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Club Merchandise SLAM Sailing Centre We arrived on the course after the start of the Lasers. Antonio was doing well and managed to finish 4th and Jess 6th. The Oppies were ready to go and, after five general recalls— due to there being not enough wind and too much current—the AP flag went up. It lasted an hour, during which many of the sailors were boarding each other’s boats. The Danish team achieved a record of 13 sailors on their Laser! Sadly, around noon, the RO called it a day and we were back to the harbour having done only four races. The final results for the Lasers after the discard point of five races were 4th for Antonio and 6th for Jess. For the Oppies no discard was given since they only had four races. Arthur ended 29th and Timothée 37th out of 50 boats—not too bad for their first international race, with so many top sailors. The rest of the day was all about cleaning and returning the chartered boats, followed by the official closing ceremony from 15:00 to 16:30 with speeches and thank yous for the various VIPs! Our sailors left the ceremony with even more little souvenirs and plenty of pictures with the competitors from the other countries. It was certainly a great experience for all of the sailors being able to meet so many new people and, of course, learn a lot from the others. The Japanese hosts were fantastic and did so much to welcome the international teams. The last evening, the whole team gathered in a very local-style restaurant to celebrate the end of the Regatta. Thank you Japan, DFFYS, HKODA and Hebe Haven Yacht Club for making this trip possible. Lasers級別賽事開始後,我們才抵達賽道。Antonio表現很 好,得到第四名,而Jess得第六。Oppies級別亦準備起步,由 28 Hebe jebes • Jul/Aug 2014 於風不夠大,海浪又大,在五次被召回後, 大會出示AP旗。 這樣持續了一小時,很多選手都上了對手的船。丹麥隊更破紀 錄地有13人登上了他們的Laser船! 可惜,在大約12時,賽事主任宣布取消賽事,所以最後只 進行了四場比賽我們就要返回港口。在總結四場賽事(有一 場賽事取消)的成績後,Lasers級別的成績為:Antonio第 四名,Jess第六名。而在 Oppies級別,在50艘參賽船隻當 中,Arthur排名29,而Timothée 排第37。他們只是第一次參 加國際賽事,加上高手雲集,有這樣的成績是很不錯了。 那天餘下的時間,我們用來清理和交還船隻,然後在3時至4 時半出席閉幕禮,由不同的貴賓發表演說和致謝辭!我們的 隊員離開閉幕禮時,帶回了一些紀念品和跟其他隊伍拍的合 照留念。對於所有船員來說,這個肯定是很寶貴的經驗,因 為可以認識很多新朋友,當然,還可以互相學習。主人家日 本真的了不起,他們非常熱情招待海外隊伍。 最後的晚上,我們全隊在一間本土日式料理店慶祝賽事圓滿 結束。感謝日本、DFFYS 、 HKODA和白沙灣遊艇會的協助, 令這次旅程能夠實現。