Hong Kong-Vietnam yacht race canceled due to Typhoon Megi

This year’s VinaCapital Hong Kong to Vietnam Yacht Race, scheduled to start on October 20, has been cancelled due to the forecast impact of Super Typhoon Megi, organizer Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club (RHKYC) has announced.
“RHKYC regards safety as its first priority for all its events, particularly for its international Category 1 Offshore events. It would be unthinkable to send the boats out in front of such a storm,” Rear Commodore Sailing Russ Parker said in a statement dated Oct. 18.
The organizer also said competitors and RHKYC “were fully supportive of running the race in mid-October 2011. The date is expected to be set soon, to allow international entries to plan their racing calendars.”
The Hong Kong to Vietnam Race was pioneered by RHKYC in 1996, an offshore long distance race covering over 656 nautical miles in tropical waters from Hong Kong to Nha Trang City in central Vietnam.