黄昏小帆挑戰賽兼賓果之夜
RACING
THE SUNSET CHALLENGE
& BINGO NIGHT 2014
The Typhoon Series
Words Antonio Franco
The Typhoon Series—not something that I would have imagined
doing since I am still a young and aspiring dinghy sailor. Sailing
on a J80 in the Typhoon Series are gateway boats in which
other, more experienced sailors, watch you perform on the
water and may invite you to sail on their boat with them at this
young age.
When starting to sail around Christmas in 2013, my crew and I
were merely a few dinghy sailors along with our racing coach,
Alfred, as well as our trusty bosun, A Shing. From the time we
started sailing to now, our performance as racers and as a team
has increased drastically. Finishing in the bottom half in the first
few races to placing in the top three in the recent ones just
proves to me that we are an ever-improving team on the water.
Personally, without the many years of experience with the SLAM
Sail Training Centre (SSTC) at Hebe, I would not have had the
opportunity to go and participate in events such as this and the
Saturday Series. So, a big thanks to the SSTC team for helping
me progress over the years as a sailor.
One personal goal that I have for this Typhoon Series would be
to place in the top three. This would be a huge achievement for
me as I would be the youngest sailor competing in the Typhoon
Series. Another goal would be to have the same team compete
in the winter series as well. Above all, I am extremely grateful to
be presented with this opportunity and, through this experience, I
feel that I have become a better sailor than I was before.
颱風盃帆船賽—實在是超乎我想像的，因為我仍只是一個年輕
和滿有抱負的小船船員。 在颱風盃帆船賽以 J80參賽，其他人
都是更有經驗的選手，他們會看著你在水上的表現，有時更會
邀請你這個年輕船員跟他們一起航行。
在2013年的聖誕開始航行時，只有我和我的拍檔等幾個小船船
員而已，再加上我們的比賽教練Alfred和值得信賴的水手長A
Shing。但是，由開始航行至今，我們作為參賽選手和參賽隊伍
的表現都大幅進步。由最初的幾場賽事排名只在後半部份，到
最近的賽事排名三甲以內，都證明了我們是永不停步的隊伍。
16 May , 13 JUNE , 19 SEPT
10 OCT , 14 NOV , 12 DEC
小帆比賽 DINGHY RACING 5PM - 7PM
遊戲 BINGO 7PM - 9PM (HEBE HAVEN GARDEN)
個人來說，如果沒有在白沙灣SLAM帆船訓練中心(SSTC)的多
年訓練經驗，我根本沒可能有機會參加這項賽事和周六系列
賽。因此，我要衷心感謝帆船訓練中心的團隊多年來幫助我不
斷進步，成為一個真正船員。
ALL BINGO PROCEEDS WILL GO TO THE dEVELOPMENT FUND FOR YOUTH SAILING
我在颱風盃帆船賽的個人目標是取得三甲席位。這對我來說會
是一個很大的成就，因為我是颱風盃賽事裡最年輕的選手。另
一個目標就是要跟同一個隊伍一起參加冬季系列賽。我真的很
感激有這個機會，而通過這個經驗，我覺得自己已成為一個更
好的船員。
For enquiries, please contact HHYC SLAM Sailing Centre at [email protected] or 2719 0926
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