Photographs are provided by Scott Murray with thanks to SEA Yachting and Dragon Art Media.

Race Day 3 - Around Phi Phi

The wind gods came out to play this morning allowing the Bay Regatta’s “Phi Phi Islands Race” to take place. PRO and race organizer Simon James sent the fleet off east of Leam Tong on Phi Phi Don; they headed out rounding Koh Mai Pai (Bamboo Island) and Koh Yung (Mosquito Island) to port then passing Hin Klang to port as well on through a gate, leaving the committee boat (Seraph) to starboard.

The sailors then headed down past Laem Hin at the southern tip of Phi Phi Don rounding Koh Bida Nai and Koh Bida Nok to starboard heading back towards Seraph at the finish line leaving Phi Phi Le (Koh Phraya Nak) to port.

Day 4 - PHI Phi to Ao Chalong

Good wind allowed PRO Simon James to get in one of the famous spinnakers runs that the Bay Regatta is renowned for as the competitors sailed from the start line off Phi Phi Don to Ao Chalong. Interestingly, committee boat Rendezvous acted as both the start boat, and then racing ahead as the finish boat itself with the other committee boat Tom Howard’s Seraph acting as the gate off of Koh Maiton and eventually the finish line for the Cruising B class.