Current HKPN Ratings
Written by Robert Berkley Monday, 29 June 2009 00:00
HKPN List Updated 29th June, 2009. This list only includes yachts which have raced, had their rating revised & new yachts. It does not include all HK yachts as the list is too lengthy. If your boat not appear in the full HKPN list, please contact the This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .
COA Treasure Hunt 2009
Written by Wayne Robinson Monday, 22 June 2009 14:26
..’Cannons don’t thunder & there’s nothing to plunder, I’m an over 40 victim of fate…’ So goes the words of one of my favourate Jimmy Buffet songs, Pirates over Phorty, lamenting a lost age of a (thought to be) romantic era gone by and the fact that we do grow up and do grow old.
Well boys & girls to a certain extent Jimmy is correct but there is nothing wrong with a bit of nostalgia and being a kid again and so the COA decided to do this with a bit of fun for kids young and old in our first COA Treasure Hunt.
There have been many calls from cruiser owners that there are not many non- racing events being organized for people who just want to cruise and get together with other similar minded owners so the COA looked into organizing an event in & around local waters for sailors who maybe new to the boating scene in Hong Kong or, for those who may wish to involve younger members of their families in their boating and sailing activities.
HKPN Potential Increase in Performance Penalty Scheme
Written by Robert Berkley Wednesday, 17 June 2009 00:00
Overview
HKPN’s are derived from the elapsed times of races that have already been sailed. Any change to a yacht that will enhance her potential performance on the water will give a yacht an unfair advantage unless her HKPN is adjusted before she races. The removal of this unfair advantage is the sole reason for introducing the HKPN Potential Increase in Performance Penalty Scheme (HKPN PIPPS).
Scope
HKPN PIPPS is applicable to races with results based solely on HKPN. HKPN PIPPS is designed for single races and regattas and not for race series which have HKPN updates as the series progresses. HKPN PIPPS will only apply when a club’s sailing instructions (SI’s) declare that the scheme will be used. Organising authorities need only include a statement in their SI’s such as “HKPN PIPPS shall apply to the HKPN division” to declare it’s use.
All yachts racing under HKPN are encouraged to declare to the HKPN Ratings Committee any performance enhancing changes to their yacht throughout the racing year.
Read more: HKPN Potential Increase in Performance Penalty Scheme
The COA Championship Series Is Hotting Up
Written by Robert Berkley Wednesday, 06 May 2009 00:00
There are only 2 more events left for the 2008/9 COA Championship Series; the RHKYC Spring Regatta and the HHYC Typhoon Series.
In the HKPN division, Ayetozed of London has a convincing lead but will need to stray from the Lamma Straits to defend a claim to a title that will be hotly challenged by those old campaigners, G.A and No One Else. The Typhoon Series could also see some late challenges from any in the top 20 of the HKPN division at present.
Marcel Liedts has carved a commanding lead in the IRC division with his stirling results especially from the ABC Waglan Series. If Blauwoet ventures onto the water for the remaining races, this lead should hold out until the end the racing year……if not, there are bound to be some hot challenges from Wizard, Intrigue, Red Eye, Ambush and Ffreefire 52. Anthony Root would have been snapping on the heels of Blauwoet if not for changing his charge mid-year…..Red Kite 2 will definitely be one to watch next year.
Please take a chance to look through the placings in both IRC and HKPN divisions. It is often difficult to keep track of who owns which boat, so if you are a COA member and your yacht is not highlighted in red, in the current placings….let us know. Placings will be updated after the RHKYC Spring Regatta and periodically through the HHYC Typhoon Series.
How Does HKPN Actually Work - A Simple Guide
Written by Robert Berkley Monday, 13 April 2009 10:01
What is HKPN? A Golf Style Handicap for Sailing!
The Cruiser Owner’s Association (COA) is authorized by the Hong Kong Sailing Federation (HKSF) to run the HKPN system. In a nutshell, HKPN is a golf-style performance based handicap for sailing that allows everyone in a sailing race to have an equal chance of winning. In a perfect world, all yachts racing under HKPN will correct to a similar time. There will normally be a few boats that race better than they have done historically, and a few that will have a nightmare on the race course, but if the corrected times of the majority of the fleet are closely bunched, then the system is working as planned.
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