Skipper Jeremy pulls off good show in Poland again

British sailor Ian Williams (right) speaking to reporters during the Monsoon Cup Malaysia match racing competition in Country Garden Danga Bay on Feb 4, 2015 while Malaysian team skipper Jeremy Koo (second from right), event coordinator Arif Yap (second from left) and On Water Manager David Mills look on.

PETALING JAYA: Skipper Jeremy Koo made a happy return to Poland.

The 35-year-old, competing for Sime Darby Foundation Koo Racing Team, did well to finish runners-up at the Polish Match Tour Warm Up 1 on Sunday.

It marked a major improvement because in the same event last year, Jeremy only managed ninth place.

He failed to get the better of world No. 25 Przemek Tarnacki as he went down 2-0 to the homester.

In the semi-finals, Jeremy won 2-0 over another Polish, Patryck Zbroja.

Jeremy qualified for the semi-finals after notching eight wins from 11 matches to finish second in the 12-team preliminary stage.

“I’m certainly delighted with a runner-up finish considering how I fared last year,” said Jeremy.

“I hope to keep this fine momentum going into the Warm 2 (on Sunday). But the Polish opponents are all top sailors who are ranked in the world’s top 50.

“Tarnacki is a former world No. 8 and he’s really tough to beat. But I’m eager to make these two events count by raking in as many world ranking points as possible.”

Jeremy already had two victories to his name this season having won the Thailand Match Race Cup last month and Match Racing Hong Kong Nationals two weeks ago.