Coming right off a successful Race 1 of the Sunday Series, the opening race of the Twilight Series I did not disappoint, with a total of 16 boats on the start line. Week after week, the NE monsoon continues to hold steady, greeting sailors with a pleasant 8–10 knots of breeze on the course. This, together with a significant incoming tide, made for some interesting sailing along the East Johor Straits.

In the IRC Class, what was meant to be a trio became a duo, as Team Simba did everything except cast off from the mooring—opting instead to commence their evening sundowners early. This left Minx and Bound To Please to enjoy the course all to themselves. The former had been away from the racing scene for an extended period, but from yesterday’s performance, it looked like she never left. Skipper Lucas made single-handed sailing on a 34-footer look effortless, making light work of the course on white sails alone. She bested a strong effort from Team Bound To Please, who still looked very pleased with their second-place finish—likely thanks to the superb sailing conditions.

A strong turnout in the Keelboat PY Class made the twilight race particularly impressive, with 10 boats competing for top honours. Waka Tere executed an excellent start, taking an early lead and never looking back. Kurt and team gradually extended their advantage over the fleet, eventually taking line honours and third on handicap. It also happened to be Kurt and Gill’s wedding anniversary—making the result all the more special.

Ahead of them on the podium were two very different boats, both opting for a three-person crew strategy. The all-female team on Jangan Main Main, skippered by Jadyn Toh (an SMU Sailing alumna), alongside CSC member Alyssa Lim and NUS Seafarer Soo Yanjia, delivered an outstanding performance to claim top honours. They edged out their all-male rivals on Brio, skippered by Michael Chung. Short-handed sailing proved to be an effective approach, with most podium finishers racing with three or fewer crew onboard.

Elsewhere in the fleet, Skybird sailed with a full crew and special guests onboard, including the Ambassador of Peru to Singapore, H.E. Francisco Tenya Hasegawa. As he bids farewell to Singapore in his final week of tenure, sailing in the Ambassadors’ Cup remains one of his fondest memories. Joined by visiting friends from Mexico, it was clear that all enjoyed their time on the Dehler 34.

In the Multihull Class, the trio was led this time by Miss Visayan, as Gary and crew made the most of the beautiful breeze to complete the full course comfortably ahead of the fleet. She was joined by the usual contenders, Dot Dot Dot and Bula, with Sirius Swift making a brief appearance as a side character, pacing alongside the fleet shortly after the start. Mike Flecker’s Bula emerged ahead of David Steel’s Dot Dot Dot to secure second place. Despite missing the podium this weekend, Dot Dot Dot has shown strong potential, and we look forward to seeing her in action at her first Bintan Regatta alongside the returning Oojoo and Soluna next week.

Congratulations to all winners! – We look forward to sailing with all of you at the 4th Bintan Regatta this coming Easter weekend. If not, have a good break and see you on 12th April for Race 2 of the Sunday Series I.

Results

Race 1_Twilight Series I 2026 Results

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The weather looked great from the early hours of Sunday and it held for the finals of the Sunday Series III and the Leader Board Challenge. Just like the day before the weather was extremely favourable for the closing race of the season.

The same shifting winds from the Northwest to the Northeast had the race management team throwing their dice to decide on whether to start to the West or to the East of the start line. Knowing that the outgoing tides would have a big effect, the stronger winds helped decide on course 4. A decision well appreciated by many.

The same three trimarans charged through the starting line at good speeds with Kaze leading the pack. She was closely followed by Dot Dot Dot and Ms Visayan. Sailing just off the winds, and with the outgoing tides pushing along, it was quite a sight to see these boats cutting through the waters at such amazing speeds.

The 7 keelboats also put-up a good showing at the start line. Adona showed her mastery at the start line with a picture-perfect performance crossing the line at the gun. Like a pack of hounds chasing the hare, Remington, Waka Tere, Jellico, Southern Light and Jong Dee (not in the packing order) were just a split seconds behind. The pack was so tightly bunched up that there was a definite overlap between all boats. Jock was a little more cautious but was also only a few boat lengths behind. It was truly a beautiful starting show.

By then, the outgoing tide was pushing at its strongest and with the winds slowing at the turning mark, it became an uphill task for those arriving later at Tekong Buoy. Realising that it would be a long slog to the mark, Southern Light and Jock took the graceful decision to retire from the race. And I believe that their decision was for not wanting to drag on the day for everyone.

Another beautiful day of sailing and definitely a great way to end the season.

On behalf of the management and staff of Changi Sailing Club, we wish a wonderful closure to the year and a Blessed Christmas.

Results:

• Race 5 Result Sunday Series III 2025
• Series Results_Sunday Series III 2025
• 2025 Sunday Series Leaderboard

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It was a tricky start for all as the light breeze was still oscillating during the pre-start moment. It finally settled to a more South Easterly direction, however, the trees along the coastline prevented the light breeze from filling the start area.

This made the situation a little frustrating as most, if not all, were trapped in an area with only 1 to 2 knots of breeze and were held in a stationary position as the outgoing tides were slowly building its strength.

Thankfully the West south-westerly breeze slowly filled the race area and quickly the frustrations were forgotten.

After the start the trimarans were set in a position with David Steel in Dot Dot Dot sitting in a better position followed by Gary Curtis in Miss V and Michael Flecker in Bula. This position remained throughout the race and into the finish. It would be good if we could have a few more trimarans on water. Come on guys, don’t let your boat rot on the mooring, let’s go sailing.

Five boats were signed off for the PY division but only four managed to finish the race. Jock unfortunately took the full punishment from the outgoing tide and were pushed too far away and couldn’t make the start.

Birregurra, single-handed by Basil probably found it a little difficult to break from the light patch and was too far from off to make a comeback. Paul Sneesby, having been out of action for about nine months due to personal injuries and boat repairs, made a speedy recovery and took first place. James Sharpe, probably one of the coolest sailors around, took second with Kurt Metzger in Waka Tere finishing in third, all these after corrected time.

Sailors in the IRC division weren’t spared the challenging conditions at the start. Cedric Declercq in Jellico seemed to have generated his own breeze and was able to pull away from the other keelboats and led most of the way as the fleet made their way to Serangoon Buoy. Ad Smit in Adona broke from his plans of sticking to the Ubin side of the course and stayed more to the Loyang coastline. That gave him a considerable advantage and allowed Adona to past Jellico on the way back from Serangoon.

Antanas Danys better known as Tony, sailed a decent race and kept himself within reach of Paul Kendall in Jong Dee. At the end Jong Dee lost to Shardana by just over a minute after corrected time. The finishing to the IRC, after corrected time are as follows: 1^st Jellico, 2^nd Adona and 3^rd Shardana.

A big thank you to all present for the support and encouragement shown to Hafiz and Fuad as they took their first step-up in running the race and MCing at the results presentation.

Race Results:

• Race 3_Results Sunday Series III 2025

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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

Race 3_Sunday Series II 2025 Results

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