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PATTAYA’S INTERNATIONAL MULTI CLASS SAILING REGATTA

3-7 May 2006
Ocean Nationals - Lasers - Beach Cats - Cruising Yachts - Keelboats
Platu Coronation Cup - Sportboats - Ocean Multihulls - Windsurfers

THE INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE

Admiral Daweesak Somabha President Yacht Racing Association of Thailand

Honorary Chairman

Mr. William Gasson Chairman, organizing Committee

Khun. Nusara Banyutpiyaphod Vice Chairman

Mr. Simon Makinson Secretary

Khun. Rut Subniran Sailing Committee Chirman

Mr. Richard Van Den Heuvel Sailing Committee

Mr. Phil Harper Sailing Committee

Mr. Gary Baguley Sailing Committee

Rear Admiral Sunan Monthalpardin Sailing Committee

Admiral Prasart Sribadong International Jury Chairman

Mr. Malcolm Runnalls Official Measurer

Khun. Kirati Assakul Committee

Mr. Alistair Burgoyne Committee

Mr. Henri Young Committee

Khun. Thanit Asksanaves Committee

Khun. Patis Waiwong Committee

Mr. Anthony McDonald Committee Website Commutation

Khun. Teeraphan Praisri Committee Accommodation, Social Program

Khun. Fuangfa Siriporn-nantana Committee Public Relation

Khun. Palida Anuntawut Regatta Office Manager

THE CLASSES

1. Class One: Keelboats

2. Class Two: Cruising Keelboats

3. Class Three: Sports boats

4. Class Four: Platus (Coronation Cup)

5. Class Five: Ocean Multihulls

6. Class Six: Beach Catamaran

7. Class Seven: Dinghies (Monohulls)

8. Class Eight: Optimists (Thailand Nationals)

9. Class Nine: Formula Windsurfers

10. Class Ten: Super Mott

THE INTERNATIONAL JURY
Mr. Tan Swee Hung / Chairman, Race Management Jury
Mr. Chu Say Ng
Admiral Prasart Sribhadung
Mr. Katsuya Habashiba
Khun Pilsung Lee In the meantime, ocean cruisers, multi-hulls and Platus are available
from Gulf Charters www.gulfchartersthailand.com
and the Yacht Pro Company www.sailingatpattaya.com
Lasers and beach-launched catamarans are available from the Royal Varuna Yacht Club Tel. 038 306 290 Fax. 03 8250 115 E-mail: [email protected]
For further information about the racing and social programmes, contact David Bell
Tel. 02 255 7890-2 E-mail: [email protected]

Raimon Land, Ocean Marina Regatta
Salutes His Majesty the King

By Peter Cummins, Pattaya Mail
The Second Top of the Gulf Regatta has arrived and what a nautical event it will be to celebrate the 60th anniversary of HM the King’s accession to the Thai Throne. The world’s longest-reigning Monarch, a Gold-Medal regional games helmsman himself at the Fourth South East Asian Peninsular Games, December 1967, will be honoured by the biggest fleet ever assembled in the Kingdom for a regatta.
It is appropriate that one of the principal championships, within the framework of the week’s tightly-packed calendar, is the annual Coronation Cup, for the permanent trophy.
Sponsors – essential to any event
Scheduled to be sailed from 03 – 07 May, out off the Ocean Marina (see programme below), this sailing extravaganza, sponsored by Raimon Land and the Ocean Marina Yacht Club, will also carry the logos of many companies dedicated to the promotion of marine sport in the Pattaya-Jomtien area, and, by extension, the Kingdom itself.

HEINEKEN BEER, long a champion of many sports, especially yacht racing, has several Royal Varuna Hobie Cat 16s, carrying the Heineken logo.

GULF CHARTERS, operating out of the Ocean Marina, is a leading advocate of yacht racing and cruising in the Northern Gulf and stands enthusiastically behing the Second TOG.

NEIL PRYDE, one of the world’s best sailmakers, ensconced in Hong Kong, would be the living proof of the efficacy of his own products. Participating with great success in many regional regattas and events, winning the Phuket King’s Cup on three occasions.

QBE INSURANCE, another perennial supporter of regattas, starting with the Phuket King’s Cup, the Koh Samui and Phuket Race Week events and now, the TOG events. Appropriately enough QBE started out as an insurer of vessels and has now branched out to the bigger insurance field.

THAI AIRWAYS, the national carrier, has constantly answered the call to move sailors, jury, committee-men and the press from around the globe to Thailand, to help promote the particular event in question and Thailand as a whole.

COCA COLA is a legendary sight at many, many sporting events, and is particularly dedicated to helping juniors along the way to the big ranks. The big red tent is a refuge for many youngsters – and the not-so-youngsters who seek the ‘pause that refreshes’!

BANGKOK PATTAYA HOSPITAL, recently elected as one of the best “medical tourist” venues in the Kingdom, is always ready to help the rare cases of injury in yacht racing. But, it CAN happen and to see the BPH tent at the venue is always re-assuring to the sailors, the spectators, the managers – and, the DRINKERS!

KASIKORN BANK, also a long-time backer of marine sports will have its ‘mobile ATM machine’ prominently displayed, to offer its usual top-class service. But, one can readily observe that the wheels are rather well fastened. One cannot be too cautious when there are yachties lurking around!

Apart from the regular management of the regatta, it is jointly organized by the Ocean Marina and Royal Varuna Yacht Clubs, Pattaya City, the Sattahip Naval Base, the national authority, the Yacht Racing and the Windsurfers Associations of Thailand.

THE TOURISM AUTHORITY OF THAILAND, too, regards the development of the marine sector as vitally important to the resurgence of tourism in the Kingdom, after such colossal set-backs as the 2004 tsunami, and stamps a strong TAT imprimatur onto the week-long sailing fiesta.

Encouraged by last year’s successful inaugural regatta, this year will again be jointly sponsored by Raimon Land and the Ocean Marina Yacht Club, which will be the host club, as well as the site for the First Pattaya Boat Show Premier Living, which will be held at the Marina, starting tomorrow 29 April and extending through the third of May.
According to the founder and principal organizer, William J. Gasson, this event will be “a gathering of most of the racing classes of sail-boats in the Kingdom”. There could well be some 400-500 Thai and foreign sailors, Bill added, “racing some 250 craft, including locally-based boats from the Gulf, Singapore, Hong Kong, Philippines, Australia, UK and New Zealand – a spread of more than 15 nationalities”
A feature this year will be a big fleet of wind-surfers, racing on a course to the North of the Marina. A special treat will be some spectacular kite surfing, on Saturday and Sunday off the Marina.
Otherwise, all the action, especially the large fleet of Optimist dinghies expected (80 plus) will be visible from the deck and special tents set up at the top of the breakwater. Some spectator press boats will be available at the site.
The most numerous fleet will be the Optimists and through the dedicated work of Royal Varunians, Kevin and Malee Whitcraft, Ralph Tye, Dave Littlejohn and Khun James, the Royal Varuna manager, all have one and sometimes two children enrolled in junior training programmes and much competitive sailing.
One other feature, especially in view of His Majesty’s Golden Jubilee on the Thai Throne, will be the introduction of a fleet of 10 Motts – the tiny light-weight dinghy adapted and designed from the International Moth Class – ideally suited for the lighter Thai physique - by His Majesty the King.
Long known as the “Mod” (Ant), the Yacht Racing Association’s officer, Anirut Posakrisna, who has done so much to promote sailing – especially in the smaller craft - insists the craft is ‘Mott’, not ‘Mod”. But, that is purely academic. The huge crowds expected at the Ocean Marina this week will see the real craft in action.
All starts will be clearly visible from the Ocean Marina fore-shore and the social ambience will be unprecedented.
One other factor that Bill notes will positively affect the 2006 TOG Regatta is that last weekend, the Thailand National Hobie Cat Championships, were sailed off Varuna. This exciting event, which brings sailors from all around the region, will probably have a “knock-on” effect with many staying on to join the 2006 TOG.
With incorporation of the Thailand Optimist National Championships, there could be upwards of 80 juniors (under-16-year-olds) competing and the annual Coronation Cup, supported by Princess Galyani is also being raced concurrently. Gary Baguley has mustered almost 20 Platus for this Championships. This agile, challenging 8-metre keelboat, was designed by Bruce Farr - arguably the world’s best naval architect - especially for Thai waters, The Platu itself is a native mackerel-type fish, inhabiting mostly the waters of the Western Gulf.

The Pattaya Mail, the Pattaya Blatt and Pattaya Mail on TV are also co-sponsoring this year’s regatta.
Other media include Art Asia Pacific and the website wonders, Hyro Consulting Thailand.

Co-organizers
Ocean Marina Yacht Club
Royal Varuna Yacht Club
Yacht Racing Association of Thailand (YRAT)
Windsurfers Association of Thailand
Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT)
Pattaya City Hall
Sattahip Naval Base

Sponsors
Main sponsors
Raimon Land PLC - as Primary Sport Sponsor
Ocean Marina Yacht Club - as Hosting Sponsor
Co-sponsors
Thai Airways International PLC
Gulf Charters Thailand
Neil Pryde
Heineken Beer
QBE Insurance
Pattaya Mail, Pattaya Blatt and Pattaya Mail on TV
Media-sponsors
Hyro Consulting Thailand -Website
Art Asia Pacific
Supply- sponsors
Coca Cola
Bangkok Pattaya Hospital
Kasikorn Bank
Bangkok Fine Wines

Event Week Program
Wednesday 3rd May 2006
Registration & Opening Day
10.30-18.00hr. Register at Ocean Marina Yacht Club
19.00 hr. Opening Party at Ocean Marina Yacht Club

Thursday 4th May 2006
Race Day 1: Raimon Land North Shore Races
07.00-10.30hr. Registration continues at Ocean Marina Yacht Club
10.30-11.00hr. Briefing at Ocean Marina Yacht Club
12.00 hr. Warning signal Race 1 followed by Race 2
19.00 hr. Party at Royal Varuna Yacht Club

Friday 5th May 2006
Race Day 2: Portofino Races
11.00 hr. Warning signal Race 3 followed by Race 4
19.00 hr. Party at Ocean Marina Yacht Club

Saturday 6th May 2006
Race Day 3: Raimon Land Long Distance Races
11.00 hr. Warning signal Race 5
19.00 hr. Raimon Land Gala Dinner at Ocean Marina Yacht Club

Sunday 7th May 2006
Race Day 4, Closing Party & Awards Presentation Ceremony
11.00 hr. Warning signal Race 6 followed by Race 7
15.30 hr. Royal awards for Platu Coronation Cup
               Optimist National Championship Awards
               Top of the Gulf Trophy Awards
               Closing party at Ocean Marina Yacht Club

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