Megat Danial Najmuddin

Resourceful team manager at the Malaysian big boat regatta level. Megat has a great passion for the sport of sailing in Malaysia with a strong belief in its sailing athletes. Born in the capital and made for the seas, Megat will strive to get the team up to speed.

Khairulnizam Mohd Afendy

A Laser Standard sailor, Khairulnizam is a veteran of 3 Olympic Games (London, Rio and Tokyo). He is a double silver medalist in the Asian Games and a multiple gold medalist in the Southeast Asian Games. He is a regular crew member of top keelboat programs in the Asia Pacific region such as Australia’s TP52 Team Hollywood and more recently Thailand’s TP52 THA72. He also races in the J70, Fareast 28R and Platu 25 one-design classes in Asia. He is currently campaigning for the 2024 Paris Olympic Games. Khairulnizam hails from Klang in the state of Selangor.

Mohamad Faizal Norizan

Faizal won a gold medal in the Asian Games at the age of 18 and is a multiple gold medalist in the Southeast Asian Games. He has an unbeaten record in International 420 and 470 in Malaysia. Faizal and his International 420 teammate Ahmad Syukri Abdul Aziz won gold in the 16th Asian Sailing Championships in Korea in 2014 and came second in the ISAF Youth Sailing World Championships in Portugal later in the same year. More recently, he has been competing in IRC keelboat regattas as well as the SB20 one-design class in Asia. Faizal hails from Klang in the state of Selangor.

Ahmad Faizul Aswad Mohamed

An old hand of Malaysian keelboat racing, Aswad is now a professional sailing instructor. Aswad competed in the World Match Racing Tour (WMRT) with Malaysia’s Koo Racing Team with their best ranking of 13th in the world in 2016. They came second in the 2016 WMRT USA Grand Slam Series, and has competed in the WMRT M32 series. A key crew member of Malaysia’s sole TP52 Ulumulu and formerly of Hong Kong’s Reichel/Pugh 77 Jelik, his keelboat experience lends crucial guidance to the team.