South Island School and Hong Kong Sea School claimed top honours at the 2011 Inter-school Sailing Festival held over the weekend. More than 140 students took part in the competition which was divided into two categories - Feva and Q'Ba.
Young sailors competed in more than 200 heats off the Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club to decide the top four teams in each division.
Every race featured two teams, each with three boats.
South Island were crowned champions in the Feva division, claiming their first title in seven years.
'We last won a title in 2003 and we were nervous in the final races, as our positions will affect our final standings,' said Year Nine student Pascal Boisvert.
Jim Green, the team's youngest sailor aged 11, said their tactics were good. 'We decided to start from the right side because it was the most effective way to make use of the wind,' said Jim.
But he struggled in rough weather. 'I am not tall enough to lean out of the boat to maintain its balance [during strong winds] so my partner had to do it alone,' said Jim.