PKCR shows appreciation to sponsors with grand opening ceremony
by Media Center on 1 Dec 2014
Phuket King’s Cup 2014 Opening Ceremony Guy Nowell
Phuket King’s Cup Regatta Organizing Committee, led by its President, Kevin Whitcraft, joined with David Littlejohn, the Flag Commodore of Varuna Yacht Club; Rear Teansiri Montriwade, Deputy Commander; Somkiet Sangkaosutthirak, Vice Governor of Phuket and Andrew Swatdipakdi, General Manager of Kata Beach Resort and Spa to host the official Opening Ceremony of the 28th Phuket King’s Cup Regatta. The ceremony took place at Kata Beach Resort & Spa, the spiritual home of Asia’s classic race, and was attended by VIPs, media guests and hundreds of sailors from around the world.
The Phuket King’s Cup Regatta will be held from November 29 to 6 December, 2014. Under Royal Patronage, the Phuket King's Cup Regatta is organized by the Phuket King's Cup Regatta Organizing Committee under the auspices of the Royal Varuna Yacht Club, in conjunction with the Yacht Racing Association of Thailand, the Royal Thai Navy and the Province of Phuket.
Sponsors of the 2014 Phuket King's Cup Regatta include Sponsors of the 2014 Phuket King's Cup Regatta include Kata Group Resorts Thailand, PTT Global Chemical, Jaguar Land Rover, FINCA de MALPICA by Siam Winery, Singha Corporation, and Haadthip PLC. Media Partners include Phuket Gazette, Phuket Today, Sail-World.com, SEA Yachting, YachtStyle Asia, Prestige, Real Life Magazine, The Guide Phuket, Image Asia, Art & Culture, and Phuket Marine Guide.
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About the Phuket King's Cup Regatta – Asia’s legendary yacht race under Royal Patronage
Inaugurated in 1987 to celebrate the 60th birthday of His Majesty the King of Thailand, the event has been held every year since, during the first week of December.
Under Royal Patronage, the Phuket King's Cup Regatta is organized by the Phuket King's Cup Regatta Organizing Committee under the auspices of the Royal Varuna Yacht Club, in conjunction with the Yacht Racing Association of Thailand, the Royal Thai Navy and the Province of Phuket.
The Phuket King’s Cup Regatta will be held from November 30 to 6 December, 2014. Sponsors of the 2014 Phuket King's Cup Regatta include Sponsors of the 2014 Phuket King's Cup Regatta include Kata Group Resorts Thailand, PTT Global Chemical, Jaguar Land Rover, FINCA de MALPICA by Siam Winery, Singha Corporation, and Haadthip PLC. Media Partners include Phuket Gazette, Phuket Today, Sail-World.com, SEA Yachting, YachtStyle Asia, Prestige, Real Life Magazine, The Guide Phuket, Image Asia, Art & Culture, and Phuket Marine Guide.
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