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2025 CSC Optimist Championship (Gold Fleet)

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The 2025 CSC Optimist Championship (Gold Fleet) put the sailors into test; patience and consistency!

The Gold Fleet in Optimist sailing represents the top sailors in Singapore. These sailors have earned their spot by performing well in the series of national ranking races. Racing in the Gold Fleet means they’re competing against the best in the event, with some intense competition and high-level strategy involved. Incredibly sharp with their tactics, boat handling, and wind reading to stay ahead of the pack. It’s exciting to watch as these sailors put everything they’ve learned to the test!

84 sailors raced during the weekend, an opposite situation from Silver fleet, calmer wind and unstable wind conditions. The wind didn’t came until early afternoon making the sailors to wait in the race course area. Given the situation, the race management team had to postpone races due to poor wind condition, not ideal for Gold Fleet sailors. At about 2pm on Day 1 of racing, finally the slow and steady Northeasterly wind started to fill in the area. With no time wasted, the team hurriedly set the course and the sound signal was heard, the race has started. SGP 142 (Sean Kum Kok Wei) finished first for Race 1, SGP 121 (Ethan Chia-double challenge trophy holder) in 2nd place and Ashlyn Tham (SGP 4452) secured 3rd spot in Race 1. In Race 2, Pee Teck Woon (SGP 164) took the 1st place spot from Sean, Zhi Tong Wai (SGP 3458) pushed Ashlyn Tham down to 13th spot, a huge jump up for Zhi Tong Wai. After 4 races, Ethan Chia showed a strong performance specially on the last race. Delicately and smartly covering the fleet by staying in the middle of the course, covering both port and starboard lay line making sure that he has the control, he elegantly ended day 1 of racing.

Day 2, a repeat of day 1, sailors launched with light breeze, unfortunately upon reaching the course area, it was a complete silence. Flat waters, peaceful surroundings everyone was quietly waiting for the wind to come in. Again, the wind was felt in the afternoon, however the race committee flew AP flag as the wind shifted to North, not so ideal to start the race in this direction with under 5kts of wind, again..waiting time, finally, a much better wind strength and direction, the race committee set a longer course. Race 5, unfortunately a call for a general recall, too many boats at the pin-end side, naughty sailors pushing the line, forced the race officer to display a black flag! Race 5 is on! With good wind, and choppy waves, it’s a sailor’s delight, boats cutting through the waves, hiking out and riding on the waves are great stuff in this small but fast boat. Learned from the previous races, sailors headed to port tack lay-line, Race 6, Ashlea Tham (SGP 175) was in control of the fleet, a good position on port-tack, maximizing the left side of the course, not many sailors realised that. Strongly holding her spot against great contender Lucas Cao Zhihong (SGP 149), witnessing a tacking duel in an Optimist is always fun to see, the agility and sharpness in the sailor showed years of trainings. Great job, Ashlea maintained and gained her 1st and only bullet for this regatta.

Race 6, the final race! A very exciting and fun to watch race! The switches in the leading boat were amazing! It’s the last race, all in! It was a clear start, sailors were more careful and cautious of the starting line avoiding to be penalized in their last race. Ashlyn Tham (SGP 4452) was looking good in this final race, a very tactical and precision on decisions are required to conquer the gushing current flowing in between the 2 island and oscillating 10-20 degrees wind bend from Pulau Ubin attracted many sailors to stay in this side of the course. It’s a long course! Definitely it’s anybody’s game, tough to judge who leads in this race until half-way to the finish line. What an exciting race! Switch of places, more wind on the port tack, Zeph Wan (SGP 122) and Nigel Tan (SGP 111) caught up here, Aslyn Tham lost her lead, Nigel Tan earned the last bullet! This is not a good race for Ethan Chia, however this does not affect him in winning this event and remain to be the 2025 CSC Optimist C’ship Overall winner! Meanwhile, our CSC sailors did their very best to raced against top racers in the fleet.

  • Lyric Li (SGP 728) 5th overall & 2nd in Female category
  • Charles Kong (SGP 716) 36/84
  • Cecilia Kong (SGP 715) 55/84
  • Mohamed Mikail bin Mohd Shahrom (SGP 704) 62/84
  • Kai Yen-Yu (SGP 758) 69/84

First time racing in the Gold Fleet sailors Chalene Yong (SGP 766) 71/84 and Estelle Yeo (SGP 773) 75/84 managed to complete all their races against Singapore’s best Optimist sailors! Well done in your first regatta in the Gold Fleet.

Changi Sailing Club would like to thank the sailors and parents for joining us in this year’s championship. To the race management team, for their efficiency and hard work in this challenging two days of racing led by our Chief Race Officer, Ryan Kwok. Our Chief Jury Wee Tee and Protest panel Andre Chew and Edwin Low in maintaining fairness and rules guided event. The Race Secretariat team led by Mayling, our ground staff, beach hut/marshal ensuring the boat park is in order and boats movement. Our boatmen/operation staff in preparing logistic stuff. To the coaches, for your cooperation and guiding the sailors both on water and on land, for your effort in securing every sailor’s safety! Thank you all! See you again in 2026!

Now, lets take a break and get ready for the festive season! Happy Lunar New Year! May this coming year bring us good health and prosperity!

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CSC Two-Island Race 2025

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The race that was almost two long….

What is a sailing festival without the occasional atypical/challenging conditions? The 2025 edition of the CSC Two-Island Race was the first weekend for the year where sailors had to attempt a passage course in extremely light air. With some boats subjected to over 8 hours of racing, it was safe to say that this was a test of physical and mental endurance.

The Multihull class had a healthy representation of 7 boats adorning the start line – what a view! Arguably the fleet most likely to complete the course quickest, the indomitable DingHao emerged as the top performer in her class. Her very risky strategy of staying in shallower waters fighting the tide paid off, putting an untouchable lead of over 26 minutes between her and closest rival Dot Dot Dot. The Corsair 28s completed the course in 2nd and 3rd respectively, as Miss Visayan successfully defended against the unrelenting Bula just 2 minutes behind. Phoenix’s finishing time of 7hrs and 34mins was just 4 mins short of the time limit, an excellent example of perseverance and grit from Freddy and team!

After an excruciating morning searching for wind, the northly breeze of 6-8 knots in the early afternoon provided a much needed respite for the keelboat fleet. It was however a little too late for two teams, as Slingshot and Izaboo made the wise decision to retire and return to the moorings. In another show of determination, RSYC Dua and Southern Light’s 8hr efforts rewarding them with a well deserved finishing position, kudos to both teams! At the top of the table, Sapphire Star earned a bullet for her successful circumnavigation attempt, completing the course in 7hrs and 39mins. The custom Olsen was followed by Bound to Please and Forever Young in a close 2nd and 3rd respectively. Championing the IRC Class was the mighty Minx, keeping the class representation up in the absence of usual contenders such as Born in Fire, Adona, Jong Dee and Jellico. Well done Lucas; completing the course in a commendable 7hrs and 47mins.

Congratulations to all winners! Despite the many regional and international events ongoing, it is heartening to see a healthy fleet of 17 boats across three classes. We now take a break for chinese new year – and look forward to resumption of racing in February!

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Round Tekong Race 2025 (CSC Signature Sundays 3/3)

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A second monsoon surges blessed us with good winds and racing for the 3rd and final race of the signature sundays. Held on a busy weekend together with the CSC Optimist Championships (Silver), ILCA performance clinic and Adult Dinghy Course, the club was bustling with activity and looked every bit the sailing club we aspire to be. The Round Tekong Race is the largest and arguably the most challenging of the three passage races, sending participants on a 22.2nM clockwise circumnavigation of Singapore’s second-largest outlying island. With a total of 21 boats on the start line, it was also the largest fleet we’ve had attempting to race around the “obstacle”.

Twisted Creature performed exceptionally well in the absence of the rest of the beach catamaran fleet, executing a smooth recovery after capsizing off Kees to complete the race in 2hrs, 47mins 2 secs, earning her title of the fastest boat on the course. In the overall series, her performance cemented her position in 2nd, leaving the absent Addiction to claim her victory and etch her name on the challenge plate for 2025. Skipper Jeremy Perrier’s stellar results in the first 2 races saw him breaking the round ubin record in 5th January, and subsequently conquering the felkin buoy race in clinical fashion.

In the Multihull Class, Dot Dot Dot finally came away with a win on the long course, out-sailing seasoned rivals Miss Visayan to overcome obstacle island and place on top of the fleet of 6 in the Multihull Class. Bula had a good day out on water, fending off strong competition from Soluna, Oojoo and Phoenix to place 3rd around the island with a time of 3hrs, 4mins 54secs. In the overall series results, Miss Visayan’s 2nd place finish was sufficient to earn her right to lift the Challenge Plate for 2025, beating Dot Dot Dot by a slim 1 point. Bula’s 3rd, 4th and 3rd finishes earned her a comfortable 6 point lead over fourth-placed new entrant Oojoo, whose commendable performance of 3rd in the Felkin Buoy Race did not go un-noticed.

The largest fleet brought about the most excitement on water! Organisers witnessed a crew scrambling to board Forever Young during the start sequence for the Keelboat PY Class, and subsequently switched into a racing mode to annihilate all 9 contenders and establish a staggering 26 minute lead over the next fastest boat in the fleet. Further back in the fleet, a protest situation between Remington and Jock was rendered invalid due to the lack of a red flag being displayed, an unfortunate and painful lesson for the S&S 42. Jock went on to sail well on handicap, sailing around Tekong in 4hrs, 5mins 4secs to deliver a 2nd place finish on handicap correction. She placed just 34 seconds ahead of Southern Light, whose finishing time of just under 4hrs was insufficient to overcome the J24. In the overall results, Southern Light proved to be the most consistent, scoring 7 points in total to win the PY Challenge Plate for 2025. she successfully fends off RSYC Dua and Forever Young in 2nd and 3rd respectively, with the former having a more consistent campaign to edge 2 points ahead of the latter.

With nearly half the fleet absent due to ongoing overseas events (Royal Langkawi International Regatta) and business travels, the Keelboat IRC fleet was represented by the usual suspects, three Js and an X! Jong Dee, Adona and Jellico return to cross swords on water, together with a reinvigorated Minx joining the fray. In an unfortunate turn of events, Jong Dee suffered an equipment malfunction – breaking their carbon bow sprit during the race. This together with some excellent sailing from the other three boats left the J35 out of podium contention in the Round Tekong Race. Adona took the lead, and held it throughout the course. Despite a botched gybe near Kees, the J29 managed to evade handicap judgement by a mere 10 seconds, earning her victory over her closest rival, Jellico. The crew on Minx were all smiles, and looked jubilant as they crossed the line in 3hrs, 42mins 18secs, clearly pleased with their performance around Tekong. In the overall results, Adona breaks the tie with two wins out of three races, clinching the challenge plate for 2025. Jellico’s best efforts rewarded her with 2nd, and Jong Dee’s 4th place finish yesterday was enough to secure her place in 3rd overall.

Congratulations to all winners! We look forward to more NE Monsoon racing this Saturday, as we attempt to conquer both Ubin and Tekong in the Two-Island Race. see you then.

Results

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PS: Please accept our sincere apologies; there are several out-of-focus photos due to the challenging sea state.

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2025 CSC Optimist Championship (Silver Fleet)

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Changi Sailing Club welcomes sixty-two (62) young Optimist sailors in the Silver fleet with a blast!

Racing an Optimist boat during the monsoon season is a unique challenge, especially given the strong winds, heavy rain, and unpredictable weather patterns. The Optimist, being a small dinghy designed for younger sailor is quite responsive to wind changes and can be especially difficult to handle in such conditions. Monsoon winds can be very gusty and may shift suddenly, which can make it hard to maintain control specially to less experience sailors. The two-day racing in a tough condition tested the sailors both physically and mentally enduring the strong monsoon wind.
Day 1 wind condition shocked the sailors, unusual sailing area for others and wind strength which put for some sailors on “break” and waited for the situation to calm down. Unfortunately, the wind was blowing consistently until Race 3 of the day, left them with no choice but to survive the race. Coaches did everything they could to depower sail and tightened gears for their sailors to be able to handle the boat. It was indeed a very challenging day for everyone, despite of all the chaos and happenings on water, the race management team secured 4 races and all sailors were safely reached the shore, ready for the next day of racing again!
After 4 races, Aiden Wong Kang Jun (SGP 2018) was on top of the score sheets with only 2 points away from Worawit Jutahkiti (SGP 2025) both from Constantwind Seasport, close fight in such wind condition, Hagen  Goh Yong Cheng (SGP 3492) from SAFYC in the 3rd place. Our CSC’s best performing sailor for this regatta, Sage Yeh (SGP 796) fighting to climb up (4th) the podium against these strong boys and also holds the top spot (1st) in the Female category.
Day 2, a much lighter wind condition and majority of the sailors were able to handle the condition. However, the heavy rain can significantly reduce visibility, making it harder to navigate to the top mark. With much better condition more sailors were managed to finish their races and given more chances to redeem themselves from disastrous day 1 of racing. More sailors were happy and motivated to perform better and finish the race happily. Day 2 results reshuffle the leaderboard results, Daniel Seah (SGP 3925) from SAFYC pushed Aiden Wong down to 4th place after a strong performance on Race 5 & 6 (1, 1 – 2 bullets) enough for him to clinched the Overall 1st place. Worawit Jutahkiti (SGP 2025) cautiously sailed to defend his spot in 2nd place and Sage Yeh (SGP 796) from Changi Sailing Club took over the 3rd spot from Hagen Goh, contented in 5th spot. Sage also won 1st place in the Female category.
Overall, the sailors did their very best to sail good even its beyond their limitations. Well done to everyone!
We would to give thanks to our Race Management team led by Ryan Kwok for their hard work in maintaining a quality standard of racing. To our Jury, Wee Tee for ensuring sailor’s raced fairly for these 2 days. The CSC staff and secretariat for the ground support and assistance, to the parents for their undeniable support for there kids and sport.
To the coaches who trained these young sailors, making sure that they are ready to race in such challenging wind and weather condition. Thank you all and we will see you again in 2026!
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Felkin Buoy Race 2025 (CSC Signature Sundays 2/3)

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What a wet weekend! With the recent monsoon surge sweeping across the Malaysian peninsula and Singapore, sailors were treated to a cold NE breeze for the Felkin Buoy Race – taking all 20 participating yachts on a westerly jaunt to Felkin Buoy and back. The fresh 15-18 knot winds claimed their first casualties early in the race, with Twisted Creature tapping out due to the heavy weather. The team on Jock discovered that their side stays had come off the spreaders after rounding Changi Buoy – forcing an early retirement. Later in the race, Summer Breeze also called it an early day, returning to the moorings in favour of warmth and shelter. What was most encouraging was that participants were well organized and prepared for the foul weather, as we witness many boats taking pre-emptive measures by depowering their sails sufficiently to accommodate for the more challenging conditions.

In the Beach Catamaran class,  Addiction continues her winning ways, with Jeremy Perrier successfully conquering the course solo aboard his Viper F16. That makes it 2 bullets out of 3 races, and his win for the 2025 Signature Sundays all but assured. Following close behind were the fleet of chasing trimarans, led by the voracious Miss Visayan. Hot on her heels was David’s Dot Dot Dot, the same 2 boats which placed 1-2 in the Round Ubin Challenge. In a repeat of last week’s results, Both 28 footers crossed the line in the same arrangement, cementing their position on top going into the final race next week. Oojoo was the surprise package this weekend, as Skipper Giam navigated his Dragonfly 25 along the East Johor Straits well to finish the best of the rest, rounding up the podium winners.

Flaunting the largest fleet on Sunday, The PY Keelboat Class was led by a resurgent Forever Young, lapping up every bit of the NE Monsoon. The Young 84 was unfortunately outdone by Southern Light and the two J24s from RSYC, placing an admirable 4th on corrected time. RSYC Dua and Tiga improved on their Round Ubin performance, sailing well to place 2nd and 3rd on the podium. Southern Light was unrelenting despite the tough conditions, trimming consistently to stay within sight of the leaders and claiming the bullet on handicap.

Adona was on a mission to make amends, after a less-than-ideal performance at the Round Ubin Challenge. The J29 returns to contend for top honours in the Felkin Buoy Race, facing stiff competition from Jong Dee, Jellico and Born in Fire. The three J variants eventually emerged on top, with Adona avenging last week’s defeat to score a convincing bullet on corrected time. Jong Dee’s line honours performance was not enough to unseat Jellico on handicap, as the slippery J24 wedged herself between the two larger Js to place 2nd and confirm an interesting showdown for overall victory next week in the IRC Class.

Thank you everyone for braving the rain and the cold with us! See you next week for the Round Tekong Race, the final instalment of the 3-part Signature Sundays. First warning signal is 0955hrs.

Results

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Lock Hong Kit Round Ubin Challenge 2025 (CSC Signature Sundays 1/3)

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We had a smashing start to the new year, as sailors were treated to a pumping NE breeze on 5th January – fueling their campaign to complete the Lock Hong Kit Round Ubin Challenge in the quickest time possible! The event is one that is unique to our vicinity, as circumnavigating Pulau Ubin has become almost a rite of passage for many new members and sailors joining Changi Sailing Club. It is also a favourite of the late Uncle Kit, whose passion for sailing was infectious and knowledge of the sport, immeasurable. Uncle Kit’s daughter, Joanne, continues to support the event through annual  participation aboard Minx, a heartwarming gesture and recognition of his contributions to CSC and the wider sailing community.

The start line was peppered with 20 boats of different sizes across 4 classes – an impressive start to the sailing season. In the IRC Class, many regulars crawled out of the woodwork, reaffirming their commitment to good racing in the prevailing winds. Simba, Born in Fire and Minx showed up to provide some serious competition for the usual suspects – Jong Dee, Jellico and Adona! With only 10 minutes separating the first and last boat in this class, the racing was tight, and margins on corrected time were even tighter! Jellico claimed the first victory for the season, overcoming her larger rivals to secure top spot 3 minutes ahead of Born in Fire. Born in Fire’s performance around Ubin was just 10 minutes shy of the current record in the IRC Class, held by Red Rum One (2021). An impressive result, nonetheless. Completing the podium finishers was the adept Adona, fending off strong advances from Jong Dee, Minx and Simba to secure 3rd just 30 seconds ahead on handicap.

In the PY Keelboat Class, a total of 8 boats journeyed around Granite Island, with all boats completing the course under 2hrs 30mins, a result we have not witnessed in many years! Lapping up the day’s conditions was the remarkable Remington, we think Paul is very pleased with the results. She took the bullet just 10 seconds ahead of another impressive boat, New Brio! The Dufour 34 sailed an excellent race, scoring the quickest time around the island and overtaking three IRC boats in the process. In another close tussle, Southern Light emerged victorious in her battle with two fierce J24s, RSYC Dua and Jock. The Moody 376 placed a minute ahead of RSYC Dua, and Jock just missed out on 4th place by 2 seconds on corrected time. The fleet also looked a little rusty with their spinnaker maneuvers, with Bound to Please and RSYC Tiga facing botched hoists during the race. Good thing there’s plenty of time to sort it out on a passage race!

We witnessed several close encounters in the Multihull Class, with all 5 boats showing signs of brilliances throughout the course. Bula and Kaze got too engrossed taking each other out on the west end of Pulau Ubin, allowing Miss Visayan and Dot Dot Dot to close the gap and take the advantage on the final stretch to finish. This was reflected in the results, with Miss Visayan just pipping Dot Dot Dot to the finish line by 8 seconds, and Bula completing the top 3 a minute behind. Miss Visayan’s performance was close to the standing Multihull record held by Dinghao from 2021 – just 20 seconds short of 1hr 29mins and 25 secs.

The Beach Catamarans were represented by Addiction and Pac Man, and what a joyous time they had! Apart from a self-inflicted capside by Pac Man, both teams were in high spirits as they breezed through the course comfortably to return to shore in under 100 mins. Addiction’s attempt rewrote the standing record held by Madfish II in 2017 by 2 minutes, registering a time of 1hr 4mins 58 secs to obtain bragging rights as the fastest circumnavigation of Pulau Ubin on a beach catamaran (since 2013)!

Congratulations to all winners, what an encouraging start to 2025! We look forward to welcoming everyone back for the 2nd installment of our Signature Sundays, taking sailors on a westerly jaunt to Felkin Buoy and back. See you on the 12th.

Results

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CSC Hangover Race 2025

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A very happy new year to all!

We kick-off 2025 with the Hangover Race on 1st January – a congregation of hungover and sailing-starved persons for an afternoon of  casual racing. In previous years, the Hangover Race only allowed white-sails racing (without spinnakers), for obvious reasons. With some persuasion, and an increase of more self-aware/responsible sailors, organizers were confident in allowing spinnakers to be safely deployed for the first race of the new year.

Representing the Keelboats were a fleet of 5 from the PY Class. Visiting us from the south were J24s RSYC Dua and Tiga together with the Corby 29, Bound to Please. They were joined by CSC’s J24 Jock, and our Rear Commodore of Sailing at the helm of Invictus. Despite his absence for most of the races in 2024 due to a hectic work schedule, Justin and team showed that the Mumm 30 was still extremely capable of performing well, scoring line honours and a victory of 30 seconds over the next boat on corrected time. Bound to Please helmed by Colin gave it their all during the race, but like many others, found the Tekong Tango to be a rather challenging obstacle on the course. RSYC Tiga was the only survivor out of the three J24s participating, successfully rounding Tekong Buoy to make it back to the finish line – completing the podium in third.

In the Multihull Class, four boats participated – Miss Visayan, Bula, Phoenix and Dot Dot Dot. Of the four, Dot Dot Dot successfully navigated their way around the Tekong Buoy well ahead of the rest of the fleet, claiming  a very comfortable win in her class. It was a toss-up between the remaining trio, with Bula eventually waving the white flag and returning to shore without rounding Tekong Buoy. Between Miss Visayan and Phoenix was a very narrow margin, with the M23 just edging ahead to take her place in 2nd and Miss Visayan rounding off the winners in 3rd.

Thank you everyone for joinging us on a very challenging but fun first race of 2025! We look forward to welcoming the full fleet back on 5th January as we attempt to circumnavigate Pulau Ubin for the Lock Hong Kit Round Ubin Challenge: 1/3 of the Signature Sunday Series.

Results

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