ASEAN Optimist Champs 2006, Singapore
by Singapore Sailing Federation on 5 Nov 2006
Griselda Khng (SIN) in the lead at the 2006 Oppie ASEAN Champs SingaporeSailing
The second day of the 2006 ASEAN Optimist Sailing Championship started with light winds ranging from five to eight knots. An amendment was made to the sailing instructions to include a gate system at the leeward mark so as to ease congestion. The sailing conditions were much improved today as there were less tidal effects.
Ten year old Nicodemus Tan led race four from the start to the finish making this his first win ever. Following close behind was Thailand’s Navee Thamsoontom in second place, and in third place was Singapore’s Rachel Lee.
Race five began perfectly as Singapore’s Griselda Khng, Asian Optimist Girl Champion, led the fleet to end the race in first position. Hot on her heels was her fellow teammate Sean Lee who won the North American and Asian Optimist Championships earlier in the year. Thirteen year old Russell Kan finished close in third place, less than one boat length behind Sean.
The first and second positions were switched between Griselda and Sean in race six. Singapore’s Muhammed Audi finished in third place.
In the last race of the day, the shifty wind conditions were the reasons for the shortened course. Thailand’s Navee Thamsoontom came in first followed by Japan’s Yuri Kashiwabara in second and Malaysia’s Khairunnisa Binte Mohd Afendy in third.
Racing is scheduled to continue till 10 November with team racing taking place on 8 November. Full results can be downloaded from www.aseanopti2006.sailing.org.sg
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