Hebe Jebes 2015 Issue May/Jun | Page 18

SLAM SAILING CENTRE SLAM SAILING CENTRE 星期六的風速很平均,間中有陣風,為選手在頂標帶來了挑 戰。大家可以看到有「經驗」的隊伍以利策略來令對手減慢, 令己隊更有利。英皇佐治五世學校、香港學校風帆協會和法國 國際學校在Fevas組別裡是表現最好的隊伍。 Inter-School Sailing Festival, 14 & 15 March 2015 第一天賽事結束,完成了78場賽事,法國國際學校在Feva的A 組領先,而英皇佐治五世學校是B組的第一名。在Pico 組別, 港島學校和啟歷學校分別進佔A組和B組的第一名。 到了星期日,風勢也是差不多,準決賽改為淘汰賽。前列位置 的隊伍爭持非常競烈,未到終點前數米都未能分出勝負。最 後,恭喜英皇佐治五世學校奪得Feva組別的第一名,港島學校 得第二,而第三名是法國國際學校。 在Pico組別,由啟歷學校勝出,隨後是香港航海學校和港島學 校。值得一提的是, Dragons 隊員Pasu 協助香港學校風帆協 會出賽,取得第四名。 Twenty-two schools gathered in Middle Island for this annual event which attracts more than 150 sailors in a two-day marathon of team racing in Feva and Pico divisions. Races feature six boats—two schools with three boats each. The winner is decided by totalling the points of all three boats (lowest score winning i.e. 1st=1 pt, 2nd=2 pts. So a 1st, 3rd and 5th (9 points) will beat a 2nd, 4th and 6th (10 pts). Races were held in front of the Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club which enabled the public to follow all 115 races! While this event is not organised by individual clubs and teams, it was an opportunity for some of our Dragons to sail for their school, often against their