The Hong Kong Sailing Federation in conjunction with co-organiser the Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club is pleased to release the Notice of Race for the 6th edition of Hong Kong Race Week. To be run from 12 to 17 February 2019, the regatta is a constituent event of the ASAF Youth Cup and represents Leg 2 of the 2018 – 2019 series.
Serving as a significant platform for promising Asian sailors to hone their skills, Hong Kong Race Week is a feeder regatta to other major international regattas around the world. The recent Asian Games held in Jakarta saw 2018 Hong Kong Race Week competitor India’s Tomar Harshita take home Bronze in the Laser 4.7 division.
Hong Kong Race Week Chairman, Peter Davies, expressed his delight in being able to welcome back competitors and invite new sailors to compete in the 2019 regatta. Davies remarked that he anticipated the event attracting 260+ of the top youth sailors from the Asia Pacific region and afar, including sailors from China, Macau, India, Italy, Dubai, Qatar, Indonesia, Cambodia, Singapore, Thailand, Chinese Taipei, Australia, New Zealand and the USA.
11 classes will compete in the 2019 edition of the event, including the sailing classes 29er, 2.4mR, 420, 470, Laser 4.7, Laser Radial, Optimist, Optimist Green, RS Feva and windsurfers classes RS:X Youth and Techno 293. Sailors will race on Hong Kong’s renowned world-class racetracks which are located in Repulse Bay, Deep Water Bay, Stanley, Tai Tam and Beaufort Island.
We invite you to join us for the best racing in Asia.
Entry is now open, and the NoR is available online at http://www.hongkongraceweek.com/
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由香港帆船運動總會及香港遊艇會聯合舉辦的第六屆香港帆船賽週將於2019年2月12至17日舉行，是亞洲帆船協會青年盃帆船賽系列之第二站選拔賽，賽事公告現可供查閱。
香港帆船賽週不但是亞洲帆船運動員重要的發展平台，亦是讓運動員通往參加國際主要賽事的一個重要基石。最近在雅加達舉行的亞運會上，見證2018年香港帆船賽週印度選手Harshita Tomar在激光4.7型帆船組獲得了銅獎。
香港帆船賽週主席Peter Davies表示觀迎所有運動員一同參加2019年的比賽。他指是次比賽預計有愈260來自亞太區的頂尖帆船好手來港參賽，包括中國、澳門、印度、意大利、杜拜、卡塔爾、印尼、柬埔寨，新加坡，泰國，台北，澳洲，紐西蘭和美國的帆船運動員。2019年的比賽共分成11個級別，包括：29er、 2.4mR、420、470、激光4.7型帆船、激光雷射型帆船、樂天型帆船、少年樂天 型帆船、 RS Feva 及 風帆級別的少年RS:X 和Techno 293。各運動員將會在香港著名的世界級賽道上進行比賽，途經淺水灣、深水灣、赤柱、大潭和螺洲。
誠邀大家參與此亞洲最盛大的帆船比賽。賽事現正接受報名，歡迎到以下網頁瀏覽賽事公告http://www.hongkongraceweek.com/
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