https://www.scmp.com/rss/326634/feed The Rolex China Sea Race is a biennial event hosted by the Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club, starting in Hong Kong Harbour and finishing in Subic Bay, Philippines. The race distance is approximately 565 nautical miles (1046.38 km). en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Sumnima Kandangwa Sumnima Kandangwa On the first night of the Rolex China Sea Race – Asia’s premier offshore yacht race in March – Tiger Mok’s autopilot gave out 60 nautical miles off Hong Kong’s coast. The 565-nautical-mile journey from Victoria Harbour to the Philippines’ Subic Bay is the kind of challenge usually shared by a team of eight experienced sailors. For Mok, who had chosen to take it on solo, the autopilot was indispensable for rest, navigation and sanity. Without it, he’d have to steer by hand, meaning little to no... https://www.scmp.com/postmag/culture/article/3348350/hong-kong-sailor-tiger-mok-made-history-sea-after-his-autopilot-failed?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/postmag/culture/article/3348350/hong-kong-sailor-tiger-mok-made-history-sea-after-his-autopilot-failed?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 30 Mar 2026 07:15:10 +0000 SCMP Sport SCMP Sport Team Alive-Rampage claimed line honours in the 2026 Rolex China Sea Race from Hong Kong to the Philippines on Friday, although they fell short of beating their own 2016 record. Phillip Turner and Noel Chan’s Reichel/Pugh 66 crossed the line in Subic Bay in an elapsed time of 49 hours, 55 minutes and 57 seconds, having led from almost the moment the fleet left Victoria Harbour on Wednesday. Despite a strong early pace, the lighter winds around the notorious “Luzon Hole” claimed another record... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3345769/team-alive-rampage-claims-rolex-china-sea-race-line-honours-record-remains-intact?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3345769/team-alive-rampage-claims-rolex-china-sea-race-line-honours-record-remains-intact?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 06 Mar 2026 13:40:17 +0000 With 16 boats finished in the Philippines after four days of sailing in the Rolex China Sea Race, Hong Kong took the top three places in the provisional results, Nick Southward’s Whiskey Jack being crowned winners on corrected time. It came after a prolonged tussel on the overall leaderboard with Andew Pidden’s Juice before Southward’s crew finished on top in Subic Bay, about 100km (62 miles) northwest of Manila Bay. Simpson Marine was second overall, followed by Juice in third. Philippine boat... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3216564/rolex-china-sea-race-2023-hong-kongs-whiskey-jack-takes-overall-honours-philippines?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3216564/rolex-china-sea-race-2023-hong-kongs-whiskey-jack-takes-overall-honours-philippines?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 10 Apr 2023 09:16:20 +0000 A trio of former Hong Kong sailing team members have reunited for the first time in nine years to compete in this year’s Rolex China Sea Race, which starts on Wednesday. Dominic Law Yat-fung, Owen Wong and Jono Rankine are part of the 12-man crew that will sail on the TP52 Happy Go from Victoria Harbour to Subic Bay, in the Philippines. And the former 2014 Asian Games teammates said the “very rare” upwind weather would play a significant role in determining the outcome of the race. Para sailors,... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3215870/rolex-china-sea-race-hong-kong-trio-reunite-offshore-adventure-very-rare-weather-expected-decide?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3215870/rolex-china-sea-race-hong-kong-trio-reunite-offshore-adventure-very-rare-weather-expected-decide?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 04 Apr 2023 00:00:14 +0000 Perpetual Rolex China Sea Race record-breaker Karl Kwok was at it again after his MOD 70 Beau Geste reached Subic Bay in the Philippines in the early hours of Friday morning, a staggering nine hours faster than the previous holder. Kwok smashed the 18-year-old multihull record set by Benoit Lesaffre’s Crowther 50 Catamaran, Atmosphere, by nine hours, 31 minutes and 40 seconds, with the new record standing at 38:30.07. “As I get older I guess this is perhaps the only way to save precious time... https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/2139623/karl-kwoks-mod-beau-geste-shatters-china-sea-race-record-more-nine-hours?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/2139623/karl-kwoks-mod-beau-geste-shatters-china-sea-race-record-more-nine-hours?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 30 Mar 2018 05:12:30 +0000 Father and son moments are hard to come by in the concrete jungle of Hong Kong. The classic all-day fishing, ‘man-to-man’ experiences don’t really work here, but sailors Peter Cremers and Dan Tullberg have found a way for their respective sons to join them on board for what will be their off-shore debut. “I promised my son Enzo years ago that when he turned 16 he could join an ocean race with me,” said Cremers, owner and skipper of Shahtoosh, one of the few cruiser boats racing at the biennial... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/2137624/what-more-do-you-want-father-hong-kong-lads-and-dads-take-rolex?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/2137624/what-more-do-you-want-father-hong-kong-lads-and-dads-take-rolex?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 17 Mar 2018 04:45:15 +0000 Wanted: Chinese sailors, experience not essential but guaranteed a thrill of a lifetime for those seeking adventure on the high seas. New crew needed for third Chinese entry in the 2018 Rolex China Sea Race. That’s the message from Hanse 575 Shanghai, the third Chinese entry, who will be making their debut in the famous 565 nautical mile race that takes competitors from Hong Kong to Subic Bay in the Philippines. The race starts on March 28, 2018 on Victoria Harbour. Shanghai’s owner and skipper,... https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/2106730/wanted-chinese-entry-2018-rolex-china-sea-race-seeks-new-crew?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/2106730/wanted-chinese-entry-2018-rolex-china-sea-race-seeks-new-crew?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 14 Aug 2017 08:30:00 +0000 Having faced the gamut of sailing conditions and provided one of the most exciting finishes since race tracking was introduced, Phillip Turner’s RP66, Alive, has claimed line honours in the 2016 Rolex China Sea Race and written herself in to the record books, setting a new record for the race of 47 hours, 31 minutes and eight seconds – 11 minutes and 59 seconds inside Beau Geste’s record, set back in the millennium edition. After an inauspicious harbour start for the fleet, Alive made slow... https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/1930914/alive-and-kicking-china-sea-race-line-honours-go-phillip-turners?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/1930914/alive-and-kicking-china-sea-race-line-honours-go-phillip-turners?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 25 Mar 2016 11:30:15 +0000