Triumph in Pattaya keeps prize in Thailand for a 3rd straight year
PUBLISHED: 12 Nov 2021 at 19:52
PATTAYA: Weka Bhanubandh won the well-deserved title of 2021 Optimist Asian & & Oceanian champ on Friday, keeping in Thailand the prize won by his predecessor Panwa Boonak in 2018 and 2019.
The cruising competition for single-handed rowboats was not held in 2015 due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Weka, 14, stressed his acclaimed efficiency on the water today with a top place surface in the last race of the 2021 Optimist Asian & & Oceanian Champion at the Royal Varuna Luxury Yacht Club.
In spite of the around the world pandemic and the attendant travel problems, 65 sailors from 8 nations took part in the week-long regatta at the club, which is Thailand’s premier rowboat cruising school and racing place for sailors of any ages.
Weka Bhanubandh commemorates winning the Optimist Asian title in Pattaya on Friday.
