Phuket Yacht Club

A message from our Commodore Scott Duncanson

It is with great pleasure I write to announce that the Phuket Yacht Club is off to a flying start in 2019 with probably the best and busiest first half in the club’s history.

The Sailor’s Regatta, O’pen Skiff Challenge, Koh Lon Family Fun Day, The PYC Club Championship, Dinghy Racing and with the Annual Multihull Solutions Regatta coming up there is sailing in some form or another for almost everyone ….. every weekend.

Our membership base continues to grow, largely off the back of the youth sailing program and it is fantastic to see an ever-growing core group of junior sailors honing their skills each weekend. It has been said by many a successful Commodore that ‘a yacht club is only as strong as its youth sailing program’ so I’m confident we are on the right track in confirming our position one of Thailand’s leading yacht clubs.

In terms of adult sailing and racing, thirteen boats on the start line for race one was also very impressive with a good turnout from both the Monohull and Multihull fleets. Paul Burke’s new Shaw 650 sports-boat is the water for the first time and we welcome him to the PYC club racing scene.

Moving forward to to events coming up along with the Multihull Solutions Regatta in the 12th to the 15th July we have an overnight rally scheduled to a yet to be determined island which may encourage some of our more cruising orientated sailors to up-anchor, hoist sails and take a leisurely cruise.

More news of these events and others on the club Calendar and why not sign up for the PYC News Letter.

Phantom V captures Multihull Solutions Regatta title

The Stealth catamaran Phantom V with its boat builders Alan Carwardine and Roger Diggleman on board, as well as owner Andrew Hurford, won the Racing Multihull Division of the 2019 Multihull Solutions Regatta. Its four first-place finishes, while never finishing...

Lifestyle

July 14, 2019

Strong winds & tight racing hi-lite MSR’s day two

Whitecaps and winds gusting to the mid-teens greeted sailors as they lined up for day two of the 2019 Multihull Solutions Regatta. Andrew Hurford’s Phantom V and Warwick Downes’ Bonza flipped positions on the day with Phantom V winning race...

Lifestyle

July 13, 2019

Strong winds greet sailors on first day of MSR

Day one of the twelfth annual Multihull Solutions Regatta was delayed for an hour due to strong shifting winds gusting to 31 knots. PRO Simon James then got the fleet underway just before 1 pm with the Racing and Ocean...

Lifestyle

July 12, 2019

Multihull Solutions Regatta celebrates 12th year on the water

Celebrating twelve years on the water, and hopefully, many more to come, the Multihull Solutions Regatta, organized by the Phuket Yacht Club, sails from the 12th to the 15th of July in Chalong Bay on Phuket's protected east coast. This...

Lifestyle

July 1, 2019

O’pen Skiff Challenge 5

The O'pen Skiff Challenge 5 takes place this Saturday July 6th the Phuket Yacht Club. Everyone is welcome. Welcoming all Junior Sailors aged 7-14 to the Open Skiff Sailing Challenge #5. Rig up from 09:30, Safety briefing 10:30, Launch 11:00....

Lifestyle

May 21, 2019

The 2019-20 PYC Committee.

Dear Members, The first committee meeting for the 2019-20 membership year was held last week and the following positions and responsibilities accepted as follows: Commodore - Scott Duncanson Vice Commodore – Alan Carwardine Rear Commodore – Mick Kealy Secretary –...