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The annual event, while underscoreing the benefits of the greater Andaman Sea as a world sailing destination, generates income and regional and global publicity highlighting Phuket as a world class marine lifestyle and sports destination.  The 2009 event will showcase Thailand's seafaring heritage epitomised by His Majesty himself.

 Kevin Whitcraft, president of the regatta's organising committee, said "Perhaps more than any other event, the annual Phuket King's Cup Regatta represents the island's maritime tradition and unsurpassed natural beauty that combine to make it both a top international yachting and tourism destination.   The seven-day regatta not only provides a direct boost to the local economy it creates global media attention on a daily basis   at the beginning of the high season ushering in the holiday season with stirring images of the competition and Phuket's stunning seascapes reaching an estimated 150 million households worldwide each year."

 Registration for this year's Phuket King's Cup Regatta opens on November 28 with a practice race, skippers' briefing, and the official opening ceremony taking place at Kata Beach Resort on November 29.

 

Competitors in this truly international yachting event regatta come from Australia, UK, China, Russia and beyond. Under Royal Patronage, the Regatta is organised by the Phuket King's Cup Regatta Organising Committee under the auspices of the Royal Varuna Yacht Club, in conjunction with the Yacht Racing Association of Thailand, the Royal Thai Navy and the Province of Phuket.

 

Sponsors of the 2009 regatta include Kata Group, Thai Beverage Plc, Mom Tri's Boathouse, Sunsail and Mont Clair. Media partners include Asia Pacific Boating, Blue Wave 90.5FM, Ensign Media, Multihull World, The Nation, Phuket Gazette, Phuket Magazine, Sail-World.com, Superyacht Asia magazine and Yacht Style.

 

The 23rd Phuket King's Cup Regatta will take place 28 November - 5 December, 2009, off Kata Beach, Phuket, Thailand. Under the Royal Patronage of His Majesty the King, the Regatta is organised by the Phuket King's Cup Regatta Organising Committee under the auspices of the Royal Varuna Yacht Club, in conjunction with the Yacht Racing Association of Thaila nd, the Royal Thai Navy and the Province of Phuket.