January started very well for the Longtze Premier team. The red boat finished the Langkawi regatta at the top of the sport boat category.

“Langkawi is a fantastic place for LONGTZE. We had very good regattas with the game of compensated time. We sailed with two teams of young sailors: one Singapore team and another Malaysian team. There was a very good feeling on board and along with LONGTZE, it was fantastic feeling on the water. Malaysia is promoting sailing as a major sport. The prototypes 1 and 2 which we raced and we are going to use for the Singapore Straits Regatta, will take part in and then remain in Malaysia. For the development of the LONGTZE Premier class, Langkawi will have become an important platform. Our objective for the next year is to set up 20 LONGTZE Premiers on the start line” explained Pierre Mas, helmsman of one of the two boats.  

Having just crossed the finish line in the Langkawi regatta, Longtze Premier team heads for Singapore sailing waters. The Singapore Straits Regatta, which will take place from the 16th through the 19th of January 2008, is the second regatta opening the Asian Sailboat racing circuit. It brings together some thirty boats of all categories. Pierre Mas and Thierry Barot will sail with two new Singaporean crew members. “It is very good to change the crew each competition because we try out the boat with many different people and in this case with teenagers who pick up sailing in two days. It is a very positive experience.”

Fdb/Lh                                               Singapore Straits Regatta