2010 - 11 AY Race Reports - News and Views & Event Coverge

2010/11 AYGP - Aug-Sept - Newsletter - Re-igniting the racing class
By AsianYachting Event Media
Every few years the Racing Class competitors at Asian regattas, go through a process of re-inventing themselves and surprisingly come up with even bigger and better solutions. The enjoyment of an all year round racing season, held at some of the finest tropical island resorts in Asia is attracting the attention of International racing teams as a great place to go and compete, especially over the corresponding winter months. Recently this process gained momentum when two high profile boat building companies introduced two new state of the art racing boat designs into the region and found up to four owners, willing to bring a racing crew together to campaign their boat at selected events on the Asian Racing Calendar. After the taste of International success at the Rolex Commodore's Cup in the UK, Nick Burns and Fred Kinmonth, intension is to bring the Mills 40, EFG Bank Mandrake to Hong Kong and join in the local racing scene. Sam Chan has purchased a latter version TP 52 Ffreefire and successfully competed on the 2010 Giraglia Rolex Cup in Europe (See video) before packing her up and shipping to Hong Kong. Read all about it, in the Aug-Sept AYGP Newsletter...

SMU-RM Western Circuit - Sarab Singh's WINDSIKHER tops the podium
August 27th: After the overnight thunder storm and howling wind had abated, it left the west coast shrouded in heavy cloud cover and vacuum like conditions on the water. The sailors were ready for the last day of racing but had to wait almost two hours before the breeze materialized and racing could get underway. It was make or break time for most the class titles and the race committee took it in their stride to provide the maximum number of races in the prevailing conditions to produce the fairest of results. Strong tidal currents, a capsized catamaran, individual recalls and the ability to get the Moth up and planning determined the final outcome. Third place for WINDSIKHER in the first race today, upset Sarab Singh's crew as David Ross' Kerr 32 KUKUKERCHU were rapidly closing in on the overall leaders. This stirred the troops into action, who reacted with two wins in a row to secure the title and put an end to all the speculation of who is the rightful champion. Go to AY Race Reports

SMU-RM Western Circuit - Last chance for bragging rights...
August 27th: Saturday is the last day of racing at this years Western Circuit. It is make or break time for most the class titles and the final fling at the Gala Dinner & Prize giving plus the Charity Auction for Singapore Sailability in the Raffles Marina ballroom in the evening. Don't want to miss out on this one if your in Singapore. A full round of windward /leeward races are planned but the weather will determine if they are completed. Sarab Singh's Sydney 40MOD WINDSIKHER holds a commanding lead in the IRC A class and David Ross' Kerr 32 KUKUKERCHU will have to win all the races to displace them from taking the title. If you can't make it down for the racing bring your car down and the Sailability gang will happily give it a wash as they are raising urgently needed funds for purchasing extra boats and competing at local and International events. Go to AY Race Reports

Youth Olympic Games - Medal race concludes racing
August 25th: Siripon Kaewduang-Ngam of Thailand claims the first Sailing Gold Medal in the Techno 293 Girls at the Youth Olympic Games. Veronica Fanciulli ITA wins the medal race and claims the Silver medal in the process. Third place for Singapore's Audrey Yong secures her the bronze medal. As the Byte Cll Girls ran down to the finish in a big cluster the Gold goes to Lara Vadlau of Austria who did just what she needed to win the medal. Silver goes to Daphne van der Vaart of NED whilst in a very tight finish the Bronze goes to Constanze Stolz GER. Ian Barrows ISV just had to sail a conservative race to win the Byte Cll Boys Gold for the US Virgin Islands. As the pack crossed the finish line Just van Aanholt AHO won the medal race and clinched the Bronze medal in the process. The Silver nearly slipped from Florain Haufe’s grasp on the last leg but the German held on to finish in seventh to claim the Silver medal. Mayan Rafic’s fourth place in the medal race was easily enough to seal him the Gold medal in the Techno 293 Boys division. Kieran Martin GBR won the medal race and takes the Bronze medal. Michael Cheng HKG confirmed the Silver medal with a fifth place finish in the medal race. Check out the complete results, photos and roundup on the ISAF microsite at: http://www.sailing.org/yog/

SMU-RM Western Circuit - What a difference a day makes...
August 22nd: Despite the many weather forecasts available these days, the sailors have come to the conclusion that the best solution for local waters is "What you see is what you get". Yesterdays dreary, wet and sufferable light conditions were replaced with a warm, sunny, clear blue sky and a building 8 to 10 knot SSW breeze that saw the IRC A & B, PY and SB3 keelboat classes away on the same short passage race as yesterday. Picking the best course on the first windward beat ultimately set the pace and awarded the skippers that chose the correct side with podium places. The Catamaran class combined with the International Moth class to further their short windward/leeward race program. The ten IOM remote-controlled yachts and eleven Singapore Sailability Access 2.3's completed their two day race program and were awarded trophies for their efforts and a bottle of champagne Mumm from the sponsors. All in all, everywhere you look there are sailboats going about the serious business of competing. Go to AY Race Reports

Rolex Commodores' Cup - 2nd place for Hong Kong
For those that like to find out how other Asian racing teams are doing at International events, we have good news from the other side of the world that the Hong Kong Team finished second to the Irish, on 117.5 points to Ireland’s 73.5. However Jamie McWilliam on board Blondie IV was satisfied with the result: “I think if we’d been second having cocked it up, it would have been irritating, but the Irish guys sailed with great style and great skill and I’m absolutely delighted for them.” After mounting multiple teams in the past, the Irish were considered favourite going into both the 2006 and 2008 events but failed to win either, so the Irish boats Antix, marinerscove.ie and Roxy 6 have finally secured the Rolex Commodores’ Cup for the emerald isle. Catch up with all the news at: http://commodorescup.rorc.org/ Take a look at the stunning Rolex / Kurt Arrigo Photo Gallery

SMU-RM Western Circuit - Slow and steady wins the day...
August 21st: All morning the sky was heavily overcast and releasing light drizzling rain, even the Malaysian coastline was shrouded in fog. Then as if on queue, a light SSW breeze sprung up on the way to the start line. Enough to send the IRC A & B, PY and Catamaran classes on a passage race in the approaches to the Johor Strait, while the Laser SB3 and the International Moth classes continued on with the short windward/leeward race program. Ten IOM remote-controlled yachts also kicked off on a two day racing campaign. As it turned out the breeze did not get much above 6 knots the whole day and probably averaged around 3-4 knots leaving big patches of little or no wind to contend with. When the breeze fluctuates up and down it also changes direction, so it is paramount that tacticians keep there head out of the boat and pick the best wind lanes to sail the boat in. All week the IRC A skippers have been working on ways to improve the boats performance including bringing in specialist crew members to bolster their confidence. This was evident right from the very start, when David Ross' Kerr 32 KUKUKERCHU nailed the line on starboard tack, just as Sarab Singh's Sydney 40MOD WINDSIKHER entered on port tack, only to get run over by the fleet and consequently caught up in a short tacking duel with KUKUKERCHU. Go to AY Race Reports

SMU-RM Western Circuit - Senior sailors join the sporting action in Singapore...
August 20th: After a week of youthful sporting competition (YOG 2010) held all over the island nation, the senior sailors (19 & above) get another chance to display their yachting prowess as they take to the waters off Raffles Marina for two more days of solid racing action. Last weekend the opening rounds of the 13th SMU-RM Western Circuit Sailing Regatta were fired away (See Results) and this weekend the keelboat teams and catamarans get a chance to improve their standings on two passage races, while the International Moth class take on short course racing in front of the marina. Also the IOM remote-controlled yachts are gunning for the annual WC title this weekend. Up for grabs this weekend is the SMU President’s Cup which will be awarded to the winner of the passage race at Sunday's nights dinner and prize giving party. As this regatta is held over 3 weekends the final rounds will be short course racing for all classes next Saturday (28th Aug) together with the Gala Dinner & Prize giving plus the Charity Auction for Singapore Sailability in the Raffles Marina ballroom. Photos of Day 1 and the items to go under the auctioneers hammer for charity can be viewed from: http://www.westerncircuit.com/photo_gallery.html Go to AY Race Reports

Hong Kong sailors doing well at Rolex Commodores' Cup
For those that like to find out how other Asian racing teams are doing at International events, we have good news from the other side of the world that the three Hong Kong Teams presently battling it out in the Solent for the Rolex Commodores' Cup. At the end of play yesterday the three Hong Kong teams still hold onto second overall to the runaway Irish, but have been knocked back due to their small boat Rockall III’s mishap, causing her to finish ninth (depending upon the outcome of their protest). From being 30 points astern of the Irish yesterday, the Hong Kong team is currently 40.5 points behind them. However the regatta is far from over with a race around the Isle of Wight coming with a x1.5 points co-efficient today (Friday) and a double points scoring inshore race to conclude the regatta on Saturday. There is still a lot to play for and you can follow all the action at http://commodorescup.rorc.org/ Conditions for the race around the Isle of Wight look set to be brisk with southwesterly winds gusting up to 25 knots forecast. Take a look at the stunning Rolex / Kurt Arrigo Photo Gallery

Youth Olympic Games - Singapore - Find out how the sailors are faring...
August 17th: The sailing competition started today. If you want to follow how your sons and daughters or friends of friends kids are faring in the sailing events at the Youth Olympic Games presently being held in Singapore, the organisers have come up with a few innovative ways of dealing with the digital age. The YOG Sailing Competition features one hundred, 15-16 year sailors, from 52 countries born between 1 January 1994 and 31 December 1995, competing across four events (Byte CII & Techno 293 Windsurfer) divided into boys and girl classes. As the official websites are doing a wonderful job of disseminating the news and the major media players have far greater access to the stories through the Main Press Centre, AsianYachting will not be covering the event in our usual way. Instead we have produced the YOG 2010 - AY Event Report after searching for competitors information have identified and recommended the best YOG 2010 websites, Social Networks and Blog sites for the general public to find out what is going on. Check out the YOG 2010 - AY Event Report Here...

SMU-RM Western Circuit - Celebrations all round as the games get started..
August 15th: In the wake of last nights dazzling Youth Olympic Games opening ceremony, fifty sailing craft took to the waters in front of Raffles Marina on the west coast of Singapore to celebrate this auspicious occasion with their own long standing Western Circuit Regatta. Eight keelboats in IRC 1 and another 8 in IRC 2. Five Club Racers, nine Laser SB3's, ten off the beach catamarans plus five of the latest Moth designs along with eight Access 2.3's for disabled sailors set out to contest there class titles over the next three weekends. Last night the grim looking weather forecast struggled to reach five knots all day, which almost turned into a reality when the overcast skies did not allow the sea breeze effect to take hold. Never the less the light SW breeze did pick up more than the forecast and stayed for the whole day, which allowed the race committee to complete the scheduled three races for some classes and two for others. Several skippers were a bit to keen and scored OCS for being over the start line and did not return. Go to AY Race Reports

Marine Industry players in Malaysia
At the 1st Singapore Superyacht Conference it became very apparent that most foreign delegates didn't know much about the megayacht facilities already available in South East Asian waters and what the Asian region in general has to offer owners, skippers, crew and their guests. In the final SS Conference - AY Summary we wowed to develop a one-stop Marina Guide and have carried out some updating and new inclusions to the long standing Asian Directory that already contains web links and email contacts for most Asian National Organisations, Sailing Clubs and Major Events Also you can Check out the major Marine Industry Players in Malaysia at: http://asianyachting.com/news/MMIAlistings.htm Please take a minute to look if there are any businesses we have missed out on or other categories that should be included so a full directory can be completed. After forming the Asia-Pacific Superyacht Association, the 2nd Asia Superyacht Conference is slated in Singapore from 12-14 October. This year there are two key objectives: firstly, the development of the Superyacht building industry in Asia with a specific focus on China and Taiwan; and secondly, enhancing the Asia-Pacific region as the world's third biggest cruising destination.

Mohd Masyuri & Royal Malaysian Navy 1 - Qualify for Asian Games 2010
07:07:2010 Day 2: In blustery conditions yesterday, Mohd Masyuri and his Royal Malaysian Navy 1 team came from behind to snatch victory and be selected as the keelboat match racing team to represent Malaysia at the 16th Asian Games. To be contested latter this year from November 12-27, at the Guangdong Ocean Sports Training Centre (GOSTC) in Shanwei, China. After struggling in the round robin stage and scraping into last spot for the semi final cut, Mohd Masyuri's RMN1 team went on to beat Nurul Elia's more favoured Perak Team, that topped the leader board after winning every race in the round robins, chose to race the lowly fourth placed finishers. By sailing fast and staying within the rules during the pre-start and on course tacking duels, they skillfully earned two race wins to go on and duel it out in the finals with fellow navy compatriots Mohd Razali on Royal Malaysian Navy 2. Who with all their experience overcame Nik Ashraf's Malaysian Yachting Assoc 2 team in their semi final round 2-0 and is considered the top navy match racing team to beat. That did not deter Mohd Masyuri's crew as they once again put on a masterful display, that even Datuk Peter Gilmour would be proud of and maneuvered their Platu 25 to inflict two penalties during pre-start and on the course to come from behind and snatch the lead within the rules and in the process triumph in the first ever MYA/RMN organised selection trials. A very jubilant team have sailed their way into the record books. Extensive Photo Gallery and results are posted on the MYA Website Full report check out the August AY Team News Where do we go from here...

July 2010 AYGP Update - SS Phuket Raceweek - Spectacular start to 2010-11 Season
By AsianYachting Event Media
Throughout the event the overall lead in the IRC Racing class, seesawed between Scott Duncanson's Phuket 8 Quantum Fusion M and Ben Copley's Swan CS 42 Katsu. Coming into the final storm swept day, Copley's Katsu had a two point lead over Duncanson's Quantum Fusion M. The previous day Antony Hastings' Beneteau First 53 F5 Baby Tonga went out determined to put in a good showing in the fresh conditions to hold onto third overall with Ray Waldron's brand new Phuket 8 Surf Patrol improving with every race and nipping on the leaders heels. Final podium placing's were dependant on how many races could be run on the last day. Scott Duncanson managed to keep his Phuket 8 Quantum Fusion M upright and sailed conservatively during the storm to take Race 7 handicap honours. Ben Copley's Katsu took line honours and second place, but Duncanson was closing in fast. The race committee were set up and almost ready to hold Race 8 when the second storm struck and had to abandon proceedings. Copley finally ditched Katsu's bridesmaid role and took home the overall Racing Class trophy. Antony Hastings Baby Tonga did enough in the earlier races to take third spot on the podium. Under the new scoring system the first five boats now score points towards the Evolution Sails AYGP Skipper and Yacht of the Year awards which have been updated at: http://asianyachting.com/news/AYGP10-11.htm Also goto the SS Raceweek 2010 - AY Photo Gallery is posted at: http://asianyachting.com/photos/photo.htm?PRW10

Six Senses Phuket Raceweek - All hell breaks loose on the final day...
By AsianYachting Event Media
July 25th: At the sumptuous Six Senses Evason breakfast overlooking the racing area, the warning signs for a tough day ahead were already in full view. White caps and lumpy seas, stirred up by 20 to 25 knot South West Monsoon winds. Upon arrival at Race Control at Into the Beach, Nitt kindly pointed out at that Stuart Williamson's Beneteau 34.7 Skandia Endeavour of Whitby had drifted off, some time during the night and was firmly planted on the rocks at Koh Bon. A Thai fishing boat had been engaged to skull drag her from the beach and tow her into Ao Chalong for repairs. As the assembled media were due to board the boats an enormous storm descended on Phuket bringing with it 30 to 35 knot gusts and lashing rain. After half an hour delay, those that were brave enough to tackle the bronco bucking jetty and risk ruining their valuable camera equipment, clambered aboard and headed out to the racing area to see what was going on out there. Capt Brent McInnes our boat owner and driver afforded us a brief photo shoot of the Skandia Endeavour of Whitby grounding and then expertly guided his magnificent Donzi speedboat around the starting area, all the time desperately trying to keep the photographic equipment dry. Just after PRO Simon James started the IRC Racing and IRC 2 classes the threatening black clouds that were building out to sea, descended over the race course and all hell broke loose in torrential rain and zero visibility. Goto full story AY Race Report 4 & Summary

Six Senses Phuket Raceweek - A day of two contrasts!
By AsianYachting Event Media
July 24th: What started with a brisk windward / leeward race, finished in almost drifting conditions on a passage race around the islands. The storm that swept in from the Andaman Sea, engulfed all of Phuket in heavy rain, soon put an end to the lovely 15 knot SW breeze and left the yachts rocking and rolling in the lumpy sea that formed overnight. To make matters worse the sailors had to contend with a strong out going current, which turned the usual surfing conditions around the back of the islands into a drifting match in a difficult seaway. Again some skippers were a little to keen at the start and individually recalled for being over the line. This time it was Horst Lakits' Swan 55 Big A that miss judged the current and collected The Moorings sponsored start boat, fortunately with little or no visible damage other than a bruised ego. The crew on Antony Hastings' Beneteau First 53 F5 Baby Tonga went out determined to put in a good showing in the fresh conditions and that's just what they did. Taking the IRC Racing daily double in Race 5 by 42 seconds from Ben Copley's Swan CS 42 Katsu and Ray Waldron's brand new Phuket 8 Surf Patrol taking third spot. Check out AY Race Report 3

Six Senses Phuket Raceweek off to a slow start...
By AsianYachting Event Media
July 22nd: After some deliberation the 20 IRC monohull racers got divided into three classes according to their rating and potential performance. Hot off last weekends SEA Property Multihull Championship nine boats are fronting up in the Multihull Class and eight Firefly 850 Sports in the one-design class. Two classic boats round out the order, making it a total of 39 boats contesting this year. The weather forecast did not look to promising and after a short wait, PRO Simon James managed to get the fleet away on a two island passage race. Some were a little to keen to get underway and a general recall for the combined IRC 1 & 2 classes even delayed the proceedings further. Hopes for another race were dashed as the wind did not pick-up and moved all over the place, so PRO James decided to call it a day in light of the circumstances. Competitors found it difficult in the lee of the islands, on the one race that was sailed today. This is were fortunes can be won and lost. From the press boat it looked like a game of snakes and ladders, until they rounded the final hurdle and got back into the wind line. The boats that had a fast trip through the lee of Koh Aeo have in general gone on to win their class. Check out AY Race Report 1

2010/11 AYGP - July 2010 - Newsletter - Evolution Sails sponsors new Skipper & Yacht of the Year trophy
By AsianYachting Event Media
We proudly announce that Evolution Sails have come onboard as trophy sponsor for the 2010-11 AYGP Championship to be known as the Evolution Sails AYGP Skipper and Yacht of the Year awards. They have also signed up for a years worth of Internet advertising in AsianYachting monthly publications and Race Reports. We will still be presenting the Perpetual AYGP Cup filled with chilled champagne and the Armani Koh Samui blue blazer at the gala Sawadee.com Regatta 2010 Samui season ending prize presentation. The new trophy will be the one that the winning skipper can take home with them and display in their trophy cabinet. Winning these awards is considered a very special honour, where skippers and boat owners are rewarded for running a successful racing campaign over 10 regatta's held in SE & E Asian waters each year. As these prestigious awards go way beyond cheap plastic trophy's, we are considering a design competition amongst budding artists living in the SE Asian region, to make it not only a memorable and unique occasion but also worthy of displaying in the office back home. We welcome any interest from designers and artists that would like to get involved with the trophy design competition by contacting info@asianyachting.com Six Senses Phuket Raceweek kicks off the 2010-11 AYGP Championship this week from Wednesday 21st to Sunday 25th July as the elegant Six Senses Evason Resort plays host on the south east coast of Phuket. Goto 2010/11 AYGP - July 2010 - Newsletter

3rd SEA Property Multihull Championship - Horizon job earns Henry Kaye and Thor victory
By AsianYachting Event Media
July 18th: Overnight the strong conditions over the last couple of days moderated down to a mere 5 knots at start time and 10 knots being the highest reading, half way around the course. Simon James' race team decided to send the racing class on an 18nm passage race and the Firefly's on a lengthy windward/leeward course in the bay. Some Firefly skippers suggested they change to a passage race and after some neat diplomacy and owners voting by radio, PRO James announced that both classes will be doing Course 5, the long passage out to the safe water mark, then back through the Chalong Bay gate and up around Koh Bon and back. All eyes were on the pointscore leaders - Henry Kaye and Fergus Wilmer's Seacart 30 Thor and the newly launched Andaman Cabriolet Da Vinci skippered by German ace Andy Pape who were tied for first place in the racing class - Hans Rahmann's Voodoo had a four point advantage over Twin Sharks skippered by boat designer Mark Pescott in the Firefly class. Caution seemed to be the order of the day at the startline, with the leading contenders taking clear lines and concentrating on boatspeed. Goto AY Race Report 3 & Summary Here...

3rd SEA Property Multihull Championship - Fun and games in over 20 knots...
By AsianYachting Event Media
July 17th: Wind gusts up to 25 knots provided some exhilarating downwind rides with most boats sitting in the high teens for long periods of time. As a consequence the breakage list continues to grow and most boats have suffered from some sort of damage. Judging by the smiles on the crews faces as they come ashore and the lively bar talk long into the evening, everyone is very pleased with the boats performance and outcome whether it is good or bad. It is not very often that strong winds coincide with regatta dates but on this occasion the Ao Chalong Yacht Club have lucked in, much to everyone's pleasure. For the first race today PRO Simon James choose to send the fleet on a passage race around Chalong Bay and out to the Phuket Port deep sea mark and back, then a windward / leeward course for the second race today. After blitzing the fleet yesterday Henry Kaye and Fergus Wilmer's Seacart 30 Thor did not have it all their way today. Despite taking line honours in both races they came to an abrupt holt when they hit an uncharted reef in Race 1 and broke the reefing line in Race 2, that severely hindered their progress and had to settle on third and second places. Goto AY Race Report 2 Here...

Exciting start to the 'Multihull Only' regatta
By AsianYachting Event Media
July 16th: The 3rd SEA Property Multihull Championship got underway with some exciting thrills and spills in overcast conditions and an increasing SW tradewind. Twenty boats have fronted up and as crews assembled at the Ao Chalong Yacht Club this morning there were distinct signs that a regatta was about to take place. One skipper was heard to say "So this is what a proper yacht club looks like". Everyone was keen to get going and the tension increased as they approached the start line. PRO Simon James choose to send the fleet around a windward / leeward course then on a short passage race up to Koh Bon and back. In Chalong Bay the breeze fluctuated between 5 and 10 knots for the first race then dramatically increased as they left the shelter of the bay and the large sea swell around Koh Bon saw the excitement factor multiply on the spinnaker reach back. A few nose dives, (See photo) shredded sails, snapped prodders and a lot of broken equipment had crews desperately jury rigging the damage or returning to shore for some urgently needed repairs. Goto AY Race Report 1 Here...

'Multihull Only' event unique for the Asian region...
By AsianYachting Event Media
July 15th: After a couple of years flying below the radar, the 3rd SEA Property Multihull Championship organised by the Ao Chalong Yacht Club kicks off tomorrow and this 'Multihull Only' event has grown in stature to become the largest ocean racing multihull event in South East Asian waters. The entire SE Asian archipelago falls within the tropical cruising belt and the year round sailing season suits modern day multihull sailing enthusiasts down to the tee. Over the last couple of years there has been an explosion of catamaran and trimaran manufacturers in the region. The majority of the 19 boat fleet are either Latitude 8 Firefly's, a variety of Vietnam built Corsair Marine folding trimarans plus a couple of Andaman Cabriolet's. They are all competing like mad, both on and off the water for boat sales, so overall performance at the regatta is everything! The weather forecast is for squally SW monsoon conditions being drawn across the peninsula towards Typhoon CONSON, which is presently stirring up the South China Sea, so we can expect some excitement over the next few days. Goto AY Pre-Regatta Report Here...

Third round of QUANTUM Platu One Design Championship of Thailand
Was held at Ocean Marina Yacht Club, Pattaya. Seven boats contested this event which was held in very light shifty conditions. This made it difficult for the Race Officers but they did a superb job and ran all seven races over the two days. The conditions also highlighted the work of the tacticians who had to contend with constantly changing pressures and wind directions along with a very strong incoming tide. Many boats almost hit the top mark inspires allowing a generous lay line. It was good to see several new teams alongside the regulars. The Singapore Management University sent a young team and its always good to welcome their happy attitude combined with hard work and a desire to win. Mark Haswell traveled from Phuket to help introduce two new members to Platu racing, Tony Mallia and his wife Lek. The Ferret, with Scott Duncanson on the helm won the event but were kept honest by Morten Jacobsen's Emma Matilde in second place with Kawanisan's The Puma team giving both boats a hard time when they got up to speed. The final round - The Platu Nationals will be held on the 21/24th October 2010. Book you charter boat now!

July 2010 AY Team News - Reviving the Learn to SAIL with Asian Yachtmasters Courses at the AY Center in PD
After a years absence and as the economic climate seems to be getting better, we are reviving the Learn to Sail with Asian Yachtmasters keel boat training scheme, which was originally designed to promote growth on the local Asian sailing scene. The main aim of the AsianYachting Center in Port Dickson, Malaysia is to provide a place where similarly interested people can come together and partake in all sorts of pleasure boating activities. We have just taken over Platu #129 (Soon to be renamed AsianYachting 1) and after applying some antifouling, we will be inviting interested persons from all over the world to come to Pt Dickson and try out our 2-hour Discover Sailing program, to see if they like it...

It is also our intention to continue on with forming an AY Racing Team and are constantly on the lookout for serious sailors that want to develop their racing skills and go on to successfully compete at regional keelboat regattas and match racing events. If you want to TRY OUT for our AY Racing Team we have set aside some weekends, when we will take anyone sailing that is interested in making up the core of sailors needed to make a team. (Goto 2009 AY Team News to see how the team fared at the 2009 Malaysian Match Racing Championship) The full AY Syllabus can be accessed from the extensive AY Menu Click Here...

Also the MONSOON SAILING SCHOOL IS BACK Putrajaya Maritime Center (July 29 - Aug 1st, 2010) For more information and to confirm Online Registration, please contact: Mira Navaretna Email mira@tbest.com.my T +603-2283 3324 / +6016-338 5341 Check them out at: http://mss.monsooncup.com.my/

July 2010 AY News & Views - Indonesian Rally Season begins
This month brings a very diverse range of regattas that stretch across the length and breadth of the SE Asian archipelago. First up in Phuket is the 'Multihull Only' - 3rd SEA Property International - Phuket Multihull Championship (July 16-18) which is closely followed by the action packed Six Senses Phuket Raceweek (July21 to 25 ).

Then on July 24th three simultaneous starts, will get the Rally Season underway from both ends of the Indonesian archipelago - Darwin to Ambon Yacht Race & Sail Indonesia Rally take off from Darwin, Northern Australia and are headed for the Maluku Spice Islands to attend Sail Banda, Indonesia's largest marine event for 2010. At the other end of the spectrum the 7th Borneo International Yachting Challenge runs from July 24th to 31st - Starting in Miri, Sarawak and visiting other East Malaysian states of Labuan and Sabah before finishing up at Sutera Harbour in Kota Kinabalu. Check out the Asian Sailing Calendar Here... Adventure seekers should take note, that's not all we have on offer here in Asia- The 300 nautical mile Sandeq Race from July 28 - Aug 7 is being billed as "The world's fastest, longest and hardest race for traditional fishing vessels" and has turned into one of Indonesia's best nautical events held each year! This will be the 10th race for traditional Sandeq outrigger, sailing boats, that starts in Mamuju and ends in Makassar, SW Sulawesi. More about these exciting craft, Race Program and how to join in the fun Click Here Browse the July 2010 AY News & Views online edition for Asian and International Sailing News & Views, Regatta Previews, Photo Gallery's, World Records & Unluckiest sailors of the month at: http://asianyachting.com/Archive/newsletter/125July10.htm

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