YACHT races between Hong Kong and Macau will take place today and tomorrow with 25 sailboats participating in the annual Dragon Boat races.
Masters, coxswains and persons-in-charge of vessels navigating in the vicinity should proceed with caution, giving practical consideration to the contestants.
Compliance with the provisions of the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea 1972 is mandatory.
The outbound trip from Hong Kong to Macau will start at 10am on Saturday June 20 in an area south east of Lamma Island near the Yen Kok Light.
Depending on weather conditions, it will follow Course 1, a westerly route through south of Lamma Island, south of Tai A Chau, thence to Macau if the wind is coming from the north.
Or it will take Course 2, a south westerly route through the southern boundary of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, thence to Macau if the wind is coming from the south.
The return trip from Macua to Hong Kong will start at 11am on Sunday June 21 and will follow Course 1, a route through south of Tai A Chau and to complete the race at a position east of Cheung Chan if the wind is coming from the north;
Or Course 2, a route through south of Xiaozhi Zhou and to complete the race at a position east of Cheung Chau if the wind is coming from the south.
SEA SPORTS
20 June 2015 - 08:48
Dragon Boat Day comes to Hong Kong with yacht races to Macau
YACHT races between Hong Kong and Macau will take place today and tomorrow with 25 sailboats participating in the annual Dragon Boat races.
SEA SPORTS
20 June 2015 - 08:48
Dragon Boat Day comes to Hong Kong with yacht races to Macau
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