PATTAYA: Weka Bhanubandh won the well-deserved title of 2021 Optimist Asian & Oceanian champion on Friday, keeping in Thailand the trophy won by his predecessor Panwa Boonak in 2018 and 2019.
The sailing tournament for single-handed dinghies was not held last year due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Weka, 14, punctuated his award-winning performance on the water this week with a first place finish in the final race of the 2021 Optimist Asian & Oceanian Championship at the Royal Varuna Yacht Club.
Despite the worldwide pandemic and the attendant travel difficulties, 65 sailors from eight countries participated in the week-long regatta at the club, which is Thailand’s premier dinghy sailing school and racing venue for sailors of all ages.
