Sailing
Phang Nga Bay 'Fun Regatta' gets underway today
PHANGNGA : Thailand's rapidly growing sailing season gets underway in spectacular fashion today when a big fleet of almost 50 boats sets sail to contest the annual Phang Nga Bay Regatta in picturesque southern Thailand.
Sponsors required for Youth World Championships in Pattaya
PATTAYA : In a world clouded with doom and gloom, there is a bright ray shining at least for Thailand over the Sattahip-Jomtien-Pattaya Eastern Seaboard region. It is an event far removed from the outside turmoil. It is clear skies, sparkling wate...
Thailand voted favourite sailing venue in Asia
Phuket - Thailand was voted the favourite sailing venue in Asia and the Phuket King’s Cup Regatta best regatta in Asia, according to a recent survey. The survey found also that the Regatta generated approximately 40 million baht for the Island eco...
Court takes Dutch teenage girl from parents to block her solo voyage
Laura Dekker, a 13-year-old Dutch girl, has been taken into the custody of child protection officers after a court blocked her bid to make a solo sailing voyage around the world.
A Dutch Court will decide the fate Friday of 13-year-old Laura Dekker, either making her a potential world-record-breaking sailor, or returning her to school.
New yacht race may start from HK
Hong Kong will likely be the starting point of a new world-class yacht race series bringing together 10 teams that will run parallel to the America's Cup competition, organisers say.
Wild Oats XI wins Sydney to Hobart race
The discovery of a shark tangled in its aft rudder helped the Australian yacht Wild Oats XI surge to an unprecedented fourth successive first-place finish in the Sydney to Hobart race on Sunday.
Britain trio disband after Yngling is axed
Great Britain's gold medal-winning Yngling trio, dubbed “three blondes in a boat”, have disbanded after their class was dropped from the 2012 London Olympics. Sarah Ayton, Sarah Webb and Pippa Wilson may compete separately in the Olympic regatta i...
Disaster strikes Mike Golding again
Just hours after taking the lead for the first time in the Vendee Globe, Mike Golding’s Ecover 3 dismasted in the Southern Ocean, 940 miles southwest of Perth, Australia. A weary but safe Golding reflected later on the onboard data which showed it...
Round the world sailors warned about pirate risk
HONG KONG (AFP) — Sailors in the round-the-world Volvo Ocean Race have been warned about the danger of pirates off the coast of Somalia and will be monitored by warships patrolling the Indian Ocean, organisers said.