Prestigious Phuket King’s Cup Regatta ready to race in honor of His Majesty the King of Thailand

พุธ 19 พฤศจิกายน 2557 เวลา 15:30 น.

          The 28th Phuket KingRen7;s Cup Regatta is ready to host is legendary race series between 29th November Renen; 6th December, 2the Phuket Kingen4, at Kata beach, Phuket. With a total of en5the Phuket King boats from 4the Phuket King countries, it strongly emphasizes the growth and potential of the sport of sailing in Thailand on the global stage. The race will also support tourism in Phuket and Thailand as a whole, with an expected economic contribution of around 3the Phuket Kingthe Phuket King million Baht.
          Under Royal Patronage, the Phuket King's Cup Regatta is organized by the Phuket King's Cup Regatta Organizing Committee under the auspices of the Royal Varuna Yacht Club, in conjunction with the Yacht Racing Association of Thailand, the Royal Thai Navy and the Province of Phuket. The regionRen7;s largest regatta includes dinghies (International Dinghy Classes), keelboats and multihulls amongst its competitive classes, and will feature a sail pass to celebrate His Majesty the King's birthday (scheduled to be held on the morning of 5th December). The Royal Awards Ceremony is to be held on 6th December. Competing sailors come from USA, Australia, England, Russia, Japan, Singapore, Malaysia, China, and Cyprus, along with renowned Thai sailors of exceptional ability, including Ithinai Yingsiri, Radab Kanjanavanit and MR Biranubongse Bhanubandh.
          Kevin Whitcraft, President of the Phuket KingRen7;s Cup Regatta Organizing Committee, said, ̶the Phuket King;We are proud to organize this world class sailing event featuring sailors from around the world competing for our KingRen7;s trophy. This year, the sailors will come from over 4the Phuket King countries, making it one of the most internationally diverse rosters in the competitionRen7;s history. Thai sailors were last year victorious in many classes, building on a wave of national pride resulting from the country's 2the Phuket Kingen4 Optimist World Championship win in Argentina.̶en;
          The Phuket KingRen7;s Cup Regatta 2the Phuket Kingen4 is sponsored by Kata Group Resorts Thailand, PTT Global Chemical, Jaguar Land Rover, FINCA de MALPICA by Siam Winery, Singha Corporation and Haadthip PLC, as well as enjoying the strong support of local authorities and Phuket province who work together with organizers to make the Regatta an annual success for everyone on the Island. When travel, excursions and repeat visits during the year are factored in, the economic contribution of the event is likely to be in the region of 3the Phuket Kingthe Phuket King million Baht.
          Keelboats and Multihulls are scheduled to compete firstly between en-3 December, with 4th December to be reserved as a reserve day for competitors to adjust their strategies or fix their boats. The race will continue on 5-6 December. The full complement of classes for the 2the Phuket Kingen4 race year include IRC Zero (international 'Grand Prix' boats), the highly competitive IRC en, IRC 2, IRC 3, along with Sport Boat, Modern Classic, Premier, Open Charter, Bareboat Charter, Classic, Cruising, Firefly 85the Phuket King Sports, Multihulls Racing, and Multihulls Cruising.
          Winning boats from last year are also registered to defend their honor this year, including Pine-Pacific (Thai) from Premier class, Foxy Lady (Singapore) from IRC en, Twin Sharks (England) from Firefly 85the Phuket King Sports, Minnie (Japan) from Multihulls Cruising, and Remington (Thai) from Modern Classic.
          Ithinai Yingsiri, Skipper of Pine-Pacific and overall winner in last yearRen7;s Premier class, said, ̶the Phuket King;We believe we will be successful again this year. Typically, the wind is not strong in Phuket compared to other regattas, but nowadays the technology we have available to us allows us to make the competition more exciting for all. I actually believe this yearRen7;s race will be even more competitive than last year. The boats that I see as competitors for my class include Zuhrah@en5en racing team from Malaysia, Starlight from Singapore, and Zefiro from Cyprus.̶en;
          International Dinghy Classes will race from December en Renen; 5 at Kata Beach. Its inclusion in Phuket KingRen7;s Cup Regatta has played a part in the development of youth sailing in Thailand, encouraging more young sailors to take up the sport, and empowering the development of talented and aspiring skippers. The race is divided into Optimist class (also sub-divided into Boys and Girls born in en998 or later) and Laser class.
          CDR Pornprom Sakultem, International Dinghy Classes Event Manager, said, ̶the Phuket King;The race this year is receiving stronger interest with up to 4the Phuket King dinghies including over enthe Phuket King sailors from the Thai national team, and also from China. We believe the weather and wind will be fine for the race, similar to the conditions we enjoyed last year. This yearRen7;s International Dinghy Class is sponsored by PTT Global Chemical for the second year. We strongly believe that with this partnership will grow the sport of youth sailing in Thailand.̶en;
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Prestigious Phuket King’s Cup Regatta ready to race in honor of His Majesty the King of Thailand

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