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Samui Regatta 2017 (16th edition)

The 16th Samui Regatta was scheduled for 20 to 27 May 2017 at Centara Grand Beach Resort Samui, with support from the Tourism Authority of Thailand.

When
20 - 27 May 2017
Where
Centara Grand Beach Resort Samui, Chaweng, Koh Samui
Three vibrant sailboats competing in a sailing race on the open sea under a clear blue sky.
A general photo of this kind of event, not a photo of this event. Photo: Eric Planet Olympus, Pexels License

About this event

The 16th Samui Regatta continued a yearly sailing week that started in 2002 with 11 boats. Regattas Asia organises it together with the Samui Yacht Club Regatta, the Yacht Racing Association of Thailand and the Tourism Authority of Thailand, and the Ministry of Tourism and Sports and the Sports Authority of Thailand are listed among the supporters. Centara Grand Beach Resort Samui, on Chaweng Beach, was the host.

Boats race in classes, such as IRC Zero, IRC One and a cruising class, and each class has its own results. That grouping is why a fast racing yacht and a family cruiser can enter the same week. The week sits on the Asian yachting calendar and was published in English by Tatnews and by the Australian site Mysailing, whose daily reports and previews are linked below. They are the best place to look up class-by-class results.

The facts

  1. 1 More than 500 sailors from 20 countries took part.
  2. 2 After three days THA72 led IRC Zero, Loco led IRC One and Lady Bubbly led the cruising class.

Why it matters

A TAT-backed edition that drew more than 500 sailors from 20 countries to Chaweng.

Muay Thai and sport on Koh Samui

Sport on Samui means three things. Muay Thai fights run most nights in Chaweng: Samui International Stadium on Tuesday, Friday and Sunday, Phetchbuncha on Monday, Wednesday and Saturday, with six bouts from about 21:00. The Samui Regatta, the island's longest-running sporting event, brings sailing fleets to Chaweng in late May. Running events add a half marathon starting in Chaweng, which has been held in June, and the Samui Trail in November, with distances from 7 to 55 km starting in Na Mueang. Start times are early, to beat the heat.

Around Chaweng

Chaweng is the main resort town on Samui's east coast, with the longest beach on the island, roughly 7 km of sand. Soi Green Mango, just back from the beach, is the nightlife alley, and Central Festival Samui sits between the beach road and Chaweng Lake. Chaweng Beach Road is one-way northbound and slows to a crawl between 17:00 and 20:00 with taxis, scooters and pedestrians. Most club nights, pool parties and Muay Thai bouts are here, and Pru Chaweng Park hosts public festivals and races.

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