June news update

Early-bird extension

There has been a flurry of bookings taking advantage of the early-bird pricing in the last few days, and the June news update is a number of boats pledged to enter that are in process of doing so. As a result we have extended the early-bird offer until Sunday 22nd June, 17:00 (Thai time).

Registering before 22nd June will save you thousands of baht. This will be your last chance to get the best prices, so click HERE and register now.

Growing IRC fleet includes top sailors from around Asia

Since our last update just a couple of weeks ago, many boats have been in touch telling us of their plans to enter – some local, some from the region and some chartered entries from afar – and some have already registered, booked their accommodation, and raring to get racing.

In the IRC fleet a number of top boats will be making their Raceweek debut this year, including the recently crowned 2013/14 AsianYachting Grand Prix (AYGP) Yacht and Skipper of the Year, Foxy Lady VI lead by Bill Bremner. In addition to their season-winning performance at Samui Regatta last month, Foxy Lady VI is unbeaten in seven Asian regattas and is looking to test themselves in Phuket’s Summer Season and get their 2014/15 AYGP campaign off to a flying start.

Also new to Raceweek is the Australian boat Jessandra II. Their first Asian regatta was Samui and after a slow start and a start line mishap, they put in a great final few days to storm to third place overall a solid start to their Asian campaign. They will be up against another newcomer and well known sailor on the Asian circuit, Hong Kong-based Paul Winkelmann, who is bringing his HH42 Island Fling to line-up against the growing fleet of 40-footers this year.

Others in the IRC fleet include the well-campaigned Fujin, Venture, Skandia Endeavour of Whitby and Phoenix, to name just a few. For the latest entry list, click HERE.

Multihulls out in force

The growth of multihull sailing is evident worldwide, and here in Asia that trend is well established. In Phuket specifically there is a resurgence in multihull sailing and with the region’s only mutihull-only regatta Multihull Solutions Regatta – taking place in Phuket the week before Raceweek, the local multihull scene is thriving.

Twin Sharks, Moto Inzi and Voodoo are joined by long-time Raceweek competitor Neil Ayres on the chartered Mamba in the Firefly 850 division. With three past winners taking part, it looks set to be tough for the Firefly bragging rights.

In Multihull Racing, Nina, Java and Sweet Chariot are up against Raceweek first-timer Galeforce skippered by Kirill Stashevsky. Mixing it up will be the racing trimaran Adrenalin, skippered by Mark Horwood. A boat of racing pedigree from her days in Europe previously, a syndicate have brought her out to Thailand and is looking to cause ripples on the Asian circuit.

Breaking News: As this newsletter goes out, 3itch an all-out racing trimaran – is on its way up from Malaysia to Phuket and following the Multihull Solutions Regatta and will be lining up at Raceweek looking to create an upset amongst the growing multihull fleet.

For the latest entry list, click HERE.

Last chance for onsite accommodation

Need accommodation? Want to be as close to the action as possible?

We have an allocation of rooms at Cape Panwa Hotel and Kantary Bay Hotel that are being offered at a very special price for competitors from 3,500THB and from 1,350THB respectively. However, both are almost sold out. If you’re interested, click HERE to take advantage of the special rates.

Gone green

In our last eNewsletter we introduced you to our Clean Regattas initiative. Now we’d like to introduce you to one of our Official Suppliers, East Marine. As well as being the official on site Chandler at this years event, East Marine has embraced our green initiative and have introduced a number of eco friendly products themselves. From refillable signal horns that use compressed air, to green boat cleaners and more, East Marine will be at the Regatta Village with a full service and equipment booth ready to serve all sailors.

Click HERE for more details.

The most social regatta around

Our social media presence is growing. We’re posting updates and interesting info on sailing around Asia on our social media channels daily facebook, twitter, google+.

Let’s interact – we want to hear from you, your thoughts and together make the 2014 Cape Panwa Hotel Phuket Raceweek the best yet.