Hebe Jebes Issue Sep to Oct 2013 Sep 2013 | Page 27

Hong Kong Optimist Dinghy Association (HKODA) Coming events for the HKODA ranking will be the following races, so mark your calendar. Looking ahead By the time you read this, the Dragons will have been to the ABC Sunseeker race on 7 & 8 September. Results in the next Hebe Jebes issue. Thereafter, it will be back to Por t Shelter for the HKSF International Regatta on 20, 21 and 22 September. This one will be impor tant for the ranking. October will also be a busy month with the Hebe Race Week from the 14 – 18 and the 11th 24-hr Charity Race. We are also planning to have a monthly gathering with all the sailors (not only the Optimists) and their parents for a night of rewards. More news later but the first gathering will be on October 4th. Please note this event will be fully suppor ted by the Hebe Dragons Development Fund. HKSF International Regatta 20 – 21 September 2013 Port Shelter ABC Southside Regatta 30 November & 1 December 2013 Middle Island HKODA National Championships 7 – 8 December 2013 Port Shelter The ranking is currently the same as the one published last month with a few sailors from Team B who par ticipated in the last HKODA race: Sorcha White, Bincker Uiterwall, and Hannah Warren—now in Team A. September/october 2013 25