“Top” Lieutenant Colonel Kirati Bualong, two-time Thai Olympic sailor, declares his potential to win the championship for the first time In the 2023 World Sailing Championships, the “ILCA 7 Master World Championship 2023” without a flip in the appentis edition.
World Sailing Championship 2023, “ILCA 7 Master World Championship 2023” at the Rajanawarun Club In the Royal Patronage, Phra Tamnak Hill, Pattaya has ended the competition with 4 types of competition: (Apprentice), Master (Master), Grand Master (Grand Master), Great Grand Master (12 races)
In the applantis version, aged 30-44 years, “Top” Lt. Keerati Bualong, a two-time Thai Olympic sailor, has always been able to win gold medals for his excellent performance. Every trip that competes
As for Kirati, she just turned 30 years old last December. who qualify for the competition master world This is the first time Keerati competes in the Applantis class. For people aged 30 – 44 years old, perform 10 first places in 11 races to count points.
After finishing at the London Olympics in 2012 and Rio in 2016, Kirati turned herself into a coach. under the Royal Yachting Association of Thailand under the royal patronage Returning to racing in diverse and challenging wind conditions He has been able to impress at the 2023 Sailing World Championships.
“Top” Lt. Col. Kirati Bualong revealed, “I’m glad to be back racing following a two-year hiatus from sailing, and I’m enjoying this race even more. I’m very glad that I competed for the first time and was able to win the championship.”
In the Applantis version, aged 30 – 44 years, Adil Khalid, a sailor from the United Arab Emirates, takes 2nd place in the silver medal. which is a better performance from the previous year’s race in Mexico while Italian sailor Pietro Corbuchi, in third, took home the bronze medal.
in the master version For racers aged 45 – 54 years, a sailor from Greece, Adonis Bugioris, achieved the same performance as Kirati by reaching the first place 10 times from a total of 11 races. Ristop Botini from Australia and Peter Henry from the USA. Finished the race with a silver medal. and bronze medals, respectively, on the Thai athlete side, Christian Wedman, at 17
As for the Great Grand Master, over 65 years old, Tim Law from the United Kingdom Can maintain champion position successfully won the gold medal with 2 athletes from Australia Qualifying for the ILCA 6 was Stephen Gunther taking the silver and Jeff Losmore taking the bronze.
Tim Law, an over-75 racer in the Legend group, expressed his appreciation for this year’s race, saying: “This competition is very well organized, your country and your club. It was great.”
“With 48 years of racing experience, I am impressed with the food, the management, the venue. and management of this year’s competition
While there are 4 Thai athletes competing in the Great Grand Master class, the results show that Marcel Doubleman was 18th, Richard Wines was 19th, Kanchanavanit was 20th, Will Hami. Lawton at 22
In the 55-64 Grandmaster class, which had the most riders at this event, Brett Beyer of Australia won 2nd, Jan Solten of Australia 3rd, Andrew Hold. Sworth from USA
For Thai athletes in this model who perform the best, including Lieutenant Colonel Weerasit Phuangnak, former national team, at 12, others Morten Jacobsen at 14, Col. Chulphong Chanyim, former national team father of “Bam” Kamonwan Chanyim, national team in 15th place, Mark Chelistsheff in 20th, Scott Duncanson in 25th, Kevin Wi. Tklaft in 26th, Frank Teoven in 29th and Neil Sample in 37th.
for this competition Organized by the cooperation of the Rajanawarun Club, Sailing Racing Association of Thailand under the royal patronage and the International Laser Sailing Confederation With support from Pattaya City, Sports Authority of Thailand and Tourism Authority of Thailand by the Royal Club fully devoted In order for all athletes and followers in both ILCA 6 and ILCA 7 events to be impressed throughout the competition, the club has cooperated closely with Sailing Racing Association of Thailand and navy for the management of competitions with Olympic standards Throughout the competition both ship types The race was canceled for just one day. due to unfavorable wind conditions In addition, the culture was presented through Thai food, Thai desserts, visits to the Thai Elephant Conservation Center. Thai cooking class Small puppet shows, fire dances and Thai massages as well.
In addition, Apollo Oil (Thai) Company Limited, the owner of Idemitsu lubricant products, Idemitsu, is the main sponsor of this competition. This is part of many social activities that the company supports Singha Corporation. joined in supporting to further the cooperation with the club in sailboat racing activities for a long time There are also other sponsors such as Bangkok Pattaya Hospital, Coca-Cola by Thai Namthip Company, Element 6 Evolution (boat manufacturer ILCA), Minor Group, United Fiddi. gens