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This article was written by Malay Mail sports editor Graig Nunis which was published on Wednesday.   MATCH RACING seldom makes the news — except when the Monsoon Cup comes around at the end of the year.      That’s why the Liga Layar Malaysia (LLM) is a welcome boost for the sport and sailors as it offers competitive match racing all year-round with races in five  venues — Langkawi (February), Lumut (April), Pulau Indah (June and September), Putrajaya (August) and Port Dickson (October).    More races sharpen the sailors’ skills, give them some much needed publicity and a good return of investment to their sponsors in this extremely expensive sport. The sailors have responded with some good results.   Several of those who competed in the Asian Games were on the crew of the teams in the LLM – although Malaysia’s No. 1 match racer Jeremy Koo (Sime Darby Foundation-Koo Racing Team) narrowly failed to win a medal in th...

FORMER world champion Peter Gilmour will retire from sailing after the 2012 World Match Racing Tour (WMRT) season. That was taken from today's NST. Read more here . But let's study the Monsoon Cup . During former premier Dr Mahathir Mohamad's tenure, he saw Langkawi as a sailing destination. His successor Abdullah Badawi didn't want to be left out and saw Pulau Duyong as an ideal destination. With businessman Patrick Lim on board, they developed the whole area turning it from a sleepy coastal kampung to a luxurious resort style concept - but not as luxurious as YTL's Pangkor Laut Resort or The Datai in Langkawi. The excuse, Monsoon Cup. Millions were spent. The return of investment was supposed to be the mileage the nation got from the international recognition from viewership and money spent by the rich and famous while in Terengganu. For the locals - till today they don't know where is the start or finish line. Or even if there is a st...