Malaysian Match Racing Championship 2009 Monsoon Cup Qualifer Day 4

Day 4

We lost the semi-finals in straight sets to Hazwan, with this lost natuarally comes the question of how we did we lose it?

Before the answar ,we won the petite finals and came in a reputable 3rd in the Malaysian Match Racing Championship.


We were complacent I guess, the semi-finals were one of those days where you just couldnt keep up with the boat speed of your opponent. I believe all sailors have expericen in that, that your boat just couldnt keep up the pace.
Besides boat speed and boat handling I do attribute part of our lost to a bad strategy.


What could we had have done differently?


First mistake was picking Hazwan as our semi-finalist opponent, for reason we know that the first part of the day at Pulau Duyong is going to be light wind, and still we chose an opponent lighter than us.


Second was picking the wrong boat, the boat did served us well in the Round Robin 1, but we did reported a leaking keel then, and the result do shows it was a bad idea to use it again.

On the Petite Final we chose a different boat and we felt less vibration compared to the first boat and won the race without having too worry too much about boat speed.

And another mistake on boat picking, was that in these event, sponsors comes and goes, new sponsors do means new spinnaker.



but a big congratulation to Hazwan for winning the Malaysian Match Racing Championship 2009, their boat speed are fast with very good boat handling skills by the crew,


Big Thanks to

AC Law (http://www.aclaw.my/) our Main Sponsor

Gareth Cooke/SubZero Images, for all the amazing picture taken of us!

T-Best and RURRUM Commnunications for forwarding us an invitation and organising such a great event that places a dream on young sailors of Malaysians.

Royal Selangor Yacht Club - Sailing Committee and all members of the yacht club!


With this lost, We are very detemine to come back stronger next year!


Cheers
Sean