Sport

AO CHALONG: Kevin Gillow and his crew on Minx led the fleet from start to finish in Race 5 of the Ao Chalong Yacht Club (ACYC) Keelboat and Multihull Race Series 2007 on June 10, putting them in the top spot overall in the Racing class.

Minx taking line honors was in no small part thanks to crewman Rob Taylor, whose outstanding effort in preparing the yacht for the race won him the Image Asia Encouragement award.

Nick Band, usually on Emerald Blue, finished in second place in the Racing class on his new yacht Wind Song, followed by Nigel Beare on Fidji.

Day sponsor Harry and Susan “Lady Pie” Usher on Eos won the Cruising class ahead of Tony Swain Dudman on Onyx and his crew of more than 20.

Tony Merrett finished third in the class on his former Yachtpro Hunter 31 Wild Orchid.

With Phuket’s fleet of Firefly 850s still en route back from the Koh Samui International Regatta, Bob Brindley on Xcatriot was the only multihull racing on the bay, and took top honors with a cruise around the course.

At Samui, Voodoo Child won first place in the regatta’s inaugural Firefly 850 class with Firefly designer Mark Pescott as skipper and a Samui crew.

Phuket’s Henry Kaye on Mamba finished second overall with fellow Phuket sailors Roger Kingdon on Moto Inzi finishing in third place and Chris Jongerius on The Frog finishing fourth.

Other Phuket yachts that sailed well at Samui were Ben Copely’s Asia Spirit, which finished third in the IRC1 class, followed by David Lindahl’s La Samudra in fourth place.

The next ACYC race day will be June 24. “Skipper’s briefing will be at 10:30 am followed by a midday start. We’re starting a little later as the southwest winds have arrived and we now have better breeze in the late afternoon,” said Tony Knight of the ACYC.

All are welcome to join. For more information call Tony at 081-7470087.

B100,000 up for grabs in Municipality Cup

SAPHAN HIN: While it’s too late to sign teams up for the Phuket City Municipality Soccer Cup competition, it’s not too late to go cheer on your favorite tambon or district as 16 teams from Phuket compete for 100,000 baht in prizes.

The competition, being held from June 19 to July 8 at Saphan Hin Sports Center, is sponsored by Phuket City Municipality offices in an effort to increase awareness of sports for youths and adults in Phuket and to encourage people to respect municipality policy.

The top three teams will receive trophies and awards of 50,000 baht for first place, 30,000 baht for second place and 15,000 baht for finishing third.

The games will kick off at 4 pm June 19 and will be played every day.

For updates and the full schedule, call the Phuket City Municipality Youth Center at 076-250163, 076-216866 or 089-2929271 during office hours.

PATONG DARTS LEAGUE

Shakers fail to lick Dog’s Bollocks

PPATONG: With play in the league reaching the half-way mark, Dog’s Bollocks look to be in a strong position to take their first-ever title after taking all three points on the road at Shakers.

Meantime, defending champions Piccadilly scraped by Offshore at home, 5-4. Jeff, paired with Dave, threw the winning dart in the second doubles match.

Offshore came back to take the beer leg and they now sit tied for second with Shakers, both five points behind Dog’s Bollocks.

In other matches, Queen Mary snatched all three points against Valhalla, while Beach House whitewashed Simply Red – but then managed to drop the beer leg.

June 5 results: Piccadilly 5 Offshore* 4; Shakers 2 Dog’s Bollocks* 7; Valhalla 3 Queen Mary* 6; Beach House 9 Simply Red* 0 (* winner of beer leg).

Standings: 1. Dog’s Bollocks (19 pts.); 2.= Shakers, Offshore (14); 4. Queen Mary (12); 5. Piccadilly (11); 6. Beach House (8); 7. Simply Red (4); 8. Valhalla (2).

June 19 matchups: Dog’s Bollocks v Piccadilly; Beach House v Queen Mary; Offshore v Shakers; Valhalla and Simply Red = byes (home team first).

Send reports of 180s, high-closes and so on to: darts@phuket gazette.net

TriBallistic comes to a close

MAI KHAO: The final triathlon in the SILK TriBallistic series 2006-2007 will be held June 23, followed by the awards ceremony to name the Junior and Senior Champions from the race series.

The sixth race in the family-oriented triathlon series will be a reverse triathlon, and will be run in three lengths – Splash ’n’ Dash, Junior and Senior.

The Splash ’n’ Dash will have a 750-meter run, 3-kilometer bike ride and 50m swim. Junior division will have a 1.5km run, 6km bike and 250m swim, while the Senior route will include a 5km run, 20km bike and 350m swim. Registration will start at 7 am and races will begin at 8 am.

Entry costs 1,500 baht per team, 1,200 baht per person for the senior division, and 1,000 baht per Splash ’n’ Dash Junior entrant.

The race will be followed by an awards ceremony at the Silk Bar and Restaurant at Surin Plaza from 6 pm to 9 pm, when the Junior and Senior series champions will be announced.

The Junior winner will receive a triathlon bike, and the Senior winner will receive a three-day triathlon training camp with Team TBB, the professional team based at the Boat Lagoon and Bor Saen Villas in Phang Nga.

Tickets for the dinner (750 baht for adults and 500 baht for kids) are available from organizer Hugo Jones or from Silk.

For more information call Hugo Jones at 081-0782024, or email: info@triballisticclub.com or visit www.triballisticclub.com

 

Futsal victory is sweet
for the Sweet Suns

Tawanwhan (in red strip) make another charge during their final against Phuket Central Tour.

PHUKET CITY: Tawanwhan (“Sweet Sun”) beat Phuket Central Tour 3-0 on June 10 to win the Open division of Phuket’s inaugural Futsal Club Tournament.

About 500 people were on hand for the final matches of the Under-16, Over-35 and Open divisions. During the tournament 84 teams took to the court at Saphan Hin for five-a-side play.

The tournament, which has been held at Saphan Hin every Saturday and Sunday since May 19, was sponsored by the local Young Turks political party.

Tawanwhan won 20,000 baht for their efforts, Phuket Central Tour receiving 10,000 baht.

Ratchawit team, which finished third in the division, received 5,000 baht.
In the Under-16 event, Plookpanya School beat Aod Lottery team 6-4 in the final to receive the 5,000-baht first-place prize. Aod Lottery received 3,000 baht.

FC Copper team received 2,000 baht for finishing third in the division.

Reporter’s Club thrashed Master Bush 7-3 in the Over-35 final to win the 15,000 baht top prize. Master Bush received 8,000 baht for finishing second. Dusit A team received 4,000 baht for finishing third.