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SCMP Reporter

More than 160 young sailors will take part in the 24-Hour Charity Dinghy Race off Sai Kung this weekend.

Launched by Hebe Haven Yacht Club (HHYC) two years ago, the event  will see 27 dinghies racing round-the-clock starting at 2pm tomorrow.

The sailors have been seeking sponsorship to help raise funds for charity.

Competitors, including adults, will be sailing on single-handed Topper Topaz or Laser and double-handed Enterprise or Laser Stratos crafts  around a 1.6-kilometre course with pits stops  at set intervals for the changing of crews.

King George V School will participate in the race, while Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club will send four youth teams.

There are also three teams from HHYC as well as Aberdeen Boat Club.

HHYC hopes to raise at least $750,000 this year for the Children's Cancer Foundation and the Sai Kung branch of the Senior Citizen Home Safety Association.

Besides the action on the water,

the Pak Sha Wan club house will be open to the public on both days, featuring music, charity merchandise stalls, a bouncy castle, face-and-nail painting and boat rides with local TV artists. The race is expected to finish by 2pm on Sunday, followed by a cocktail party.



Sailors to battle it out off Sai Kung