SLAM Sailing Centre
SLAM Sailing Centre
HHYC SLAM Open Regatta 25 & 26 May
Words Gregoire Bourrut Lacouture
This Regatta is Hebe Haven Yacht Club’s annual race for all
dinghy classes. It is also a ranking regatta for the Optimists,
aka ‘Oppies’, as well as the Access 303s. No less than 117
dinghies registered and made the Club busy for a long time.
The Dragons team was in full force with all our 11 sailors. Iain
was sailing Pico this time and it was Pasu’s first ‘official’ regatta.
The weather forecast for the weekend was very good in terms
of sun, a bit less in terms of wind. Nevertheless, after a long
tow in the bay of Sai Kung, Tim Duckworth—Race Officer of
the Day—found the perfect location with a nice steady wind, an
unusual current and some nice swell.
After the start of the 29ers, the Lasers, the 420s, the Picos and
the large fleet of almost 60 Oppies were on their way to the top
mark. A clean start on all races, mostly because of the current,
put our sailors on the top of the fleet for the first race. Nicolle
and Timothée crossed the line in 1st and 2nd position.
這場公開賽是白沙灣遊艇會一年一度為小帆船舉辦的賽事，也
是Oppies級別及Access 303 的排名賽。不少於117艘小帆船
參加是次賽事，賽前令遊艇會忙了好一陣子。
Dragons隊伍全力以赴，全部隊員共11名選手出賽（Iain今次
以Pico 出戰），也是Pasu第一次代表Dragons隊正式參賽。
天氣預報周末天氣很好，有陽光但風比較弱。當日的賽事主任
在西貢的海灣找到了正確的位置，那裡風勢平穩，不過間中有
些不尋常的海流和少許浪。
在29ers、Lasers、420s、Picos及Oppies中的大船（接近 60
艘艇）起步之後，隨即向頂標進發。由於當天風浪較大，我們
的隊員在所有賽事起步時都沒有犯錯，令他們得以在船隊中領
先。Nicolle和Timothée分別以第一和第二名衝線。
The action was at the top mark where most of the boats smashed
into each other due to the strong current. Many sailors lost a lot of
places, as well as precious time, and the race manager crew—aka
Frank