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Phuket King's Cup 2012 Windsurfing update – Day 4 By Windsurfing Association of Thailand, Phuket , 12:56 AM Wed 5 Dec 2012
The fourth day of the Phuket King's Cup Regatta windsurfing event started with great planing conditions thanks to strong, but gusty, winds (22 to 25 knots). In fact, the wind turned out a bit too strong for some and a number of windsurfers could not finish the trapezoid course with outer loop. ...[more]

Strong winds shake up the leaderboard on Day 2 By Event Media, Phuket , 12:36 AM Wed 5 Dec 2012
The weather from the first day only got better on Day Two with strong winds delivering some great sailing for the fleet, while being a little too strong for some others. While the sailors enjoyed the conditions, the Jury were a little less happy working long into the night to handle a raft of protests in response to a finish line 'issue'. ...[more]

Dinghy classes find it tough in strong winds on Day Three of Series By Event Media, Phuket , 12:15 AM Wed 5 Dec 2012
The winds were up today and on the 'big boat' courses reports of carnage were coming in as the dinghy fleets headed out to their start south of Kata Bay. Principal Race Officer Mark Pryke, ably assisted by Royal Thai Navy personnel, set the courses and completed three races in the Optimist class, bringing the series total to eight races with just one day to go. ...[more]

Phuket King's Cup 2012 Windsurfing update - Day 3 By Windsurfing Association of Thailand, Phuket , 11:28 AM Tue 4 Dec 2012
After yesterday’s heavy showers, weather conditions improved for the second day of the windsurfing competition at the 2012 Phuket King's Cup Regatta. Light easterly winds prevailed on the race course allowing two races to be sailed. ...[more]

Phuket King’s Cup Regatta 2012 delivers stunning first day of racing By Event Media, Phuket , 2:03 AM Tue 4 Dec 2012
Recognised throughout the eastern hemisphere as the premier sailing event of its kind, the Phuket King’s Cup Regatta 2012, the largest in its history with 168 entrants, has opened with a first day thriller in glorious sunshine and swift north-easterly winds off Kata Beach. ...[more]

Mont Clair and Boathouse Resort on the Beach welcome sailors By Event Media, Phuket , 3:31 PM Tue 4 Dec 2012
Siam Winery, South-east Asia’s leading wine company and Boathouse Resort, a timeless architectural and culinary landmark on Kata Beach, co-hosted the celebratory party on the first day of racing at the Phuket King’s Cup Regatta. Enthusiastic sailors eagerly awaited prizes from sponsors of the day, Siam Winery and Boathouse Resort. ...[more]

Classic King's Cup conditions on Day 1 By AsianYachting MultiMedia, Phuket , 11:23 AM Tue 4 Dec 2012
Despite overnight storms and surf rolling onto Kata Beach causing the start to be delayed, the North East tradewind arrived on queue, enabling multiple windward/leeward races to be run on both courses. Some crews seemed confused with which course they were supposed to be on and others appeared a little rusty but when the starting horn sounded it was all on in earnest for the young and old. ...[more]

Phuket King’s Cup 2012 – What is old is new again!! By Rob Kothe, 5:47 PM Mon 3 Dec 2012
One of Australia’s sailing gurus is spearheading a surprising new campaign to win another Phuket King’s Cup with one of the Asia Pacific best known racing campaigners. And Day One at the 2012 Phuket King's Cup showed they are very much on a winner. Michael Spies, a former dual 18 foot skiff World Champion (1993, 1995), first sailed south in the Sydney to Hobart at age 17 back in …. ...[more]

Phuket King’s Cup Regatta 2012 kicks off 26th race with strong fleet By Event Media, Phuket , 2:06 PM Mon 3 Dec 2012
Recognised throughout the eastern hemisphere as the premier sailing event of its kind, the Phuket King’s Cup Regatta will once more put on a spectacular display of the finest sailing talent with a total of 168 boats entering from over 35 countries around the world, competing in Andaman Sea to win the ‘must-have’ racing trophy in all of Asia, from 1 to 8 December, 2012. ...[more]

Top sailors rising to the top on Day 2 of dinghy racing By Event Media, Phuket , 11:35 PM Mon 3 Dec 2012
Three races were on the cards, and completed, today for the Optimist class on the dinghy course, and the classic Phuket sailing conditions – blue skies and moderate winds – made for some good racing amongst the 39-strong fleet. ...[more]

Testing conditions on Day 1 for the dinghy fleet at Phuket King's Cup By Event Media, Phuket , 5:03 PM Mon 3 Dec 2012
The first day of scheduled races for the international dinghy classes at the 2012 Phuket King's Cup Regatta were today (2nd December), off Kata Beach and over night a storm had whipped up the sea-state making access to and from the beach a challenge. Principal Race Officer Mark Pryke, made the call early to postpone the racing and keep the boats on the beach. ...[more]

Windsurfing update - Days 1 and 2 By Windsurfing Association of Thailand, Phuket , 1:59 AM Mon 3 Dec 2012
Forty sailors from Germany, Finland, Hong Kong, Myanmar, Norway, Singapore, Spain, Thailand, the UK and the USA registered on December 1st, 2012 for the Phuket King's Cup Regatta windsurfing event. Among them Marina Alabau, who won gold at the 2012 Olymics, from Spain and Ek Boonsawad and Siriporn Kaewduang-Ngam from Thailand. ...[more]

Phuket King’s Cup Regatta hosts stunning opening ceremony By Event Media, Phuket , 1:12 AM Mon 3 Dec 2012
The official opening for the 26th Phuket King’s Cup Regatta took place at Kata Beach Resort & Spa, and was attended by VIPs, media and hundreds of sailors from around the world. The Regatta, held from 1 to 8 December, 2012, has attracted sailors from over 35 countries along with some of the fastest racing vessels in the region, who came together to enjoy the stunning Opening Party. ...[more]

All set for the annual celebration of sailing... By AsianYachting MultiMedia, Phuket , 12:44 AM Mon 3 Dec 2012
With 75 racing yachts, 40+ Windsurfers and 40+ Dinghies running their own series, the waters off Kata Beach Resort comes alive for another week of fast and furious sailing action. Throw in a sailpast and 21 Gun Salute on the King's birthday (Wed 5th) off Cape Prom Thep, the South West coast of Phuket is the place to be. ...[more]

Phuket King's Cup Hall of Fame By Guy Nowell, Sail-World Asia, Phuket, Thailand , 8:37 PM Sun 2 Dec 2012
With 75 boats on the roster it’s not the biggest fleet the Phuket King’s Cup has ever seen, but the quality is there. Strength in depth, and all that. The next five days of racing are sure to produce some fierce battles at close quarters, and we’ll be bringing you the stories and the pictures. Man the guns, and ready a broadside. ...[more]

Windsurf preparations By Starboard Media, Phuket , 11:49 PM Sun 2 Dec 2012
Welcome to the Phantom 295 official news desk. We are proud to be representing Windsurfing at the 2012 King's Cup Regatta being held in Phuket. Starboard developed the Phantom 295 for a fun, exciting board feel in all winds, on all courses and for a majority of windsurfers. ...[more]

The changing face of the Phuket King's Cup By Rob Kothe, 5:51 PM Sat 1 Dec 2012
One often sees sports events claiming International status beyond reality, but now in its 26th year, the Phuket King's Cup organisers take so much for granted the amazing nationality mix of skippers and sailors in the fleet that it hardly rates a mention. ...[more]

Land Rover sponsors Phuket King’s Cup Regatta 2012 By Event Media, Phuket , 6:49 PM Sat 1 Dec 2012
Land Rover, the world’s Number One maker of luxury all-terrain vehicles is to sponsor the Phuket King’s Cup Regatta 2012. ...[more]

Kata Group Host Sponsor of Phuket King’s Cup Regatta for 15th Year By Event Media, Phuket , 6:35 PM Sat 1 Dec 2012
Kata Group Resorts Thailand, an operator of leading luxury beachside resorts in Thailand, celebrates its fifteenth successive year as host sponsor of the Phuket King’s Cup Regatta, Asia’s most prestigious sailing race. ...[more]

Topper Fleet at 2012 Phuket King's Cup Regatta By Event Media, Phuket , 2:40 PM Thu 29 Nov 2012
A Topper Fleet is joining this year's Phuket King's Cup Regatta. Part of the PKCR International Dinghy Classes, they will compete 2nd - 5th December (four days) off Kata Beach, Phuket, Thailand. ...[more]

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