Regional News
Catch up on who's doing what, when, where and how in Southeast Asia's marine scene.

Bali's Turtle Island Regatta
Commodore John Mitchell of the Royal Bali Yacht Club was kind enough to provide us with this summary of the recent Turtle Island Regatta and how Bali's Blasers fared during the event.

Phuket King's Cup celebrates a quarter century of sailing
Legendary sailing journalist Peter Cummins, who does this issue's SEAY Q & A on page 62, fills us on a quick history of the King's Cup and preps us for this year's event.

Phuketsail.com even sells to South Sudan
Julian Hill has shut down his retail store, but guess what? He's making more money; rivals who previously didn't want to seen in his store buying products in person, are doing so online, instead.

Cruising Thailand's Chao Phraya River with Admiral Zheng He
As renowned travel writer Harold Stephens tells us: "You think it's a big deal visiting 38 countries strung between Indonesia and East Africa? Try doing it in the early 15th century." Find out more about this amazing seaman who was all but forgotten for a few centuries.

Surviving at sea for eleven days on only rainwater
Aussie Mark Smith was making a boat delivery from Hong Kong to Downunder with crewmate Stephen Freeman when disaster stuck a day-and-a-half out of Hong Kong. Learn about how they survived eleven days at sea on only a small amount of rainwater; but better still, read Mike's book, Beyond All Limits, and be thankful for the little things.

The beauty of Thailand's regattas
With words from ACYC Commodore Grenville Fordham and images from the magnificent Dutch lenswoman Rolien, we take a photographic journey through Thailand's regattas.

Voodoo Doll takes a trip
Olaf Reese and crewmate Jouke take a 600 nautical mile trip across the Gulf of Thailand, accompanied by dolphins part of the way, on a wondrous journey from Ocean Marina to Koh Samui and back popping in at places like Chumporn, Prachuap, Pranburi, and Hua Hin along the way.

The Equator Club – An Island Odyssey
Northrop & Johnson's Simon Turner was kind enough to turn in this piece on The Equator Club, which is creating floating and fixed destinations across the Riau Islands and beyond to provide permanent, eco-friendly and locale sensitive destinations for yachties and non boaters alike (Photos courtesy of the Equator Club).

The WOW factor of the Hanse 545
SEA Yachting takes a ride with Rob Williams and his Yacht Pro crew to find out what the Judel/Vrolijk designed Hanse 545 promises and delivers under sail, under motor, on deck, below deck and overall.