February 2022 | Changi Sailing Club

CSC Catamaran Championship 2022 (Day 2)

28th February 2022/in Competitive Racing, Regattas, Sailing/by CSC

We asked for more wind, and the weather responded with a beautiful North Easterly breeze which set in early in the day. Unfortunately the breeze did not last, as conflicting weather from multiple systems around the Club eventually saw the NE winds fail and develop into an afternoon of thundery showers, poor visibility and inconsistent wind conditions. Thankfully, race organizers managed to squeeze in 2 races before the weather started deteriorating – completing this championship with 5 races for the series.

In an amazing comeback, Madfish II surprised Addiction with a solid performance to score 2 bullets in Races 4 & 5, just edging Addiction out by 1 point to retain her title as the top F16 in the One-Design Category. Balqis II managed to defend her position in 3rd despite a strong comeback from Bad Influence and a capsize in Race 5. She has her first race to thank for – a 2nd place finish which broke the tie between her and Bad Influence.

The Open Category sees a new champion crowned for 2022, as Kaze Cat continued her fine form to complete this series with a total of 4 points after 1 discard. Light airs favourable to the Nacra F20 coupled with a crisp new red main sail gave Kaze Cat the winning edge in this regatta. Madfish II jumped Addiction into 2nd place, displacing her by one point – in a similar outcome to the One-Design Category.

Despite the small numbers, it was great to see strong camaraderie amongst the catamaran fleet. After sailing, it is common to witness sailors helping each other with the recovery of boats, as well as the sharing of tips and tricks post-racing. We also welcome a new father in the sailing community – congratulations Doug, Madfish II is now Madfish III.

Congratulations to all the winners – we now look forward to an exciting finale for this year’s CSC Sailing Festival, culminating with the most prestigious event in our sailing calendar; the CSC Commodore’s Cup 2022. Held on 5th & 6th March, this event is open to all IRC, PY Keelboats, Multihulls and Beach Catamarans. See you this weekend!

Results

2022 Cat Champs R4-5

2022 Cat Champs Overall

CSC Catamaran Championship 2022 (Day 1)

27th February 2022/in Competitive Racing, Regattas, Sailing/by CSC

Where did the North East Monsoon go?

Day 1 of the CSC Catamaran Championship got off to a slow start, with a sea of calm greeting the sailors as they rig their boats. A total of 7 boats registered for this event – consisting of 5 F16s,1 Nacra 20 and 1 Nacra 5.0. It was a fierce contest amongst friends, as defending champion Madfish II skippered by Doug Fimmell (paired with last year’s 2nd runner-up, Uli Braun) faces stiff competition from fellow F16 Viper Addiction (winner, Two-Island Race 2022) as well as the 2 Nacras, Kaze Cat (3rd, Two-Island Race 2022) and Blue Bomb (winner, Signature Sundays 2022) .

The winds eventually picked up at around 1245pm, signaling the launching of catamarans and the start of Race 1 in a light 5-6 knots of breeze from the east. With the course taking sailors to NP1 and back, it was a good beat up to CAAS2, before the fleet embarked on a long reach to NP1 for the return leg. Sporting a new mainsail, the fastest boat on the course lived up to expectations, as Kaze Cat led the fleet from start to finish to take line honours and victory on corrected time. Addiction was a very close 2nd – just seconds behind on handicap. The results from Race 1 set the tone for the remaining 2 races, with Kaze Cat building on their first race to score 2 more bullets – finishing Day 1 with 3 points for the Open Division. Addiction trails them by 4 points, and Blue Bomb sits in 3rd with 10 points. Madfish II did not have a good day on the course, as they sit just outside of the top 3 with 11 points.

In the One-Design Category, Jeremy Perrier’s Addiction sits comfortably on top with 4 points from 3 races. Madfish II is a close 2nd with 6 points and in a pleasant surprise, we have Balqis II in 3rd after strong finishes in Races 1 and 3. With another 3 races to go and plenty of good performances from all sailors, we are certain that there will be more nail-biting results for Day 2!

We hope for more winds today – good luck to all participants.

Results

2022 Cat Champs R1-3

2022 Cat Champs Overall Day 1

3rd CSC ILCA Open 2022

20th February 2022/in Regattas, Competitive Racing, Sailing/by CSC

The recent wind conditions have been anything but consistent, and this weekend’s CSC ILCA Open was a perfect example of that. Wind direction and strength was varied and inconsistent, an uncommon occurrence this time of the year. Typically, we get a steady north-easterly breeze which sailors look forward to experience annually. This time, participants were challenged both physically and mentally as the scorching heat coupled with tricky conditions provided the perfect stage for sailors to showcase their ability to endure and adapt.

The fleet was a modest 53, with a few sailors unfortunately pulling out due to COVID. The virus did not spare the staff, as 2 of the on-water staff tested C+, resulting in challenges not only for sailors, but for the race organizers as well. To add on to their woes, equipment failure and boat shortage made it an unprecedented challenge for personnel on and off water. Despite these issues and 2 days of testing conditions, race organizers still managed to complete all 6 races for the ILCA 4 class, as well as 4 races for the ILCA 6 and 7 classes.

In the ILCA 4 Class, Russell Yom (213191) returns from a winning campaign at the recent ILCA & Topper Monsoon Regatta (5-6 Feb) to challenge for title, currently held by Poh Yong Ler – who won 2021’s edition by a staggering 13 points. Russell held his own this year, completing all 6 races in the top 2 position to amass a tally of 8 points – 3 points ahead of first runner up, Nadine Sng (214873). She sailed well to score a bullet in Race 2 and 6, completing the series as the best girl performer in the ILCA 4 Class. Javier Ong (43) takes 3rd with a total of 23 points. Congratulations to the following CSC sailors for putting in your best efforts during this regatta – for some, I hear this was their first CSC ILCA Open!

7th – Meghan Tan
16th – Faith Ng
21st – Angyal Chew
30th – Caio Sullivan
31st – Jaydn Wilkins

Victoria Chan (194946) and Kyle Lim (214779) return to push each other on the course again, after an exciting clash at the ILCA & Topper Monsoon Regatta. The former again emerged victorious in the ILCA 6 Class, but Kyle certainly did not make it easy for the multiple SEA Games medallist. After 4 races, the both of them tie on 10 points, with Victoria breaking the tie in her favour with 2 bullets to her name – compared to Kyle‘s 1. In 3rd place, Darius Lee (197833) sailed commendably to complete the podium with a total of 17 points. This event serves as a good warm up for Victoria, before she departs for Abu Dhabi next week to represent Singapore in the Asian Sailing Championships 2022.

The ILCA 7 Class was once again represented by the Hungarian duo of Akos Rigo (203545) and Vincze Balazs (205777). Although the former was the clear winner with 4 bullets from 4 races, it was great to hear that both boats have been taking this opportunity to learn from sailors in the other 2 classes, especially during the combined starts for ILCA 6 and 7.

All things considered, it was another successful run of our annual CSC ILCA Open. thank you all sailors for joining us.

Big thank you to Race Officer Ryan Kwok, Jury Jerrold Ng, Coaches, Staff and Volunteers for the smooth running of this event despite the many obstacles over the weekend!

Results

ILCA 4 Summary

ILCA 6 Summary

ILCA 7 Summary

5th CSC East Johor Straits Race 2022

20th February 2022/in Competitive Racing, Regattas, Sailing/by CSC

The forecast was for wet weather in February, and race organizers were cautiously hopeful for some decent breeze to take sailors on a long passage race along the East Johor Straits. Their optimism, as well as the sharing of the racing area with CSC ILCA Open resulted in the raising of the pennant 1 course – supposedly taking sailors to Frontier, back to Lavis Buoy and returning to the Club line for the finish. However, the weather conditions had other plans for them – as participants faced scorching heat, conflicting storms, strong tides and varying wind direction / strength across the straits. This eventually prompted a shortened course for the Multihulls (U Flag – round Serangoon and return to for the Club for the finish) and a shortened course for IRC & PY Keelboats at Serangoon. On the fleet’s approach to Frontier, a pod of dolphins/porpoise? were spotted by sailors on Marut and Skybird, a much welcomed relief from the hot mid-day sun.

After last year’s solo participation, Jaza Too is now joined by Tri Harder to make it a pair of Corsairs in the Multihull Class. Unfortunately, the conditions proved too much for the OMR winners from last week’s Trimaran Championship, with the skipper & crew making the collective decision to retire midway through the race. With that, Jaza Too returned to her lonely ways up front – finishing comfortably ahead of the remaining keelboats on the course.

In the PY Keelboat Class, new entry Firstlight boasts the longest LOA of the fleet – a cool 50 feet of the Beneteau First Series. It was then also no doubt that we see her being the first PY boat to finish the race at Serangoon. Following her was her smaller sister, the Beneteau First 40.7 – Silhouette. After a string of successful campaigns in the Signature Sundays and the Two-Island Race, she continues her fine run with a win on corrected time, just 2 minutes ahead of Firstlight. The only other boat in the fleet to persevere and finish the race took 3rd – congratulations Marut! One can’t help but think it had something to do with the dolphin sighting.

In a battle of symmetrical and asymetrical spinnakers on the downwinds, Minx had a slight edge over 2021’s winner – Waka Tere. The 2 were neck and neck, with the former doing well to hold her own up front. Their patience and endurance paid off, as they successfully fended off the relentless pursuit of the Nelson 10 to claim victory in the IRC Class. The only other boat in the IRC Fleet (Skybird) succumbed to the strong outgoing tide and a nasty wind hole at the Pasir Ris Fish Farms on her approach to Serangoon Buoy, eventually raising the white flag by dropping her sails to retire.

Congratulations to all the winners – have a good rest and see you all on 5 and 6 March for the final instalment of the CSC NE Monsoon Sailing Festival. Next week we welcome all the beach catamaran sailors to race in the annual CSC Catamaran Championships, we hope for decent winds on both weekends!

Results

EJSR IRC 2022

EJSR PY 2022

EJSR MH 2022

CSC Trimaran Championship 2022 (Day 2)

14th February 2022/in Regattas, Competitive Racing, Sailing/by CSC

It was back to the usual short-distance round-the-cans for sailors on Day 2, challenging their technical abilities and teamwork. For the first race of the day, a pennant 2 Course was set, sending sailors to Tekong Buoy & NP1 for a 2-lap course in a gentle North-Easterly Breeze. The uninitiated had their first experience of the “Tekong Tango”, as participants were faced with a tricky tidal situation in the vicinity of Tekong Buoy, where 4 waterways converge. That, coupled with a breeze that did not strengthen meant that the boats were reduced to a crawl on the upwind beats, dragging the race into a nearly 2-hour marathon.

Jaza Too topped the tango, with Kaze hot on her heels. They eventually finished first and second, with AbraCaDeborah a distant 3rd. The first race set the expectations, as we witnessed lots of close and exciting racing in races 3 & 4. Weather conditions developed in a similar pattern to Day 1, with the breeze strengthening later in the afternoon. It was great to see Phoenix holding her own amongst the Corsairs, at some points even taking the lead! The Multi 23 scored well in the final race for the day, finishing 2nd for the CHN Category and 3rd in OMR.

On a more serious note, we’d just like to remind sailors [AGAIN] to keep well clear of commercial vessels in the channel. We had a close shave yesterday – your safety is more important than a Club Race.

After handicap correction was factored, the victory was awarded to Jaza Too for the CHN Category! She fended off a strong contest from Kaze, who can take pride in being the only boat to steal a bullet from Jaza Too in the passage race on Day 1. Completing the podium in 3rd was none other than Phoenix – a well-deserved result which concluded with her best performance in the 4th and final race. In the OMR Category, Tri Harder commenced her Day 2 Campaign with a slight hiccup, scoring a 4th in Race 2. That was but a blemish, as she bounced back to claim 2 bullets in Races 3 & 4 to finish the series with 3 points in total. It was once again an evenly matched contest between Jaza Too and Kaze, with the former taking first runner up by 1 point.

Congratulations to all the winners, and thank you everyone [Especially Newbies Snark, Cicak & Annapuri] for participating in this year’s CSC Trimaran Championship! We’d also like to take this opportunity to thank Alice Lim for the small gifts handed out to all participants for this event.

See you all this coming weekend for the East Johor Straits Race (19 Feb) and CSC ILCA Open (19-20 Feb).

CHN Results

2022 CHN Trimaran R2

2022 CHN Trimaran R3

2022 CHN Trimaran R4

2022 CHN Trimaran Overall

OMR Results

2022 OMR Trimaran R2

2022 OMR Trimaran R3

2022 OMR Trimaran R4

2022 OMR Trimaran Overall

CSC Trimaran Championship 2022 (Day 1)

13th February 2022/in Competitive Racing, Regattas, Sailing/by CSC

Day 1 of the 2022 CSC Trimaran Championship had a little drama even before the race started, as we received news that a few Trimaran sailors had tested Covid Positive, resulting in last-minute withdrawals from the competition. Nevertheless, it was great to see 7 Trimarans participating in yesterday’s passage race, as well as 5 Wetas participating in their own mini one-design regatta. It was especially exciting to see the Wetas as a number of them are new to the racing scene, and gained much needed confidence and experience over the course of the day.

The Weta Class was represented by:

Cluster – James McMullen
Stripes – Antonio Bertoletti
Delta Flyer – Sergio Salvador
Tantrum – Jonathan Hardy
Kermit – Adam Dean

They also finished in that order, with Cluster scoring 3 bullets from 4 races to claim victory in the first ever Weta Class One-design Event. Kudos to Delta Flyer – despite being fairly new to racing, she sailed well to keep up with the more experienced sailors in the lead, eventually earning a well-deserved 3rd. Congratulations to all winners. Big thanks to Jonathan Hardy (Tantrum) for rallying the Weta sailors to help make this event possible!

On the long course, the 6 Corsairs and lone Multi 23 started on a slow crawl to Approach Mark, encountering their first challenge of the race – making it in time to cross the Singapore Airshow 2022 restricted area before it closes at 1030hrs. Thankfully, all boats made it across safely, albeit with a little scolding from the airshow security detail on water. As the breeze freshened up and swung to the North-East in the afternoon, the fleet made light work of the course, with the slowest boat finishing in 6hrs 26min 17secs. When the numbers were crunched, the boat which started last orchestrated an epic comeback, scoring line honours and dashing past the other 6 boats to claim victory in the CHN category. Kaze sailed a superb race to outdash fierce rivals Jaza Too in 2nd place. Phoenix swept in to complete the podium in 3rd. With the introduction of the OMR category, the handicaps favoured the newer Corsair 760, Tri Harder. She takes the win on corrected time, followed by Kaze and Jaza Too respectively in 2nd and 3rd.

We look forward to the inshore racing for races 2 to 4 today, in hopefully some decent North-Easterly breeze.

Results

CSC ILCA & Topper Monsoon Regatta 2022 (Day 2)

7th February 2022/in Competitive Racing, Regattas, Sailing/by CSC

Day 2 of the Regatta did not live up to the hype from Day 1, as scattered thunderstorms wrecked havoc and destabilized traditional wind patterns. Having to deal with winds swinging to the west, dropping to dead calm and a strengthening outgoing tide, race officials and sailors were certainly tested on the final day of racing.

Russel Yom continues his fine run in the ILCA 4 Class, albeit with blemishes in Races 4 & 5. He finished strongly with a bullet in Race 6, ending the series 9 points ahead of 2nd placed Joshua Cheong. Isaac Goh completed the podium in 3rd just 1 point behind. Initially in the top 5, CSC’s Meghan Tan slipped to 7th after a shaky showing on Day 2. she tied points with 5th placed Muhd Raihan but lost on tie-breaker. Newly inducted National Sailor Faith Ng completed her campaign in the top 20, finishing 19th out the fleet of 41. Kudos to Nadia, Angyal, Yohan and Jayden for also doing well in their first ILCA 4 ranking regatta.

In the ILCA 6 Class, experience triumphed youth, as Victoria Chan excelled in the unpredictable conditions to score 2 bullets to seal her victory with 6 points. She is followed by Jania Ang, who also had a good day, finishing with 9 points after a 2nd and 3rd placing respectively. Day 1’s leader Kyle Lim had to settle for 3rd after struggling to master the conditions.

The remaining classes see victories from Akos Rigo & Caio Sullivan respectively. both sailors lost the last race, but 4 bullets was more than sufficient to claim the win for this regatta. Congratulations to all the winners – we look forward to having everyone back in 2 week’s time for the CSC ILCA Open.

RESULTS

CSC ILCA & Topper Monsoon Regatta 2022 (Day 1)

6th February 2022/in Competitive Racing, Regattas, Sailing/by CSC

While the big boats spent the day circumnavigating Pulau Tekong and Pulau Ubin, Singapore’s best sailors in the ILCA and Topper Classes came together to race in the waters off Changi Sailing Club at the inaugural CSC ILCA & Topper Monsoon Regatta. What initially started off as a plan to get more of our nation’s youth sailors the necessary exposure/experience in strong wind sailing through off-site training opportunities became a full-fledged regatta held at the peak of the North-East Monsoon. The Event saw a total of 72 boats split across 4 classes in participation.

After completing 3 races, competition is tense in the top 5 of the largest fleet, ILCA 4. Russel Yom (213191) currently holds a comfortable lead of 6 points going into Day 2 of racing. Positions 2 to 9 all hold a bad race each, and will look forward to having the discard coming into play after 5 races. Top CSC performer and best girl Meghan Tan (205778) sits in 5th with a total of 18 points. Her best performance was in Race 2, where she mustered a 4th placing to cement her position in the top 5. Other notable mentions from CSC include Faith Ng (219765) 22nd, Angyal Chew (206799) 27th and Nadia Chan (15) 31st.

In the ILCA 6 Class it was a battle of youth versus experience, as Kyle Lim (214779) and Victoria Chan (194946) tie for first place on 7 points. Will Victoria’s wealth of experience in regional and international competitions triumph over the young and talented upstart? We also cannot overlook Jania Ang’s (216432) performance, as she only trails the leaders by 2 points. We look forward to the remaining races today.

The 2 smaller fleets, ILCA 7 (2 boats) and Topper (7 boats) also had a good time on water despite the lack of substantial fleet competition. It was great to see the youngest sailors venturing into bigger boats after growing out of the optimist, and the Topper is a great in-between dinghy to bridge the gap from Optimist to ILCA. Caio Sullivan (13) tops the fleet with 3 bullets from 3 races, but will have to watch out for experienced competition from the likes of Luka, Theodore & Theo, all seasoned sailors in their previous classes. It was a Hungarian event in the ILCA 7 Class, as earlier entries chickened out to sail the ILCA 6 instead, due to the supposed brutal NE Monsoon – leaving the duo in an unintended match-race. Kudos to Vincze Balazs and Rigo Akos for handling the boat well in the prevailing conditions, flying the ILCA 7 flag high.

Fingers crossed for another fruitful day of clear skies and consistent winds today!

Results

CSC Two-Island Race 2022

6th February 2022/in Regattas, Competitive Racing, Sailing/by CSC

Scheduled a few days after the Lunar New Year festivities, the next exciting instalment of our CSC Sailing Festival did not disappoint – 2022’s Two-Island Race was conducted in a roar-some 15-20 knots of north-easterly breeze and a sprinkle of rain. It was not without drama, as we witnessed multiple torn sails and a botched asymmetrical spinnaker maneuver over the course of the day.

One of the 2 damaged sails belonged to Red Rum One, whose torn mainsail forced her to retire mid-way through the passage. If not for her equipment failure, she could have been well on her way to a podium finish in the IRC Class. Close rivals Jong Dee and Waka Tere had much better fortunes on the course, surviving the gusts and squalls to both complete the course under 4 hr 30mins. When the numbers were crunched, Jong Dee’s line honours and 9 minutes lead was not able to survive the handicap correction, eventually settling for 2nd place 1 minute behind Waka Tere. In 3rd place was MINX – the X342 made few errors on the passage, resulting in a comfortable and deserving podium placing.

Being the fleet with the earliest start time, PY Keelboats are given a longer time to complete the course due to the slower average speed of the fleet. However, the winds yesterday was so good that all boats finished well before the prescribed time limit, allowing for ample time to spend at the bar. At the top of the fleet was the mighty Sangaree. scoring line honours 1 minute 20 secs ahead of the chasing Silhouette. However the Holland 44 slipped to 4th on corrected time, as the 3 chasing 30-40 footers all finished within 20 minutes of Sangaree – an insufficient margin to reward her with a place on the podium. Apart from Silhouette, the other 2 were Simba and Sapphire Star – with the former being in brilliant form this year. The Dehler 39 once again took the win, placing ahead of Silhouette by 3 minutes. Sapphire Star sneaked between Silhouette and Sangaree to score 3rd, completing the winners in the PY Class.

In the Multihull Class, we welcome new-old boat, Ragnarok, a Corsair 28r previously named Bubble Space. She had recently been given a facelift, and now sports a fresh port-starboard design on her hull. Skippered by the slippery Scott, she was untouchable on the course, leading the fleet of 6 by a comfortable 14 minute margin. Phoenix, the lone M23 amongst the Corsairs faired well to take 2nd place on corrected time, beating favourites Jaza Too in the process. This event serves as good practice for next week’s Trimaran Championships, which will see Singapore’s best Trimaran sailors come together to race in a fleet racing format over 2 days (12-13 February).

The Beach Catamaran Class was represented by 6 boats which consisted of 4 Viper F16s and 2 Nacras. Kaze Cat had a good day up till the point he capsized and suffered a ripped mainsail. Despite the damage, she continued to race and completed the course in good time, earning herself a 3rd on the podium. We are pleased to see Madfish II’s return to racing – skipper Doug Fimmell was last spotted dabbling in some Nacra 15 sailing together with fellow member Uli Braun. For this race, the dynamic duo ‘s performance on Madfish II was not enough for a victory, struggling to surpass the superior speed and tactics from Jeremy Perrier’s Addiction. His timing of 2hr 44min 41sec was unfortunately not quite enough to beat the 2021 record set by Kaze Cat (2hr 27min 55sec).

Congratulations to all the winners – we now focus on the remaining day for the ongoing ILCA & Topper Monsoon Regatta, all the best to the young participants!

Results

BC_TwoIsland2022

MH_TwoIsland2022

PY_TwoIsland2022

IRC_TwoIsland2022

CSC Catamaran Championship 2022 (Day 2)

CSC Catamaran Championship 2022 (Day 1)

3rd CSC ILCA Open 2022

5th CSC East Johor Straits Race 2022

CSC Trimaran Championship 2022 (Day 2)

CSC Trimaran Championship 2022 (Day 1)

CSC ILCA & Topper Monsoon Regatta 2022 (Day 2)

CSC ILCA & Topper Monsoon Regatta 2022 (Day 1)

CSC Two-Island Race 2022

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