February 12, 2015

Seraph is back.

February 12, 2015/ Simon James

Seraph, the 108 yrs young classic is back as the Start Boat for The Bay Regatta 2015.

A traditional schooner rigged 'Lady of the Sea', Seraph was built in Denmark in 1906 and spent the first 60 years of her life trading around the North Sea.

She subsequently cruised the world as a pleasure craft for various owners until an untimely series of events put her up on a reef in the Similan Islands, off the west coast of Thailand, in 1991 from where she was rescued and restored to her 'former glory'. As befits a 'Lady' of her age, she has is constantly maintained and benefits from a complete refit in 2005.
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The 28th Bay Regatta

The Bay Regatta - Now in its 27th year, attracting around 40 – 50 yachts and often billed ‘Asia’s fun regatta’, the hallmark of this event is a casual, fun-filled atmosphere.

Many families and friends join together to sail the four-day event and while the sailing is serious for many racing class yachts, a large number of cruisers join for the experience of sailing through some of the world’s most amazing maritime scenery.
With four days of racing and five days of partying, the regatta crosses the three provinces of Phuket, Phang Nga and Krabi, is surely one of the most scenic regattas on the Asian racing calendar and always lives up to its reputation as the FUN Regatta!