Welcome to Surfski.info's live coverage of the inaugural Dragon Run Surf Ski race in Hong Kong!  According to Windguru, conditions are ideal: 19-20C with a steady NE wind of 11-16kts (20-30km/h).

We'll be doing our normal format - the latest update will appear at the top of this page - and you need to keep refreshing.  (We've been looking into special modules called "shout boxes" but haven't yet found a good one for this kind of application).

Times are Hong Kong local time

It's 4am in Hong Kong, the paddlers are dreaming of the US$5,000 winner's cheque...  and there's a 14-15kt Northeaster forecast - enough wind to give ideal conditions for the race.

Hong Kong Sea School - Dawid Mocke and Lewis Laughlin with Oscar Chalupsky and the kids...

Paddlers from all over the world (well, Tahiti, Australia and South Africa at least) are arriving in Hong Kong in preparation for the inaugural Dragon Run.

Dragon Run Start (Fenn Hotspot to the right of Steep Island) (Pic: Oscar Chalupsky)

With the inaugural Dragon Run taking place in just over a week's time, all eyes in the surf ski world are turning to Hong Kong.