NEWS MALAYSIAN MATCH RACING CIRCUIT
THREE OF THE BEST: Te top three teams with their prizes after the inaugural Malaysia Match Racing Circuit in Lumut.
PRESS TALK: Dato’ Wan Hisham explains to the media the importance of having the MMRC.
The first step is always the hardest to take, but Malaysia have embarked on a journey which they hope will benefit match racers in that country. Te introduction of the Malaysian Match
Racing Circuit (MMRC) which kicked off in May will see three events staged around the country with the overall winner of the circuit gaining entry to the prestigious final and deciding leg of the Alpari World Match Racing Tour (AWMRT), the Monsoon Cup. Te MMRC is sanctioned by the International Sailing Federation (ISAF) and AWMRT. Te idea of a match racing circuit was mooted two years ago
“Te MMRC is the answer to the future of sailing in Malaysia.”
following the success of the Malaysian Match Racing Championship and Asian Match Racing Championship – qualifiers for the Monsoon Cup – to encourage young, upcoming local sailors to compete in professional match racing championships Te MMRC in essence will replace the one-off Malaysian
qualifiers which were usually staged a month or two before the Monsoon Cup. Tere will be a minimum cash prize RM15,000 per event with the overall winners of the circuit having the chance to sail alongside world
match-racing champions at the Monsoon Cup and earn a minimum prize money of RM50,000. Director of T-Best Events and Vice President
of Malaysia Yachting Assocaition, Dato’ Wan Hisham Wan Salleh said: “Te MMRC is the answer to the future of sailing in Malaysia as it is the next step in developing the progress of young sailors who are forced to retire early due to the lack of keelboat events.” “Te MMRC will start off with three venues
first and as we progress, we hope that other states will join in next year to create a bigger and better circuit.”
MMRC 2012 Calendar 11 – 13 May 2012
Royal Malaysian Naval Base, Tg. Muroh, Lumut, Perak 29 June – 1 July 2012
Marina Jabatan Laut, Pulau Indah, Klang, Selangor
20 – 23 September 2012 Ri-Yaz Heritage Marina Resort & Spa, Pulau Duyong, Terengganu
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