At a glance
When
25 May - 1 June 2019
Where
Synergy Samui Resort, Chaweng, Koh Samui
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Samui Regatta 2019 (18th edition)
The 2019 regatta ran from 25 May to 1 June with a new host venue, Synergy Samui Resort on Chaweng Beach.
About this event
The 2019 regatta was the 18th, and it changed host. Synergy Samui Resort took over as the regatta's home, just a few hundred metres along Chaweng Beach from the previous one, so the anchorage and sailing area stayed the same. Mysailing and AseanNow published the announcement. The event began in 2002 with 11 boats, mostly beach catamarans.
Asia Times described it that year as the final event of the Asian Yachting Grand Prix championship and one of Asia's main sailing competitions. Regattas Asia runs it with the Samui Yacht Club Regatta and the Yacht Racing Association of Thailand. Mysailing and The Phuket News filed reports through the week, which makes the days easy to follow in hindsight. By the 2024 edition the host had become Nora Beach Resort and Spa.
The facts
- THA72 (Kevin and Tom Whitcraft) won IRC Zero for a fourth year in a row, setting a record.
- Ray Roberts and Team Hollywood took the Asian Yachting Grand Prix Skipper and Yacht of the Year titles, their fourth in the championship's 17-year history.
- Racing was cancelled on Day 2 and the sailors stayed ashore.
Why it matters
The last edition before COVID-19 and a record fourth straight IRC Zero title for THA72.
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Sport on Koh Samui
Sport on Samui means three things. Muay Thai fights run most nights in Chaweng: Samui International Stadium on Tuesday, Friday and Sunday, Phetchbuncha on Monday, Wednesday and Saturday, with six bouts from about 21:00. The Samui Regatta, the island's longest-running sporting event, brings sailing fleets to Chaweng in late May. Running events add a half marathon starting in Chaweng, which has been held in June, and the Samui Trail in November, with distances from 7 to 55 km starting in Na Mueang. Start times are early, to beat the heat.
Around Chaweng
Chaweng is the main resort town on Samui's east coast, with the longest beach on the island, roughly 7 km of sand. Soi Green Mango, just back from the beach, is the nightlife alley, and Central Festival Samui sits between the beach road and Chaweng Lake. Chaweng Beach Road is one-way northbound and slows to a crawl between 17:00 and 20:00 with taxis, scooters and pedestrians. Most club nights, pool parties and Muay Thai bouts are here, and Pru Chaweng Park hosts public festivals and races.
From the history of Koh Samui
- 2026 8th Samui Open Beach Volleyball Tournament 2026 The 8th Samui Open Beach Volleyball Tournament was held from 26 to 29 March 2026 at Central Festival Samui on Chaweng Beach.
- 2025 7th Samui Open Beach Volleyball Tournament 2025 The 7th TAT Samui Open Beach Volleyball Tournament in March 2025 drew 88 teams from 25 countries to Chaweng Beach.
- 2024 Bangkok Airways Samui Half Marathon 2024 More than 1,800 Thai and foreign runners raced from Phru Chaweng Public Park, with the opening ceremony on 23 June 2024.
- 2023 5th Samui Open Beach Volleyball Tournament 2023 The 5th Samui Open Beach Volleyball Tournament was held from 10 to 12 March 2023 at Royal Muang Samui Villas on Choeng Mon Beach.
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