Island Life MI Sport and Rec Dec 2020

Island Life
MI Sport and Recreation Newsletter           11 December 2020

Check out our latest updates online www.abcmiddleisland.com 

As we were preparing this newsletter we received the news that we would have to close our sporting facilities for two weeks 10 to 23 December due to tightening restrictions from the government relating to COVID-19. Based on previous suspensions earlier this year there is a high chance this closure will be longer than two weeks. This is not the Christmas we were hoping for and sadly we will have to cancel/postpone the courses in this period. Students signed up for affected courses will be contacted by email as and when we have updates from the relevant government departments.
 
It's not all bad news though and in this newsletter we will look at whats coming up in early 2021!

2021 Training Course Schedules

As with previous closures we will continue to publish our schedules and still allow you to make bookings. This allows us to get up and running again as soon as we get the green light from the government. 
 
Check out the new schedules via the links below.
Weekends
Saturdays - Starting 23 January 0r 20 March, Junior Stage 1, 2, 3, & Reacher *^ (book here)
Sundays - Junior and Youth Explorers (more info)
Adults - Beginners Sailing (monthly courses) (book here)
             Intermediate Sailing (book here)
             Powerboat Courses (more info)
 
School Holidays 
2021 Easter Holiday Junior and Youth Sailing Courses *^ (book here)
Week 1 = 29 March to 2 April
Week 2 = 5 to 9 April
 
Courses marked with *^ symbols above indicate that advance booking rules apply 
*ABC Members may start booking from 14 December
^Non-members may start booking from 1 January
 
Weekdays
As well as the scheduled courses we can also offer additional weekday training. Contact us if you are interested in these sessions sailingsecretary@abclubhk.com 

Dinghy Match Racing

Following the success of the club Match Racing Day in May a new training course will be run at ABC to promote this fun, tactical exciting format of racing. Attending these courses will definitely give you new insights on using Racing Rules to your advantage in Match Racing. Honing your sailing skills and match racing maneuvers 
 
Details of the courses are as follows:
Course 2
Theory Evening: 13 January (Wed) 7-9pm at ABC mainclub
Practical sessions: 16 & 17 January (Sat & Sun) 9am-5pm at Middle Island
 
More details and book here

Powerboat Courses

These practical courses are filling up fast too but there are courses each month. Visit the booking page here.
 
If you are looking to gain your Hong Kong Licence (PVOCC) the Club also offers theory courses to prepare you for this. More details online here.

Aberdeen Racing Academy

On the 28 & 29 November the ABC hosted the Southside Regatta. With over 100 competitors on two different race courses it was a busy weekend at Middle Island. 
 
We also saw some great performances from the ARA Team. Four ARA sailors in the top 10 of the Optimist Main Fleet was a result were are all proud of.

It was another good year in the 29er class for ARA sailors including, ARA sailors who have recently been recruited into the Hong Kong National Squad. 
 
Full results here 
www.abcmiddleisland.com/southside-regatta 

Southside Regatta was just the second ranking regatta of 2020 after so many COVID related interruptions this year. Each of the sailors had their own goals for this event and for some it was their first ranking regatta, including Toby Ouyang who was the youngest at 8yrs old.
 
The team were supported on the water by Head Coach Daniel Dolega and Coach Jono Slattery, as assisted by Coach Ting Chan as Richard was kept busy with Race Management at our home event. 
 
If you want to learn more about the Aberdeen Racing Academy please check out the www.abcmiddleisland.com/ara-team  

Watersports Training Section

The past 24 months has seen great developments at Middle Island, particularly with the dinghy fleet modernisation and the training courses on offer. During 2020 the participation levels on our Training Courses has seen tremendous growth.

Keeping up with this development has been no mean feat and to recognise the hard work and better reflect the actual roles and responsibilities we are pleased to announce that Howie Suen has been promoted to Watersports Training Manager.
 
To enable us to develop to the next phase we are also pleased to welcome Vickie Tsui into the new role of Watersports Training Assistant. Vickie joined us in November and has quickly been learning the ropes. You may have already met, spoken or emailed Vickie but we are pleased to officially welcome her here. 
 
We are very proud of how the programme has developed in the past two years and we are looking forward to the next phase of development and an exciting 2021!

Latest COVID-19 News and ABC Opening up Schedule
http://www.abclubhk.com/CoronavirusPrecaution.aspx 

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