The National School Games began with a tricky first day of racing. With light winds and low tide at the start of the day, the sailors went out with about 5 knots of wind speed from the South East.

A local storm system later swung the wind towards the east, picking up to about 10 to 11 knots.

Two divisions, in particular, had very close margins at the top – the A Division Boys (ILCA 6) and the Optimist Senior Boys.

In the A Division, St Joseph’s Institution’s Kenan Tan is tied on points with Raffles Institution’s Isaac Goh with four points apiece.

Out of four races, Kenan and Isaac both won two races each. The first three races saw the duo taking turns occupying the top two spots.

Similarly in the Optimist Senior Boys meant for primary schools, Henry Park Primary’s Jedd Lam ended the day with a slim one-point lead.

But right behind him, Darian Huang, Elliot Goh and Elijah Ong are all ready to pounce as they finished the day tied with 7 points.

Here are the sailors at the top of the leaderboards at the end of the first day:
⛵️ A Division Boys (ILCA 6) – Kenan Tan
⛵️ B Dvision Girls (ILCA 4) – Nicholette Lee
⛵️ C Division Girls (Optimist) – Li Yuxuan
⛵️ C Division Boys (ILCA 4) – Lim Yuk Jun
⛵️ Optimist Senior Boys – Jedd Lam
⛵️ Optimist Junior Girls – Rachel Lim
⛵️ Optimist Junior Boys – Ethan Low