Sailing opportunities?

[RomanVinogradov]

Hey all!

I'm eagerly looking for opportunities to sail. Does anybody know, is it possible on Phuket to get into someone's crew on a yacht or something?

For example, I've heard that there's a big regatta at the end of December, is it possible to crew there? Where should I look for such opportunities?

I've got some experience: 3 weeks of sailing, 700 miles and RYA Day Skipper, need to practice!

I'm on Koh Samui right now, so I can't just go and ask in marinas yet. There's no yachting here on Samui, but I've heard that there are lots of yachts on Phuket. So I'm considering moving there if I find something.

Is there any Phuket's sailing online community or something like that?

[pagallim]

Ao Chalong Yacht Club could be a good place to start, and from your name, another source of information could be a Russian Yacht Club that's situated in Boat Lagoon Marina.

[hansgruber]

Kings cup next month. Google it.

[mcyachty]

Monthly racing out of Ocean Marina Yacht Club, Pattaya normally the 2nd weekend of every month.

Pattaya has great sailing conditions.

[RomanVinogradov]

Thanks for your replies guys!

It's good that there are sailing conditions and events there. And I've got the idea that I should visit local yacht clubs personally (and I will).

But are there any local online communities to discuss that? I mean local yachting events and stuff, where is it all discussed usually?

[mcyachty]

Try Sailing Anarchy?

It is an international forum but quite active in the region.