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11 October 2017

Volvo China Coast Race Week

Volvo China Coast Regatta
13 to 15 October

Volvo Hong Kong to VietnamRace
starts 18 October

The 2017 Volvo China Coast Race Week (CCRW) comprises the Volvo China Coast Regatta 2017, sailed overthree days in the waters south and east of Hong Kong Island, and the Volvo Hong Kong to Vietnam Race 2017,an Offshore Category One race of 673 nautical miles from Hong Kong to Nha Trang, Vietnam.

34 boats will cross the start line to compete in what is anticipated to be three days of the most superb sailing conditions that Hong Kong has to offer. Race organisers,however, are keeping a close eye on a potential typhoon developing off Hong Kong. An emergency meeting was held last night at the Club to discuss contingency plans. The event faced a similar situation in 2016when Tropical Cyclone Haima brought Hong Kong to a standstill the day before the regatta, however the storm came and went without affecting racing. There is yet another system off Vietnam, which is also being carefully monitored by race management.

The fleet for the 2017 Volvo China Coast Race Week is a very competitive one. RHKYC Sailing Manager Ailsa Angus commented “we have the usual suspects racing and we have a great IRC 0 division this year”. IRC 0includes China’s Wang Bin with his Cookson 50 UBOX. Bin skippered the first Chinese yacht to complete a world circumnavigation, as well taking 3rd in IRC Overallin the 2016 Rolex Sydney HobartYacht Race.

Shawn Kang has moved from the Premier Cruising Division with his new KER 46+ Lighthorse Alphaplus, withWade Morganracing on board; previous team leader of Black Baza - IRC Overall winner of the Hong Kong to Vietnam race 2015 and boat captain of the Abu Dhabi team in 2011/12 Volvo Ocean Race.

Five of the boats entered have recently changed hands including; Liu Yong Feng’s, Seawolf, which was previously named Black Baza;the KER 42 Custom won Asian Yachting Grand Prix Skipper and Yacht of the Year for 2016/17under the ownership of Anthony Root and Steve Manning and took second IRC Overall in the China Coast Regatta 2016.

Looking to the Volvo Hong Kong to Vietnam Race the Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club welcomes the first Italian, Russian and Philippines entries to compete in the Race; Mascalzone Latino, Mattteo Savelli’s Cookson 50, No Applause a First 40 CR owned by Alexander Vodovatov and regular participant in the Rolex China Sea Race, Philippines entry, Ernesto Echauz in his TP52 Standard Insurance Centennial.

For the first time in the event’s history the Club has introduced staggered starts; the smaller boats will head off on Tuesday 17 October, with the majority of the fleet setting offon Wednesday 18 October.This will allow the boats to converge as they head into the finish in Nha Trang, Vietnam.The sequence actingpredominantly as a safety factor, with the bigger boats coming up behind the smaller fleet should they get into any trouble.

2015 IRC 0 winner, Phillip Turner’s Reichel / Pugh 66 Alive, is racing in her second Hong Kong -Vietnam Race. With a 2015 elapsed time of 49h 56m 21s being only, 7h 38m 57s behind Syd Fisher’s Ragamuffin 100’scurrent race record of 42h 17m 24s, all eyes will be on her to see how the race plays out in what is expected to be a fast race.

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Provisional Entry List – Volvo China Coast Regatta

BOAT / SAIL # / DIVISION / OWNER / TYPE / RATING
OTONOMOS MANDRAKE / HKG 2163 / IRC RACER 1 / FRED KINMONTH / NICK BURNS / SYDNEY GTS 43 / 1.186
SELL SIDE DREAM / HKG 2298 / IRC RACER 2 / SIMON POWELL / A40RC / 1.09
HERO RACING TEAM / SIN 6886 / IRC RACER 1 / TIFFANY KOO / KING MILLS 40 / TBA
STANDARD INSURANCE CENTENNIAL / PHI 2286 / IRC RACER 0 / ERNESTO ECHAUZ / TP52 / 1.351
JELIK / HKG 600 / IRC RACER 0 / FRANK PONG / CUSTOM / 1.535
AMBUSH / HKG 2388 / IRC RACER 1 / JOACHIM ISLER / DREW TAYLOR / MILLS 41 / 1.236
WHISKEY JACK / HKG 2101 / IRC RACER 3 / NICK SOUTHWARD / J-109 / 1.026
VINETA / HKG 2285 / IRC RACER 1 / HELMUTH HENNIG / MARTEN 49 / 1.251
CLOVE HITCH / HKG 2211 / IRC PREMIER CRUISER / ALEX YU / BAVARIA 55 / 1.102
FREEFIRE / HKG 2283 / IRC RACER 0 / SAM CHAN / TP52 / 1.367
LISA ELAINE / HKG 2214 / HKPN / CARL WILKINSON / BAVARIA 56 / 1166
SIMPLICITY / HKG 1268 / HKPN / SUNNY CHAI / BAVARIA CRUISER 40 / 1211
LADY BUTTERFLY / HKG 2234 / IRC RACER 3 / JC BROYELLE / FIRST 34.7 / 0.993
RED RUM / HKG 2183 / IRC RACER 2 / MANNING/O'MALLEY / A40 / 1.092
ZANNEKIN / HKG 2290 / IRC RACER 0 / MARCEL LIEDTS / KER 46 / 1.295
MOONBLUE 2 / CAY 8888 / IRC PREMIER CRUISER / PETER CHURCHOUSE / WARWICK CUSTOM / 1.206
KINGSMAN / HKG 2138 / IRC RACER 2 / GORDON LIU / SYDNEY 38 / 1.098
ANDIAMO / HKG 2119 / IRC RACER 3 / JOHN WOO / CYNTHIA LI / A35 / 1.029
LIGHTHORSE ALPHAPLUS / HKG 2501 / IRC RACER 0 / SHAWN KANG / KER 46+ / 1.317
KIASU / HKG 2136 / IRC RACER 2 / CHRIS LI / FT10 / 1.114
SEAWOLF / HKG 2296 / IRC RACER 1 / LIU YONG FENG / KER42 CUSTOM / 1.234
MINNIE / HKG 201 / IRC RACER 1 / NIGEL SNELL / KER 11.3 / 1.153
DING DONG / HKG 2293 / IRC RACER 3 / THOMAS WONG / SUNFAST 3600 / 1.037
UBOX / CHN 10007 / IRC RACER 0 / WANG BIN / COOKSON 50 / TBA
ARCTURUS / HKG 2273 / IRC RACER 3 / DENNIS CHIEN / SUNFAST 3600 / 1.04
JUGGERKNOT / HKG 1281 / IRC RACER 2 / RICHARD VAN DEN BERG / J111 / 1.098
DARLING / HKG 2187 / HKPN / DEAN CHISHOLM / HANSE 400 / 1037
BLACKJACK / HKG 2121 / IRC RACER 2 / GLENN SMITH / GRAND SOLEIL 45 / 1.101
YMIR / HKG 2207 / IRC RACER 3 / KJARTAN FURSET / SUNFAST 3600 / 1.04
BLEU / HKG 2124 / HKPN / ALAN CHEUNG / OCEANIS 34 / 1181
PHOENIX / HKG 2282 / IRC RACER 1 / VICTOR KUK / MILLS 40 CUSTOM / 1.15
RAMPAGE II / HKG 2248 / IRC RACER 1 / NOEL CHAN / DENIS MA / HH42 / 1.222
CRYSTAL / HKG 2118 / IRC RACER / ALBERT CHEUNG / FIRST 44.7 / TBA
AVANTE GARDE / HKG 2047 / IRC RACER 2 / JOSHUA COLE / A40RC / TBA

Provisional Entry List – Volvo Hong Kong to Vietnam Race

BOAT 2017 / SAIL # / DIVISION / OWNER / TYPE / RATING
AMBUSH / HKG 2388 / IRC RACER 1 / JOACHIM ISLER / ANDREW TAYLOR / MILLS 41 / 1.236
ANTIPODES / GBRL 2888 / IRC RACER 0 / GEOFFREY HILL / SANTA CRUZ 72 / 1.390
FREEFIRE / HKG 2283 / IRC RACER 0 / SAM CHAN / TP52 / 1.368
MASCALZONE LATINO / ITA 14909 / IRC RACER 0 / MATTEO SAVELLI / COOKSON 50 / TBA
NO APPLAUSE / RUS 3481 / IRC RACER 2 / ALEXANDER VODOVATOV / FIRST 40 CR / TBA
ZANZIBAR / SIN 4321 / IRC RACER 1 / JONATHAN MAHONY / HYD 42 / 1.210
UBOX / CHN 10007 / IRC RACER 0 / WANG BIN / COOKSON 50 / TBA
SALALAH / HKG 2122 / IRC RACER 2 / JACKIE SIU / LIN GUANGMU / SENSE 50 / 1.066
ALIVE / AUS 52566 / IRC RACER 0 / PHILLIP TURNER / REICHEL/PUGH 66 / 1.581
WHISKEY JACK / HKG 2102 / IRC RACER 2 / NICK SOUTHWARD / J-109 / 1.026
LION ROCK / HKG 2361 / IRC RACER 1 / MICHAEL LUNN / AZUREE 40 / 1.104
OTONOMOS MANDRAKE / HKG 2163 / IRC RACER 1 / FRED KINMONTH / NICK BURNS / SYDNEY GTS 43 / 1.186
SURF DUDE / HKG 1345 / IRC RACER 1 / STEVE HO / FELCI 45 / 1.202

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