
What is this event about?
An annual competition organised by the Windsurfing Association of Singapore, the Singapore Open Windsurfing Championship is the biggest event on the local windsurfing calendar. Attracting top local and foreign competitors from all over Asia, the Championship is into it’s 33rd year.
This year's event will be the continental qualifier for the 2014 Youth Olympic Games - with 3 places available in both the Techno 293 boys and girls events.
The 2014 edition will see Asian Championship professional-level events for RS:X (the current Olympic windsurfing class), IMCO (the former Olympic class and the Techno 293 class (the current YOG class for windsurfing)
2014 Event Updates
Dates: 22 to 26 January 2014
Country: Singapore
Location: National Sailing Centre, East Coast Park
Notice of Race
Event info - International Windsurfing Association
NOR - Singapore Open Classes
NOR - Asian CHampionship Classes
NOR - SIMWC Classes
SI - Singapore Open & Asian Championship;
SI - SIMWC


33rd SIM SINGAPORE OPEN ASIAN WINDSURFING CHAMPIONSHIP
Event Information
Accommodation Options for Foreign Competitors
Click on the hotel names for website links.
Le Peranakan Hotel
400 East Coast Road, Singapore 428994
A boutique hotel located 15 minutes from the Changi International Airport and in the East Coast area of Singapore, Le Peranakan Hotel offers old world charm with the convenience of modern-day amenities. The hotel is offering special rates for participants of the event at S$85 per night for a single bed to S$150 per night for a triple room.
Goldkist Beach Resort
1110 East Coast Parkway, Near Carpark D3, Singapore 449880
This is a no-frills beachfront resort located on the east coast of Singapore.
Fernloft (Singapore) East Coast
693A East Coast Road, Singapore 459058
Fern Loft is a popular budget hostel with single bed rooms to 10-bedded rooms. The East Coast hostel is strategically located along East Coast Road with close proximity to amenities such as shopping mall, supermarket, clinics, banks, post office, bus station, photo shops and 24hrs convenient store. Facilities include free use of pantry, free breakfast, free WIFI & unlimited internet access and bicycle rental. Online reservations can be made via the hostel website by clicking on the name above.
Hotel 81
Hotel 81 is a chain of budget hotels set up to offer travelers value for money accommodation. Hotel 81 Opera, Hotel 81 Classic and Hotel 81 Sakura are located along Joo Chiat Road, with the east coast beach about a 10 – 15 minutes drive away.
Hotel Opera
238 Joo Chiat Road, Singapore 427353
Hotel 81 Classic
12 Joo Chiat Road Singapore 427353
Hotel 81 Sakura
181 Joo Chiat Road Singapore 427452




SPECIAL THANKS TO THE SPONSORS THAT MADE THE 32ND SINGAPORE OPEN WINDSURFING CHAMPIONSHIP 2013 POSSIBLE

PRESS RELEASE
Singapore to Host
SIM 32nd Singapore Open Asian Windsurfing Championship
as Sport Marks Its Return to Olympic Line-Up
The SIM Singapore Open Asian Windsurfing Championship (SOAWC) returns for its 32nd edition as Singapore hosts the Asian Windsurfing Championship for the third year running. The event will be held from 16th January to 20th January off the waters of East Coast.
The event comes at a time when windsurfing has been reinstated as an Olympic sport after the International Sailing Federation reversed in November 2012 a decision to replace it with kiteboarding. Sanctioned by the International Windsurfing Association (IWA), the SOAWC is the biggest event on the Singapore windsurfing calendar and key competition for the region's top windsurfers. Singapore will be represented by 2010 Youth Olympic Games Bronze medallist Audrey Yong alongside fellow Team Singapore windsurfers Amanda Ng, Chuah Jun Ler and Merrick Phang, who will all compete in the RS:X class, the windsurfing class which will feature in the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.
The event has attracted close to 100 participants from 10 countries, including windsurfing powerhouses Hong Kong and Thailand as well as Indonesia, Philippines, Malaysia, Japan, India, Myanmar, Argentina, and Singapore. India and 2013 SEA Games host country, Myanmar, are participating in the event for the first time.
Additionally, the 2013 SOAWC marks the first time that title sponsor SIM Global Education has incorporated a volunteer programme, as part of its objective to to provide value-added experiences to its students Under this programme, SIM’s student volunteers will be involved in the events, marketing and logistic works so as to gain exposure in sports business and events management,
Timothy Khoo, President of the Windsurfing Association of Singapore, said: “Our success in earning the rights to host an Asian Windsurfing Championship-grade event for the third-year running is a testament to Singapore’s strength in hosting high-level sporting events. This year, we are also happy that the Championship will serve as a platform for our title sponsor SIM Global Education to actively involve their students in running the event.
The SOAWC will take place from 16th January onwards at the National Service Resort & Country Club (NSRCC) Sea Sports Centre, with final races to take place on 20th January. International Olympic Committee (IOC) Vice-President, Mr Ng Ser Miang, will be the guest-of-honour at the prize presentation ceremony.
Event Details:
The biggest event on the local windsurfing calendar and one of the key windsurfing events in Asia, the Singapore Open Asian Windsurfing Championship is an annual event organised by the Windsurfing Association of Singapore together with Singapore Sailing Federation. Into its 32nd year, the event, which takes place during the northeast monsoon season (November to February), sees top windsurfers from Singapore pit their skills again the best in the region.
The SIM 32nd Singapore Open Asian Windsurfing Championship will take place from 16 to 20 January 2012 at the National Service Resort & Country Club (NSRCC) Sea Sports Centre. The event is supported by the Singapore Sailing Federation, National Parks, the Ministry of Education Sea Sports Centre. For more information, please visit http://www.singaporewindsurfing.org/
The Championship is a multi-class event comprising the following events:
1. Asian Windsurfing Championship
Each edition features different ISAF windsurfing classes. Event attracts top windsurfers from the region with results contributing to international ranking points. This year, the Championship will see the Asian Men and Women's Champion being crowned in Formula Windsurfing and RS:One classes.
2. Singapore Open Windsurfing Championship
Multi-class championship event which attracts a wide range of competitors from local amateur windsurfers to semi-pro windsurfers as well as national windsurfing teams from the region. This Championship event features a wide range of windsurfing classes from the “funboard' class to the current Olympic class.
3. SIM Windsurfing Championship
Held in conjuction with the Singapore Open and Asian Windsurfing Championship, this competition sees students from tertiary institutions battle for top honours.
Racing begins on 17 January 2013 at 11am, NSRCC Sea Sports Centre (11 Changi Coast Walk), and ends on Sunday, 20 January 2013.
International Formula class windsurfer and former L’Oreal model
Jesper Vesterstrom
will be participating in the SOAWC and giving a clinic on race preparation and tactics at the Constant Wind Sea Sports Centre prior to race day. Jesper's achievements to date include:
• First placed in the world ranking list (2005-06 Formula)
• Vice European Formula Champion 2008
• Five times Nordic Formula-windsurfing Champion
• First times Danish Formula-windsurfing Champion
• Danish Olympic Team-rider

For more information and media registration to the SOAWC, please contact:
Windsurfing Association of Singapore, Media Team
Jasmine Goh
Mobile: 9670 4283
Email: goh.jasmine88@gmail.com
Heem Hian Lim
Mobile: 9295 5680
Email: heemhian@gmail.com
Directions to NSRCC:
http://www.esrcc.com.sg/contact/location.html About the Windsurfing Association of Singapore
The Windsurfing Association of Singapore is a non-profit volunteer-based association managed by a group of passionate windsurfers. Started in 1980, the Windsurfing Association of Singapore, previously known as the Board Sailing Association of Singapore, was renamed as the Windsurfing Association of Singapore as part of the Association’s effort to rebrand itself and remain relevant. The Association’s vision is to build a vibrant and active windsurfing community in Singapore.
About the International Windsurfing Assocation
The International Windsurfing Association was formed in January 2001 to unite the sport of windsurfing, and to provide a focal point for information, and a central administration for competitive windsurfing.
About the SIM Group
SIM GE is one of the four core businesses under the SIM Group, which includes SIM University (UniSIM), SIM Professional Development and SIM Membership Services. SIM Global Education (offers a wide range of high-quality overseas degree programmes made available through SIM’s partnership with established international universities and institutions from the United Kingdom, United States, Australia and Switzerland. Most of the students are full-time students, but SIM Global Education also offers part-time programmes that cater to working adults. Offering over 50 academic programmes, its enrolment stands at 21,500, with about 2,500 foreign students
RACE REPORTS
Today marks the start of the SIM 32nd Singapore Open Asian Windsurfing Championships with the Formula and the RS:One classes. Both classes are this year’s Asian Championship events and fierce competition was to be expected. The championship kicked off to a great start with North-easterly winds going from 12 to 18 knots. With strong and shifty gusts up to 25 knots, the competitors’ endurance and strategies were put to the test.
In the Formula Asian Championship, the windsurfers struggled with their big sails and big boards against the unrelenting conditions. Jesper Vesterstrom, former world number one Formula windsurfer managed 4 bullets, while the surprise of the day was Christopher Newman, a British windsurfer based in Singapore. Newman is ahead of Oceanic Formula Windsurfing Champion Sean O’Brien after four races on Day One. Current leading Asian Formula windsurfer is Thai Sakda Sakulfaeng who is five points ahead of Singaporean Harold Ma.
In the inaugural RS:One Asian Championship which sees competitors from Philippines, Thailand, Indonesia, India, Thailand, Myanmar, Japan and Malaysia fighting for top honours, the race was tightly fought between Philippines’ Coveta Geylord and Thailand’s Phonoppharat Natthap who are currently three points apart.
The SIM 32nd Singapore Open Asian Windsurfing Championship continues tomorrow with the RS:X Olympic class, and Techno 293 Youth Olympic Class starting their first races where the Singapore national windsurfers will take on their counterparts from Hong Kong, India, Indonesia and Thailand
DAY ONE 17.01.13
DAY 2 18.01.13
Competitors were challenged to shifty winds on Day 2 of the SIM 32nd Singapore Open
Asian Windsurfing Championships with wind strength averaging at 7 to 8 knots and gusting up to
15 knots. A total of three races were completed in the RS:One, RS:X and Techno 293 classes while
the only Formula race which was run was abandoned due to insufficient wind.
In the RS:One class, recently-crowned RS:One World Champion Coveta Geylord
maintained his lead while seasoned Olympic campaigner and Asian Games Gold medalist Oka
Sulaksana took two bullets to overtake Phonoppharat Natthaphong in the ranking, moving from 4th
position to 2nd position.
Meanwhile in the Olympic RS:X class, it was a close fight amongst the Hong Kong team
with the top three positions going to Lee Chung Ting, To Kok Yin and Ng Ho Yin of Hong Kong
respectively. Team Singapore windsurfer, Chuah Jun Ler scored two third positions to finish in 5th
place.
The Hong Kong team continued their dominance in the Techno 293 class, taking a clean
sweep of the top four positions. Singaporeans Nicholas Wee and Ruth Mow put in credible
performances, finishing in the 8th and 9th positions respectively in a fleet of 22 competitors.
Day 3 of the event will see racing for the Raceboard and IFCA funboard classes going
underway and as well as the start of the SIM windsurfing championship.
DAY ONE 23.01.2014
By Geraldine Eng
Competitors of the SIM 33rd Singapore Open Asian Windsurfing Championship were greeted to a bright and sunny Thursday morning on day 1 of the event. True to the wind forecast, the wind starting to fill in in the late morning and the race committee wasted no time to get racing in the Techno 293 class going. Race 1 for the day got underway soon after 11am with windsurfers making their way towards the race course in slightly choppy waters with ease. Weather conditions were perfect on this opening day of the race, with the north-easterly winds ranging between 12 and 18 knots and building up in Race 2 which saw several competitors retiring from racing.
On the Bravo course where competitors in the Techno 293 Class were racing on a trapezoid course, it was more than the Asian Championship titles at stake. Competitors in the Youth Boy and Youth Girl divisions are battling to qualify their countries in the upcoming Youth Olympic Games in Nanjing. In the Youth Boy division, it was Hong Kong dominated the top 5 positions while Thailand currently lead the pack in the Youth Girl division followed by Hong Kong and Japan.
Over at the Alpha course, competitors in the RS:X, RS:One and Mistral One Design classes raced a windward/leeward course. In the RS:X Men division, Singapore's Leonard Ong finished second behind Thailand's Ek Boonsawad after 3 races, tying on points with Chang Hao of Taiwan. The heat was on in the Mistral One Design class where Hong Kong's Cheng Kwok Fai and his compatriots Lee Chun Ting and Ma Yik Kai who occupied the top three spots respectively are separated by only a few points.
For more detailed results and photos from Day 1 of racing please see
Provisional Results : http://www.sailing.org.sg/events/regattas/14/02WSFopen/index.php
Photos : http://www.sailing.org.sg/events/regattas/14/02WSFopen/index.htm
http://www.flickr.com/photos/svk1/sets/72157640028547073/
Video : YouTube
With good winds forecast for the next few days, more exciting racing action from the event can be expected so watch this space for more updates!






















































DAY TWO 24.01.2014
By Chua Hsin Ee
The prevailing north-east wind continued to blow on Day 2 of the SIM 33rd Singapore Open Asian Championship with constant winds of 15 knots gusting up to 18 knots as early as 10h30.
The race officials wasted no time in getting the races going. Race 4 of in Techno Youth Boys division started just past 11h00 in a steady breeze. The winds then picked up steadily, averaging at 17 knots and gusting up to 25 knots with competitors getting off to a flying start in Race 5 & 6. There were hardly any changes to the Techno Boy’s divisions with the 3rd and 4th placed competitors swopping places. Singapore’s Wallace Gan put in a commendable performance and is currently lying in 10th position out of a fleet of 26 after claiming a third spot in Race 4. In the Techno Girl’s division, it is a close fight between Thailand’s Phongern Duangkamon and Hong Kong’s Choi Wing Chi who are both tied at 7 points with each taking 3 bullets after 6 races.
In the RS:X Men’s division, Thailand’s Ek Boonsawad sits comfortably at the top of the leaderboard with 3 straight wins today. Ek is currently six points ahead of Taipei’s Chang Hao who has moved up to 2nd position after six races while Singapore’s Leonard Ong fell to 3rd position. However, the fight between Leonard and Hao will be one to watch out for in the coming days with just one point separating the two. Over in the RS:X Women’s division, Hong Kong proved to be a tough fight with the top 3 positions firmly occupied by the Hong Kong women windsurfers.
Hong Kong currently dominates the leaderboard in the Mistral One Design Open division but Thailand’s Natthaphong Phonoppharat is putting up a good fight with two second-placed finishes and is proving to be third-placed Ma Yik Kau’s closest threat.
Racing continues on Day 3 of the event with the first possible race at 11h00 and the start of races in the Formula and Raceboard classes. The 5th edition of the SIM Windsurfing Championship, which sees novice windsurfers from National University of Singapore (NUS), Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore Institute of Management (SIM), Singapore Management University (SMU) compete for top honours, will also kick off tomorrow.
Provisional Results : http://www.sailing.org.sg/events/regattas/14/02WSFopen/index.php




























































































































































DAY THREE 25.01.2014
By Chua Hsin Ee
After two days of strong winds, competitors sailed in more manageable wind conditions which saw winds easing off slightly and averaging at 15 knots, with gusts hitting a high of 20 knots. A total of three races were held at each race course.
In the RS:X Men’s division, Ek Boonsawad, remained untouchable with 3 bullets in all 3 races. The Olympian who represented Thailand in the 2012 and 2008 Olympic Games and enjoys racing in strong winds currently tops the Men’s leaderboard with 8 points after 9 races while Taipei’s Chang Hao extended his lead over Singapore’s Leonard Ong to maintain his second-placed position.
The competition was more intense in the RS:X Women’s fleet where there was an interesting shuffling of the leaderboard. Hong Kong’s Lo Sin Lam who finished in third position with 12 points the day before had climbed to the top of the leaderboard with two straight wins in Race 8 and Race 9, leaving her compatriot, Ngai Wai Yan, to second position with 18 points after two disappointing fourth-placed finishes. Thailand’s Siripon Kaewduang-Ngam ended the day with 25 points, putting her just 3 points ahead of Hong Kong’s Ma Kwan Ching, who had dropped from second to fourth position. Siripon, who was the 2010 YOG gold medallist, looks determined to claim a spot on the podium and going by the way the competition is heating up in the RS:X Women’s division, anything can happen.
In the Mistral One Design Open class, the seemingly unbeatable Cheng Kwok Fai, who took 2013 Mistral Asian Champion and is looking to retain his title stayed at the top of the leaderboard with 10 points despite faltering in Race 8 with a third-placed finish. Thailand’s Natthaphong Phonoppharat moved into third position after two second-placed finishes, putting him 2 points ahead of his closest rival Ma Yik Kau from Hong Kong.
Over in the Techno Girl’s fleet, Thailand’s Phongern Duangkamon scored three bullets, pulling away from her closest rival, Hong Kong’s Choi Wing Chi. Phongern ended the day with five points ahead of Choi who herself extended her lead over third-placed Nijima Rina from Japan.
Racing for the Formula and Raceboard classes started today with competitors racing on a windward/leeward course. It was an all England affair with UK's Chris Newman taking the top spot in the Formula class with two straight wins and Paul Leone leading the Raceboard class with a perfect score of 3 points.
Day 3 of racing also saw the start of the 5th edition of the SIM Windsurfing Championship which sees windsurf novices from the tertiary windsurf clubs competing for top honours. A total of three races were held in the 4.0m Novice Men, 4.0m Novice Women, 4.7m Intermediate Women, 5.6m Intermediate Men and 6.2m Intermediate Mixed categories. The Singapore Management University (SMU) took top spots in all but the 4.7 Intermediate Women and 6.2m Intermediate Mixed categories.
Racing will continue on the final day tomorrow with the first possible start of racing scheduled for 11h00.
For the provisional race results, please see http://www.sailing.org.sg/events/regattas/14/02WSFopen/index.php










































DAY FOUR 26.01.2014
By Chua Hsin Ee
After three days of solid racing in goods wind, the fourth and final day of the SIM 33rd Singapore Open Asian Windsurfing Championship 2014 concluded in shifty and variable wind conditions, leading to some interesting changes in positions on the leaderboard.
The tricky conditions not only proved challenging to the race committee but also to the competitors as tactics came into play. In the end, it was the ones who could best read the wind conditions who triumphed.
Techno 293
In the Techno 293 Youth Girl’s Thailand Duangkamon Phongern defended her leaderboard position to take home the 2014 Techno 293 Asian Champion title. Finishing in second spot was Hong Kong’s Choi Wing Chi while 2013 SEA Games Silver Medalist Ynez Lim from Singapore , managed to secure a spot for Singapore in the 2014 Nanjing Youth Olympic Games (YOG) with a strong finish.
In the Techno 293 Youth Boy’s fleet, Hong Kong swept the top three podium positions after having led the competition in this divison throughout most of the competition. Japan ’s Ikeda Kensei , Thailand ’s Thanatip Suebyubon and Myanmar ’s Set Naing Aung took the fourth, fifth and sixth positions respectively, earning their countries a berth in the 2014 Nanjing YOG.
RS:X
In the RS:X Men’s division, Thailand’s Ek Boonsawad cemented position on the top of the leaderboard winning the 2014 RS:X Men Asian Champion title with an almost perfect score of 11 points, while Taipei’s Chang Hao took second spot and Singapore’s Leonard Ong settled for a third-placed finish despite a bullet in Race 11.
In the RS:X Youth Men fleet, Hong Kong’s Kikabhoy Rafeek who was the 2014 RS:X Youth Boys Asian Champion retained his title winning the 2014 RS:X Youth Men Asian Champion title after beating Thailand’s Chinain Pattharadnai and Hong Kong’s Hui Kwan Nok finished in second and third positions respectively.
Over in the RS:X Women’s division, the 2013 RS:X Youth Girls Asian Champion, Ngai Wai Yan from Hong Kong scored two bullets to regain her lead over fellow team-mate Lo Sin Lam. Ngai edged out Lo by a mere one point difference to take home the 2014 RS:X Women Asian Champion title while Thailand’s Siripon Kaewduang-Ngam finished third.
Mistral One Design
The Hong Kong team continued its dominance in the Mistral One Design Open class where 2013 Asian Champion Cheng Kwok Fai retained his title while his compatriot Lee Chun Ting took second spot.
RS:One, Formula and Raceboard
In the RS:One class, Sri Lanka’s Chameera Gunawardena claimed the top spot after winning the tie-breaker with Thailand’s Ruamsap Phanuthat based on the number of best discards.
The close fight between the top three competitors in day two of the Formula Open class saw Singapore’s Lo Jun Hao winning the Open class after securing two wins over close rivals Chris Newman from Britain and Joshua Choo from Singapore. There were less surprises in the Raceboard class which Paul Leone finishing first on a perfect score
5th SIM Windsurfing Championship
The two-day of intense racing amongst windsurf novices in the 5th SIM Windsurfing Championship ended with SMU walking away with the most number of medals. The battle for top honours was clearly between Singapore Institute of Management (SIM) and Singapore Management University (SMU) right from the start. The closest fight was seen in the 6.2m Intermediate Mixed division which saw SIM’s Melvin Huang and SMU’s Kyne Aldrich Chan switching positions from race to race. Finally, it was SIM’s Huang who triumphed with a two point win over SMU’s Chan.
The event is one of the most successful editions of the Singapore Open Windsurfing Championship that has been held with 136 participants from Singapore , Thailand , Malaysia , Indonesia , Philippines , Myanmar , India , Sri Lanka , Hong Kong, Chinese Taipei, Japan , Korea , Great Britain , Argentina , and Russia .























































