WHO

WE ARE

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Honorary President

Karl Kwok
Karl Kwok

HONORARY PRESIDENT

Council & Committees

The HKSF is controlled by a Council who are volunteers and are elected from Individual Members, major Yacht Clubs and Associations in Hong Kong. The Council consists of the Officers, Individual Council Members, Club Representatives and Association Representatives, representing a broad spectrum of interests of the sailing community. Below is the list of Council Members effective from 20th December 2023.

HKSF COUNCIL MEMBERS
Cheung Mei Han
Cheung Mei Han

PRESIDENT

Ben Chong
Ben Chong

VICE PRESIDENT

David Fan
David Fan

VICE PRESIDENT

Peter Backe
Peter Backe

VICE PRESIDENT

Raymond Wu
Raymond Wu

HONORARY TREASURER

David Norton
David Norton

Representative of Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club

Felix Mak
Felix Mak

Representative of Aberdeen Boat Club

Bridget Chan
Bridget Chan

Representative of Hebe Haven Yacht Club

Kay Rawbone
Kay Rawbone

Representative of Sailability Hong Kong

June  Hewitt
June Hewitt

Representative of Hong Kong Kiteboarding Federation

Peter Davies
Peter Davies

Representative of HKODA

Oz Wilde
Oz Wilde

Representative of Hong Kong Laser Class Association

Cyrus Law
Cyrus Law

Representative of 9er Class Assoication, Hong Kong, China

Simon Leung
Simon Leung

Representative of Hong Kong Schools Sailing Association

Kevin Lewis
Kevin Lewis

Individual Member

Alexandra Chan
Alexandra Chan

Individual Member

 Alain Choi
Alain Choi

Individual Member

Walder Ip
Walder Ip

Individual Member

Gregoire Bourrut Lacouture
Gregoire Bourrut Lacouture

Individual Member

Manson Ma
Manson Ma

Individual Member

John Berry
John Berry

Individual Member

Tom Sheppard
Tom Sheppard

Individual Member

HKSF COMMITTEES & MEMBERS

The HKSF council set up various committees and working groups to manage tasks in different aspects regarding the sport, supporting the general development of sailing as a whole.

Below is the list of established committees/working groups. For the complete Profile and Terms of Reference of each committee, please refer to HKSF Committee Booklet :

Finance Committee

The members of the Finance Committee in 2024 are:

Raymond Wu (Chair)
Ben Chong
Doris Leung
David Fan
Victor Kuk

Grassroot and Sailing Pathway Committee

The members of the Grassroot and Sailing Pathway Committee in 2024 are:

Meihan Cheung (Chair)
Alexandra Chan
Raymond Wu
Kay Rawbone
Simon Leung
Kelvin Lau

High Performance Committee

The HKSF Council decided to set up the High Performance Committee (HPC) in March 2019 with the tasks of:

  • enhancing Hong Kong sailors’ level of performance at international competitions
  • achieving and maintaining Sailing’s Tier A status at Hong Kong Sports Institute (HKSI).

Members of the High Performance Committee in 2024:

Peter Backe (Chair)
Kevin Lewis

Judge and Umpire Committee

The members of the Judge and Umpire Committee in 2024 are:

David Fan (Chair)
Tom Sheppard
Peter Davies
Ben Harding
Lesley Anderson
Cathy Delany
Howie Suen
Gabriel Brettell

Match and Team Racing Committee

The members of the Match and Team Racing Committee in 2024 are:

David Fan (Chair)
Alain Choi
Bot Vart (HHYC representative)

Promotion and Communication Committee

The members of the Promotion and Communication Committee

in 2024 are:

David Fan (Chair)
Ben Chong
Kevin Lewis
Michelle Kwan
Vivian Ngan
Walder Ip

Race Management Committee

The main objectives of the Race Management Committee  are:

  • to support member clubs and organisations in respect of race management training
  • to develop, support and certify race officers within Hong Kong
  • to maintain the training and testing programs for certification
  • to assist communication between the members clubs and associations and the HKSF recognised Race Officers

The members of the Hong Kong Race Management Committee in 2024 are:

David Norton (Chair) (NRO)
Bonnie Cheng (NRO)
Inge Strompf-Jepsen (NRO)
Howie Suen (NRO)
Barry Truhol (NRO, RHKYC representative)
Alex Johnston (ABC representative)
Lesley Anderson (HHYCYC representative)
Ben Chong (HKSF VP)

Racing Rules and Appeals Committee

 The members of the Racing Rules and Appeals Committee in 2024 are:

Peter Davies (Chair) (HKODA, RHKYC)
John Berry (ABC)
Dave Campbell (HHYC)
Walder Ip (RHKYC)
Tom Sheppard (RHKYC)
Ben Harding (RHKYC)

Please see our RULES & APPEALS PAGE for more information on when & how to Appeal.

Selection Committee

The Selection Committee aims to evaluate, amend and propose HKSF selection guidelines, if and when directed by Council to do so, covering Class selections to World Sailing events and World Sailing sanctioned events with limited entries (if entries exceed places available) where entries need to be endorsed and submitted by HKSF.

Members of the Selection Committee 2024:

John Berry (Chair)
Gregoire Bourrut Lacouture
Peter Backe

SQUAD SELECTION & GUIDELINES PAGE

Training Development Committee

The members of the Training Development Committee in 2023 are:

Kevin Lewis (Chair)
Meihan Cheung
Andy Service
Alexandra Chan
Luke Van Der Kamp
Howie Suen
Nigel Slattery
Kenneth Chan
Richard Knight 
Manson Ma

MEMBER CLUBS & ASSOCIATIONS