“I was top 3 but got no CCA points.” An Interview with Ben Tan – Part 2
Even though he was a top 3 youth sailor in Singapore back in 1980, Ben Tan got no CCA points because sailing was not a sport recognised by the Ministry of Education then.
“I nearly flunked my PSLE.” An interview with Ben Tan – Part 1
The sport of sailing helped transform a young 12-year-old Benedict Tan from a poor student who nearly flunked his PSLE into a man who won an Asian Games gold in 1994, and who is now the head of the Changi Sports Medicine Centre.
Sailor Elizabeth Yin wins youth title while Colin Cheng wins silver
Singaporean sailors Elizabeth Yin and Colin Cheng fly the flag at the 2009 Australian Laser Championships in Fremantle, Australia.
Elite young athletes to look out for
Darren Choy, Isabelle Li, Shahril Mohd Anuar, Amanda Lim and Clarence Tan are elite youth athletes to look out for in the years ahead.
Colin Cheng and Eugene Woo seal victory at weekend sailing championship
109 sailors thronged the Singapore Straits in a bid for the challenge trophy of the 32nd Singapore Laser Open and 6th SAFYC Byte Championship last weekend.
100 sailors in action this weekend at Singapore Laser Open and SAFYC Byte Championship
National Sailors Maximilan Soh (Laser), Terence Choo (Byte) and Germaine Teo (Byte) will be in action this weekend in final race of the season.
Elizabeth Yin captures second world sailing title in style
Rising sailing talent Elizabeth Yin from Victoria Junior College captured her second world title when she won the Girls’ title in convincing fashion at the Laser 4.7 World Championships in Trojir, Croatia.
Beijing Olympics update: Sailor Koh Seng Leong lies 41st in laser class
Sailor Koh Seng Leong is lying 40th out of 43 competitors. He has accumulated 76 points with eight races to go.