Racing Results

Santa Series Finale

December 23, 2012

An exciting visit from Santa Claus himself brought the final leg of our 2012 Santa Series to a grand conclusion Saturday, December 22—or at least much grander than any of the racing we managed to complete! A wild, gusty, constantly … Continue reading …

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Santa Series II Results

December 9, 2012

The wind forecast was pretty good, but when a small group of sailors gathered on the beach, it looked like the observatory got it wrong once again. Still, with spirits high, we set off anyway, and soon the wind picked … Continue reading …

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Santa Series I Results

November 26, 2012

20121124_Santa_Series_I Overall Sailed: 4, Discards: 0, To count: 4, Ratings: SCHRS, Entries: 6, Scoring system: Appendix A Rank Class SailNo HelmName CrewName SCHRS R1   R2   R3   R4   Total Nett 1st Hobie 16 108014 Thomas Carl 1.195 … Continue reading …

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LBC Teams Win Around HK Island Race

November 12, 2012

Two LBC teams won honors in the RHKYC 2012 Around the Island Race on Sunday, November 11. Alexandra Nitsch and Christoph Grebe finished in 4:32:12, taking first place in the F18 class. Nine F18s competed this year, with three breaking … Continue reading …

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Int’l and Local Teams Sweep Standard Life Asian Open Regatta

November 7, 2012

By Richard Orange, Orchard News Bureau The Standard Life Asian Open Regatta 2012, staged in the waters between Discovery Bay and Hong Kong Harbour this weekend (Nov 3-4), tested the mettle of dozens of international and local competitors in four … Continue reading …

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2012 Asian Open Regatta Results

November 4, 2012

Standard Life Asian Open Regatta 2012 Class Results as of 22:20 on November 4, 2012 Dart 18 Class Sailed: 6, Discards: 1, To count: 5, Ratings: SCHRS, Entries: 11, Scoring system: Appendix A Rank Boat_Name Boat_Class Start Boat_Type Sail_Number Club … Continue reading …

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Holiday Series III Results

October 3, 2012

An early start (10:00 instead of 11:00) for our Holiday Series III on October 2 saw us some good winds at the beginning of the regatta but the wind got rather slow towards the end. It also lead the Vice … Continue reading …

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Fall Series II Results

September 20, 2012

Our second leg of the fall series on Saturday, September 15, 2012, had a good turnout, just as the first did. The Race Officer was particularly pleased to see that there was a good mix of boats at the start, … Continue reading …

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Fall Series #1 Results

August 27, 2012

This year’s Fall Series club racing got off to an exciting start on Saturday, August 25, with very gusty and shifty Force 4 winds that presented a challenge for everyone—and resulted in several sailors going for an unplanned swim! We … Continue reading …

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LBC Sailors Place in Dutch Open

June 11, 2012

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 …

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Summer Series #3 and Overall

June 10, 2012

Zero wind in the bay and a slight drizzle welcomed the nine crews for the third leg of the Summer Series 2012 on June 10, 2012. As usual, there were different views on the weather, but one opinion was shared … Continue reading …

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Summer Series #2 Results

May 28, 2012

A steady wind from the east welcomed the 10 (!) boats on the beach for the second leg of the Summer Series, held Sunday, May 27, 2012. For a change, it wasn’t the F18 fleet which dominated the fleet (by … Continue reading …

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HKF18CA Spring Series Results

April 30, 2012

Steve Wallace organized a very successful Spring Series of F18 races at LBC under the auspices of the Hong Kong F18 Class Association. The series included a total of 15 races held over several weekends, with three discards. Overall winners … Continue reading …

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Easter Series Results

April 29, 2012

We had a great turnout for the third leg of our Easter Series 2012 on Saturday, April 28. Since the first two legs of the series were canceled due to lack of wind, results for the third leg turned out … Continue reading …

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Holiday Series #1

April 6, 2012

After last week’s cancellation of the first Easter Series everyone was excited when the wind conditions seemed to be just perfect on the morning of Ching Ming, April 5, for our 2012 Holiday Series #1. An easterly breeze had settled … Continue reading …

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Dragon Series Overall Results

March 1, 2012

  Dragon Series 2012 Total Overall Sailed: 6, Discards: 0, To count: 6, Ratings: SCHRS, Entries: 8, Scoring system: Appendix A Rank Class SailNo HelmName CrewName SCHRS Dragon Series I Race 1   Dragon Series I Race 2   Dragon … Continue reading …

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Dragon Series #2 Results

February 19, 2012

Our Dragon Series #2 took place Saturday, February 18. Since a few F18 teams were out of town, only three boats showed up for this weekend’s race. Also absent was our safety boat, making a round-the-buoys race impractical. So the … Continue reading …

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Dragon Series #1 Results

February 5, 2012

It looked cold and windy when I checked the Internet on Saturday morning, February 4, and indeed it was cold and windy when I got to beach to greet what looked like a repetition of the Hong Kong F18 National … Continue reading …

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LBC Boats 5th & 7th in F18 Champs

January 16, 2012

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 … Continue reading …

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Rowers Win Sail/Paddle/Row Challenge

January 3, 2012

Congratulations to Liam Fitzpatrick and David Coudert, the LIRC mens’ double scull team, for winning the 2012 Sail/Paddle/Row Challenge, held on January 2, 2012. Liam and David defeated the first sailing boat by three minutes. Next were Christoph and Nelson … Continue reading …

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