Singapore National Youth Sailing Championship - Day 4

On the penultimate day of the largest-ever Singapore National Youth Sailing Championship, there are three to four races remaining. This year, 404 sailors are on water competing for the national youth titles including entries from Belgium, Denmark, France and Malaysia.

Leading the Optimist Gold fleet is 12 year old Ryan Lo from Tao Nan School who has sailed a consistent regatta so far winning five out of eight races. Andrew Tang (Raffles Institution) trails him by four points in second position followed by Kimberly Ng (Tanjong Katong Girls’ School) in third. The National Youth Championship is one of the two selection events (the second being the Sentosa Optimist Open Championship in June). Five sailors will be selected to represent Singapore at the IODA Optimist World Sailing Championship in July.

In the Byte fleet, Asian Youth Games & Youth Olympic Games squad member Terence Choo (Raffles Institution) holds a comfortable lead of 13 points over fellow squad members Nathan Tang (Raffles Institution) and Darren Choy (Singapore Sports School) tied on points in second and third places respectively.

Malaysian sailors are dominating the Laser and Laser Radial events. Harrithammy Nassution is holding his lead with 12 points as second placed Singapore’s Eugene Woo (Raffles Institution) tries to catch up with 19 points. In third is Marcus Heng (Temasek Polytechnic) with 25 points. Khairulnizam Mohd Afendy is currently leading the Laser Radial with fellow Malaysian Nur Amirah Binti Hamid in second place. 2007 Byte World Champion (girls division) Valerie Chia follows in third position.

In the double handed 420 class, Denise Lim and Sara Tan, both from Victoria Junior College, is showing good form with a eight point lead over Rachel Lee and Leong Wei Ming (Singapore Sports School) who are in second place with 17 points. Third placed Zamri Bin Azlan and Mohd Hafizzuidin from Malaysia follows behind with one point.

Sabrina Tiong and Alyssa Lim from Tanjong Katong Girls’ School are on tie points (15 points) with Quek Ju Lian and Thomas Kwok (Victoria School) in the 420 non-spinnaker fleet. Tay Jing Xuan and Yenriel Ho (Victoria School) is behind the two pairs with just two points to catch up.

In the windsurfing Bic Techno event, Singapore’s Volvo ISAF Youth World representative Leonard Ong is performing well securing his lead with seven points. Laser sailor turned windsurfer Lo Junhao keeps his close distance in second place with six points behind. Asian Youth Games & Youth Olympic Games squad member Jeddy Tan keeps up in third place with 16 points.

Hobie 16 sailors Low Wen Chun and Jonathan Russel Chew and Danish sailors Rie Galsgaard and Simon Michaelson are on tie with 12 points each. Aaron Pan and Peter Wong, who are vying for the sole spot to represent Singapore at the Volvo ISAF Youth World Championship, are in third place with 19 points.

Missing from competition are sailors bound for the Volvo ISAF Youth World Sailing Championship this July - Justin Liu, Sherman Cheng, Griselda Khng, Cecilia Low, Scott Glen Sydney and Elizabeth Yin are currently attending a training camp.

Racing continues tomorrow at 11am at the National Sailing Centre.

Full results are available at www.sailing.org.sg/events/regattas/09/youthnationals