Anyone looking out of their window in Hung Hom or Chai Wan on the morning of Sunday 10 November will see around 240 boats converging on Hong Kong’s Victoria Harbour for Hong Kong’s biggest annual celebration of sail and paddle. The Tommy Bahama Around The Island Race is organised by the Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club and on Race Day, from 0830hrs, there will be two start lines and a total of 20 separate starts for sailboats at RHKYC’s Kellett Island clubhouse, while outrigger...
more »Anyone looking out of their window in Hung Hom or Chai Wan on the morning of Sunday 10 November will see around 240 boats converging on Hong Kong’s Victoria Harbour for Hong Kong’s biggest annual celebration of sail and paddle. The Tommy Bahama Around The Island Race is organised by the Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club and on Race Day, from 0830hrs, there will be two start lines and a total of 20 separate starts for sailboats at RHKYC’s Kellett Island clubhouse, while outrigger canoes and coastal rowing boats will start and finish in the calmer surroundings of RHKYC’s Middle Island sailing and rowing centre. The Around the Island Race became an annual event in 1983, however its origins go back to 1864 when six boats raced around Hong Kong Island to Starboard (clockwise) and Hong Kong’s sailors have since regarded this route as a tricky challenge with unpredictable wind shifts.
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