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Promising Sailor Benedict Ang
With stronger winds and bigger waves, I have to apply more force in my sheeting and my tacks. Do you have any memorable sailing experience from your Opti Racer days as well as your A4 squad trainings? I love it when strong winds blow in my face. How frequent do you train now that you are part of the high performance squad? I train a few times every few months.
Age: 10 School: Pei Chun Public School
were the factors that made it possible for you to upgrade to our high performance squad training?
How long have you been sailing and what are the recent developments Learning how to race was a key in your sailing journey? factor. Thanks to Coach Edward I have been sailing for a year. Tan – I very much appreciate his Recently, I started sailing at East guidance. Coast and experienced the stronger Is there any difference in terms of winds there. the difficulty and complexity of the Congratulations on progressing training? How do you manage to from Opti Racer to A4 squad! What push through it?
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What are your personal goals in sailing? To improve my technique in managing strong winds and being able to sail for longer periods. Any regattas you are looking forward to participating this year? How will you prepare yourself for the competition? I will train up to start races better.
