Selma Star C! Calibre scores five-peat at Borneo Race
MANILA, Philippines - Subic Bay-based Selma Star C! Calibre posted an unprecedented fifth straight overall championship in the eighth Borneo International Yachting Challenge recently in the Malaysian states of Sarawak and Sabah.
Bucking unpredictable sailing conditions and time handicaps as defending champion, the team topped the grueling 168-nautical mile race from Miri to Kota Kinabalu.
Selma Star C! Calibre captured its first crown in 2007 and continued its streak in the 2011 edition of the Borneo Race, regarded as the top sailing event organized by the Malaysian Yachting Association which promotes Borneo as a global watersports mecca.
Helmed by Lighthouse Marina Resort president Jun Avecilla and former Subic Bay Yacht Club commodore Ricky Sandoval, the 36-footer Beneteau cruiser racer yacht also topped the International Racing Class division to complete its domination against its foreign rivals from Asia.
The team has also competed in national and international regattas, topping the maiden staging of the Singapore Straits Regatta in 2006.
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