Parabellum, Alright & Trident triumphant in Yacht Sales Co. Regatta 2025
Story & Photos by Scott Murray
Parabellum, Alright & Trident won their respective classes to take home the hardware in the 2025 Yacht Sales Co Regatta.
Dan Fidock’s Extreme 40 Parabellum whizzed through the course all week taking line honours in every race and winning seven out of nine races to capture the Multihull Racing class. John Newnham’s Twin Sharks won the other two races and finished four points back in second spot in the overall standings. George Eddings’ Blue Nose finished third with Glywn Rowlands’ Twister 2, the Stealth from Asia Catamarans, in fourth and Neil Ayre’s Ballerina in fifth.
Ayres and his son George plus their other two crew flew in from Manchester to sail in the event hiring Peter Taylor’s Ballerina to compete with two other Fireflys (Mark Pescott design, Mark Horwood build) Twin Sharks and Blue Nose. All three Fireflys were built in Phuket as were Twister 2 & Zephyrus by Asia Catamarans.
Monohull Racing saw Craig Nicholls & James Bury’s team on Alright won all eight races staged in this class over Nils Degenkolw’s Phoenix, but the margins were very close in many races. The two teams decided not to race on the final day as the outcome was a foregone conclusion.
Andy McDermott’s Corsair Trident won four of the six races staged in the Cruising Multihull division to win that class. James Baxter’s Zephyrus won race five and claimed second overall. David MacInnis’ Vancouver, a Lagoon 450F, sailed down from Yacht Haven Marina in northern Phuket to compete in the event, and finished third but was able to win the final race.
After the racing was done, competitors gathered at the Phuket Yacht Club for a buffet dinner and prize-giving event hosted by Peter Dyer, Commodore of the Phuket Yacht Club. Charles Robinson of the Yacht Sales Co was on hand to officially hand over the trophies.
Simon James, the Wind Whisperer did an outstanding job as race officer, sending competitors out on a different set of courses each day. As one competitor said, when it comes to finding wind Simon can “make a silk purse out of a sow’s ear.”
The racing conditions were fabulous with strong winds and mostly sunny skies for every race. This regatta has become the key sailing event of Phuket’s summer season – great scenery, great racing, great atmosphere. It will be held at the same time next year; make sure you mark it on your calendar.
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