: Sunset Ceremony is flag lowering ceremony.

BY: AZMIE AZMAN

PICTURE SHOW…..Daniel Liaw 廖伟雄 (seated middle) with James Leong梁駿健 (seated 2^nd right) and other members of the SYC General Committee

SANDAKAN:  The biggest sailing event in the east coast of Sabah will take place here over the next  three days commencing with the marathon race today (Friday).

SANDAKAN:-  Yacht Club (SYC) commodore Daniel Liaw廖伟雄 said nearly 70 participants from Sandakan Yacht Club, Tawau Yacht Club, Kinabalu Yacht Club, Sabah Sailing Association (SAILA) and Navy Yacht Club Kota Kinabalu will be converging in Sandakan for this annual event which is sanctioned by SAILA.

 The results of the regatta will be incorporated into the overall of all ranking races held during the year to determine the best sailors in Sabah, he added.

The participants who include top State sailors will be competing in the final event of the annual State Sailing Calendar, Daniel廖伟雄 said.

According to Daniel廖伟雄, the Sandakan River Race is being included in the Regatta for the first time as a marathon race. It was previously held separately involving only Sandakan sailors.

“Another first for this year’s regatta is it is being held in conjunction with Sandakan Festival 2015 and we at SYC are thankful to Sandakan Municipal Council president Datuk James Wong and all those at Sandakan Municipal Council for helping to make this possible,” Daniel廖伟雄 said.

Daniel also wished to record appreciation to State Youth and Sports Minister Datuk Tawfiq Abu Bakar Titingan for being supportive of the regatta.

The closing ceremony on Sunday will be officiated by Guest of Honour First Admiral Dato Ahmad Bin Abdullah, the Commander of KD Sri Sandakan navy base, he added.

Daniel 廖伟雄 said in keeping with the tradition of SYC, there will also be a Sunset Ceremony just before the closing ceremony on Sunday. It is being conducted with the assistance of the Royal Malaysian Navy.

Also present at the press conference were organizing chairman cum Rear Commodore James Leong 梁駿, Vice Commodore Richard Lim林紫, Honorary Secretary Fred Wong王惠堅, Honorary Treasurer Jeremy Chan陈在仁  and Committee Members  Chin Nam Hong陈南雄 , Norman Sim沈伟聰 , Paul Wong 王和仁  and Melissa Eng翁世敏.