Phuket King's Cup 2010 - boats still on the beach

7:32 AM Sat 11 Dec 2010 GMT

'Surf?s up! At least someone is enjoying the weather on the last day of the Phuket King?s Cup 2010. Rapscallion.' Guy Nowell &copy Click Here to view large photo

Since the multiple beaching of boats this morning, the tide has come up and is now on the ebb. All the multihulls (Thor, Pagatoon, Moto Inzi, Miss Saigon, Silk Purse) were sucessfully dragged, pushed and hauled up beyond the high water mark. Owners expect to reverse the process and refloat the boats when conditions have calmed down... maybe tomorrow. The monohulls were and are more of a problem. Take a look at the pictures. But there's always a silver lining somewhere - the surf is up and pumping. Not good for the boats on the sand, but great for the ...

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by Guy Nowell, Sail-World Asia