Sail Training Centre Timeline
STC Timeline
Pre ‘98
No club sailing program for children at this Adult dinghy training had been offered in Mid 80s. Dave Fielder and Lesley Anderson providing further info on this phase.
Legacy dinghies from Members and other associations, notably CWB and KGV Schools left in the ‘long grass’ behind containers
1998
Hebe Kids – about 20 kids on a Saturday – “Teach the kids to sail”
4 Toppers 4 Optimists 2 yellow boats and about 20 Kids on a Saturday
Carol & Tets Sakai, Shane Murphy, Andy Clifford (treasurer) Dave Fielder, Robin Wyatt (Dory), MacQueens, later Julie Mackenzie & Juliet Ashton.
KGV Sailing Club CWB Sailing Club
1999
Informal Saturday program continues under umbrella of Pak Sha Wan Sailing Club to distinguish it from
2000
Roger Eastham presents proposal to develop Club dinghy fleet and instruction program to SailCom
HHYC Sailing Coordinator Ailsa Angus
2002
Feb 02 RC David Cullen proposes phased acquisition of boats and instructor to GC
4 x Topaz, 2xStratos, 4x Topaz, Refurb 6 Enterprise and F/T Instructor
March 02 HHYC purchase 6 Topaz dinghies.
Oct 02 First F/T Instructor approved @ Gen Com
26/27th Oct 2002 Inaugural 24hr Charity Dinghy Race
Nov 02 Dinghy Coordination Group formed HHYC/PSWSC/CWB/KGV (Andy Treneman)
2003
April 03 Phil Lester appointed as 1st Club Instructor
2004
Rob Allen joins as Club Instructor
Nov 04 Dinghy Sailing Committee formed Chair Mark Newman
2005
Oct Nov 05 first Junior Autumn Series
Dec 05 Open Dinghy Regatta
May 05 Junior Sailing Committee chair Mike Randall
2006
March 06 Chair Mark Haughton
Club buys 5 new RIBs
Club buys Lasers
Jun 06 Club buys Sonata Shun Fung
Club purchases 1st Optimist dinghies from PSWSC
Charles Goodway joins as Club Instructor
2007
New Optimists arrive
Mar 07 John Rechten Club Instructor Steven Cheung Club Instructor
Sept 07 Club appoint Race Coach Mareck Nostitz-Jackowski
2008
Laser sponsorship STC becomes Laser STC Club sell Shun Fung
Club buys 2 Stratos dinghies
Jun 08 Rob Allen returns to the Club
08/09 Sub Committee Chair Mark Haughton
2009
Nov 09 Club buys 2 J80 Jazz and Jive
2010
Feb 10 Club buys kayaks
March 10 DSC and SC merged for 1yr trial
2011
Gen Com approve replace Stratos with 4 Bahias Mar 11/Sep 12 STC
Chair Sandra Snell
Oct 11 Rob Allen appointed Sail Training Manager
Tri Club Dinghy Regatta
2012
Alfred Okoth appointed as Racing Coach. Steven Cheng joins STCC as Senior Instructor
Club hosts Police Worlds 20 J80’s
Sep 12- Sep13 Chair Simon Robertson
2013
1800 participants to STC courses 12/13 Sep 13 -Sep14
Chair Simon Robertson
2014
Dragons Team enter Macau International Regatta Sep 14-15
Chair Simon Robertson
2015
ASAF Youth Cup Abu Dhabi
Laser 4.7 Youth Worlds- Kiel 15 -16 Chair Simon Robertson
2016
Sep 16 -17 Dave Fielder STC chair
2017
4 new safety RIBS purchased
Optimist Squad to Thailand for Pre worlds
Shanghai Youth Sailing League- 1st/3rd Toppers & 3rd Optimist
Jun 17 Club buys 6 new RS Quests
Train the Trainer AI training over 14’s
Sep 17 Sep 18 STC Chair William Chan
2018
STCC Sep 20 Chair Harvey Jessop
2019
Bai Fearn Joins as instructor
4 Hebe Opi sailors in HK top 10. 1 qualified for the Worlds
3 for Europeans
Dragon team to Laser Worlds- Canada
Summer Camp Royal Veruna Thailand
Dragons to J80s
SHK Scallywag Foundation Schools Programme initiated.
4 additional J80s acquired. Fleet now 6.
2020
STCC Sep 20 Harvey Jessop
Dragon Squad grows from 9 to 44
Open Dinghy Regatta
Teams to Japan Taiwan Singapore and Thailand
4 sailors qualified for HK National team for Laser Class
2021
STCC Sep 21 Harvey Jessop
Racing Squad 25 Sailors
STC Manager Rob Allen
Race Coach Alfie Okoth
2 Instructors Lily-Ann Reid Nigel Slattery Junior 2 Bosuns
2 Racing Coordinators Queenie and Leon
1 Office coordinator Nelson
UK Laser Nationals 5 sailors to Hayling Island
24hr Charity Dinghy Event
2022
6 J80 Keel boats
11 safety boats
82 Club dinghies Picos, Optimists, Lasers, RS Quests
9 kayaks and 14 SUP boards
Lily-Mae Reid joins as Instructor
4 Hebe sailors selected for The National Team under HKSI
2 Dragon Teams in HKG National Match racing
4 Dragon sailors in UK Laser Nationals
2023
Akira Sakai and Russell Aylsworth win Bronze in the Asian Games in the 49er division
Nicholas Halliday wins gold at the Asian Games
2024
Akira Sakai represents Hong Kong in the Paris Olympics with Russell Aylsworth in the 49er and come 20th
Nicholas Halliday represents Hong Kong at the Paris Olympics and comes 24th in the ILCA 7 division
2025
Coach Alfie Leaves Hebe
Nicholas Halliday wins gold at the Asian Games in Guangzhou