Delayed start

Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club has announced the deferment of the 2020 Rolex China Sea Race. Originally due to start on 8 April, the ongoing Covid-19 virus epidemic has resulted in the Race fleet’s inability to enter the Philippines.

This 565-nautical-mile Category 1 Offshore Race is run under the auspices of RORC, and takes competitors from Hong Kong, China to Subic Bay in the Philippines.

The deferred edition of the Rolex China Sea Race will now take place in 2021, after which the Race will return to its original rhythm of ‘even’ years for the biennial Race (i.e. the next three editions will be held in 2021, 2022 and 2024). 

A Notice of Race for the 2021 Rolex China Sea Race will be published in due course.

Over Easter this year the Club will instead run a standalone A to A offshore race of approximately 450-nautical-mile to 500-nautical-mile and further details of the race will be available shortly.