Sunday, December 17, 2006
15th Asian Games Doha 2006
It is confirmed now that SingaporeSailing had garnered 5 gold medals, 3 silver medals and 2 bronze medals. The golds came from the Men 420 and Women 420, Men Laser, Laser 4.7 Open and the Keelboat Beneteau 7.5 Open.
The sailors in the Men 420 are Shermon Cheng Feng Yuan and Justin Liu Xia Man. The Women 420 sailors are Lim Tze Ting and Sarah Tan Wei Lin. The Men Laser gold medalist is Maximilian Soh Khyan Tat. The Laser 4.7 Open medalist is Colin Cheng Xin Ru.
The 5 keelboat sailors are Ivan Tan Hsiao Loon, Justin Wong Ming Ho, Renfred Tay, Teo Wee Chin and Roy Tay Jun Hao.
The silver medals came from the Men 470 (Terence Koh and Xu Yuan Zhen)and Women 470 (Elizabeth Tan Li Yong and Toh Li Ying)and Laser Radial Open (Koh Seng Leong).
The bronze medals came from Men Optimist(Sean Lee Teik Ren) and Hobie 16 Open (Chung Pei Quan and Melcolm Huang Jing Jie)
It is confirmed now that SingaporeSailing had garnered 5 gold medals, 3 silver medals and 2 bronze medals. The golds came from the Men 420 and Women 420, Men Laser, Laser 4.7 Open and the Keelboat Beneteau 7.5 Open.
The sailors in the Men 420 are Shermon Cheng Feng Yuan and Justin Liu Xia Man. The Women 420 sailors are Lim Tze Ting and Sarah Tan Wei Lin. The Men Laser gold medalist is Maximilian Soh Khyan Tat. The Laser 4.7 Open medalist is Colin Cheng Xin Ru.
The 5 keelboat sailors are Ivan Tan Hsiao Loon, Justin Wong Ming Ho, Renfred Tay, Teo Wee Chin and Roy Tay Jun Hao.
The silver medals came from the Men 470 (Terence Koh and Xu Yuan Zhen)and Women 470 (Elizabeth Tan Li Yong and Toh Li Ying)and Laser Radial Open (Koh Seng Leong).
The bronze medals came from Men Optimist(Sean Lee Teik Ren) and Hobie 16 Open (Chung Pei Quan and Melcolm Huang Jing Jie)
Tuesday, December 12, 2006
15th Asian Games Doha 2006
One more sailor had secured another gold medal for Singapore. He is Maximillan Soh sailing in the men Laser Open. Sean Lee settled for the bronze medal in the Optimist event. Koh Seng Leong was rewarded the silver medal in the Laser Radial. I will keep you posted once the rest of the results are officially released.
One more sailor had secured another gold medal for Singapore. He is Maximillan Soh sailing in the men Laser Open. Sean Lee settled for the bronze medal in the Optimist event. Koh Seng Leong was rewarded the silver medal in the Laser Radial. I will keep you posted once the rest of the results are officially released.
15th Asian Games Doha 2006
Our Singapore sailors had done exceptionally well. So far, they had bagged 3 gold medals in these events. They are the ladies 420 Class, Laser 4.7 Open and the men 420. The ladies team comprises of the duo Sarah Tan and Lim Tze Ling. The men team are Sherman Cheng and Justin Lau. Colin Cheng did the honours in the Laser 4.7 Open.
Kudos to our sailors. There will be more good news soon when the all the other races wrapped up. Stay tune.
Our Singapore sailors had done exceptionally well. So far, they had bagged 3 gold medals in these events. They are the ladies 420 Class, Laser 4.7 Open and the men 420. The ladies team comprises of the duo Sarah Tan and Lim Tze Ling. The men team are Sherman Cheng and Justin Lau. Colin Cheng did the honours in the Laser 4.7 Open.
Kudos to our sailors. There will be more good news soon when the all the other races wrapped up. Stay tune.
Sunday, December 10, 2006
Starhub sponsors regatta in 8-10 Dec 2006
This is a big event coming up i.e. 30th Singapore Laser Open & 4th SAFYC Byte Championship
Date : 8 - 10 Dec 2006
Venue : SAF Yacht Club (Changi)
More details at http://www.safyc.org.sg
Sunday, December 03, 2006
Monsoon Cup, Terengganu, Malaysia (29Nov-3Dec 2006)
The Monsoon Cup is part of World Match Racing Tour international sailing circuit, and the Tour’s first Asian venue.
It debut in 2005, and has put Pulau Duyong, Terengganu on the world sailing map, attracting the world’s top ranked sailors to compete in this prestigious event.
A match race can be described as a duel between two identically-matched boats with a winner - and a loser.
When two boats are on the starting line, the race is called match racing. Match racing has its own set of rules, which are slightly different from the regular racing rules that create very close, aggressive competition in which collisions are certainly not rare.
The World Tour (a series of 8 races) will award $100,000 in prize money at the end of the season. The champion will be crowned the World Match Racing Champion and will win $30,000 and a BMW X3 3.0i (valued at $45,000), provided by Tour partner BMW AG. The $100,000 prize purse is awarded to the top eight skippers.
Terengganu is one of Malaysia’s most-celebrated east coast states, well known for its exotic islands, pristine white beaches, crystal clear waters, quaint traditional villages and an unparalleled legacy of history and culture.
For more details, visit the website http://www.monsooncup.com.my/
See video clips featuring Jacky Chan and Shah Rukh Khan in the website.
The Monsoon Cup is part of World Match Racing Tour international sailing circuit, and the Tour’s first Asian venue.
It debut in 2005, and has put Pulau Duyong, Terengganu on the world sailing map, attracting the world’s top ranked sailors to compete in this prestigious event.
A match race can be described as a duel between two identically-matched boats with a winner - and a loser.
When two boats are on the starting line, the race is called match racing. Match racing has its own set of rules, which are slightly different from the regular racing rules that create very close, aggressive competition in which collisions are certainly not rare.
The World Tour (a series of 8 races) will award $100,000 in prize money at the end of the season. The champion will be crowned the World Match Racing Champion and will win $30,000 and a BMW X3 3.0i (valued at $45,000), provided by Tour partner BMW AG. The $100,000 prize purse is awarded to the top eight skippers.
Terengganu is one of Malaysia’s most-celebrated east coast states, well known for its exotic islands, pristine white beaches, crystal clear waters, quaint traditional villages and an unparalleled legacy of history and culture.
For more details, visit the website http://www.monsooncup.com.my/
See video clips featuring Jacky Chan and Shah Rukh Khan in the website.
Saturday, December 02, 2006
Sail Yacht vs Motor Yacht
Yesterday, i met a salesman selling motorboats. He said that given a choice between a sail yacht and a motor yacht, most would choose the motor yacht. This is the perennial discussion with most sailors are faced with. Buy a sail yacht or a motor yacht?
If both have the same boat length, the sail yacht will probably cost much more. There are many accessories required as masts, ropes, halyards and sails. There are more than one sail required on the yacht. There is one mail sail, a genoa and likely several storm jibs if this is an ocean going cruiser. However the captain need at least three crew in order to go out sailing. If there is no wind, the yacht is not going anywhere but to turn on the motor to get going.
In contrast, a sailor can reach a destination even on a windless day on a motor yacht. As long as the captain is competent and know the characteristics of the boat, he do not need a crew to help him operate the boat.
Personally, I prefer a sailboat over a motorised boat. I like the challenge of working with the elements to get the boat sailing. I think this is the same sentiments of most sail yacht owners.
Yesterday, i met a salesman selling motorboats. He said that given a choice between a sail yacht and a motor yacht, most would choose the motor yacht. This is the perennial discussion with most sailors are faced with. Buy a sail yacht or a motor yacht?
If both have the same boat length, the sail yacht will probably cost much more. There are many accessories required as masts, ropes, halyards and sails. There are more than one sail required on the yacht. There is one mail sail, a genoa and likely several storm jibs if this is an ocean going cruiser. However the captain need at least three crew in order to go out sailing. If there is no wind, the yacht is not going anywhere but to turn on the motor to get going.
In contrast, a sailor can reach a destination even on a windless day on a motor yacht. As long as the captain is competent and know the characteristics of the boat, he do not need a crew to help him operate the boat.
Personally, I prefer a sailboat over a motorised boat. I like the challenge of working with the elements to get the boat sailing. I think this is the same sentiments of most sail yacht owners.
