ABERDEEN RACING ACADEMY
May Edition: Newsletter 13 - 2018
INTRODUCTION
After a quiet couple of months and the Easter break, the Optimist team's calendar of events started to get much busier. The HKSF Festival of Sport Regatta kicked off the events, this was then followed by the Top of the Gulf Regatta held in Pattaya - Thailand. The Festival of Sport saw Malo and Anatole qualify for the Hong Kong Youth World 29er Boys team. Congratulations to them both. Casey Law also travelled to the UAE to represent HKG in the ASAF Cup finishing 3rd overall. Well done Casey.
The next couple of months will continue to be busy for the Optimist team, the next HKODA ranking regatta is at Tei Mei Tuk, then followed by Hebe Haven's Open.
Our 29er team are training hard for the upcoming summer event where they will be competing at the European Championships in Helsinki - Finland.
ARA's newly formed 49er team are also preparing for their summer calendar where they will be competing at Kiel Week and then representing HKG in the Olympic 49er qualifying regatta in Denmark.
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ASAF CUP - UAE
Written by Casey Law
Bright sunlight shines as the regatta starts. Throughout the regatta, consistent days of sunshine and light winds keep the regatta going. 7 out of all the compitors were Hong Kong sailors. The Hong Kong sailors consisted of Duncan Gregor, Casey Law, Douglas Leung, Oriane Votes, Thibault Minne, Sorcha Whyte and Charlotte Lo. Our coach Christos Atzemain took time and effort to coach us during the time in the UAE.
On the first day, there was a very light breeze with occasional gusts of 7 knots. We launched early, so we were able to complete 4 races on the first day. What a good start of the regatta! I was able to achieve a 4,2,4,1. Just like last year, I achieved a first in the first day. On then second day, there was not as much wind, therefore we had to wait a little longer on shore. Eventually, we completed 3 races out of the four planned. I did really badly that day as I came 7th, OCS(37), and 3rd. The conditions were not as favorable to me as it was very wavy and there was very limited wind: an average of one knot. Luckily, in the afternoon, the wind started to pick up to around 4 knots, therefore achieving a 3rd. On the 3rdday, there was absolutely no wind, so we stayed in for the morning. Since the race committee announced that the earliest time to launch was at 1pm, we were able to go back to then hotel. At one o’clock, we were back at the destination. We were just in time as the AP went down and the D flag went up. In the end of the day, we completed 2 races, finishing 6thand 5th. They were definitely not the best races but I still tried my best. The other competitors started being more aggressive as the regatta was coming to an end; they wanted to get a good position. On last day, no signs of wind could be seen so we stayed in the club and prepared for the prize giving.
HKSF Festival of Sport
Green Fleet
Sunday was a long day for the team with little to no wind however they had one practice race followed by two more races. The briefings and debriefings were once again helpful as they emphasised the importance of starts and finishes. Sailing etiquette and knowledge of flags.
Optimist Fleet
29er Fleet
Since we were the only 29er boat, we sailed with 420 and 470 boats and the fleet was unevenly spread out. We were very far in front due to faster boat speed, therefore racing lacked of excitement. On Saturday we completed 3 races, the 4th one got canceled due to too little wind. On Sunday, we went to the farther race course in hopes to find some wind. We completed 2 races and the day was called off after the wind died and racing was no longer possible. After a long rib ride back, we were able to go home for some well deserved rest.
Top of the Gulf Regatta - Thailand
Two races were completed on the first day, Casey had a good start to the event finishing his first two races in 7th and 3rd. Juliette was consistent throughout the event finishing 17th in every race. Due to the thunder storms only one race was completed on day 2, Casey finished the end of the day lying in 2nd place. Two races were completed on the last day of the event, conditions were light which was again hard as the wind was shifting constantly.
The younger members of the team struggled with the current and the large start line conditions but it was all a good experience for them.
UPCOMING EVENTS
Team Trials
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