Posted on April 25th, 2008 by admin
Sailing Thailand INFO Forum
Hello everybody,
welcome to our new Sailing Thailand INFO platform for sailors, holiday sailors, scuba divers and marine enthusiasts who are planing to or did sail the waters of Thailand. Indeed, we have here one of the most beautiful marine environments, abundance of islands and marine parks, coral reefs, beaches and countless marine life.
Here we provide a discussion board to collect first hand information regarding all sailing and diving issues within Thailand and inviting you to take active part in it. Share your experiences with fellow sailors and divers and help others to find the truly best spots for their holiday, advise others which places should be taken very cautiously and which do have a good value.
So, it is easy to become a member of this community, just register and post your story on the Sailing Thailand INFO Forum.
Sincerely
Site Admin
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Posted on June 6th, 2009 by admin
Save Koh Tao - Marine Conservation
Receiving now for quite a while the news letters of the Save Koh Tao Marine Conservation I have to admit that I am impressed by the continues action brought up mainly by volunteers to help in regards to environmental issues on the small Island Koh Tao in the Gulf Of Thailand.
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Posted on May 27th, 2009 by admin
SY Sampai Jumpa collides with Ferry
The Diving Liveaboard Vessel sunk on its journey from Koh Phuket to Koh Tao. It was colliding on Sunday morning the 24th of May 2009 with a Ferry, broke up and sunk on the east coast of Malaysia.
The Crew, three Thais and an Irish Dive guide were rescued by an close by fishing boat. The only customer on the Sampai Jumpa is still missing. Rescue services are continuing their mission to retrieve the missing person.
( source: www.diveinside.de)
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Posted on May 27th, 2009 by admin
Regatta Samui 2009: June 1 - 6th
On the 1st of June the Sawadee.com Samui Regatta starts at 10.oo o’clock of Chaweng Beach in the east of Samui. During the 5 Racing days sailing yachts and sailing boats of the Racing Class, Premier Class, IRC, Bare Boat charter Class, Sport boats and Multihull Calss will compete on this Regatta. The Provisional Entry List can bee seen here.
For visitors who would like to see the race not only from shore you may get yourself booked onto a spectators boat. If yo u like to charter a Yacht for a day to follow the race contact Island Cruises Yacht Charter through theire web site.
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Posted on May 27th, 2009 by admin
Phuket Sunshine Village rides the Optimist Wave
The Yacht Racing Association of Thailand has joined forces with Phuket Yacht Clubs Head Coach Jaray Tipsuk to open the world of sailing to more of Phukets disadvantaged children.
After a short course in Optimist sailing as a young boy, Khun Jaray went on to the Optimist Worlds in Yugoslavia when he was 15 years old. Since then, he has had an exciting and fruitful career as a sailor; having been selected to represent Thailand in the ASEAN Games, he went on to win a gold and two silvers, as well as becoming a Super Mod Championship winner and winner of the Kings Cup three times as skipper of Octopussy. He has also coached the Thai national Optimist team for three years, taking them to three world championships.
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