Another prestige boat event is set to come back again this July featuring fun races and many get-together parties.

Cape Panwa Hotel Raceweek 2015 is one of the famous regatta races in Thailand. In its 12th year, the event is scheduled to take place during 15th to 20th July at the same venue of Cape Panwa and Kantary Bay Hotel in Phuket.

The highlights are not only the fun boat racing an opportunity of networking but also the event’s emphasis on the environment as it is approved by the Sailor for the Sea as one of the Clean Regatta members.

The four-day regatta event will race off using  East Coast Route of Phuket. Each day, there will be social functions with buffet dinners, parties offering free-flow drinks as well as live music.

Registration has already open online. There are early bird rates until 6th June available on its site.

Non-sailor can also enjoy the event with the limited tickets to parties with prices start from 800 THB to 4,200 THB.

Phuket Raceweek’s participants will be asked to follow the Clean Regatta practices to help promote the environmentally-conscious tourism which include:

  • Water Only Wash Downs;
  • Oil Spill prevention;
  • Trash Free Regatta
  • Recycling
  • Water Bottle Reduction
  • Promote the Use of Non-Toxic Cleaning Products

Cape Panwa Hotel Raceweek is the first regatta event to name as part of the Clean Regatta Programme in Southeast Asia. Other sailing events in Thailand includes:

  • The Phuket King’s Cup Regatta (https://www.kingscup.com/);
  • Samui Regatta (https://www.samuiregatta.com/home);
  • The Bay Regatta (https://www.bayregatta.com/);
  • Top of the Gulf Regatta (https://www.topofthegulfregatta.com/) and
  • Multihull Solutions Regatta (https://www.multihullsolutions.com.au/).

Images source: phuketraceweek.com