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2nd June 2018 - 17:50Event Media

Two race finale wraps up successful 2018 Samui Regatta

IRC Zero dialing up for the final race start. Day 5, Samui Regatta 2018.

The sun teased and the wind held steady on the final day of the 2018 Samui Regatta. Race Officer Ross Chisholm set two windward/ leewards for the keelboat and multihulls classes while it was a three-race showdown for the Hydrofoil Kites off Mae Nam Beach.

It's been a week of dominance by Kevin and Tom Whitcraft and their crew on the TP52 THA72. Other than a fourth place on Day 3, they haven't put a foot wrong across a wide range of conditions and have won eight from nine races, defending their IRC Zero title with a 17 point winning margin.

When you delve into the results deeper, however, the racing has been much closer than it at first appears with winning margins of eight seconds in Race 1 and only four seconds in Race 3, a trend that can be seen across the seven-strong class.

Today the battle was more about second and third places. Tensions were high with individual recalls for Ark 323 and Freefire in the first race and a general recall in the second. A second in Race 8 by the much improved Chinese team on Ark 323 (less than 60 seconds behind THA72 on corrected time) helped put some breathing space between them and Freefire (HKG) in the overall standings while a third for Zannekin (HKG) saw them leapfrog Alive.

Heading into the final race, Sarab Singh's team on WindSikher were sitting second overall with a five point lead over Zannekin and bearing any major mishap, had their place secured. A fifth in the final race for WindSikher was enough for them to finish second overall while a third for Alive saw them claim third place, two points ahead of Zannekin.

Seeing two or three TP52s on the startline of any regatta in Asia is quite special, but four is almost unheard of. A fifth TP52 was expected to compete this year but sadly had to pull out last minute, and there's talk of two more joining the circuit in the not-too-distant future – seven TP52s on a startline is a distinct possibility come next year.

Over Samui Regatta week all four have made it on to the podium but it was THA72's consistency that saw them claim the division win. Second and third place went down to the wire with Sam Chan's Freefire having a single point lead over Ark 323 with just one race to go. Freefire drove their advantage home in the final race finishing second, and in the process claimed second overall in the TP52 division. Ark 323 had to settle for third, two points back.

Timothy Fox and crew on the chartered Fujin (AUS) saved their best for the final day – two wins from two races. A second for Mandrake III (HKG) in Race 8 meant Loco (SIN) had an uphill battle needing to reign in a three point differential in the final race. Ultimately, it was too big of an ask. While they finished second ahead of Mandrake III, their third place was enough for them to win the IRC One class.

Nick Burns and Fred Kinmonth, co-owners of Mandrake III have been competing on the Asian circuit for more years than perhaps they would care to remember. Based in Hong Kong, they are stalwarts of the regional racing scene and have travelled far and wide competing in regattas with a number of Mandrakes and predominantly a Corinthian crew. Not only have they defended their IRC One title at Samui Regatta this year, but this win is the cherry on top of their 2017/18 AsianYachting Grand Prix season. Having competed in eight regattas on the 13-regatta circuit this season, their top six scores count. Class winners at the China Coast Regatta (13pts), Phuket King's Cup Regatta (13pts), Samui Regatta (12pts), IRC Overall at Rolex China Sea Race (16pts), Commodore's Cup (13pts) and second place at the Raja Muda Selangor International Regatta (11pts), Mandrake III and the formidable Fred Kinmonth and Nick Burns duo are deservedly crowned 2017/18 AYGP Skipper and Yacht of the Year.

It was all change in Performance Cruising today when SailQuest Hi Jinks (THA) won the first race – their first win of the series. A second for Souay 1, despite some sail damage, was, however, enough for them to secure the title with one race to spare while they went on to wrap up the series with a win in the final race by 20 seconds on corrected time. Two DNS' brought Moon Shadow's (THA) series to an early end and a third place overall.

Andy Pape's Sudu Red (GER), leader of the Multihull class, broke his centerboard in yesterday's passage race and fellow competitor Paul Baker, skipper of Sudu Yellow (AUS) – an identical one-design Corsair Pulse 600 – kindly offer his for use in racing today. This gesture of sportsmanship helped Sudu Red score two wins on the final day and with that, the class title. Two second places for Sudu Grey (THA) saw them tie with Pixalux (AUS) who on count back (having more second place finishes over the series) were crowned second overall.

After a slow start for Thailand and Asian Champion, Narapichit Pudla, he came out all blazing in the Hydrofoil Kites – Men's class today. Three bullets saw him jump to the top of the standings and crowned inaugural Men's winner in the first stop of the KTA Asia Pacific Hydrofoil Series, while compatriot Benyapa Jantawan went on to claim the Women's class.

In the Master's class Daniel Leow (MAS) showed his class with six wins from nine races to dominate the class while Singapore's Maximillian Maeder won the Boys division undefeated and racing off the startline was never out of the top three places when all class results are combined.

In Samui to observe the action was the team from Desaru Coast - Malaysia and JS Concert, who following the conclusion of racing signed a contract for the Malaysia round of the KTA Asia Pacific Hydrofoil Series, which is set to take place later this year in November at Desaru Coast, in Johor. An area of 3,900 acres along a pristine 17km unspoiled beachfront, the location offers perfect conditions for the KTA to bring international kiteboarding competition to Malaysia for the first time.

Top three results in each class:
IRC Zero
THA72 (THA), Kevin and Tom Whitcraft (8)
WindSikher (SIN), Sarab Singh (25)
Alive (AUS), Duncan Hine (29)

TP52
THA72 (THA), Kevin and Tom Whitcraft (8)
Freefire (HKG), Sam Chan (19)
Ark323 (CHN), Chen Fulin (21)

IRC One
Mandrake III (HKG), Nick Burns/ Fred Kinmonth (13)
Loco (SIN), David Dimmock (15)
Fujin (AUS), Timothy Fox (17)

Performance Cruising
Souay 1 (CAN), Jean Rheault (6)
SailQuest Hi Jinks (THA), Tim McMahon (11)
Moon Shadow (THA), Mick Grover (19)

Multihull
Sudu Red (GER), Andy Pape (7)
Pixalux (AUS), Mick Tilden (14)
Sudu Grey (THA), Nut Thongtoam (14)

Hydrofoil Kites – Men
Narapichit Pudla (THA), 10pts
Teerarat Sudpumkaew (THA), 11pts

Hydrofoil Kites – Women
Benyapa Jantawan (THA), 10pts

Hydrofoil Kites – Masters
Daniel Leow (MAS), 10pts
Rachan Taktin (THA), 19pts
Kazumasa Sugihara (JPN), 23 pts

Hydrofoil Kites – Boys
Maximillian Maeder (SIN), 8pts
Huang Qibin (CHN), 16 pts

Full results for the keelboats and multihulls classes: http://samuiregatta.com/on-the-water/resultstest.
Full results for the Hydrofoil Kites: http://samuiregatta.com/on-the-water/Hydrofoil_results 

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