SYC ORGANIZING TWO MAJOR SAILING COMPITION

Monday April 04/2016

Picture Show…….Newly elected SYC commodore Richard Lim (林紫靈) (seated middle) and other office bearers for 2016-2017.

 

BYAZMIE AZMAN

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SANDAKAN:   The Sandakan Yacht Club (SYC) is organizing two major sailing competitions this year.

The Borneo Interport Regatta and Sandakan Regatta/ Sabah Closed/ Sandakan River Race which are included in the 2016 Sabah Sailing Calendar by Sabah Sailing Association (SAILA) will be held in October and November respectively.

This was disclosed by newly elected SYC commodore Richard Lim (林紫靈) after chairing the SYC general committee meeting on Saturday.

Lim (林紫靈) said the prestigious Borneo Interport Regatta is being held for the first time in the east coast of Sabah and will be participated by sailors from Sabah, Sarawak and Brunei Darusalam.

“The Sandakan Regatta/ Sabah Closed/ Sandakan River Race is organized in conjunction with the annual Sandakan Festival and involves participants from Kota Kinabalu, Sandakan, Tawau, SAILA and Royal Malaysian Navy, ,” Lim(林紫靈)  added.

Lim (林紫靈) said the staging of the events with the collaboration of SAILA and the support of State Youth and Sports Ministry, Royal Malaysian Navy Yacht Club Sepanggar and Sandakan Municipal Council, is undertaken by SYC to promote sailing and complement State Government and Sandakan Municipal Council efforts to promote tourism.

He also thanked the Royal Malaysian Police, Sandakan Marine Police, Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (APMM), other maritime agencies and all those who have helped to ensure the success of the previous editions of the race and look forward to their continual cooperation and support.

The organizing committee of the Borneo Interport Regatta and Sandakan Regatta/ Sabah Closed/ Sandakan River Race is led by our Rear Commodore James Leong (梁駿健), Lim (林紫靈) continued.

This is James’ (梁駿健) third year in charge of organizing the Sandakan Regatta/ Sabah Closed, Lim  (林紫靈) said.

The 2016-2017 SYC general committee line-up are commodore Richard Lim (林紫靈), vice commodore Paul Wong (王和仁), rear commodore James Leong (梁駿健), honorary secretary Fred Wong(王惠堅), honorary treasurer Jeremy Chan (陈在仁),committee members Chin Nam Hong(陈南雄), Norman Sim(沈伟聰) and new faces Michael Lim(林子贤) and Davin Wong (王健杰).