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This event is our annual fun outing, incorporating traditional
festive Christmas-themed tasks plus maritime quiz questions
and challenges. The sailing climax for each crew was an
individual sail past the Fraser Doig, with all crew on-deck and
wearing their PFDs. Ashore there was the opportunity for all to
showcase their creative talents followed by lunch and the final
presentations of the ‘Mystery Task’ prizes.
Close to 50 crew members in eight boats joined in. Some
participants clearly displayed a competitive side and, from past
years, obviously had their knowledge and quiz skill reputations
at stake.
A highlight for the OOD, coming from Scotland, was at the sail
past. One crew had a real piper playing a full traditional and
spirited programme from the bow, while correctly dressed in his
PFD. This was clearly intended to influence the OOD in seeking
extra points for this task. Extra points were then duly awarded.
Boxing Day treasure hunt and quiz
Words Andy Sugden
Pictures Tina Campbell
I am a relatively frequent visitor to HHYC and, having recently
arrived whilst escaping from a stormy Scottish winter, I was
quite surprised but happy to be ‘volunteered’ as OOD for the
Club’s annual treasure hunt and quiz.
The treasure hunt course clues, and quiz, had already been
prepared by Cathy Delany-Hobbs and Chris Austin and, on the
day, the Sail Training and Marine Department staff set out the
bouys with their clues and prepared the competitor packs.
This year’s event took place on a clear day with a decent wind
which developed to provide reasonable, and at times spirited,
sailing conditions. Our destination, as usual, was the Yau Ley
seafood restaurant at Leung Shue Wan. Participants had to
navigate to each of the six buoys in order to read the clues,
whilst tackling the quiz questions and completing various tasks
along the way.
Some of the smaller boat crews got away early, giving
themselves a fair margin of time to reach the finishing point.
As the wind strengthened they had no difficulty in reaching
their destination early—some were embarrassingly early, so far
ahead of the target time that the Fraser Doig was not on station
for them to do their sail past (one of the tasks set for each
participates) and collect their final clue.
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