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TIME OUT :: Lifestyle
Charting her true course
> Match Racing champion Tiffany Koo, who has steered her way to the top in a sport dominated by men, talks about her passion and life
THE SHELL V-Power Women of Influence series salutes high-performing Malaysian women who have achieved remarkable success in their respective fields.
Two-time Match Racing champion Tiffany Koo is one such women. This sailor has proved herself undaunted by the competition from her stronger male counterparts in a sport dominated by men.
Through her skill, passion and perseverance, this SEA Games gold medal winner has demonstrated that a woman can rise above the rest to sail to the top of her game.
Tiffany, congratulations on your remarkable achievements. How do you manage to balance the challenges and demands of both your career and family?
For me, the secret is never to treat sailing as a job! I enjoy everything to do with sailing – from the boat repairs to the training, racing and race preparations, which require me to manage all the logistical matters of getting the boat and team together. Still I never consider sailing as a chore, and that always motivates me.
Because of work, I am often thousands of miles away from home (Kuala Lumpur). Thankfully, my family showers me with all the love, encouragement and support that I need.
I am also very fortunate to have a good role model – my brother Jeremy Koo (Malaysian Match Racing Champion 2010). We work and race together. He is my emotional support and mentor in both my sailing and personal life.
How and why did you get into this sport?
I was inspired by Jeremy and my older sister Emily who both represented the state in sailing back in the early 1990s. I joined their sailing trips when I was only six years old but it was all playground-type fun for me. I never had any formal training until the age of eight when my dad decided to put me on an optimist programme. That was when it all started and I hope it will never end!
Which challenge in your life you feel best define you as a person and why?
[Staying] highly motivated. I am always full of energy and enthusiastic about most things except bad hair days!
As a professional sailor, I always aim to participate in international competitions. However, these require a substantial amount of sponsorship to get the teams ready for the races.
[Getting] sponsorship ... is the biggest [challenge] for me and anyone in this sport professionally. Unlike football or tennis, sailing is perceived as a niche sport that only attracts a small audience group.
In order to overcome this, I need to maintain my high spirits, stay motivated and treat all setbacks as challenges and not obstacles that I cannot overcome.
As the captain of your own crew and a competitor in international events like the Monsoon Cup, how does this make you feel? What challenges did you have to face in getting to where you are today? Any regrets?
It makes me feel quite good actually. The fact that I have my own team in an international sailing event like the Monsoon Cup makes me feel very proud and spurs me to achieve better results in higher performance sailing events.
My achievements are also testimonials to all Asian women out there. It can happen – you only have to believe in yourself.
In fact, the biggest challenge faced is not being a woman in this sport but the lack of recognition for sailing as a mainstream sport. However ... I am hopeful that people will start taking sailing as a potential sport.
I have never regretted a moment of my sailing career. It has helped me in my personal development, improved my interpersonal skills and instilled in me teamwork – as you have to sail with a crew which consists of more than 12 people.
Sailing has also boosted my confidence tremendously and I have learnt so much through real-life experiences – things you would never learn in a classroom.
How do you manage your time with your busy schedule? And how do you make those important decisions that will affect not only yourself but also others working under you?
I am fortunate because sailing is my friend, hobby, work and my life; everything revolves around it.
And as long as I’m focused on achieving the ultimate goal – that is, to do my best in every race – then, decision making becomes easy.
For sailing, it is always crucial to remain focused and calm, and to anticipate [the unexpected] on land or at sea – you wouldn’t know what comes next and winning or losing could be due to one bad call.
What more would you like to achieve and find worth going after?
It has always been a dream of mine to participate in the Olympic Games. For the coming year, I hope to have acquired sufficient sponsorship to participate in the Women International Match Racing and the Open International Match Racing circuits.
I am also working on getting a team together and, more importantly, a highly-competitive boat such as the Transpac 52 (TP52) or a Russell Coutts 44 (RC44) to compete in the international racing circuit.
What are the qualities you feel women today need to have to be successful in life?
I believe most women can achieve whatever they want as long as they believe in themselves and their abilities. Self-confidence and motivation are also essential qualities to have.
This article is brought to you by Shell V-Power 97, designed for improved performance whatever you drive.
> Match Racing champion Tiffany Koo, who has steered her way to the top in a sport dominated by men, talks about her passion and life
THE SHELL V-Power Women of Influence series salutes high-performing Malaysian women who have achieved remarkable success in their respective fields.
Two-time Match Racing champion Tiffany Koo is one such women. This sailor has proved herself undaunted by the competition from her stronger male counterparts in a sport dominated by men.
Through her skill, passion and perseverance, this SEA Games gold medal winner has demonstrated that a woman can rise above the rest to sail to the top of her game.
Tiffany, congratulations on your remarkable achievements. How do you manage to balance the challenges and demands of both your career and family?
For me, the secret is never to treat sailing as a job! I enjoy everything to do with sailing – from the boat repairs to the training, racing and race preparations, which require me to manage all the logistical matters of getting the boat and team together. Still I never consider sailing as a chore, and that always motivates me.
Because of work, I am often thousands of miles away from home (Kuala Lumpur). Thankfully, my family showers me with all the love, encouragement and support that I need.
I am also very fortunate to have a good role model – my brother Jeremy Koo (Malaysian Match Racing Champion 2010). We work and race together. He is my emotional support and mentor in both my sailing and personal life.
How and why did you get into this sport?
I was inspired by Jeremy and my older sister Emily who both represented the state in sailing back in the early 1990s. I joined their sailing trips when I was only six years old but it was all playground-type fun for me. I never had any formal training until the age of eight when my dad decided to put me on an optimist programme. That was when it all started and I hope it will never end!
Which challenge in your life you feel best define you as a person and why?
[Staying] highly motivated. I am always full of energy and enthusiastic about most things except bad hair days!
As a professional sailor, I always aim to participate in international competitions. However, these require a substantial amount of sponsorship to get the teams ready for the races.
[Getting] sponsorship ... is the biggest [challenge] for me and anyone in this sport professionally. Unlike football or tennis, sailing is perceived as a niche sport that only attracts a small audience group.
In order to overcome this, I need to maintain my high spirits, stay motivated and treat all setbacks as challenges and not obstacles that I cannot overcome.
As the captain of your own crew and a competitor in international events like the Monsoon Cup, how does this make you feel? What challenges did you have to face in getting to where you are today? Any regrets?
It makes me feel quite good actually. The fact that I have my own team in an international sailing event like the Monsoon Cup makes me feel very proud and spurs me to achieve better results in higher performance sailing events.
My achievements are also testimonials to all Asian women out there. It can happen – you only have to believe in yourself.
In fact, the biggest challenge faced is not being a woman in this sport but the lack of recognition for sailing as a mainstream sport. However ... I am hopeful that people will start taking sailing as a potential sport.
I have never regretted a moment of my sailing career. It has helped me in my personal development, improved my interpersonal skills and instilled in me teamwork – as you have to sail with a crew which consists of more than 12 people.
Sailing has also boosted my confidence tremendously and I have learnt so much through real-life experiences – things you would never learn in a classroom.
How do you manage your time with your busy schedule? And how do you make those important decisions that will affect not only yourself but also others working under you?
I am fortunate because sailing is my friend, hobby, work and my life; everything revolves around it.
And as long as I’m focused on achieving the ultimate goal – that is, to do my best in every race – then, decision making becomes easy.
For sailing, it is always crucial to remain focused and calm, and to anticipate [the unexpected] on land or at sea – you wouldn’t know what comes next and winning or losing could be due to one bad call.
What more would you like to achieve and find worth going after?
It has always been a dream of mine to participate in the Olympic Games. For the coming year, I hope to have acquired sufficient sponsorship to participate in the Women International Match Racing and the Open International Match Racing circuits.
I am also working on getting a team together and, more importantly, a highly-competitive boat such as the Transpac 52 (TP52) or a Russell Coutts 44 (RC44) to compete in the international racing circuit.
What are the qualities you feel women today need to have to be successful in life?
I believe most women can achieve whatever they want as long as they believe in themselves and their abilities. Self-confidence and motivation are also essential qualities to have.
This article is brought to you by Shell V-Power 97, designed for improved performance whatever you drive.
Thursday, December 9, 2010
Malaysian Match Racing Team Ranking
Jeremy and Tiffany are currently rank 1st and 3rd respectively in Malaysia.
We will try to improve our ranking by 1st Quarter of 2011 !
Source :
http://www.sailing.org/9490.php?includeref=ranking3760&rankdiscipline=1&ranktype=1&rankclass=0&start=&sortfield=RankPosition&sortdirection=ASC&rankdate=2010-12-08&searchname=&searchtype=country&country-121=on
We will try to improve our ranking by 1st Quarter of 2011 !
Source :
http://www.sailing.org/9490.php?includeref=ranking3760&rankdiscipline=1&ranktype=1&rankclass=0&start=&sortfield=RankPosition&sortdirection=ASC&rankdate=2010-12-08&searchname=&searchtype=country&country-121=on
| Pos | Name | Country | Events | Previous | Best | Points |
| 315 | Jeremy Koo | MAS | 3 | 535 | 315 | 1878 |
| 328 | Hazwan Hazim Dermawan | MAS | 4 | 324 | 322 | 1820 |
| 499 | Tiffany Koo | MAS | 1 | 282 | 1104 | |
| 579 | Rizal Sazili | MAS | 2 | 919 | 579 | 930 |
| 608 | Mohamad Razali Mansor | MAS | 3 | 348 | 318 | 875 |
| 629 | Nik Ashraf Qaedi Nik Azizan | MAS | 1 | 629 | 828 | |
| 829 | Mohd Masyuri Rahmat | MAS | 2 | 544 | 544 | 564 |
| 838 | Nurul Elia Anuar | MAS | 1 | 491 | 491 | 558 |
| 841 | Nurulelia Anuar | MAS | 1 | 841 | 552 | |
| 1071 | Rolf Heemskerk | MAS | 1 | 689 | 680 | 372 |
| 1075 | Ai Li Ng | MAS | 1 | 1070 | 410 | 369 |
| 1409 | Hamdan Yahya | MAS | 1 | 1065 | 1024 | 186 |
| 1529 | Jerome Welch | MAS | 1 | 1529 | 132 | |
| 1592 | Abdul Rahim Mohd Zan | MAS | 1 | 857 | 735 | 120 |
| 1774 | Nasser Abu Bakar | MAS | 1 | 1582 | 1538 | 60 |
| 1786 | Nazreen Abdul Ghani | MAS | 1 | 1622 | 1572 | 54 |
| 1800 | Shaeizali Mohd Suhaimi | MAS | 1 | 1647 | 1597 | 48 |
| 1826 | Mohd Rais Hashim | MAS | 1 | 1700 | 1641 | 42 |
Saturday, December 4, 2010
Moonsoon Cup :50 thousand reasons to smile
'Jeremy Koo in the Monsoon Cup' Subzero Images -Monsoon Cup © Click Here to view large photo 8:58 PM Sat 4 Dec 2010
'Jeremy Koo in the Monsoon Cup' Subzero Images -Monsoon Cup © Click Here to view large photo
Jeremy Koo (MAS) Koo Racing Team-Evernew ended his 2010 Monsoon Cup with another loss today but he still has 50 thousand reasons to smile. Despite finishing in 12th and last place, Jeremy and his crew will take home RM50,000 in the richest sailing competition in the world.
Jeremy, who lost all 11 of his matches in the Monsoon Cup, said the money is a good motivation for the team but also sends a message to the young sailors out there that there is money to be made from the sport.
“Firstly, I would like to apologise to all of those who have supported me as I failed to win a single match. I can only assure them that my team and I gave our very best but it was real tough against the elite skippers of the world,” said Jeremy, who was competing in his third Monsoon Cup but first as skipper.
“I learnt a lot from the event and hopefully, I can come back a better skipper next year and finally achieve my aim of winning a match or two.”
The Malaysian Match Racing Championship (MMRC) winner added: “I know many people don’t think we can make a living from sailing but I believe the Monsoon Cup shows that is not quite the case. Who knows, maybe a few more sailors will be encouraged to take up Match Racing when they realise there is some good money to be had.
“Having said that, people must realise this is not an easy sport. We have to be in tip top physical condition and work hard to secure sponsors. To be able to compete against the elite sailors, we need to race in more events and that involves a lot of money.”
Meanwhile, Torvar Mirsky (AUS) Mirsky Racing Team and Ben Ainslie (GBR) TEAMORIGIN stayed on course to win the ISAF Match Racing World title when they reached the semi-finals by beating Peter Gilmour (AUS) YANMAR (3-0) and Mathieu Richard (FRA) French Match Racing Team (3-1) respectively.
Joining them in the final four are Bjorn Hansen (SWE) Hansen Global Team who defeated Ian Williams (GBR) Team GAC Pindar 3-1 and Jesper Radich (DEN) Gaastra Racing Team who edged Francesco Bruni (ITA) Team Azzurra 3-2.
Quarter-final Results
Bjorn Hansen (SWE) Hansen Global Team bt Ian Williams (GBR) Team GAC Pindar 3-1
Ben Ainslie (GBR) TEAMORIGIN bt Mathieu Richard (FRA) French Match Racing Team 3-1
Jesper Radich (DEN) Gaastra Racing Team bt Francesco Bruni (ITA) Azzurra 3-2
Torvar Mirsky (AUS) Mirsky Racing Team bt Peter Gilmour (AUS) YANMAR Racing 3-0
by Monsoon Cup Media
Jeremy: Full time skippers have the edge
12:58 PM Fri 3 Dec 2010 GMT
'Adam Minoprio vs Jeremy Koo. Qualifying session 3 at Monsoon Cup. Photo Subzero Images-WMRT' Subzero Images -Monsoon Cup © Click Here to view large photo
The 29-year-old, who is competing in his third Monsoon Cup but first as skipper, has lost 10 of his 11 matches against the world’s best sailors with one more match left against four-time World Champion Dato’ Peter Gilmour (AUS) YANMAR Racing.
Prior to the competition, Jeremy, who crewed for his sister Tiffany in the 2006 and 2007 Monsoon Cup, said he wanted to avoid last place and/or win at least two matches to beat his sister’s record of being the only Malaysian to have won a match in the Monsoon Cup.
Tiffany won one match in 2006 while no other Malaysian skipper, be it Nurul Ain Md Isa or Hazwan Hazim Dermawan have been able to better that.
“I knew it was going to be difficult to achieve my targets but I always think positive and wanted to create some records. Having said that, the gap between the qualifiers and the full time sailors is obvious for all to see,” said the Malaysian Match Racing Champion.
Jeremy was referring to the positions of Phil Robertson (NZL) WAKA Racing and Keith Swinton (AUS) Black Swan Racing and who are 10th and 11th respectively. Robertson qualified for the Monsoon Cup by winning the Asian Match Racing Championship while Swinton made the cut from the Sunseeker Australia Cup.
The other nine skippers competing in the Monsoon Cup – Mathieu Richard (FRA) French Match Racing Team, Adam Minoprio (NZL) ETNZ/BlackMatch Racing, Ben Ainslie (GBR) TEAMORIGIN, Torvar Mirsky (AUS) Mirsky Racing Team , Ian Williams (GBR) Team GAC Pindar, Jesper Radich (DEN) Gaastra Racing Team – Francesco Bruni (ITA) Team Azzurra, Peter Gilmour (AUS) YANMAR Racing and Bjorn Hansen (SWE) Hansen Global Team – all regularly sail on the World Match Racing Tour.
Meanwhile, defending World and Monsoon Cup Champion Minoprio crashed out of this year’s event when he finished with a 4-7 record, thus ending his chances of retaining the world title.
Tour leader Richard qualified for the quarter-finals with a 5-6 record and this result means that Williams, who leads the round robin with an 8-1 record, cannot overtake him in the standings. This leaves Ainslie and Mirsky as the only two skippers who can prevent Richard from winning his first world crown.
Monsoon Cup Round Robin Results (After 15 Flights)
1. Ian Williams (GBR) Team GAC Pindar 8-1
2. Ben Ainslie (GBR) TEAMORIGIN 8-2
3. Jesper Radich (DEN) Gaastra Racing Team 8-2
4. Francesco Bruni (ITA) Azzurra 6-3
5. Bjorn Hansen (SWE) Hansen Global Team 6-4
6. Torvar Mirsky (AUS) Mirsky Racing Team 6-5
7. Richard (FRA) French Match Racing Team 5-6
8. Torvar Mirsky (AUS) Mirsky Racing Team 4-5
9. Adam Minoprio (NZL) ETNZ/BlackMatch Racing 4-7
10. Phil Robertson (NZL) ETNZ/WAKA Racing 2-7
11. Keith Swinton (AUS) Black Swan Racing
12. Jeremy Koo (MAS) Koo Racing Team-Evernew
The 29-year-old, who is competing in his third Monsoon Cup but first as skipper, has lost 10 of his 11 matches against the world’s best sailors with one more match left against four-time World Champion Dato’ Peter Gilmour (AUS) YANMAR Racing.
Prior to the competition, Jeremy, who crewed for his sister Tiffany in the 2006 and 2007 Monsoon Cup, said he wanted to avoid last place and/or win at least two matches to beat his sister’s record of being the only Malaysian to have won a match in the Monsoon Cup.
Tiffany won one match in 2006 while no other Malaysian skipper, be it Nurul Ain Md Isa or Hazwan Hazim Dermawan have been able to better that.
“I knew it was going to be difficult to achieve my targets but I always think positive and wanted to create some records. Having said that, the gap between the qualifiers and the full time sailors is obvious for all to see,” said the Malaysian Match Racing Champion.
Jeremy was referring to the positions of Phil Robertson (NZL) WAKA Racing and Keith Swinton (AUS) Black Swan Racing and who are 10th and 11th respectively. Robertson qualified for the Monsoon Cup by winning the Asian Match Racing Championship while Swinton made the cut from the Sunseeker Australia Cup.
The other nine skippers competing in the Monsoon Cup – Mathieu Richard (FRA) French Match Racing Team, Adam Minoprio (NZL) ETNZ/BlackMatch Racing, Ben Ainslie (GBR) TEAMORIGIN, Torvar Mirsky (AUS) Mirsky Racing Team , Ian Williams (GBR) Team GAC Pindar, Jesper Radich (DEN) Gaastra Racing Team – Francesco Bruni (ITA) Team Azzurra, Peter Gilmour (AUS) YANMAR Racing and Bjorn Hansen (SWE) Hansen Global Team – all regularly sail on the World Match Racing Tour.
Meanwhile, defending World and Monsoon Cup Champion Minoprio crashed out of this year’s event when he finished with a 4-7 record, thus ending his chances of retaining the world title.
Tour leader Richard qualified for the quarter-finals with a 5-6 record and this result means that Williams, who leads the round robin with an 8-1 record, cannot overtake him in the standings. This leaves Ainslie and Mirsky as the only two skippers who can prevent Richard from winning his first world crown.
Monsoon Cup Round Robin Results (After 15 Flights)
1. Ian Williams (GBR) Team GAC Pindar 8-1
2. Ben Ainslie (GBR) TEAMORIGIN 8-2
3. Jesper Radich (DEN) Gaastra Racing Team 8-2
4. Francesco Bruni (ITA) Azzurra 6-3
5. Bjorn Hansen (SWE) Hansen Global Team 6-4
6. Torvar Mirsky (AUS) Mirsky Racing Team 6-5
7. Richard (FRA) French Match Racing Team 5-6
8. Torvar Mirsky (AUS) Mirsky Racing Team 4-5
9. Adam Minoprio (NZL) ETNZ/BlackMatch Racing 4-7
10. Phil Robertson (NZL) ETNZ/WAKA Racing 2-7
11. Keith Swinton (AUS) Black Swan Racing
12. Jeremy Koo (MAS) Koo Racing Team-Evernew
by Monsoon Cup 2010 Media
DEFENDING CHAMPION SUFFERS SHOCK EXIT
KUALA TERENGGANU, Dec 3 (Bernama) -- The shock exit of current world champion Adam Minoprio has opened the door for Mathieu Richard and Ben Ainslie to make a no-holds barred charge for the 2010 World Match Racing Tour title.
Richard from France shot straight back into contention with his victory over Minoprio despite a string of disappointing performances throughout the week so over the final two days, the spotlight will fall on Richard, Torvar Mirsky from Australia and Ainslie.
Minoprio, the defending World and Monsoon Cup Champion Minoprio crashed out of this year’s event when he finished with a 4-7 record, thus ending his chances of retaining the world title.
Richard looks set to clinch the title but Ainslie and Torvar Mirsky can dent the Frenchman''s hopes of winning his first world crown.
Ainslie must win the regatta to land the title while Richard has to finish in the top two to beat Ainslie overall.
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SPORTS-MONSOON CUP 2 (LAST) KUALA TERENGGANU
Meanwhile, local hopeful Jeremy Koo who was sailing under Koo Racing Team-Evernew will come away from the 2010 Monsoon Cup a better sailor, despite not achieving his target.
The 29 year-old, who was competing in his third Monsoon Cup but first as skipper, has lost 10 of his 11 matches against the world’s best sailors with one more match left against four-time World Champion Datuk Peter Gilmour (AUS) YANMAR Racing.
Prior to the competition, Jeremy, who crewed for his sister Tiffany in the 2006 and 2007 Monsoon Cup, said he wanted to avoid last place or win at least two matches to beat his sister’s record of being the only Malaysian to have won a match in the Monsoon Cup.
Tiffany won one match in 2006 while no other Malaysian skipper, be it Nurul Ain Md Isa or Hazwan Hazim Dermawan have been able to better that.
"I knew it was going to be difficult to achieve my target but I always think positive and wanted to create some records. Having said that, the gap between the qualifiers and the full time sailors is obvious for all to see," said the Malaysian Match Racing Champion. Quarterfinalists: Ian Williams (Team GAC Pindar) 8-1; Ben Ainslie (TEAMORIGIN) 8-2; Jesper Radich (Gaastra Racing Team) 8-2; Francesco Bruni (Team Azzurra) 6-3; Bjorn Hansen (Hansen Global Team) 6-4; Torvar Mirsky (Mirsky Racing Team) 6-5; Peter Gilmour (YANMAR Racing) 4-5; Mathieu Richard (French Match Racing Team) 5-6.
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Thursday, December 2, 2010
Sibling Rivalry Pushing Jeremy To The Edge
12:49 PM Thu 2 Dec 2010 GMT
'Jeremy Koo during the press conference.' Subzero Images -Monsoon Cup © Click Here to view large photo Jeremy Koo (Mas) Koo Racing Team-Evernew has only three matches left to salvage his pride after suffering five further defeats in the Monsoon Cup at the five-star Ri-Yaz Heritage Marina Resort and Spa today.
The Selangor lad has now lost eight matches with three more flights before the end of the round robin classifications but all that matters to him is to get two wins from his remaining matches.
“My sister managed to win one match in 2006 and it will be terrible for me not to beat her,” joked Jeremy, who could still see the lighter side after a hard day in the office. “After I beat her in the Malaysian Match Racing Championship last month, it was always my goal to get more than one win in the Monsoon Cup. My initial target was not to finish last, but right now, I’ll settle for beating her record!”
As the only Malaysian sailor in the season-ending World Match Racing Tour (WMRT), Jeremy has his fair share of support, including a cheering leading squad lead by Permai Inn’s General Manager Azman Ali.
The 29-year-old said: “I hope I can spring an upset or two tomorrow as I really don’t want to disappoint my fans. It feels funny to think I have fans, but I guess being the only Malaysian in the field, means I’ll get everyone’s support and I really appreciate it.”
Jeremy faces a daunting task in his last three matches as he faces defending World and Monsoon Cup Champion Adam Minoprio (NZL) ETNZ BlackMatch Racing, Ben Ainslie (GBR) TEAMORIGIN and four-time World Champion Dato Peter Gilmour (AUS) YANMAR Racing.
Regardless of how he does, Jeremy promised we haven’t heard the last of him.
Meanwhile, two-time World Champion Ian Williams (GBR) Team GAC Pindar leads the way with a perfect record after winning all seven of his matches, including wins over three of his four rivals ahead of him in the leaderboard.
After eight of the nine legs in the 2010 WMRT season, Mathieu Richard (FRA) French Match Racing Team (105 Points), Adam Minoprio (NZL) ETNZ/BlackMatch Racing (90 Points), Ben Ainslie (GBR) TEAMORIGIN (88 Points), Torvar Mirsky (AUS) Mirsky Racing Team (76 Points) and Williams (72 Points), all have a mathematical chance of being crowned World Champion.
Williams did his chances a world of good by laying down the marker when he defeated Richard, Minoprio and Mirsky and will face Ainslie tomorrow.
“The real racing starts in the knock-out stages when we have the quarter-finals. I won two world titles entering the knockout stage in eighth place so it doesn’t really matter but it feels good to be leading,” said Williams.
For Williams to win the world title, he needs to win the Monsoon Cup and hope neither Ainslie nor Minoprio finish on the podium and Richard finishes outside the top eight. Richard, who has led the tour from the very first regatta in April, recovered from a poor start to be placed seventh with a 3-5 record.
Round Robin Results
1. Ian Williams (GBR) Team GAC Pindar 7-0
2. Ben Ainslie (GBR) TEAMORIGIN 5-1
3. Torvar Mirsky (AUS) Mirsky Racing Team 5-2
4. Jesper Radich (DEN) Gaastra Racing Team 5-2
5. Francesco Bruni (ITA) Azzurra 4-2
6. Bjorn Hansen (SWE) Hansen Global 3-3
7. Richard (FRA) French Match Racing Team 3-5
8. Peter Gilmour (AUS) YANMAR Racing 2-4
9. Adam Minoprio (NZL) ETNZ/BlackMatch Racing 2-4
10. Keith Swinton (AUS) Black Swan Racing 2-4
11. Phil Robertson (NZL) WAKA Racing 2-5
12. Jeremy Koo (MAS) Koo Racing Team-Evernew
'Jeremy Koo during the press conference.' Subzero Images -Monsoon Cup © Click Here to view large photo Jeremy Koo (Mas) Koo Racing Team-Evernew has only three matches left to salvage his pride after suffering five further defeats in the Monsoon Cup at the five-star Ri-Yaz Heritage Marina Resort and Spa today.The Selangor lad has now lost eight matches with three more flights before the end of the round robin classifications but all that matters to him is to get two wins from his remaining matches.
“My sister managed to win one match in 2006 and it will be terrible for me not to beat her,” joked Jeremy, who could still see the lighter side after a hard day in the office. “After I beat her in the Malaysian Match Racing Championship last month, it was always my goal to get more than one win in the Monsoon Cup. My initial target was not to finish last, but right now, I’ll settle for beating her record!”
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Koo Racing Team-Evernew crea in action. - Subzero Images -Monsoon Cup_© Click Here to view large photo |
The 29-year-old said: “I hope I can spring an upset or two tomorrow as I really don’t want to disappoint my fans. It feels funny to think I have fans, but I guess being the only Malaysian in the field, means I’ll get everyone’s support and I really appreciate it.”
Jeremy faces a daunting task in his last three matches as he faces defending World and Monsoon Cup Champion Adam Minoprio (NZL) ETNZ BlackMatch Racing, Ben Ainslie (GBR) TEAMORIGIN and four-time World Champion Dato Peter Gilmour (AUS) YANMAR Racing.
Regardless of how he does, Jeremy promised we haven’t heard the last of him.
Meanwhile, two-time World Champion Ian Williams (GBR) Team GAC Pindar leads the way with a perfect record after winning all seven of his matches, including wins over three of his four rivals ahead of him in the leaderboard.
After eight of the nine legs in the 2010 WMRT season, Mathieu Richard (FRA) French Match Racing Team (105 Points), Adam Minoprio (NZL) ETNZ/BlackMatch Racing (90 Points), Ben Ainslie (GBR) TEAMORIGIN (88 Points), Torvar Mirsky (AUS) Mirsky Racing Team (76 Points) and Williams (72 Points), all have a mathematical chance of being crowned World Champion.
Williams did his chances a world of good by laying down the marker when he defeated Richard, Minoprio and Mirsky and will face Ainslie tomorrow.
“The real racing starts in the knock-out stages when we have the quarter-finals. I won two world titles entering the knockout stage in eighth place so it doesn’t really matter but it feels good to be leading,” said Williams.
For Williams to win the world title, he needs to win the Monsoon Cup and hope neither Ainslie nor Minoprio finish on the podium and Richard finishes outside the top eight. Richard, who has led the tour from the very first regatta in April, recovered from a poor start to be placed seventh with a 3-5 record.
Round Robin Results
1. Ian Williams (GBR) Team GAC Pindar 7-0
2. Ben Ainslie (GBR) TEAMORIGIN 5-1
3. Torvar Mirsky (AUS) Mirsky Racing Team 5-2
4. Jesper Radich (DEN) Gaastra Racing Team 5-2
5. Francesco Bruni (ITA) Azzurra 4-2
6. Bjorn Hansen (SWE) Hansen Global 3-3
7. Richard (FRA) French Match Racing Team 3-5
8. Peter Gilmour (AUS) YANMAR Racing 2-4
9. Adam Minoprio (NZL) ETNZ/BlackMatch Racing 2-4
10. Keith Swinton (AUS) Black Swan Racing 2-4
11. Phil Robertson (NZL) WAKA Racing 2-5
12. Jeremy Koo (MAS) Koo Racing Team-Evernew
by Monsoon Cup Media 2010
Wednesday, December 1, 2010
Jeremy moved by Agong's pep talk
12:40 PM Wed 1 Dec 2010 GMT
Seri Paduka Baginda Yang Di-Pertuan Agong, Tuanku Mizan Zainal Abidin Almarhum Al-Sultan Mahmud Al-Muktafi Billal Shah, opened the Monsoon Cup 2010 following a spectacular ceremony at the Ri-Yaz Heritage Marina Resort and Spa Exhibition Hall today.
Groups from local primary and secondary schools as well as 70 specialist dancers and musicians from local clubs performed ‘The 1 Malaysia Show’ – a performance which combined all the cultural traditions from across the country including Chinese, Indian and Malay, as well as traditions specific to Kuala Terengganu.
His Majesty was accompanied by the queen, Raja Permaisuri Agong Tuanku Nur Zahirah, Terengganu Menteri Besar YAB Dato Ahmad Said, Youth and Sports Minister YAB Dato Seri Ahmad Shabery Cheek, Monsoon Cup Chairman Tan Sri Sabbaruddin Chik, Monsoon Cup Director Dato Wan Hisham Wan Salleh and several other high ranking government officials and after the performances, declared the 2010 Monsoon Open.
The skippers of the 12 teams – Mathieu Richard (FRA) French Match Racing Team, Adam Minoprio (NZL) ETNZ/BlackMatch Racing, Ben Ainslie (GBR) TEAMORIGIN, Torvar Mirsky (AUS) Mirsky Racing Team, Ian Williams (GBR) Team GAC Pindar, Jesper Radich (DEN) Gaastra Racing Team, Francesco Bruni (ITA) Azzurra, Peter Gilmour (AUS) YANMAR Racing, Bjorn Hansen (SWE) Hansen Global Team, Phil Robertson (NZL) Waka Racing, Keith Swinton (AUS) Black Swan Racing and Jeremy Koo (MAS) Koo Racing Team-Evernew – were later introduced to His Majesty.
Jeremy, who is the sole Malaysian qualifier, said he was delighted to not only shake His Majesty’s hands, but was honoured Tuanku Mirzan encouraged him to go all out in the Monsoon Cup.
“His Majesty took the trouble to speak to each skipper but I was extremely honoured that he spent a little longer with me. He asked me about my career and gave me words of encouragement,” said Jeremy, who is competing in his third Monsoon Cup, but the first as a skipper after crewing for his sister Tiffany’s team in 2006 and 2007.
“Tuanku has given me an added incentive to go all out to create a shock or two in the Monsoon Cup. I know we start as the underdogs but I have nothing to lose and everything to gain.”
The Monsoon Cup is the ninth and last stage of the World Match Racing Tour (WMRT) and after eight rounds, five skippers – Richard (105 Points), Minoprio (90 Points), Ainslie (88 Points), Mirsky (76 Points) and Williams (72 Points) – all have a mathematical chance of being crowned ISAF Match Racing World Champion.
by Monsoon Cup 2010 Media
Seri Paduka Baginda Yang Di-Pertuan Agong, Tuanku Mizan Zainal Abidin Almarhum Al-Sultan Mahmud Al-Muktafi Billal Shah, opened the Monsoon Cup 2010 following a spectacular ceremony at the Ri-Yaz Heritage Marina Resort and Spa Exhibition Hall today.
Groups from local primary and secondary schools as well as 70 specialist dancers and musicians from local clubs performed ‘The 1 Malaysia Show’ – a performance which combined all the cultural traditions from across the country including Chinese, Indian and Malay, as well as traditions specific to Kuala Terengganu.
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Tuanku Mirzan Zainal Abidin (left) and Jeremy Koo (second left) and Terengganu MB YAB Dato Seri Ahmad Said during the opening ceremony - Subzero Images -Monsoon Cup_© Click Here to view large photo |
The skippers of the 12 teams – Mathieu Richard (FRA) French Match Racing Team, Adam Minoprio (NZL) ETNZ/BlackMatch Racing, Ben Ainslie (GBR) TEAMORIGIN, Torvar Mirsky (AUS) Mirsky Racing Team, Ian Williams (GBR) Team GAC Pindar, Jesper Radich (DEN) Gaastra Racing Team, Francesco Bruni (ITA) Azzurra, Peter Gilmour (AUS) YANMAR Racing, Bjorn Hansen (SWE) Hansen Global Team, Phil Robertson (NZL) Waka Racing, Keith Swinton (AUS) Black Swan Racing and Jeremy Koo (MAS) Koo Racing Team-Evernew – were later introduced to His Majesty.
Jeremy, who is the sole Malaysian qualifier, said he was delighted to not only shake His Majesty’s hands, but was honoured Tuanku Mirzan encouraged him to go all out in the Monsoon Cup.
“His Majesty took the trouble to speak to each skipper but I was extremely honoured that he spent a little longer with me. He asked me about my career and gave me words of encouragement,” said Jeremy, who is competing in his third Monsoon Cup, but the first as a skipper after crewing for his sister Tiffany’s team in 2006 and 2007.
“Tuanku has given me an added incentive to go all out to create a shock or two in the Monsoon Cup. I know we start as the underdogs but I have nothing to lose and everything to gain.”
The Monsoon Cup is the ninth and last stage of the World Match Racing Tour (WMRT) and after eight rounds, five skippers – Richard (105 Points), Minoprio (90 Points), Ainslie (88 Points), Mirsky (76 Points) and Williams (72 Points) – all have a mathematical chance of being crowned ISAF Match Racing World Champion.
by Monsoon Cup 2010 Media
Tuesday, November 30, 2010
Monsoon Cup 2010 Coronation Cup Dinner
News : Jeremy out to create history at the Monsoon Cup
Sun, 28 Nov 2010
Since winning the Malaysian Match Racing Championship (MMRC) a month ago, Jeremy Koo (Mas) of Koo Racing Team-Evernew has only been dreaming of one thing – creating history in the Monsoon Cup which starts on Tuesday with the Coronation Cup.
As the winner of the MMRC, Jeremy received an invitation to compete in the Monsoon Cup, the last leg of the World Match Racing Tour (WMRT). The six-day event will be held at the five-star Ri-Yaz Heritage Marina Resort and Spa from Tuesday until Dec 5.
'I took part in the 2006 and 2007 Monsoon Cup when I crewed for my sister Tiffany, but this will be my first time as skipper. In those two occasions, we only managed to win one race while in 2008 and 2009, the Malaysian representatives each failed to win a single match. As a result, we all finished last,' said Jeremy, who finished second in the recent China Cup.
'My aim this year is two fold. One is to win as many races as possible and secondly, try to avoid ending up with the wooden spoon. I think I have a good chance of upsetting one or two of the skippers but that will be easier said than done.'
Jeremy, who was a member of China’s America’s Cup team in 2007, added his knowledge of the Pulau Duyong race course will be a big help, but accepted that the elite skippers would have already done their homework.
'Obviously, having raced at the course since 2006 would be a big advantage, but the professional sailors are all meticulous in their planning,' said Jeremy. 'I think it will all boil down to tactics and the weather conditions. All it takes is just one bad decision and the race would be over in a flash.'
As for his own preparations, Jeremy said besides the China Cup, he spent one week training with the South Korean sailing team who finished third in the just concluded Asian Games. He also just competed in the Raja Muda International Regatta.
'I will have a day’s rest before flying to Terengganu to meet up with my crew on Tuesday. We will have two hours practice to fine tune our teamwork before the Monsoon Cup,' said Jeremy, who is a former World Champion in the Byte Class. 'I’m feeling confident and can’t wait for the event to begin.'
Besides Jeremy, the other teams who will compete in the Monsoon Cup are Mathieu Richard (FRA) French Match Racing Team, defending World and Monsoon Cup Champion Adam Minoprio (NZL) ETNZ/BlackMatch Racing, Ben Ainslie (GBR) TEAMORIGIN, Torvar Mirsky (AUS) Mirsky Racing Team, Ian Williams (GBR) Team GAC Pindar, Jesper Radich (DEN) Gaastra Racing Team, Francesco Bruni (ITA) Team Azzurra, Peter Gilmour (AUS) YANMAR Racing, Bjorn Hansen (SWE) Hansen Global Team, Asian Match Racing Championship winner Phil Robertson (NZL) WAKA Racing and Sunseeker Australia Cup qualifier Keith Swinton (AUS) Black Swan Racing.
Richard (105 points), Minoprio (90), Ainslie (88), Mirsky (76) and Williams (72) are all still in the running to be crowned World Champion, although the odds favour the top three skippers.
The Monsoon Cup qualifiers
1. Mathieu Richard (FRA) French Match Racing Team
2. Adam Minoprio (NZL) ETNZ/BlackMatch Racing
3. Ben Ainslie (GBR) TEAMORIGIN
4. Torvar Mirsky (AUS) Mirsky Racing Team
5. Ian Williams (GBR) Team GAC Pindar
6. Jesper Radich (DEN) Radich Racing Team
7. Francesco Bruni (ITA) Azzurra
8. Peter Gilmour (AUS) YANMAR Racing
9. Bjorn Hansen (SWE) Hansen Global Team
10. Jeremy Koo (Mas) Koo Racing Team-Evernew
11. Phil Robertson (NZL) WAKA Racing
12. Keith Swinton (AUS) Black Swan Racing
2010 ISAF World Match Racing Tour Standings
(After Stage 8 of 9)
1. Mathieu Richard (FRA) French Match Racing Team 105 Points
2. Adam Minoprio (NZL) ETNZ/BlackMatch Racing 90 Points
3. Ben Ainslie (GBR) TEAMORIGIN 88 Points
4. Torvar Mirsky (AUS) Mirsky Racing Team 76 Points
5. Ian Williams (GBR) Team GAC Pindar sponsored by Argo Group 72 Points
6. Jesper Radich (DEN) Radich Racing Team 60 Points
7. Francesco Bruni (ITA) Azzurra 53 Points
8. Peter Gilmour (AUS) YANMAR Racing 51 Points
9. Bjorn Hansen (SWE) Hansen Global Team 33 Points
10. Magnus Holmberg (SWE) Sigma Racing Team 29 Points
2010 Tour Card Holders
Adam Minoprio (NZL) ETNZ/BlackMatch Racing
Torvar Mirsky (AUS) Mirsky Racing Team
Ben Ainslie (GBR) TEAMORIGIN
Francesco Bruni (ITA) Azzurra
Peter Gilmour (AUS) YANMAR Racing
Bjorn Hansen (SWE) Hansen Global
Team Bertrand Pace (FRA) Aleph Sailing Team
Mathieu Richard (FRA) French Match Racing Team
Ian Williams (GBR) Team GAC Pindar
by Monsoon Cup Media 2010
Monday, November 29, 2010
Nothing to lost but evertything else to gain
30th November 2010
How will we fair and what is in our mind, well we do not where we stand until the race start, we are... racing against professional sailors, and there isn't much are expected from us from the sailing world, but we did not just came here for the experience, we are given the space to excel and we are going to try our best to rise up to the occasion.
We will try to make our mark at the Coronation Cup today.
Sean
How will we fair and what is in our mind, well we do not where we stand until the race start, we are... racing against professional sailors, and there isn't much are expected from us from the sailing world, but we did not just came here for the experience, we are given the space to excel and we are going to try our best to rise up to the occasion.
We will try to make our mark at the Coronation Cup today.
Sean
Tuesday, November 2, 2010
Friday, October 29, 2010
Winning The Malaysian Match Racing Championship 2010 (MMRC) Monsoon Cup Qualifier
Summary of our Days at Kuala Terengganu
We won the Championship last weekend at Kuala Terengganu, everything looks so easy on the news we were kinda portrayed liked it was an easy win but was it?...
It wasn't.
The level of match racing in Malaysia keep increasing every year, and the event were much more worthy of the grade 3 event tag compared to the years before. Winning it was an uphill task and here is our account...
Despite not being the defending champion we have always been one of the firm favorites to win it. For on paper every single crew member have won something on their own or with the team .
On day one and two, we were rusty and nervous, almost throwing our first race away. We also took a lot of penalties and even received a black flag on day one. We tried to improve on day two but our progressed was slow but was lucky to end the day winning 3 matches in a row and also taking a race off the defending champion
On day 3, we identified 2 weakness, our speed was not up to the par in the light wind, and we were too aggressive in trying to get other teams penalty. So we took some measure in overcoming the weakness, we made 2 rules, rule 1 we are not allowed to point at all today and rule 2, we remained aggressive but avoid contact with
another boat at all cost.
It started really well, until we gave away 2 races in a row, putting us in a very vulnerable position. We had to win the remaining 2 matches for a spot in semi final, winning one race only may tie us at 9 point with Tiffany and Razali but we will lose out on count back.
so it was risky, but the matter are still on our hand, and we could not rely on others result as we starts early for the last two flight.
We hold on to our breathe and made it. Winning the race against the defending champion and the finalist of MMRC 2009. Both races we won the pre start and lead from the start to the end.
After racing two round robins we begins to feel weary and tired, but despite that we were convinced we are fitter than the other teams and in the semi final against Nik, we took first race without any problem, on second he was late on the pre start, we made most of the opportunity to give him a penalty and he ended up with a black flag.
On the last final race, the pre start was pretty neutral with Nik reaching the windward mark first, we pressed on, and was unfortunate to be penalized for not giving him enough room when we passed by a navigation buoy where our spinnakers touches.
Yet we were not nervous, we tailed him closely, and manged to get under him near windward mark, luffed him up just enough to give us space , while he had bear off to round the mark, we gybe and bear off to offset our penalty inside him...that was our best move in the MMRC2010, we came back side by side heading towards the finishing line, a gybing battle ensued and we came out on top to win the race!
On the Final race, the wind continues to blow, Tiffany started the race really well, we knew her team was tired, and engaged her in a taking duel. We were spot on as she loses out about 2 boats length after few tacking. Knowing that we can take advantage of her weary crews. We continuously engage her in the next two races. We were really tired too but we had our game face on. We were relieved at the end of the day for managing to live up to our team's name.
Monday, October 25, 2010
Post MMRC, Story on How did Tiffany Koo made it to the Final of MMRC 2010
In short, Tiffany is very good in explaining what she wants and what she expects from every crew members, never mind that she is having a scratch team that was assembled days before the Monsoon Cup Qualifier, she is a TWO time champions of the Malaysian Match Racing Championship.
Good crew members are hard to come by but her network has allowed her access to a vast talent pool from around the globe. Days before the qualifier it was reported that Reuben Corebett skipper of Black Sheep Racing is sailing with her, although that did not materialize.Yet She still have Jason Caroll a sailor filled with seamanship from doing delivering and skippering boats, Maximilian Soh Sea games and Asian Games Gold Medalist, and then she have 2 of the defending champion's winning team crew from 2009.
It it no doubt a scratch team but a closer look, this is a very strong scratch team, and this is evident by the way they proceeds to the semi-finals,
With Maxi acting as a tactician, Jason providing his seamanship and the 2 others providing stability and boat handling having sailed and trained on the boat before.
Tiffany's team is strong. And give 2 days to Tiffany to train them ;they are now a winning Team !
In the semi-final, she may have lost the first match, but with the wind blowing the next day for match 2, she was ruthless, she took control of all pre start, while Hazwan was more than happy just killing time doing rounds around the committee boat before the horn blows for the start and that made him very predictable. Tiffany just needed to disrupt his time to the line.
In the deciding match Tiffany clearly wanted it more, we can see from the pontoons that both teams were tired from 2 Round robins, after going ahead Hazwan does a split tack and allows separations between him and Tiffany. Unfortunately for Hazwan, Tiffany was in the lifting side of the course, rounded the windward mark first and she never looks back from there, winning the race for a match against her brother Jeremy Koo in the final.
Sunday, October 24, 2010
News:Winds Of Change Sweep Jeremy Into Monsoon Cup
KUALA TERENGGANU, Oct 23 (Bernama) -- Jeremy Koo (Koo Racing Team-Evernew) swept past younger sister and two-time champion Tiffany (Koo Racing Team) to win the Malaysian Match Racing Championship (MMRC) at Pulau Duyong here.
The win enables him to sail in the Monsoon Cup at the same venue between Nov 30 and Dec 5.
Jeremy, who crewed for Tiffany when she emerged victorious in the MMRC in 2006 and 2007, had mixed emotions after sailing to a 3-0 victory in the first ever MMRC final to feature siblings.
He was elated he had finally claimed the MMRC as skipper after finishing third last year, but sad he denied his sister a chance to win the title for a third time.
Jeremy admitted he was lucky the wind was strong today, as he felt a lighter wind would have favoured Tiffany.
"I finally did it. The crew were just tremendous today and I am delighted to finally win the MMRC, but a little sad as I beat my sister.
"She was a little unlucky as the strong wind helped me," he said in a press conference later, adding he would be flying to Hong Kong to prepare for the China Cup and train with the South Korean Asian Games squad before competing in the Monsoon Cup.
Meanwhile, Tiffany, who has not competed in the MMRC for two years, said she did not expect to reach the semi-final, let alone the final, as it was a last-minute decision to return to the MMRC.
"Honestly, he was too good today and I have no complaints," she said.
Tiffany stormed into the final when she defeated defending champion Hazwan Hazim Dermawan (Team Pulse-AC Law) 3-1 in a dramatic semi-final. Her win over Hazwan, who topped the qualifying rounds with a 13-3 record, kept up the MMRC tradition of always having a female sailor in the final.
The four-day Asian Match Racing Championship (AMRC) begins on Oct 25.
The winner of the AMRC will also earn a berth in the Monsoon Cup. A third qualifier will be the winner of the Sunseeker Australia Cup, to be held from Nov 24-27, while the World Match Racing Tour will award a wild card.
The Monsoon Cup is the season ending race on the tour.
The world's top sailors will be in Terengganu with five skippers still in the race to be crowned world champion.
Source & Credits
Bernama.com
-- BERNAMA
The win enables him to sail in the Monsoon Cup at the same venue between Nov 30 and Dec 5.
Jeremy, who crewed for Tiffany when she emerged victorious in the MMRC in 2006 and 2007, had mixed emotions after sailing to a 3-0 victory in the first ever MMRC final to feature siblings.
He was elated he had finally claimed the MMRC as skipper after finishing third last year, but sad he denied his sister a chance to win the title for a third time.
Jeremy admitted he was lucky the wind was strong today, as he felt a lighter wind would have favoured Tiffany.
"I finally did it. The crew were just tremendous today and I am delighted to finally win the MMRC, but a little sad as I beat my sister.
"She was a little unlucky as the strong wind helped me," he said in a press conference later, adding he would be flying to Hong Kong to prepare for the China Cup and train with the South Korean Asian Games squad before competing in the Monsoon Cup.
Meanwhile, Tiffany, who has not competed in the MMRC for two years, said she did not expect to reach the semi-final, let alone the final, as it was a last-minute decision to return to the MMRC.
"Honestly, he was too good today and I have no complaints," she said.
Tiffany stormed into the final when she defeated defending champion Hazwan Hazim Dermawan (Team Pulse-AC Law) 3-1 in a dramatic semi-final. Her win over Hazwan, who topped the qualifying rounds with a 13-3 record, kept up the MMRC tradition of always having a female sailor in the final.
The four-day Asian Match Racing Championship (AMRC) begins on Oct 25.
The winner of the AMRC will also earn a berth in the Monsoon Cup. A third qualifier will be the winner of the Sunseeker Australia Cup, to be held from Nov 24-27, while the World Match Racing Tour will award a wild card.
The Monsoon Cup is the season ending race on the tour.
The world's top sailors will be in Terengganu with five skippers still in the race to be crowned world champion.
Source & Credits
Bernama.com
-- BERNAMA
News : Cruise for Jeremy
2010/10/23
By Zainuddin Muhammad
Skipper Jeremy Koo with his Racing Team crew after winning the title yesterday. — Picture by Rozainah Zakaria
IT was big brother Jeremy Koo's turn to find fame in the Malaysian Match Racing Championships (MMRC) after cruising to a 3-0 victory over sister and two-time champion Tiffany in the final at Pulau Duyong yesterday.
The 29-year-old skipper of Koo Racing Team, who beat Team Malaysia One helmsman Nik Ashraf Qaedi Nik Azizan in the semi-finals, was in his element in the race-to-five final and provided little room for his 26-year-old sibling -- champion in 2006 and 2007, to mount a challenge.
With 19 years of sailing experience and multiple titles under his belt, Jeremy said it was about time he won the national qualifiers, which booked him a place in the Monsoon Cup proper on Nov 30-Dec 5.
"When we found out that Tiffany would race against us in the final, we knew we had a slight advantage as we were better prepared than her newly assembled team.
"We have been hitting the gymnasium for quite a while now and we knew that we would be tougher and stronger than them, and we were proven right in the end," Jeremy said after receiving the winners' trophy from Monsoon Cup adviser Datuk Peter Gilmour.
Defending champion Hazwan Hazim Dermawan of Pulse AC Law, beaten by Tiffany in the semi-final, settled for third place after defeating Nik Ashraf in the playoff.
Fifth place went to Nurul Elia Anuar of Sail Putrajaya who defeated Mohamad Razali Mansor of Malaysia Armed Forces One while Rizal Mahadi Sazili of Royal Selangor Yacht Club beat Mohd Masyuri Rahmat of Malaysian Yachting Association for seventh place.
Source & Credits
Read more: Cruise for Jeremy http://www.nst.com.my/nst/articles/oafiuhu/Article/#ixzz13KsTp6CX
By Zainuddin Muhammad
Skipper Jeremy Koo with his Racing Team crew after winning the title yesterday. — Picture by Rozainah Zakaria
IT was big brother Jeremy Koo's turn to find fame in the Malaysian Match Racing Championships (MMRC) after cruising to a 3-0 victory over sister and two-time champion Tiffany in the final at Pulau Duyong yesterday.
The 29-year-old skipper of Koo Racing Team, who beat Team Malaysia One helmsman Nik Ashraf Qaedi Nik Azizan in the semi-finals, was in his element in the race-to-five final and provided little room for his 26-year-old sibling -- champion in 2006 and 2007, to mount a challenge.
With 19 years of sailing experience and multiple titles under his belt, Jeremy said it was about time he won the national qualifiers, which booked him a place in the Monsoon Cup proper on Nov 30-Dec 5.
"When we found out that Tiffany would race against us in the final, we knew we had a slight advantage as we were better prepared than her newly assembled team.
"We have been hitting the gymnasium for quite a while now and we knew that we would be tougher and stronger than them, and we were proven right in the end," Jeremy said after receiving the winners' trophy from Monsoon Cup adviser Datuk Peter Gilmour.
Defending champion Hazwan Hazim Dermawan of Pulse AC Law, beaten by Tiffany in the semi-final, settled for third place after defeating Nik Ashraf in the playoff.
Fifth place went to Nurul Elia Anuar of Sail Putrajaya who defeated Mohamad Razali Mansor of Malaysia Armed Forces One while Rizal Mahadi Sazili of Royal Selangor Yacht Club beat Mohd Masyuri Rahmat of Malaysian Yachting Association for seventh place.
Source & Credits
Read more: Cruise for Jeremy http://www.nst.com.my/nst/articles/oafiuhu/Article/#ixzz13KsTp6CX
Friday, October 22, 2010
MMRC 2010 End of Day 3 : It has been a roller coaster day!
Tiffany 's day.
Tiffany started the day really well taking a point off Razali, and her beloved brother Jeremy and although she lost the match against Hazwan due to her pitman being in the water, all she needed to do was to win the race against Elia to confirmed her place on the semi- final!
Jeremy Koo's day.
On the other hand our day was filled with ups and downs, we did well in the first race getting a win over Nik but was careless in giving the race against Razali and Tiffany away.
We were leading in both races but the shifty wind and bad decisions gave the races away. And that put us in really bad positions, for now we needed to win both our remaining matches to put ourselves in the semis! And the remaining matches are against the defending champion hazwan and last year's finalist Nurul Elia, so it was really an uphill task.
The pressure is really on us now, but we were saved by the bell , it was lunch time. And we had time to take the negativity off us.
After lunch we came out roaring, literally !, we were really furious when our race against Hazwan was abandoned after we won the pre start, as it seems a photographer were hiding inside the boat. And due to number difference the PRO had to stop the race! Our adrenalin was pumping and our temper flies for this is a must win race. But maybe this was a blessing in disguise as this incident took our nervousness away, and we took the race from Hazwan and Elia without much of a problem.
Now both KRT Teams are in the Semis.
Till date,
TIffany lost her first race against Hazwan
While
Jeremy won his first race against Nik
First to win 3 races , will proceed to the Final!
Wednesday, October 20, 2010
MMRC 2010 End of Day 1 :Black Day with a Silver Lining
Today, Koo Racing Team Evernew which is lead by Jeremy, had at least 1 penalty in 3 out of 5 matches. The team now are quite used to do it, abad manged to recover well coming back from behind, except for the race against Nik, where we kept receiving penalties which would most probably goes the other way in another day. We ended up receiving a black flag . We accept the decisions, and had a lot of discussion about it and felt like we have moved forward and learned a great deal.
Tiffany Koo, lost her first race to formidable Razali from the Royal Malaysian Armed Forces, and the second against our team which is lead by Jeremy Koo.
The losses and penalties we received today have definitely powered us up, showing our mistakes and and we tries very hard to make most of it, learning from it, improving our skills.
Semi final spot are still mathematically within reach for both KRT Teams! And we still stand a good chance to get it!
Tuesday, October 19, 2010
KRT at MMRC - Monsoon Cup Qualifier Day 1 - Prelunch
Tiffany Koo got off to a great start winning her first race against Malaysian Asian Games Representative and a second win against Jerome from Putrajaya five 'O', Tiffany's KRT team received a huge boost when Saiful whom was a bowman of Hazwan's winning team last year joined her. Tiffany was searching for a bowman just before MMRC starts. WIth Saiful, Tiffany now recruited 2 of Hazwan's crew last year.
While Jeremy Koo's KRT Evernew had a nervy start against fellow friend Rizal who also hails from Royal Selangor Yacht Club. Tom gave Jeremy a penalty at the start, and Jeremy have to give it all to retake the lead at the windward mark.
WMRT News: Monsoon Cup Space Up For Grabs at Malaysian Match Racing Championship
Terengganu, Malaysia,19 October 2010
With the promise of a berth at the World Match Racing Tour’s (WMRT) Championship finale - The Monsoon Cup - on offer for the winner, The Malaysian Match Racing Championship (MMRC) has attracted a stellar field of Malaysia’s finest match racers, including two former winners of the MMRC.
The four day event, which starts on Wednesday, 20th October, will feature an intriguing mix of former champions, sibling rivalry and future sailing stars, who will all be desperately battling it out to book their spot at the Monsoon Cup.
Tiffany Koo (Koo Racing Team), the 2006 and 2007 MMRC winner, is returning in an attempt for a hat-trick of wins, while defending champion Hazwan Hazim Dermawan (Team Pulse AC Law), boosted by a major sponsorship deal with Pulse Group PLC and AC Law, a leading corporate law firm, will be bidding for a repeat success.
Hazwan’s new sponsorship deal will allow him to make the ground-breaking step and become the first all-Malaysian team to participate in a WMRT event outside of Malaysia, when they compete in the Korea Match Cup Qualifiers next year.
In addition to having to face off the challenge of Hazwan, Tiffany Koo will also need to get the better of her brother Jeremy (Koo Racing Team Evernew), who was part of his sister’s winning teams in 2006 and 2007. Jeremy showed his skills as skipper when reaching the semi-finals last year and will be looking to add his name alongside his sister’s on the coveted winner’s trophy.
The fight for the prestigious MMRC title and the one qualifying spot for the Monsoon Cup will take place at the purpose built world-class match racing venue of Ri-Yaz Heritage Marina Resort and Spa in Pulau Duyong, Terengganu, the same venue used for the Monsoon Cup which takes place from 30th November to 5th December.
The six other teams taking part in the MMRC are: Mohd Razali Mansor (MAF1), Rizal Mahadi (RSYC), Mohd Masyuri (MYA), Nurul Elia Anuar (Sail Putrajaya), Nik Ashraf Nik Qaedi (Malaysia One) and Jerome Welch (Putrajaya 5 O) – will be out to squash Tiffany and Hazwan in Pulau Duyong.
Perhaps the biggest threat to Koo and Hazwan will come from Nurul, the 2009 Monsoon Sailing School (MSS) Most Promising Sailor, who caught the eye when reaching the MMRC final last year. With another year’s experience under her belt, Nurul could be a big threat this week.
The winners of the MMRC and AMRC will each earn a ticket to the Monsoon Cup, the final race of the WMRT 2010 season. The Monsoon Cup promises to be an exciting climax to the season as five skippers – Mathieu Richard (FRA) French Match Racing Team, Adam Minoprio (NZL) ETNZ/BlackMatch Racing, Ben Ainslie (GBR) TEAMORIGIN, Torvar Mirsky (AUS) Mirsky Racing Team and Ian Williams (GBR) Team GAC Pindar all have a chance to be crowned World Champion.
Malaysian Match Racing Championship Participants List
Hazwan Hazim Dermawan /Perak -Team Pulse-AC Law
Jeremy Koo /Royal Selangor Yacht Club -Koo Racing Team- Evernew
Tiffany Koo /Royal Selangor Yacht Club -Koo Racing Team
Mohd Razali Mansor /Malaysian Armed Forces -MAF1
Rizal Mahadi /Royal Selangor Yacht Club -RSYC
Mohd Masyuri /Malaysian Yachting Association -MYA
Nurul Elia Anuar /Sail Putrajaya -Sail Putrajaya
Nik Ashraf Nik Qaedi /Malaysian Yachting Association -Malaysia One
Jerome Welch /Sail Putrajaya -Putrajaya 5 O
About the Malaysian Match Racing Championship (MMRC)
Back in 2006, the Monsoon Cup was the first race to have a series of qualifiers to encourage the participation of young, upcoming local sailors in the professional match race scene. Those qualifiers were the Malaysian Match Racing Championship (MMRC) and the Asian Match Racing Championship (AMRC).
From four teams at its inception in 2006, the Malaysian Match Racing Championship has now grown to have 13 local teams taking part in last year's event.
The winner will be the sole Malaysian representative at the Monsoon Cup, the final and deciding leg of the World Match Race Championships. It is a chance to compete with the world’s top match race sailors.
Malaysian Match Racing Championship Winners
2006: Tiffany Koo (MAS) – Team Selangor Gapurna 1
2007:Tiffany Koo (MAS) – UK Halsey Gapurna
2008: Nurul Ain Md Isa (MAS) – Perak Sailing Team
2009:Hazwan Hazim (MAS) - Taring Pelangi
Source & Credits
www.wmrt.com
Monday, October 18, 2010
News: Top skippers to battle for Monsoon Cup berth
TWO former champions will battle eight top skippers for the right to represent Malaysia in the Monsoon Cup when the Malaysian Match Racing Championship (MMRC) gets under way tomorrow.
Tiffany Koo (Koo Racing Team), the 2006 and 2007 MMRC winner, is returning in an attempt to complete a hat-trick of wins, while defending champion Hazwan Hazim Dermawan (Team Pulse AC Law), boosted by a major sponsorship deal with Pulse Group PLC and AC Law, a leading corporate law firm, has set his sights on loftier goals.
Hazwan's new sponsorship deal will see him lead the first all-Malaysian team to a WMRT event outside of Malaysia when they compete in the Korea Match Cup Qualifiers next year.
But first, he and Tiffany will face a big test in the MMRC, scheduled for Kuala Terengganu. The Asian Match Racing Championships will follow on Oct 25-28.
Eight other teams - Jeremy Koo (Koo Racing Team Evernew), Mohd Razali Mansor (MAF1), Rizal Mahadi (RSYC), Abdul Rahim Mohd Zan (Perak), Mohd Masyuri (MYA), Nurul Elia Anuar (Sail Putrajaya), Nik Ashraf Nik Qaedi (Malaysia One) and Jerome Welch (Putrajaya 5 O) - will be out to deny Tiffany and Hazwan.
Nurul, the 2009 Monsoon Sailing School (MSS) Most Promising Sailor, was also a losing MMRC finalist last year.
But with a year's experience under her belt, she could be a big threat. Masyuri, who is preparing for next month's Asian Games after winning the recent national trials, is another sailor with big ambitions.
With Armed Forces teammate Razali, the duo have been competing in the MMRC since 2006 and both are determined to end their losing streak.
Jeremy has tasted victory as a member of the crew when his sister Tiffany won in 2006 and 2007.
He was a losing semi-finalist last year and will want to show that a winning mentality is very much a Koo family trait.
The winners of the MMRC and AMRC will each earn a ticket to the Monsoon Cup, the final race of the World Match Racing Tour season, on Nov 30-Dec 5.
Source & Credits
Read more: Top skippers to battle for Monsoon Cup berth http://www.nst.com.my/nst/articles/42LAYAR/Article#ixzz12m6uhjN9
Tiffany Koo (Koo Racing Team), the 2006 and 2007 MMRC winner, is returning in an attempt to complete a hat-trick of wins, while defending champion Hazwan Hazim Dermawan (Team Pulse AC Law), boosted by a major sponsorship deal with Pulse Group PLC and AC Law, a leading corporate law firm, has set his sights on loftier goals.
Hazwan's new sponsorship deal will see him lead the first all-Malaysian team to a WMRT event outside of Malaysia when they compete in the Korea Match Cup Qualifiers next year.
But first, he and Tiffany will face a big test in the MMRC, scheduled for Kuala Terengganu. The Asian Match Racing Championships will follow on Oct 25-28.
Eight other teams - Jeremy Koo (Koo Racing Team Evernew), Mohd Razali Mansor (MAF1), Rizal Mahadi (RSYC), Abdul Rahim Mohd Zan (Perak), Mohd Masyuri (MYA), Nurul Elia Anuar (Sail Putrajaya), Nik Ashraf Nik Qaedi (Malaysia One) and Jerome Welch (Putrajaya 5 O) - will be out to deny Tiffany and Hazwan.
Nurul, the 2009 Monsoon Sailing School (MSS) Most Promising Sailor, was also a losing MMRC finalist last year.
But with a year's experience under her belt, she could be a big threat. Masyuri, who is preparing for next month's Asian Games after winning the recent national trials, is another sailor with big ambitions.
With Armed Forces teammate Razali, the duo have been competing in the MMRC since 2006 and both are determined to end their losing streak.
Jeremy has tasted victory as a member of the crew when his sister Tiffany won in 2006 and 2007.
He was a losing semi-finalist last year and will want to show that a winning mentality is very much a Koo family trait.
The winners of the MMRC and AMRC will each earn a ticket to the Monsoon Cup, the final race of the World Match Racing Tour season, on Nov 30-Dec 5.
Source & Credits
Read more: Top skippers to battle for Monsoon Cup berth http://www.nst.com.my/nst/articles/42LAYAR/Article#ixzz12m6uhjN9
KRT is stepping up a gear at the Monsoon Cup Qualifier
This year we are sending two teams to the Malaysian Match Racing Championship throwing everything at our rivals, the two teams comprises of the best talents from Koo Racing Team.
Tiffany Koo a two time champion at MMRC will spearhead the challenge in Koo Racing Team,
while Jeremy Koo her brother, an extensively experience sailor, who tasted top quality experience in match racing having competed in the 32nd America’s Cup in Valencia Act 12 with Team China, will be leading Koo Racing Team - EverNew
Sources have confirmed there will be 8 other teams competing this time.
They are
Hazwan Hazim Dermawan - Perak - Team Pulse-AC Law
Mohd Razali Mansor - Malaysian Armed Forces - MAF1
Rizal Mahadi - Royal Selangor Yacht Club - RSYC
Abdul Rahim Mohd Zan - Perak
Mohd Masyuri - Malaysian Yachting Association - MYA
Nurul Elia Anuar - Sail Putrajaya - Sail Putrajaya
Nik Ashraf Nik Qaedi - Malaysian Yachting Association - Malaysia One
Jerome Welch - Sail Putrajaya - Putrajaya 5 O
The continuous promotion and the introduction of Monsoon Sailing School have certainly made things difficult for us.
From the list and archive of results available in the internet, we have identified 3 Teams that will give us a run for our money, as these teams have been doing a lot of sailing this year and have been sailing with the same set of crews.
Mohd Masyuri from Malaysian Yachting Association the winner of Asian games selection have been quietly climbing up ladder and grasp the Asian games spot under everyone's nose.
Nurul Elia Anuar from Sail Putrajaya attended the Monsoon Sailing school this year and from the news, she was fearless and did really well at the school. She also won the Round Robin in the Asian Games Selection before stumbling at semi final to Masyuri.
Mohd Razali Mansor from Malaysian Armed Forces, no doubt one of the most experience and consistent team in Malaysia, they have been sailing as a team for quite sometimes now and was unlucky not to win the Asian Games Selection
Koo Racing Team is a sailing team comprises of passionate sailors of Malaysia.
As we look to be more active regionally, we are always looking for sailors from South East Asia to join us in regional fleet racing, match racing and ultimately WMRT!
We are also always looking for potential sponsors who are passionate in sports whom we can made them proud of.
Sailors , Sponsors and media
You can contact us at jeremy6833@gmail.com or shingrey@gmail.com
Cheers
News : All Eyes On Tiffany In Hattrick Bid
'A delighted Tiffany after her victory in 2007' Monsoon Cup © Click Here to view large photo
The biggest name in this year’s Malaysian Match Racing Championship (MMRC) is undoubtedly Tiffany Koo, a two-time winner of the event.
Tiffany, who emerged champion in 2006 and 2007, has been training hard in her attempt to make it a hattrick of victories and will represent the Royal Selangor Yacht Club (RSYC). She will race under the name of Koo Racing Team.
This year’s MMRC is at Ri-Yaz Heritage Marina Resort and Spa in Pulau Duyong from Oct 20-23. It will be followed by the Asian Match Racing Championship from Oct 25-28. The winners of both events will each earn a berth to the prestigious Monsoon Cup at the same venue from Nov 30-Dec 5. A third qualifier will be the winner of the SunseekerAustralia Cup.
The three will join the top eight sailors in the World Match Racing Tour (WMRT) plus one wildcard entry in the Monsoon Cup.
The Monsoon Cup is the season ending race on the WMRT. The world’s top sailors will all be in Terengganu with five skippers still in the race to be crowned World Champion.
Tiffany and her crew celebrate winning the 2007 MMRC - Monsoon Cup © Click Here to view large photo
After eight of the nine rounds in this season’s WMRT, Mathieu Richard has accumulated 105 points, to lead defending World Champion and 2009 Monsoon Cup winner Adam Minoprio (NZL) ETNZ/BlackMatch Racing by 15 points.
Ben Ainslie (GBR) TEAMORIGIN, a multiple Olympic gold medallist, is a further two points behind Minoprio, but has the momentum after his stunning victory last weekend in the Argo Gold Cup, the penultimate round of this season’s WMRT.
Torvar Mirsky (AUS) Mirsky Racing Team (76 Points) and two-time World Champion Ian Williams (GBR) Team GAC Pindar (72 Points) are the other skippers still in with a chance to top the standing as 38 points will be awarded to the Monsoon Cup winner.
Jesper Radich (DEN) Radich Racing Team (60 Points), Francesco Bruni (ITA) Azzurra (53 Points) and Peter Gilmour (AUS) YANMAR Racing (51 Points) round up the top eight, who all get automatic berths to the Monsoon Cup.
Tiffany, who won a gold medal in the laser category at the 2001 SEA Games, will start as the hot favourite to regain the title.
Defending MMRC champion Hazwan Hazim, who has returned to Perak a year after winning the title while sailing for Terengganu, will be Tiffany’s main rival in this year’s competition. Nurul Ain Md Isa, the 2008 MMRC Champion, will not be racing this year.
For more information, please contact:
Mira Navaretna
mira@tbest.com.my
+603-22833324
www.monsooncup.com.my
About the Malaysian Match Racing Championship (MMRC)
Back in 2006, the Monsoon Cup was the first race to have a series of qualifiers to encourage the participation of young, upcoming local sailors in the professional match race scene. Those qualifiers were the Malaysian Match Racing Championship (MMRC) and the Asian Match Racing Championship (AMRC).
From 4 teams at its inception in 2006, the Malaysian Match Racing Championship has now grown to have 13 local teams taking part in last year's event.
The winner will be the sole Malaysian representative at the Monsoon Cup, the final and deciding leg of the World Match Race Championships. It is a chance to compete with the world’s top match race sailors.
Malaysian Match Racing Championship Winners
2006: Tiffany Koo (MAS) – Team Selangor Gapurna 1
2007: Tiffany Koo (MAS) – UK Halsey Gapurna
2008: Nurul Ain Md Isa (MAS) – Perak Sailing Team
2009: Hazwan Hazim (MAS) - Taring Pelangi
About the Asian Match Racing Championship (AMRC)
At its debut in 2006, the AMRC saw participation from five regional teams, including from Singapore, Australia, New Zealand and Hong Kong, racing in the world-class Pulau Duyong match race circuit, which is also the venue for the Monsoon Cup.
Last year saw a massive increase in interest with over 30 international teams applying for a chance to compete. But only seven selected teams were racing in the AMRC, including two from Malaysia.
Now it has grown to include the participation of youths under 25 from around the globe.
Asian Match Racing Championship Winners
2006: Adam Minoprio (NZL) – BlackMatch Racing
2007: Adam Minoprio (NZL) – BlackMatch Racing
2008: Keith Swinton (AUS) – BlackSwan Racing
2009: Phil Robertsson (NZL), Team New Zealand WAKA Racing
by Monsoon Cup 2010
Source & Credits
This article was published at http://www.sail-world.com/newsfeed_show.cfm?nfid=19&nid=75898
News : Tiffany going for hat-trick
THE biggest name in this year's Malaysian Match Racing Championship (MMRC) is undoubtedly Tiffany Koo, a two-time winner of the event.
Tiffany, who emerged champion in 2006 and 2007, has been training hard in her attempt to make it a winning hat-trick when she represents the Royal Selangor Yacht Club (RSYC) racing under the name of Koo Racing Team.
This year's three-day MMRC is at Ri-Yaz Heritage Marina Resort and Spa in Pulau Duyong starting on Wednesday and will be followed by the Asian Match Racing Championship on Oct 25-28. The winners earn a berth in the Nov 30-Dec 5 Monsoon Cup at the same venue. A third qualifier will be the winner of the SunseekerAustralia Cup.
The three will join the top eight sailors in the World Match Racing Tour (WMRT) plus one wild card in the Monsoon Cup, the season ending race on the WMRT. The world's top sailors will all be in Terengganu with five skippers still in the race to be crowned world champion.
After eight of the nine rounds in this season's WMRT, Mathieu Richard has accumulated 105 points to lead defending World Champion and 2009 Monsoon Cup winner Adam Minoprio (NZL) ETNZ/BlackMatch Racing by 15 points.
Britain's Ben Ainslie of Teamorigin. a multiple Olympic gold medallist, is a further two points behind Minoprio but has the momentum after his stunning victory in the recent Argo Gold Cup, the penultimate round of the WMRT.
Torvar Mirsky's Mirsky Racing Team of Australia and two-time world champion Ian Williams' Team GAC Pindar of Britain are the other skippers still in with a chance to top the standings.
Dane Jesper Radich of the Radich Racing Team, Italian Francesco Brunic of Azzurra and Australian Peter Gilmour of YANMAR Racing round up the top eight, who all get automatic berths to the Monsoon Cup.
Tiffany, who won a gold medal in the laser category at the 2001 Sea Games, will start as the hot favourite to regain the title.
Defending MMRC champion Hazwan Hazim, who has returned to Perak a year after winning the title while sailing for Terengganu, will be Tiffany's main rival in this year's competition. Nurul Ain Mohd Isa, the 2008 MMRC Champion, will not be racing.
Source & Credits
Read more: Tiffany going for hat-trick http://www.nst.com.my/nst/articles/40sailtiffany/Article#ixzz12h3QxAyw
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