7/25/2019 Ian Williams and GAC Pindar Retain Monsoon Cup

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Ian Williams and GAC Pindar retain Monsoon Cup

ISKANDAR PUTERI: Ian Williams of Great ritain toda! retained t"e Monsoon Cup

t"at "e #on last !ear after defeatin$ "is nearest ri%al Ta!lor Can&eld of t"e US

'ir$in Islands in t"e &nal at Puteri (ar)our "ere* Williams+ GAC Pindar team

defeated Can&eld+s USA ,ne -./ in t"e &nal #it" S#eden+s 0orn (ansen and

Nautis1a Ra2in$ &nis"in$ t"ird after defeatin$ S#it3erland+s Eri2 Monnin and

Team Sail)o4 5./ in t"e petit &nal* T"e #in6 #"i2" is Williams+ fourt" in t"e

Monsoon Cup6 also means t"at "e )e2ame t"e World Mat2" Ra2in$ Tour 7WMRT8

59/;5/9< 2"ampion for a re2ord si4t" time6 #"ile Can&eld and (ansen &nis"ed

se2ond and t"ird respe2ti%el! in t"e WMRT standin$s* T"e pri3es #ere presented

to t"e #inners )! t"e Sultan of =o"or Sultan I)ra"im Sultan Is1andar6 #"o also

o>2iall! 2losed t"e 2ompetition6 #"i2" is )ein$ "eld in =o"or for t"e se2ond time*

Also present #ere t"e Permaisuri of =o"or Ra0a ?arit" So&a" Sultan Idris S"a"6

t"e Tun1u Ma"1ota of =o"or Tun1u Ismail Sultan I)ra"im6 @out" and Sports

Minister K"air! =amaluddin and =o"or State Assem)l! Spea1er Tan Sri Mo"amad

A3i3* Spea1in$ to t"e media after t"e 2losin$ 2eremon!6 K"air! said t"e MonsoonCup "ad )e2ome an e%ent t"at all sailin$ fans loo1ed for#ard to e%er! !ear and

"ad $i%en a lot of pu)li2it! to Mala!sia* T"is !ear6 I "a%e seen an impro%ement

in t"e performan2e of our lo2al sailor (a3#an (a3im Derma#an6 #"o #on t#o of

"is ra2es* T"is is a $ood si$n for t"e sport in Mala!sia6 said K"air!* (e said t"e

Monsoon Cup is one of t#o e%ents t"at t"e ministr! sponsored6 t"e ot"er )ein$

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