Monsoon Cup 2010 Coronation Cup Dinner

We had a great day of sailing with the Youth and Sport Minister Dato' Ahmad Shabery Cheek .

Here is the our dinner photos !

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

Monsoon Cup 2010 Round(Stage 1) Pairing List

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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

Wild card Jeremy knows the score

JEREMY Koo, winner of the Malaysian Match Racing Championships, is under no illusion of his chances in the coming Monsoon Cup.

The skipper of Koo Racing Team Evernew, who will fly the Malaysian flag in the last leg of the World Match Racing Tour in Pulau Duyong on Nov 30-Dec 5, said the class difference between him and the world's top sailors is just too wide.

The 29-year-old, who beat his sister Tiffany, 26, for the wild card into the Monsoon Cup in the recent national qualifiers, said he knew it would be tough to even win a race in the Monsoon Cup.

"I was on Tiffany's crew when we took part in the 2006 and 2007 Monsoon Cups and we failed to win a single race in our first year but managed to secure one victory in the second year," said Jeremy.

"Now that I am at the helm of my own team, I will have to do everything in my power to do better than Tiffany and that means I will have to win a couple of races this time."

But Jeremy said it was easier said than done as Malaysia's representative in 2008, Nurul Ain Mohd Isa and her Perak Sailing Team, also ended the tournament without a win.

"The same thing happened to Hazwan Hazim Dermawan last year when his Taring Pelangi failed to get the better of the Monsoon Cup contenders.

"I thought Hazwan, who skippered Pulse AC Law in the national qualifiers, had a shot again this year but he was unlucky to lose to Tiffany in the semi-finals and I managed to beat Tiffany to earn the right to compete in the Monsoon Cup," he said.

However, the 2007 America's Cup Team China crew member said he might just have a few tricks up his sleeves to give the world title contenders a run for their money.

"I know that Mathieu Richard, Ian Williams, Adam Minoprio, Ben Ainslie and Peter Gilmour are all great sailors but I have raced against them before and perhaps, this time I will be able to win one or two races against them," he said. -- Zainuddin Muhammad

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