Simpson Marine Series - Final and Prize Giving - 16th August, 2008
The final races of the Simpson Marine Series 2008 will take place on Saturday, 16th August, followed by the Prize Giving Party at OMYC. We expect to see a further increase of participation in the Racing Class, and also hope that the Multihull Class will deliver on its considerable promise.
The start will be at 12:00 noon, with 3 around the cans races planned.
Our generous sponsor Simpson Marine will host a Prize Giving Party in the Evening to reward all the sailors for their efforts during the three month series.
Buzzcats Rhum Race - 17th August, 2008
Upon your recovery from the previous nights festivities, Buzzcats will be sponsoring the first Buzzcats Rhum Race, starting at 11.00 am. This is a one day, combined class event, with a single race.
For the purpose of this race OMYCsailing's Sailing Secretary will develop a special handicap system which shall give each competitor a realistic chance of winning, irrespective of the experience of the crews or the condition of the yachts.
Treasure Hunt at Koh Rin - 30th August, 2008
We the capable assistance of our resident geocache expert Andrian Baguley we shall organize a treasure hunt on Koh Rin on Saturday August 30th. We will meet at OMYC at 10:30 am when the rules and challenges shall be announced.
Hua Hin Regatta 2008 - 31st July to 3rd August
A strong contingency of Platus from OMYCsailing participated in the two day Hua Hin Regatta followed by the long distance race for The Vega Rudder Trophy.
The latter race represents the memorable journey made by King Bhumiphol Adulyadej from Sattahip to Hua Hin in 1966. In recognition of his journey His Majesty donated the rudder from his OK dinghy a the trophy for future races. As such it is the most prestigious award for Thai sailors.
7 of our Platus made the 60 mile journey to Hua Hin and joined in the fun with hundreds of other sailors in Optimists, Lasers, 420's Hobie 16s, Hobie Tigers, Super Mods etc.
The first day's racing was in good but variable offshore winds but the second day was light and fluky and presented a could chance of "lottery" results. One race was abandoned when the top mark became a "car park" for 20 or more boats, most of them deciding to take the opportunity to enjoy lunch!!
On the third day the start line was a bit chaotic with almost no wind, but luckily the wind soon picket up and a good 17 mile race for the Royal Vega Rudder was enjoyed by all.
You can find the results for the Platu Class in Hua Hin under the Raimon Land Platu Championship tab to the left.
At the same time a small fleet of larger yachts from OMYC were paving the way for a IRC class to be included in next year's regatta. "El Coyote", "Patience 5" and "El Samali" practiced their racing and partying skills outside the official event, before returning to OMYC. Brad Kirk in "Patience 5" did the return 60 mile leg in only 7 hours.
Altogether a very successful weekend and it is hope that next year an even great number of yachts from OMYC will see the considerable merit in joining this event.