We had an excellent Phuket Race Week! (23-27july).
The Frog raced in a fleet of 50 yachts including 5 One design Fireflies, classics, big monohulls, sportboats and catamarans. Medium to heavy conditions, speeds over 25 knots were achieved. Frogs crew had never sailed together before, they went on a sharp learning curve, and eventually came 2nd and 3rd out of the 8 races.
Phuket Race Week is definitely a top holiday sailing venue.
Pictures of Raceweek here
Inquire and book now for 2009, many boats are for charter, cruise for a week and race a week, prices are low, winds are high and parties are excellent.
**Our fleet will be extended with a second Firefly, available for the upcoming Kings Cup and all Asian 2009 regattas, a brand new Salona 42 is for charter for the Kings Cup, a modern fast mono hull, build to the highest standards that out sails anything around the same length. see here
Kings Cup - 29 Nov-6 Dec
Langkawi Regatta - 4 - 10 January
1000 islands, just over the border with Malaysia
Phang Nga Bay Regatta - February
Top of the Gulf, Pattaya - April
Pattaya-Koh Chang Rally - April
Samui International Yacht Regatta - May/June
Phuket Race week - July
Did you know that:
* Chris and Rolien will be in the Netherlands in August participating in the Flevo Race and Sail Den Helder
* ASC Sailing charters has set up special eco-trips to Koh Lone. A beautiful off the main track island south of Phuket. You sail 2 days and stay in a cosy homestay with a Thai family. See the school, the tidy village and do a trek over the island with a guide.
*From September on we have a, for us new, luxury catamaran for charter. A Summerhaven 10.65. Charro can have 6 people sleeping on board and more people for luxurious day cruises or island hopping.
* ASC Offshore Images had a hit with the Samui Regatta promo video filmed by Ruth Fentiman. You can see it here
* And with an article on Sailing Anarchy.com about the spinnaker of Oh la la. Chris will write more regularly on Sailing Anarchy about sailing in Thailand and it's regatta's
*Even Doppie, our blind dog is too fat now. We're all on a diet and running up and down the beach the 3 of us!
*The www.andaman-sea-club.com website is constantly being renewed. Please have look for more and more information.
*In the August edition of the magazine Window on Lifestyle published by Image Asia, appears a renewed article about the Andaman Sea Club. You can see the latest version here
For people who just get to know us an interesting read.
Old news and contact details:
*Andaman Sea Club is not only expanding it's activities with ASC Yacht Care. We now have 2 new divisions!!
1. ASC Offshore Images for regatta photo's and video.
2. ASC Brokerage for very unique yachts.
* The Firefly Voodoo Child is for sale! Please see here and contact us for more information.
* You can find us now on My Space, Hyves, LinkedIn, Pulse, Facebook and Flickr. Click on the links on our website homepage.
*You can now join-in the Chalong races on a Firefly, the Frog. For only 1950 Baht incl entry fee, drinks on board and club barbecue!! Schedule on www.acycphuket.com
* In the Summer edition of Postitive News paper in the UK appeared an article about our beach cleaning day last February. www.positivenews.org.uk
*There was an article about the Andaman Sea Club (ASC) daytrips in the The Nation!! A Thai national newspaper. Read here
*ASC Sailing charters offers complete team building days including sailing (of course) for international companies.
* ASC is the first sailing business member of the Green Fins project by the Phuket Marine Biology center and looking to expand awareness for the underwater world by sailors around Phuket. www.greenfins-thailand.org
*The Frog, the Horse and the Whale in the Kings Cup, read the story here
For more pictures click on the picture of every site/story and/or above.
*The Andaman Sea club is sponsoring an Optimist for the Phuket Yacht Club at Ao Yon. The club is running a sailing school for children. This Optimist now is called 'Froggie'.
Any questions, suggestions, news, information, bookings etc Please contact us personally:
Email: rolien@andaman-sea-club.com or chris@andaman-sea-club.com
Skype: Jongerius1 of Rolien10
Tel: Rolien +66 850690940 or Chris+ 66 860454634
and see our website www.andaman-sea-club.com
SMS 04-01-2008 13:01
Ao Yon
