Kingdom Property-sponsored sailors have achieved back-to-back successes in South Korea at the recent Asian Games, and in Thailand at the Platu One Design Championship.
The Pattaya-based real estate developer continues to raise the profile of the sport in the country and support young local sailors.
Olympic hopeful Thai sailor, Kamolwan ‘Bam’ Chanyim, claimed a bronze medal in sailing for Thailand at the 2014 Asian Games. Her international training programme has been sponsored by Kingdom Property for the past year.
Straight off a plane from the prestigious ISAF Sailing World Championships in Spain, she secured her place on the podium in South Korea with consistent early results, beating her Southeast Asian rivals and managing two second place finishes ahead of two Olympians, and just behind world-ranked number five sailor Dongshuang Zhang from China.
In Thailand last week, Kingdom Property took overall victory in the 2014 Platu One Design Championship at Ocean Marina. The Platu Cup, the final regatta for the 2014 season, was lofted high by Phuket-based sailor Scott Duncanson and his crew consisting of Alfie Rowson, Trent Pedersen, Tony Harman and Paul
“We are delighted to continue to support sailing in Thailand, and I’d like to congratulate both Bam and Scott and his team for their excellent achievements in very tough and high quality sailing competitions,” said Kingdom Property Chief Executive Officer, Nigel Cornick.
“There is tremendous talent among the young sailors in Thailand, seen by Bam’s ongoing success, who started and still trains at Royal Varuna Yacht Club – a stones’ throw from our Southpoint condominium project – and we are right behind her in her quest to qualify for the Rio Olympic Games in 2016,” he said.
Kingdom Property recently unveiled a major new beachfront retail project called The Bay in Central Pattaya, which is phase one of a larger mixed-use vision that will be developed over the next five years encompassing hospitality and residential on a 23-rai site stretching from Beach Road to Second Road for a total project value of THB5 billion.
The Bay is Kingdom Property’s second project on the Eastern Seaboard, following on from the upscale 672-unit Southpoint condominium on Pratumnak Hill, Pattaya.
Image: Kingdom Property took overall victory in the 2014 Platu One Design Championship held recently at Ocean Marina, Pattaya.
Andrew Batt, International Group Editor of PropertyGuru Group, wrote this story. To contact him about this or other stories email andrew@propertyguru.com.sg
