Postcard sailing at Phuket Kings Cup

by Rob Kothe on 1 Dec 2008

Phuket King’s Cup 2008, Aquavit 5 Sail-World.com /AUS http://www.sail-world.com

Perfect sailing conditions on the eve of the Phuket Kings Cup regatta, with most of the fleet enjoying some gentle practice racing, 8-12 knots, flats seas and sunshine.

Despite the travel difficulties presented by the closure of the two Bangkok airports, there are 93 entries across 11 different divisons, for the 2008 regatta.

Race Charimancing Simon James said 'a testament to the strength of Asian sailing and of a very strong event.'

One of the toughest divisions being contested at this 22nd annual Phuket Kings Cup is the IRC Division 1.

Watching the crew work, there were a few stand outs. Matt Allen, the Commodore of the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia is sailing the Beneteau 44.7 Ichi Ban. Aquavit 5, Helmut Schuttles's Beneteau 45 First also looked good. Mike Downard’s red hulled Farr Thailand Elite Switchblade will be a definite threat.

The Mark Prescott designed Firefly 850 class is again very strong, with eight of the Thai built multi-hulls set to blast around the course. Roger Kingdon’s Moto Inzi may start favourite again but she could be hard pressed as Voodoo Child, SEA Property and Mamba have also previously won the event.

Phuket King’s Cup 2008, Corsair 36 Zhuka © Sail-World.com /AUS http://www.sail-world.com

The multihull division will be hot too; the fleet includes six Vietnamese built Corsairs.

The continuing growth of the Sunsail and Bare Boat charter fleets, some 26 boats, reminds us that Phuket is capital of the Asian charter fleet.

Absent from the water today was the Royal Thai Navy 1 Farr MRX. She was dismasted yesterday. Her skipper explained she was sailing in 13-14 knots when the forestay deck fitting broke away from the deck and the mast of the boat fell back to the deck. Fortunately none of the Navy crew was injured but the boat is out of the regatta.

The Phuket King’s Cup Regatta, dedicated to H.M. the King Bhumibol Adulyadej, will feature a sail-past on Kata Bay and a special candle-lit tribute on his 81st birthday on Friday December 5th, to be held on Kata Beach.

Phuket King’s Cup 2008, Enjoying the day on Lowanna © Sail-World.com /AUS http://www.sail-world.com

Phuket King’s Cup 2008, Argo © Sail-World.com /AUS http://www.sail-world.com

Racing

Sail No	Boat	Owner	Skipper	Country	Design	TCF
HKG 2166	Fortis Mandrake	Nick Burns/Fred Kinmoth	Nick Burns/Fred Kinmoth	HKG	Bermudian Sloop	1.279
HKG2112	Hi Fi	Neil Pryde	Neil Pryde	HKG	Bermudian Sloop	1.336
GBR 88R	Island Fling	Paul.F.Winkelmann	Steve Dodd	GBR	TP 52	1.351
HKG600	Jelik	Frank Pong	Frank Pong	HKG	RP75	1.483
8889	Quantum Racing	Ray Roberts	Ray Roberts	AUS	Dk46	1.208

Premier

Sail No	Boat	Owner	Skipper	Country	Design	TCF
AUS 4100	Australian Maid	Jon Wardill	Jon Wardill	AUS	Custom	1.183
1295	Big A	Horst Lakits	Horst Lakits	MLT	S&S	1.045
NZL 8818	Intrigue	Dr. Ian Nicholson	Dr. Ian Nicholson	GBR	Global 80	1.311
THA 666	Lawana	Suwan Poapoksakul	Suwan Poapoksakul	THA	X-512	1.153
53023	Macquarie- Frangipani Girl	David Ross	David Ross	AUS	Swan 53	1.062
AUS 5419	Millennium	John Clayton	John Clayton	AUS	Jutson 60	1.225
USA 61684	Nomadess	John E Mcpherson	Ed Collins	USA	Custom	1.200
RUS1	Ocean Agassy	Somov Vyachteslav	Ermakov Ilya	RUS	Beneteau 53f5	1.126
HKG 1985	Shahtoosh	Peter Cremers	Peter Cremers	HKG	Warwick	1.291
GBR 1202	Yo Mo	Bob Yapp	John Leigh	GBR	Next 56	1.237

Sports Boat

Sail No	Boat	Owner	Skipper	Country	Design	TCF
THA 103	Emma Mathilde Ji-Zip	Morten Jakobsen	Morten Jakobsen	THA	Platu 25	0.874
118	Kingfisher Tua Lek	Prasarn Meesuk	Prasarn Meesuk	THA	Platu 25	0.874
JNP 6287	Motor Net	Kenchi Takahashi	Kenchi Takahashi	JPN	Platu 25	0.874
T4167	Pornstar	Kipson Beck	Rob Shaw	THA	Shaw 650	0.966
HKT 801	Somtam Express	Scott Duncanson	Scott Duncanson	THA	Phuket 8	1.012
THA 114	Team Puma	Nobuyuki Kawanish	Damloksak Yongtim	THA	Platu 25	0.874
HKT 804	Vino	Ray Waldron	Andy Whitboorne	AUS	Phuket 8	0.999

IRC 1

Sail No	Boat	Owner	Skipper	Country	Design	TCF
28000	Aquavit 5	Hellmut Schutte	Hellmut Schutte	GER	First 45	1.114
SUI 4901	Blue Juice	Beat Bosshard	Beat Bosshard	SUI	J120	1.086
JPN6373	Emma	Toshio Furuta	Toshio Furuta	JPN	Mumm36	1.095
SIN2811	Happy Ending	Jonathan Mahony	Jonathan Mahony	SIN	Mumm30	1.081
AUS6038	Ichi Ban	Matt Allen	Matt Allen	AUS	Beneteau First 44.7	1.114
AUS1943	Katsu	Ben Copley	Ben Copley	AUS	Swan CS 42	1.179
SIN 1231	MDBS L'autre Femme	Brent Morgans	Brent Morgans	SIN	Beneteau 40.7	1.066
MAS41	Moya Hin	Peter Jones	Peter Jones	AUS	BH 41 MOD	1.127
THA 99	Octopussy	Tom and Kevin Whitcraft	Jaray Tipsuk	THA	41 MX	1.073
GBR 3993R	Panic	Jeff Davison	Jeff Davison	GBR	Mumm 30	1.081
GBR 6612 R	Sailplane	Rob Bottomley	Rob Bottomley	GBR	First 47.7	1.114
SIN 888	Thailand Elite Switchblade	Sail in Asia	Mike Downard	THA		1.089

IRC 2

Sail No	Boat	Owner	Skipper	Country	Design	TCF
3020	Bad Habit	Des Kearns	Jerry Boelens	AUS		1.062
9290	Di Hard	Yachtpro International	Gould & Cusack	THA	Frers 42	1.047
4497	Madame Butterfly	Peter Dyer	Peter Dyer	GBR	3/4 ton	1.000
SIN 2626	Next Page	Judith Clark	Peter Forbes	SIN	X-372	0.984
JPN777	Phoenix	Niels Degenkolw	Niels Degenkolw	DEN	3/4 Ton IOR	0.977
THA 2008	Royal Thai Navy 1	RTN.	CPO.3 Wiwat Poonpat	THA	Farr MRX	0.979
THA 817	Royal Thai Navy 2	RTN.	NC Pontap Sukudom	THA	Farr MRX	0.980
MAS88	Skandia Endeavour of Whitby	Stuart Williamson	Stuart Williamson	GBR	First 34.7	1.020

Sunsail One Design

Sail No	Boat	Owner	Skipper	Country	Design	TCF
S1	Princess Anna	Sunsail	Achim Griese	THA	Sunsail one Design	0.965
S2	Princess Arieta	Sunsail	Jan Ruedel	THA	Sunsail one Design	0.965
S3	Princess Athena	Sunsail	Wolfgang Kallenberg	THA	Sunsail one Design	0.965
S4	Princess Christina	Sunsail	Nick Rose	THA	Sunsail one Design	0.965
S5	Princess Isabella	Sunsail	Jakob Handte	THA	Sunsail one Design	0.965
S6	Princess Sharda	Sunsail	Tony Oates	THA	Sunsail one Design	0.965

Bareboat Charter

Sail No	Boat	Owner	Skipper	Country	Design	TCF
E1	Emmjay	Nong Mine Phuket Sail	Geoffrey Lee	THA	Beneteau 50	1.039
51	Fidji	Asia-Marine	John Haynes	AUS	Sunlight30	0.858
S16	Jig Saw (DANAYA)	Sunsail	Ian Galbraith	GBR	Sunsail43	1.003
A11	Kinnon	Asia Marine	Trevor Joyce	THA	Hanse 400	1.005
B 34	Little Eva	Eva Yachting	Jan Kisteit	THA	Bravaria 34 Cruiser	0.935
33	Montclair (Fei Mao)	Asia-Marine	Daniel Schwalb	THA	Bavaria	0.954
40	Sandy Ann	Asia Happy Sailling	Andrey Duvanov	THA	Jeanneau S/O 40	0.980
B38	Shiraz	Thaisail Co,. Ltd. Phuket	John Rutherford	THA	Bararia 38	0.962
11	Sudsakorn Too	Asia Marine	Hiroshi Aida	THA	Hanse 315	0.949
S10	Sunsail Bintang	Sunsail	Keith Blankly	THA	Sunsail Odyssey 40	0.981
S12	Sunsail Intan	Sunsail	Theo Bakker	THA	Sunsail Gibsae 43	0.950
S15	Sunsail Morakot	Chin Yew	Peter Leniy	THA	Sunsail 43	1.001
YP9	Suphanwadee	Yachtpro(Thailand)	Scott Jacobsen	THA	CO323	0.942
GBR6010T	TAG	Sail in Asia Co,. Ltd	Toru Inoue	THA	Feeling 10.90	0.955
5643	Venture	Mike Crisp	Tony Pheiffor	THA	Hanse 400e	1.045
D1	Wagenborg I	Dream Yacht Charter	Barend Volgers	FRA	Harmony 52	1.108
D2	Wagenborg II	Dream Yacht Charter	Arnold Boere	FRA	Harmony 47	1.022

Firefly 850

Sail No	Boat	Owner	Skipper	Country	Design	TCF
540	700 Yachtclub Pagatoon	Pierre Forsans	Chris Jongerius	THA	Firefly 850 Sport	1.000
959	Blue No Ze	Ronald The	Damian Kimball	THA	Firefly 850 Sport	1.000
FF222	Moto Inzi	Roger Kingdon	Roger Kingdon	THA	Firefly 850 Sport	1.000
888	Sea Property	Peter Dyer	Peter Dyer	THA	Firefly 850 Sport	1.000
FF559	Seahorse Interiors-Mamba	Henry Kaye	Henry Kaye	THA	Firefly 850 Sport	1.000
690	The Frog	Phillip Wardnor	John Newnham	THA	Firefly 850 Sport	1.000
888	Twin Sharks	Brent Gribble	Brent Gribble	THA	Firefly 850 Sport	1.000
FF 777	Voodo Child	Hans Rahmann	Hans Rahmann	THA	Firefly 850 Sport	1.000

Multihull 1

Sail No	Boat	Owner	Skipper	Country	Design	TCF
THA-94	Cedar Swan	Radab Kanjanavanit	Radab Kanjanavanit	THA	F-9A	0.792
459	Charro	Latitude 8 Yacths	Mark Horwood	THA	Multihulls	0.783
223	Dingo	Richard Simpson	Richard Simpson	THA	Corsair	0.831
204	Hotel Travel Shanghai Baby	Neil Ayre	Neil Ayre	THA	Corsair C28R	0.800
GBR720M	Miss Saigon	David Liddell	David Liddell	GBR	Corsair	0.810
THA 290	Pimalai Charm	Anurat Tiyaphor	Bob Garner	THA	Corsair C31	0.888
O11	The Sting	Dave Wales	Dave Wales	Thai	Corsair 750 Sprint	0.818
396	Typhoon	Matt McGrath	Matt McGrath	THA	Stiletto 27 Catamara	0.809
M 296	X Catriot	Bob Brindley	Bob Brindley	AUS	Whiteheavan 11.8	0.775
	Zhuka	Bob Sleason	Bob Sleason	THA	Corsair	0.920

Ocean Rover

Sail No	Boat	Owner	Skipper	Country	Design	TCF
20	Chameleon	Faraway Yachting	Shane Smith	THA	Faraway48
B18	Hinewai	Ocean Odyssey Pty Lt	Peter Knight	AUS	Mauritius
K26587	Magic Lady	Keitaro Kurihara	Keitaro Kurihara	GUM	Logan Custon
F8	Patrick	Philippe Dallee	Philippe Dallee	FRA	Beneteau Oceanis 43
GBR 9846T	Rusalka	Kevan and Sheila Perrins	Kevan Perrins	GBR	Oyster 435
160	Smystery	Charles Hay	Charles Hay	GBR	Jenneau SO 45DS	0.991
	Thalassa	Russian Sailng Club	Krasnoperov Oleg	RUS	Beneteau Oceanis 423	1.059
None	Unity	Christine Chin	John Holder	MAL	Hunter410(1999)
200	Zorba	Chapus Marc	Chapus Marc	GBR	Contraste 44

Classic

Sail No	Boat	Owner	Skipper	Country	Design	TCF
Non	Argo	James Stoll	Simon Koch	BVI	Schooner
C38	Dondang Sarang	Paul Brunning	Christopher Edwards	GBR	Wooden Sloop
None	Sirius	Simon Morris	Simon Morris	AUS
6639	Tradition	Roger Foley	Roger Foley	NZL	Herreshoff
WYT	Waconda	Ralph Goetz	Simon Jupe	THA