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fellow sailors have
to say about racing,
crusing and sailing.
Leader Board: 4
Feature: 8
Fun features:
The Funnies: 9
History of Sailing: 5
Reporting:
Race Day 1
Smooth
registra-ons
and
steady
prepara-ons
did
not
prepare
anyone
for
what
was
to
come
on
the
first
day
of
the
12th
SMU‐RM
West‐
ern
Circuit
Sailing
Rega@a.
As
the
boats
headed
out
and
were
roaming
the
start
lines,
the
heavens
decided
to
bestow
showers
of
blessings
and
remove
howling
winds.
This
produce
the
most
imperfect
un‐sailable
con‐
di-ons
faced
for
some-me
in
this
rega@a.
AGer
a
trying
two‐hour
wait
under
shiGy
wind
condi-ons
and
intermi@ent
showers
that
proved
to
rile
many
of
the
par-cipants,
the
rega@a
finally
roused
off
to
a
start
with
favorable
wind
bidding
our
sail‐
ors.
rounding
the
mark
for
the
upwind
route
of
the
second
round
as
the
spin
appeared
to
be
too
large
to
be
First
of
the
classes
was
the
handled
by
its
bowman.
The
worst
of
IRC
A
where
RIKKI
TIKKI
TAVI
and
spinnaker
woes
for
the
day
seemed
FOXY
LADY
IV
were
close
in
compe‐
to
be
experienced
by
WALA
WALA,
--on
with
each
other
as
they
which
when
nearing
Mark
3
on
the
crossed
the
start
line.
However,
first
round,
seemed
to
lose
control
of
when
it
came
to
rounding
Mark
1,
its
spinnaker
and
was
forced
to
re‐
the
former’s
spinnaker
proved
not
to
treat
to
a
side
of
the
race
course,
be
a
match
for
Foxy’s
spin
which
al‐
where
it
struggled
to
resolve
its
lowed
it
to
overtake
Rikki
by
more
spinnaker
trouble.
Foxy
however
was
than
a
comfortable
margin
during
not
without
its
own
troubles.
Run‐
the
downwind
route.
Crewwork
,
ning
into
a
mark
and
struggling
to
though
was
not
all
seamless
onboard
free
it
Foxy
was
facing
all
sorts
of
the
hot‐favorite
when
it
came
to
troubles.
With
all
the
tricky
condi‐
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Reporting:
Race Day 1
-ons
one
would
be
expected
to
show
nerves.
However,
there
was
no
panic
on
board
Panic!,
with
Jeff
Davidson
tak‐
ing
victory
in
the
only
race
for
the
day.
There
were
strong
SMU
connec-ons
when
it
came
to
the
display
of
young
talents
at
the
Day
1
of
the
Western
Circuit
Rega@a.
SMUve,
skippered
by
Fidelis
Tan
(who
has
only
been
a
helm
for
less
than
2
years
and
is
also
the
only
fe‐
male
skipper
in
the
IRC
class(
put
in
a
very
strong
performance
to
finish
4th.
The
accolades
however,
goes
to
Christopher
Lim
who
won
Race
1
on
SMUmad’s
return
to
IRC
B.
Last
year’s
IRC
B
champion,
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only
managed
a
dismal
performance
coming
in
6
out
of
10
boats.
How‐
ever,
all
is
s-ll
not
lost
as
this
is
only
the
first
day
of
the
rega@a
One
might
also
remember
SHENGLI
a
boat
with
very
strong
SMU
connec-ons.
This
-me
how‐
ever,
the
boat
was
under
the
helm‐
manship
of
young
Luc
Tusker.
He
is
part
of
a
very
young
team
hailing
from
the
University
of
Wetsern
Aus‐
tralia.
On
board
SHENGLI,
these
group
of
sports
exchange
students
to
SMU
submi@ed
a
superbly
com‐
mendable
performance
by
bea-ng
Bortsnar
Vladimir’s
ANGEL
–
a
win‐
ner
of
almost
all
the
J24
class
races
in
Singapore
on
Day
One
of
the
re‐
french
connec-ons.
Fabrice
Piard
of
ga@a.
It
was
intense
compe--on
in
this
class
as
all
the
boats
sought
to
outsail
one
another
and
rankings
within
the
class
were
neck‐to‐neck
throughout
the
day’s
race.
today,
we
hope
that
all
sailors
enjoy
themselves
onshore.
With
the
pas‐
sage
race
along
with
the
start
of
one
meter
class
due
on
the
22nd,
Day
2
promises
to
be
exci-ng.
See
you
on
Saturday.
Finally,
the
club
racer
class
offered
no
surprises
for
the
day
as
FRANGIPANI
GIRL
came
in
first
in
its
class.
It
was
also
tough
compe--on
in
this
class
as
SOFA
SO
GOOD,
sought
to
beat
its
long-me
compe-‐
tor
for
its
swan
song
in
Singapore
in
the
12th
WCSR.
As
the
SB3s
and
catamarans
went
helter‐skelter
on
the
seas,
the
nota‐
ble
performances
all
had
very
strong
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ALIDAE
and
Nicolas
Giller
of
ISDOO
who
came
in
first
the
SB3
class
and
catamaran
class
respec-vely.
Both
French
skippers
put
in
a
very
good
performance
to
ensure
that
the
french
ruled
the
roost
at
the
end
of
Day
1.
With
only
one
race
possible
(PS:
While
the
race
reports
seeks
to
write
in
accuracy
of
the
day’s
race;
it
is
not
responsible
for
any
discrepancy
in
the
race
results.
For
official
race
results,
please
refer
to
the
official
results.)
Reporting:
The Race Leaders
Shengli
Alidade
SMUm.a.d
Panic!
Frangipani Girl
ISDOO
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Competitive Sailing:
A History
1600s
1660
1720
1844
Competitive sailing
originates in Holland.
King Charles II
introduced it to
England, after
his exile in Holland.
Ireland
founded the 1st
ever yacht
club.
New York Yacht
Club (NYYC)
was founded,
and remains as
world’s oldest
continuously
existing club.
It eventually
spread to
American colonies.
1851
1900
1907
1983
NYYC members
emerged victorious
from racing America
against British competitors. The trophy
became America’s
Cup.
Olympics
Yachting
commenced in
Greece.
International
Yacht Racing
Union (IYRU)
was formed as
the first international governing body for
sailing.
Australians
claimed title to
America’s Cup
– the first time
in 132 years
America lost.
It was known as
ISAF in 1996.
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Provisional Results:
Race 1
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Provisional Results
Race 1
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Ship Ahoy!:
Sailor’s Interview
!
Edited
by
POH
Lip
Hang
In
our
interview
column
today,
we
have
with
us
Sco@
McCook,
a
Kiwi
catamaran
sailor
coming
back
for
more
serious
racing
at
the
12th
Western
Circuit.
Sco@
cur‐
rently
sails
on
a
Viper
F16,
which
he
named
“Yeahbaby”.
LH:
So
tell
us
Sco-,
why
did
you
name
your
catamaran
“Yeahbaby”?
Sco@:
I
have
this
thing
for
the
name
and
it
just
seems
to
sum
up
the
feel‐
ing
that
you
get
sailing
the
Viper
F16
pus
you
say
it
once,
and
it
s-cks
in
everyone's
head
and
annoys
the
**&^#@
out
of
them!
They
never
forget
the
name.
LH:
So
what
changes
are
you
looking
forward
to
at
this
edi@on
of
Western
Circuit?
Sco@:
A
different
Race
Officer
he
he[SIC]!
And
more
wind!
Last
year,
the
best
wind
was
while
the
RO
was
re‐laying
the
course
and
so
we
had
a
biggest
boat
speeds
while
NOT
racing!
LH:
Well
I’m
afraid
that’s
not
very
possible…
but
rest
assured,
he
has
taken
not
of
this
…
roger
and
out!
Now,
tell
us
more
about
yourself
and
sailing...
Why
did
you
pick
up
sailing?
Was
it
the
sun,
the
sea
or
at
your
be-er
half’s
re‐
quest?
Which
be@er
half
would
insist
you
go
sailing?
Sailing
means
being
boisterous
and
probably
ending
up
at
the
bar
to
dis‐
cuss
wind
shiGs
and
misfortune
for
the
next
10
hours.
No,
I
got
into
sailing
in
Papua
New
Guinea
aGer
watching
a
dinghy
go
'against'
the
wind
I
could
not
figure
it
out.
So
(I)
…
went
and
bought
a
boat
for
$200
and
started
from
there.
Up
un-l
then,
I
would
do
anything
to
be
on
the
water...started
with
snorkeling,
then
an
inner
tube,
then
a
suruoard
and
finally
a
$200
plywood
boat
that
could
plane
in
the
prevailing
trade
winds.
One
day
while
sailing
absolutely
flat
out,
a
Tornado
Olympic
catamaran
whistled
by
exhibi-ng
all
the
grace
and
a
lot
more
pace.
It
was
in
that
moment
I
decided
that
a
catamaran
was
the
only
way
to
fly...that
was
33
years
ago
and
I
s-ll
as
am
enraptured
by
fast
cats
now
as
i
was
then!
LH:
So
I
was
it
the
speed
or
the
thrill
of
hiking
out
on
the
trapeze
that
a-racted
you
to
sail
a
catamaran?
It
was
the
speed
but
not
for
racing
purposes.
Back
then,
we
were
more
interested
in
exploring
the
islands
that
lay
off
the
coast.
Simply,
a
cat
would
(allow
us
to)……
cover
more
miles
in
a
day.
That
meant
more
islands
at
our
disposal.
LH:
Ahhh…
now
for
the
last
ques@on,
cliché
as
it
might
be,
describe
your
wildest
or
most
exci@ng
sailing
experience!
Sco@:
Wildest
‐
sailing
a
Hobie
16
in
a
90km
race
in
Papua
New
Guinea
with
the
wind
peaking
at
42
knots.
Wipe
outs
galore
was
the
order
of
events
and
just
finishing
was
a
major
relief...Do
it
again?
For
sure!
Hardest
sail
‐
sailing
a
Nacra
5.0
from
Singapore
to
Phuket
and
back.
1100nm
on
a
beach
cat,
every
condi-on
you
could
imagine
and
every
emo-on
to
match
the
condi-ons.
Most
exci@ng
‐
surviving
night
aGer
night
sailing
through
Sumatras
on
the
Nacra
5.0
heading
for
Phuket!
Scared
yes...but
if
you
aren't
scared
you
aren't
having
fun.
The
newsle-er
team
wishes
Sco-
fair
winds
and
following
seas
at
the
rega-a.
Yeahbaby!
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Read about some
funnies...
Long
ago
lived
a
seaman
named
Captain
Bravo.
He
was
a
manly
man
who
showed
no
fear
in
facing
his
ene‐
mies.
One
day,
while
sail‐
ing
the
seven
seas,
a
look‐out
spo@ed
a
pirate
ship
and
the
crew
became
fran-c.
Captain
Bravo
bellowed,
''Bring
me
my
Red
Shirt.''
The
First
Mate
quickly
retrieved
the
captain's
red
shirt
and
whilst
wearing
the
bright
red
frock
he
led
his
men
into
ba@le
and
defeated
the
pirates.
Later
on
that
day,
the
look‐out
spo@ed
not
one,
but
two
pirate
ships.
The
captain
again
called
for
his
red
shirt
and
once
again,
though
the
figh-ng
was
fierce,
he
was
victorious
over
the
two
ships.
That
evening,
all
the
men
sat
around
on
the
deck
recoun-ng
the
day's
triumphs
and
one
of
the
them
asked
the
captain,
''Sir,
why
do
you
call
for
your
red
shirt
before
ba@le?
The
captain
replied,
''If
I
am
wounded
in
the
a@ack,
the
shirt
will
not
show
my
blood
and
thus,
you
men
will
con-nue
to
fight,
unafraid.''
All
of
the
men
sat
in
silence
and
marveled
at
the
courage
of
such
a
manly
man
as
Captain
Bravo.
As
dawn
came
the
next
morning,
the
look‐out
spo@ed
not
one,
not
two,
but
TEN
pirates
ships
approaching
from
the
far
horizon.
The
crew
stared
at
the
captain
and
waited
for
his
usual
reply.
Captain
Bravo
calmly
shouted,
''Get
me
my
brown
pants.''
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