Jul-Aug 2012 Issue - the Aberdeen Boat Club

P.2 Horizons 2012/07-08 | From The Top
Commodore’s Letter
We are well into summer now
with thunderstorms, tropical
storms and typhoons in the
area. ABC’s fine boating area is fortunate
to lie in a lower isohyet zone of the territory
with the result that we have relatively
less rain than most parts of Hong Kong,
including the harbour and Sai Kung.
Sailing and boating do not stop at ABC
in the summer. We are about halfway
through the Summer Cruiser Series that
spans the three months to late August,
now with three divisions, and the Summer
Dinghy Series. The dinghy sailors also
have had their now-annual weekend
outing to the Macau Yachting Academy
Regatta held at Hac Sa beach on Coloane,
where the team had good sailing and a
great time over the weekend.
The Sailing and Marine Committee is
planning a new boating event, the ABC
Fiesta, to coincide with the last of the
Summer Cruiser Series, on Sunday 26th
August. All boats, from cruisers, to motor
vessels and sailing dinghies, will be invited
to participate in what we hope will become
an annual family event. Details will follow
The Club is planning
a new boating event,
the ABC Fiesta … All
boats, from cruisers,
to motor vessels and
sailing dinghies, will
be invited to what we
hope will become an
annual family event.
by E-newsletter, by email to the sailing list
and via the website.
This follows the rematch of the ABC vs
Mandarin Sport Fishing Club Tournament
on 25th August. Watch for the reminder or
leave your name with Cobo.
The ABC now has registered its
own Golf Society with the Hong Kong
Golfing Association and conducted its
inaugural event on Wednesday 13th
June at the Deep Water Bay course of
the Hong Kong Golf Club. For golfers,
the ABC Golf Society means a chance
to visit more courses, play a round
and to get to know some more of our
members. I look forward to seeing
you out for a game. Congratulations to
Philippe who has pushed this initiative
and to David McConnell, who is our first
golf society convenor.
Whether in Hong Kong or travelling,
may you have a fine summer.
John Berry
Commodore
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General Manager’s Letter
New activity: The ABC has a newly
created golf society. For more information,
please visit the ABC webpage, under
“activities.” The first outing took us to
the Deep Water Bay Golf Club. Member
Michael Belbin wrote a separate report in
this issue.
Changing rooms at Middle Island:
Over summer we will renovate the male
and female changing rooms on Middle
Island. Some closure due to the upgrade
of lockers, shower cubicles and drainage
may be necessary, so you may need to
use the main clubhouse’s changing room
at some stage.
Recycling at the ABC: As you may
know, your Club provides recycling bins at
Members’ disposal, located in the upper
and lower car parks. Recently we also
introduced separate receptacles for glass
and cardboard to the classic receptacles for
aluminium, paper and plastic. While they
are popular, it sad to say that there has been
quite a bit of misuse of these bins, mostly
with litter going into the wrong containers.
Please help us and the environment by
separating and placing specific materials
into their respective bins. Better recycling
means less pressure on Hong Kong’s
already limited landfills and ultimately
better reuse of recyclable materials.
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