Farce At F2000 world Championship Sabah

What promised top be an exciton day in the history of Sabah the first final of the F2000 world cup Powerboat race turned into a farce today. there has been a total lack of information during the the event. it semester the only people who know what is going on are the pit crews.

The final race was abandoned after one of the competitors flipped on a downwind leg burying its bows in a wave. Conditions were far from ideal with a force 3 wind gusting to 4 causing the swell to have breaking waves.

The organiser decided to re run the final race on Monday but did not realise that the film crews were committed to other work so it seems the final; will be a closed door event with no publicity.

The company running the event may have good political contacts and initial ran a publicity campaign but have failed to provide the general public with any information as to what was taking place. This is a great shame and perhaps due to greed. It would have been far better to learn about the sport and the basic requirements such as a smooth surface of water, and at least have someone in the company who knew what a powerboat was.

David Ogden
Yacht Watch Service