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2026 Hong Kong Race Week: Six Singaporean ILCA 4 sailors finished in top 10
Published Fri 20 Feb 2026
Ian Goh (third from right) topped the ILCA 4 fleet at the 2026 Hong Kong Race Week while fellow Singaporeans Ethan Chia (3rd, extreme left), Zachary Wong (5th, second from left) and Austin Yeo (4th, third from left) also made the top five. Tiago Salgado (second from right) of Hong Kong was 2nd. (Photo: RHKYC/Guy Nowell)
Hong Kong, 27 January – 1 February 2026 – Ian Goh topped the ILCA 4 fleet at the 2026 Hong Kong Race Week. Ethan Chia, who won the Optimist Gold at the Dec 2025 Southeast Asian Games, finished third. Six Singaporean ILCA 4 sailors finished in the top 10 in the 49-boat fleet.
Kevin Ho was Singapore’s best finisher in the Optimist Main Class with a 4th placing, while Lucas Cao was 6th.
Sean Kum and Nigel Tan sailed to an 8th-place finish in the 24-boat 29er fleet.
29er Overall
8th/24 Sean Kum, Nigel Tan
13th Cheryl Ho, Gemma Chen
18th Cheryl Yong, Febe Wong
Optimist Main Overall
4th/77 Kevin Ho
12th Lyric Li
14th Alyssa Wong
15th Ethan Lee
16th Ashlyn Tham
17th Elliot Goh
18th Elijah Ong
19th Anya Zahedi
20th Zhi Tong Wai
26th Jedd Lam
39th Nathaniel Kaiden Ng
45th Edrei Ong
58th Yuk Pin Lim
67th Abby Chen
76th Xavier Puah
ILCA 4 Overall
1st/49 Ian Goh
3rd Ethan Chia
4th Austin Yeo
5th Zachary Wong
8th Nia Zahedi
9th Gabi Oh
10th Mika Tew
16th Nicholette Lee
19th Desiree Lee
22nd Yuk Jun Lim
24th Charles Kong
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