2005 - 06 AsianYachting Grand Prix Skipper and Yacht Championships
Points
are awarded based on the Yachts
performance over nine selected AY
Grand Prix racing class events (Malaysia 3, Hong Kong
2, Thailand 2 plus Singapore and the Philippines with 1 a piece) held
each year (See below) that fairly grades the competing
Skippers ability to successfully run a racing
campaign in Asian waters over the Season.
At
the final AY
GP event in Koh
Samui at the end of May the Champions
Blue Blazer and Perpetual
AY
Cup traditionally filled
with chilled champagne is presented at a magnificent prize giving party
on the lawns of the Central Samui Resort at Chewang Beach.
Goto the AY Photo Library for images of the 2003/04, 2004/05 2005/06 2006-07 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10 AY Grand Prix Champions presentation with selected shots taken during the season here...
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Neil
Pryde's Hi-Fi
Team Pryde 2005- 06
AY
Grand Prix Champions
The 2005/06
Season came to a conclusion with the Koh
Samui Regatta. After winning the China
Coast Regatta, Raja
Muda, Singapore
Straits and second place at the King's
Cup, Neil
Pryde and
his Farr 52 Hi-Fi Team Pryde earned enough points
to lift the 2005- 06
AY
Grand Prix Skipper
and Yacht Champions
for the second year in succession. Neil was not present
to receive this prestigious award but a special presentation and champagne
ceremony will be held at a latter date. This did not deter us from sharing
the champagne around with the Koh Samui winners at the magnificent prize
giving party on the lawns of the Central Samui Resort to celebrate the
end of the season.
5th
Koh Samui International Regatta - Its Franks at
last...
After
four attempts at winning this regatta Frank Pong's 75ft Jelik
has finally come to the fore. This Tropical
Island Regatta
has had it all. Anything from 40 knots to dead flat calms, rain and scorching
sunshine but is still voted by competitors as one of the most enjoyable
on the Asian calendar. Bill Bremner's Team F5 Foxy Lady and Adam
Wu Yi's Chinese Team on Konka Hummingbird were at it neck and
neck all week with Foxy Lady eventually coming out on top to
claim second place. The Chinese team improved all week and are expecting
to compete at more regatta's in the Asian region in the near future. This
result lifts Frank Pong and Jelik plus Bill Bremner and Foxy
Lady in the overall rankings and sees Adam Wu Yi's Konka Hummingbird
enter the scoresheet on their first outing. AY
Race Reports posted
here...
President's
Cup
- Final showdown to Centennial...
Local
yachts Ray Ordoveza's
Karakoa
helmed by Steve Benjaman and Judes
Echauz's Centennial
by Jamie Wilmot staged a final showdown on Subic bay. Centennial
came out the victor winning their fourth President's Cup after the crew
hiked their little hearts out. Karakoa
ended up second overall and Frank Pong's Reichel/Pugh 75 ft Jelik
climbed up into third place after good performances in the last two races.
AY
Race Reports posted
here...
Progressive
Scoring
Mandrake's China Sea Race victory bumps the 51ft Burns / Kinmonth
yacht up the rankings to nine points which puts them within striking distance
of present leader Neil Pryde's Hi-Fi Team Pryde. After the President's
Cup Judes Echauz's Centennial,
Ray Ordoveza's
Karakoa
and Frank Pong's Jelik have
entered the frey. Depending on who turns up at the season ending Koh
Samui Regatta will determine the overall AY
Skipper and Boat
of the Year awards.
23rd
China Sea Race
- Mandrake's magical victory...
Although Boracay took line honours by 50 minutes from Jelik
in the battle of the 70 footers it was the smaller 51ft Burns / Kinmonth
owned Mandrake that finished about eight hours latter to race
away with the handicap honours. After a long wait for other yachts to
finish Boracay, helmed this time by the UK’s Peter Morton
managed to hold onto second place by a mere one minute and two seconds
from the Anthony Day/ R Killip owned Siren. Through-out the race
competitors experienced extremes in conditions varying from complete calms
to brilliant downwind surfing conditions which turned into a bit of a
lottery depending on what time they closed in on the Luzon coast and approached
the Subic Bay finish line. AY
Race Reports here...
12th
Singapore Straits Regatta 2006
- Viva la Neil Pryde
Although
Neil Pryde's Hi Fi Team Pryde did not have it all their own way
this time around they managed to defend the title. Nick Burns Mandrake
scored a third place in the final race but continues to play the bridesmaid
role and need to improve their crew work if they expect to overtake the
indomitable Team Pryde at future events. Bill Bremner's second place today
lifts Team F5/Foxy Lady into third overall and nudged Robert
Knight's DK46 Drumstick back to fourth despite them scoring two
wins in the series. Drumstick's grounding in race three and a
more consistent effort is required for them to climb to the top of the
podium.
AY
Race Reports
here...
King's
Cup 2005
- Ray Roberts to the fore...
Although
Ray Roberts on the DK46 Drumstick Quantum Racing won the title
yesterday he was back on the water today and drove home his advantage
by taking out the final race as well. The last day is historically the
major sponsors day and Raimon Land lived up to their reputation by hosting
the biggest and best party after the royal presentation ceremony.
AY
Race Reports here...
The
art of going fast... the
Frank Pong way
As big boat racing is a relatively new concept in Asia and the opportunity
arose to go aboard Frank Pong's
all carbon 76ft Boracay
for the Kata Group Race to Ko Racha, AsianYachting decided to see what
it takes to race on one of the largest boats in the fleet. AY
Race Reports here...
16th
RMSIR -
It's Neil Pryde's Team again!
Neil Pryde's crew on Hi-Fi Team Pryde put in another two superb
performances to rap up the Racing class for the second year in succession.
The Burns /
Kinmonth Mandrake held
of the charge from Happy Endings to secure second place overall.
A three way tye for the 3rd podium position was broken in favour of Bill
Bremner's Foxy Lady 3 and Jonathan Mahony's Happy Endings
ended up losing out and being relegated to 5th overall. AY
Race Reports
2004-05
AYGP
presentation
As Neil Pryde could not be at the grand presentation night in Koh
Samui to receive
the 2004-05
AYGP Skipper and Boat
of the Year awards, a special trophy presentation and
champagne ceremony was organised during the Raja Muda in duty-free Langkawi.
We
are up and running...
The
2005-06 AYGP
Championship officially kicked off with the RHKYC
-
China Coast Race Week 2005. Defending 04-05
Champion Neil Pryde started the season where he left
off by winning the five-star
China
Coast Regatta IRC
A class with a race to spare on the new Hi
Fi Team Pryde Farr 52 OD racing machine. Familiar
suspects on Robert Knight's DK 46 Drumstick got the better of
Nick Burns/Fred Kinmonth owned Farr/Mills 50
Mandrake this time around.
Goto the AY Photo Library for images of the 2003/04, 2004/05