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Ao Chalong Yacht Club - Archives 2009

Page updated 5 March, 2011

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ACYC Race Reports 2009

Race 1 - March 15
With three classes on two starts, the fleet set off on the first race of the IMAGE asia ACYC 2009 series on Sunday. With a good breeze predicted for the day, a modified Course ... read more

Race 2 - March 22
Milder winds prompted no thrills or spills in Race 2 of the 2009 ACYC race series - a day which fortunately involved no domestics including those of laundering and drip drying... read more

Race 3 - April 5
A modified Course 4 and windward/leewards in light winds provided an opportunity for new kids on the block - boats, crew members and race officials - to get to know each other Sunday... read more

Race 4 - April 19
With 12 boats on the start line for Race 4 in the ACYC 2009 Race Series, Course 7 with a twist for Fireflies having to go the extra distance round the Ao Makham Channel Marker... read more

Race 5 - May 17
A sea of glass occasionally rippled by an oscillating wind characterised the conditions for Race 5 of the Ray Marine ACYC 2009 Race Series sponsored by Mr Moo!... read more

Race 5A - May 31
Light winds and shifting tides called the course of direction and events in Race 5A on Course 4 of the Ray Marine ACYC 2009 Race Series... read more

Race 6 - June 14
Bright and sunny skies with winds blowing 15 to 20 knots dictated a day of champagne conditions in Race 6 of the Ray Marine ACYC Race Series providing a relief to the Latitude 8 doldrums... read more

Race 7 - June 28
Changing weather patterns with ominous skies which opened up and soaked the fleet led to trying conditions in Sunday's race. A wet and windy ride and obscured scenery... read more

Race 8 - July 12
Cancelled due to inclement weather. Gasp!

Race 9 - August 16
Mother Nature played games with light and shifting winds throwing in some pockets of rain and then sunshine in Race... read more

Race 10 - August 30
Heavy rains and flooding last week broke to sunny skies and windy conditions for Race 10 of the Raymarine ACYC Race Series with the day... read more

Race 11 - September 13
Fickle and shifting winds, a new cat on the prowl, a change of the race officiating guards and a guest MC set the course for Race 11 on Sunday in the Raymarine ACYC Race Series... read more

Race 12 - September 27
Fickle and shifting winds, a new cat on the prowl, a change of the race officiating guards and a guest MC set the course for Race 11 on Sunday in the Raymarine ACYC Race Series... read more

Race 13 - October 11
Shifting and differing wind strengths called for a test of both fun and patience in Race 13 of the Raymarine ACYC series. Six boats braced the Sunday race, which set sail on a ... read more

Race 14 - October 25
Well, that sure wasn't in the brochure! Race 14 of the of the Raymarine ACYC series saw some sailing strategies and levels of concentration that didn't quite go according to plan... read more

Race 15 - November 8
Fickle and shifting winds, a new cat on the prowl, a change of the race officiating guards and a guest MC set the course for Race 11 on Sunday in the Raymarine ACYC Race Series... read more


Local Regattas 2009

The Second SEA Properties/ACYC Multihull Challenge
July 2 - 5

From the 2nd until the 5th of July the ACYC hosted the second SEA Properties Multihull Challenge.

There were 13 multihulls competing in two classes with one being the Performance Multihulls and the other being the Firefly class. We had our first cruising multihull this year in Madame Cholet, which was placed in Performance Class because it was being sailed so well by its youthful crew... read more



Six Senses Phuket Raceweek - An exceptional regatta!
July 22 - 26

Tired but happy participants, satisfied sponsors and the first sale for a new design of catamaran – Multihull Class winner, the 'Andaman Cabriolet' Da Vinci Niña – marked the end of the 6th Six Senses Phuket Raceweek on Sunday 26 July. Phuket Raceweek, organised by rights owner Image Asia Events, is held every year in July at the Evason Phuket & Six Senses Spa on the holiday island's southeast coast... read more


ACYC Social Activities 2009

Tony's Farewell Party - September 4, 2009
Farewells to Tony Knight! His journey begins on a boat to leave Thailand and pursue adventures with his family in Australia. All the best Tony!... see more



Sail past Laem Promthep in honour of H.M. The King, October 29, 2009
As a tribute to H.M. The King, and in a gesture of national reconciliation amidst the current political problems in Thailand, a programme of ... see more and see photos of the event



Phuket Yacht Club's 40th Birthday Party

The Phuket Yacht Club will hold its 40th birthday party and a fundraiser at Skippers at Royal Phuket Marina on Saturday November 21. Come along and help celebrate 40 years of teaching kids and adults to sail. There's a buffet dinner Fun & entertainment for kids, silent auctions, happy hour bar, music and raffle prizes... read more



'Wet and Wild' an art exhibition by Robin Gillow
Those who enjoy the fine strokes of art, those made only by an award-winning artist, will welcome and relish the opportunity to view local artist Robin Gillow's pieces... see more
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