2026 Lee Kum Kee Cooking Champ
Wed, 01 Jul
|To Tei Wan
A brand-new COA event combining onboard cooking with tactical team sailing. Create, compete, and cruise your way across Hong Kong waters using iconic Lee Kum Kee flavours
Time & Location
01 Jul 2026, 10:00 am
To Tei Wan, To Tei Wan, Hong Kong
About the event
Entry Deadline: Saturday, 24 June 2026
The Lee Kum Kee Cooking Champ is a brand-new addition to the COA calendar, combining competitive sailing with culinary creativity in one unique event format.
The day begins with an onboard cooking challenge, where crews prepare and present an original dish using Lee Kum Kee sauces as the key flavour component. Contestants will have the opportunity to showcase their creativity, technical skill, and ability to transform iconic Asian flavours into exciting dishes prepared entirely onboard.
Entries will be judged by a professional panel based on flavour and balance, creativity and originality, technique and execution, plating and presentation, as well as adherence to the event theme.
Following the cooking session, the focus shifts back onto the water for the Team Speed Cruising Session. Boats will compete in teams of three, sailing towards their respective home harbours whilst attempting to cover the greatest corrected distance possible…