At a glance
When
25 - 31 May 2025
Where
Nora Beach Resort and Spa, Chaweng, Koh Samui
Photo: JanSvo (Pixabay Content License)
Samui Regatta 2025 (22nd edition)
The 22nd Samui Regatta took place from 25 to 31 May 2025, with Nora Beach Resort and Spa as the event centre.
About this event
The 22nd Samui Regatta was the second in a row at Nora Beach Resort and Spa. The event began in 2002 with 11 boats and is organised by Regattas Asia with the Samui Yacht Club Regatta and the Yacht Racing Association of Thailand. According to a travel overview it is the only multi-class sailing competition in the Gulf of Thailand.
Yachts and Yachting reported the racing day by day, and The Phuket News ran the result. In 2025 the keelboats raced in an IRC Open fleet, a format that the 2026 regatta also used. Check the event notices for the exact host venue, start times and the sailing schedule if you plan to watch from shore. The regatta keeps its slot in the last week of May.
The facts
- Eight races were sailed over five days, with 29 May as a lay day.
- Ray Roberts' Cookson 50 Team Hollywood Samurai won every race but one to take IRC Open, ahead of AfterTremor and Iolanthe 3.
Why it matters
Team Hollywood's near-perfect series began the Australian crew's run of back-to-back Samui wins.
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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.
Guides for your trip
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