Philippines: President's Cup Regatta should see largest fleet of top class racing yachts in Asia
The 2006 President's Cup (April 18th to 22nd) follows on after the CSR in Subic Bay where perhaps the biggest fleet of top class racing yachts will be racing together in Asia. Local yachts Ray Ordoveza's Excel 53 Karakoa will be skippered by Steve Benjamin and Judes Echauz's Sydney 46 Centennial by Jamie Wilmot to ensure that the Hong Kong racers don't have it all there own way.
Hong Kong has by far the biggest fleet of racing boats in Asia that represent the bulk of the racing class at most Asian regatta's. Frank Pong's two 76 footers Boracay and Jelik adds a distinctive big boat flavour to any regatta. Peter Morton is helming Boracay with Pierre Mas calling the shots and some of his China Team America's Cup crew spread across the two boats which certainly lifts the profile of the event.
The Fred Kinmonth/Nick Burns owned Mandrake are fresh from their China
Sea Race victory and pose the biggest threat here as they are also the defending champions. Robert Knight's DK 46 Drumstick has also collected some silverware recently at the Phuket King's Cup and Royal Langkawi Int. Regatta to put themselves into contention for top honours here.
Gallivanting Aussie Geoff Hill has entered his Lyons 49 Strewth in all the major Asian regatta's this season and will be joining the racing class this time round as not enough premier cruisers are taking part to form their own class.
Chairman of the President's Cup committee Jun Avecilla clinched the Cruising Class at the Singapore Straits Regatta on his Beneteau First 36.7 Selma Star and is expected to be amongst the leaders of the eight IRC cruiser/racers by the end of the regatta. Defending champion George Hackett's J 35 Jo de Ros normally finishes up on the podium and Martin Tanco's X - 452 Challenge could also strike a lucky chord after a lengthy China Sea Race.
The Performance Handicap PY Class has a Russian, Japanese, Philippine and an Australian entry in four different yacht designs which shows how diverse the fleet can be in Asia. Aussie Peter Sharpe will be helming the Beneteau First 31.7 Selma/SBYC Sags and as he has taken up residence in Subic Bay plus come to grips with the vagaries of the wind here should start as favourite in the class. More on the President's Cup can be found at: http://www.manilayachtclub.org/prescup/
Capt. Marty Rijkuris: http://AsianYachting.com
Hong Kong has by far the biggest fleet of racing boats in Asia that represent the bulk of the racing class at most Asian regatta's. Frank Pong's two 76 footers Boracay and Jelik adds a distinctive big boat flavour to any regatta. Peter Morton is helming Boracay with Pierre Mas calling the shots and some of his China Team America's Cup crew spread across the two boats which certainly lifts the profile of the event.
The Fred Kinmonth/Nick Burns owned Mandrake are fresh from their China
Sea Race victory and pose the biggest threat here as they are also the defending champions. Robert Knight's DK 46 Drumstick has also collected some silverware recently at the Phuket King's Cup and Royal Langkawi Int. Regatta to put themselves into contention for top honours here.
Gallivanting Aussie Geoff Hill has entered his Lyons 49 Strewth in all the major Asian regatta's this season and will be joining the racing class this time round as not enough premier cruisers are taking part to form their own class.
Chairman of the President's Cup committee Jun Avecilla clinched the Cruising Class at the Singapore Straits Regatta on his Beneteau First 36.7 Selma Star and is expected to be amongst the leaders of the eight IRC cruiser/racers by the end of the regatta. Defending champion George Hackett's J 35 Jo de Ros normally finishes up on the podium and Martin Tanco's X - 452 Challenge could also strike a lucky chord after a lengthy China Sea Race.
The Performance Handicap PY Class has a Russian, Japanese, Philippine and an Australian entry in four different yacht designs which shows how diverse the fleet can be in Asia. Aussie Peter Sharpe will be helming the Beneteau First 31.7 Selma/SBYC Sags and as he has taken up residence in Subic Bay plus come to grips with the vagaries of the wind here should start as favourite in the class. More on the President's Cup can be found at: http://www.manilayachtclub.org/prescup/
Capt. Marty Rijkuris: http://AsianYachting.com
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