2013 Asian Sailing Championships Selection Guidelines
General The 16th Asian Sailing Championships will be held in Incheon, South Korea, from 1 September to 9 September 2013. The open multihull class will be sailed in the Hobie 16 class. The following events will be used as the … Continue reading
ABC Opening Regatta (Update)
Update: Results now available here. The Aberdeen Boat Club’s annual Sunseeker Opening Regatta is scheduled for Sept 1–2, 2012. NOR, SI, and other details are available here. There are two classes for LBC boats to enter: “Formula 18s” and “other … Continue reading
Punta Fuego Regatta
Club Punta Fuego in Batangas Province, Luzon island, Philippines, invites all LBC members and other Hong Kong sailors to enter the 11th Club Punta Fuego Regatta, December 8–9, 2012. Club Punta Fuego is the only membership club with marina facilities … Continue reading
LBC Paddlers DB Dragonboat Champs
LBC’s paddlers had a tremendously successful Tuen Ng Festival this year, capturing the championship trophy in the mixed crew dragonboat races at Discovery Bay, along with second place in the ladies’ event and 4th place in the men’s. The races … Continue reading
LBC Sailors Place in Dutch Open
Two LBC teams traveled to the island of Texel in the Netherlands to compete in the 2012 Dutch Open and the Nacra Infusion Worlds on June 6 – 8, 2012, and the Round Texel race—the world’s largest catamaran event—on June … Continue reading
LBC Sailors in Round Texel Race
Two teams of LBC sailors will represent the club in “the ultimate battle for international beach cat sailors,” the Zwitserleven Sailing Week on the Dutch Wadden Isle of Texel. The Sailing Week starts Wednesday June 6 and lasts four days. … Continue reading
15th Asian Sailing Championships
The biennial Asian Sailing Championships were held in Langkawi, Malaysia from 18-26 Feb 2012. Hong Kong was well represented among the 275 sailors from 19 countries (and 60 technical officials including international jury, measurement controllers, and race officers). The races … Continue reading
Seminar on Racing Rule Changes
In order to facilitate the implementation of the new Racing Rules of Sailing for 2009 to 2012 and highlight the changes on the rules to members, the HKSF has invited the ISAF International Judge of Australia, Mr. Tony Mooney, to … Continue reading
Update on Catamarans in the Olympics
Here is a copy of a letter received based on the petition campaign that we had participated in recently to support catamaran sailing as a competitive sport with the RYA and ultimately the Olympics as well: Dear Petitioner Thank you … Continue reading
Catamarans dropped from the Olympics
LBC members and friends: As the newly elected Commodore of the Lantau Boat Club, I will be working hard to promote the sports of paddling and catamaran sailing in our community, Hong Kong and even across the region. At this … Continue reading
