Sunday Series II 2025 – Race 4 (Final)
Picking up where we left off on Saturday, the Sunday Series II Race 4 did not disappoint – delivering an exciting start and thrilling finishes that kept both organisers and spectators on edge. A modest fleet of 12 boats, evenly distributed across the three classes, took to the pennant 5 course in conditions that were every bit as tricky – if not more unpredictable – than the day before. Tacticians had their hands full right to the finish.
Multihulls
Oojoo returned to the race course with a vengeance, nailing the start to seize an early lead over the competitive Corsairs. A wind hole just before Squance, however, leveled the playing field and compressed the fleet, setting up a tight contest among all four boats for the remainder of the race. With the exception of Kaze, who faltered on the final leg, the top three were never more than seconds apart. A timely late gust propelled Bula into first place, securing not just Race 4 but also the overall series win. Miss Visayan held off a daring leeward challenge from Oojoo to finish second, leaving Oojoo to settle for third. The results mirrored the series standings, sealing a triumphant double for skipper Mike Flecker and the Bula crew.
Keelboat PY Class
Drama unfolded right from the start: a J24–J24 collision, both Dufour 34s jumping the gun – everything seemed to happen in pairs. Once the fleet settled, Waka Tere established an early lead and held it all the way to the finish. On corrected time, however, it was Southern Light who claimed the win – much to the delight of the Sharpe clan. Completing the podium was Brio! The Dufour 34 started the series at the back of the pack, but has improved considerably since then. This together with an unblemished attendance rewarded Skipper Michael and team Brio with a deserving third. in the overall standings, Birregurra broke the tie with Southern Light, having sailed in all 4 races available, compared to Southern Light’s two. First place was clinched by Waka Tere, edging out Jock in second just 2 points behind.
Keelboat IRC
With three straight wins, Adona had already wrapped up the series before Race 4, but still put in a strong performance despite sailing short-handed. She was bested on the day by her smaller club rival, Jellico – back in action after a summer hiatus, great to see Cedric and crew racing again! Just 8 seconds behind on corrected time, Shardana were left rueing a poor start that cost them dearly. Jong Dee may have finished last in Race 4, but her consistency across the series earned a comfortable second overall in the standings – a respectable result for the J35.
Congratulations to all winners!
We hope everyone enjoyed a thrilling weekend of racing. See you on 28th September and 4th October for the opening races of Sunday Series III and Twilight Series III – the final instalments of 2025.
Results
Twilight Series II 2025 – Race 4 (Final)
Matching last week’s record turnout, the fourth and final race of the Twilight Series II again saw 16 boats registered across the three classes. Conditions were far less thrilling than the previous weekend, with sailors contending with a strong outgoing tide and patchy, shifty winds.
In the IRC Class, Jong Dee was joined by Shardana, a Dufour 34 returning from an extended summer break just in time for the finale. Despite skipper Antanas’s best efforts, Jong Dee’s consistency and flawless attendance throughout both the Twilight and Sunday Series II proved unbeatable. Shardana’s crew were all smiles, happy simply to be back on the water, while Jong Dee secured an easy overall victory in the IRC Class with an unblemished record.
The strong currents and fickle winds claimed 4 victims in the Keelboat PY Class, as Cecile, First Light, Jock and Nevis struggled from the start, having to play catch-up racing against time to finish within the 2hrs30mins time limit. The remaining 5 yachts were led by Waka Tere and Birregurra, who unsurprisingly, were the top two boats on corrected time. Birregurra had just returned from an 11-day adventure to the Badas islands in Indonesia – and the team impressively still had the energy to put up a bad-ass performance on the same day of their arrival – taking the bullet on corrected time. Completing the podium was Marut! Looking a lot more composed in yesterday’s lighter airs, the Jeanneau Fun had a good day out on water, apart from struggling with the mooring buoy and the skipper losing his footwear along the way. In the overall series, Waka Tere claimed top spot, followed by Marut in second and Southern Light in third. The points were very close, with only 2 points separating Southern Light and Marut, while Waka Tere pipped Marut by 1 point to claim series victory.
In the Multihull Class, last week’s “fabulous five” returned, but the finishing order was completely reshuffled. Oojoo endured a tough race, struggling with the conditions and an anxious commercial vessel pilot passing through the fleet. Sirius Swift held on to third for most of the way before being overtaken by Kaze in the closing stages. Up front, Bula and Miss Visayan fought fiercely, with Bula eventually crossing ahead to claim the win. When the series points were tallied, Bula secured top honours, Miss Visayan finished just one point behind in second, and Oojoo salvaged third place overall by discarding her Race 4 result.
Congratulations to all winners! We look forward to more exciting action this afternoon at Sunday Series II – Race 4.
Results
CSC Ketam Clean Up 30 August 2025
🌊 Pulau Ketam Cleanup – 30 August 🌊
What a splash! On 30 August, 11 boats and a record 54 volunteers, including NUS Seafarers members and alumni, sailors, and friends, set sail for our biggest Pulau Ketam Cleanup yet. The overwhelming response for the event showed just how powerful community-led action can be when people from different backgrounds come together for the conservation effort.
The day began early at 9am under a lingering drizzle from the previous night’s thunderstorm. The island, alive and buzzing with mosquitoes and bugs, monkeys to hornbills, proved to be difficult terrain as volunteers powered through the uncomfortable situation. Ultimately, gathering a whopping 1620 kg of waste.
Special thanks to our skippers and operational help from Changi Sailing Club who volunteered to bring our participants to Pulau Ketam. Birregurra (Basil), Skybird (Edwin), Calyndrix (Russell), Oojoo (Giam), The Dash (Wolfgang Klemm), Summer Breeze (Jakub), Waka Tere (Kurt & Jill) and Jock (Suzanne).
Seasoned NUS Seafarers and friends also took out CSC’s boats, including JMM (Gerald, Manan, Darren), Notus (Farid & Victoire), and Boreas, sailed by SMU Sailing’s QC & Declan with NUS Sailing’s Hannah.
For many, it was their first time ever sailing, making the cleanup not only impactful but also a perfect platform to experience the magic of sailing – between hoisting trash bags, learning ropes, and soaking up sea breeze, the day combined impact and fun.
This event was supercharged by The Great Ocean Dash (TGOD), a SpongeBob SquarePants Island-wide Ocean Conservation Movement. In celebration of SG60, TGOD is matching every kilogram of trash with sponsor dollars, funding coral planting, biodiversity conservation, and other marine restoration efforts.
By the time we returned to the docks, the piles of trash were high, but spirits were higher. With NUS Seafarers members, alumni, and friends all pitching in alongside seasoned sailors, the Pulau Ketam Cleanup proved that when communities collaborate, we don’t just clean shores, we make waves for a healthier ocean.
Article by: Soo Yan Jia, NUS Seafarers Club
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Twilight Series II 2025
Sandwiched between a week of intermittent rain and an incessant Sunday downpour, the third race of the Twilight Series II was blessed with clear skies, a fresh breeze, and an excellent turnout. A strong fleet of 16 teams across three classes took to the East Johor Straits, with winds gusting over 20 knots at times to make for a thrilling evening of sailing.
The IRC fleet saw a welcome boost, with Jong Dee joined by the spirited crew of Forever Young. After a sluggish start, Forever Young fought hard to stay in touch with the J35, clawing back ground but ultimately falling short by a few minutes — even fewer on corrected time. With three bullets already secured, Jong Dee looks set to seal overall honours in the Twilight Series II. Here’s hoping to see the return of more IRC regulars, and the arrival of fresh IRC-rated challengers for the rest of 2025.
The start line was a spectacle, with nine boats registered in the Keelboat PY Class. Among them, Wild Thing drew plenty of attention with her striking new paintjob and fierce decals. After overcoming early teething troubles in past events, her Twilight Series II debut was an impressive one: starting strongly, surviving a scare at Squance, and finishing second on handicap. Only Southern Light proved faster on the day, thriving in the brisk conditions and crediting their win partly to a timely hull clean. Completing the podium was a much smaller and nimbler boat, Marut. The Jeanneau Fun looked like she had lots of fun broaching throughout the course, surviving them all to cross the line in 5th and take third on handicap.
Adding to the spirit of the race, Summer Breeze sailed with four junior sailors onboard — Skipper Jakub and First Mate Shahrom’s children — who enjoyed a perfect introduction to keelboat racing in exhilarating but manageable conditions.
In the Multihull class, the fastest boat was also the one which left the race committee a little bewildered. After a long hiatus, Kaze returned in emphatic style, fastest on the water despite her skipper cheekily asking the race committee for course directions over the VHF (the things sailors do for a shot of rum!). She was followed by Oojoo in second and Bula in third, after the Dragonfly once again showcased sharp seamanship to fend off her rival. Meanwhile, Miss Visayan remains firmly in contention for series honours, with just a single point separating her, Bula, and Oojoo heading into next week’s finale.
Congratulations to all winners and participants! The stage is now set for the grand finale of the Twilight and Sunday Series II on 13–14 September. Join us next week for more exciting racing and conclusion of the series.
Results
Hamilton Island Race Week 2025
Hamilton Island Race Week 2025
In late August I was lucky enough to compete in the 40th Hamilton Island Race Week in North Queensland, Australia. This was the fifth time I have competed in the event which is Australia’s largest offshore sailing regatta.
Hamilton Island is one of the 74 islands in Queensland’s Whitsundays group and at that time of year has perfect weather (18°C-23°C every day) and a challenging mix of winds, tides, currents and sea-swell, plus the ever-present risk of colliding with one of the many whales migrating through the area at the time. This year the first two races lacked wind at the starts but picked up nicely throughout, and some days we had an excellent 12-20 knots all day.
Despite being the 40th anniversary, numbers were down slightly with 145 entrants in total. This year’s classes were IRC (Div 1 & 2 and Super 40), One Design (Cape31), several PHS divisions, and three Multihull divisions. Easily recognisable entries in the IRC were Sydney to Hobart regulars Wild Oats X and (our namesake) Wild Thing 100. Ando Commanche has been there in recent years but unfortunately wasn’t present this year.
I’m privileged to sail on a friend’s Seawind 1160 named St Arnou. Along with the two owners and four other crew (all of them friends from Launceston in Tasmania), we boast an average age of a spritely 71 so are proud to remain competitive each year. This year was more challenging as after an equal third on points last year in a field of 17, and with less entrants this year, we were combined into a tougher and smaller fleet. Regardless, we managed 6th overall out of ten which included a podium 3rd in race 5 so we were quite happy.
Hamilton Island itself is a magnificent destination that I recommend to anyone for a holiday; but for sailors Race Week is enormously enjoyable with great competition, fun on-shore entertainment, and excellent camaraderie. I even recommend a round of golf on lay-day at the course on next door Dent Island. You will likely lose 16 balls on that monster like I do every year, but the location and views are beyond spectacular.
Hope to see you there next year!
John Moore
Wild Thing
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CSC Monthly Dinghy Race (August 2025)
The Monthly Dinghy Race was successfully held on Sunday, 31 August 2025. This month’s race saw an impressive turnout with a total of 40 dinghies (20 Optimists,19 ILCAs & 420) including 3 international entries from the Philippines (PHI), marking another successful step in the event’s international outreach. The competition took place under favourable weather conditions, with steady light to moderate South-Westerly winds of 6 to 8 knots with occasional gusty and shifty wind, slight current from West to East towards at the later part of the day — ideal for dinghy racing.
In the ILCA 4 Division, 15 strong competitors racing for the podium. CSC’s top ranked in the ILCA 4, Ikuto Mori showed a good fight against PHI National Sailor, Zildjan Martin (ZM) from the beginning until the last race of the day. Both finished in the same points, same number of results, but ZM successfully win Ikuto in a countback, finishing first in the last race and sealed the 1st place in the podium. Isaiah Yap and Lauren Lim, also fought hard in the 3rd place with the tied point as well. Isaiah managed to clear the way to the 3rd place and clinched the medal for his first MDR!
Sisters, Maia Laurie Lim and Misa Laurie Lim showed an excellent performance fresh from their international racing stints, both managed to finished in the podium against the usual competitors in the MDR; Daryl Goh and Rohit Behl. Maia took the top spot, 1st place, Daryl Goh in 2nd and Misa on 3rd place.
In the Optimist fleet, a refreshing scenery was seen on water with 20 sailors fighting at the starting line in their different category. MDR is a great avenue of learning for these young racers, competing against their friends and showcasing their skills in their own waters. With a visitor, our sailors levelled up their game to make more challenging for Raya to race in a tricky wind and current conditions, our sailor’s expertise. With experience and seasoned racer, Raya took the 1st place, with a tied points against our sailor, Arun Behl both on 7 points. Good job Arun! Charles Kong, this time missed to get the top place and was contented in the 3rd place in the Alpha Squad.
In the Bravo Squad, Tess O’Shea despite of a DNS (Did Not Start) in her first place, she still managed to finish in 1st place, Asher Goh missed 1 point away from her secured the 2nd place and Elouan Gay completed the podium in 3rd place. In the much younger category (8 to 10yrs old) Charlie Squad, first time racing in MDR; Neel Behl showed an amazing performance with 3 bullets (1st) and 2nd for discard smashing the fleet and sweep the winnings to the podium finished, 1st place! Well done, Neel! We will watch you! Mikayla Wong with 1 race UFD, she guarded her position very well against her friend, Khalisha Mohamed. Mikayla came 2nd and Khalisha was happy to be on 3rd place.
We would like to thank the sailors for a good showmanship every MDR, parents for their support, coaches patiently teaching these good sailors and CSC staff for an awesome Sunday afternoon race! The Race Management Team onboard, who volunteered their time and passion in helping us run the race! Thank you very much: Matthew Kong, Daniel Whittington, Grace Wong, Damien Gay and Shahrom Bin Mohamed Taha, you guys are the best!
Last, but definitely not the least, our Honorary Treasurer, Mr. James Sharpe for giving out the prizes and short inspirational talk to our club sailors. Truly and inspiring support from our Committee members.
“The race was challenging, strong current, everyone was pushing the start line, shifty winds and self-expectations are my take-aways from this race” I enjoyed racing here! – ZM from Team PHI
“I didn’t expect to win the race, despite of having trouble with my boat” Racing here was fun! – Raya from Team PHI
“A successful event, organised race management from beginning to end, well-executed race, good community and team work. One of the best sailing experiences for us”! Thank you, CSC! – Lore (parents from Team PHI).
Thank you everyone! See you next MDR – September!
OVERALL FINAL RESULTS
ILCA 4 DIVISION
🥇 1st: Zildjan Martin A. Samson
🥈 2nd: Ikuto Mori
🥉 3rd: Isaiah Yap
ILCA 6 DIVISION
🥇 1st: Maia Laurie Lim
🥈 2nd: Daryl Goh
🥉 3rd: Misa Laurie Lim
OPEN DINGHY DIVISION
🥇 1st: Maia Laurie Lim
🥈 2nd: Ikuto Mori
🥉 3rd: Zildjan Martin A. Samson
OPTIMIST (ALPHA)
🥇 1st: Raya Mithi A. Samson
🥈 2nd: Arun Behl
🥉 3rd: Charles Kong
OPTIMIST (BRAVO)
🥇 1st: Tess O’Shea
🥈 2nd: Asher Goh
🥉 3rd: Elouan Gay
OPTIMIST (CHARLIE)
🥇 1st: Neel Behl
🥈 2nd: Mikayla Wong
🥉 3rd: Khalisha Mohamed
Sunday Series II 2025 – Race 3
The 3rd race of the CSC Sunday Series II took place on the last day of August – and what fortune we had with the weather! Cloudy skies paired with a strong but shifty south-westerly breeze meant that all 9 participating yachts completed the Pennant 5 course in under 90 minutes.
In the IRC Class, it was a clash of the Js as Adona and Jong Dee went head-to-head on the East Johor Straits. The J35’s longer waterline gave her the edge in boat speed, but she failed to stretch her lead over her smaller, nimbler rival. Two more minutes might have been enough for Paul and team to keep Adona at bay, but this time the win went to the J29. Spirits on board remained high nonetheless, and Adona now proudly sails with nearly a full crew of CSC members, with Will and Donald joining the list of new sign-ups.
The PY Class once again fielded the largest fleet, with the familiar line-up of Waka Tere, Birregurra, Jock and Brio. Unsurprisingly, Waka Tere charged to an early lead, keeping pace even with the IRC fleet. But it was Jock who stole the show on corrected time. With Nick Lord at the helm and a full crew on board, the J24 showed impressive speed on the long reaches to notch their second win of the series. Birregurra, the largest boat in the fleet, claimed the final podium spot. Skipper Basil sailed with fellow members Rana and Lukas, who will soon be off on a cruising adventure to the Badas / Tembilan Islands—missing next week’s Twilight Race in the process.
The Multihull Class produced another tight contest between Miss Visayan and Oojoo. Oojoo had the early advantage on the first leg to Serangoon, but the F28 was quick to respond. Miss V eventually wrested the lead, holding off a late charge from the Dragonfly 25 to take victory by a slim margin. Meanwhile, Bula’s skipper remained upbeat despite just missing out on a podium finish.
Congratulations to all winners! We look forward to seeing everyone again on 6 September for Twilight Series II, Race 3.
Results
Certification
