⛵️ SYSC DAY 1 RECAP 🏆

The 2025 Singapore Youth Sailing Championships saw 279 sailors from 8 countries racing on the first day of the competition. 

The sailors had a nice stable breeze from the Southeast ranging from 8 to 11 knots, with currents in the later part of the day pushing boats over the line.

In the Optimist Gold fleet, Ethan Chia continued his dominance, winning one out of three races and ending the day with a net score of 9 points.

Meanwhile, in the ILCA 6 fleet, Keira Carlyle led the fleet with a net score of 11 points. She won the first of her three races of the day.

Overall, it was a challenging day that tested the sailors’ skills. The dinghy classes all had three races, while the board classes finished five. 

Here are the sailors at the top of the leaderboards at the end of the first day:

🏄🏻‍♂️ iQFOiL Youth Class – Jonas Knick

🏄🏻‍♂️ Techno 293 – Jonathan Chan

⛵️ ILCA 6 – Keira Carlyle

⛵️ ILCA 4 – Iqbal Nazham bin Musmuliadi

⛵️ Optimist Gold – Ethan Chia

⛵️ Optimist Silver – Vasu Chandrawanshi

📸: @khaikitt