Cape Panwa Hotel Phuket Raceweek

Cape Panwa Hotel Phuket Raceweek is to be held this year on the 16th to 20th July 2014. It will be an action-packed four days of racing, with five whole nights of fantastic parties.

It is an event not to be missed! This is the first yachting event of the year in the annual Asian Yachting Grand Prix. The event will be run professionally, with a high, international racing standard of extremely talented yachtsman. The event is to be held at Cape Panwa, on the beautiful southern coast of Phuket. Conditions here are excellent at this time of the year – with plenty of wind.

This year will see around 40 boats from across Asia, and even the world, come together to race over the four intense days. Around 400 people will race. It is sure to be a stunning, intense sight, at one of the most fantastic yachting locations in the world.

The course is varied, with the race navigating around small islands, which leads to a mix of both intense, demanding racing in contrast to more scenic racing in some parts of the course. Not to be missed is the post yachting, regatta party, which has legendary buffets, all free, and great entertainment and people. The party means that nobody leaves Phuket without an incredible, balanced experience. Open every day, is also the bar, offering a wide selection of beers and exotic drinks.

There is usually seven, but sometimes six classes to be raced. These include Sports boats, Multihulls, Cruising boats, Bareboat Charter vessels, IRC vessel classes, Classic vessels and Firefly 850.

Cape Panwa Hotel Phuket Raceweek offers the opportunity to charter a vessel to race in the contest. The organisers can help arrange this for you, to make sure that you do not miss out racing in this spectacular event.