It’s a race organiser’s nightmare, and one realised too often in Hong Kong. Days of strong winds before and after race day, but Sunday morning dawns to a flat calm. And so it was for DBYC’s latest regatta on 27 May. Plans for two Olympic courses looked doubtful, but the fleet of a dozen boats headed hopefully for the first start off Hei Ling Chau at 1000. The sun shone and spirits were high but no breeze materialised and the race was cancelled after half an hour, leaving time for an early lunch and an earlier start for the afternoon race.

Sunday, April first turned out fine and breezy for the DBYC April Fools rally and lunch at the Boathouse, Stanley. A stiff Easterly 5-6 afforded an exciting beat from Discovery Bay, with particularly gusty conditions through the Lamma Channel.

Two weeks of unseasonably dank weather cleared just in time for this autumn’s Discovery Bay – Gold Coast Regatta. Saturday dawned fine and clear, with the wind settling into an Easterly 3-4 and a flat calm sea – champagne sailing.

In an effort to introduce fresh destinations and routes into their cruising/racing calendar, the DBYC raced from the Discovery Bay Marina to the Gold Coast Marina on Saturday, 18 March.

The inaugural Discovery Bay Regatta was planned to consist of a series of three races over the weekend of 25-26 September. However, Race 3, the Round the Islands race, had to be cancelled due to Tropical Storm Cam and was re-staged on 14 November 1999.

The inaugural Discovery Bay Regatta was planned to consist of a series of three races over the weekend of 25-26 September. Sadly, Sunday’s race had to be cancelled due to Typhoon Signal No. 8 signal being raised for TS Cam. However, Cam did provide perfect winds (NE’ly force 5) for Races 1 and 2 on the Saturday and rewarded a fair sized fleet with some excellent racing.