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Darren Choy leads in the Byte CIIs on first day of racing in sailing championships

The National Sailing Championships for 420, Byte and Laser finally got going on day 2 after a windless first day.

By Vanessa Lim|2009-06-04T11:57:27+08:00June 4th, 2009|Nation in Motion, sailing|0 Comments

Windless day wipes out racing on Day 1 of sailing championship

Singapore National 420 & Byte Championship & Singapore Laser Trophy - Day 1

With 159 sailors on water, including international competitors from Asian powerhouses Thailand and Malaysia as well as guests from Australia, New Zealand, and Russia, were certainly expecting some excitement in the racing.

By Vanessa Lim|2009-06-02T23:06:46+08:00June 2nd, 2009|Nation in Motion, sailing|0 Comments

Coach of the Year Award goes to … nobody

No coach in Singapore was deemed worthy of the 2009 Coach of the Year award. At least, not the nominated ones: Peter Churchill (Swimming), Mervyn Foo (Bowling), Brett Byer (Sailing), Yang Kexia (Gymnastics).

By Les Tan|2009-06-06T12:21:21+08:00May 8th, 2009|bowling, gymnastics, RED out loud, sailing, swimming, table tennis|13 Comments

423 sailors take to the water for annual schools sailing championships

The annual National Inter-School Sailing Championship which kicks off today will see a total of 423 sailors compete on the waters off the National Sailing Centre to battle for their schools' glory.

By Lai Jun Wei|2009-04-21T23:44:42+08:00April 21st, 2009|sailing, Youth in Motion|0 Comments

“In fact, people with bad attitude are the ones who do well.” An interview with Ben Tan – Part 6

Ben Tan helped to revamp the sailing selection trials so that the winner went, regardless of whether the person had a bad attitude, because "in sports, that's how it works," he says.

By Les Tan|2009-01-25T15:19:13+08:00January 25th, 2009|sailing, The Red Sports Interview|0 Comments

“I didn't get any hand outs during NS.” An interview with Ben Tan – Part 5

During his housemanship, national sailor Ben Tan learnt to carry his own weight and did the same amount of work as others even when though he had to go overseas to race.

By Les Tan|2009-01-25T15:28:31+08:00January 23rd, 2009|sailing, The Red Sports Interview|0 Comments

“It is very stupid to assume your opponents are less talented.” An interview with Ben Tan – Part 4

Ben Tan figured out early on that there was no shortcut to excelling at the highest levels and that he needed to train full-time and efficiently to win.

By Les Tan|2009-01-25T15:27:04+08:00January 18th, 2009|sailing, The Red Sports Interview|1 Comment

“If you don’t have a good crew, you’re useless because you’re only the driver.” An interview with Ben Tan – Part 3

The importance of having a good crew dawned on Ben Tan early on and he fought for boat crews to get recognition back in the days when sailing was hierarchical and only captains got the recognition.

By Les Tan|2009-01-25T15:29:06+08:00January 11th, 2009|Front Page News, sailing, The Red Sports Interview|2 Comments