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Launched at 10:30 am
Started the journey at 10:30 am, the crew held the laser 2000 while...
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Off shore launching
The crew put down the centreboard and made the preparation work.
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Away from the jetty
Laser 2000 moved out further
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Hoisted the gennaker
The crew pulled the gennaker halyard to hoist the gennaker & let the...
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Gennaker came out
The laser 2000 should be moved away from the wind if the wind came too strong...
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Gennaker in full
Both the helmsman & the crew should make the dinghy in balance,...
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Get ready for the hoisting
Another pair got ready for the hoisting of gennaker
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2007 with blue white strip gennaker
Moderate wind is good for practise gennaker handling
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Gennaker in full
Heavier guys can handle larger wind
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The third pair 2005
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The fourth pair 2006
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Wind become a little stronger
The dinghy would hike a little bit when more wind came
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Stronger wind came
The dinghy heeled more and moved faster as the stronger wind came
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The dinghy heeled more and moved faster
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Too much heel may lead to capsize
Eased sheet, pointed higher, hiked out more can the dinghy heel less...
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Crew moved back to the dinghy
After helping the helmsman righted the dinghy from tortoise, the crew moved...
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Retreated the gennaker before righting
Retreated the gennaker back to the pocket before righting can reduce...
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Close up the crew
Retreated the gennaker back to the pocket before righting can reduce...
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Fully capsize - tortoise
If the crew pressed the mast much and the helmsman leaned forward to...
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Centreboard fully out
Fully pull out the centreboard to has maximum leverage.
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Leaned against the wind
Leaned against the wind for righting to prevent the sails being blowed...
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Gunnale came out
As the gunnale came out from the water, more easier to right
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Helmsman stood far away to balance the d
Helmsman should move more away if his weight was light to have more leverage
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Picked the gennaker control sheet for ri
Helmsman can picked the gennaker control sheets from the pulley to have more...
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Scoop method for righting
As the helmsman leaned back, both the crew and the dinghy were uprighted
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Waiting at Wong Ma Kok
After the warmed up, all dinghies came togehter at Wong Ma Kok for...
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Fishing boat
Meeting the first fishing boat. Be careful the towing net that may...
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Go! Go!
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Laser 2000 in line
More easier to control, safer & neatly
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Wind force
You can see the far one was leaning much that may cause by increasing of wind...
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Marched to Lo Chau
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Modernate wind is fun
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Wong Ma Kok Satellite base
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Front side view close up
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Side view
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Marched to Po Toi
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Which one was faster?
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Flatter is faster
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The last one
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Should sit closer
Sit closer can reduce the blockage of the wind and more forward as...
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Small island between Lo Chau & Po Toi
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Still in line
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Yeah, I came
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High speed
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Go together after assemble near the smal
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One Two Three
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Passed the small island
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Be careful
The one on the right was nearly capsize. They saved themselves by...
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Po Toi Island
The bay in front was the Po Toi Island with the jetty that can berth a double...
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Po Toi Island. We were coming
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Tin Hau Temple of Po Toi
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Get ready to pass the Tin Hau Temple
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Tacking was needed to move forward to th
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Jetty of Po Toi Island
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Most used for enclosed the floating fish
Most used for enclosed the floating fishing farm.
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Small jetty
This is one of the small jetty in the bay. There also have the other on the...
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Rolled the sail
Rolled up the sail to prevent blowing away by the wind. Then you...
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Arrived at 11:45 am
Since the high tide was at 14:30, the boats wouldn't get ground
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The laser 2000 was tied to the power boa
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Lowered the sail
Lowered and rolled the sail
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Berthed in the jetty
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Lunch time
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Full team
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Full team + 1
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Map of Po Toi Island
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Hoisted up the mainsail
One pulled the halyard of main, while the other guided the main in the mast.
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Untied the jib
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Take photo before starting again
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Boom on the gooseneck
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Hoist the mainsail
One pulled the halyard while the other guided the main into the mast. Be...
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Jetty at the left
We had our lunch of pork meat with egg noodle ($20/bowl) there.
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Waglan Island
The Waglan Island was fully covered by heavy fog. This picture had been...
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Down wind course in light wind
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Below Wong Ma Kok
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You are sailing
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We are sailing
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I am sailing
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Wind force 1
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Wong Ma Kok Satellite base
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Dolphin helicopter and Marine police ?
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Dolphin helicopter
The nose of dolphin helicopter is really like the dolphin
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Resuce exercise
A man was picked up by the helicopter
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Turbulence by the helicopter
Wind turbulence by the helicopter made this dinghy capsized
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Leaned on the same side
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One got ready to climb up to the centreb
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Sat on the centreboard can save your ene
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Sailing alone
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Go home la
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Wong Ma Kok
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Wong Ma Kok - Close up
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Round this Wong Ma Kok can see the stanl
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Silhoutte 1
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Silhoutte 2
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Silhoutte 3
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Wait for me
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Go home togehter
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Released the jammed gennaker
Mostly, the gennaker would be jammed in the pocket for the first time...
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