Nations' Cup

Sunday 11 March

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Background

The Hong Kong Nations' Cup race is to be held on Sunday 11 March, out of the RHKYC in Causeway Bay. Any boat can enter, under the latest Round The Island handicaps: that's anything from a Laser, through J80s and Hobies, up to Jelik. The unique feature is that everybody on board an individual boat must be of the same nationality - born, passport, fluent, see below. Are you up for this chance to claim the waters of HK for your country?

You don't have to be a member of the RHKYC - or ANY club in HK for that matter. Heck, you don't even have to live here. Fly in Ben Ainslie if you want!

There is NO restriction on the number of boats that can enter for a country - so if for example there are 15 boats representing Hong Kong, so much the better.

A big fun day out, not too serious (see criteria!)... There will be fabulous opportunities for song, costume, and native customs (Guinness, Carlsberg, San Miguel, Jenever, Bundaberg, Cloudy Bay, Mouton-Rothschild, Cuckoo Clocks, etc).

It's the day after the HKRNVR, on a simple course from Kellett out through the east end of the Harbour and back in, with the turning mark being set depending on the weather. Might be TCS4, might be Shek O Rock, might be Beaufort!

Prizes include the winning nation's flag being placed behind the bar until the race the following year, and of course the status of Champion Sailing Nation Of The Year.

Last year we had 58 boats from 19 nations .... 

2012 Provisional Entry List & Start Times

 

Nation Skipper Sail No. Name of Boat Design Provisional RHKATI Provisional Start Time
Australia Claire Storey HKG502 Larrikin Ruffian 0.802 10:30:00
Brazil Matheus L Dellagnelo HKG3722 Noisy Forefather FF 0.832 10:30:00
Canada Gaston Chan HKG9546 Impala 1 Impala 0.889 10:30:00
England Philip Bowring / Hillary King HKG1045 Moll Impala 0.889 10:30:00
England Oliver Cully HKG1059 Scallywag Ruffian 0.802 10:30:00
France Pierre Buet D40 Maiden Hong Kong Dragon 0.844 10:30:00
France Virgile S Bertrand D41 Shiva Dragon 0.844 10:30:00
France Tam HKG55 Zephyr Dragon 0.844 10:30:00
Hong Kong Wai Chuen CHAN HKG3469 Frantic Forties FF 0.832 10:30:00
Hong Kong Chi Han YAU HKG34 Go Goal Gold 470 0.876 10:30:00
Hong Kong Alvin Ho HKG1052 Happy Hour Sonata 0.824 10:30:00
Hong Kong Carol Ho HKG26 No Name 470 0.876 10:30:00
Hong Kong Wilcox Tam HKG731 Rainbow Chaser Impala 0.889 10:30:00
Hong Kong Raymond Wu HKG244 Shikari Impala 0.889 10:30:00
Hong Kong Cathy Lam HKG527 Skellum Ruffian 0.802 10:30:00
Hong Kong Tom Sheppard HKG3011 Tom Ffoollery FF 0.832 10:30:00
Hong Kong Fook Hing LI HKG515 Victory 9 Ruffian 0.802 10:30:00
Japan Akira Takada HKG3876 French Fries FF 0.832 10:30:00
Japan Koichi Yamamoto HKG3882 No Name FF 0.832 10:30:00
Scotland Mike Burrell HKG716 Caviar Impala 0.889 10:30:00
Swiss Peter Baer D20 Moonraker Dragon 0.844 10:30:00
USA Mark L Clifford HKG70 Brigand Ruffian 0.802 10:30:00
USA Phylllis Chang D50 Phyloong III Dragon 0.844 10:30:00
Wales Howard Williams HKG3981 Tchaikoffsky FF 0.832 10:30:00
             
             
             
Nation Skipper Sail No. Name of Boat Design Provisional RHKATI Provisional Start Time
Australia Warwick Downes HKG787 3 x 11 Etchells 0.960 10:50:00
Australia Gus Reed / Greg Kearns HKG402 Double Shot Etchells 0.960 10:50:00
Belgium Peter Cremers HKG2237 Joss J/80 0.956 10:50:00
England Campbell Manzoni HKG2149 Sharks First Beneteau 25 0.943 10:50:00
Hong Kong Eric Yeung HKG2252 Footloose J/80 0.956 10:50:00
Hong Kong Yun LAU HKG1649 Fox in Soxs X-99 0.984 10:50:00
Israel Gil Blum HKG2236 Invictus J/80 0.956 10:50:00
New Zealand James Stewart HKG413 Blitz Wagon Etchells 0.960 10:50:00
Wales Willy Roberts HKG1344 Mind The Bumps Etchells 0.960 10:50:00
             
             
             
Nation Skipper Sail No. Name of Boat Design Provisional RHKATI Provisional Start Time
Denmark Inge Strompf-Jepsen HKG3405 Vanguard Ed Dubois 45 Custom 1.060 11:10:00
England Keith C Mowser HKG1612 Gambit Young 8.4 1.020 11:10:00
Hong Kong Peter Leung HKG2047 Avant Garde A40RC 1.093 11:10:00
Hong Kong Simon Boyde HKG1092 Cave Canem Beneteau First 41.7 1.013 11:10:00
Hong Kong Jason Mok HKG027 Ironman Magic 25 1.081 11:10:00
Hong Kong Sam Chan HKG069 It's My Pleasure Magic 25 1.081 11:10:00
Hong Kong Wing CHAN HKG062 Northern Light Magic 25 1.081 11:10:00
Hong Kong Denis Ma HKG1822 Rampage Tripp 40 1.077 11:10:00
Hong Kong Tonny Chung HKG1995 Talkinghead Sydney 36 1.041 11:10:00
Netherlands Frank van Kempen HKG028 Fly by Wire Magic 25 1.081 11:10:00
Netherlands Sam Levine HKG009 Phoenix Magic 25 1.081 11:10:00
New Zealand Tristan Stewart HKG2171 Wicked Mumm 36 (mod) 1.093 11:10:00
Scotland Gordon Gregor HKG813 Mac Longtze Longtze Premier 1.056 11:10:00
Uranus Steve Bourne HKG064 Merlin Magic 25 1.081 11:10:00
USA Anthony Root HKG2093 Red Kite II Archambault 35 1.030 11:10:00
Wales Toby Jenkyn Jones HKG1326 Bits and Pieces (Sails East) B32 1.064 11:10:00
Wales Carlyon Knight-Evans HKG2068 Sidewinder Magic 25 1.081 11:10:00
             
             
             
Nation Skipper Sail No. Name of Boat Design Provisional RHKATI Provisional Start Time
England Nick Burns HKG2282 EFG Bank Mandrake Mills 40 Custom 1.138 11:30:00
England Russ Parker HKG2283 Freefire TP52 1.381 11:30:00
Germany Joachim Isler HKG2208 Das Busch Mills 41 1.151 11:30:00
Hong Kong YK Szeto / D Li HKG2201 Tornado 2 MC 38 1.260 11:30:00
Ireland Jamie McWilliam HKG2300 Comhartha Stoirm 8 Ker 40 1.192 11:30:00
Ireland Vic Locke HKG2210 Sirocco Bavaria 47' 1.139 11:30:00
Italy Vittorio de Angelis HKG2105 Brizo Beneteau First 45 1.101 11:30:00
Singapore Chin Yew Seah / Rex Tan HKG2136 Kiasu Flying Tiger 10 1.127 11:30:00
Sweden Ante Razmilovic HKG2108 Swedish Express X-41 1.129 11:30:00

 

 

 

NATIONALITY CRITERIA
100% of crew members must be nationals of the country which is represented by the boat they are racing on.

During his/her lifetime, a sailor may only ever represent one country in the Race - you should sail for the country to which you have the strongest allegiance.

All applications or disputes relating to the determination of the country which a sailor may represent in the Race shall be resolved very quickly by a committee of at least 2 people who are either members of Sail Com or are Flag Officers of the club.

A sailor who could qualify as a national of two or more countries at the same time may represent either one of them, as he/she may elect. But that choice is final (see 4.2)

A sailor qualifies as a national of a country if ANY of the following apply:

  •     The sailor was born in that country
  •     The sailor holds a valid passport of that country
  •     The sailor has the right of abode in that country (for clarity, HK requires a Permanent HKID Card
  •     The sailor has been normally resident in that country for at least 10 years at some stage in their life (for clarity, the 10 years need not be continuous)
  •     The sailor has represented that country at a major international event, for example the Olympics, the Rugby World Cup, the United Nations, or the Miss Universe pageant
  •     The sailor fluently speaks the language of that country
  •     The sailor can sing the national anthem of that country (in the native tongue)

Looking for Crew [e-mail Lindsay.Lyons@rhkyc.org.hk with details]

Nation  Team Coordinator  Boat(s)
Singapore Rex Tan TBC
     

            

Available to Crew [e-mail Lindsay.Lyons@rhkyc.org.hk with details]

Nation Name Experience
Spain David Ramos Young, sporty, new to hong hong - would love to be involved with this gerat event.
Spain  Raquel Lopez Young, sporty, new to hong hong - would love to be involved with this gerat event.
USA Vic Ogburn Crews weekly in the Impala Class
USA Donald Austin Sportsboats, Cruisers, Match Racing etc. etc.
Hong Kong Saki A.C. PVO Grade 2 and Yachtmaster - races regularly on sportboat. ruffian and big boats. Can helm if neccessary or happy in any other position!
     

 
 

Nationality FAQ

What qualifies as a ‘Country’?
 

The following are Countries for the purpose of this race:
England, Wales, Belgium;

The following are NOT Countries:
Great Britain is not a country for the purposes of this race: it is divided into England, Scotland, and Wales , as seen in the Six Nations Rugby tournament.

The Isle of Wight is not a country, it is a holiday brochure. 
Cornwall is not a Country, it is a Ceremonial County or a Duchy.

The People's Republic of Cork is not a Country, it is a Paradise .

Hawaii is not a Country, it is a State.

Tasmania is a State, it does NOT qualify as "God's Own Country", at least for the purposes of this race.