Sea Yachting 13-5

Vol. 13 No. 5

September - October 2018

LAGOON 50

Southeast Asia’s yachting & marine industry magazine www.seayachtingmagazine.com

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Vol. 13 No. 5

September - October 2018

LAGOON 50

Southeast Asia’s yachting & marine industry magazine www.seayachtingmagazine.com

AUD7.95 HKD45 RM7.90

SGD6.90 THB180 PHP275

Southeast Asia’s yachting and marine industry magazine

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20 SEA Yachting News

The TMBA becomes the TYBA, news from Hull, ASAP chandlery (FUSION®’s Apollo series), the OMPBS, the new Phuket Yacht Show & the sad passing of John Stall.

52 Thailand - Langkawi to Phuket 36 Sail Rally 2019 Starting on the 14th of January 2019, the third Sail Thailand Langkawi to Phuket Rally will take place, starting from Rebak Marina.

22 Multihull Solutions Regatta turns ten

46 Why ships capsize?

Marine showcases the 28 Simpson Lagoon 50

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The Phuket Yacht Club & Commodore Scott Duncanson put on a great event with superb anchor sponsorship from Andrew de Bruin & Multihull Solutions.

The perfect boat for cruising Phang Nga Bay & the Andaman region; for more info visit the Simpson Marine dealer at Ao Po Grand Marina

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Hanse 348, 458 & 508, plus the Sealine 330V Rob Williams of Southeast Asia Yacht Sales gives us a quick review and the specs of all these four boats.

Naval architect Albert Nazarov of Albatross Marine Design takes a look at boat stability in the light of the recent marine disaster in Phuket.

Classic Charm in Phang Nga Bay Asia Marine invites you to discover the glorious limestone topography of this spectacular region on board L’Orientale, a classic 66ft yacht, built in 1978.

56 Cape Panwa Hotel Phuket Raceweek

Byron and Rung Jones have done it again, holding a spectacular regatta as good breeze held throughout keeping all participants happy.

64 SeaCat’s innovative landing craft

SeaCat Ships has designed a 8.8-metre heavy-duty, aluminum-plate landing craft, perfect for these parts, where multiple beach landings & exits are a necessity for many.

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TMBA

becomes

TYBA

By Zara Temblatt

“THE BIG news..TMBA NOW TYBA”: Thai Marine Business Association…broad interpretation in English, in Thai this name was causing confusion and melting the yachting industry in to the various commercial operations that exist. A clear majority vote was taken to rename the TMBA as the “Thai Yachting Business Association” (TYBM) which will assumedly clarify any greyness.

“Forward motion”: TMBA has become an active & paid up member of The Thai Chamber of Commerce. Primarily due to the dedication of K. Matthew (Port Takola) & K. Ditapong (Premier Boat Yard) a lot of work has been completed in trying to resolve the various concerns surrounding Bare Boat Charter growth and the issues with the impending Superyacht Charter License. The board, as a whole, has been very pro-active in these agendas along with K. Peerawich and his wife K. Joy from 3L events.

“Action”: On a very positive note, there is a TMBA initiative with Senate, put forward by the Royal Thai Customs to extend the stay of foreign flagged yachts for up to a three-year term. The current term is six months, renewable by six months and possibly longer if major repair is needed.

Up to three- Year stay would put Thailand on a similar map to other countries in the region.

“Votes about spending”: A majority vote was put forward to use some of the funds, held by TYBA, on legal advice for marine issues and concerns, in particular for the Superyacht Charter License and advise in progressing the Bare Boat Industry.

“Member Support for Activities”:

Ian Hewitt has been super active in his volunteer role organizing “Grow Boating” evenings, thanks to the initial local introduction of this initiative by Gulu Lavani; This campaign had huge success in the USA and all the support is needed and appreciated. It was agreed that future events would be held between Boat Lagoon, Royal Phuket Marina and Ao Po Marina, due to ease of access for most members. Anyone that wishes

to give a presentation and sponsor an evening please contact Ian. Contact for Ian is at the end of the article.

“We Need You”:

A very positive AGM but more members are needed to provide confidence to Government. Please, can every one help and if you do not wish to join maybe you know someone who Will??? NOTE, a voice from an Association is viewed with more confidence form a vice of an individual! If you want support for your business, show support for the industry…THIS IS WHAT ANY GOVERNMENT WISHES TO SEE. Show faith.

“Finally”:

I have not mentioned all conversations – after all, would you read them – but be assured This is a very active committee hoping for a more active membership base with much more growth. The Association is there as a vehicle for your company needs, so work it. Don’t sit there and wait for someone to read your mind. Also remember, this is voluntary.

Thank you so very much to Wicky Sundrum and his team and obviously Khun Boon of the Boat Lagoon for his support in hosting the AGM of the TYBA!

Contacts: Facebook…Thai Marine Business Association (Should change in due course to Thai Yachting Business Association) Chairman: matthew@porttakola.com Vice Chairman (and Marketing): vincent@asia-marine.net Secretary: supattra@thailandyachtshow.com Membership: lsol@camperandnicholsons.com Communications: alex@verventia.com Education & Safety: anthony@galileomaritimeacademy.com Marinas and Boat Yards: info@phuketboatyard.com (K. Ditapong) Marketing: rico@boatlagoonyachting.com Communications: alex@verventia.com Grow Boating: Ian Hewett ian@derani-yachts.com

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Multihull Solutions celebrates 10th anniversary

by smashing SIBS sales records

Multihull Solutions has celebrated its tenth anniversary by achieving record sales at the 2018 Sydney International Boat Show.

Multihull Solutions has truly come of age selling 18 brand new power and sail catamarans at the event, more than doubling its previous boat show sales record.

The sales included ten of the new Fountaine Pajot Astréa 42 sailing catamarans, which had its exclusive Southern Hemisphere launch at the Sydney Boat Show.

The team also sold five Fountaine Pajot Helia 44 Evolutions and a Fountaine Pajot Lucia 40 sailing catamaran plus two of the new MY 40 power cats by Fountaine Pajot Motor Yachts.

Multihull Solutions is also expecting a number of additional orders to be confirmed in the weeks following the show.

The new Astréa 42 enjoyed unprecedented interest from visitors to the Sydney Boat Show with daily queues winding along the dock throughout the event to inspect the catamaran, which was awarded 2018 ‘Multihull of the Year’ at European awards earlier this year.

The Astréa 42 has burst onto the world stage since its April launch at the Grand La Motte boat show in France earning critical acclaim by industry professionals and setting new international sales records.

Mark Elkington said the Astréa 42’s success lies in its outstanding value when compared to other catamarans in its class.

“The catamaran has an exceptional design that emphasises liveability at sea while also delivering outstanding performance underway. The Astréa’s contemporary design, high quality fixtures and impressive performance at sea combine to present exceptional value when compared to other sailing cats of her size,” he said.

The Astréa 42 was conceived and designed to facilitate free-flowing movement throughout the boat, as well as linking the helm station with the outdoor relaxation and living spaces from coachroof to cockpit.

The coachroof features a double seat at the helmstation and a built-in sun lounger, while the spacious cockpit, equipped with an optional integrated plancha grill, is the perfect place to relax and also offers a Beach Club option featuring an embedded gangway.

The Astréa 42 is priced from AUD $750,000 ex-factory in France or AUD $950,000 landed in Australia with all taxes paid and essential options included.

The staggering Sydney Boat results follow the company’s recent success in France where Multihull Solutions was awarded the “Best Asia Pacific Dealer” at Fountaine Pajot’s annual conference, in recognition of the Australian company’s outstanding sales record and client service in the region.

Multihull Solutions managing director Mark Elkington said the recent award and Sydney Boat Show success were a fitting acknowledgement of the ten years of work the team had invested in building the company into Asia Pacific’s leading multihull specialist with a network of sales centres across Australia, New Zealand, the South Pacific and Asia.

“In an industry that is often buffeted by waves of adversity, our achievements and awards are certainly calls for celebration,” Mark said.

“We are fortunate to represent some of the world’s finest shipyards, including Fountaine Pajot and NEEL Trimarans, who produce multihulls that consistently set new standards in quality, safety and performance.

“However, Multihull Solution’s growth and success is primarily due to the remarkable culture of our entire team. The respect, integrity and support that each member exemplifies in their dealings with each other, our clients and the industry represent the bricks and mortar of our entire operation,” he said.

Multihull Solutions is the exclusive importer and distributor of Fountaine Pajot sailing catamarans, Fountaine Pajot Motor Yachts, NEEL Trimarans and ILIAD Catamarans in Australia, New Zealand, Southeast Asia and the Pacific.

Further information about Multihull Solutions, the new Astréa 42, or any of the company’s extensive range of multihulls can be obtained by calling +66 (0) 76 238 117 (within Asia), emailing info@multihullsolutions.com.au or visiting the website at www.multihullsolutions.com.au.

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MILLS CHARTERS REPOWERS WITH YANMAR DIESEL ENGINES

Perth-based Mills Charters commissioned a new Yanmar marine diesel engine to repower its commercial ďƒžshing boat.

Perth-based Mills Charters is a commercial fishing boat charter specialising in deep sea fishing, whale watching and private function boat hire. One of its flagship fishing boats is Blue Strike, a custom-built 70ft (21.3m) Conquest boat built in 1995 for the fishing charter market and currently operating from Hillarys Boat Harbour in Perth.

Blue Strike stands high out of the water, has a 5.5m beam, and displaces 30 tonnes. She’s licenced to carry 30 anglers.

MARINE ENGINE REPOWER

The operators of Blue Strike knew she was getting on a bit. In particular, the original V12 European marine diesel engine was due for a rebuild.

After much deliberation the owners opted to re-power, refurbish and re-fit with a Yanmar 6AYM-WGT commercial diesel engine. An off-season window of two months was allocated to take Blue Strike out of service. For a charter boat operator this was an ambitious program, as just four weeks were allocated to the Yanmar re-power aspect.

YANMAR DIESEL ENGINE

After consulting with marine engineers, propeller suppliers and Power Equipment (the authorised distributor for Yanmar diesel

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engines), the charter boat operator specified a Yanmar 6AYM-WGT marine diesel engine.

The Yanmar 6AYM-WGT is a six in-line cylinder diesel engine rated to 911hp (670kw) at 1938rpm. It displaces 20.39lt and weighs (without gearbox) 2365kg.

According to Yanmar, the 6AYM-WGT diesel engine is extensively used in many applications including heavy displacement workboats as well as high speed applications like passenger ferries, patrol craft and cray fishing boats.

The repowering work was done by Aquadisiac Marine Services.

Principals Rowan Horch and David Norton-Smith began by stripping the engine room in its entirety, installing the new Yanmar 6AYM-WGT diesel engine and re-fitting new marine electronics and a new exhaust system.

The new engine weighed 400kg more than the engine it was replacing so it was positioned further for’ard in the engine room.

A Yanmar YXH-240 transmission system was also installed to complete the power train. The original prop shaft and rudder were re-used but a new prop was fitted, being a five-blade 39 x 38 unit supplied by M & J Engineering in Fremantle.

ENGINE PERFORMANCE

According to Blue Strike skipper Anthony Doupain, the new Yanmar diesel engine now makes a considerable difference in performance, cost, and service intervals.

"With the Yanmar spinning over freely, the hull gets up and planes easily. In a following sea the hull doesn’t bog down and there’s always plenty of power on tap to punch the bow up."

According to Yanmar, the engine, while heavier than the original, now does 18.5kts compared to the old engine doing 16.5kts.

The engine service intervals have also improved, to 500 hours compared to 250 hours for the old engine. The new inline six-cylinder configuration is also said to make servicing and engine room access considerably easier.

HULL CO., LTD. HEAD OFFICE 167/3 Moo 4, Na-Jomtien Sattahip, Chonburi 20250 Thailand Tel: +66-(0)38-23-8131 / 2 Fax: +66-(0)38-23-8133 Email: info@hull.co.th www.hull.co.th

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OMPBS contributes to growth of Thailand's east coast business & leisure market

Thailand is gearing up for its annual showcase of marine and luxury from 29 November to 2 December when leaders in the country's boating and luxury lifestyle industries come together for the 7th Ocean Marina Pattaya Boat Show, and where consumers gather to see the latest products and technologies on offer.

“Ocean Marina Pattaya Boat Show has seen steady growth in the last six years. The number of boats and brands has increased year-on-year, and in 2017 visitor numbers were up 23% on the previous year,” said Mr. Napong Paripontpochanapisuti, Acting Managing Director, Ocean Property Co. Ltd., organisers of the Ocean Marina Pattaya Boat Show.

“We invest over 10 million baht each year to host the event which is a key platform to boost business and tourism in the region. Ocean Marina Pattaya Boat Show generates more than two billion baht annually for the industry and we expect the marine industry to grow more than 10% per year.”

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Leading Audio Manufacturer Unveils Groundbreaking RA770 and SRX400 Audio Entertainment Systems FUSION®, a worldwide leader in marine audio entertainment, announced today the launch of the revolutionary Apollo Series marine audio entertainment system. Building on FUSION’s industry recognised True-Marine design philosophy, the new Apollo Series will forever change the face of marine entertainment and set a new standard by which all others will be created.

The FUSION RA770 is the flagship of the new Apollo Series, epitomising creative design and technological brilliance. The world’s first purpose-built marine entertainment system with a one-piece glass touchscreen display, built-in Wi-Fi streaming, Digital Signal Processing Technology (DSP) and PartyBus capabilities, the RA770 takes marine audio entertainment to the next level.

Featuring a brilliant, optically bonded, full-colour LCD display, the RA770’s one-piece glass touchscreen makes trying to locate the right button a thing of the past. Users can simply tap the screen to pause and play, or swipe through a playlist to find their favourite song. The stylish display blends perfectly with modern glass helms and is an attractive addition to any steering station. The FUSION Apollo Series also includes the SRX400, delivering a truly powerful feature set in a compact versatile form factor. Like the RA770, the SRX400 offers Wi-Fi Streaming, DSP and PartyBus functionality.

“For many years our head units have defined marine audio entertainment,” said Chris Baird, Managing Director of FUSION Entertainment.

“While there has always been an ability to add features, no one has created a paradigm shift in this space, until now. After listening to our customers and closely examining trends and innovations in other industries like touchscreen and glass helm systems, we knew it was time to change everything. We are very excited to introduce Apollo to the world.”

For the pinnacle of sound quality, the Apollo Series harnesses the power of FUSION DSP, providing premium audio delivery to all speakers in any environment. FUSION’s system approach ensures every step of the audio chain is optimized through calculations by its audio engineers to deliver a technically superior listening experience – without the need for boat owners to have a technical understanding. Setting up DSP profiles is made simple with the free FUSION-Link app. With just a few clicks, boat owners can set up the preconfigured DSP profile to play high-quality audio customised for their ears and their specific environment. Precisely calculated loudness curves optimised for the human ear ensure quality audio delivery at every volume level, giving quality, full-range sound whether the volume is turned all the way up or all the way down.

PartyBus is FUSION’s audio distribution network of the future. Engineered for those who value freedom of musical choice, to play what they want, where they want, PartyBus gives boaters the power to command the party across the whole boat or quietly relax in a single cabin, regardless of others’ preferences. The power of PartyBus kicks in when users add more PartyBus enabled stereos to their on-board entertainment system. Each additional PartyBus enabled stereo gives the option to join Party Mode and play the same perfectly synced audio source through the entire vessel. Boaters can also opt into Personal Mode and listen to available audio sources from the stereo in their zone of choice without disrupting Party Mode in the other areas of the vessel.

Offering more source options than ever before, the Apollo RA770 offers users the ability to play their favourite soundtrack via Bluetooth, Optical Audio (TV), Advanced SiriusXM features (USA only), DAB+ ready (available in Europe and Australia only), AM/FM radio, AUX and USB. The world’s first marine Wi-Fi stereo, users can finally stream music from a mobile device via Universal Plug and Play (UPnP), providing the highest quality audio streaming available. With the built-in Wi-Fi, the Apollo series can also wirelessly connect multiple Apollo stereos without running any cables, reducing installation time, cost and complexity.

The FUSION Apollo RA770 and SRX400 feature a 4.3-inch and 2.7-inch display, respectively, are IPx7 rated for dust and water protection from the front when installed correctly, and include an internal Class-D amplifier. The RA770 has two RCA auxiliary inputs, one SPDIF port for TV audio output, one Ethernet port, one USB 2.0 port for phone charging and media playback, one SiriusXM port, one Motorola antenna connector port and it is DAB+ ready. The SRX400 has one Ethernet port and one Motorola antenna connector port. Both devices offer multi-language support and include English, French, German, Spanish, Dutch and Italian settings.

For more information on FUSION Apollo RA770, FUSION or its entire line of audio products, visit www.fusionentertainment.com.

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2017 was a record year for the show with almost 6,000 visitors from 22 countries attending. With strong support from the Thai Government, organizers are investing heavily in a comprehensive online/offline visitor marketing campaign targeting HNWIs throughout Asia and key cities in China, expectations are 2018 will be the best show yet.

Pattaya's popularity as a seaside destination is at an all-time high with more than 14 million visitors in 2017.

Visitors are expected to increase as additional airlift and capacity at U-Tapao Rayong-Pattaya International Airport comes online, and the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) project starts to take shape. Linking Pattaya, via the Hua Hin ferry, with the Thai Government's “Thai Riviera” project – which reaches from Petchaburi to Ranong – further strengthens Thailand's East Coast as a prime tourism and business region.

“We are already seeing the benefits of East Coast growth in the marine industry. Charter and day trips are up 20% year-on-year, the number of new boats sold into the region is up 10% year-on-year and international yachts visiting the area is also increasing on the back of government changes to immigration last year. At Ocean Marina Yacht Club, we are catering to this increased demand by expanding our capacity 15% to 440 berths,” said Mr. Scott Finsten, Harbour Master of Ocean Marina Yacht Club, organisers of the Ocean Marina Pattaya Boat Show.

Adding to the vast array of marine products on display, live on-water demonstrations are available throughout the four days, giving a glimpse into the fun side of boating.

From jet-powered surfboards to Flyboards, Seadoos, SEABOBs, Seabreachers, SUPs and more, organisers expect these, together with the popular free yacht cruises, to appeal to a demographic that is increasingly showing an interest in boating.

The show has an impressive 20,000 sqm of exhibition space and in addition to the in-water boat display, demos and onshore marine products and services, exhibitors will include super bikes and cars, real estate, home products, hotels and resorts, food and beverage, and lots of activities for families. To view current exhibition space availability, go to www.oceanmarinapattayaboatshow.com/site-plan.

The 7th Ocean Marina Pattaya Boat Show takes place 29th November to 2nd December at South East Asia's largest marina, Ocean Marina Yacht Club in Pattaya. Entry is free (www.oceanmarinapattayaboatshow.com; www.facebook.com/oceanmarinapattayaboatshow).

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Thailand – The Phuket Yacht Show is set to become the definitive luxury yachting and lifestyle event when it welcomes thousands of visitors from around the world to the award-winning Royal Phuket Marina from 4 – 7 January, 2019. Lead by Show Director Andy Dowden and financially backed by experienced boat show operators from Turkey, Phuket Yacht Show organisers are promising to deliver the best yacht show ever seen in Phuket.

“I've owned and operated boat shows in Phuket for 16 years and in my experience, combined with feedback from key stakeholders in Thailand's marine industry, Royal Phuket Marina is the ideal host venue due to its central strategic location and boardwalk facilities. And early January is the ideal time as that is when the highest number of globe-trotting millionaires and billionaires are on the island,” said Dowden.

The Phuket Yacht Show will enable nautical lifestyle seekers a unique opportunity to view some of the world's most iconic brands in Thailand's premier waterfront environment and will showcase not only yachts, superyachts and marine related toys and services, but also high-end properties, fashion and accessories, super cars, fine dining and luxury products.

Upto 120 exhibitors will be resident in the 2,500 sqm marina-side exhibition hall while in-the-water there is space for more than 50 yachts upto 35 metres in length. Accommodating the growing interest in superyacht sales and charter, a unique private island superyacht display will be located just five minutes from Royal Phuket Marina and accessed by private shuttle for qualified guests.

Having convinced the Prime Minister of Thailand in 2003 to remove import and excise taxes on boats in his drive to make Phuket the yachting playground in Asia, Gulu Lalvani built the multi award-winning Royal Phuket Marina and has, since its opening, been host to the island's best boat shows.

“We have a proven track record hosting boat shows for 11 years and are very proud to sign a five-year hosting deal with the show's Turkish investors. We also have a long and successful relationship with Andy Dowden and are confident the Phuket Yacht Show team will deliver the best show Phuket has ever seen and a show that the marine industry deserves. There are some rumours that Royal Phuket Marina will be the venue for two boat shows, I would like to clarify that this is not true. The Phuket Yacht Show will be the only yacht show in Phuket and the only yacht show at Royal Phuket Marina,” commented Gulu Lalvani, Chairman of Royal Phuket Marina.

“In addition to the largest and most diverse display of yachts and marine products ever, the lifestyle element of the show will be bigger than ever before. We have a number of events planned that will be part of the show including wine tastings, fashion shows, super car parades and much more. Our aim is to make Phuket Yacht Show the ultimate four day celebration of luxury and lifestyle on Phuket,” added Dowden.

The Phuket Yacht Show will be held 4 – 7 January, 2019 at Royal Phuket Marina during Phuket's peak season when the island welcomes the largest number of international visitors, HNWIs and Ultra High Net Worth Individuals.

For more information, visit www.phuketyachtshow.net and https://www.facebook.com/phuketyachtshow.

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Tenth Multihull

Solutions Regatta sees great wind

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This event is a veritable who’s who of sailing in Phuket, as everyone who is anyone is involved in the regatta in some way.

Photos & Story by Scott Murray

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he 10th Multihull Solutions Regatta saw fifteen boats divided into four classes compete off the shores of host organizer Phuket Yacht Club in Chalong Bay in Boat Lagoon Race Day. Before the regatta started, Multihull Solutions’ Andrew de Bruin said, “We are back for the 5th year as title sponsors to the Phuket Yacht Club’s Multihull Regatta and, as usual, we look to be in for the windiest and friendliest regatta in the region.

There will be some very exciting racing out on Chalong Bay. It’s a great event for us and of course a natural fit for a company specializing in multihull yacht sales as we do, and I’m sure our involvement will continue.”

The Racing Multihulls and Firefly 850 Sportboat classes had six boats each, while the Pulse 600 had two entries and Cruising Multihulls had three boats.

They come in all shapes and sizes in this year’s Racing Multihull division ranging from Andrew de Bruin’s and Mick Tilden’s Pulse 600s to Peter Wilcox’s recently launched 12m foiling-assisted Stealth Cosmo to Bob Garner’s DM24 Blade Runner, Glywn Rowlands Stealth Twister 2, and Dan Fidock’s, Fugazi, built by Dan Moore, which always draws plenty of attention.

Dan Fidock’s trimaran Fugazi (formerly Three Itch) jumped off the start line in each race and never let up as its main hull spent most of the regatta kissing the water’s surface as it cruised to line honours in each race.

Cosmo, built by Asia Catamarans, had been in the water for less than two weeks, and suffered through a 40-knot bashing on a recent trip to Langkawi. There are only two Stealths in this race, but much Stealth news as Hurricane was recently sold to a fellow in San Diego and was being shipped there by Sevenstar via New York. And past Multihull Solutions competitors Top Cat and Gale Force have both been re-sold so lots of movement for Alan Cawardine’s creations.

In the Firefly division, John Newnham’s Twin Sharks renewed its heated rivalry with Hans Rahmann’s Voodoo. George Eddings Blue Noze. Neil Ayre’s & Mick Coleman’s recently purchased Advanced CAE (Mamba), Ray Waldron’s Surf Patrol and Jonathon Kingdon’s Moto Inzi were the other boats in the division. The Fireflys were designed by Phuketian Mark Pescott, who raced on Surf Patrol for this regatta.

Mick Tilden’s Pixalux and lead sponsor Andrew de Bruin with his Multihull Solutions H30 did battle in the two-boat Pulse 600 division. Tilden, who used to own a share in Fujin, put his competitive monohull racing career on hold when he discovered the joys of sailing a Corsair Pulse 600.

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The Cruising Multihull three-boat class saw Anthony Passmore’s DaVinci, sailing against Bill Kane’s The Sting, and Rick Fielding’s Mojo.

On the first day, Principal Race Officer (PRO) Simon James ran windward-leewards for most classes for the first two races but sent the Cruising Class off a trip around Koh Lon for their second race of the day; the racing multis, including the Pulses, plus the Fireflies headed out and around the Cape Panwa safe water mark for their third and final race of the day.

Nineteen knots of wind in Ao Chalong greeted competitors as they sailed out to compete in day two of the Multihull Solutions Regatta. Armchair pundits were hedging their bets as to which boats would be damaged by heavy winds.

Some thought the Corsair Pulses, who have been a touch fragile in heavy weather, might be in trouble, but the Pulses held strong.

The first casualty of day two occurred around midway through the first race when Jonathon Kingdon’s Firefly Moto Inzi nosedived and hung in the air until Captain Brent McInnis of the Phuket Cruising Yacht Club’s Rescue and Salvage Operation (otherwise known as the PCYCRSO) showed up to save the day, right the ship and tow it back to shore. As we went to print, Moto Inzi was in the CBS “Coconuts” Boatyard and we were waiting to see if she would be ready for next week’s Cape Panwa Hotel Phuket Raceweek.

A veteran observer described the Moto Inzi sequence thus, “Sailing downwind, with the spinnaker up Moto Inzi was hit by a large gust and the leeward bow dug in, so she started to nose dive so much so the rudders came out of the water and the boat was on the tipping point of capsizing completely. The crew hung there until the boat capsized and the mast was stuck in the mud with the crew left hanging.” Drama, indeed.

Mitch Olivieri jumped off Mamba to assist Moto Inzi as did Justin Wong and Brent Gribble from Twin Sharks as Brent’s wife Sariwan (Khun Sa) was one of the Moto Inzi crew still in the water with Louis Monge, Hans van der Velden and skipper Jonathan Kingdon. Crewmates Saithon “Oi” Termngam and Charanya Daengthongdee were pulled out of the water by the PCYC rescue boat.

The second casualty occurred about halfway through the second race when another Firefly, this time Hans Rahmann’s Voodoo, ripped the top of its mainsail and had to retire from racing for the day. Later in the day, the crew was seen trying to repair the damage, so they could race in the third and final day of the regatta.

PRO Simon James ran the same set of windward-leewards he had done on day one giving all classes except Cruising Multis three races, while the cruisers had two. Simon wisely decided to keep the fleet within Ao Chalong Bay as the damage would have been undoubtedly much worse if they raced outside.

DaVinci crewmates Paul Baker and Peter and Gary Slattery were mates back in the Kogarah Sailing Club forty years ago and hadn’t seen each in almost three decades but they reconnected to sail as crew on DaVinci (a boat that Baker manages), which was sponsored by PLANIT, a CADCAM cutting-edge solutions company.

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Dan Fidock’s sleek trimaran Fugazi claimed line honours in every race.

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Regular cats, trimarans, Pulse 600s and Fireflies all saw action in the regatta.

The regatta wrapped up with another good day of sailing. Simon James again ran two races, a three-lap windward-leeward and then a triangle course for all classes except Cruising, which did a loop around nearby Koh Lon. Dan Fidock’s trimaran Fugazi claimed the Racing Multihull division winning six of the eight races it sailed in, finishing with 10 points. Fugazi claimed line honours in every race and was a sight to behold in full throttle. Bob Garner’s Blade Runner claimed the other two victories on handicap, which along with their other finishes, gave them second place overall in Racing Multis with 21 points.

Peter Wilcox christened his new Stealth Cosmo with a third-place finish and 30 points. Mick Tilden’s Pixalux had the same amount of points but settled for fourth as Cosmo had a greater number of higher finishes. Andrew de Bruin’s Multihull Solutions H30 came in fifth overall with 37 points. while Glywn Rowlands’ Twister 2 rounded out the class with 40 points.

In the final race of the Firefly series, positions two and three overall were still undecided. As John Newnham’s Twin Sharks had won every race up until then it had already captured the division with eight points After the first mark, Surf Patrol took a commanding lead with Blue Noze, Mamba and Twin Sharks trailing in that order, Positions two through four changed throughout the next lap until the final run when Twin Sharks jumped into the lead and Blue Noze finished in third place to take second overall with 21 points to Surf Patrol’s 25.

Voodoo’ two DNS’s on day two hurt it and it slipped back to fourth overall with 36 points. Mamba, which also had two DNS’s on day two came fifth with 41 points, while Jonathan Kingdon’s Moto Inzi had to retire from the regatta after its mishap and finished with 50 points, including four DNS’s and a DNF. Mick Tilden and Derek Sheppard’s Pixalux defeated lead sponsor Andrew de Bruin and crewmate Zeam Bevan on their Multihull Solutions H30 in seven of the eight races in the two-boat Pulse 600 division accumulating nine points to MS H30’s fifteen.

The Cruising Multihull three-boat class saw Rick Fielding’s Mojo beat Bill Kane’s The Sting on tie-break.

Even though The Sting finished with fewer points (9 vs. 10) both were allowed a drop race, as they had both sailed five races. This allowed Mojo to drop its third-place finish then tying it with The Sting at seven points each (The Sting never finished lower than second). Anthony Passmore’s DaVinci ended up in third spot with 15 points, including a DNF & DNS. Liz Schoch, who sailed on Blue Noze during the regatta, and her initiative Responsible Rubbish (www. facebook.com/ResponsibleRubbish) made an impact in the event as many sailors used Liz’s refillable water bottles during the regatta thereby saving 500 plastic bottles from being used during the event.

Kudos to Commodore Scott Duncanson of the Phuket Yacht Club for organizing the regatta along with his two able lieutenants Tom Cracknell, the on-shore Manager, and Alfie Rowson, a driving force on the organizing committee.

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Lagoon 50, 28

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The Lagoon 50 features an innovative interior design, with a new, elegant and elaborate wood finish.

s the biggest yacht dealership and services company in Asia, Simpson Marine enjoys an elite portfolio of the world’s best yacht brands with Lagoon catamarans certainly being one of them. Together with Simpson Marine, Lagoon has been present in Asia for almost 35 years and has delivered over 200 boats to Asia.

The brand is an undisputable world leader in catamaran design and construction and reached an absolute record of 300 yachts built last year.

Lagoon has a new model, the 50, that turned heads when it was premiered at last year’s Cannes Yachting Festival. It’s the perfect compromise between the hugely popular 450 model and the 52.

She is an attractive option for sailors in search of a large seaworthy and modern owner’s boat. With her new hull design and advanced sporty lines along with an easy handling rig and deck layout, the Lagoon 50 provides increased performance and easy handling.

It is a very comfortable and practical boat with many cabin layouts to suit everyone's needs, all the while showcasing a unique brand signature.

This boat is perfect for the Andaman region, particularly Phang Nga Bay. Cruising through the stunning karst topography on a Lagoon on a sunny, windy day is one of the most amazing sailing expe-

riences you will ever have. As Phuket is home to a number of catamaran builders and owners, it’s no wonder that many sailors in the region are eager to see the latest catamaran model – whether it be for racing or cruising.

To help promote the brand even further, Simpson Marine even has its own Thailand Lagoon Escapade, which sails out of Ao Po Grand Marina annually. This is a flotilla allowing Lagoon owners and wannabe owners to experience the joys and easy handling that owning a Lagoon brings with it.

Comfortable and Functional Exterior Her exterior has been designed to be comfortable and functional, from a flybridge providing two secure access points and perfect visibility at the helm station to the large open cockpit providing easy access to the boat.

A flybridge with two secure accesses and a helm station provides perfect visibility. And behind the helm station, a huge modular recreation area conceals a storage area large enough to store all the cushions.

The 50 is developed with a large open cockpit facing out to sea, wide stern skirts enabling easy access to the boat and swimming and a large mod-

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With unparalleled accommodation possibilities, this new model is available in three to six cabins.

ular dining area featuring a dining table, ample sofas and removable bench seats to welcome children and adults alike. The helm station on the flybridge, where can be reached through two secure accesses, provides perfect visibility.

For further enjoyment of the foredeck, a second cockpit has dual functions: seating or deck chair position, with the forward trampoline.

Vast storage space can be found under most of the cockpit and flybridge seats. Behind the helm station, a huge modular recreation area conceals a storage area large enough to store all the cushions.

Generous and luminous volumes The interior design was carried out by the famous studio Nauta Design and focused on elegance, modern and fresh approach. Two choices of interior woodwork and many choices of upholstery and accessories are available.

Nauta Design’s expertise in spaciously-designed layout reveals innovative architecture where every detail has been planned to create a warm, homely atmosphere.

The new model adopts an innovative saloon concept on two levels, providing two separate but communicating areas: a large galley that opening onto the cockpit on one side, and a slightly elevated lounge area for enhanced panoramic vision, which can easily be turned into a dining area if needed. There is a remarkable communication between the interior and the exterior. The central panoramic windscreen

is retractable, which is ideal for ventilation of both the saloon and the cockpit. This enables interaction with the forward area.

The cabins are fitted with panoramic glazing and large hull portholes in the showers and bathrooms, which adds to the feeling of comfort at sea, even in bad weather. The cabins feature island-bed berths forward and aft, large storage volumes, hanging lockers, and open bookcases. So, bring all your favorite things on board – you are sure to find them storage.

The 50 enables anyone to choose their desired accommodation layout, with three, four, five or even six cabins. Nauta Design chooses a new, elegant and elaborate wood finish to be customized for the owner.

Large fresh and black water tanks are located under the floorboards, thus providing considerable space. A grey water tank is optional in order to comply with environmental standards.

New generation rigging Like all Lagoons, the new 50 is designed by expert catamaran designers, French studio Van Pethegem Lauriot Prevost (VPLP) who specialise in multihull design for prestigious races including the America’s Cup. The decision to position the mast step further aft, which stems directly from VPLP's experience in competitive sailing, provides this catamaran with multiple advantages. The self-tacking jib and the shorter boom helps sim-

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plify maneuvers. The large forward triangle for a wider choice of downwind sails is the guarantee of performance. With a high aspect ratio, the mainsail enables the capture of better airflow in the upper parts of the sail for optimized performance. Thanks to aft positioning of rigging, the re-centering of weight considerably reduces pitching.

A big success at 2017 Cannes Yachting Festival, the Lagoon 50 was the highlight of the Lagoon fleet with non-stop visitors on board; seeing her with our own eyes, we know why.

She is a smart, elegant, spacious and is the most comfortable boat in her class on the market, so enquire soon to secure your slot.

Indeed, among all the models that make up Lagoon’s fleet unveiled at last year’s Cannes Yachting Festival, the Lagoon 50 drew great attention from navigators in search of a large “seaworthy and modern" owner’s boat. With her new visual identity, rigging and hull design, she provides increased performance, comprising a unique brand signature. Indeed, the 50's elegance seduces thanks to the beveled shape of her hulls, generous volumes and panoramic views, more than ever enhanced.

While remaining a family resemblance, she is a perfect integration of a new visual identity and enhanced features of the new generation Lagoons.

Contact Info thailand@simpsonmarine.com (www. simpsonmarine.com)

SPECIFICATIONS Architects

VLPL Design

Exterior styling

Patrick Le Quément

Interior design

Nauta design

Length overall

14.76m

Beam

8.10 m

Draft

1.40 m

Mast clearance

26.51m

Light displacement (EC)

21 t

Sail area

158.1 m²

Square top mainsail

97.8 m²

Self-tacking jib

60.3 m²

Engine (std)

57 cv Yanmar

Fuel Capacity

2*240L (2*175L opt)

Freshwater capacity

2*520L

No. Of berths

6 to 14

EC certication

A 12/B 14/C 20/D30

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First Look:

The

HANSE 348

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he H348 is a development of Hanse’s 34 footers.

She still boasts interior space seldom equaled in her class and features a higher rig and sportier sail plan to guarantee maximum performance and outstanding easy Sailing.

Below deck, she features high standard fittings and a generous number of windows make for a fresh light interior with increased ventilation.

Layout Options:

2 or 3 Cabins Power Options: Engine Diesel standard approx. 21.00 PS 21.00 hp Option approx. 29.00 PS 29.00 hp Draft/Displacement Options: Shallow keel 1.55 m 5' 1" / approx. 6.60 t 14,551 lbs.

L-keel, medium 1.95 m 6' 5" / approx. 6.30 t 13,889 lbs.

Technical Details LOA 10.40 m 34' 1" LWL 9.55 m 31' 4" Beam 3.50 m 11' 5" Fuel tank approx. 160 l 42 gal Fresh water approx. 230 l 57 gal Total sail area approx. 58.50 m² 630 sq. ft CE Certificate B - 8 Design Judel/Vrolijk & Co Interior Hanse Yachts Design

For details please contact: SEA Yacht Sales rob.w@sea-yss.com Thailand: +66813701995 Malaysia: +60174196933

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Layout Options: 3 or 4 Cabins Power Options:

Engine Diesel standard approx. 57.00 PS 57.00 hp Option approx. 80.00 PS 80.00 hp Draft/Displacement Options: Shallow keel 1.82 m (5' 11")/ approx. 12.10 t (26,675 lbs.)

L-keel, medium 2.23 m (7' 4")/ approx. 11.70 t (25,794 lbs.)

Technical Details

LOA 14.04 m (46' 1") LWL 12.20 m (40') Beam 4.38 m (14' 4") Fuel tank approx. 210 l 55-gal Fresh water approx.

450 l (119 gal) CE Certificate A-10 Design Judel/Vrolijk & Co Interior Hanse Yachts Design Total sail area approx. 103.00 m² 1,109 sq. ft

For details please contact: SEA Yacht Sales rob.w@sea-yss.com Thailand: +66813701995 Malaysia: +60174196933

HANSE 458

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he H458 is a development of Hanse’s extremely popular 45 footers.

The new Hanse 8 Series embodies quality, performance and comfort like few other sailing yachts.

An example of her innovation is that she does not have a freestanding mast support rather the main bulkhead is a composite construction with carbon reinforcement and provides a stiff and direct mast-keel connection. This makes the interior even larger using a loft-like design to its full advantage.

On deck features like ergonomic plotter pods, a double anchor arm for a code zero and six windows in the aft cabins are just some of the details that make this yacht special.

Below deck, fine woods and soft fabrics enrich the boat.

First Look:

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First Look:

The

HANSE

508

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he Hanse 508 is conceived as a true-blue water yacht for long distance sailing.

The newly developed sub-frame structure was specially designed for the innovative mast-keel connection, and as in the Hanse 458, the free-standing mast pole is replaced by the new carbon composite main bulkhead.

On deck, she is spacious with her large cockpit, elevated bulwark, and the second forestay for a Genoa adds power to the rig, and this comes standard with a self-taking jib. The optional wet bar and lowering swim platform are standout options.

The Hanse 508 has innovative features and an elegantly designed interior including the Hanse Silent Master Cabin. It is the only new Hanse yacht with a longitudinal galley in the saloon and can be equipped with up to five cabins plus a skipper’s cabin.

Layout Options: 3, 4 or 5 Cabins + Skipper Cabin Draft/Displacement Options: Shallow keel 1.98 m 6' 6"/15.10 t 33,290 L-keel, medium 2.40 m 7' 10"/14.70 t 32,408 lbs.

Technical Details

LOA 15.55 m (51') LWL 13.54 m (44' 5") Beam 4.75 m (15' 7") Draft shallow keel Displacement shallow keel approx. lbs. L-keel, medium Engine Diesel approx. 80.00 PS 80.00 hp Fuel tank approx. 280 l (74 gal) Fresh water approx. 630 l (166 gal) Total sail area approx. 118.00 m² (1,270 sq. ft) C E Certificate A - 12 Design Judel/Vrolijk & Co Interior Hanse Yachts Design

For details please contact: SEA Yacht Sales rob.w@sea-yss.com Thailand: +66813701995 Malaysia: +60174196933

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First Look:

Sealine Sports 330V – with Outboards

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he S330V’s sporty aesthetics gives her a stylish and dynamic appearance.

She has fun-to-drive outboards with great responsiveness and when you push the s330v to its limits, the feeling will take everyone’s breath away.

Her open cockpit roofs enable to you to enjoy the sunshine or protect you from the elements. Sun lounges are fore and aft.

Headroom below decks is one of the highest in her class and her beds are among the biggest you’ll fnd.

HER handcrafted luxury interior is extremely detailed and her large windows let light flood the cabins.

Technical details

Length Overall - 10.31 m 33' 10" Length of Hull - 10.07 m 33' Beam - 3.50 m 11' 6" Draught - 0.94 m 3' 1" Air height - 3.39 m 11' 1" Fuel capacity - 570 l (125 UK gal) Water capacity 220 l (48 UK gal) Displacement - 7.06 t (6.88 UK t) CE Category B Max. persons 8 ENGINE OPTIONS 2 x MERCURY VERADO 300 hp 36 knots 2 x MERCURY VERADO 350 hp 38 knots

For details please contact: SEA Yacht Sales rob.w@sea-yss.com Thailand: +66813701995 Malaysia: +60174196933

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SAIL THAILAND -

LANGKAWI TO PHUKET RALLY 2019

(14 January – 06 February)

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tarting on the 14th of January 2019, the third Sail Thailand Langkawi to Phuket Rally will take place, exploring the Thai waters of the Andaman Sea and its coastline. The rally gives participants a feel for the culture and people of Thailand while being immersed in various exciting or relaxing activities.

The exact program is currently being finalized and the rally kick-off will be with a breakfast in Langkawi’s Rebak Marina after which all yachts will start moving north. In addition to the 2018 rally stops the organization is exploring possibilities for the west coast of Thailand which is limited on the northern end with the border of Myanmar. More detailed plans will be communicated in the next month.

By Bert van Muylwijk

FLEXIBLE, FRIENDLY INTRODUCTION TO THAILAND

The last Sail Thailand Rally turned out to be very successful with 22 cruising yachts taking part. After the Rally an online survey asked the participants about their experience. Some 75% of participants completed the survey, with all respondents qualifying the Rally as either ‘excellent’ (54%) or ‘very good’ (46%). The crew of sy Taka Oa wrote: “The rally exceeded our expectations. Great organisation, excellent communication with the fleet and in a spectacular location. What more could you ask for?” SY Osborne Star wrote “Sail Thailand provides a not to be missed introduction to cruising in Thailand’s beautifully unique waters. The local people

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proved to be most friendly and welcoming. The rally-organized events were fabulous, and the program provided great value. We hope to participate again next year”. Another interesting comment came from sy Asterie: “Flexible, friendly introduction to Thailand”.

As it turned out for around 70% of the yachts it is their first visit to Thailand. There were quite a few suggestions to improve the event such as: ‘can the rally last 1 week longer’ or can we have more stops’.

Some critical remarks were: ‘can more vegetarian food be added’ and there were also suggestions for participating in an activity beneficial to the environment, for instance a joint beach clean-up at one of the National Park islands”. Obviously, the next issue of Sail Thailand will consider all suggestions made and work them into the program.

A JOINT EFFORT WITH SHARED BENEFITS

A rally like Sail Thailand is a co-operative effort with many people and parties involved. The initiator of Sail Thailand, Marieke Derks of Sevenstar Yacht Transport Asia, started the rally with the help Sazli Kamal Basha of Sail Malaysia, Zara Tremlett of Phuket Yacht Haven Marina and Matthew Na Ngara of Port Takola. To Marieke the further development of Sail Thailand is a co-operative effort: “It is an event that we organiZe as a team from the yachting industry. We encourage sponsors and supporting parties to play an active role and confer with them how to interact with rally participants and offer benefits not only in a monetary terms but especially by sharing knowledge, skills or any other beneficial ways to establish lasting relationships. It is in this spirit of joint efforts that in Sail Thailand we prefer to talk about “Partners” and “Friends” rather than sponsors.

The difference being that Partners contribute monetarily and in kind while Friends contribute in kind”.

INCLUSIVE AND FUN

To Marieke these two aspects are the essence of the successful development of an inclusive and fun experience for Sail Thailand in the future. The 2018 edition of Sail Thailand reflected that philosophy. some examples: • Sevenstar Yacht Transport has been organiz ing the annual Phuket Cruisers Party since 2013. From this effort Sail Thailand evolved.

Not only is Sevenstar a monetary sponsor of the final party but also takes a big role in the overall organiZation and initiation of new activities such as the Sail Thailand Cruisers Market. The rationale for Sevenstar, apart from reaching out to the cruisers community is to co-operate with the marine industry and other countries in Asia in order to promote the cruising destination.

• Phuket Yacht Haven is an obvious choice for cruisers in Phuket with its excellent in frast

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ructure, welcoming atmosphere and perfect hang out The Deck. They have been a partner from the beginning.

Port Takola in Krabi is a marina in develop ment. This year the cruisers had full access to all facilities and a fantastic cultural experience.

For the marina having that many cruisers inside means good publicity.

Phuket Premier Boatyard is a successful haul-out facility and boat yard that is upgrading to accommodate larger yachts as well. Brand awareness is of utmost importance and the Rally offers a perfect opportunity for this.

East Marine Asia is a chandlery and distributor with large stocks for popular marine brands.

Through its sister company Precision Ship wright there is also a large skill set on everything to do with rigging and refit activities and they are offering rally participants a free rigging inspection.

Says Marieke: “For 2019 we will look at all suggestions from the participants of 2018 and of course Sail Thailand is open to suggestions and further co-operation. We are actively looking for more Partners and Friends as we believe that the 2019 edition will again help attract more yachts to discover the beauty of Thailand. Our Facebook Page and website (www.sailthailand.net) will be updated with all new information after the summer holidays”.

INTERESTED IN JOINING SAIL THAILAND 2019?

Are you interested in joining the Sail Thailand 2019 rally, or do you wish to become Rally Partner or Rally FrienD? Pls visit the Sail Thailand website www.sailthailand.net or send an email to: mail@ sailthailand.net.

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hroughout Asia countries are busy streamlining procedures for yachts to visit and in some cases for foreign yachts to do charters without needing to reflag the boat. It’s all complicated stuff as for some countries the marine leisure industry is new and not covered by existing regulations that are mostly in place to address commercial shipping.

Many countries have recognized the potential of yachting and are discussing to find the right angle for updating laws and encouraging inter-departmental cooperation in a new area.

All-in-all a tedious process that will take time but eventually will be solved just as it has been in the countries located in the Caribbean.

The existing marine leisure industry in Asia of course has a big interest in expediting developments of opening up these countries to the yachting world. Not only will that be profitable for the companies as such, but it will also create a sustainable marine industry that will allow for long time planning and investments.

The current red-tape aspect of (and a certain lack of infrastructure for) cruising in Asian countries is maybe not part of its attractiveness, but a myriad of other things is. Be it cultural, be it natural, be it social, the more exotic facets of Asia are definitively attracting the yachting world if some basic conditions are being met. This is particularly true for superyachts that need a solid and reliable service industry not only for the superyacht itself but also for the needs and wishes of owner and guests.

SUPERYACHT SERVICES GUIDE When an owner together with his captain discuss destinations and start contemplating Asia it is important for the captain to have a reliable resource to make final decisions on such a venture. Of course, Google will give a lot of information just as local or national business associations. But solid, reliable, independent information is harder to get.

Superyacht captains in the Caribbean and Mediterranean are already used to using the “Guide”, i.e. the Superyacht Services Guide as being among the three most used sources of information on their destinations. For these sailing areas, captains and crew permanently provide recommendations of companies that deliver services up to their standards. This brings reliability to the Guide’s listings that cannot be found elsewhere except for mouthto-mouth recommendations. Every listing in the guide is from captains and crews for captains

and crews and fits the label of “Recommended Service”.

Listed companies receive a free mention in the printed guide and online service directory. They also receive annually a “Captain’s Recommended Service” logo and sticker for display in offices and service vehicles, websites, etc …

Companies can decide to have their logo printed as well as upgrade their listing for one or more of the following reasons: 1. A more detailed description of services offered, with quotes and anecdotes from captains and crew who have recommended the service; 2. Shows company and/or product branding; 3. Enhanced webpage listing with full editorial text plus a gallery of images of choice, a location map and a link to the companies own website; 4. “Top-of-the-list”display in online search results shows enhanced listing at priority positions.

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RECOMMENDED

SUPERYACHT SERVICES (ALREADY AVAILABLE IN ASIA)

5. Increased exposure to captains, crew & the marine industry worldwide – also various Web Banner Advertising slots are available to augment listings.

6. Support THE GUIDE with promoting ASIA as yachting destination to Superyacht captains and crew globally.

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NEW ASIA AUTHOR TEAM

In order to help make Asia a superyacht destination of preference, the Superyacht Services Guide has appointed a new team of expert Authors that has started to approach captains, owners and management companies to identify those companies and organisations that are considered giving reliable service, good quality products, a helpful attitude or expert knowledge. The new Author team consists of:

• Zara Tremlet – former Marina Manager

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of Phuket Yacht Haven Marina and marinas in the Caribbean. Contact: zara@superyachtpublications.com.

Marieke Derks – Sevenstar Yacht Transport Asia, founder and

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organizer of Sail Thailand cruising raly former charter captain in South East Asia and co-producer of last year’s Asia Pacific Superyacht Conference. // Contact: marieke@superyachtpublications.com.

Adelina Matias Aloglu – one of the founders of the first boatyard in Göcek, Turkey and at present a superyacht hub.

Also active in the marine business in Asia. Contact: adelina@superyacht publications.com.

Bert van Muylwijk – former Northrop & Johnson yacht broker, organizer of Sail Thailand cruising rally.

Contact: bert@superyachtpublications. com.

The newest paper version of the Asia Pacific edition of the Superyacht Services Guide will be presented at the Monaco Yacht Show from 26 – 29 September 2018 during an event organized by the publisher after which it will be available through distributors around the world. Anybody in Asia interested in obtaining a copy can contact one of the Authors.

By Bert van Muylwijk

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AQUILA POWER CATAMARANS MAKE THEIR WAY TO

THE CANNES YACHTING FESTIVAL

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LEARWATER, FL, U.S.A– The Aquila 44, four-stateroom option, is set to be debut at the upcoming Cannes Yachting Festival, 11 – 16 September 2018.

“This is an incredible opportunity to tour one of the fastest growing brands of catamaran that are exclusively power. If you want the comfort, stability, low draft, economy, and incredible living space of a catamaran but are not interested in sailing, then Aquila is your solution”, stated Yvan Eymieu, Aquila’s International Distribution Manager.

On the Aquila 44 you will enjoy the 360 view from the spacious salon and galley that features a large seating area, hidden TV stowage and plenty of storage to make a live-aboard or cruising easy and pleasant. Galley features include Corian countertops, electric fridge and freezer, stove, and stainless-steel microwave oven as well as a double stainless-steel sink. The large staterooms each feature ample headroom and large windows for excellent views. A fresh water flush, separate shower stall and teak flooring compliment the boat’s design and exceptional living comforts. Additional features include an oversized flybridge with added enclosure, electric grill, and sunpad seating on either side of the central helm station and Aquila's revolutionary bridge to bow direct access. And now this exceptional vessel is available with 4 staterooms!

“We are proud to present the 4-cabin version of the Aquila 44 at the iconic and exceptional Cannes Yachting Festival. At such an incredible show, there is sure to be a crowd. We highly suggest appointments be made in advance”, continued Eymieu.

Since 1977, the Cannes Yachting Festival takes place every September in elegant, luxurious surroundings in the sparkling bay of Cannes. As the first show in the boating season, the Cannes Yachting Festival is Europe’s leading in-water boating event.

The major players in pleasure yachting come here to launch the show season by showcasing their new worldwide models. The show will be held September 11 – 16 at the Cannes Vieux Port and Port Pierre Canto in Cannes, France. Guests are invited to attend Tuesday through Thursday 10:00a.m. to 7:00p.m.

Friday 10:00a.m. to 10:00p.m. Saturday 10:00a.m. to 7:00p.m. and Sunday 10:00a.m. to 6:00p.m. Tickets are available in advance online. Solo entry tickets are 15€, duo entry tickets are 25€, and quatro entry ticket is 40€ along with many other ticketing options.

After the Cannes Yachting Festival, this Aquila 44 will be making her way to: • Genoa Boat Show, September 20 – 25 • Barcelona International Boat Show, October 10 – 14 • Biograd Boat Show, October 18 - 21

ABOUT AQUILA Recognized globally for its high-quality, advanced composite manufacturing capabilities, Sino Eagle Yachts builds Aquila Power Catamarans in a state-of-the-art facility to exacting standards. With one of the most talented teams in the industry providing the combined knowledge and extensive experience, Aquila has established a game changing new standard of power catamaran innovation. Leading the way in the market segment, Aquila continues to pave the way with strong international sales of the award-winning Aquila brand. Uncompromising design coupled with unmatched industry experience, engineering and manufacturing by world class builders, make up the Aquila line of true pure-bred power catamarans. For more information visit www.aquilaboats.com.

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hy ships capsize?

hat master should know about stability of a boat

Recent disasters in Phuket with capsizing and sad loss of life of dozens of tourists bring the issue of stability problem again and again. Present paper is aimed at stability awareness for masters, boat owners and operators, surveyors and marine industry professionals.

Capsize is always tragic accident on passenger craft as usually there is a lot of fatalities. Capsize happens fast and if people get trapped inside, they have little chance to survive. Behind capsize there is a loss of stability...

Stability mechanism – some theory When ship floats on water, its weight applied in center of gravity G is supported by buoyancy applied in point B - ‘center of submersed volume’.

When ship is upright, center of buoyancy B and center of gravity G are on the same vertical line. When the ship is heeled, the center of buoyancy B moves towards heeled side (B’), trying to counteract the inclination by creating the righting arm called GZ. During this inclination, the ship rotates around an imaginary point M called metacenter. Distance from metacenter M to center of gravity G is important indicator of stability - GM or ‘metacentric height’ (fig.1). Actually, if GM is positive, the ship will be stable; if GM is negative, the ship capsizes.

Stability basics So, what is stability? Stability is the ability of ship to resist inclination. In most of cases we are dealing with transverse stability, when the ship is heeled sideways – the most dangerous direction. However, some multihull craft, sailing catamarans in particular, need attention to longitudinal stability as well.

Figure 2 - Stability curve

Stability curve

Figure 1 - Stability 'mechanism'

Stability cure is a graph showing change of righting arm GZ depending on heel angle (fig.2).

Some useful things to remember: • The initial slope of the curve is measure of GM. The sharper the slope, the higher is the GM. Under IMO IS Code, the GM should be not less than 0.15m. Some other Rules require minimum GM≥0.5m, for small craft.

• Area under GZ curve is a measure of work, required to heel and capsize the boat. The higher is the area, the more work is required, thus potentially the boat can resist harsher outside heeling action.

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• The GZ curve either extends to angle of van ishing stability (AVS), or terminates at down flooding angle when the water gets inside and floods the hull, say through sheer or engine room air intakes.

• Angle of maximum. On monohull craft this angle should be 25-30° or more. On cata marans and wide pontoon boats, not less than 10°. Maximum GZ measured at this point should be at least 0.20…0.25m.

For a skilled eye, shape and critical points of GZ curve actually shows almost everything about stability of a ship. On fig.3 shown are some samples, from AMD designs. The master should clearly understand the stability specifics of his boat, so he will understand her limitations.

a) SB90 motor yacht with high freeboard. The GZ curve stops at downflooding angle, i.e. where the water enters into the boat, say, through engine room air intake. b) Austhai1500 passenger catamaran - very high stability at initial range, with maximum at about 10-20 degrees, drops at larger angles. Very safe the 'work to heel' this boat is extremely high. c) Open boat of PA72 design - the curve stops at downflooding angle. This is category 'C' boat for sheltered waters. d) Trailerable sailing keelboat of P800 - angle of van ishing stability is usually 100-140 degrees, so being knocked down 'sails on water' the boat will come back in upright position.

Figure 3 - Types of stability curves

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What is Stability Booklet?

Stability booklet is on-board document, showing essentials of stability to master and allowing to assess changes in stability and make decision about ship's safety. On most of commercial ships nowadays there is on-board software, used to calculated stability while loading/unloading the cargoes, stores, etc. On small boats, it is often replaced by simpler stability poster, showing typical loading conditions, in simple 'safe-unsafe' form. For recreational boats under 24m, stability information is included in Owner's Manual.

Stability regulations

Stability is complex phenomena and thus regulated by applying system of criteria.

There are a lot of them, but all criteria can be subdivided into 3 groups. These groups can be found in any Rules, they might look different but will have same physical principles: • Weather criterion - stability under effect of side gust of wind and rolling on waves.

• Requirements to stability curve - maxi mum angle, maximum GZ, downflooding angle, etc.

• Special requirements - for specific types of boats and operations, such as heel from passenger crowding, use of crane, icing, sailboat stability, etc.

International Maritime Organization (IMO) has developed the intact stability code (IMO IS Code) which covers ships engaged in international voyages. Most of national authorities apply this Code in full or in part to domestic service ships. When it comes to small passenger boats, tourist vessels, etc. the criteria stipulated in the Code must apply.

When it comes to recreational craft under 24m in length, the International Standards Organization standard called ISO12217 is the way to go. Most of boats imported to Thailand from EU (and also yachts built by best Thai boatyards) will comply to these standards as they are CE-certified. The great value of this standard is that it contains methods to assess stability either by calculations or by testing - on water. However, testing works well but only suitable for lower boat categories. The ISO standards are originally intended for recreational craft including charter yachts, but they are also used for small commercial craft in many jurisdictions.

We have designed dozens of boats to comply with ISO standards, IMO IS Code and other national standards - to ensure they are safe in all respects.

Factors, affecting stability Overloading, adding and moving weights Overloading, or taking more cargo than allowed on a ship, is number one reason for capsize accidents. It cost hundreds of ships and many thousands of lives lost at sea, during centuries, when greed of the owner looking for higher profit dominates over any safety concerns. The most difficult 'load' is passengers are difficult to control, they can move around a boat, they tend to crowd on higher tiers of superstructure or on one side, creating stability issues.

On small passenger boats it is difficult/impossible to enforce control of loading by authorities, especially in Asia.

Matters not only the loading itself, but also distribution of weights. Just sample: the boat is licensed to carry 100 passengers in total, with maximum 20 passengers on upper deck, and 80 on main deck – from stability calculations. What happens if upper deck is large enough, and all 100 go will on upper deck (they would like to)? What happens, if the boat takes 130 passengers?... The boat might feel like ‘stable’ in harbor, but what happens on waves?

When we design a small passenger boat, we always think about ‘greedy owner’ or ‘negligent crew’ and just try not to leave them enough space to load more people. But things happen, so we usually put 20-30% ‘overloading margin’ in our calculations, just in case…

So, overloading consists of two questions: how much is extra weight taken, and where is it placed? Say, for rescue operation the boat might be forced to recover/take on board extra persons, but should keep them low, not letting them crowd on upper deck tiers…

On recreational boats under ISO/ CE-certification, the maximum person and cargo capacity is shown on builder’s plate. On passenger boats in Thailand, maximum capacity is painted on side, in boarding area. However the latter has more relation to seating area, not to stability considerations.

Watertight openings Openings in watertight contour of the boats such as exterior doors, portlights or engine air intakes can be critical for stability of small craft. Their proper closings are important in terms of downflooding angle, i.e. the angle of heel when the water can get inside the hull. Very often boat operator does not realize that his boat only complies with stability norms on condition that certain openings are shut watertight. Say, side portlights labeled 'keep shut at sea' could be only opened in marina. The same refers to deck hatches – are there rubber gaskets on Your boat?

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We often see openings added/cut by owners on their boats, without considering any effect on stability and safety... this means flooding and capsize might happen at smaller heel angle.

Side windage and roll

Joint action of wind gust from side and wave-induced roll of ship presents capsize danger in severe conditions. In boat design practice, this is checked by applying so-called ‘weather criteria’ or ‘wind and wave action criteria’ where wind force of, say, 50kts and roll are taken considered by calculations. This criteria is not obvious and cannot be evaluated without calculations, unless one meets such extreme conditions (hopefully not!). But once it happens, it is usually too late as capsize happens fast and unexpected, causing a lot of fatalities. From our design practice, this criteria is decisive for recreational craft of categories A 'ocean' and B 'offshore', with developed superstructures and flybridges.. I would suggest many multideck tour boats in Thailand might not pass these ‘wind and wave’ criteria at all.

Passenger crowding Heel of 10 degrees is called 'angle of panic'; usually for passenger boats this is the limit of heel angle once all passengers are shifted towards one side. On small recreational craft, this criteria is called 'offset load test'; we do such tests (on water or by calculation) while assessing the design to ISO standards.

From our design practice, this criteria is vital for recreational boats of ISO categories C 'inshore' and D 'sheltered', for RIBs and for open costal light craft. Say, it would be important for typical Thai speedboats to check this criteria.

For commercial high-speed monohull craft, combination of crowding with high-speed turn is the worst scenario.

Liquids and free surfaces

In simple words, if liquid is allowed to spread in large areas, this will be equivalent to loss of 'effective waterplane area' and stability will reduce. This refers to fuel and water in tanks, but also to water in bilge or on deck - anywhere where 'free surfaces' are.

Quantity of water does not really matter.

Loss of stability can happen due to heavy rain, or from taking green water on deck. There were accidents when ships capsized during fire fighting – the water was allowed to spread and accumulate on decks creating large free surfaces thus diminishing the stability. Draining ports in bulwarks should be large enough, and scuppers should be kept clean to avoid free surface effects.

It is important to mention that many wooden tour boats in Thailand use engine-driven pumps for bilge bailing. Once engine fails, there is no way to remove water and the boat might lose stability, due to free surfaces. According to most of regulations, bilge pumps should have independent drives!

There are other scenarios important for stability, say high-speed turn, loss of stability on following wave (broaching), towing operations, hoisted weight. Small boats such as dinghies are subject to capsize recovery requirements the crew should be able to bring the boat into upright position.

Stability after modification or refit

Figure 4 - 3D model used for stability analysis of IS410 sailing catamaran built in Thailand by Island Spirit. Possible down ooding points and tanks (for free surface effect) are modeled. These boats are fully compliant to ISO categories 'A', 'B' or 'C' depending on loading.

During life of any ships the equipment is being replaced or added, sometimes additional tanks, seating, tents... also building extra decks and flybridges. Would it affect the stability?

The answer is yes! Say, the owner added awning and more seating on flybridge - this is extra weight aloft (center of gravity goes up), and increased side windage. Thus, the boat will be more vulnerable to capsize. Add unfavorable

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combination with side wind gust, side wave impact and turning momentum - and disaster is waiting to happen. Any refit should be followed by qualified naval architect, to make sure the boat is still safe and seaworthy. Unfortunately, it does not happen in Thailand with many tour boats, where owners feel themselves in position to add/modify whatever they want, ignoring any stability principles.

IMO regulations say: if weight of ship has changed by 2%, or center of gravity G changed by 1% lengthwise, the stability information should be updated and new inclining test should be carried.

Inclining test and offset load test

Inclining test is the way to verify stability of a new built boat/ship, or after modification.

During test, the boat heeled is by 3-4 degrees by progressive weight shifts, and those measurements are re-calculated to find center of gravity CG. However, this re-calculation can't be done without detailed drawings/3D model of hull shape, so design data or full hull measurement is required. Usually, when first craft of the series is delivered, the inclining test will be conducted and its results will go into stability book.

For small boats, say below 12-15m, offset load test is more practical option than inclining test which is more suitable for larger vessels. Offset load test does not require detailed drawings of boat's hull shape. The idea of offset load test is: load full capacity of persons on board, shift them on one side in the worst possible position, measure residual freeboard and resulting heel angle to make sure they comply with requirements of ISO12217.

Figure 6 - AMD team conducts an inclining test on an H48 catamaran built by the Bakri Cono Shipyard in Thailand. The boat is certied to ISO standards, and to Australian NSCV as a commercial passenger craft. There might be “similar looking” boats built in Thailand, but not all of them will be properly engineered and certied - why take the risk?

Figure 7 - AT47 passenger boat in production by Austhai Marine, designed by AMD. Following grounding with bottom raking damage and ooding of two bottom compartments, one of these extremely safe boats stayed aoat overnight and was towed back to shore. Typical Thai 'speedboat' in such circumstances would have sunk in few seconds.

Stability control in service - is it possible?

Figure 5 – Offset load test on XP980 designed by AMD, built by BPMarine (Thailand) for clients in Sweden.

These boats are CE-certied to category 'C' by DNV.

For monohull craft, known way to express-judge about stability is by measuring roll period of free motions. Roll the boat sideways, count time and number of oscillations, and take time for one full roll cycle. Then, so called 'captain's formula' is used to find GM and judge about stability. Most of masters will have a simple graph on board, showing relation of roll period to GM, with indication of unsafe zone.

In general, the larger is the roll period, the less is GM thus less stable is the boat! Excessively stable boats have a sharp, rapid roll with small period (can be uncomfortable!).

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Stability following damage All above was said about intact stability. However, if the boat is damaged, it might be still required to stay afloat and support crew and passengers. This is especially true for boats carrying passengers.

Unfortunately, this is not covered by ISO standards, and most of boats designed as recreational with CE-certification will not provide any damaged stability. Say, most of motor yachts below 24m one can see in marina will not stay afloat in case of damage. This is due to the fact that subdivision into watertight compartments significantly worsens the habitability in such yachts.

On opposite side, we usually try to provide damaged stability and floatation in our designs, especially if boat is used for commercial passenger transport purposes. With large number of persons on board safety can't be compromised.

Catamarans are safer boats!

If we are talking on passenger boats for short domestic routes, catamarans turn out to be much safer than monohulls, especially in terms of stability. They are less sensitive to overloading and to placing passengers on upper tiers; such boat 'will sink but not capsize'.

Catamarans have very small heel at high speed turn, due to extremely high initial stability. And very important, catamarans are very safe in case of hull damage - stability and floatation of damaged catamaran can be easily provided.

packages including stability booklet, prepared by professional naval architects.

• Prior to refit and after the refit, conduct inclining tests to verify stability. Avoid buying boats with non-professional refit.

• Multi-deck monuhull tour boats used in Thailand are potentially dangerous if their stability is not verified by calcu lations and testing.

• Taking all realities, properly designed catamarans are much safer boats in terms of stability, as passenger vessels.

Stability has many aspects and should be assessed in whole range of requirements by qualified expert. Stability might 'feel sufficient' at small heel angles, but lacking stability curve area thus easy to capsize once boat is rolled in waves in heavier conditions. It is the duty of master to know the stability parameters of his boat and to manage them safely. We wish all readers safe sailing!

Further reading: Nazarov A. Small craft freeboard and stability: approaches to assessment and perspective improvements// Transactions of RINA, Vol 159, Part B1, Intl Journal of Small Craft Technology, Jan-Jun 2017

Minimizing risks - things to remember • Never exceed capacity – look at builder’s plate.

• Never exceed operational conditions.

If forced to survival conditions, stay bow to wind/waves as this is the safest position for any boat.

• Keep the bilges dry, scuppers clean, hatches and other closings in proper condition.

• Many boats in Thailand are built with out any design and calculations of stability, or from old molds without supervision of original designer. Such amateurish 'boatbuilders' are saving the costs, but boats are substandard and can be unsafe at sea.

• When buying a boat for business or family, choose proper boat with proper international certification. There are good yards in Thailand whose boats are backed by complete design

About the author: Dr.Albert Nazarov is Thailand-based naval architect and managing director of Albatross Marine Design. He is a Fellow of Royal Institution of Naval Architects, Chartered Engineer (UK), Member of SNAME and expert of number of maritime technical committees. Albert was also trained as damage control officer; before coming to Thailand he was involved in stability training for deck officers and masters, and in on-board stability software development for naval and merchant ships.

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CLASSIC

CHARM IN PHANG NGA BAY

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recent arrival to Phuket brings old world charm to the charter scene and there’s no yacht in Phang Nga Bay quite like L’Orientale. Designed in Hong Kong and built in 1978, this classical 66ft yacht has most recently been refitted in 2018 to update it for the 21st Century while maintaining a classic charm.

She is available for charter with a permanent crew, departing from Ao Po Grand Marina.

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Experience the mysteries of Phang Nga Bay’s limestone spires on a motor yacht unlike any in the region.

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L’Orientale is built for leisure – with a cruising speed of 7.5 knots, she shines during charters where the journey is as important as the destination. Take in the vistas of Phang Nga Bay from its luxurious salon and spacious flybridge with fully panoramic views. Her weight-to-volume ratio delivers exceptional balance, stability and exceptional performance for an unforgettable sailing experience. The dining table in the aft seats eight comfortably and is especially beautiful during sunset cruises or during idyllic evening with the family overlooking azure blue waters.

The fully air-conditioned interiors are timelessly classic with rich wooden tones, exemplifying elegance and comfort.

The salon’s configuration leaves abundant space for families and is equipped with the essentials in modern technology – Wi-Fi Internet, television, DVD player and a stereo system that reaches all cabins.

For overnight cruises, L’Orientale has fully air-conditioned cabins for up to seven passengers. The double-bed master cabin in the bow is spacious, with ample room for cupboards, a vanity mirror, sofa and a connecting en-suite bathroom. In the aft, a twin and triple cabin share a bathroom.

The cabins are adorned with memorabilia from a bygone era – including dial telephones which once enabled cabin to cabin communication.

In the cockpit, vintage radios and navigation equipment have been lovingly restored to their original state.

This, of course, is complemented with the latest navigational equipment and GPS all manned by the L’Orientale’s capable crew. Captain Somkit has 25 years of sailing experience and has helmed numerous charter cruises in Southeast Asia, primarily Singapore and Malaysia. His wife, and chief cook, prepares mouth-watering Thai cuisine and the hostess is a licensed Thai massage therapist.

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L’Orientale shines during charters where the journey is as important as the destination.

Experience the mysteries of Phang Nga Bay’s limestone spires on a motor yacht unlike any in the region.

For more information and rates on chartering L’Orientale, please contact Asia Marine at Phuket Boat Lagoon Marina or Phuket Yacht Haven Marina.

Contact Info Vincent Tabuteau, Founder & CEO, Vincent@asia-marine.net, +66(0)81-827-6075 Paul Stamp, Senior Broker & Operation Manager, broker@asia-marine.net, +66-(0)91-824-7966 (www.asiamarine.net)

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15 CPHPR gusts and gusts th

Story & photos by Scott Murray

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rior to the opening ceremonies of the 15th Cape Panwa Hotel Phuket Raceweek (CPHPR), crews from 36 participating boats spread across seven classes waited with trepidation and wind-lust for their sailing instructions from PR0 Simon James, who told the sailors that continual 22 knot winds would see him put the racing on hold.

He also told the sailors to take heed of section 26 in the sailing instructions, saying that is was ultimately their decision to sail in rough weather.

With instructions given, and winds gusting, it was time to officially open the regatta and that is just what regatta organizer Byron Jones did, thanking all participating sailors, warning, “Don’t underestimate the weather conditions, sail safe, and take care of yourself and your crew.”

VIPs attending the opening dinner included Phuket Governor Norraphat Plodthong, along with Montri Manator, Deputy Director of TAT Phuket; Virat Patee, the Director of the Sports Authority of Thailand, Phuket Division; Poomiphat “Tom” Navanukroh, the Group Director of the Travel Industry for the Cape Kantary Hotels; and Thomas Hain, the general manager of Cape Panwa Hotel. The Governor gave a short speech and was joined on stage by the other dignitaries for a photo opportunity.

Every regatta has its unique selling points and advantages and for CPHPR it has to be its host venue, the Cape Panwa Hotel, which offers a sumptuous buffet on four different nights. From the salad bar to the pizza, spaghetti, Kebab and Pasta corners, the wide variety of seafood and sushi, the noodle stand,

and the wide range of desserts, there’s something for every palate.

The location is so spectacular that heaven forbid there is an AP on shore, or a race cancelation, sailors will gladly lounge on the private beach swapping tales and taking in the pristine environment that is Cape Panwa.

But after all the worry and trepidation about damage to crew and vessels heading into the 15th CPHPR, nothing happened — everything went smoothly and PRO Simon James did a masterful job of staging two races each for five classes on day one while the Cruising Multis and Pulse 600s got in one race each.

Fierce winds and had been blowing across Phuket preceding the regatta and gusts up to 19 knots met participants as they lined up at the first start for day one. But the winds and swell died down as the day dragged on and everyone got in a good day of sailing.

Mig Wehrle was the MC hosting the awards for day’s one racing and did a great job summarizing the day’s activities on the water, noting the fleet was split evenly between monohulls and multis, while sailors had come from as far as Denmark, Germany, New Zealand, Singapore and Wales to take part in the regatta. Australia with 24 boats entered had, by far, the greatest representation by far. Mig’s wife Meike, btw, was sailing on Blue Noze during the regatta.

Getting back to the racing, day two saw another wonderful day of sailing as PRO Simon James gave IRC 1 a windward-leeward race south of Koh Lon and then another longer race, which took

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Four great days of sailing and food set in a tropical paradise – who could ask for anything more?

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them out around Koh Bon and Koh Hae. The other classes started south of Koh Lon as well but turned back into Chalong Bay after the first mark to give them more sheltered sailing, Guy Nowell took to the stage as Saturday’s MC, proving his skillset extends far beyond the world of photography. Guy first invited Somjai Teera-Umpornpunt, the General Manager of Kantary Bay Phuket, to give out the

passed away, after a very short illness, earlier this year.

In paying homage to Tom, Grenville said, “The foundation of the Phuket Raceweek Classic Class was Tom’s 100-year-old schooner, Seraph. On the strength of that platform, combined with his love for classic yachts, Tom cajoled people from all over the world – as far away as Alaska – to take part in a real classic

trophies for day’s two racing, which was held on Friday. The awards were sponsored by host Kantary Bay Hotel.

Grenville Fordham, the Image Asia publisher, and founder of this regatta, then came on stage to honour the late Tom Howard, who played a pivotal in Phuket Raceweek’s Classic Class. Grenville stayed on stage to give out the prizes for racing on day three. As a tribute to the man who created and kept the best Classic Class in Phuket regatta history going, Saturday was designated “Tom Howard Raceday”. Tom

class yacht race, year after year.

“The difference between Tom’s classic class and ‘The Rest’ was that the Phuket Raceweek classics actually raced – very competitively – striving to win the Seraph Perpetual Trophy, itself a work of art which now graces the Phuket Yacht Club trophy cabinet.”

Strong winds continued to greet racers as they lined up for day three and lack of wind was certainly not a problem in this regatta. A couple boats suffered halyard damage, but that was the extent of the trouble, despite the high winds.

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The regatta came to a close with Wicky Sundrum, the Executive Director of Phuket Boat Lagoon, acting as the Master of Ceremonies for the final party overseeing the awards presentation for race day four (sponsored by the host Cape Panwa Hotel) and the final overall awards.

VIPs in attendance on the night included Vice Admiral Somnuk Preampramot, Commander, Third Naval Area Command and Radm Jaruke Samkaphut, Deputy Commander, Third Naval Area Command.

Pongparut Pangsrivongse representing Cape Panwa Hotel gave a short speech noting that after an eventful day on the water, it was necessary to recover and relax and it was his hope that Cape Panwa provided the sailors with the ideal place to do just that.

The final scorecard saw Ray Roberts’ boat Team Hollywood sweep its class to earn IRC I honours. On stage, Ray paid tribute to the CPHPR saying it was the best regatta in the region, its organizer Byron Jones was a genius and that PRO Simon James did an excellent job of planning the race courses. Loco, East Marine Emagine, Ramrod and Megazip rounded out the class, finishing in that order.

The IRC 1 – 40 Division class saw Craig Nicholl’s experienced team on Aquarii beat out Loco, East Marine Emagine and Ramrod.

Dane Niels Degenkolw continued to display his sailing wizardry as Phoenix won seven straight races to capture the IRC II class despite a DNF on their last race. Phoenix was followed

by Krabi Boat Lagoon Pinocchio, Prime Factor, the Sailescapes Farrgo Ladies team. Platu and Jing Jing.

Keith Garry’s Beaux Esprits narrowly beat Chris Mitchell’s Lady Bubbly by one point to take the Cruising (NHC) class, Venture, Linda, Sand Groper, Kantus Bride, Astreaus, and Fei Jian all fought hard and sailed well to make this the closely-contested class.

The biggest upset of the regatta saw Scott Galle’s Blade Runner IX take first overall on handicap in the Racing Multis over Dan Fidock’s Fugazi, which had line honours in every race and was a sight to behold as they flew through the course. Aland Cawardine’s newest Stealth Cosmo and Twister 2 took third and fourth spots in this division, respectively.

In the Firefly 850 class, John Newnham’s Twin Sharks and Hans Rahmann’s Voodoo renewed their storied rivalry but Newnham’s international crew just proved too strong as Twin Sharks won every race except the last one, which they did not finish. Voodoo did take second overall though, followed by Blue Noze, Mamba Surf Patrol, and Moto Inzi, which made a nice recovery after its nosedive at the Multihull Solutions Regatta the previous week. As Guy Nowell said, “the Fireflies have been bouncing around like they been bounced around before.”

The first Firefly was Voodoo Child, built in Mark Horwood’s yard in 2005. It was sold to Olaf Reese, who launched it at Phuket Raceweek, winning the first two races it sailed in on second day of the 2005 regatta. Moto Inzi, the second Firefly was launched for King’s Cup

Andy Dowden’s won Phuket Raceweek’s prestigious “Service to Sailing” award.

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The 2019 Cape Panwa Hotel Phuket Raceweek will sail from July 17-21.

2005, which skipper/owner Roger Kingdon, won on OMR. In the Pulse 600 division, Mick Tilden’s Pixalux and Simon Oliver’s Sudu Red finished tied in points but Pixalux took the title because it had more first-place finishes. Multihull Solutions H30, SuDu Grey and SuDu Yellow rounded out the class.

Gary Slattery’s DaVinci didn’t have any competition so by default won the Cruising Multis. They did get in four good days of racing though which was a bonus for the high school chums on board who had reunited after four decades.

The international protect committee of Andy Dowden, Henry Kaye and Scott Duncanson, who sailed on Loco during the regatta, handled the few protests fairly and when it was all sailed and done there was just a lot of excellent sailing with very little damage to boats and crew despite the heavy wind.

The perpetual Phuket Raceweek Recognition Award for “Service to Sailing” went to Andy Dowden for being one of the key figures in the growth of the leisure marine industry in Phuket. Andy co-founded PIMEX and Phuket Raceweek with Grenville Fordham. Past winners of this award include Grenville, Mick Kealy, Simon James and June Cawardine.

In closing, organizer Byron Jones paid tribute to his wife “the only rock at Phuket Raceweek.” Khun Rung, works tirelessly behind the scenes to make sure this event runs smoothly and frankly, without her, it wouldn’t happen.

Byron also made homage to Krittaya Bootlakorn, the Senior Sales Coordinator at CPH,

the link between the regatta and Cape Panwa Hotel. It was her organizational savvy that made everything come together.

Two Farr 1104's Farrgo Express and Krabi Boat Lagoon Pinocchio were chartered by all female crews save one male crew member on Farrgo Express. Boats like Phoenix (4 female crew) and Moto Inzi (3 female crew) also had strong female representation.

And Astreaus had an all-female crew save one (Andy McDermott) including local skipper Liz Schoch with her crew Ali Gates, Toon Samran, Kirsty Bauckham, Tracey Cunningham & Lies Sol. Lies explained, “We were not a wholly female team but our bow woman, Katya had to return to Russia suddenly and Andy was so kind to step in. He had been sailing with us during several Ao Chalong Yacht Club's club races, so we knew each other quite well and he's an excellent bow man! We called him Mandy at times, just for fun.

“Any woman on the island who wants to experience sailing is very welcome to join us for club races, and if there are free spots, men are welcome too. For yacht club races schedule and information on learning how to sail contact Liz Schoch of the Phuket Yacht Club Sailing School: school@phuketyachtclub.com http:// phuketyachtclub.com/rya-courses-2018/ or check out the 'Ladies Sailing Team Phuket' FaceBook page.”

Max Palleschi, Prime Factor’s skipper, summed it up best as participants filed out of the final party, saying, “Getting a prize is a bonus. We are here to have fun.”

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What’s in the bag?

By Anthony Gates

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alking down the dock on the way to a survey I often get asked “What’s in the bag?”

When conducting a survey, I use all the five senses: sight, hearing, touch, taste and smell. These senses sometimes however need assistance in the form of amplification of the signal.

Tools in the bag to assist with this include: • • • • •

Reading glasses & magnifying glass (sight) Stethoscope screw driver (hearing) Infrared thermometer (touch) Salinity meter (taste) Carbon Monoxide detector (smell)

Measurement tools are also required and include: • • • • •

Digital Vernier Stainless steel ruler Steel tape measure Fibre glass tape measure.

Digital multi-meter

To record the survey findings and get to see in those difficult to access places I use a digital camera.

For even harder to get to places the borescope (snake camera) is invaluable.

And how could I get up the mast without the Bosun’s chair?

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Specialist tools are also required to test for: • FRP & wood moisture content – Moisture meter • FRP delamination – Phenolic hammer • Hull thickness – Ultrasonic Thickness Gauge & Sounding hammer • Galvanic & stray current corrosion – Silver chloride reference electrode & SeaBis Master.

Whilst we don’t carry an IR Spectrometer or Viscometer for oil analysis we do have the necessary tools to take oil from an engine for laboratory analysis without contaminating the sample.

Moisture meter Testing of FRP surfaces with an electronic moisture meter provides a quick, accurate and non-destructive method of establishing moisture retention in a FRP vessel’s hull, deck & superstructure.

Other less exciting items in the bag include: • Torch • Sand paper • Paint scraper • Wire brush • Assorted screw drivers • Gerber Multi tool • Paper towel or clean rags • Pencils, markers & chalk • Rubbish bags • Spare batteries • Masking tape ment).

And, of course, PPE’s (Personal Protective Equip-

So, what’s in the bag?

The tools of the trade and other items necessary to survey a yacht.

Ultrasonic thickness gauge Ultrasonic thickness gauge readings are used to estimate the metal loss/waste due to corrosion and to ensure the remaining plate thickness is sufficient for the vessel to maintain its structural integrity.

Rust seeker Rust Seeker measures the electrochemical potential of your vessel to check if your vessel is adequately protected against galvanic and stray-current corrosion.

About the Author:

Anthony Gates is a Marine Surveyor based in Phuket, Thailand. www.ams-sea.com

Digital Carbon Monoxide Meter A Digital Carbon Monoxide Meter can identify faulty & leaking exhaust systems that allow exhaust gasses to enter cabins & accommodation spaces.

Marine Directory Asia

Connecting Yacht Owners, Managers & Marine Businesses.

With the continued growth of yachting in Asia, Marine Surveyor Anthony Gates identified the need for an online Marine Business Directory.

Marine Directory Asia, is now Asia’s largest online database of Marine Businesses.

Encompassing all of Asia, the directory includes more than 845 marine business listings searchable by over 60 categories and more than 20 cruising regions within Asia.

Marine Directory Asia is a valuable resource for yacht owners, superyacht captains, yacht managers, cruising yachties, marine businesses and the yachting community.

Connecting with the local marine businesses has never been easier.

Find the Marine business you need, in your location at www.mda-media.com.

Salinity meter The salinity meter measures the salinity of a water sample taken from the bilge or watermaker.

Infrared thermometer The Infrared thermometer (Pyrometer) is used to check the temperature of components in order to identify possible faults where there are no visible clues.

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SeaCat’ s innovative landing craft

The design can accommodate a twin outboard installation, which is great for both commercial applications & pleasure boats and is the perfect vessel for island day trips.

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eeing a requirement for a safe and cost-effective passenger and goods transport vessel in Asia, the team at Sea Speed has designed a 8.8 metre heavy duty, aluminum plate landing craft. The design has been approved for Australian commercial vessel standards NSCV Class 2C and 1D. There have been two models built using this design so far, the first was launched in Thailand mid-2016 and has well exceeded expectations performance wise, in its service in the Gulf of Thailand.

And the second has just been completed at SeaCat Ships’ Thailand facility.The vessel

has fold-out perimeter seating plus a built-in centre seat which gives seating for around 40 passengers. Alternatively, if you unbolt the mid bank of seats and fold down the perimeter seating, you have a landing craft which can accommodate a 4-wheel drive, mini bus/pick-up truck, or pallets of goods. The mid-bank can be interchanged with different configurations to suit the owners needs, for example; fishing or diving or even enclosed bunks.

The first vessel is powered by a single 200hp Suzuki 4-stroke outboard engine and gives a top speed of around 27 knots. Both vessels have a vee-shaped bottom to give a comfortable ride.

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The design can accommodate a twin outboard installation, which is great for both commercial applications and pleasure boats and is the perfect vessel for island day trips. A car can also be taken onboard in accompaniment with passengers and driven up to enter and exit the beach and land efficiently and safely with ease.

The second vessel has recently been completed and is now available for sale. We are very pleased with the end product and are 100% confident she will be the perfect solution for safe passenger and goods transportation at a reasonable price. Made from thick aluminium plating she is very strong and will last a lifetime.

This boat is perfect for the island resort operator; she can also be shipped anywhere worldwide via open top container.

The accompanying photos are a combination of the new vessel and also the original “Bargass 1� with a pick-up truck on board. She can carry a pick-up truck (which is supported by

tie-down points built into the structure) at around 18 knots with comfort.

SeaCat Ships can build a customized design to suit your individual needs, we also have a number of new vessels for sale. Currently, we are extremely busy with two large aluminium catamarans under construction. A 29 metre - 300 passenger ferry and a new build 22 metre - 170 passenger ferry stock boat, which is also available for purchase.

For more Information on our company and our vessels for sale, please head to our web page www.seacatships.com.

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