Great fun at the 2nd Windsurfing
Marathon in Jomtien
by Daisy Vogt
all the prizes, nobody had to go home empty handed.
The 2nd Annual Singha Windsurfing Marathon took place
on Saturday & Sunday, December 8 and 9. The first day was packed with
Slalom Races around a set course.
On Sunday morning the marathon to Koh Larn Island took
place which included not only surfing to Koh Larn & back, but stopping
there, climbing up a tree to “rescue” objects like pots, pans, buckets
end even bananas, which were not to be eaten until safely back in Jomtien
in order to get points.
Sunday night “the survivors” were treated to a
beach party in front of Pattaya Park with live music by “The Soulhouse
Band & Friends”, a buffet dinner and lots of prizes. Nobody had to
go home empty handed. Prizes included surfboards sponsored by Svein
Rasmussen & Star Board Company, a surf sail & 2 plane tickets to
the Malaysia Open in January, where we hope that our Pattaya contestants
will do as good as here in Thailand.
Thank you all sponsors who made this event possible for the 2nd year in
Terry Summers takes the crown
Second IPGC Championship
The second annual IPGC Championship was played December
12 and 14 at Phoenix Golf Club over the Mountain and Ocean courses. A
separate competition was held on each day with the two days combined to
determine this year’s Champions. The field was split into 4 divisions,
1st (0-14), 2nd (15-28), Rabbits (29 -36), and Ladies.
Day 1 proved to be the end of many aspirations, with
the wind picking up as the day grew longer and the later starters getting
the short end of the stick. The strongest man of the day, who supported
the whole field, was “The Grim Reaper”, who after following the
example of another famous strong man, had his famed moustache removed just
before the tournament. This resulted in total loss of power and direction
and a dismal score of net 88. Len Jones kept Derek company at the foot of
the list, but did not have the same excuse, as he had had his hair removed
several years earlier.
The day finished with 19 players in contention for the
championship title, “Mr Loy” led these in the second division, carding
a fantastic 68, and Hans Collett with an unbelievable 65 off his 9
handicap and big Magnus Johansson returning a 66 off of 10 led the first
The ladies were headed not surprisingly by Oradee, who
carded a 74, with Lamud closely behind by one shot.
In the Rabbits section, David Johnson recorded a
lifetimes best with a net 61 off his 30 handicap to lead by a street.
Following the day’s exertions the players returned to
Lewiinski’s where Steve and Stan laid on a sumptuous buffet, while the
throng waited in expectation for the results and the second day pairings.
Day 2 saw the whole competition teeing off from two
tees, led by the Ladies and Rabbits sections and followed by the 1st and
2nd divisions mixed together according to their first day scores. The
leaders started last, and the pressure was on.
The Rabbits were led home by David, who whilst unable
to quite match his first day’s effort remained good enough to keep the
charging Renato Stojnic, who shot a career best net 66, at bay and take
Oradee once again just beat Lamud by one shot to secure
the Ladies Championship and ensure an immediate order for a new trophy
cabinet together with another reduction in her plummeting handicap.
At the front of the main competition, Derek, who had
gained overnight strength from his modern day Delilah, carved out an
impressive 69, while poor Len emulated Derek’s first day score and
cemented his position at the bottom.
Meanwhile, the front contenders were dropping like
flies under the fierce competition from the baying pack. The big losers
were Hans with an 81 and Mr Loy with a 78. Big Magnus survived a little
better, but was still unable to stop the tear-away Terry Summers, shooting
a second fine round of 67, and the fast improving Joe Sebastian. The
day’s honours went to Bob Lindborg in the second division from Joe. Stan
Fry led home the first division, getting serious when the money was on the
table, just edging out Klaus Schackt who was also determined to try and
keep some part of the trophy cabinet for himself.
When all were done and counted, Terry had secured the
Championship by virtue of two great under par rounds, with Joe taking the
runner-up position. The ever-popular Steve Mascari returned two solid
rounds to take the best gross score award by a distance.
The final awards were presented at The Haven,
accompanied by the usual fine buffet presented by Lumyai and her capable
staff. Richard Livingston, the resident PGA professional did the honours
of emcee and thanked Bob Lindborg and “The Doc” for their efforts with
the reception and scoring, and Phoenix for the well prepared and organised
golf days, whilst club captain, Stan Fry handed out the trophies and
congratulations to the winners.
|Champ Runner Up
from Magnus Johansson
140 cb D2
Sultans of Swing new leaders
Pattaya Sports Club Friday Bowling
Sultans of Swing moved past the House of the Golden
Coin and are the new leaders of the Pattaya Sports Club Friday Bowling
League. Behind Dang’s 224 game, 517 series and Peter’s 209 game, the
Sultan team took three points from Three Sisters. Mai rolled a 218 game,
531 series and Tue knocked down 503 pins for the Three Sisters.
Bowlers: Mai, Peter, Dang and Ken Crow
Shakey Pete’s got back on the winning track, taking
all four points from the Winchester Club team. Ken Crow led the Three
Sisters with a 212 game and a 546 series and Bill chipped in with a 501
Jim’s 505 series and Ooy’s 501 was enough for VFW
Post 9876 to take three points from Cafe Ole. Aun with Cafe Ole had a 601
series with handicap.
House of the Golden Coin and Cafe Kronborg played to a
two-two tie. Mio led Golden Coin with 519 pins toppled and Kran led
Kronborg with a 532 series. Gerhart also tipped over 503 pins for Golden
Sultans of Swing
House of the Golden Coin
VFW Post 9876
27.5 - 20.5
27 - 21
24.5 - 23.5
24 - 24
24 - 24
23 - 25
22 - 26
20 - 28
3 - 1
2 - 2
1 - 3
4 - 0
0 - 4
3 - 1
2 - 2
1 - 3
Kran strengthens lead, but still close
PSC Cafe Kronborg Tuesday Bowling League
In week 13 of the Cafe Kronborg Tuesday Bowling League,
Kran’s team took a more commanding lead by beating Nual’s team 4-0.
left Ooy, Tue, Somrak, Kran w/201, Toy (and Mio inset)
For the second week running, all the other teams could
only manage 2-2 draws. In some very close matches, most were down to the
last ball to decide the outcome. Otto’s team against Mio’s team and
Jeed’s against Somrak’s all managed the 2-2 ties.
This week only Kran managed a 201 series; however, in the
photo we have included the 200+ players from last week, as they missed out.
The group also had the pleasure of welcoming two new bowlers this week, Bill
Team standing after Dec. 11
IPGC Pattaya Golf Sociey at the Bunker
On Tuesday, 11th December, the Bunker Boys made the
trip to beautiful Bangpra International Golf Club to play their weekly
medal competition off the white tees. There cannot be a finer or more
picturesque course in the whole of the Kingdom and it was a joy to play
In division one, Mr Loy and Stan “The Man” Axon
played steadily to tie for the lead with net 71, followed by American
visitor Michael White, who pipped Norman Brooks on count back to register
net 72. Michael’s back nine was an incredible 38 shots.
In division two the runaway leader was the Friday Man,
Kevin Wilson who carded a sizzling 65, ten shots ahead of his nearest
rival Neil Griffin and Danny Greer who was a further two shots back.
The Bunker Super Sawng award was shared by Mr Loy, Neil
Griffin and Norman Brooks who all showed a two on their cards.
The stimulating nearest-the-pin award on the par three
twelfth had been donated by Fireman Danny and was won by David Johnson. Go
easy on the free Viagra my son!
The Bunker Banana Booby could have been won by Chris
John who parked his pickup at the clubhouse door and locked it with the
keys inside and the engine running. It could have been won by Jon Wood who
took seven putts on one green. Instead it was awarded to the Transport
Manager for his careless attempt to burn the Bunker to the ground before
the boys left for the course! The Bunker is certainly a hot place at the
Check them out at http://www.thebunkerboys.com
Fitness Tips: Weight lifting techniques
under the microscope - Part 8b Effective abdominals
by David Garred, Club
Manager Dusit Resort Sports Club
How do you recruit the deep abdominal muscles?
The deep abdominal muscles need to be consciously
recruited in all movement. The action of pulling the navel in during
expiration activates the transverse abdominus. Try to ‘narrow your waist
as you breathe out’. This position is often called the set position or
the brace position and should be aimed for in all activities. This is the
same position that I’ve been going on about (referring to) in every
article in this series of resistance training articles.
Crunches performed slowly will greatly increase the
contribution of transverse abdominus and internal oblique. Having said
that, slowly means at the highest speed 3 seconds up and 3 seconds down
for each repetition, you can slow that speed down as you get stronger.
Prone (lying face down) abdominal work requires
contribution of the deep stabilisers and is an excellent method for
improving endurance in these muscles. It also puts the pelvis and spine
into the neutral position and decreases stress on structures such as the
intervertebral discs and nerve roots along the spine. Bringing more of the
body off the floor in a slow progression increases demand. The aim of
these exercises is to hold the position for increasing periods of time as
endurance increases. It is recommended that 50% of abdominal work be done
What are the most effective abdominal exercises?
The trend towards ‘core abdominal work’ has given
rise to a deluge of exercises, many of which are performed incorrectly.
The best way to ensure an abdominal exercise gives maximum benefit is to
check it meets the following guidelines (these guidelines provide the
order for introducing abdominal exercise into your routine based on a
progression from simple and easy, to more complex and difficult). An easy
way to remember them is to use the acronym SLOB (the Doc will like that
one, he’s particularly fond of Acronyms, Pilots, on the other hand just
call them TLA’s, i.e. NDB, ILS, FOD, LBT, BRT, USC…)
S = Stable base
The easiest exercises to perform are those starting
with a stable base. The greater the surface area that you are in contact
with and the more stable the exercise feels, the less demanding the
movement pattern becomes both for your brain to figure out just exactly
what you should be feeling as well as the level of stimulation for the
muscles - difficulty.
L = Levers
Once a stable base is established, a lever can be added
to increase the difficulty. A longer lever away from the stable base
increases the load to the core, thus increasing workload. Things like
extending arms will increase effective lever length.
O = Open
Once levers are added, the next step is to open up the
movement. This can be done by adding multiple planes to the movement, such
as reaching across the midline of the body. Rotation is also an option
provided it is performed slowly (I know that I am harping but you would be
surprised how little time it is before people forget how important the
speed of lift is and go back to old fast lifting habits).
B = Base
The final way to progress the exercise is to decrease
the size of the base of support. The smaller the base of support the
greater the demand on the stabilising muscles to maintain correct posture.
For example, the hover exercise performed on a fitball has a smaller base
of support than the hover performed on your knees. The crunch has a much
larger base of support than any of the hover exercises. It may also mean
changing the stability of the base, such as using a fit ball, a set of
Note: The order of the above steps must always
remain the same. This suggested ordering of exercise demand gives
programming options from beginner through to advanced trainers. With a
novice exerciser it is essential to first establish movement competency
with a stable base of support, and once this has been established, you may
gradually increase the size of the levers from short to longer. Next, move
the levers and open them up, working through different planes. Finally,
decrease then de-stabilize the base of support.
It is important to remember that SLOB is a process for
developing a skill, and for this reason it will take some participants
longer to progress though each level than others. Not everyone will be
capable of performing at the same level, so it is essential that you
perform easier options until they are simple, then and only then should
you progress. Most people will rush their progress and this impatience
will hinder actual physical development; please, take you time to develop
the skill and then take more time to develop the strength to perform it
Next week we will begin to look at effective abdominal
exercises. Until then,
Jim Montgomery rules the day
Mau (left) came in a distant second with 21 points behind Jim Montgomery
(right), who scored an outstanding 43 points to win PSC Three Sisters Golf
bragging rights for the week.
Ebrahim and Admiral win at Pattaya CC
PSC Golf from Cafe Kronborg
group of PSC Golfers returning to the Cafe Kronborg on Friday the 14Th
December 2001-about 6 nationalities present!
On Monday December 10, Pattaya Sports Club Golf from the
Cafe Kronborg headed to Pattaya Country Club for a stroke competition. Two
flights were run, A from 0-16 and B from 17 upwards.
Ebrahim took 1st place in A flight with a creditable net
73, followed by Bill Ziegler (enjoying the summer weather) with net 73. Jeff
North followed with net 74, edging out (no smoking) Doug Maiko on a count
B Flight was won by the ever-present Admiral Dave
Richardson. Big Pete Galle took 2nd place with a net 73 and Stefan Hoge 3rd
with net 74.
Near pins were won by: Hole 5 Ahti Suutari, No. 7 Bill
Ziegler, No. 12 Paul Coutonmas and No. 16 Erriki Pyhalto.
Eastern Seaboard Sailors Dominate King’s
BMW Principal Sponsor for the
Peter Cummins is a Pattaya Mail special
correspondent - very special when it comes to a yacht race or regatta
anywhere in the Kingdom, in the region or even in the world, for that
Academy team from Sattahip goes for the finish line, BMW Andaman Sea Race
As such, he has reported on and photographed every one
of the fifteen Phuket King’s Cup Regattas held since 1987, established
to honour His Majesty the King - a Gold Medal dinghy helmsman in regional
games - to honour the Monarch’s fifth-cycle sixtieth birthday, 5
The Regatta, which has progressed from its humble
beginnings back then to what has now become a world-class “Phuket
Week”, rivalling the best such events around the world, is re-dedicated
every year to the King who is the Regatta Royal Patron.
Great racing, resulting from fine offshore and
land-based management, an incomparable setting and ambience and a superb
social scene are guaranteed every year. Enhanced by beach parties and
awards ceremonies held at successive Phuket Five-Star resorts, these
highlights are the hallmarks of excellence which bring participants back
year after year, from the far corners of the globe.
Kanchanavanit pilots “Cedar Swan” to victory under a BMW spinnaker
However, although the man-made parameters are stable
and predictable, every so often the vital catalyst in a regatta decides to
have a by-pass: the wind - or, rather, lack of it - has dogged the last
two editions and nearly wrecked this year’s. A determined race committee
and co-operative fleets, however, held on - some days for hours - and,
even with racing abandoned on two days out of five, the Regatta finished
on schedule and on an upbeat note.
Since it started, the Regatta has been traditionally
held over the week surrounding the King’s birthday. Now, the Organizing
Committee has decided to take a “new tack” - nautically speaking - and
announced that the Sixteenth Regatta is scheduled to be held the week
following, racing from Monday the 9th until Saturday the 14th of December,
It is a worthy gamble, as the north-easterly comes into
Phuket a little later than in the Northern Gulf and it may just work. As a
footnote, the Pattaya Mail reporter took two days off after this
year’s events. Having Mom Tri’s marvellous Kata Beach Boathouse at his
disposal, who would not? The point, however, is that being at Kata during
the days of 9 and 10, he observed the north-easterly starting at about 7
a.m. and blowing all day until a 6:30 p.m. Kata sunset: Sunday, about 8 -
10 knots, steady; Monday, 12 knots, gusting to 15, steady. I could barely
open my Pattaya Mail in the wind. Let’s hope for next year!
At the just-completed Fifteenth Phuket King’s Cup
Regatta, sailed off Kata Beach from 3 - 8 December, it was the teams out
of the Royal Varuna Yacht Club in Pattaya and the Royal Thai Navy Sailing
Academy in Sattahip which dominated the event.
At the end of the racing on Saturday, Royal Varuna
Yacht Club teams had won three of the seven classes and finished second in
another, namely: David Bell, George Foose, Radab Kanchanavanit and Viroj
Nualkair. The two Royal Thai Navy teams, entering yachts for the first
time, finished third and fourth, respectively, in their class.
“Pla Loma” scuds along under BMW power
Cruising Class 2 saw 2000 regatta champion David
Bell’s “Graffiti” edge out erstwhile Class leader Malaysia’s
“Gotcha Lagi!”, raced by Amir Zohri Rahim.
Thailand’s George Foose, winning the Andaman Sea Race
in Pattaya-based yacht “Free Wind”, thus consolidating his grip and
winning the “Cruising Class 3” title from the ‘baby’ of the
76-strong fleets, “Cinders”.
Radab Kanjanavanit was undisputed master of the
Multihulls, a clear winner this time after having been relegated to minor
placings over the past few years.
In Cruising Class 1, Hong Kong entry Jeremy Mead’s
“Zephyr” just scraped in ahead of 1999 champion Thailand’s Viroj
Nualkair’s “Octopussy”; these two skippers - racing identical Farr
MRX 41’s - almost match-raced throughout the regatta.
Sub-Lieutenant Veerasit Puangnak, many-time Laser
National Champion of Thailand and the only Thai dinghy sailor to compete
in the Sydney Olympiad last year, showed that he can also handle a
keelboat among the world’s best. Veerasit finished third in the Cruising
Class 2, four points clear of fellow-rating Lieut. Pornphom Sakultern.
An entry of great interest was the all-Royal Varuna
Yacht Club crew on “Emerald Blue”, skippered by Varuna Vice Commodore
J.K. Robert England and boasting three Commodores on board: Adolph-A.
Knees, Christopher J. King and incumbent Don Mackenzie. Another well-known
Pattayan Davis Wales was also part of the 12-man team which included
Robert’s son Paul, a handy lad on fore-deck duty.
Kong’s “Hocux Pocux 2”: a study in sailing perfection
This crew could perhaps have been a maritime
interpretation of tinsel town’s “Dirty Dozen” film, but could more
appropriately have been known as the even dozen “Maverick Mariners”.
The Pattaya Mail scribe would have been quite at home aboard the
good ship “Emerald Blue”, with its crew of Royal Varuna Blues, ranging
in age from 24 to 66. Even owner Nick Band’s ‘ancient’ craft,
clocking up 30 years, was thus considerably younger than the average
The whole gang, nevertheless, was happy with their
fourth placing in the Cruising Class 1 Division and the two-masted ketch
is booked for 2002. Paraphrasing the immortal words of General Macarthur
almost 60 years ago, “We shall return”, skipper Robert England
informed the press and media.
Women to the fore
“A women’s place is in the home” has been the
typical male chauvinist’s (MC) somewhat futile rallying cry down through
the ages. At this year’s Phuket King’s Cup, this tired old clich้
was finally laid to rest.
The yacht “Taniwha”, participating in Cruising
Class 3, featured an all-female crew. “Outdoors in Asia”, a new sports
and adventure company, supported by “Cirque du Soleil”, a renowned
performance arts company, entered a ladies team which, according to their
spokesman - oops! spokesperson - comprised “nine high-powered executives
based in Hong Kong or Singapore.” The women were selected, continued the
spokes-person, “for their sense of adventure, passion, ability to face a
challenge and team spirit.” I rather fancy the second of their
squeezes past the start vessel
Hailing from Australia, Finland, France (2), Hong Kong
(2), Japan, Korea and Singapore, these flying females are as diverse as
the human race itself.
Though not exactly covered in glory, nevertheless, the
“Taniwha” finished 13th in a fleet of 18. And take heart, oh dying
breed of MCs, “Taniwha” was skippered by a man - Paul Jennings of
Singapore which goes to prove that ONE man is worth ... No, let’s leave
it at that.
BMW Andaman Sea Race
Although the last race of the six-day Fifteenth Phuket
King’s Cup Regatta was scheduled to be sailed on Saturday, Mother Nature
had other ideas and showed who was REALLY in charge! By mid-day, on a
virtually wind-less sea, the Race Committee abandoned any hope of holding
the host sponsoring hotel’s - the Kata Beach Resorts - “Olympic
Courses” - off Kata Beach.
Thus, the last race of the week-long Phuket King’s
Cup Regatta was sailed on Friday. Curiously enough, with the wind out of
the north, it allowed for a running start under spinnaker, reflecting the
Andaman Sea Races of yore, starting at Phi Phi Ley.
Royal Varuna “True Blues” show how it is done
So the standings at the end of Friday’s BMW Andaman
Sea Race became the final results and one can only congratulate Andy
Dowden and his race management team who have grappled with shifting,
fading and, at times, zero winds, to ensure that there was, indeed, a
Nevertheless, although somewhat light, the wind stayed
in long enough for the completion of the regatta ‘blue riband’ event
which was followed with great interest by BMW officials, amongst others.
As the principal sponsor of the fifteenth regatta, BMW exercised the
prerogative of also sponsoring the signature event, the classic Andaman
It was, certainly, a long day for the sailors, the race
committee and the vast army of marshals, mark-layers and other officials
spread around the vast racing area.
In the Racing Class, Singaporean Mark Jewell’s “The
Dogs II” won the event from Neil Pryde’s Hong Kong-based
“Hi-Fidelity”. In Premier Cruising Class, Richard Grimes’
“Yendys” beat David Kong’s “Hocux Pocux 2”. Horst Lakits’
Dutch entry “Big A”, David Bell’s “Graffiti” and George
Foose’s “Free Wind” won the Cruising Classes 1, 2 and 3
respectively, while Kim Bunting’s “Star of the West” won the Andaman
Sea Race Classic Class and Japan’s Shuji Hagihara’s Summersalt” won
Nualkair’s “Octopussy” drives hard
The Fifteenth Phuket King’s Cup Regatta, dedicated to
His Majesty the King of Thailand, featured 76 entries from some 25
A piece of sad news received at the Regatta was that
New Zealander Sir Peter Blake, arguably one of the most successful sailors
in yachting history was murdered by pirates on the boat “Seamaster”,
lying at anchor at Macapa, Brazil, two weeks ago.
Sir Peter, manager of New Zealand’s victorious
America’s Cup teams in 1995 and 2000, was acknowledged as a yachtsman of
inordinate ability and his untimely death at only 53 is a heavy blow to
the yachting fraternity. He was known in life - and death - as “the Pele
of yacht racing.”
As has been pointed out numerous times, regardless of
the event, sponsorship makes it all possible.
Principal Sponsor BMW joined for the first time,
appropriately enough having just ‘launched’ its initial venture onto
the Asian Golf Circuit, with the BMW Asian Open at the Westin Resort Ta
spinnaker - fighting for every breath of wind
“We are happy to join this great event dedicated to
His Majesty the King,” Karsten Engel, President of BMW (Thailand)
pointed out at the Regatta. As principal sponsor, BMW joins a long line of
perennial Regatta supporters, including Mom Tri’s Boathouse Wine and
Grill at Kata Beach, the Evason Phuket Resort, House of Kangaroo Europe
AS, QBE Insurance, Sunsail Thailand and the Tourism Authority of Thailand.
Proteus Sports, which promotes the Asian Yachting
Circuit, is also a strong supporter of the King’s Cup which, Andrew
Owen, managing director of Proteus calls the “jewel in the crown of
It was, in fact, just three years ago, after the
Regatta had moved to Kata Beach from Nai Harn, when Khun Pamuke
Achariyachai, managing director of the Kata Group said, “This (Kata
Beach Resort) is now your home” and, in fact, remains as host sponsor
and “home of the Regatta”.
Neil Pryde, the Yacht Haven Marina, Thai Marine
Leisure, Phuket Water Taxis, the Thavorn Beach Village and Phuket Marine
Services also continue supporting the event.
fleets dwarf the committee boat: start of the first race
Co-organizing clubs, the Royal Varuna and Phuket Yacht
Clubs, co-ordinated management with the authorizing body, the Yacht Racing
Association of Thailand, while the Royal Thai Navy under-wrote the safety
and security of all concerned, with logistical, material and human
Phuket Magazine has continued to provide excellent
Regatta literature, Phuket Island Lager entered its “New brew” for the
first time into the Regatta social rounds while Pepsi catered to the
Rivers of whites and reds flowed like the tides from
Berlei Jucker wine cellars, greatly adding to the enjoyment of the social
The splendid evening candle-lit ceremony to honour the
King’s seventy-fourth birthday was held in front of Mom Tri’s
Boathouse, jointly sponsored by Boathouse and QBE Insurance.
And on to 2002
And so, as we say goodbye - and ‘good riddance” -
to a year of butchery, catastrophe and mankind’s ill-will towards his
fellow-man, 2002, in terms of yachting and yacht racing looks good.
Locally, three big events will be held in Pattaya in the first quarter:
the Varuna Cup, January, the Koh Larn Classic, February and the
‘Grand-daddy’ of them all, the Pattaya Mail PC Classic, the
Royal Cliff Beach Resort’s International Regatta, in March.
Big teams are already in Auckland, preparing for the
Louis Vuitton qualifying round, starting in October, to see who will
challenge New Zealand for the America’s Cup Challenge in February, 2003.
Undoubtedly, the shadow of Sir Peter Blake will be ‘writ large’ in the
Cup memorabilia at Auckland’s America’s Cup Maritime Museum.
And, of course, the Sixteenth Phuket King’s Cup later
in the year, in December.
little wind that the crew of “Maligaya” are obliged to sit on the lee
Results, The 15th Phuket King’s Cup Regatta
Racing Class: 1. Neil Pryde,
“Hi-Fidelity” (Hong Kong, 9 points); 2. Peter Ahern, “Yo”
(Malaysia, 10); 3. Keith Moore, “Pla Loma” (Malaysia, 18).
Premier Cruising: 1. Richard Grimes “Yendys”
(Malaysia, 6); 2. David Kong, “Hocux Pocux (Hong Kong, 8); 3. Andreas
Soriano III, “Maligaya” (Philippines, 9).
Cruising 1: Jeremy Mead, “Zephyr” (Hong Kong,
7); 2. Viroj Nualkair, “Octopussy” (Thailand, 8); 3. Horst Lakits
“Big A” (Netherlands, 13).
Cruising 2: David Bell, “Graffiti” (Thailand,
4); 2. Amir Zohri Rahim, “Gotcha Lagi!” (Malaysia, 5); 3. Sub-Lieut
Veerasith Puangnak, “Royal Thai Navy 2” (Thailand, 9).
Cruising 3: George Foose, “Free Wind”
(Thailand, 3); 2. Stuart Crowe (UK, 6); 3. Mike Downard, “Bourgeois
Tag” (UK, 10).
Classic: Kim Bunting, Star of the West”
(Australia, 3); 2. Christopher Edwards, “Xyphias,7); 3. Julian Hill,
“Sanook” (USA, 9).
Multihulls: 1. Radab Kanchanavanit, “Cedar
Swan” (Thailand, 3); 2. Shuji Hagihara, “Summersalt” (Japan, 6); 3.
Tony Lough, “Securicor Fine Pitch” (UK, 7).
The Royal Thai
Naval Academy team, with skipper Sub-Lieut. Veerasith pose with
Aussie’s Nancy and Mark Pryke
winners: Radab Kanchana-Vanit (L), David Bell (2nd R) and George
Foose (R), pose in the winners’ circle
Pattaya municipal police/Eastern Asia win
5th Banglamung Cup
A team from the Pattaya municipal police station won
the 5th Banglamung Cup football competition which wrapped up earlier this
The competition began on November 9, and each weekend
games were played at the Banglamung athletic field. The competition was
divided into two categories: eight teams from outside of Pattaya and
Banglamung district competing in an open category, and 10 local teams
competing in a separate category.
Banglamung district chief officer, Vichien Chawalit,
presented the trophies to the winning teams during a closing ceremony on
December 2 at the Banglamung School athletic field. The Pattaya municipal
police station team took the trophy in the local category, which also
included a B20,000 cash prize.
The championship play-off game in the open category was
a close call, with a team from Ban Amphoe, located south of Pattaya,
competing against a team from the Eastern Asia University. Time ran out
with a 1 : 1 tie, forcing a round of penalty shots to decide the winner.
Eastern Asia won the shootout and the trophy and a B30,000 cash prize.
The “5th Banglamung Cup” football competition was
organized by Banglamung District and Pattaya City officials, assisted by
the private sector, as another athletic program to promote sports, healthy
exercise and to sharpen player’s skills for future national level
Eastern Asia University,
winners of the open category in the “5th Banglamung Cup”.
PSC Charity Classic appeal for sponsors
For the benefit of underprivileged kids
The Pattaya Sports Club is a registered, government
recognized, non-profit association whose main objective is to promote
sporting events and contribute to local charities. Each year, the Pattaya
Sports Club makes substantial donations to local charities.
Every year the Pattaya Sports Club organizes the PSC
Charity Classic, traditionally the primary fundraiser of the year. Last
year, over 300,000 baht was raised for the new Girl’s Home for Street
This year, to meet the required flexibility and to
accomplish a varied size of charitable contributions, the funds for this
year’s Charity Classic will be put into the “Fund for the Benefit of
Money raised by the Charity Classic comes, in part,
from the entry fees of the tournament participants. The Pattaya Sports
Club makes a sizeable contribution from its annual membership fees.
However, the popularity of the tournament and its
charitable success is due in large to the generosity of many sponsors in
the Eastern Seaboard area, Thailand in general, and throughout the world.
These donations are generally of two distinct types: (1) complimentary
goods and services, and (2) cash.
If you would like to make a donation to the PSC Charity
Classic for the Benefit of Underprivileged Children, please indicate your
pledge on the form below. With your help we can make the PSC Charity
Classic 2002 a great & memorable event for everyone involved.
Thank you in advance for your participation in this worthy cause.
Jackson and Bruce win ‘One Ball’
George Jackson, with Shenanigans newcomer Clive Bruce,
returned the best of the day with a net 69.6 off their modest team
handicap of 4.4.
Runners-up were Tony Stevens and Philippe Berra with a
net 70.8 off their 5.2 team handicap.
Near pins were claimed by Steve Ryser, new member
Dermot Keith, Terry Phur and, guess who? Kim Fletcher himself on the very
Not to be outdone, Mike Franklin sank a very long putt
on the 6th to take the prize there and Bob Lindborg had the long putt on
Eastern Star was playing well with the course well
presented. There is now more noticeable improvement to the greens and
little evidence of G.U.R. The weather was perfect and it was another good
Shenanigans day out.
There is no tournament on Christmas day, so the next
outing will be on Tuesday January 8th for another Pairs Scramble to start
the New Year.
Shenanigans announce Ladies Match
Captains for the Asia Challenge Cup
Friday 25th January is the date for the inaugural
Ladies Match, Asia vs. The Rest Of The World, to be held at Eastern Star
The tournament format, ‘Pairs Combined Stableford’,
allows for a good size field of up to eighty players, forty each, from
Asia and the ‘Rest of the World’.
The predominantly Thai, Asian Team is to be captained
by Usa Chaiyusit, and her counterpart, leading a likely formidable ‘Rest
of the World’ Team, will be Kitty Stor of OK Golf Fashions, who is also
a sponsor of the event.
In addition to the ‘Match’ there will be a range of
technical prizes and trophies for pairs and individual performances.
Ladies who have played in the two previous Ladies
International Open tournaments will not need reminding that Landlord Kim
Fletcher guarantees Shenanigans hospitality on the course, and afterwards
back at Shenanigans, Pattaya.
For more information about Shenanigans, The Irish Pub,
and Shenanigans Very Friendly Golf Society fixtures for the year, log-on
to the web site at www.shenanigans-pattaya.com
The entry form for Shenanigans Asia Challenge Cup,
Ladies Golf Match, Asia vs. The Rest Of The World, can be downloaded from
the web site, or just call into Shenanigans and pick one up.
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