Commodore’s Corner

It is my pleasure to serve the club as commodore for a second year. With the help of our new Officers Committee, we aim to attract more new, active members and organize more activities to encourage greater participation from existing … Continue reading …

As a new commodore, I appreciate your participation and support in the past. In this year, we aim at providing an energetic and attractive environment to all members.  The Club will organize a wide range of activities to meet your … Continue reading …

Welcome to our new Committee… Taking over the role of Commodore is Joseph Shieh. Joe has been a long time member Club, and has been instrumental in getting greater participation from Hong Kong citizens. Please welcome Joe.

As a watersports-oriented Club, we are very much dependent on the weather to enjoy our sport. After an unusually cold and extended Winter, the Spring has been very nice. The weather has warmed considerably but remained cool enough to ensure … Continue reading …

This is a period of growth in Club, in terms of both number of members and enthusiastic leadership. As the outgoing Commodore, I would like to take this opportunity to thank the LBC Committee and the Club’s many supportive members … Continue reading …

With racing season upon us, it is most sailors favourite time of the year. Plenty of competitive events are on offer. The ABC Regatta was very good this year with decent weather and wind. Well done to LBC’s Clara Ng … Continue reading …

Another good year for the Club has come to an end, and we are looking forward to growing the Club in new directions this year. Although LBC has traditionally been about beach catamaran sailing, we now have a very strong … Continue reading …

The Club racing to date this year has been excellent. Race Officer Gabriel Kicks has been focusing on the basics- something most of our racers sorely need. This often includes shortening the course and getting in more races that centre … Continue reading …

Has anyone noticed it has been getting windy? The winds this year have been fairly aggressive. Of course, we are now at the start of typhoon season. This year, we will be taking tougher measures to ensure the safety of … Continue reading …

This is always a favourite time of the year for me. Racing has started again in earnest so there is plenty of opportunity to work on boat handling skills, racing tactics and fine tuning of the rig. Although I keep … Continue reading …

Our Annual General Meeting is on Monday, 19 January. Please make an effort to join us, as this is always an important event in deciding the direction of the Club. This year has special significance in that we are voting … Continue reading …

The new year is already looking good for the Lantau Boat Club. Our newly elected committee is already hard at work planning the activities of the year. In 2009, we plan to put more emphasis on getting people out racing. … Continue reading …

Wow what a tremendous regatta we had this year. By all accounts, it was a spectacular event: the wind was great, the entries were higher than expected, the parties were awesome and the kit was first-class. I would like to … Continue reading …

Was it just me, or did this year seem to go by fast? It is already December, as the weather has suddenly reminded us. This time of the year traditionally sees many of our fair weather sailors pack up their … Continue reading …

Well, what a mess from typhoon Hagupit. The destruction caused from the enormous ocean swell, onshore winds and resulting waves was the worst we have ever seen. More than 20 boats were damaged, some with damage beyond repair. All this … Continue reading …

Well here we are, right back into racing season again. Our first big regatta of the fall saw 14 boats commit to the full weekend of activities, and with some fine overall results. This bodes well for the rest of … Continue reading …

The Lantau Boat Club is in danger of becoming the friendliest club around! We have had more social events and friendly competitions than ever before. Our Tram party was a success despite some foul weather. We held a breakthrough event … Continue reading …