'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
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