August 2010 Archives

Kota Kinabalu: Jun Avecilla's Selma Star C! Calibre emerged as the winner of the 7th Borneo International Yachting Challenge 2010 Labuan to Kota Kinabalu Race.

The event, which unofficially ended when the participants arrived here on Wednesday night, saw the Selma Star C! Calibre finishing at the top of the order among seven boats that competed in the Racing Class division.

Avecilla and crew completed the race in 12:39:30mins (corrected time) and finished ahead of Miri Magic 1, owned by David Richards, whose time was 13:45:36mins.

North Borneo Yachting Director of Operations, Captain Simon Farmer, finished in third place in his Ulumulu in a time of 13:51:35mins, while fourth and fifth place went to H. R Taylor and D. B. Brizuela who captained the Irresistible (14:05:41mins) and Leonard Chin in his Miri Magic 2 (14:45:58mins).

They registered a time of 14:05:41mins and 14:45:58mins respectively.

Completing the order in sixth and seventh places was Allan Riches' Outward Bound (9:04:45mins) and J-F Cormmerais' Sarawak Sea Horse (9:15:32mins).

The results were revealed at a press conference here yesterday.

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Labuan: The Borneo International Yachting Challenge has sprung two new support industries in Miri, Sarawak which not only boost the income of the locals but also increase the interest in sailing activities.

"Miri will embark on leisure and racing boat building industry, and this also include boat maintenance and repair sector to cater for the region.
"I was made to understand that Miri Marina owner (Troy Yaw) has received orders for ten racing class boats. This will be good for the local community as it provides employment opportunities, which will be their source of income.
"It is also a testimony that we possess the expertise in this high-end industry," Assistant Minister of Social Development and Urbanisation (Sports) Datuk Lee Kim Shin revealed this yesterday in Labuan.
Lee added that the availability of locally built boats would reduce the cost to own them.
A locally built boat carries a price tag of around RM200,000 which is far much cheaper than buying them from overseas.
"This will encourage the locals to own boats and more will take up sailing as a hobby or for sports, especially among our youths," said Lee who is also the joint main organising committee co-chairman of the Borneo International Yachting Challenge.