Thursday, November 28, 2019

DARWIN YACHTSMEN IMPRESS

Flushed  with  pride

Even  though its  name was   odoriferously  changed   by   some  joker   ,  the Darwin cruising yacht Colie  left  many competitors  in   its  wake  at  the  recent   30th annual   Raja Muda  Selangor International Regatta , which attracted  116 entrants . A   graffiti artist  changed  the  image of  the   yacht  by  adding   the  letter E to  its  name,  making it  look  like E. coli  as  in  bacteria  found  in faecal contamination .

Nevertheless , a  good time was   had by  the  crew of the  Darwin  vessel   owned by  Doug  Sallis.  The yacht   came within  a whisker of taking out the class  two   section   of  the   Port  Klang   to  Langkawi  Race     held  over  nine days  .  At  one  stopover  ,   the  Puteri  Bayu  Beach  resort,  the management's  motto  , much appreciated by the  Darwin   squad , was : May the wind fill your sails  and the  beer  be  cold .

An exciting race  took  part in strong wind   at  night , dodging  squid  fishermen  with   lamps  in  small  boats . A  Darwin  sailor showed he  has a  bright future pulling  rickshaws  as a result of his performance  during   a   spirited   race  in Penang .