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Hebe Haven Yacht Club HKODA Nationals 2013 Pre-Announcement Words Gregoire Bourrut Lacouture Hebe Have Yacht Club in association with the Hong Kong Optimist Dinghy Association present the Hong Kong National Championship on 7 and 8 of December to be held in the vicinity of Port Shelter. This event is hoisted and supported by The Hebe Haven Yacht Club. Each year, the top Hong Kong Optimist sailors participate in five official HKODA ranking regattas (ABC southside in December, RHKYC Middle Island in April, HHYC Open Regatta in June, HKSF Festival of Sport in June and HKSF Open regatta in September) and in the HKODA Nationals. Around 50 boats from all horizons will be on the start line for two days of top racing. For some sailors, it will be their last race in Optimist having reached the age of 15 at the end of 2013. For some younger ones, it will be their first great experience to enter such an event. Prizes will be offered to the overall winner, the first five overall, the first three in the under-12s category and the first three in the under-10-years-old category. The Hong Kong National Champion, based on the 2013 ranking, will also be rewarded. A fantastic buffet organised by Hebe Haven will be offered to all competitors on the last day. By the time you read this, the notice of race will have been posted on the HKODA website (http://www.hkoda.org) and sent out to all the HK coaches. This event could not be organised without the support of HKODA partners: Title Sponsor: The Hebe Haven Yacht Club Supporting Sponsors: SLAM, Watsons water, Watsons Iso-Tone, Cadbury Chocolate 52 Hebe jebes • NOV/DEC 2013 Co-Sponsors: Pizza Express, California Sunshine Fresh Milk Fresh Milk, Exclusively sold at ParknShop 53