Bangkok--7 Dec--Vivaldi PR
(In photo, from left): Rear Admiral Prayoot Putian, Chief of Staff 3rd Naval Area Command; Frank Pong, Skipper of Jelik, the winner in IRC Zero class on race day two of Phuket King’s Cup Regatta; Pichakorn Rattakul, Senior Marketing Development department manager, Haadthip Public Company Limited and Radab Kanjanavanit, Committee of Phuket King's Cup Regatta
Haad Thip PLC, one of the region’s leading bottler and distributor for Coca-Cola products in Southern Thailand, joined the Royal Thai Navy in sponsoring the race day 2 of the Phuket King’s Cup Regatta 2012 with price giving party for the day’s racing results at Katathani Phuket Beach Resort. Over a thousand guests and sailors celebrated the day results in style, in which guests enjoyed food and live entertainment, closing off a good day of racing. Haad Thip supplies Coca-Cola to cure everyone thirst after a day out in the tropical sun.
The series of post-race parties is a key element of the excitement and an attraction of the Phuket King’s Cup Regatta. The sailors who come from all corners of the world to take part enjoy racing in awesome water and enjoy the evening social scene that the Regatta and Phuket has to offer.
About the Phuket King's Cup Regatta — Asia’s legendary yacht race under Royal Patronage
The Phuket King's Cup Regatta last year celebrated its Quarter Centenary year, after first sailing in 1987 to celebrate His Majesty the King of Thailand's 60th birthday. Under Royal Patronage, the Phuket King's Cup 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 2012 Phuket King's Cup Regatta include Kata Group Resorts Thailand, Singha Corporation, Mont Clair Wine by Siam Winery, Thai Oil, Centara Grand Beach Resort Phuket, Boathouse, Haadthip PLC, and Sunsail. Media Partners include The Nation, Phuket Gazette, Phuket Magazine, Sail-World.com, SEA Yachting and YachtStyle Asia.
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