Langkawi Rgatta with 40 yachts — Bernama40 yachts were scheduled to participate in five-day Royal Lankawi Regatta scheduled on 11 Jan 2011. The participants are from Malaysia, Taiwan, Australia, New Zealand, Thailand and Germany.
The Australian ace Ray Roberts were among the participants ad this time he was sailing in his bid to win in the annual Royal Langkawi International Regatta for a sixth time. The chairman of the championships’ technical committee, Ahmad Zailani Bashah, said yesterday that Roberts was among the early birds to arrive for the challenges in the Racing Class competition for the prestigious Prime Minister’s trophy
When the race started
As the race at the Langkawi Regatta started to the second day, the trouble began. It wing suddenly refused to blow. It was another frustrating outing for the sailors at the Royal Langkawi International Regatta as they were made to play the waiting game for the second straight day.
Although the wind blew at a consistent speed of about seven knots at the start of the day to get the races off on time yesterday, it died down in the latter part – just as it did on the opening day. And this forced the organizers to shorten the race.
That spelt trouble for Australian Ray Roberts who, despite winning Race Two on Wednesday, slipped to fourth placing in Race Three after the keel of his Evolution Racing got caught to the anchor line of the pin boat.
Evolution Racing finishd behind Neil Pryde’s Hi Fi, Jelik 5 and EFG Bank Mandrake in the prestigious Racing class.
The lack of wind saw Race Four bit by a four-hour delay. But it turned out to be a blessing in disguise for Evolution Racing, who went on to finish first, ahead of EFG Bank Mandrake and Hi Fi.
When The Race Ended
Roberts holds off Pryde’s challenge to lift his sixth Langkawi title. Congratulation to Roberts. The Australian Ray Roberts won the Prime Minister’s Trophy for a record sixth time in the Royal Langkawi International Regatta yesterday.
Despite news of flooding in his home town Brisbane and the challenge of New Zealander Neil Pryde, Roberts stayed composed to win one race out of the three on the final day to clinch victory by a mere point.
The veteran sailor, together with his dedicated crew, merely absorbed the pressure to bring his two-year-old Evolution Racing yacht home first in Race 7 to ensure victory.
Yesterday, the organisers decided to run three races instead of two, as wind conditions were favorable.
Although the wind blew at a consistent speed of about seven knots at the start of the day to get the races off on time yesterday, it died down in the latter part – just as it did on the opening day. And this forced the organizers to shorten the race.
That spelt trouble for Australian Ray Roberts who, despite winning Race Two on Wednesday, slipped to fourth placing in Race Three after the keel of his Evolution Racing got caught to the anchor line of the pin boat.
Evolution Racing finishd behind Neil Pryde’s Hi Fi, Jelik 5 and EFG Bank Mandrake in the prestigious Racing class.
The lack of wind saw Race Four bit by a four-hour delay. But it turned out to be a blessing in disguise for Evolution Racing, who went on to finish first, ahead of EFG Bank Mandrake and Hi Fi.
When The Race Ended
Roberts holds off Pryde’s challenge to lift his sixth Langkawi title. Congratulation to Roberts. The Australian Ray Roberts won the Prime Minister’s Trophy for a record sixth time in the Royal Langkawi International Regatta yesterday.
Despite news of flooding in his home town Brisbane and the challenge of New Zealander Neil Pryde, Roberts stayed composed to win one race out of the three on the final day to clinch victory by a mere point.
The veteran sailor, together with his dedicated crew, merely absorbed the pressure to bring his two-year-old Evolution Racing yacht home first in Race 7 to ensure victory.
Yesterday, the organisers decided to run three races instead of two, as wind conditions were favorable.
The lankawi regatta is one of the few efforts to promote the sport of yachting. Going by the rate, it will be hard work to build the industry. Average Malaysian will be too far behind to jump into the bans wagons, and sports need not be for the competition alone.
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