PHUKET: Strong onshore winds last night left a three-time class champion in the Phuket King’s Cup Regatta stranded on the sand at Kata Beach. Matt Allen’s 44-foot Ichi Ban , on which he won the IRC 1 class at the Phuket King’s Cup last year, was left standing vertically in the sand after the tide ran out this morning. “It looks like the boat has not suffered any damage. It is pointing out to sea and should be able to safely sail way at high tide at about 3pm this afternoon,” a regatta organizer at the scene told the Phuket Gazette . Ichi Ban was one of the many yachts stranded by strong onshore winds during regatta last year. All were recovered safely. Related news Phuket police bust Nigerian overstayers 17 hours ago Reasons Why You Should Live in Kamala Phuket feat. Twin Palms Residences Montazure 17 hours ago The 25th Phuket King’s Cup Regatta will get underway on HM King Bhumibol Adulyadej’s 84th birthday on December … [Read more...] about Strong winds leave Phuket King’s Cup triple-champ beached
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Checks & Imbalances: Hunter Biden’s Art Price Tag Is ‘Pretty Much Unheard Of’
Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Today we look at Hunter Biden’s controversial art career and examine the Trump Organization’s recent job postings. This is the web edition of the free Checks & Imbalances newsletter, usually sent to inboxes on Fridays. You can subscribe here . Please support this work, if you can, by subscribing to Forbes . Hunter Biden’s Art Price Tag Is ‘Pretty Much Unheard Of’ Reporter Carlie Porterfield joins “Forbes Newsroom” to discuss the Hunter Biden art saga . Tip Me Any tips or suggestions? Email me at [email protected] or call/SMS/Signal 202.804.2744. Follow me on Mastodon at @[email protected] . Thanks! Senate Democrat Michael Bennet Asks Apple And Google To Ban TikTok From App Stores “Colorado Senator Michael Bennet (D) has called on Apple and Google to remove TikTok from their app stores , citing concerns that the app could share private American user data with … [Read more...] about Checks & Imbalances: Hunter Biden’s Art Price Tag Is ‘Pretty Much Unheard Of’
Phuket’s Flynn second on Asia Pro surf tour
PHUKET: Thirteen-year-old surfing star Annissa Flynn from Phuket closes her 2011 surfing season with top-ranking success. Phuket’s own super surfer has returned home after three weeks on the road to finish up the 2011 surfing season on a high. Having posted three wins and a second place at competitions held in Hong Kong and Malaysia, Annissa has finished second overall in the professional women’s ranking for the inaugural Asian Surfing Competition (ASC) Pro Calender 2011. Three weeks ago, Annissa traveled to Hong Kong for the 7th Reef Cup 2011 event with hopes of going one better than last year, where she finished first in the women’s open division and second in the Groms (junior) event. Related news Phuket police bust Nigerian overstayers 17 hours ago Reasons Why You Should Live in Kamala Phuket feat. Twin Palms Residences Montazure 17 hours ago Many people don’t see Hong Kong as a surfing destination, but nestled in the New … [Read more...] about Phuket’s Flynn second on Asia Pro surf tour
Serena And WNBA Show Its Possible For Gender Equality In Sports
Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin On Women’s Sports day, I reflected on the last 25 years where I have seen the struggle to promote gender equality in sports, seemingly to no avail. I recall representing Lisa Leslie, arguably the greatest WNBA player ever, and first women to dunk a basketball, in her footwear negotiations with Nike. Every year Nike would reduce the amount of money they were willing to pay her, despite her MVP status. The reasoning was that Nike discovered that male athletes were still driving the sales of the shoes anyway (girls looked up to the male athletes more because of the additional exposure and promotion that they received). When I asked for a “signature” shoe, Nike’s head of sports at the time, Ralph Green, told me: “girls don’t buy basketball shoes because of what WNBA players wear, they want to wear what Michael Jordan wears.” The reason is quite obvious: cultural bias. “Air” Jordan was flying through the air in Nike commercials … [Read more...] about Serena And WNBA Show Its Possible For Gender Equality In Sports
Phuket Youth Sailing Club stars in King’s Cup dinghy events
PHUKET: A strong fleet of 34 Optimist and eight Lasers took part in the recent King’s Cup International Dinghy Regatta, with fifteen sailors from the Phuket Youth Sailing Club (PYSC) between the ages of seven and 15 who joined other sailors from Phuket, Phang Nga, Samui, Songkhla and Sattahip to take part in the three-day event. On day one, the course was set to challenge the youngster’s sailing skills by making them thread their way through moored boats off Kata Beach. With two races completed, race three got underway in disappointingly calm conditions. Shortly thereafter, the fleet was hit by a very strong squall bringing winds of up to 35 knots which caused many of the boats to capsize. The more experienced sailors enjoyed the extreme conditions and three Optimists finished in style with the PYSC’s Akapoj Kankaew posting his first win of the day. In the Laser Fleet, all the sailors finished the race with Patteera Mee-u-samsen winning the race to give her three wins for the … [Read more...] about Phuket Youth Sailing Club stars in King’s Cup dinghy events
Phuket golfers getting ready for Youth Games
PHUKET: The Youth Golf Club of Phuket has sent one young player to compete in the United States before preparing for the Phuket Youth Games to be held from May 28 to June 5 with 10 other members of the club. Jinjuta Thongtan, a student at Satree School Phuket, was selected to represent Thailand at the World Junior Golf Series to be held at Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, which opens today and runs through December 24. The 16-year-old has been playing golf for six years and is confident of her chance to do well in the competition. She is currently ranked 1,312 by the World Amateur Golf Ranking system. “I will do my best to give Thailand a golfing reputation,” she said. Related news Phuket police bust Nigerian overstayers 17 hours ago Reasons Why You Should Live in Kamala Phuket feat. Twin Palms Residences Montazure 17 hours ago The team selected to play in the Youth Games consists of six boys and five girls. Pantamit Wananupan, Waigoon … [Read more...] about Phuket golfers getting ready for Youth Games