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Promoting optimist sailing amongst young sailors in Hong Kong.

The objectives of the HKODA are very clear in that it wants to promote optimist sailing amongst young sailors in Hong Kong. The participation of sailors from HKSSA and from overseas at this year’s National shows that HKODA has been successful in widening the appeal of Optimist sailing in Hong Kong and promoting it abroad. There are, however, still many youngsters in Hong Kong that have not yet bee

n introduced to sailing. HKODA, with the help of HKSF and the Hong Kong schools & clubs, will try to reach them and successfully continue the promotion of Optimist Sailing in Hong Kong.

24/05/2026

The Hong Kong team is ready to race! The team is at the opening ceremony of 2026 Optimist North American Championship in Halifax, Canada. Xinran Liu (HKG187), Tara Maliah (HKG190), Rohan Maliah (HKG173) and Decimus Chan (HKG192) will compete starting Saturday, May 23rd. The team of four is joined by Coach Happy. Best of luck to Team Hong Kong!

04/05/2026

Congrats to all the sailors who participated in the TMT (Tai Mei Tuk) Optimist Ranking Regatta on May 2-3, 2026, the final HKG ranking regatta before the sailors break for the summer. A special thanks to the Race Committee (lead by Inge Strompf-Jensen), the organizers, and the volunteers who helped run a smooth and seemless event. 6 races were completed in Main & Intermediate fleet and 8 races were done in Green fleet under varying weather conditions. After the AP on Saturday, the breeze picked up but remained light compared to Sunday where there were some patchy periods of strong wind and rain brought by the storm.

The Main fleet competition was close between the top 4 sailors -all RHKYC, lead by Coach Alfie, but Xinran Liu managed to clinch 1st. Other notable prizes went to Alex Petton (RHKYC) for 1st Intermediate, followed by Mathhias Leung (2nd) and Alessi Chunhei (3rd) - both HHYC. For Green fleet, Austin Miao (HHYC) was 1st, followed by Deng Boyuan (China), and Wong Chunhei (HKSS). It was also great to see some upcoming sailors from China and Sailability compete. Mary Arvhela Cabusay of Sailability placed 4th in intermediate.

Results below:

Main fleet:
🥇 Xinran Liu, RHKYC, HKG 187
🥈 Tara Maliah, RHKYC, HKG 190
🥉 Rohan Maliah, RHKYC, HKG 173

Intermediate fleet:
🥇 Alex Petton, RHKYC, HKG 254
🥈 Matthias Leung, HHYC, HKG 319
🥉 Alessia Talpo, HHYC, HKG3105

Green fleet:
🥇 Austin Miao, HHYC, HKG 17
🥈 Deng Boyuan, Qing Lan Shan School, CNH 6026
🥉 Wong Chunhei, HKSS, HKG 13

For some of the sailors, this will be their last HKG optimist regatta. We wish them and all the selected HKG sailors best of luck in the upcoming 2026 Worlds, NAMs and European Championship Events this summer. We look forward to having everyone back in the fall of 2026!

Many thanks to TC Li, for helping to capture memories for all the sailors and participants of the event.

Photo Credits: TC Li

27/04/2026

HKODA Team Racing Open & National Championship 2026 was held in Tai Mei Tuk, Tai Po this past weekend on April 25-26, 2026. 16 teams from China, Hong Kong and Macau participated in HKODA's annual team racing event. The teams from the various clubs competed in two days of team racing, and after fighting it out in 56 qualifying races, the top four teams emerged. RHKYC Royal Sharks, H**e Speedy Dragons, ABC Tigers, and CJH Team 1 (China) battled it out in the semi-finals and finals on Sunday for the Championship title.

The semi-finals was a close match between H**e Speedy Dragons lead by coach Jwar Clement and ABC Tigers lead by coach Gauthier Thomas, but H**e was able to secure two of three wins in the semi-finals to advance to the finals against the Royal Sharks, lead by coach Alfred Okoth. In the final match, the Royal Sharks battled it out with H**e Speedy Dragons and secured their Championship title after 2 wins!

Congrats to all the teams that participated in the event, and many thanks to the Committee and the volunteers who helped organize and make the event a great success!

The overall results and team members are as follows:

🥇 RHKYC Royal Sharks: Tara Maliah (HKG190), Rohan Maliah (HKG173), Decimus Chan (HKG192), Audrey Liu (HKG187), Daniel Shan (HKG230)

🥈 H**e Speedy Dragons: Chantal Henriksson (HKG304), Kian Anderson (HKG162) Sirui Hui (HKG196), Annabel Lam (HKG166), Nathan Li (HKG139)

🥉 ABC Tigers: Alix Nguyen-Minh (HKG185), Margaux Nguyen-Minh (HKG183), Meghan Cohen-Addad (HKG182), Lucien Cohen-Addad (HKG174), Karisse Hah (HKG179)

Photo Credits: TC Li

02/04/2026

Please join us for the last optimist ranking regatta of the season at Tai Mei Tuk on May 2-3, 2026. We look forward to seeing you there! Please sign up on this link!

https://pcschk.com/product/tmt_op_rankingregatta_2026

18/03/2026

Congratulations are in order to these selected sailors who qualified to represent Hong Kong, China for the 2026 IODA Worlds, Euros and North American Championships! We wish you the best of luck for these major competitions!

13/03/2026

The invited sailors based on the World/Euro rankings will have the opportunity to join the clinic on March 20-23rd at H**e Haven Yacht Club in Sai Kung with coach Harry Bethwaite!

We’re excited to bring together young sailors for an Optimist Camp designed to sharpen racing fundamentals, build confidence on the water, and support the growth of young sailors in HK. Organized by HKSF, co-organized by HKODA, hosted by HHYC, and subvented by LCSD, this clinic is a great opportunity for young sailors to learn, train, and challenge themselves alongside peers from across Hong Kong.

Train hard, sail fast, and have fun - most importantly, enjoy the journey!

06/03/2026

Please join us for the 2026 HKODA Team Racing Open & National Championship! This year, the event will be held on April 25-26, 2026 at TMT (Tai Mei Tuk), HKSSA. Please register and sign up on Clubspot and discuss with your coaches on the team pairings for the Event. We look forward to hosting you soon!

Please use this link to sign up! https://theclubspot.com/regatta/fHWTMIDia5

07/02/2026

Please Vote for Nick Halliday and share this with your friends! 🗳️ Voting closes on March 1st!!

To vote: https://sportstar2025.hkolympic.org/en/public-voting/public-voting-details/

*Anyone with HKID can vote, you need to select 5 candidates, make sure you SELECT NO 29 PER PICTURE, the remaining 4 of your own choice*

Nick Halliday from H**e Haven Yacht Club, ILCA 7 HKG sailor, is in the running for the Cathay 2025 HK Outstanding Athlete Award!

He recently won a Gold medal at the National Games and made history as the first sailor from HKG to win the French Olympic Week in Hyères in 2025. He also went to the Olympics in 2024 and sailed the Marseille waters. Nick has been a strong supporter of the Optimist class, speaking at the 2024 Asian Games opening ceremony and volunteering at the Opti Nationals. 🙌

04/02/2026

Photos from Hong Kong Race Week 2026: Congrats to all the winners!

Sun Hung Kai & Co's Hong Kong Race week took place over January 27 to February 1, 2026 at the Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club.This year there were 148 optimists in total participating: 77 in Main fleet, 37 in Intermediate fleet, and 34 in Green fleet. Sailors from all over the world were here to compete including from China, Singapore, Thailand, Macau, Puerto Rico, Greece and Sri Lanka.

After 9 races over the 4 days in the Main Fleet, Greek sailor Giorgos Mandilas emerged as the winner after battling it out with Ines Mendez Larminaux of Puerto Rico.

Local sailor Tara Maliah (RHKYC) who was leading the regatta after the first 5 races, ended up in the top Hong Kong position and 3rd place overall, and Kevin Ho from Singapore finished 4th position overall. Our young local sailor, Rohan Maliah (RHKYC) received 5th place overall (2nd Hong Kong).

For overall U12 prizes, Rohan Maliah took the first position followed by Alix Nguyen-Minh. Third position for U12 sailor was from Greece, Konstantinos Sofronas.

In Intermediate fleet, Huan Ran Lin from China had a clear victory after 8 races, with Darryl Fok from Hong Kong in second. Kyle Chan from Hong Kong was in 3rd position, Dan Zhou from Macau at 4th, and Coen Woo from Hong Kong in 5th position.

Green Fleet sailor Arvhela Cabusay from Hong Kong finished first followed by Hay Son So from Hong Kong. Jiawen Luo from China finished 3rd.

Congrats to all the sailors that participated in the event!

We hope to see you next year!

PHOTO CREDITS: PANDA MAN

03/02/2026

REMINDER To Please Join us for the AGM, this Friday 6PM February 6th! See you later this week!

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