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.
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