Alexandra Nitsch and Christoph Grebe took fifth place and Tat Choi Fung and Joe Shieh took seventh competing against a talented and experienced field of ten boats at the 2012 Hong Kong F18 Class Association Championships, January 14–15, 2012, off the south coast of Lamma.
Alex and Christoph rounding the windward mark. Photo: Andy Keith.
Despite cold temperatures, cloudy skies, and a bit of rain on the first day, and thick fog on the second, Race Officer Brenda Davies managed to fit in four races on Saturday and two on Sunday for a total of six.
After a few troubles in the first three races, Alex — the only lady helm in the regatta — and Christoph showed marked improvement in the fourth through six races, with a best finish of second place in Race 4 — an impressive showing for their first F18 regatta.
Choi and Joe had to deal with a broken tiller on Saturday but still managed to finish all the races in the middle of the field.
Choi and Joe before a start on Day 1. Photo: William Fung.
This year's HK F18 champions are Mike Scantlebury and David Harris, also champions of LBC's Air Canada Asian Open Regatta last November. Mike and David took bullets in four of the six races and had the regatta wrapped up before the final race.
Last year's champs, J. C. Broyelle and Doris Hung, were unable to complete the regatta, receiving DNC/DNF for the last three races.
Full results are available here, and this page will be updated as photos become available.
