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Ray Roberts, a successful Australian entrepreneur with a passion for sailing, tells us why he loves Thailand so much, and what very exciting plans he has to develop sailing here by establishing at least one sailing school that will help to teach youngsters to enjoy an active lifestyle, and to help them transition from the small dinghies to larger boats.

Page 1 of 10 The Ocean Marina Yacht Club in Jomtien, Thailand hosted the 15th Top of the Gulf Regatta from 1-5 May 2019. More than 200 boats competed in up to 16 classes, ranging from Optimists (racing in the Thailand Optimist Open Championship) to dinghies, one-design Platus, keelboats and multihulls, as well as RS:One windsurfs and an IOM Radio Controlled class.

Maarten Voogd is the Co-Founder of Simonis Voogd Yacht Design, the company responsible for designing the S\V14 Two-Person Dinghy which has been created to allow disabled people to sail themselves for the first time. Maarten took time out of his busy schedule to fly from Holland to attend the 15th annual Top of the Gulf Regatta in Pattaya, Thailand where the boats he designed will be racing for the first time.

PARA SAILING: This year is a critical one for Para Sailing as as it strives to become reinstated for the Los Angeles Paralympic Games in 2028, having been dropped from the schedule in 2015 by the Inte

Last Sunday (Jan 23) marked a historic day for Phuket, when Thai non-profit organisation Oceans For All launched its eco-friendly catamaran ‒ itself made from 100% recyclable materials ‒ to rid Ph