RHKYC Video of CCR 2015

H/t to TC, with thanks.  Click here for link (sorry, can't embed on the blog, for some reason...)

HK to Vietnam race results

Want to keep a copy of the results, in case we ever do the race again. (Last did it in 2008, on Thea)
Stevo, on Ambush, (2nd IRC 1), said:

"Some of the best sailing I have done in a while.  Saturday in particular was 18-22 knots of wind, blue sky, blue water and navigators instructions were "go fast as possible"....

Dave Witt, sailing master on Ragamuffin, the 100' maxi that took Line Honours in race-record time, said the race is "sailing's best-kept secret".  "If I had to pick one ocean race to do every year, this would be it", he adds. Hmmm, gets one thinking of 2017 (it's only biennial: sorry Dave.....):

Rockin' in the riggin'

Rags, in Hong Kong waters, raced in our China Coast Regatta, and HK-VN race

The crew of the super maxi, which has garnered an international reputation, are down-to-earth, fun-loving celebrities of the sailing world
Link to fun story here.
If you can't get it cause it's paywalled, here's the text:

China Coast 2015: a tale of three breezes

Day One: TIA = "This Is Asia".... easy, fluky breezes.
Day Two: moderate to building breezes.
Day Three: 20-30 knot breezes, lumpy seas, as the "Strong NE Monsoon" warning kicked in. A bit wild and wooly.  Some damage to boat(s) but none to Xena crew, thank Allah.
Overall results in Premier Divison: 1 Xena; 2 Moonblue 2; 3 Lighthorse.
Thanks to those who sent photos in.  Best, Forse.

Shiny bottom, 9 Oct, in contrast to....

...  the keel on day of race wash, 7 Oct

Crew Boss, Grunta, and Iris

Bowman Westie, hard at work....

Boat Manager, Noel

Day One, 9 Oct. Winners on the day.

Whooska! End Day Three: Dubes, Forse, Grunta, Iris, Trini,
Glyn, Andrew, Jules, Ken, Westie, Zoe, Peer

Ken, Andrew, Noel, Grant, Iris

Evening, Day Three, 11 Oct: Noel, Ken, Grunta, Iris

Nibblies, Kellett Island, 11 October: Westie, Trini, Noel, Ken, Grunt, Iris, Forse

Kellett.  Westie, Trini, Andrew

The requisite food fote...

Glyn, Dubes, Peer

1st in Premier Division, 11 October, Kellett Island, RHKYC.
Westie, Keno, Peer, Glyn, Iris, Grunta, Forse, Jules, Zoe, Dubes, Trini

Glyn and glass

Keno and glass

Ragamuffin 100', on practice day, 8 Oct, Hong Kong Island South.
Taken by mate, Mike, on his Island Gypsy.  Sent to Rags
crew, who put it on their Facebook.  Rags took, as expected,
Line Honours.  Also race record, of 42 hours.