Singapore at Byte Worlds, Weymouth
by Ho Shu Fen, SingaporeSailing on 29 Aug 2008
Singaporean Byte sailor Lei Fengyi SingaporeSailing
In Weymouth, the sailing venue for the 2012 London Olympic Games, six Singapore sailors are competing in the 2008 Byte World Championship.
Leading the regatta after 13 races with only 11 points is native Brit Jon Emmett, followed by 16 year old Singapore sailor Lei Feng Yi in second place with 31 points. Racing continues today with three more races to determine the winners. Last year’s runner-up Herman Nurfendi Bin Ahmad is in third position, with only seven points behind his teammate Feng Yi.
Shevaun Su-Lyn Sethi from Raffles Girls School is currently in bronze position, in 15th overall, in the girls division behind Brit Hannah Blore and Canadian Sacha Roberts.
Other Singaporeans are currently in the following positions: Ian Bryce Rezel (5th/30), Eugene Woo (7th/30), Shevaun Su-Lyn Sethi (15th/30) and Germaine Teo (18th/30).
About the Byte CII
The Byte CII is a high-performance singlehanded dinghy 12' long (3.7 m) and weighs 100 lbs (45.4 kg). In 2001, SingaporeSailing selected the Byte as its official post-Optimist youth training boat. The Byte CII is the selected equipment for the single-handed dinghy events for the 2010 Youth Olympic Games in Singapore.
The sailors and officials representing Singapore are:
Herman Nurfendi Bin AHMAD, 17
Ian Bryce REZEL, 15
LEI Feng Yi, 16
Eugene WOO Chung Hon, 16
Germaine TEO Wei Yin, 14
Shevaun Su-Lyn SETHI, 16
Kevin Daniel QUEK Huat Jin (Team Manager)
Kelvin TAN Wee Wee (Coach)
Results: http://www.wpnsa.org.uk/results/entriessofar/bytes.htm
Event website: http://www.bytechamps.org/pages/home.asp?EventID=15
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