J/Teams Garner Silver in Hong Kong Around Island Race!

(Hong Kong, China)- The annual Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club Around the Island Race is one of the biggest inshore events in Hong Kong. It is a 26nm race around Hong Kong Island involving Class Keelboats, Dinghies, Beach Cats, and Cruisers.

With an entry list of 200+ boats entered, and more than 1,500+ participants from all major yacht, sailing, and rowing clubs in Hong Kong, the regatta is as much about racing as it is about socializing ashore to catch up with “long-time, no-see” friends from the region.

J/80 Class- 8 boats
First was the duo of De Angelis & Lucchini on J-CHI, winning by just over 4 minutes elapsed. Second was Henry Wong’s FOOTLOOSE in an elapsed time of 6 hr:28 min: 54 sec. Third about 15 minutes behind them was BK Lim’s LILA.

IRC 8 Division
The eight-boat fleet was eclipsed by two J/Teams. Winning was Nick Southward’s J/109 ADMIRALTY HARBOUR- WHISKEY JACK with a corrected time of 5 hr:42 min: 42 sec. Just under 14 min. corrected time behind to take the silver medal was Andrew Pidden’s J/99 JUICE.

IRC 9 Division
In this ten-boat fleet, it was Nico Cohen-Addad’s J/122E JINN that garnered the bronze medal with a corrected time of 6 hrs: 7 min: 9 sec!

For more Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club Around the Island Race sailing information
https://www.rhkyc.org.hk/sailing/races-and-regattas/local-racing/aroundtheislandrace