Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club
San Fernando Race 2011

Organised by Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club  
Starts Wednesday 20 April 2011 

Offshore Special Regulations Category 1  
under the auspices of the Royal Ocean Racing Club (RORC)

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San Fernando Race - Tracking Extra

Cool new Yellowbrick feature! Specially for us, Yellowbrick has set up an additional page which shows the estimated arrival and estimated corrected time for each boat, based on their tracking data so far. Click here to take a look http://live.adventuretracking.com/Leaderboard/hksf2011 

Live tracking at http://live.adventuretracking.com/hksf2011

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San Fernando Race - Fleet Progress

The 0800hrs radio sched has been used to extrapolate estimated finish times and corrected times for the race. Very misleading, as, of course, the figures are based on what has happened over the past 24 hours, not what may (or may not) happen over the next 24 hours.

Conditions definitely seem to be lighter, with FreeFire's boat speed dropping to 9kts at the latest track, but she's holding off the fleet on corrected time so far, with Moonblue 2 putting in an excellent night's work to lie second IRC overall, and first in Premier Cruising, at this morning's sched.

Red Kite II is putting in a brave effort as the smallest boat in IRC Racing, however Strewth seems to have made up ground since 0800hrs this morning, and the current leaderboard shows them (potentially) IRC third overall.

Redeye is still sticking close to the rhum line, and maintains her on-the-water lead of IRC Cruising, however based on the radio sched, Dearg Doom and Kei Lun (both very far south of the rhum line) had the edge on her once ratings were applied.

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San Fernando Race 2011 gets underway

Organised by Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club and run under the auspices of RORC, the 480nm Category 1 San Fernando Race started in Hong Kong’s Victoria Harbour today.

RHKYC was delighted to welcome Hong Kong Director of Marine, Roger Tupper, on board the committee boat to fire the 1220hrs start gun in front of RHKYC’s Kellett Island Clubhouse, sending the fleet on their way to San Fernando in the Philippines .

EFG Mandrake was quick off the line, making the most of her on-board Harbour knowledge, however by Lei Yue Mun gap, the Mills 40 had been overhauled by TP52’s FreeFire and Strewth from the IRC racing division, and Moonblue 2 and Xena from IRC Premier Cruising.

The 10 to 12 knot due easterly that had been recorded earlier in the day by Race Office r Jimmy Farquhar, quickly built into a 20 knot breeze, and an hour after the start, the fleet had cleared Lei Yue Mun Gap, and was heading out into open water.

As of 1800hrs this evening, FreeFire was holding a narrow lead over Strewth, with 60nm already covered. 30nm back Trilogy HK was keeping guard at the back of the fleet. A rough first night beckons, with a forecast of force 5 to 6, but with visibility at 8km, it should be a spectacular night’s sailing.

All the competitors are fitted with a Yellowbrick tracking device, and race fans can watch the action unfold online at http://live.adventuretracking.com/hksf2011

For further details about the San Fernando Race, please contact Alex Johnston 
by e-mail or call +852 2239 0362