Hong Kong Sailing Federation

Hong Kong Sailing Federation HHSF
IOC nation	Hong Kong (HKG)
National flag
Sport	Sailing
Official website	www.sailing.org.hk
HISTORY
Year of formation	1962
Former names	Hong Kong Yachting Association
DEMOGRAPHICS
Number of Sailing clubs	7
AFFILIATIONS
International federation	International Sailing Federation (ISAF)
ISAF member since	1962
Continental association	Asian Sailing Federation (ASAF)
National Olympic Committee	Hong Kong Olympic Committee
ELECTED
President	Warwick Downes
SECRETARIAT
Address	Room 1009, Olympic House 1 Stadium Path So Kon Po Causeway Bay
Country	Hong Kong
Secretary General	Eileen Sze
FINANCE
Company status	Ltd Company

The Hong Kong Sailing Federation is the national governing body for the sport of sailing in Hong Kong, recognised by the International Sailing Federation.^[1]

History

Founded as the Hong Kong Yacht Racing Federation in 1962, the HKSF was incorporated as a Company Limited by Guarantee in 1970 under the name Hong Kong Yachting Association. It changed its name to Hong Kong Sailing Federation in 2004 following the change of name of the International Sailing Federation. The HKSF membership consists of individuals, associations and clubs.

The HKSF is affiliated to:

International Sailing Federation (ISAF)
Asian Sailing Federation (ASAF)
Sports Federation & Olympic Committee of Hong Kong, China (SF&OC)

It also represents interests of the recreational boating and yachting circles of Hong Kong on the Marine Department Committee as well as the interests of Hong Kong sailors to the Hong Kong SAR Government, Leisure and Cultural Services Department etc.

Notable sailors

See Category:Hong Kong sailors

Olympic sailing

See Category:Olympic sailors of Hong Kong

Offshore sailing

See Category:Hong Kong sailors (sport)

Yacht clubs

See Category:Yacht clubs in Hong Kong

References

↑ http://www.sailing.org/about-isaf/mna/hong-kong.php

External links

Official website

National members of World Sailing

Equipment (World Sailing classes)

Africa (ASCON)	ALG ANG BOT EGY KEN LBA MAD MRI MAR MOZ NAM NIG SEN SEY RSA SUD TAN TUN ZIM

Asia (ASF)	AZE BRN CHN HKG IND INA IRI JPN KAZ KOR PRK KUW KGZ LIB MAS MYA OMA PAK PLE PHI QAT KSA SIN SRI THA UAE

Central and South America (SASC)	ARG BRA CHI COL ECU MEX PAN PAR PER URU VEN

Europe (EUROSAF)	AND ARM AUT BLR BEL BUL CRO CYP CZE DEN ESP EST FIN FRA GER GBR GRE HUN ISL IRL ISR ITA KOS LAT LIE LTU LUX MKD MLT MDA MON MNE NED NOR POL POR ROU RUS SMR SRB SVK SLO SWE SUI TUR UKR

Oceania (OSAF)	ASA AUS COK FIJ GUM NZL PNG SAM SOL TAH VAN

North America and Caribbean	ANT ARU BAH BAR BER IVB CAN CAY CUB DOM SAL GRN GUA JAM AHO PUR LCA TTO ISV USA

World championships in sailing - Sailing at the Summer Olympics - Sailing at the Summer Paralympics

Sports governing bodies in Hong Kong (HKG)

Summer Olympic Sports	Archery Athletics Badminton Basketball Beach Volleyball Boxing Canoeing Cycling Diving Equestrian Fencing Field Hockey Football Golf Gymnastics Handball Judo Modern Pentathlon Rugby 7's Rowing Sailing Shooting Swimming Synchronized Swimming Table Tennis Taekwondo Tennis Triathlon Volleyball Water Polo * Weightlifting * Wrestling

Winter Olympic Sports	Biathlon * Bobsleigh Curling Skating Figure Speed Short Track Ice Hockey * Luge Skeleton Skiing Alpine Cross Country Nordic Combined Freestyle Jumping Snowboarding

Other IOC Recognised Sports	Air sports Auto racing Bandy Baseball Billiard Sports Boules Bowling Bridge Chess Cricket Dance sport * Floorball Karate Korfball Lifesaving Motorcycle racing Mountaineering and Climbing Netball Orienteering Pelota Vasca Polo Powerboating Racquetball Roller sports Rugby Softball Sport climbing Squash Sumo Surfing Tug of war Underwater sports Water Ski Wushu

Paralympics and Disabled Sports

Others Sports	Rugby Union Rugby League Cricket

Misc	Sports Federation and Olympic Committee of Hong Kong, China

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