Para Sailing to make debut at the 2019 Top of the Gulf Regatta

The 2019 Top of the Gulf Regatta will be the first event in Thailand to feature a Para Sailing competition as the event is set to host the inaugural Thailand SV14 Para Sailing Championship.

Pattaya will play host to the 2019 Top of the Gulf Regatta and the SV14’s will be one of up to 16 classes that make up the event.
 
Officially launched at the 2019 BOOT Dusseldof, the SV14 is a two person dinghy and inine identical SV14s  will be available for the regatta, all new straight from the FAREST YACHTS’ factory in China. This is the first fleet in the world and of the nine, eight have been purchased by Ocean Marina Yacht Club as part of their ongoing commitment to sailing and increasing accessibility to the sport.
 
The SV14’s will race over four days from 2-5 May with registration on Wednesday 1 May. They will race in their own dedicated area off Ocean Marina Yacht Club and will have a dedicated race management team.
 
A Para Sailing Development Program clinic will be held from 28-30 April by World Sailing’s Training Delivery Manager, Rob Holden. The clinic will continue through to the event with World Sailing providing coaching support to sailors and local coaches through to the conclusion of the event.
 
Twelve Para sailors from Australia, Estonia, South Africa, Indonesia and Thailand have provisionally entered with further Thai para sailors expected to participate in the pre-event clinic. As part of a wider strategy, the non-competing Thai sailors will view the regatta and watch the racing throughout the week as the organisers and Disabled Sailing Thailand are working with the Thai Paralympic Committee to promote sailing to other Thai para athletes with the long-term goal to establish a national Para sailing team.
 
Enquiries for Para Sailing at the Top of the Gulf Regatta can be made to info@topofthegulfregatta.com.
 
Sponsorship opportunities for the eight SV14s based at Ocean Marina Yacht Club in Pattaya are also available (with three already sponsored) – enquiries can be made to gasson@buzzcatservice.com.
 
For any general information on the SV14, please contact Peter Jacops on sailing@sv14.org or view the website at www.sv14.org.
 
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