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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 14th December 2022.
HKSF COUNCIL MEMBERS

Cheung Mei Han
PRESIDENT

Ambrose Lo
VICE PRESIDENT

Russ Parker
VICE PRESIDENT

David Fan
HON. TREASURER

David Norton
Representative of Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club

Bob Aylsworth
Representative of Aberdeen Boat Club

Chan Yuk Lin Bridget
Representative of Hebe Haven Yacht Club

Kay Rawbone
Representative of Sailability

Peter Davies
Representative of HKODA

June Hewitt
Representative of Kite Boarding

Tim Ridley
Representative of COA

James Polson
Representative of 29er Association

Kevin Lewis
Individual Member

Manson Ma
Individual Member

Raymond Wu
Individual Member

Gregoire Bourrut Lacouture
Individual Member

IP Wah Tak (Walder)
Individual Member

John Berry
Individual Member

Peter Backe
Individual Member

Thomas Sheppard
Individual Member

Alexandra Chan
Individual Member

Ben Chong
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 2021 are:
Andrew Moore (Chair)
Ben Chong
Chin Yew Seah
Nigel Clark (Non-HKSF Member)
Grassroot and Sailing Pathway Committee
The members of the Grassroot and Sailing Pathway Committee
in 2021 are:
Cheung Mei Han (Chair)
Simon Wong
Anson So
Chin Yew Seah
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 HPC from 22 January 2021:
Meihan Cheung, Chair
Russ Parker
Kevin Lewis
Jamie Boag – National Head Coach (Non-HKSF Member)
HKPN Committee
The HKPN Committee is responsible to the Hong Kong Sailing Federation (HKSF) for the administration of the HKPN system. The HKPN Committee comprises:
Rob Berkley (Chairman) | The Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club |
Herman Wong | The Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club Representative |
Elaine Morgan | Aberdeen Boat Club Representative |
Bo Fussing# | Aberdeen Boat Club |
Ken Wiltshire | Discovery Bay Yacht Club Representative |
Bridget Chan | Hebe Haven Yacht Club Representative |
The HKPN Committee can be contacted at racehkpn@gmail.com
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For more information, also refer to our HKPN RATINGS PAGE
Hong Kong International Sailing Centre Working Group
The members of the Hong Kong International Sailing Centre Working Group
in 2021 are:
John Berry (Chair)
Andrew Moore
Tom Sheppard
Judge and Umpire Committee
The Judge and Umpire Committee
in 2021 is:
Tom Sheppard (Chair)
Peter Davies
David Fan
Ben Harding
Panda Ma (Windsurfing Association)
Lesley Anderson
Cathy Delany
Howie Suen
Match Racing Committee
The members of the Match Racing Committee
in 2021 are:
Russ Parker (Chair)
Tom Sheppard
Andrew Blank (Non-HKSF Member)
Adam Glendinning
Chin Yew Seah
Herman Wong
David Fan
Walder Ip
Mark Parker (Non-HKSF Member)
Promotion and Communication Committee
The members of the Promotion and Communication Committee
in 2022 are:
Ambrose Lo (Chair)
Gregoire Lacouture
Kevin Lewis
Michelle Kwan
Valencia Tong
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 2021 are:
David Norton (Chair)
Lucy Sutro
Lesley Anderson
Andrew Blank
Bonnie Cheng
Inge Strompf-Jepsen
Barry Truhol
Ken Wong
Racing Rules and Appeals Committee
The Racing Rules and Appeals Committee (RR&AC) is made up of up to 8 members of HKSF. The volunteers who form the committee are experienced sailors, drawn from as wide a range of the local sailing community as possible. The members of the Racing Rules and Appeals Committee in 2022 are:
Peter Davies (Chair)
Tom Sheppard (Non-HKSF Member)
Walder Ip
Stephen Lam
David Campbell (Non-HKSF Member)
John Berry
Ben Harding
Please see our RULES & APPEALS PAGE for more information on when & how to Appeal.
Sailing Development Committee
The HKSF Council decided to set up the Sailing Development Committee in May 2011 with tasks to promote sailing at grass root level and to solicit funding through sponsorship and the Feeder Scheme provided by the HK Government.
The Committee comprises of a maximum 8 members who have recognised experience and achievement in different types and classes of boat.
Members of the Sailing Development Committee from 22 Jan 2020:
Kevin Lewis (Chair)
Meihan Cheung
Andy Service
Alexandra Chan
Alfred Okoth
Chin Yew Seah
Patrick Lam
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 2021:
Gregoire Bourrut Lacouture (Chair)
Meihan Cheung
John Berry
Christine Lau
Catherine Smith
Site Strategic Planning Committee
The members of the Site Strategic Planning Committee Committee
in 2021 are:
Joachim Isler (Chair)
Cheung Mei Han
Russ Parker
Andrew Moore
Ambrose Lo
John Berry
Kevin Lewis