In the shadow of the continuing Covid pandemic, plans for the 2021 Multihull Solutions Regatta are confidently underway for another great event from 9th to 12th July. Although last year missing many overseas participants due to harsh travel restrictions, the 2020 event was well supported by both local racing and cruising sailors and was the first post-Covid…
Fugazi, Voodoo & Sho, Vel won the OMR, Firefly and Cruising Multi divisions respectively at the MSR 2020, but it was Sho,Vel who took home the MSR trophy as they won the division with the most boats, seven. Fourteen boats and 75 sailors competed in the event, which was remarkable as the Club only received…
Twelve knots of wind greeted PRO Matt McGrath on the final day of the Sailor’s Regatta 2020, and he ran two races for each class in Ao Chalong using the same sequence he had all regatta: monohulls (IRC) followed by OMR Multis then the Fireflies & Platus. Niels Degenkolw’s Phoenix won top honors in the…
Good sailing weather greeted all competitors as they bolted from the start line just past midday on day two of the third annual Sailor’s Regatta. PRO Matt McGrath had the Monohulls (IRC) & OMR Multis do one race — a round-the-island course — while he set three races each for the Fireflies & Platus in…
The third annual Sailor’s Regatta organized by the Phuket Yacht Club took sail on Friday March 12th with competitors coming from around the region to race in four different classes (Racing Monos & Multis, Fireflies, & Platus). This was the third Sailor’s Regatta to be held and while many other regional regatta have seen their…
PRO Matt McGrath, overseeing his second PYC regatta, contemplated sending the participants on a round-the-island course on the final day of the inaugural Jai Dee Regatta but weather forecasts had the wind dying down as the afternoon dragged on. Fearing the sailors would be stuck under the hot sun for hours, he elected to go…
The Hatfields and McCoys would be envious of the rivalry between John Newnam’s Twin Sharks and Hans Rahmann’s Voodoo, except the competitive drive ends on the water and is replaced with the camaraderie and the sharing of suds shore side. After two days of racing Twin Sharks sits ahead of its arch-rival by one point…
The first annual Jai Dee Regatta sailed off the waters off Ao Chalong on Friday, November 15th. Organized by the Phuket Yacht Club (PYC), “Jai Dee” means good-hearted in Thai and is an apt name for this regatta, which is run by volunteers. It’s also the first regatta for big boats in Thailand that has…
Nineteen knots of wind in Ao Chalong greeted competitors as they sailed out to compete in day two of the Multihull Solutions Regatta. Armchair pundits were hedging their bets as to which boats would be damaged by heavy winds. Some thought the Corsair Pulses, who have been a touch fragile in heavy weather, might be…