INTERNATIONAL ACHIEVEMENTS

YEAR 2004

Rufina had her first taste of international competition in the Asean Optimist Championship held in Singapore from 29 December – 5 January 2003, where she was 8th in the Girls’ category and 29th overall. She was in the team racing which got Malaysia the silver medal. Upon selection in the Gemilang team in December 2003, she competed in the IODA Asian Sailing Championship in Mumbai, India, where she won the 3rd place in the Girls’ category and 12th placing in the overall. She then competed in the IODA World Sailing Championship in Ecuador on July 14th-25th July 2004, where she was 17th in the Girls’ category and 146th position overall. In the same year, she competed in the IODA Asian Championship in Hayama, Japan where she came 6th in the Girls’ category and 21st overall. Finally, in December 2004, she competed in the ASEAN Championship in Chaungtha, Myanmar, where she took the 6th place overall and 3rd place in the girls’ category.

YEAR 2005

From 17-27 March 2005, she competed in the IODA South American Championship in Buenos Aires, Argentina, where she came 6th overall and 2nd in the Girls’category. On the 2-6 July 2005, she competed in the Flanders Youth Regatta in Belgium, where she came top overall. She recently took part in the IODA World Championship (world ranking regatta) held in St. Moritz, Switzerland, where she took the 5th sport in the girls’ category and the 22nd placing overall. She was in the Malaysian team racing where they won the silver.

In the ASEAN Championship that was held from 20-25 August in Port Dickson, Malaysia, she bagged the top spot in the Girls’ category and 2nd overall. In the IODA Asian Championship that was held in Pattaya, Thailand from 29 Oct – 6 November 2005, Rufina took 2nd place in the Girls’ category and 6th overall. In the recently held Sea Games in Subic Bay, Philippines in November, Rufina took the silver medal, losing the top spot on the same points due to countback.

22 December 2005, Rufina was crowned the overall champion of the 2005 MYA/Milo National Yachting Circuit Championship at the Balok Recreation Centre, Kuantan. She won the Overall Optimist category, Division A Overall Optimist, Team Optimist, Division A Team Optimist, and Malaysian Optimist Ranking Regatta (women division). Rufina came in second in the Malaysian Optimist Ranking Regatta 2005 (Overall), Overall Optimist (Individual) and Division A Optimist (individual).

YEAR 2006

In February 2006, Rufina flew back to Kota Kinabalu to compete in the City Day Regatta held in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah. She took top spot, beating other Gemilang sailors.

In the recently held 12th Asian Sailing Championship held in Doha, Qatar, Rufina took the 1st spot, beating her good friend representing Singapore, Griselda Khng. It was tough but she did Malaysia proud by being the only one in the Malaysian team bringing back the gold!

After returning from Qatar, she then competed in the IODA South American Regatta in Columbia and won the 1st placing (Gold) for Girls’ category and 3rd placing overall.

She received 1st placing again in her recent achievement when she joined the training and closed regatta in Peru.

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