CONTENTS
1. EDITORIAL – This month the sailing scene focuses on Malaysia.
2. AUSTRAL – ASIAN NEWS – Inaugural Extreme Sailing Series Asia announced – Tragic loss of Andrew Short and Sally Gordon – Singapore 2010 Youth Olympic Games – qualifying events announced – Cruising dreams swept away by violent Tsunami – Celebrate the 20th Raja Muda Regatta - Jewel of Muscat Nears Completion in Oman – Phuket scores big from King’s Cup Regatta – Mr IRC (Mike Urwin) has spoken – Pimex Preview in Bangkok 6 – 8 Nov – 8th Blue Water World Rally – Asia bound – Guanabara Bay venue for 2016 Olympic’s – ISAF president elected to IOC – Oman unveils Majan, first Arabian 100 trimaran – Andres Soriano triumphs at Rolex Middle Sea Race
Up next – Sail Malaysia - Asian Match Racing Championship (9-12 Nov) - 20th Raja Muda Selangor International Regatta (Nov 13th – 21st) - Malaysian Match Racing Championship (Nov 23 to 26) – Phuket King’s Cup (Nov 28th – Dec 5th) – ISAF World Match Racing Tour (WMRT) – Monsoon Cup (1-6 Dec)
3. INTERNATIONAL NEWS – New course for Transat Jacques Vabre – Clipper’s battle it out in South Atlantic – Solidaire du Chocolat – Class 40 High-speed, off-wind sailing at last – Louis Vuitton Trophy – WSTA – Nice – Final RC44 regatta in Dubai (UAE) Nov 25 – 29 – Enter Round Britain & Ireland race NOW! – Alex Thomson stands on HUGO BOSS keel – France to Mauritius resembles the start of a world tour
Follow the: Clipper Race - Solidaire du Chocolat - RC 44 Finals – World Match Racing Tour - Louis Vuitton Trophy – Rolex Events – Transat Jacques Vabre
4. WORLD SPEED RECORDS - Historic NZ Coastal Classic Race Record tumbles
5. “Unluckiest sailors of the month” - Destruction on the Rolex Middle Sea Race. – More drama for Mike Golding’s Ecover – Paul Larsen Vestas Sailrocket – I’ll cut to the chase – Slight setback for SYZ & CO