Phuket King's Cup 08 - Reasons to be cheerful pt 2

1:09 PM Wed 3 Dec 2008 GMT

'Phuket King’s Cup 2008. Day 2 racing. Kingfisher Tuay Lek.' Guy Nowell &copy Click Here to view large photo

It doesn't take much to keep sailors happy - wind, water, sunshine (and we'll get on to the rum and other stuff later). Sailors (and photographers) are happy in Phuket at the moment...

Phuket King’s Cup 2008. Day 2 racing. Emma Mathilde Ji-Zip. - Guy Nowell &copy Click Here to view large photo

Phuket King’s Cup 2008. Day 2 racing. IRC 1 fleet. - Guy Nowell &copy Click Here to view large photo

Phuket King’s Cup 2008. Day 2 racing. Ichi Ban reaches the end of the run. - Guy Nowell &copy Click Here to view large photo

Phuket King’s Cup 2008. Day 2 racing. HiFi drops the kite. - Guy Nowell &copy Click Here to view large photo

Phuket King’s Cup 2008. Day 2 racing.Island Fling leads HiFi. - Guy Nowell &copy Click Here to view large photo

Phuket King’s Cup 2008. Day 2 racing. Fortis Mandrake pays respects at a local temple. - Guy Nowell &copy Click Here to view large photo

Phuket King’s Cup 2008. Day 2 racing. Sailplane and Katsu. - Guy Nowell &copy Click Here to view large photo

by Guy Nowell, Sail-World Asia

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