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Rolex China Sea Race
The biennial Rolex China Sea Race, organised by the Royal Hong Kong (RHKYC) with Manila Yacht Club and run under the auspices of the Royal Ocean Racing Club, will start in Hong Kong on Thursday 20 March 2008. The 24th China Sea Race will finish 565 nautical miles from Hong Kong at Subic Bay, northwest of Manila in the Philippines.

To date, 25 entries have been received, with 20 boats entering under IRC ratings. The late entry deadline is 12 March.

The 2008 list of competitors combines returning race veterans with new faces. The Race has attracted several overseas entries including the two Australian crews, Jon Wardill’s Australian Maid and Geoff Hill’s Strewth. Chris Meads’ Full Metal Jacket is sailing under the New Zealand flag and the race is joined by Fidel/Echauz’s Subic Centennial and Martin Tanco’s Challenge from the Philippines. Defending her 2006 winner’s title, the Kinmonth/Burns owned Fortis Mandrake will face stiff competition from the overseas entries whilst continuing the local rivalry with Hong Kong boats such as Sam Chan’s FfreeFire 52, Neil Pryde’s Hi Fi and the Leon Chan/James Lau owned Tipsy Frenz. All will be chasing the 2000 Race Record of 47h 43m 07s set by Karl Kwok on Beau Geste.

The 2008 Rolex China Sea Race will continue to offer shore-based fans the opportunity to follow the action online (www.rolexchinasearace.com) using PurpleFinder technology to provide satellite-based positional data from each boat, which will be updated every two hours during the race.

www.rhkyc.org.hk/rolexchinasearace.htm

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