQ lost his mast
and called Ah Wah for a rescue tow.
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Miscellaneous
Turn off taps at the beach
You will have noticed the new taps and hoses recently installed
at the beach, through the efforts of Craig Kurten and Steve Wallace,
with expert trouble-shooting by Brian Phipps.
Please remember to turn off the taps at the stand pipes when you
have finished with the hose, and inside the blue hut at the end
of the day. The water pressure seems to be pretty high at the moment,
possibly because of the reclamation, and the hoses can split if
they are left under pressure for too long. Also, with 4 different
taps, you will get better pressure if only one or two are “on”
at the same time.
See you at the Ball!
Michele Felder
Secretary, LBC
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