US$20,000 prize for Phang Nga Bay Regatta

by Event Media/Sail World Asia on 12 Feb 2008 The Phang Nga Bay Regatta ended on a high note, with strong northeasterly winds blowing the fleet across from Phi Phi to Phuket.

For next year's event, principal sponsor Purvarana Resorts has announced a first prize of US$20,000, and round-the-world air tickets for “the winner of three events on the same boat”. No doubt this will change the nature of the regatta a bit, and get some hard-and-fast racers involved. Although quite how to decide an “overall winner” from among six different classes is something to tax the imagination.

Overall Results

Racing Class
1. Ruby Tuesday, John Vause
2. Switchblade, Mike Downard
3. Yasooda, Hans Rahmann

Cruising A
1. Phoenix, Niels Degenkolw
2. Wings, Fred Roswald
3. Pytheas Aura, Reinhard Haiber

Firefly
1. Moto Inzi, Roger Kingdon
2. Mamba, Henry Kaye
3. Twin Sharks, Bill Phelps

Cruising B
1. Amandla Star, Chris Kingsley-Smith
2. Remington, Jim Ellis
3. Delfina, Keith MacKay

Sunsail OD
1. Princess Sharda, Lindsey Lane
2. Princess Isabella, Brendon Atkins
3. Princess Anna, John Mills

Multihull
1. Summersalt, Mark Pescott
2. X-catriot, Bob Brindley
3. Out of the bag, Bill Webb