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Sailors from across the world joined a Sail Past ceremony in honor of HM the King of Thailand during the final day of Phuket Kings Cup Regatta in the Andaman Sea The Royal Thai Navys Royal Bangpakong vessel was anchored at Kata Bay in the Andaman Sea for the participating boats and crew members of the 23rd Phuket Kings Cup Regatta from across the world to carry out the sail past ceremony. The activity took place on December 5th before they began their final races. The Phuket Kings Cup Regatta is organized in honor of HM the King, 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 organizers have been organizing the sail past for four consecutive years. Infinity Communications also informed Andaman News that Thailand was voted the favourite sailing venue in Asia, and Phuket Kings Cup Regatta remains the most popular and is voted the best regatta in Asia. Their survey found also that the Regatta generated approximately 40 million baht for the island economy during the 2009 event. The sailing survey was conducted by the Top of The Gulf Regatta in co-operation with the Phuket Kings Cup Regatta with the aim to find out sailing trends and provide useful information in helping to attract more sailors to Thailand.
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A Privy councilor presided over the closing and prize giving ceremony for winners of Phuket Kings Cup Regatta
Mom Rajawong Usni Pramoj, representing HM the King of Thailand, presided over the traditional ceremony, followed by a special candle lit tribute and huge fireworks for HM the King's Birthday at Kata Beach Resort last Saturday evening. 111 international yachts had fought for podium finishes across the 11 divisions. The stars of the day were the skippers and crews who were all worthy winners Rene Tiemessen's Alondra in Classic, Rod Heikell's Skylax in Cruising, Brent Gribble's Twin Sharks in Firefly 850, Henry Kaye and Fergus Wilmer's Thor in Multihull Racing, Anthony Hasting's Princess Sharda in Bareboat Charter, Timothy Robins's Nipper in Multihull Cruising, Peter Wood's Windstar in Modern Classic, Wiwat Poonpat's Royal Thai Navy 1 who got the biggest cheer in IRC2, Matt Allen's Ichi Ban in IRC1, Anthony Hastings's Baby Tonga Hideaways Club in Premier, and Neil Pryde's Hi-Fi in Racing division, the main winner. His crew enjoyed the fruits of their hard-fought Racing division victory. In the last two King's Cups, Pryde had lost first place on a count back. This time he took hold of the trophy with no doubts as to the ability of his boat, his crew and himself, as he told Andaman News just after the ceremony, this was his 4th Kings Cup win:
voice ****** 3 minute interview with Neil Pryde, Kings Cup winner
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Epic Charters Phuket Kings Cup Regatta 2009by PhilBender5509524 views
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