The winners of this year’s Asia Boating Awards were announced during a black-tie gala at Hotel ICON in Kowloon East on the first night of the annual Hong Kong Gold Coast Boat Show. They include such jewels as the Benetti superyacht Lady Candy, as well as the 70 Sunreef Power charter yacht Damrak II.
Attended by a record number of 34 yachts, this year’s Rolex China Sea Race was marked by a veteran victory of 87-year-old Syd Fischer – skipper of superyacht Ragamuffin 90, and 74-year-old Neil Pryde – skipper of sailing yacht Hi Fi.
Today, April 19, 2014, saw five of 34 yachts complete the 2014 Rolex China Sea Race, with superyacht Ragamuffin 90 claiming line honours.
Syd Fischer’s Maxi yacht Ragamuffin 90 has sealed line honours at the 2014 Rolex China Sea Race, completing the course in 57 hours, 31 minutes and 18 seconds.
This year’s 27th edition of the 565-nm Rolex China Sea Race kicked off yesterday, hosting a fleet of 34 international yachts. The largest competing boat in the 2014 event is superyacht Ragamuffin 90.
This year’s 27th edition of Rolex China Sea Race is set to start tomorrow, on April 16. The race will be attended by a strong fleet of 34 yachts, including such impressive vessels as the 100ft superyacht Wild Oats IX.
Organised by Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club (RHKYC), this year’s 27th edition of the Rolex China Sea Race is set to kick off in Victoria Harbour, Hong Kong on Wednesday, April 16.
The biennial Rolex China Sea Race will start on April 16, 2014. The 2012 edition of this popular race was won by the 90ft superyacht Genuine Risk, competing this year as ‘Ragamuffin 90’.
The sole participating Maxi, Geoff Hill’s sailing yacht Genuine Risk, won the Sunday Telegraph Trophy for Line Honours as well as a Rolex Yacht-Master timepiece at the 50th Rolex China Sea Race. The Overall title on corrected time went to the Singaporean entry Zanzibar, who also laid claim to a Rolex Yacht-Master timepiece in addition to inscribing their victory in the record books of Rolex China Sea Race history.
The second yacht finishing the Rolex China Sea Race was the Neil Pryde´s Hi FI yacht, finishing at 16:00.54 (UTC +8). The next to arrive in Subic Bay at 17:59.19 (UTC +8) was Jelik V and their almost entirely Filipino crew.
Dubois 90 sailing yacht Genuine Risk crossed the finish line of the 2012 50th Anniversary Rolex China Sea Race on Saturday, April 07 at 02:43.26 (UTC +8).
Current fleet leader of the 2012 Rolex China Sea Race, Geoff Hill’s sailing yacht Genuine Risk, is currently (1700 hrs UTC +8) 106.9nm from the finish and is expected to arrive in Subic Bay around 0038 this evening.