Background

General Information

Program

Event Rules

Adverse Weather Arrangement & Shark Warning Signals

Enquiries

The HKUST Water Sports Festival 2014 cum Launching Ceremony of the HKUST Water Sports Center has successfully held on 11 October!  The Organizing Committee of the event sincerely thanks our officiating guests and the 1-HKUST Community for their supports and participations in making the event a success!  Stay tuned with us at http://wsc.ust.hk for more activities of the HKUST Water Sports Center. 

Come Share with us the Happy Memory of the Event!

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Congratulations to the Winning Teams! 

Detailed Result

(PDF version)

HKUST Water Sports Festival 2014 cum

Launching Ceremony of the HKUST Water Sports Center

(香港科技大學水上活動日2014 暨香港科技大學水上活動中心成立典禮)

Background

The coastal location of HKUST campus is ideal for a range of sea water sports including dragon boat, coastal rowing, windsurfing, canoeing, water polo and so on.  The University’s vision for developing water sports is truly educational.  We aspire to create an environment where our students can pursue common interest of sportsmanship, develop their fine competitive spirit, form a sense of esprit de corps, and foster the virtues of discipline, resilience and excellence.  Our mission to give all students a holistic campus life experience that will prepare them to become the future leaders and lifelong learners.  We can also enable our faculty, staff and alumni to come together and build up their affinity with the University under the 1-HKUST concept.

Towards these goals, the President has charged a Preparatory Taskforce, composed of faculty, staff, student and alumni representatives, to give advice on establishing the Water Sports Center at HKUST by phases.  As a result, the Taskforce organized the Dragon Boat Fun Race in last October which was very well received all over the university community.    

Riding on the enthusiastic support, the President in consultation with the Taskforce has decided to organize an annual sea water sports event on campus from now on.  The HKUST Water Sports Festival 2014 is now scheduled to fall on 11 October 2014.  The Festival caters for a greater variety of sea water sports this time including canoeing, dragon boat, coastal rowing and beach water polo.  It is important in the sense that 1) this is the one and only one annual university-wide sea water sports event; and 2) we will take the opportunity to announce the launching of the HKUST Water Sports Center which signifies our readiness to provide services and training to students and other members of the university community on a more regular basis.

Please come to join us and participate!  

(Event poster)

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Date:

11 October 2014 (Saturday)     [Fallback date: 18 October 2014 (Saturday)]

Time:

10am to 5pm [Program]

* Launching Ceremony to be officiated by President Tony F Chan (12:30-1:30pm)

* Race Events on Canoeing, Coastal Rowing, Dragon Boat and Water Polo (10:00am – 4:00pm)

* Prize Presentation by President Tony F Chan (4:20pm)

Venue:

Seafront, Hong Kong University of Science & Technology (HKUST)

Organizer:

HKUST Water Sports Center Preparatory Taskforce

Organization Committee (OC) members: HKUST Water Sports Center Preparatory Taskforce Secretariat and student representatives from related water sports clubs.

Sponsor:

HKUST Alumni Endowment Fund

Types of Sports:

Canoeing, Coastal Rowing, Dragon Boat and Water Polo

Eligibility of Competitors:

1.    HKUST Students, Faculty & Staff and Alumni; and

2.    Able to swim 100m continuously without buoyancy aid.

Event Equipment:

1.    All competitors must use the race equipment provided by the Organizer. Use of personal race equipment is NOT allowed.

2.    All competitors organizer in canoeing, coastal rowing and dragon boat events must wear the buoyancy aids provided by the Organizer.

HLTH1010 Course Hours:

Students taking the HLTH1010 course will attain a maximum of 2 course hours per day under “organized sports” of the “Activities” module for successful completion of training workshops or the registered events. 

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1.       Each individual can only make one registration in each event.

2.       Registration fee of HKD50 per competitor per event.

a.     HKD25 refundable to those who have successfully completed the registered event.

b.     Registration fee will NOT be refunded when the event is cancelled due to adverse weather.

c.      Full refund of the registration fee will be arranged only when the event is cancelled due to too few registrations.

3.       Registration forms can be downloaded at the following links. Please submit the completed registration form and registration fee bank-in slip (payable to The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Bank account code 012-875-1-070111-7 at Bank of China) to HKUST Water Sports Festival 2014 Organization Committee at Room LG3002 by 5pm on or before 15 September 2014.

-     Canoeing form.pdf

-     Coastal Rowing form.pdf

-     Dragon Boat form.pdf 

-     Water Polo form.pdf 

4.       The event will be cancelled when there are less than 2 entries.

Please click to view the confirmed registration list and race schedules.

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Event

Canoeing (Single)

Coastal Rowing (Quadruple Sculling)

Dragon Boat (for 12)

Water Polo

Class

Men’s / Women’s

Men’s Open

Mixed Open

Mixed New

Mixed

Mixed Open

Distance/ Duration

200m

5km

500m

200m

30 minutes match

Format

Individual

1.    Teams of 4  rowers ; no reserve rower

2.    For mixed events, at least 1 female

3.    Cox to be provided by the Organizer.

4.    Mixed ‘New’ class: only new students joining HKUST in the 2014/15 academic year are eligible to participate.

1.    Team of 11 (10 paddlers [at least 2 female paddlers] & 1 drummer) 

2.    No reserve paddler

3.    Helmsman to be  provided by the Organizer

4.    Team wants to use own Helmsman must submit the documentary proof of the Dragon Boat Helmsman Course offered by the Hong Kong China Dragon Boat Association or the Hong Kong Canoe Union of the nominated Helmsman at registration.

1.     2 Teams of 10 including reserve players.

2.     Must have at least 1 female competitor in a team.

3.     Individual will be assigned to the team by the Event PIC.

Max. Quota

8 competitors in each class (total 16)

2 teams

4 teams

2 teams

15 teams

2 teams

Max. races per registration

2

1

2

2

2

1

Tentative Event Time

12:30-4pm

10-11am

11am- 1pm

12:30pm-5pm

12:30pm – 4pm

Pre-requisite for competitors

Must present documentary proof of the Hong Kong Canoe Union 2- star award certificate or above.

Must present documentary proof of:

1.    Galaxy Rowing Courses  Star-1 award certificate or above issued by the Hong Kong China Rowing Association; OR

2.    Competition experience at local or oversea rowing competitions.

Must present documentary proof of water polo experience at local or oversea events

Prize

1.    Medals will be awarded to the top 3 winners for events with 4 or more participating units (teams/competitors); and to 1 winner for events with less than 4 participating units (teams/competitors).

2.    Participation certificates will be issued to those who have successfully completed the registered event.

Training sessions for registered competitors
(advance registration is required)

20 Sep 2014 (Sat.)
1. 0930-1100
2. 1100-1230
3. 1330-1500
4. 1500-1630

21 Sep 2014 (Sun.)
1. 0930-1100
2. 1100-1230
3. 1330-1500
4. 1500-1630

20 Sep 2014 (Sat.)
1. 0900-1030
2. 1030-1200
3. 1300-1430
4. 1430-1600

21 Sep 2014 (Sun.)
5. 0900-1030
6. 1030-1200
7. 1300-1430
8. 1430-1600

21 Sep 2014 (Sun.)
1. 1000-1130
2. 1300-1430

Event Rules

1.    The course will be straight line 200m distance.

2.    Competitors will be assigned to lane and group by lot draw.

3.    Max. 4 competitors in each race.

4.    2 rounds; the best time achieved in the 2 rounds to decide the ranking.

1.    Men’s open class:  5 km Triangular course.

2.    Mixed class: The course will be straight line 500m distance; 2 rounds; the best time achieved in the 2 rounds to decide the ranking.

3.    Teams will be assigned to lane and group by lot draw.

4.    Max. 2 teams in each race.

1.    The course will be straight line 200m distance.

2.    Teams will be assigned to lane and group by lot draw.

3.    2 rounds; the best time achieved in the 2 rounds to decide the ranking.

1.     Each match of 2 halves of 15 minutes with a 2-minutes break in between.

2.     Penalty shot to decide the winner in case of a tie at the end of the second half.

Event Schedule & Confirmed Registration List

Please click to view the confirmed registration list and race schedules. 

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Adverse Weather Arrangements:

For safety consideration, the Organizer has the authority to cancel or postpone the activities in case of adverse weather conditions.

In case of inclement weather at or before 7am on 11 October 2014, the Organizer will decide if the function will be postponed to 18 October 2014. Announcement will be posted at around 7:15am on the Water Sports Center webpage (http://wsc.ust.hk) and Whatsapp message to be sent to the registered competitors.

The function will be cancelled in case of adverse weather on 18 October 2014. Announcement will be posted around 7:15am on the Water Sports Center webpage (http://wsc.ust.hk) and Whatsapp message to be sent to the registered competitors.

Arrangement for Shark Warning Signals:

For safety consideration, the Organizer has the authority to cancel or postpone the activities if there is report of shark in the vicinity.

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