Sponsor signed

October's Hong Kong to Vietnam race backed

The Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club is delighted to welcome VinaCapital as title sponsor of the Hong Kong to Vietnam Race 2004. A Vietnam-based asset management and corporate finance specialist, VinaCapital recognises the impact that a bi-annual offshore race will have in Vietnam, both in terms of international exposure and in the development of sailing as a leisure sport.

VinaCapital is the investment manager of the Vietnam Opportunity Fund. Listed on the London Stock Exchange (AIM), Vietnam Opportunity Fund's portfolio of investments includes banking, insurance, consumer good, education and property projects.

The Race Committee has accepted double handed entry Siren skippered by Ant Day. As the only double handed entry, Siren will race in the IRC Racing division against the likes of Grant Wharington's Skandia and Sam Chan's 1996 race record holder Ffree Fire.

The 656 nautical mile race starts on Tuesday 26th October from Hong Kong Harbour.

IRC
Sail No.	Boat Name	Skipper	Design	TCC
AUS4100	Australian Maid	Jon Wardill	Cassidy 55	1.183
HKG1982	Ffree Fire	Sam Chan	ULDB Sled	1.351
HKG1888	Hi Fidelity	Neil Pryde	Bermudian Sloop	1.235
HKG2000	Johan III	Lawson Dixon	Farr 40	1.176
HKG2166	Mandrake	Burns / Kinmonth	Mills 50	1.293
HKG2199	Siren	Anthony Day	Sayer 13	1.187
M10	Skandia	Grant Wharington	Don Jones 98	1.601
PREMIER CRUISING
Sail No.	Boat Name	Skipper	Design	TCC
IVB612	Hocux Pocux 2	Marcel Liedts	X612	1.247
CAY8888	Moonblue 2	Peter Churchouse	Warwick 64	1.256
HKG2018	Polar Star III	T.C. Leung	First 47.7	1.123
HKG1985	Shahtoosh	Peter Cremers	Warwick 55	1.168
HKPN
Sail No.	Boat Name	Skipper	Design	HKPN
HKG2008	O'Feeling	Allen Fan
HKG1691	Tipsy Free	Leon Chan	First 45.5
HKG1198	Windseeker	John Blay	S&S 36
HKG2003	Zephyr	Terence Lam	Dufour 41