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Hong Kong to Vietnam Race

VOLVO HONG KONG TO VIETNAM RACE
Starts 24 & 25 OCTOBER 2023
OFFICIAL EVENT WEBSITE - CLICK HERE


The Volvo Hong Kong to Vietnam Race 2023 is organised by the RHKYC and will be run under the auspices of RORC and the RORC Offshore Special Regulations.

It is a challenging, predominantly downwind, 673nm fast passage to Nha Trang, on the south-eastern coast of Vietnam - the race is recognised as a qualifying race for the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race.

2023 will mark the tenth edition of this biennial Race which is the longest Category One offshore race in Asia. The Race was first run in 1996 and then regularly since 2004.

A popular tourist destination in its own right, Nha Trang also offers a great provisioning point for boats intending to continue on to other seasonal sailing events in Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand and Australia.

Title Sponsor

Supporting Sponsor:

LINE HONOURS
BOAT OWNER / SKIPPER YEAR
SHK SCALLYWAG FUKU(MULTIHULL) MEITATSU FUKUMOTO/ SENG HUANG LEE 2019
LUCKY(MONOHULL) BRYON EHRHART 2019
ALIVE PHILLIP TURNER / DUNCAN HINE 2017
RAGAMUFFIN 100 SYDNEY FISCHER 2015
RAGAMUFFIN 90 SYD FISCHER 2013
AUDI ULTRA LUDDE INGVALL/ CREEVEY-ZILLIACUS-INGVALL 2011
HI FI NEIL PRYDE 2008
ATMOSPHERE BENOIT LESAFFRE 2006
SKANDIA GRANT WHARINGTON 2004
ORION EXPRESS ELLIAN PERCH 1996
WINNER ON CORRECTED TIME
BOAT OWNER / SKIPPER YEAR
FREEFIRE SAM CHAN 2019
MASCALZONE LATINO VINCENZO ONORATO 2017
BLACK BAZA MANNING / ROOT 2015
LUCKY BRYON EHRHART 2013
HI FI NEIL PRYDE 2011
HI FI NEIL PRYDE 2008
ISLAND FLING PAUL WINKELMANN 2006
SKANDIA GRANT WHARINGTON 2004
WIZARD THE SEQUEL STEVE ELLIS 1996
RECORDS
BOAT OWNER / SKIPPER YEAR ELAPSED
MONOHULL      
LUCKY BRYON EHRHART 2019 41:30:20
RAGAMUFFIN 100 SYDNEY FISCHER 2015 42:17:24
RAGAMUFFIN 90 SYD FISCHER 2013 42:41:20
SKANDIA GRANT WHARINGTON 2004 42:45:41
ORION EXPRESS ELLIAN PERCH 1996 72:25:16
MULTIHULL      
SHK SCALLYWAG FUKU MEITATSU FUKUMOTO/ SENG HUANG LEE 2019 30:09:27
ATMOSPHERE BENOIT LESAFFRE 2006 47:40:25