MainSail
SHOW #44
Phuket, Thailand
MainSail presenter and double Olympic gold medallist, Shirley Robertson,visits Thailand for the Phuket King's Cup Regatta, Asia's biggest and most popular sailing event. More than a regatta, the week-long event consists of great parties, great sailing and lots of fun.
We go racing aboard ‘Mandrake’ the Fred Kinmouth and Nick Burns owned Mills 51, and it’s something of a family affair on-board – the tactician is none other than Jamie Boag, Shirley’s husband and father to her twins. See how Mandrake fares against the other exciting boats in the fleet including Frank Pong’s ‘Jelik’.
We examine the growth of sailing in Thailand and Phuket in detail. Shirley speaks to Gulu Lalvani, the man responsible for building the Royal Phuket Marina, the home of the fleet for the duration of the King’s Cup Regatta – find out what the future holds for sailing in this exciting part of South East Asia.
We also examine the flourishing interest in boats of all kinds as Shirley visits the Phuket International Boat Show, the biggest in the region with an annual turnover of thirty million U.S. Dollars.
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