The Liechtenstein Princely Navy shows good form at the first 500m race of the season, but is thwarted by a conspiracy in the finals.

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A highly determined and specially trained Assault Team of the Liechtenstein Princely Navy takes the competition head-on at the Fair Dinkum Rush, trying to beat a key opponent at their own event.

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The Liechtenstein Princely Navy opens the Foster’s early as we fail to make it past the repechage in Sha Tin. But a look at the results alone only tells half the story.

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Amazing Thailand – Amazing Liechtenstein! That sums up the Navy’s first Bangkok Mission!

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The Navy set another record, this time in terms of fund raising, during the social highlight of the season - the Navy White Christmas!

The Navy competes in an exciting offseason event in Macau, but suffers from jetlag.

It's August and it's sizzling hot, but the Liechtenstein Princely Navy is out on the waters practicing for its upcoming offseason races in Macau and Bangkok. View the secret training footage!

Why shorter is better: the Liechtenstein Princely Navy finishes the season with another Cup Final appearance at the Stanley Short Course Race.

The Liechtenstein Princely Navy is Financial Insitutions & Banks CHAMPION in the small boat category, with two decisive victories in both heats. Read the full story.

Plus, why we were disqualified in the Open Championship for finishing a race with one person down.

“Veni, Vidi, Voster” – we came, we saw, we drank Foster. Of course, it should have been “Veni, Vidi, Vici” like the famous words of Julius Caesar, who came, saw and conquered. Read the full story.

Chief Petty Officer Dave "Marginal" Murray is developing the Navy's new offseason training technique - 'dry paddling' an LGT tram along the shore of Hong Kong island!

Race report from Mui Wo and how we got tied up at the start – literally!

The Lamma 500 and why coming fifth just isn't good enough!

Second race and second Cup Final in as many days. No sinking this time! Full story

The first race result is encouraging as the Navy makes it into the Cup Final in Deep Water Bay. The sinking drill is also well practiced.

The 2011 season went underway in earnest as the Liechtenstein Princely Navy conducted its first overseas Boot Camp.

Kicking off the 2011 season in great form and style, Admiral Colani and Commander Streun stormed to the top of South East Asia’s highest peak, Mt. Kinabalu, in a breathtaking 4 hrs and 20 minutes. Deciding on a day climb instead of the usual overnight mission, Commander Streun – for whom everything in life seems to be a race – set a blistering pace leaving the Timpohon Gate near park headquarters (1800m) at 0740hrs. Targeting to ascend 500m every hour, the Liechtenstein platoon sped up the mountain in fine form, reaching the summit (4095m) just before noon in bright sunshine. The descent on weakened legs and knees felt forever, although in reality only took just over three hours for the meandering Admiral (and considerably less for the kamikaze speed-descending Commander).

Petty Officer 1st Class Robin Wattinger completed the same mission a couple of days later at a more leisurely pace.

The Navy gets in the Christmas spirit and raises some hard cash for Operation Santa Claus at its annual Navy White Christmas!

The Navy conducts its most ambitious off-season training - the Ruedi Run!

The Navy goes undercover – and occasionally falls under the table – at Operation German Bierfest!

The location for the 2010 Official Post Navy Party was a closely guarded secret. The crew was assembled at Pier 9 in Central hoping for a nice boat ride. Instead, Sailors were required to climb to the top of the Peak to the residence of Sailor Kaspar whose house must be about the third highest on Hong Kong island. Covering this vertical climb from sea to sky in just under an hour, the crew was rewarded with a refreshing bottle of Foster’s and the most spectacular view – and by that we mean the Hong Kong skyline at night and not the sight of an entire boatload of half naked sweaty Sailors frolicking in a spa!

The Admiralty declares the 2010 season complete with the conclusion of the Stanley Short Course Race!

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As confirmed by the following GPS data, the Liechtenstein Princely Navy has broken the water speed record in a dragon boat with a top speed of 299.8 km/h.

Our Post Ops Reconstruction and Komputation (PORK) analysis has attributed this astonishing result to a combination of carbon fiber paddles employed and one extra can of Red Bull shared among the crew prior to the session.

Seas were obviously pretty rough, as is evidenced in the elevation gain of 94m. The minimum elevation of -10m also suggests that the Navy went into submarine mode at one point, although we do not have any specific recollection of that. But it's hard to keep your eyes open when you paddle at 299.8km/h...

The Liechtenstein Princely Navy celebrated the season in style at its annual Navy White Christmas party, raising over $25,000 for Operation Santa Claus.

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Five elite troops of the Liechtenstein Princely Navy competed at the annual Hong Chi Climbathon, climbing 1,688 steps straight up to the 75th Floor "Apex" of Central Plaza in Wanchai and raising $1000 each for charity.

Four of the five Sailors finished in the Top Ten with the best time going to LTCMDR Streun who finished third in 12:21. Sailor Robin (15th in 18:04) was beaten by 70-plus-year-old Mr. Lam Lit Kwan (highlighted in yellow) who finished 14th in 17:57! Sailor Robin has been reprimanded for Unfit Conduct While On Duty by the Admiralty.

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The Liechtenstein Princely Navy successfully conducted its first pre-season fitness test – code-named The Ruedi Run, after its initiator Sailor Ruedi Wildi. Held in an undisclosed remote location in the New Territories, the Ruedi Run consisted of a steep climb from civilization up a rugged peak through thick bush land, covering a vertical distance of some 700 meters. From the peak, the Run actually lived up to its name with a steady downhill running section back to sea level. A dozen Sailors and new recruits concluded the mission in under three hours, indicating encouraging fitness levels for a tough 2009 season ahead. Equally important, all crew demonstrated an undiminished fuel intake capacity at the subsequent BBQ at Sailor Ruedi’s hideout.

The Liechtenstein Princely Navy had the exceptional honor of hosting our Commander-in-Chief, His Serene Highness Prince Hans-Adam II together with his sons, Hereditary Prince Alois and Prince Max, CEO of LGT Group alongside Prince Phillip, Chairman of the Foundation Board of LGT Group on the occasion of the foundation board’s visit to Hong Kong in October 2008.

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The highly acclaimed motion picture of the Navy’s 2008 season premiers at Admiralty HQ to an invitation-only audience of Navy celebrities and Sailors. The premier will be preceded by an exclusive screening of “Boot Camp 2008”, the gruesome yet inspiring documentary of the Navy’s most cruel Special Ops.

After nine long years and several seasons of coming second, the Liechtenstein Princely Navy finally clinched the title of B Class Champion at the Stanley International Dragon Boat Championships in a display of supreme teamwork, absolute determination and raw power!

Congratulations to everybody on a hard earned and well deserved victory!

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The Navy successfully conducted its annual sinking drill off Stanley Main Beach today. Practicing for their upcoming Operation White Beach to Boracay Island, Apprentice Sailor Fred Laine commandeered a fully loaded ship through a powerful “LiechtenStart” when the bow of the boat was hit by a succession of large waves caused by a careless speedboat. Taking on heavy waters, the Navy instinctively exercised its sinking drill, which consists of:

1) Secure the drummer and dry bag;
2) Secure Sailor Wyn;
3) Abandon ship, relax and await the rescue.

The rescue eventually materialized in the form of a fellow dragon boat which brought Commander Mei and Sailor Wyn back to shore while the rest of the crew tried to bail the fully submerged craft – a task tantamount to bailing out the South China Sea. The Hong Kong Marine Police, which regularly surveys the activities of the Liechtenstein Princely Navy in order to gain a competitive advantage for their own dragon boat team was alerted by the sudden disappearance of our ship on their radar screen and picked the floating congregation of Sailors out of the jelly fish-invested waters.

All Sailors were accounted for and practice resumed with some delay.

Nicole, the four year old daughter of Lieutenant Commander Streun was learning the alphabet the other day and when asked to come up with a word that starts with the letter “F” she said “Liechtenstein”. No, there’s no F in Liechtenstein, her father objected. Yes, there is, she said: “Foster’s”!!!

Information about Liechtenstein's confidential Nuclear Program has been leaked to the press. The Admiralty of the Liechtenstein Princely Navy had no comment other than saying that "[we] look forward to taking delivery of our first nuclear powered dragon boat in 2008."

The Liechtenstein Princely Navy is pleased to announce the successful marriage of Admiral Colani and Commander Mei. Operation "Get Hitched" was a complete success from the delivery of the groom by big dragon to crew marching down the isle in full uniform.

Liechtenstein surveillance satellites picked up the below footage of the sinking Buzz dragon boat during the 2006 Stanley Dragon Boat Championships, after allegedly being hit by a Liechtenstein torpedo. When pressed about details of the incident, the Admiralty had “no comments”.

Not needing the help of a torpedo, rival team Tai Tam Tigers are pictured below in a classic sinking maneuver, thanks to head-on collision with the Royal X Men during the Stanley Short Course Race.