SLAM Sailing Centre
SLAM Sailing Centre
Hebe Haven Yacht Club Open Day 2014
The setup of an Open Day is not an easy thing to do when you
have to transform the Centre from nil to full capacity in a short
space of time. Our Team did a fantastic job getting everything
ready, considering what seemed like a never ending list of jobs
to do for the morning start. By 10.00am, we had all the fleet of
boats rigged and launched ready for the future sailors coming
to Hebe for a test sail at the Club.
The day really kicked off at 10.30am, with Sailability Hong Kong
launching three Access 303 Dinghies—very kindly sponsored by
the three yacht clubs of Hong Kong. We had representatives from
each club present to participate in the ribbon cutting ceremony
and the official launch of the new members of the Access fleet. It
is great to see the Clubs getting behind this programme and this
will only benefit sailing as a whole in Hong Kong.
Someone must be looking down over Hebe Haven Yacht Club,
because when you have six weeks of British winter weather and
you are planning one of the biggest days at the Sailing Centre,
you want to make sure all the ingredients are in your favour to
run a successful day on the water. Fortunately we did and it
was a welcome sight to see only shorts and t-shirts required
by the staff, whilst setting up the Club boats and facility for the
onslaught of the public who were coming our way later that day.
The vendors and sailing booths were all busy setting up their
areas and it was great to see the preparation that was put into
transforming the Garden Bar into a mini-boat show. The Hebe
Dragons were represented by Gregoire and all the parents of
the Team, who we teamed up with the Development Fund For
Youth Sailing booth, selling cakes made by volunteers and selling
Lucky Draw tickets for the draws that would take place later
that day. There was a good turnout from some of our sponsors,
who came along with their staff to show off new clothing and
equipment they were bringing to the Club.
Remember, if you are interested or able to offer any kind of
support to the charity, whether that be coming along to launch
boats, sail with the sailors on the programmes or even sponsor
something for the Charity, then contact Sailability Hong Kong
via their website and get in touch with their team who are
always looking for recruits.
During the day, we organised two lucky draws that were really
well supported by our local sponsors. One lucky draw was
held in aid of the Club’s Development Fund For Youth Sailing
(DFFYS), which raises money to support the development of
youth sailing at Hebe Haven Yacht Club (HHYC) and to help
enable the expansion of the dinghy sailing racing programme.
Key aims of DFFYS
The kind donations that were given were extremely well
received and a huge thank you to everyone who was able to
support the fund.
Special thanks to:
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the Sheldon family—who sponsored a day trip on their junk;
the Club—for sponsoring a Stand Up Paddle Board; and
Mimi Cheng & Pearl—for rallying lots of local companies to
donate prizes for the lucky draws held throughout the day.
The bouncy castles were extremely popular with the families this
year and once again, we were fortunate to have the support of
the Albarus girls who were face painting non-stop throughout the
day, which added to the fun atmosphere at the Club. For those
who are running kids parties, contact the girls at Penguin Paint
Force or call 61171256 to book a great alternative themed party
for your kids or sports clubs.
1. Support the development of youth sailing at HHYC and
to enable the expansion of the Dinghy Sailing Racing
Programme.
2. Assist the HHYC Dinghy Racing Squad (Hebe Dragons)
to attend recognised regattas and to assist with transport
of dinghies to those regattas, team uniforms and other
requirements identified by the Team Manager and the Sail
Training Centre Committee.
3. Promote the Hebe Dragons Racing Squad and Hebe
Dragons branding through competitions at local, regional
and international events.
4. Enable individuals to receive support to attend sailing
events, which will further promote HHYC.
5. Provide an annual scholarship towards sail training at
HHYC. This can be made available to an individual or to a
government subsidised school.
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