By Benedict Teo
Matthew Lau won the laser 4.7 race with eight points at the NSC Cup Series 2. (Photo 1 © Benedict Teo/Red Sports)
National Sailing Centre, Saturday-Sunday, July 13-14, 2013 – Matthew Scott Lau finished strongly with eight points and a lead of three to win the Laser 4.7 category at the National Sailing Centre (NSC) Cup Series 2. Reynard Lee and Joel Neo tailed him with 11 and 17 points respectively.
Lau, who was sailing under the colours of SAF Yacht Club, attributed his success to the support received from his parents and school. The Anglo-Chinese School (Independent) student also said experiences from previous classes and competitions, coupled together with the stronger winds, managed to provide him with a sufficient lead.
The NSC Cup Series 2, held off the shores of the National Sailing Centre, saw six races held for four events in 8-14 knot winds on the first day of racing and lighter winds with slight drizzles for the second.
The weather conditions proved favourable for Anthony Kiong who dominated the Laser Standard category by finishing with five points and leading by six. Alexey Filiminov finished in second place with 11 points, followed by Manfred Baudzus with 13.
Malone Pun won the Laser Radial category gold with 10 points. Joel Yin with 11 points and Jevyn Ong with 12 narrowly missed out on the gold. Pun said hard physical preparation before the event and employing proper tactics managed to give him an edge over the other competitors.
Geraldine Kok managed to be the victor of the Byte category by garnering 17 points. Raphael Ng took home the silver with 20 points, and Andre Chew settled with the bronze with 37 points.
The sailors will be competing in the NSC Cup Series 3 scheduled for November 16 and 17 to complete the series. Sailor’s race results from Series 1, 2 and 3 will be used to determine the overall winner of the NSC Cup Series Challenge Trophy for their respective events.
Full race results for NSC Cup Series 1 and 2
NSC Cup Series 2 Results
Laser 4.7 Results (Top 3, Best 5 of 6 Races)
Pos Name (sail number, club, school) – points (race position)
1st Matthew Scott Lau Wen Jiang (#203849, SAFYC, Anglo-Chinese School (Independent)) – 8 points (5 2 2 1 1 2)
2nd Reynard Lee (#204286, SAFYC, Raffles Institution) – 11 points (1 4 5 3 2 1)
3rd Joel Neo Jiun Hao (#193868, MOESSC, Victoria School) – 17 points (6 3 1 2 5 13)
Byte Results (Top 3, Best 5 of 6 Races)
Pos Name (sail number, club, school) – points (race position)
1st Geraldine Kok Sook Yee (#4472, MOESSC, Tanjong Katong Girls’ School) – 17 points (4 2 2 4 5 23)
2nd Raphael Ng Kai Xuan (#3333, SAFYC, VS) – 20 points (3 4 4 2 17 7)
3rd Andre Chew Jann (#5496, NOSS, VS) – 38 points (14 1 1 1 21 RTD,62)
Laser Radial (Top 3, Best 5 of 6 Races)
Pos Name (sail number, club, school) – points (race position)
1st Malone Pun Chao Jie (#197844, NOSS, VS) – 10 points (3 1 3 2 2 2)
2nd Joel Yin Kaile (#186755, SAFYC, ACSI) – 11 points (2 4 1 1 4 3)
3rd Jevyn Ong Jingrui (#197850, SAFYC) – 12 points (1 3 2 5 1 6)
Laser Standard (Top 3, Best 5 of 6 Races)
Pos Name (sail number, club) – points (race position)
1st Anthony Kiong Lye Ming (#193883, CWSS) – 5 points (1 1 1 1 1 3)
2nd Alexey Filimonov (#177112, CWSS) – 11 points (3 2 2 3 3 1)
3rd Manfred Baudzus (#197860, CWSS) – 13 points (2 3 DNF,8 2 2 4)
Overall Leaders
Byte (Best 9 of 11 Races)
Geraldine Kok – 54 points
Laser Radial (Best 9 of 11 Races)
Jevyn Ong Jingrui – 37 points
Laser 4.7 (Best 8 of 10 Races)
Koh Yi Qian – 42 points
Laser Standard (Best 8 of 10 Races)
Manfred Baudzus – 28 points
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