SLAM Sailing Centre
SLAM Sailing Centre
Hebe Race Week
Dragons Squad News
Words CHAN Pei Yip
Words Grégoire Bourrut Lacouture
Hey, my name is Pei Yip. As
you probably already know, on
21–25 October there was this
event hosted by Hebe Haven
Yacht Club known as the Hebe
Race Week. Basically, Hebe
Race Week is an event where
we hold races against other
members of the Club and the
racing team, as if we are in a
proper regatta. The experience
is pretty exciting, since we
get to see who is better in the
team, in a racing environment. Every other day, after sailing,
we have a kind of activity nights. On Monday, we went to Trio
Beach and we had barbecued hamburgers and hotdogs.
They were so good—or everyone was so famished—that we
managed to eat them all. On Wednesday, we had a bingo game
and a sponsored fish and chip supper from the Chip In and on
Friday we had an early Halloween party for which we dressed
up and danced.
Dear Dragons,
What an active sailing autumn we have had, both on and off
the water. October was eventful, with the Hebe Race Week
coached by the famous Rafael Di Donna who returned to Hong
Kong for the second time (see report from Pei, opposite). Not
more than a week later, we had the 24HR Charity Dinghy Race
where our Dragons sailed Picos (single handed) and RS Feva
(double handed). Full coverage of the 24HR can be found
in this magazine (page 46) but, as a team leader, I have to
congratulate the racing team for finishing 1st in both divisions!
November was a month-long logistical-planning exercise for
Alfred as the boats had to be sent by truck to Tai Mei Tuk—
in view of the Nationals for real-size training—then straight
to Middle Island for a joint training