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+[[:china|Main China Page]]
 Hong Kong is a city and [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special_administrative_regions_of_China|special administrative region]] of China on the eastern Pearl River Delta.
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 ==== Downwinds ====
-  * <font inherit/inherit;;#c0392b;;inherit>(A number of the downwinders described below with SUP videos depended on boat transportation to and/or from islands. Also with human powered vessels, many if not all runs that cross shipping channels require by law that you have safety boat accompaniment. Marine police will check you)</font>
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+**Safety** With human powered vessels, many if not all runs that cross shipping channels (Hong Kong has some of the world's busiest) require by law that you have safety boat accompaniment. Marine police will check on you.
+   * <font inherit/inherit;;#c0392b;;inherit>(A number of the downwinders described below with SUP videos depended on boat transportation to and/or from islands.)</font>
   * **Cape D'Aguilar **southeast tip of Hong Kong Island
       * [[https://youtu.be/hewcA3jzhAE|downwind video]]
   * **Clearwater Bay**
       * **Dragon Run**
-        * **Old Course - Clearwater Bay Beach - Stanley Main Beach/ Sea School **23 km [[https://downwindable.com/The-Dragon-Run-old-course|Downwindable.com]]
+        * **Old Course: Clearwater Bay Beach - Stanley Main Beach/ Sea School **23 km [[https://downwindable.com/The-Dragon-Run-old-course|Downwindable.com]]
-        * **Current Course**  - **Clearwater Bay Marina - Stanley Sea School/Beach**  21 km [[https://downwindable.com/the-dragon-run|Downwindable.com]]
+        * **Current Course:****Clearwater Bay Marina - Stanley Sea School/Beach**  21 km [[https://downwindable.com/the-dragon-run|Downwindable.com]]
+        * We believe Clearwater Bay to Stanley is also known as the "Northerly Run" or "Great Northerly".
       * **"Hong Kong's Maliko Run"? Clear Water Bay Marina - Yai Lei Restaurant in Sha Kiu **10km [[https://www.downwind.fun/courses/hong-kong-s-maliko-run|Downwindfun]]
   * **Lamma Island**
-      * **East Lamma Channel: Beaufort Island - Lamma Island **11 km SUP [[https://youtu.be/aYHyJFB95L8|video part 1 ]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yXnen7oHKfo|SUP video part 2]]
+      * **East Lamma Channel: Beaufort Island - Lamma Island **11 km [[https://youtu.be/aYHyJFB95L8|SUP video part 1 ]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yXnen7oHKfo|SUP video part 2]]
   * **Basalt Island - Ngam Tau Sha **8 km [[https://youtu.be/a8z2rJYGfMs|SUP video]]
-  * **Ping Min Chau Run**  - 1.6km / 1 mile paddle from Lobster Bay to Ping Min Chau (island), and then a 3km downwind to the North East Corner of Shelter Island
+  * **Ping Min Chau Run**  - 1.6km / 1 mile paddle from **Lobster Bay to Ping Min Chau**  (island), and **then a 3km downwind to**  the North East Corner of **Shelter Island**
   * **Sai Kung **northerly part of the New Territories of Hong Kong  [[https://youtu.be/UuVuXIXA0pQ|video]]
-      * **Port Shelter Express Run - Tai Mong Tsai Road Pier, Sai kung - Sheung Sze Wan Bay **10 km [[https://downwindable.com/port-shelter-express-run|Downwindable.com]], [[https://youtu.be/pLZDb7oq-Yw|OC1 video]]
+      * **Port Shelter Express Run: Tai Mong Tsai Road Pier, Sai kung - Sheung Sze Wan Bay **10 km [[https://downwindable.com/port-shelter-express-run|Downwindable.com]], [[https://youtu.be/pLZDb7oq-Yw|OC1 video]]
-      * **Frisky Whiskey Run - Sai Kung Country Park - Clear Water Bay Marina **14.5 km [[https://www.downwind.fun/courses/the-frisky-whisky-run|Downwindfun]]
+      * **Frisky Whiskey Run: Sai Kung Country Park - Clear Water Bay Marina **14.5 km [[https://www.downwind.fun/courses/the-frisky-whisky-run|Downwindfun]] this is basically the same or similar to what is also called the "**Great Northerly Run**" [[https://youtu.be/g0GMFE0pJlg|video]]
       * **Tai Long Wan Bay**
         * **Conic Island - Tai Long Wan **6 km? [[https://youtu.be/aqEKZ00lgco|SUP video ]]
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       * **L2CC - Southerly Run - **South West tip of **Lamma Island**  to South East Tip of **Cheung Chau Island **9 km [[https://youtu.be/I5YiwPFz3O0|SUP video]]
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 ==== Flat/Calmer Water ====
   * **Sai Kung ** [[https://youtu.be/5EnU1Biz5so|video]] calm day, catching boat wakes…
+  * …
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+===== Conditions =====
+June to August air temperatures average 26 C to 30 C (79 F to 86 F). Winter air termperatures get down to average lows of 14 C (57 F).
+Water temperatures average around 28 C (82 F) in the summer and 18 C (64 F) in the winter. Wind and swell direction is predominantly northerly or northeasterly in autumn and winter and southerly in summer.
+  * Windguru [[https://www.windguru.cz/4900|Hong Kong]]
+  * [[https://www.windy.com/?22.264,114.294,11|Windy]]
+  * [[https://www.tide-forecast.com/locations/Hong-Kong-China/tides/latest|Tide Forecast]]
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   * [[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWVGOWuT2zQyEPzZuqGHowA/videos|Alex Hunter Youtube Channel]]
+  * [[https://www.youtube.com/@BrownOnWaves/videos|BrownOnWaves Youtube Channel]]
+  * [[https://www.youtube.com/@hongkongdragonrun/videos|Mox Dragon Run Videos]]
+  * [[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLuykg4We5c_ALqSZkwT9zjEFo_ktLaRoS|Surfski TV Asia Youtube Playlist]]
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 ===== Dealers/Equipment =====
-  * [[https://www.decathlon.com.hk/en/|Decathlon]] accessories
+  * [[https://www.decathlon.com.hk/en/|Decathlon]] sport (including paddling) accessories
   * **Epic ** [[oceanpaddlinghk@gmail.com|oceanpaddlinghk@gmail.com]]
   * [[https://www.facebook.com/nordickayakshk|Nordic Kayak HK (facebook)]]
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-===== Resources =====
+===== Coaching =====
   * [[https://www.facebook.com/Hong-Kong-Surf-Ski-School-1664082920526699/|Hong Kong Surf Ski School (Facebook)]]
+  * [[https://www.instagram.com/petermatus360/|Peter Matus]] (instagram)
+      * [[https://www.facebook.com/nordickayakshk|Nordic Kayak HK (facebook)]]
+  * [[https://www.facebook.com/kayak.training.centre|Sai Kung Kayak Training Center]]
+  * …
+----
+===== Groups/Clubs =====
+  * [[https://www.facebook.com/p/Hong-Kong-Island-Paddle-Club-100070974953217/|Hong Kong Island Paddle Club]] (facebook)
+  * [[https://www.facebook.com/HongKongOutriggerCanoeClub/|Hong Kong Outrigger Canoe Club]] (facebook)
+  * [[https://lammaocc.hk/|Lamma Outrigger Canoe Club]]
+  * [[https://www.rhkyc.org.hk/|Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club]] Dragon Boat, Outrigger Canoe, SUP
+  * [[https://stormydragons.com/|Stormy Dragons]] Outrigger
+  * [[https://vrc.com.hk/|Victoria Recreation Club]] Outrigger & Surfski Rental
+  *
+----
+===== Resources =====
+  * **Paddling History**
+      * [[https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1AQh7DU9LG/|Hong Kong & Dragon Run Surfski History]] (Andrew Orr - Facebook)
+      * [[https://hongkongbuzz.hk/2018/12/hong-kongs-recreational-clubs-are-remnants-of-its-colonial-past-what-does-that-mean-for-their-future|Hong Kong Recreational Club History]]
+  * [[https://www.lcsd.gov.hk/en/watersport/index.html|Hong Kong Water Sports Centers]]
+  * [[https://expeditionkayaks.blogspot.com/2011/05/surf-ski-paddling-in-hong-kong.html|Mark Sundin on Paddling in Hong Kong 2011]]
+  * [[https://www.facebook.com/groups/139376076086683/|Surf Ski Hong Kong (Facebook)]]
   * [[https://www.wildhongkong.com/|Wild Hong Kong]] SUP, Kayak Tours
-  * [[https://expeditionkayaks.blogspot.com/2011/05/surf-ski-paddling-in-hong-kong.html|Mark Sundin on Paddling in Hong Kong]]
-  * [[https://mockepaddling.com/news/paddle-around-hong-kong/|Dawid Mocke's 2013 Paddle Around Hong Kong]]
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