Cape Panwa Hotel Phuket Raceweek 2014 - Registration available

by Cape Panwa Hotel Phuket Race Week on 14 Jun 2014 Early-bird extension:

There has been a flurry of bookings taking advantage of the early-bird pricing in the last few days, and a number of boats pledged to enter that are in process of doing so. As a result we have extended the early-bird offer until Sunday 22nd June, 17:00 (Thai time).

Registering before 22nd June will save you thousands of baht. This will be your last chance to get the best prices, so click here and register now.

Growing IRC fleet, top sailors from around Asia:

Since our last update just a couple of weeks ago, many boats have been in touch telling us of their plans to enter – some local, some from the region and some chartered entries from afar – and some have already registered, booked their accommodation, and raring to get racing.

In the IRC fleet a number of top boats will be making their Raceweek debut this year, including the recently crowned 2013/14 Asian Yachting Grand Prix (AYGP) Yacht and Skipper of the Year, Foxy Lady VI lead by Bill Bremner. In addition to their season-winning performance at Samui Regatta last month, Foxy Lady VI is unbeaten in seven Asian regattas and is looking to test themselves in Phuket's Summer Season and get their 2014/15 AYGP campaign off to a flying start.

Also new to Raceweek is the Australian boat Jessandra II. Their first Asian regatta was Samui and after a slow start and a start line mishap, they put in a great final few days to storm to third place overall – a solid start to their Asian campaign. They will be up against another newcomer and well known sailor on the Asian circuit, Hong Kong-based Paul Winkelmann, who is bringing his HH42 Island Fling to line-up against the growing fleet of 40-footers this year.

Others in the IRC fleet include the well-campaigned Fujin, Venture, Skandia Endeavour of Whitby and Phoenix, to name just a few.

Multihulls out in force:

The growth of multihull sailing is evident worldwide, and here in Asia that trend is well established. In Phuket specifically there is a resurgence in multihull sailing and with the region's only mutihull-only regatta – Multihull Solutions Regatta – taking place in Phuket the week before Raceweek, the local multihull scene is thriving.

Twin Sharks, Moto Inzi and Voodoo are joined by long-time Raceweek competitor Neil Ayres on the chartered Mamba in the Firefly 850 division. With three past-winners taking part, it looks set to be tough for the Firefly bragging rights.

In Multihull Racing, Nina, Java and Sweet Chariot are up against Raceweek first-timer Galeforce skippered by Kirill Stashevsky. Mixing it up will be the racing trimaran Adrenalin, skippered by Mark Horwood. A boat of racing pedigree from her days in Europe previously, a syndicate have brought her out to Thailand and is looking to cause ripples on the Asian circuit.

Breaking News: As this newsletter goes out, 3itch – an all-out racing trimaran – is on its way up from Malaysia to Phuket and following the Multihull Solutions Regatta and will be lining up at Raceweek looking to create an upset amongst the growing multihull fleet.

 2014 Race Entries

YACHT NAME	TYPE / DESIGN	OWNER/SKIPPER	NATIONALITY	BASED AT	FLAG
IRC RACING I
Oi!*	TP 52	Peter Ahern, Scott Bailey, Fergus Wilmer	UAE	Langkawia	Malaysia
Wan Ma Rang	GP 42 Murtic	Kevin Whitcraft	Thailand	Pattaya	Thailand
Katsu	Aquila RP45 3.10	Ben Copely	Australian	Phuket	Australia
Foxy Lady VI*	Summit King 40	Bill Bremner	Canada	Singapore	TBC
Island Fling*	JV42	Paul F Winkelmann	British	Hong Kong	Hong Kong
Jessandra II*	Corby 36	Roland Dane	Australian	OMYC	Australia
IRC RACING II
Skandia Endeavour Of Whitby *	Beneteau 34.7	Stuart Williamson	British	Malaysia	UK
Surf Patrol	Phuket 8	Ray Waldron	Australian	Phuket	Thailand
BeauX Esprits*	X-412	Keith Garry	Hong Kong	Malaysia	Malaysia
Fujin*	Beneteau 44.7	Mick Tilden	Australia	Rebak Malaysia	Australia
Phoenix*	X yachts	Neils Degenkowl	Denmark	Phuket	Thailand
Moya Hin	Bashford & Howison 41	Peter Jones	Australian	Phuket	Malaysia
Ruby Tuesday*	Young 11	John Vause	New Zealand	Phuket	NZ
Madame Butterfly	THREE/QTR Humphreys	Peter Dyer	Thailand	Phuket	Thailand
IRC CRUISING
Sudsakorn Too*	Hanse 315	David Cole	Australia	Phuket	Thailand
Astraeus*	FRASER 41	Bill Sax	Thailand	Phuket	Thailand
Sansiri Ohh La La	HOOD 23 1.15	Tia	Thailand	Phuket	Thailand
Dreamtime	Beneteau Oceanis 423	Rob Azzopardi	Australian	Thailand	Malaysia
Foreign Affair*	Farr 30	Greg Reynolds	Australian	Langkawi	Thailand
Asia Marine Kinnon*	Hanse 400	TBC	Australia	Phuket	Thailand
Papaya	Jeanneau 44i	Peter Hall	New Zealand	Phuket	Thailand
Windstar	S & S 42	Peter Wood	Ireland	Phuket	Thailand
Venture*	Hanse 400	Philip Grove/Ian Lodewyckx	Australian	Phuket	Thailand
Surfer Girl	Peterson 34	Terry Doe	UK	Koh Lanta	Thailand
Rambutan	Jeanneau 44i	Christopher Green	Uk	Phuket	Thailand
Linda*	Baveria 49	Jack Christenson / Harry Usher	UK	Phuket	USA
CHARTER/BAREBOAT
Anchali*	Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 409	Sunsail, Simon Oliver	Australian	Phuket	Thailand
Hedonist*	Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 409	Richard Barnhurst	Australian	Phuket	Hong Kong
Little Eva*	Baceria 34	Jonathan Kingdun	British	Phuket	Thailand
FIREFLY 850
Twin Sharks*	Firefly 850	John Newnham	Thailand	Thailand	Thailand
Voodoo*	Firefly 850	Hans Rahmann	Thailand	Singapore	Thailand
Advanced Racing/Mamba*	Firefly 850	Neil Ayre	Great Britain	Phuket	Thailand
Moto Inzi*	Firefly 850	Roger Kingdon	Great Britain	Phuket	Thailand
Lady Sevenstar	Firefly 850	Liz Schoch	Thailand	Phuket	Thailand
Dyer Straits	Firefly 850	Shaun Jackson	Australian	Phuket	Thailand
MULTIHULL RACING
Asia Catamarans Hurricane*	Stealth 11.8	Alan Carwadine	Australian	Phuket	Thailand
Java*	Multihull	John Coffin	British	Phuket	Thailand
Zig Zag*	Corsair 31	Peter Boyd	Australian	Phuket	Thailand
Adrenalin*	Trimaran	Mark Horwood	Australian	Phuket	Thailand
Niña*	Andaman Cabriolet	Grenville Fordham/Bob Mott	UK	Phuket	Thailand
Galeforce*	Stealth 13M	Kirill Stashevskiy	Russian	Phuket	Thailand
Sweet Chariot*	Trimaran	Henry Kaye	British	Phuket	Thailand
CLASSIC
Atlanta	Schooner	Laurie Piper	Thailand	Ko Lanta	Thailand
Seraph*	Classic	Captain Bao	Thailand	Phuket	Thailand
Sirius	Staysail Schooner	Simon Morris	Thailand	Krabi	Australia
Letizia	S+S	Captain Bernd Gundel	Germany	Phuket	TBC