Apr 2013 Issue - the Aberdeen Boat Club

Horizons ISSUE 2013/04Published by:PPP Company LtdUnit 713, Level 7, Core E,Cyberport 3, 100 Cyberport Road,Cyberport, Hong KongTel: +852 2201 9719Copyright:Aberdeen Boat ClubP2P4P5From the TopCommodore John Berry’s Letter, Honorary Treasurer Matthew Johnson’s ReportGM Philippe de Manny’s LetterF&B News and new Club monthly calendarPrinted by:C.A. Printing Co., Ltd.in Hong KongISSN: 2222-9582Editorial Contact:Ann Whiteann.white@ppp.com.hkP14 Race Reports: Waglan 8 and 9P20 Race Report: Waglan 10P22 Race Reports: ABC sailors take top three spots at 29er National ChampionshipsP26 New: Supervised sailing at the ABCAdvertising Sales Contact:Jo Allumjo.allum@ppp.com.hkPublished by PPP Company Limited. The publication is sold on the understanding that thepublisher, advertisers, contributors and their employees are not responsible for the resultsof any actions, errors or omissions taken on the basis of information contained in thispublication. The publisher, advertisers, contributors and their employees expressly disclaimall and any liability to any person, whether a purchaser of the publication or not, in respect ofany action or omission or the consequences of any action or omission by any such person,whether whole or partial, upon the whole or part of the contents of this publication. All rightsreserved, 2013 PPP Company Limited. No part of this work, covered by the publisher’scopyright may be reproduced in any form by any means, graphic, electronic or mechanical,including photocopying, recording, taping or information storage and retrieval, without thewritten permission of the publisher. Any unauthorised use of this publication will result inimmediate legal proceedings.P27P29P30P34Sailing programme for Easter and French International School breaksGolf Society’s game at Deep Water Bay Golf ClubCoasting past: Navigation methods of the last South China coastal trading junksABC Staff Celebrate the Year of the SnakeCorrection: Division B boats Scintilla Team Leighton and White Crane finished the Four PeaksRace with respective HKPN times of 11:18:57 and 15:45:42.Cover photo by William Heering, from Coasting Past: the last South China coastal tradingjunks, by Stephen Davies.Horizons welcomes ABC member contributions of articles and photos.Please contact the editor at ann.white@ppp.com.hkFlag OfficersJohn Berry • CommodoreDavid Tait • Vice CommodoreFinancial ControllerLeslie ChanTel: 2552 5220Dinghy SailingManagerKevin LewisBruce Perkins • Rear Commodore – Sailingfin@abclubhk.comTel: 2552 8182 Ext 833Aberdeen Boat Club20 Shum Wan RoadAberdeen, Hong Kong香 港 仔 遊 艇 會香 港 仔 深 灣 道 二 十 號www.abclubhk.comFax no: 2873 2945Richard Walker • Rear Commodore – HouseMatthew Johnson • Hon. TreasurerNick Bodnar-Horvath • Hon. Gen. SecretaryManagement & StaffGeneral ManagerPhilippe de MannyTel: 2553 3231genman@abclubhk.comMembershipService ManagerCobo LiuTel: 2553 3032mbs@abclubhk.comHouse ManagerSteven NgTel: 2552 8182 Ext 835hsp@abclubhk.comMarine ManagerAh KeeTel: 2552 8182 Ext 834marine@abclubhk.comFood andBeverage ManagerGiselle Isabella GagginoTel: 2552 8182fnb@abclubhk.comdinghysailing@abclubhk.comGeneral EnquiriesTel: 2552 8182Four Peaks RestaurantTel: 2553 3422The Galley Coffee ShopTel: 2554 9494Night GuardEmergency ContactTel: 9154 0426General Line : 2552 8182P.1

Sausage Barbecue, Middle Island, Saturday, 6 April6:30 pm – 8 pmReservations required.The famous ABC Sausage Nightfeatures a variety of sausages,coleslaw, potato salad, salad greensand desserts.Adults: $268 per personChildren: $138 (3-12 years old)To reserve for your family and friends, call The Galley at 2554 9494Middle Island opens overEaster school holidays:Open 25 th March – 5 th April,Monday – Friday, 10:30 am – 8.30 pm.Please note the last ferry leavesMiddle Island at 8:45 pm.

General Manager’s LetterStaff party: On Wednesday, 27February, the Club took all staff to theannual spring dinner at the Treasure LakeSeafood Restaurant in Central. Over70 staff and family members enjoyed agreat Chinese dinner party, during whichfabulous prizes were won, many songssung and games played. But the bestactivity of the evening had to have beenthe consumption of alcoholic beverages.This would explain the slower servicethe next day as many heads must havebeen feeling a bit sore or possibly sorryfor themselves.I must thank all the members whohave contributed to this event through thestaff gratuity donation, without which itwould not have been such a success.Car parking: As I write this article, weare well into the last phase of repairsto the concrete and structure of the carpark. After encountering a setback dueto extensive drilling revealing new areasof concern, we are now back on track.We await delivery of the new playgroundsurface and new games to reopen thispopular area.Once this car park repair is behindus there still is one major structuralrepair to do next year, the 70-feet longexpansion joint and drainage betweenthe Patio and the swimming pool.We plan to do this next winter aroundJanuary and February. At this stage weforecast only a few days of Patio closure,which we certainly will keep as brief aspossible. Once that is done, the wholeClub structure will have been practicallyrebuilt over seven years.Middle Island slopes: You mayhave noticed last month scaffoldingand workers on the Middle Island,part of our obligation to maintain theregistered slope. Water infiltrationand nature working its way througha crack created a small cavity belowthe concreted surface that threatenedcollapse at some stage. Beforesuch a thing could happen, we tookno chances and rebuilt the slopesurfacing. Things being what they arein Hong Kong, this safety work mustbe done regularly, at least every fiveyears.Unauthorised storage: Over the lastfew months increasing numbers of itemshave been left in our car park withoutnotice to the Club. Some things havebeen here for a long time and must beremoved. If you have such items outsideyour locker area, then please removethem as soon as possible. The Club willtag each left item, and if it is not removedwithin a month, the club reserves theright to dispose of unclaimed items.St Baldrick’s Day: The 2012 St Baldrick’sfundraiser to fight children’s cancer atthe ABC was a success again, with 16heads shaved and $232,058 raised. Therecord funds we raised were provided tothe Children’s Cancer Foundation for thesole purpose of funding childhood cancerresearch projects in Hong Kong.Again this year, we offer our venuefor another afternoon of fundraising onSaturday, 20 April, from 3 pm to 6 pm. Asusual, some staff, including me, will shavetheir heads for this worthy cause. You maydirectly sponsor staff on the day or usethe foundation’s dedicated webpage forour ABC fundraising event, which allowsmembers to easily sponsor staff:http://www.stbaldricks.org/events/abclubhkEvery member is more than welcometo join to try to beat the ABC’s recordfundraising last year for St Baldrick’s.Food and Beverage: New menusfor the Four Peaks Restaurant andthe Galley soon will be available formembers and guests. I hope by thetime you receive this magazine the FourPeaks will have launched a totally newselection of dishes for summer and anextended grill section with Irish Angusbeef, beef from Western Australia’sMargaret River region, Wagyu beef andrack of lamb, along with the best ofcorn-fed aged Nebraska beef.The new summer menu for theGalley coffee shop will have someMexican dishes as requested by a fewmembers and other great salads for lightlunches, to prepare figures for summeron the beach.Middle Island: With what we hope isgood weather coming up, our F&B teamhas reintroduced many activities onMiddle Island: 6 April, the famous ABCgrilled-sausage event; 13 April, Lambon-a-Spit;and 20 April, the chefs’ rightlyfamous South Indian Curry Buffet.Also, as usual, Middle Island willbe open for the duration of the Easterschool holidays from 25 March – 5 April,from 10:30 am – 8:30 pm. Barbecuingwill very much be available at what quiteoften is an ideal time of the year. Thelast ferry leaves Middle Island at 8:45pm. Weekend hours for Middle Islandare as usual.Bin sales of DVDs throughout April:The Club will sell around 200 of our DVDsat only $10 each! Pop into Reception andpick up your favourite titles.Coming up: The month of May will notbe French at the Club but instead willbe Spanish. F&B plans an exceptionalSpanish month with a Mother’s DaySpanish buffet, a Spanish fiesta on MiddleIsland with flamenco entertainment, anddelicious products all through the monthfrom Galicia, a Spanish region highlyrenowned for the quality of its food.Philippe de MannyGeneral ManagerP.4

News from Food and Beverage Manager Giselle Isabella GagginoDear Members,Middle Island will be open for the durationof the school Easter holidays from 25March – 5 April. Opening times areMonday – Friday, 10:30 am – 8.30 pm.Weekend operations remain as usualon top of these special weekday openinghours over the Easter holidays.Please note the last ferry leavesMiddle Island at 8:45 pm.In the Galley, the set-lunch freshbread rolls and desserts from Maison EricKayser have been received very warmlyby members.Upstairs in the Four Peaks Restaurant,diners were treated to mini-financiers andmacaroons for after-dinner petit fours.Diners were also served freshly bakedexquisite bread from Maison Eric Kayser.Last month, members enjoyed lemontarts, Brazilian tarts, fresh pear and fig tartsand apricot pistachio tarts. Look forward tomore from Maison Eric Kayser in April.In addition, twice a week, MaisonEric Kayser will deliver its freshly madedaily dessert for the set lunch at theGalley and the Four Peaks.Photo by Matthew TsuiPlease place your orders for eitherMaison Eric Kayser’s gourmet appletartin or raspberry macaroon cake threedays before your intended collectiondate by calling F&B Manager GiseleIsabella Gaggino at 2555 6261.April at a Glance at the ClubAll month: French bakery promotion from Maison Eric KayserFood and Beverage Keelbaot Dinghy Racing Other Activities1 Monday Middle Island opens 10:30 to 8:30 J/80 Day Skipper Course Easter Youth Sailing Programme Public Holiday2 Tuesday Middle Island opens 10:30 to 8:30 Easter Youth Sailing Programme Dragon Boat Training3 Wednesday Middle Island opens 10:30 to 8:30Curry Night on the PatioOpi Team TrainingEaster Youth Sailing ProgrammeYoga with HigyKarate for Kids with Si Fu Tom4 Thursday Middle Island opens 10:30 to 8:30 J/80 Day Skipper Course Easter Youth Sailing Programme Public Holiday - Club open5 Friday Middle Island opens 10:30 to 8:30 Easter Youth Sailing Programme6 Saturday Middle Island opens as usualMiddle Island Special Sausage NightFamily Buffet In The Four Peaks7 Sunday Middle Island opens as usualFamily Buffet In The Four PeaksJ/80 Day Skipper Course Opi Team Training a.m.High-Performance TrainingTeens and Adults Supervised SailingEaster Youth Sailing ProgrammeJ/80 Day Skipper Course Easter Youth Sailing Programme Dragon Boat Training8 Monday Karate for Kids with Si Fu Tom9 Tuesday Dragon Boat Training10 Wednesday Opi Team Training Yoga with HigyKarate for Kids with Si Fu Tom11 Thursday Dragon Boat Training12 Friday Satay Night on the Patio13 Saturday Middle Island opens as usualFamily Buffet In The Four PeaksOpi Team Training a.m.High-Performance TrainingTeens and Adults Supervised SailingAdult Beginner CourseRHKYC Dinghy RegattaRHKYC Dinghy Regatta14 Sunday Middle Island opens as usual Adult Beginner Course Dragon Boat Training15 Monday Karate for Kids with Si Fu Tom16 Tuesday Dragon Boat Training17 Wednesday Opi Team Training Yoga with HigyKarate for Kids with Si Fu Tom18 Thursday Dragon Boat Training19 Friday20 Saturday Middle Island opens as usualSouth Indian curries on Middle IslandOpi Team Training a.m.High-Performance TrainingTeens and Adults Supervised SailingAdult Beginner CourseSt Baldrick’s Day Charity Fundraiser:Helping Kids Beat Cancer 3-6 p.m.21 Sunday Middle Island opens as usualAdult Beginner Course ABC Dinghy Spring Race 5 & 6 Dragon Boat TrainingFamily Buffet in the Four Peaks22 Monday FIS Mid-Term Youth Sailing Programme Karate for Kids with Si Fu Tom23 Tuesday FIS Mid-Term Youth Sailing Programme Dragon Boat Training24 Wednesday Opi Team Training a.m.FIS Mid-Term Youth Sailing ProgrammeYoga with HigyKarate for Kids with Si Fu Tom25 Thursday FIS Mid-Term Youth Sailing Programme Dragon Boat Training26 Friday FIS Mid-Term Youth Sailing Programme Golf Society Outing in Kau Sai Chau27 Saturday Middle Island opens as usualSeafood Extravaganza on the PatioOpi Team Training a.m.Adult Beginner CourseFIS Mid-Term Youth Sailing ProgrammeRHKYC Nations Cup28 Sunday Middle Island opens as usualFamily Buffet in the Four PeaksHigh-Performance TrainingFIS Mid-Term Youth Sailing ProgrammeABC Dinghy Spring Race 7 & 829 Monday Teens and Adults Supervised Sailing Karate for Kids with Si Fu Tom30 Tuesday FIS Mid-Term Youth Sailing Programme Dragon Boat TrainingP.5

Curry Night, the Patio, Wednesday, 3 AprilThe Patio6:30 – 9 pmA MUST for curry lovers. All yourfavorites: samosas, onion bhaji,vegetable pakaras, with chicken, lamb,beef and fish curries. Tasty morsels fromthe tandoor oven.Adults: $188 per personChildren: $118 (3-12 years old)To reserve for your family and friends, call The Galley at 2554 9494Clos Henri – Petit Clos Sauvignon BlancThe nose shows luscious ripe fruit while the mouth still shows fruit without overdoing it and a pleasantfreshness. It keeps a lovely dry finish while showing a great mouthfeel. A wine made to enjoy – withoutbeing a fruit salad! Ageing potential: 2-3 years.Clos Henri – Petit Clos Pinot NoirThe fruit is harvested at optimum ripeness — defined by soft ripe tannins, fresh fruit and good level ofacidity. This Pinot Noir is fermented and macerated in stainless steel tanks to maintain fruit aromasand 9% is aged in new French oak barrels to enrich the structure and gain complexity. This fine balancebetween fruit and oak softens the tannins and develops a vibrant and charismatic Pinot Noir with achocolaty nose, deep black fruit and subtle smoky aromas. The mouth follows with luscious fruit withfreshness and lithe tannins. A wine made to enjoy! Ageing potential: 2-3 yearsby the glass $47by the bottle $230Wines of the MonthAberdeen Boat Club 香 港 仔 遊 艇 會

Lamb-on-a-Spit, Middle Island, Saturday, 13 April6:30 pm – 8 pmReservations requiredLamb-on-a-Spit at Middle IslandServed with baked potatoes,vegetables, salads and dessert.Adults: $238 per person,Children: $128 (3-12 years old).To reserve for your family and friends, call The Galley at 2554 9494

South Indian Curry Buffet, Middle Island,Saturday, 20 April6:30 pm – 8 pmReservations requiredSouth Indian Curry BuffetEnjoy the best of South Indian curriesprepared by Chef Yadav and Chef Mirzain the ideal surroundings of Middle Island.Adults: $188 per person,Children: $118 (3-12 years old).To reserve for your family and friends, call The Galley at 2554 9494

Satay Night, the Patio, Friday, 12 AprilThe Galley and The Patio6:30 pm – 8.30 pmReservations requiredSatay Night at the Club with do-it-yourself Gado Gado salad.Free tasting of the ABC’s April home wine delivery listings.Adults: $248 per personChildren: $148 (3-12 years old)To reserve for your family and friends, call The Galley at 2554 9494Seafood Extravaganza, the Patio, Saturday, 27 AprilThe Patio6:30 – 9 pmReservations requiredSeafood Extravaganza – Chef Paul Chong and the kitchenteam will be grilling and barbecuing clams, prawns, fish filletin foil … crayfish, scallops … to name but a few tasty items.Adults: $338 per person.Children: $168 (3-12 years old).To reserve for your family and friends, call The Galley at 2554 9494

Home Wine Delivery April 2013Sparkling WinesBodega Norton Cosecha Especial NV – Mendoza Valley, ArgentinaAwards: 2012 Winemaker of the Year – Wine Enthusiast MagazineGolden-yellow in colour with subtle greenish notes. Magnificently balanced, with rich ripe fruit aromas mingled with a round body,delicate texture and characteristic hints of yeast and vanilla. Refined and long finish. (100% Chardonnay)$/Bottle Quantity Amount$115White WinesPetit Bourgeois Sauvignon Blanc 2011 – Loire Valley, FranceCharacterized by a fruity and floral bouquet, this wine enters the family of the great Sauvignon Blanc as defined by this uniqueexpression. Very aromatic with pleasant flower and fruit fragrances recalling the flower of the vine and the fruit of the Sauvignon.On the palate it reveals a freshness and vivacity typical of grapes harvested at good maturity.$130Chateau Ste Michelle Riesling 2011 – Columbia Valley, USAAwards: Wine Enthusiast – 91 pointsRefreshing and slightly sweet, the wine delivers sweet lime and peach character with subtle mineral notes. A pleasure to drink andeasy to match with a variety of foods such as crab, chicken and cheese.$120Viña Aquitania SOLdeSOL Chardonnay 2008 – Malleco Valley, ChileAwards: Robert Parker – 90 pointsAlways expressing its typical minerality, the nose features enticing aromas of citrus combined with brioche. On the palate, greatvarietal fruit intensity enhanced by excellent acidity. The aftertaste lingers with mineral and fruity notes mixed with hints of Frenchoak. Excellent ageing potential until 2017.$285Red WinesNativa Gran Reserva Cabernet Sauvignon 2010 – Maipo Valley, ChileAwards: Robert Parker – 90 pointsIt offers up an expressive nose of balsam wood, Asian spices, incense, violets and blackcurrant. This sets the stage for a mediumbodied,spicy, nicely proportioned wine with enough structure to evolve for 2-3 years.$140Blason d’Aussieres Red 2009 AOC – Corbieres, FranceBeautiful dark-red colour with hints of violet. The nose is already very intense, with dark fruit (blackberries) and garrigue combiningwith toasted notes. From the attack, notes of red fruit and the elegance of the tannins are immediately apparent. The palate thendevelops, with lots of roundness, to more complex notes of spices and garrigue.$160Kim Crawford Marlborough Pinot Noir 2011 – Marlborough, New ZealandVibrant, fresh fruit flavours underpinned by nuances of sweet, smoky oak. Good firm tannins give the wine length and weight.You can savour the wine long after it has left your palate.$160Michele Chiarlo Barbera d’Asti Le Orme 2009 – Piedmont, ItalyAwards: Wine Spectator – 90 pointsRuby-red with purple highlights. Elegant aromas with fine intensity, hints of wild berries and mint leaves.The palate is dry, fruity and well-structured.$168Free Wine TastingAll of the above wines will be available for free tastingat the Galley on Friday, 12 April, 6:30-8:30 pm.Member Name:Tel (Office):Delivery Address:Delivery Date:Membership Number:Tel (Home):Member Signature:Minimum order of12 bottles. Mixedcases are available.Total amount will be chargedto Member’s account. Ordersaccepted by mail, fax or in person.Contact the Food & BeverageDepartment at 2555 6216or fax: 2873 2945Deliveries free for order of 12 ormore bottles. Please allow threeworking days for delivery.All wines subject to availability.P.10

Carling Lager$23 per bottleAlcohol 4% by volumeCarling has earned its place asBritain’s best-selling lager for overthree decades. Founded in 1818,Carling lager is made from 100%British barley to ensure great tasteevery sip of the way. Bringingtogether the flavour of ale withthe pleasurable refreshment ofcontinental lager, Carling is an allroundbeer to be enjoyed by all.Mango Julius Vanilla ice cream and milk withfresh mango slicesBy the glass $42Beer of the MonthAberdeen Boat Club 香 港 仔 遊 艇 會Children’s summer drinkAberdeen Boat Club 香 港 仔 遊 艇 會Sweet and Sour CoolerPassion fruit, peach, orange juice and yogurtBy the glass $40Bailey’s ShakeBailey’s Irish Cream, caramel liqueur, chocolate ice creamand fresh milkBy the glass $45Cocktails of the MonthAberdeen Boat Club 香 港 仔 遊 艇 會

April Thai Food PromotionThailand, with more than 510,000 square kilometers, has had manychanges to the cuisine of its four major regions. While Europeansand Southeast Asian neighbours have had some influences on Thaicuisine, it remains a distinctively individualistic world cuisine.Come to the Club in April and enjoy our very special selection ofThai cuisine, available in both the Galley and Four Peaks throughoutthe month:Thai fish sticks with cucumber saladCrispy eggs with pork and prawnSpicy tofu saladEggplant and dried shrimp saladSteamed mussels with creamy fish fillingBaked fish with sweet and sour sauceDry beef curry with onions and peanutsPhanaeng chicken curryBaked passion fruit custard$48$68$68$68$128$138$148$138$38

Race ReportsWaglan 2013Races 8 and 9Words and photos by Philippe de MannyThe start to Waglan 8On Sunday, 24 February, theClub ran the last two geometricraces of the season under verypromising weather conditions.The wind direction at 9:30 amwhen the committee boat left the mainClubhouse indicated 60 degrees, whilethe anemometer gave a reading of 12knots average, gusting up to 18 knots.The tide prediction was not an issue.However the two-metre swells fromthe east, every seven metres, becamea real issue for the Race Officer whowent from golden-hued to green aroundthe gills as soon as the committee boatwas anchored.“Contemptuous wordshung in the air.”It must have been obvious to thesailors passing by the committee boat.Contemptuous words such as “You looklike you are tossing your cookies,” “Timeto hug the porcelain, mate,” and “OUAH!Philippe, did you call for Ralph?,” all hungin the air.At any rate, the two races took placeas usual at the south of Lamma Island.They lasted about 90 minutes each,including small breaks in between transitto and from the racing area. The fleetreturned to Middle Island around 3:30 pmfor the prize-giving.The timing element of this raceseemed to go well. In fact, it could havebeen totally the opposite. On the way outto the racing area, the committee boatset course 190˚ towards the expecteddrop zone, as close as possible to theSAR boundary, leaving a safe sailing areafor our fleet to round that windward mark.While dropping the windwardmark, bigger waves than expected– uncontrollable for seconds – hitthe mark-setting boat. At the sametime, the buoy rope got caught in thepropeller, creating a situation thatdemanded swift action. As pulling therope and using reverse power to untiethe boat both proved unsuccessful,the last remaining solution was to cutthe rope as close to the propeller aspossible in the hope that it would freeboth anchor and boat. Luckily this wasmanaged but we were left with littletime to set the course.At the end, everything was undercontrol, the RO’s breakfast went outfaster than in, the windward, leeward,gibe marks and start line got set, the fleetwas on the starting block and the firsttriangular race began.Actually, both Waglan races 8 and9 were sailed using the same triangularcourse, and as the wind remained stablethe whole day, no changes in the buoypositions were necessary.Two boats did not start on the firstrace. Red Kite had a spinnaker problemon reaching the start line and Javelincame late, taking on the wrong sideof the committee boat, confusing theleeward mark with the start line.Elektra as usual was the fastest boaton water for both races but found itsmatch in HKPN with The Farr Side forWaglan 8 and Blackjack for Waglan 9.Elektra still was unbeatable under the IRCrating, though having a very close finishwith Blackjack in Waglan 9.P.14

Salona 41 butting inElektraFG3 team receiving one of their multiple prizesFestive prize-giving at Middle IslandP.15

Waglan 2012/13 SeriesSponsored by Jebsen MarineAberdeen Boat ClubWaglan Series 8Aberdeen Boat ClubWaglan Series 924-Feb-2013 Course Number 2IRC RACE RESULTSPlaceStart Time : 11:00YachtCorrectedTime1 Elektra 0:59:232 Intrigue 1:03:253 Kei Lun 1:04:574 Blackjack 1:05:305 Salona 41 1:06:166 The Farr Side 1:08:487 FG3 1:09:238 JeNa PaBe 1:24:389 Red Kite DNSPlaceStart Time : 12:45YachtCorrectedTime1 Elektra 1:02:532 Blackjack 1:07:413 Kei Lun 1:09:264 Intrigue 1:10:035 FG3 1:11:176 Salona 41 1:12:087 JeNa PaBe 1:17:448 The Farr Side 1:18:08vHKPN RACE RESULTS DIVISION AKei Lun on the movePlaceStart Time: 11:00YachtCorrectedTime1 The Farr Side 1:11:582 Kei Lun 1:13:003 Intrigue 1:13:284 Blackjack 1:30:305 Elektra 1:13:556 FG3 1:14:037 Salona 41 1:14:388 Thea 1:14:439 JeNa PaBe 1:28:4210 Jailbreaker 1:40:1211 Javelin DNSPlaceStart Time: 12:45YachtCorrectedTime1 Blackjack 1:15:572 FG3 1:16:043 Kei Lun 1:18:044 Elektra 1:18:165 Intrigue 1:21:116 Salona 41 1:21:147 JeNa PaBe 1:21:288 The Farr Side 1:21:449 Javelin 1:23:3510 Thea 1:36:3011 Jailbreaker 1:33:2012 Red Kite DNSPlaceYachtElapsedTime1 FG3 1:12:252 JeNa PaBe 1:28:213 Javelin 1:36:184 Jailbreaker DNSRACE RESULTS J/80PlaceYachtElapsedTime1 FG3 1:14:242 JeNa PaBe 1:21:083 Javelin 1:22:204 Jailbreaker 1:29:42P.16

Kei Lun and Salona 41 battle at the leeward markThe Farr Side at the leeward mark, Waglan 8Thea, Waglan 8The start of Waglan 9P.17

Elektra, double IRC winner, at the leewardBlackjack surfing at the finish of Waglan 9FG3 pounding the wavesKei Lun finishing Waglan 9

The effortless and powerful IntrigueBlackjack in actionP.19

Race ReportsClose shave between Redeye and Andiamo(by Philippe de Manny)Red alert for Redeye (by Eileen Sze)Waglan Race 10By Philippe de Manny, photos by Philippe de Manny and Eileen SzeOn 10 March, the last race of theWaglan 2013 series took place,completing another great seasonof racing down south. Jebsen Marine,our sponsor for the year, gave generoussupport to this ever-more popular sailingevent. Jebsen Marine certainly will carryon next year as sponsor of a new seriesof island and geometric races.On this beautiful sunny Marchmorning, 25 boats were on the entrylist, with five potential division B boats.The weather forecast sadly predicteda day with no wind, which for a sailingrace clearly is not ideal. After the habitualconsultation of sailors during breakfast,two similar short courses for bothdivisions were chosen, taking the fleetfrom Deep Water Bay to south Lammaand back.On the way out, wind checks provedthe weather forecast right for once,and no wind was to be found withinthe normal starting area, making itobvious that if wind was to be found itwould be outside Round Island. Eventhere, between 9:50 and 10:45, theanemometer recorded a wind average of3 knots, too little to start a race.Race Officer Philippe de Manny andhis newly appointed Assistant RaceOfficer Eileen Sze were pessimisticabout having a race and had thepostponement and cancelling flagsready. Suddenly, just before raisingthese flags, a light breeze was felt and4-knot winds appeared on the screen ofthe wind-speed recorder.Jumping the guns, so to speak, thedecision to send the fleet was taken,flags changed and the fleet was “enroute” for a long, hot and slow race.On the way to Chesterman buoy, itwas still a struggle for the fleet to getmoving, and it took most of the fleet overone hour to round the buoy. After thestart, the committee boat was stationedat the same mark, monitoring the windand looking at shortening the race onthe way back. A chase boat was sent toSouth Lamma to lay the ABC roundingmark and get ready to shorten the racethere, if necessary. By noon the windpicked up slightly, getting the boatsmoving and avoiding the shortening ofthe race at Lamma at least for the fasterDivision A yachts. RO Philippe on thechase boat off Lamma was constantlychecking wind conditions with thecommittee boat at Chesterman. The ROdecided to shorten the Division A boatsthere to ensure a full finish, while divisionB boats were set to finish at Lamma.On the fun-fact file for the race,Philippe called the committee boat onchannel 72 of the VHF, asking themto change to the Club channel in orderto communicate. This was muchcommentedupon during the prize-givingby some sailors, who said that theywere hoping for the committee boat toconfirm the Channel and thus to reveal tothe whole fleet this well-guarded secret.Unfortunately for them the secret channelremained undisclosed.Results were swiftly produced byEileen Sze and posted on the website thesame evening, a great improvement fromprevious races, when sometimes it took afew days for uploading by the computerilliteratePhilippe.P.20

Waglan 2012/13 SeriesSponsored by Jebsen MarineAberdeen Boat Club Waglan Race 1010 March Course: 30PlaceIRC RACE RESULTSStart Time: 11:00YachtCorrectedTime1 FG3 1:50:222 Kei Lun 1:51:423 JeNa PaBe (Ben Chong) 1:51:594 Salona 41 1:52:235 Elektra 1:52:556 Andiamo 1:54:057 Blackjack 1:55:028 Intrigue 1:56:479 Redeye 1:59:2610 Avant Garde 2:03:2411 The Farr Side 2:09:57PlaceHKPN RACE RESULTSDIVISION AStart Time: 11:00YachtCorrectedTime1 JeNa PaBe (Ben Chong) 1:54:502 FG3 1:57:263 Jailbreaker (Michael Tsui) 1:59:574 Salona 41 2:04:235 Kei Lun 2:05:526 Andiamo 2:06:177 Blackjack 2:09:448 May 13th (Lonny Chan) 2:10:569 Avant Garde 2:11:3510 Redeye 2:12:1711 Chasse Spleen 2:13:2812 Intrigue 2:14:3813 White Crane 2:14:4714 The Farr Side 2:16:2215 Javelin (Kenny Yim) 2:16:3216 Elektra 2:20:33PlaceRACE RESULTS J/80Place Yacht Elapsed Time1 FG3 1:55:122 JeNa PaBe (Ben Chong) 1:56:543 Jailbreaker (Michael Tsui) 1:58:454 Javelin (Kenny Yim) 2:06:595 May 13th (Lonny Chen) 2:09:06HKPN RACE RESULTSDIVISION BCourse: 45Start Time: 11:10YachtCorrectedTime1 Nervous Breakdown 1:41:442 Zephyr 1:55:523 Aquarius DNF4 Vega DNFThe slow start (by Philippe de Manny)FG3 (by Eileen Sze)Close encounter between Elektra and Red Eye (by Eileen Sze)P.21

Race Reports29ers Nationals:The start of the raceABC Champions AgainBy Cosmas Grelon, photos by Nick HollisThe 29er National Championshipsthis year saw its largest fleet yet.With an impressive 11 29ers onthe water, the waters were set for achallenging weekend. The ABC enteredthree boats, all coached by dinghy coachRory Godman.Nathan Bradley and I were out to defendour title of Hong Kong National Champions!Nathan and I have a tradition of neverhaving a very good first race. Although itis not intentional, it seems inevitable. Thisregatta was no different, even thoughweather conditions were average for us all.Some 10 seconds after the start gun went,we were upside down, swimming with thefishes, struggling to bring the boat upright.Eventually we got her up and were offagain. Since the wind was rather strong(12 – 15 knots) we were able to catch thepack up quickly. With a few boats capsizingon the way to the top mark we managed tocreep back into third place. By the bottommark we were second, and by the time wereached the next windward mark, we wereback to where we wanted to be; first.After this comeback we were feelingconfident and to our delight, we took allbullets with us, finishing the last race witha comfortable lead. The ABC’s NagisaSakai and Akira Sakai scored well, finishingsecond of the 11 boats. The ABC’s YannD’Argenlieu and Andy Service scoredimpressively, garnering some top threesto finish the first day in third. ABC resultsafter Day 1 were first, second and third.Day 2On the second day of racing, we were in itto win it but the conditions had worsenedovernight so the pressure was still on. Badluck forced Yann D’Argenlieu to miss thefirst two races due to gear breakages.Anything could happen betweenequipment failure, injury or just capsizingduring the race. We adjusted our forestaytension to the stronger conditions andtuned our sails accordingly. With windsgusting up to 25 knots and a fair bit ofswell, the first start involved many boatsnot on the start line, and some, althoughon the start line, inverted.Fortunately for us, we were uprightand shot off the line with speed whenthe gun went. We fought hard againstthe competitors but more so againstthe conditions as they were brutal andpushed our limits further. We took thefirst two bullets of the second day, butas the conditions softened Nagisa andAkira Sakai were hot on our heels. Sohot, in fact, that they beat us in the lasttwo races, always overtaking us on thedownwind and beating us both times by alittle more than a few boat lengths!Nevertheless, since Nathan and I hadaccumulated the fewest amount of pointsoverall we successfully managed to defendour title of National Champions! Nathanand I won the regatta with one race to go,and were pleased with our scorecard overthe weekend. Yann recovered from beingforced to sit out the first two races andearned a top-three result at the end of theday. Gigi Sakai and Akira Sakai had a betterday, scoring two firsts to help them safelyconfirm second place.All in all, the 29er Nationals this yearwere very successful with conditionssuitable to finding the competitors’limits, and then pushing them a little bitfurther. With our next target being the29er Worlds in Denmark in summer,this weekend served as great practice instronger conditions as well as getting usall some larger fleet start practice.However, there is still much roomfor improvement if we want to reachour target at the Worlds, so hopefullythe training with Rory leading up to theWorlds will allow Nathan and me and Gigiand Akira and Yann to all achieve morestrong results for the ABC.Provisional results follow and also can be found onhttp://www.rhkyc.org.hk/upload/Sailing/Classes/Dinghy/2013-29er-Nationals-Provisional-Results-after-Day-2.pdfP.22

29er Class Championships 2013Saturday 22 and Sunday, 23 February, 2013Provisional Results After Day 2 (8 Races)Helm Crew Race 1 Race 2 Race 3 Race 4 Race 5 Race 6 Race 7 Race 8 Net Discard Total RankCosmas Grelon Nathan Bradley 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 10 2 8 1Nagisa Sakai Akira Sakai 2 2 3 4 12 3 1 1 28 12 16 2Calum Gregor Peter Backe 6 7 4 2 3 2 3 6 33 7 26 3Florrie Manzoni Isabell Tulloch 3 5 5 5 4 4 5 5 36 5 31 4Henry Salmon Aymeric Gillard 4 4 6 6 2 12 4 7 45 12 33 5Yann Thierry d’ Argenlieu Andy Service 7 3 2 3 12 12 7 3 49 12 37 6Wilhelm Christensson Samuel McDonald 5 6 8 8 12 12 6 4 61 12 49 7Chi Wai Sui Lun 8 8 7 7 5 5 12 12 64 12 52 8Aidan Long Leonardo Giustiniani 12 9 9 10 12 12 12 12 88 12 76 9William Chan Antonio Franco 12 10 12 9 12 12 12 12 91 12 79 10Mei Han Rita Yau 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 96 12 84 11Akira Sakai and Nagisa SakaiNathan BradleyABC sailors Yann D’Argenlieu and Andy ServiceCosmas Grelon and Nathan Bradley(L) Cosmas Grelon and Nathan Bradley and Akira Sakai and Nagisa Sakai (R)P.23

Race reportsEricsson Inter-SchoolSailing Festival 2013Words by Kevin Lewis, photos by Kevin Lewis and Michele FelderThe annual Inter-schools Sailing Festival is one of thehighlights of youth dinghy sailing in Hong Kong. The event,which has grown every year since 2003, is sponsored byEricsson and supported by the ABC and NeilPryde.This March 9 and 10 saw 24 teams from schools across HongKong and Macau racing in predominantly light winds, startingfrom RHKYC Middle Island. The event takes the form of teamracing, with each school entering teams of six sailors in the Feva,Pico or Q’ba dinghies. Sailors need to work together and useteam-race tactics to slow down opponent teams, as each race isonly a few minutes long, and a “win” is calculated on points.The Inter-schools Festival has grown in both stature andnumbers over the years. This time over 150 youth sailors wereinvolved. A tremendous amount of organization and calculationgoes on, and big thanks are due to both Sofia Mascia (RaceOfficer) and Richard Knight (organizer). With food, music, livecommentary, umpires and a huge team of volunteers, the 2013event proved almost the best yet – only lacking in wind! Welook forward to an even more competitive event next year!Congratulations to the winning teams!1st: South Island School2nd: Kellett School (A team)3rd: KGV4th: HK School Sailing Assn (A team)5th: HK Sea School (A team)6th: French International (A team)(L): ABC sailor Juliette MartinP.24

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2013 ABC EasterYouth Sailing ProgrammeOur Easter youth sailing programme is now well underway. We still have opportunities to join in as below, while many coursesare full. Details are on our website, www.abclubhk.com, and also from Angela at SailingSecretary@abclubhk.comDate & TimeJuniorCourseActivityEligibilityHK$(Member)HK$(Non-member)Mon 1 April Dinghy Sailing Trip Age 11 – Adult Pass HKSF Level 2504 youth 730 youth590 adult 855 adultTue 2 April – Sat 6 April am ✔ Optimist Stage 1 Age 7 – 11 840 1,215Tue 2 April – Sat 6 April am ✔ Optimist Stage 2 Age 7 – 11 Pass Optimist Stage 1 840 1,215Tue 2 April – Sat 6 April am ✔ Optimist Stage 3 Age 7 – 11 Pass Optimist Stage 2 840 1,215Tue 2 April – Sat 6 April am ✔ Optimist Stage 4 Supervised Practice Age 7 – 11 Pass Optimist Stage 3 840 1,215Tue 2 April – Sat 6 April HKSF Level 1 & 2 Beginner Course Age 11 - 18 2,520 3,650Tue 2 April – Sat 6 AprilHKSF Level 3 Improver CourseAge 11 – 18 Pass HKSF level 2 with 1 yearsailing experience since2,520 3,650Tue 2 April – Thurs 4 April RS Feva Introduction Course Age 11 – 18, Pass HKSF Level 2 1,512 2,190Fri 5 April – Sun 7 April Laser 1 Introduction Course Age 11 – Adult, Pass HKSF Level 2 1,512 2,190French International School Mid-term break programmeDate & TimeJuniorCourseActivityEligibilityHK$(Member)HK$(Non-member)Mon 22 – Fri 26 April am ✔ Optimist Stage 1 Age 7 – 11 840 1,215Mon 22 – Fri 26 April am ✔ Optimist Stage 2 Age 7 – 11 Pass Optimist Stage 1 840 1,215Mon 22 – Fri 26 April am ✔ Optimist Stage 3 Age 7 – 11 Pass Optimist Stage 2 840 1,215Mon 22 – Fri 26 April am ✔ Optimist Stage 4 Racing Course Age 7 – 11 Pass Optimist Stage 3 840 1,215Mon 22 – Fri 26 April HKSF Level 1 & 2 Beginner Course Age 11 - 18 2,520 3,650Wed 24 – Fri 26 April3 Day Topper / Pico / RS FevaSupervised PracticeAge 11 – 18 Pass HKSF Level 2 1,512 2,190Sat 27 – Weds 1 MayHKSF Level 3 Improver CourseAge 11 – 18 Pass HKSF level 2 with 1 yearsailing experience since2,520 3,650Sat 27 – Mon 29 April RS Feva Introduction Course Age 11 – 18, Pass HKSF Level 2 1,512 2,190RHKYC Middle Island RegattaEvery year the ABC supports the RHKYC with its premier Middle Island Regatta, this year set for 13 & 14 April. The ABChopes to send a strong team of both youth and adult sailors. You need not be on our formal training squads; it would begreat to see some adult members racing in some of our Laser 2000s and Laser 1s. Please get in touch with Kevin Lewis atDinghySailing@abclubhk.com first to arrange to reserve a dinghy, and then enter via www.rhkyc.org.hk.Macau International Regatta 2013The ABC again will send a team to what is one of the “most fun” and family-focused events of the year. We expect moreentries than ever. Although primarily a youth event, we also need adult sailors to represent our Club. This year the regattatakes place on 22 & 23 June with sailing out of the AVM Sailing Centre on Hac Sa Beach. With limited spaces, the ABC willaccept entries on a first-come first-served basis. A block of rooms at the Luxury Westin Hotel has been reserved so theWestin is open for booking! Please contact Kevin Lewis very soon at DinghySailing@abclubhk.comSailing Diary» ABC - RHKYC Joint Dinghy RacingSun 21 April: Spring 5 and 6Sun 28 April: Spring 7 and 8P.27

ST BALDRICK’S DAY 2013at the Aberdeen Boat ClubSaturday, 20 April, 3 - 6 pmDoors open at 3 pm for first shearingFree canapésLucky draws throughout the eventA great time for a great cause:Help kids beat cancer!Be a Shavee – Register NowFor more information on St. Baldrick’s mission, goals and the ABC event,contact Richard at rkligler@netivigator.com or seewww.stbaldricks.orgABC sponsorship and donation webpage:http://www.stbaldricks.org/events/abclubhk

Sue Clift (C), overall ladies’ winner, with Philippe de Manny and Rowena FaerchThe venue, Deep Water Bay Golf ClubThe ABCGolf Society’sFourth ForayWords and photos by Philippe de MannyOn Friday 8 March, the ABC Golf Society went for itsfourth tournament at the Deep Water Bay Golf Club.Twenty players registered for the game, which wasblessed with a gorgeous sunny day.A round of 18 holes was played followed by a wonderful setlunch. Stableford rules were used to select the winners for theday. Other prizes were given for closest to the pin, longest driveand most golf played.Winners of the tournament were Sue Clift for the ladies andJohn Berry for the men with respective scores of 34 and 31.Closest to the pin was Rowena Faerch on hole 12, Rob Olsenon hole 1 and David McConnell on the 12th hole. Longest drivewas Mona Chau on hole 8 and Rowena Faerch on hole 18,while on the men’s side it was David McConnell again on hole8 and John Currie on hole 18.It was a great day for all, full of laughter and camaraderie,supported by many members who otherwise would nothave met.A big thank you is due to Scoring and Handicap SecretaryRowena Faerch and Assistant Handicap Secretary WarrenHumphreys for making the results known on the spot and forGolf Society Convenor David McConnell for taking on the roleof rule master.The next ABC Golf Society outing, planned for 26 April, willbe the last of the season. It will be played at Kai Sai Chau.John Berry, men’s overall winner,practicing before winning men’s overallRelaxing over lunchIf you have not yet joined the Society and wish tostart playing or reinforcing the group with yourexpertise, please visit our webpage:http://www.abclubhk.com/article.aspx?ArticleID=198P.29

Coasting … PastBy Stephen Davies, photos by William HeeringJunk in Hong Kong’s Western AnchorageStephen Davies has been a member of ABC since 1974.The former director of the Hong Kong Maritime Museumand now its consultant research fellow, he is a specialistin maritime history, with a career closely connected to thesea and Hong Kong.The Hong Kong Maritime Museumand Hans-Michael Jebsen recentlypublished my new book, “Coastingpast: the last South China coastal tradingjunks photographed by William Heering.”Through 143 stunning photographs, thebook tells the story of these traditionalChinese craft.Only a generation ago, junks weresailing through our waters on a routethat goes back millennia. This was the“Eastern Passage” between the river upto Guangzhou and the eastern coast ofGuangdong Province.China’s last coastal trading junksignored the hustle and bustle of the fastchangingmaritime world around them.They were indifferent to the containerrevolution that was changing the globaleconomy. Then one day we all woke upto see they had disappeared. This book isa photographic record of those last daysand a visual comment on a navigationalworld that goes back millennia.The book is on sale at the brilliantlylocated new premises of the Hong KongMaritime Museum in Central – can youthink of a better location for a maritimemuseum than on a pier bang in themiddle of one of the most beautiful andhistoric harbours in the world?Work on navigation I’ve done recentlyas the museum’s CSSC MaritimeHeritage Research Fellow comparesthe routes and navigational techniquesshown in Chinese route guides from thelate 16th through the mid-19th centuries.They show a stunning similarity. Whathad worked in the Ming Dynasty wasstill working more or less exactly thesame way as the Qing Dynasty faced itsepochal clash with western imperialism.From the Bohai Gulf to the southerntip of Vietnam, a grand trunk route ranP.30

Plan of a traditional Chinese sailing junkdown China’s eastern coast, aroundHainan Island and beyond, clear of alldangers, traced out by what were calledzhēnlù ( 針 路 , needle paths). Each leg ofone of these – recorded in memory, inchants, in route books and on rough routemaps – inhered a simple formula. Theformula ran “from A, steer direction x ;after y gēng ( 更 , or traditional 2.4 hourwatch), the ship reaches B”.By following the sequence of suchinstructions – the directions on any oneof the 48 on a Chinese compass card,like dīngwèi ( 丁 未 = 202.5 0 ) – a junk couldbe sailed safely down the coast to itsdestination clear of all danger.From all along this trunk route a vastnetwork spread out. The zhēnlù ran fromnavigational waypoint to navigationalwaypoint, each marking turning pointsfor the next leg and often also markingthe point where one turned towards thecoast into ports and navigable rivers.Other waypoints might mark a branchroute that led for offshore destinationsfrom Japan to Jakarta. From otherwaypoints the mariner would be guidedto an island or bay where good sheltercould be found for a night at anchor.The junks of Coasting Past very likelyused the same navigational techniques.After all, there’s nowhere on a sailingjunk to put a radar, an echo sounder, achart table and charts and so on. Evensupposing there had been the money tobuy such things, why would a traditionalnavigator, the hè zhǎng ( 荷 長 ), havebothered? Like the yottigators most of usare in our home waters, he knew wherehe was and how to get where he wasgoing because he’d been doing it half alifetime and more. The Mk I eyeball, aprodigious memory, a lead line in case ofdoubt and maybe a rutter (route book); thehè zhǎng was navigationally fully equipped.From what scholars have found,not all coastal junks would have carriedwritten navigational materials even inthe last half of the 20th century. Insteadmany – almost certainly the smallerones that plied shorter, local routesas those through Hong Kong waters –were navigated down their traditionalroutes from memorized data. This wasP.31

learned as a child, often in the form ofchanted songs – a common, age-oldfeature of vernacular navigation. Thereare indications of route songs in classicalGreek epics (think of The Odyssey),in Viking sagas, in 15 th -century Arabnavigational sources and in the world ofPolynesian navigators. But, given the lowstatus of China’s mariners, few if any ofthese route songs appear to have beenrecorded, and the last junkmasters whoknew them are today long gone.How were the routes the hè zhǎngsailed and recorded, when they were?We do not know for sure. China’smaritime world was always somethingof a Cinderella despite its amazing reachthroughout Asian waters. That meant thatits massive practical database did notleave behind it the huge printed recordthat we see beginning to accumulate inthe western world in the 15th century,first growing slowly and then, in the 18thcentury, beginning its mad acceleration tothe millionsof written and printed records extant bythe end of the 19th century.We know that junkmasters keptpersonal rutters that recorded theirknowledge and experience in the set ofzhēnlù that represented the network oftheir home port’s traditional trade. Almostnone have survived.We have examples in the beautifulYale maps in the Sterling MemorialLibrary of Yale University, and inwonderful compendia like the MáoYuányí’s ( 茅 元 儀 , [1594–1640?]) MaoKun Map (more properly the 鄭 和 航 海圖 [Zhèng Hé hánghăi tú], Zhenghenavigation map) and in Xiè Zhāng’s ( 張燮 ), Dōngxī Yáng Kǎo (An investigation ofthe East and West Oceans). And in thenewly restored Selden Map ( 東 西 洋 航 海 圖 ,Dōngxī Yang Hánghǎi Tú), contemporarywith Xiè Zhāng’s work. Taken altogether,the many individual or home port routepatterns coalesced into the core routenetwork that centuries of coastal andoverseas trading had created,including the Eastern Passage ourGuangdong junks sailed.Today even yottigation, the lastlink to a traditional world of sailingand navigating, is going. A worldthis author grew up in – one notso far-removed from the last ofTongjiang map, courtesy of the Sterling MemorialLibrary, Yale Universitythe junk sailors – is fast dying. No neednow for long-honed seamanship skillsand a good visuo-spatial memory storingmental route maps of headlands andchannels, islands and hazards, roadsteadsand havens. We have our iPads andiPhones with built-in GPS systems andapps with all the charts to take us fromhere to Australia. And with the app to theHong Kong Observatory, Predict Windor Windguru, the tides and the weatherliterally are at our fingertips.Do we have the same experienceas the old hè zhǎng as his junk dipped,curtsied and creaked its way throughthe D’Aguilar Channel and out into theEastern Approaches? Maybe not.Stephen Davies with Graham Aldrich at the ABC book launchJunks in Central HarbourP.32

ABC Staff Celebratethe Year of the SnakeCheers all around from the office staffPhotos by Wong Yee KarOn Wednesday, 27 February, the staff of the ABC closedthe Club and escaped to the annual spring dinner, thistime at Treasure Lake Seafood Restaurant in Central.More than 70 members of staff, with some family membersand committee members, enjoyed a delicious Chinese meal towelcome the year of the snake. The dinner was rounded outwith songs sung, games played and fabulous prizes won.Cheers from the kitchen teamHon. Gen. Secretary Nick Bodnar-Horvath in drinking competition round twoPromotions for Ian Lau and Harry LeeMrs Bodnar-Horvath presents lucky draw prize to Kevin LewisP.34

Steven Ng, Leslie Chan, Philippe de Manny, Cobo Liu and Clora KongCommodore John Berry awards 15-year long-service pin to Steven NgShek Chi Keung receives 20-year long service award from Commodore John Berry2013 Employees of the Year Wong Tim Fuk,Kathy Hui, Shek Chi Keung, Thomas Lao andLeung Yau Hoi with GM de Manny andCommodore John BerryWinners of song-guessing game, Ngai Chor Keungand Cheung Chi Wo, with GM de MannyMrs Johnson presents Po Hung Pui with his prizeMrs Berry presentsChef Paul with hislucky draw prizeBingo winner Henry Lam with Natalie Berry and Steven NgWong Kam, grand-prize winner, with Commodore John BerryP.35

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