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ROYAL VARUNA YACHT CLUB
SAILING
TRAINING & COURSES
Royal Varuna Yacht Club is proud to be an RYA-accredited training centre, offering world-class sailing and powerboating courses for all ages and abilities. Whether you’re stepping into a boat for the first time, developing racing skills, or advancing your qualifications, our expert instructors provide a safe, supportive, and exciting environment to help every sailor reach their potential.
VARUNA SAILOR SPOTLIGHT
Mr. Florent Herson & Alex Frefel
2025 F18 WORLD SERIES
THA 001
36th Overall in the World
"Thrilled to have have taken part this year’s F18 Catamaran World championship in Netherlands! We had all type of winds from extreme conditions 35 knots gusts, breaking shore waves, and many capsize accross fleet to 5 knots, not enough for local race officers.
Only 2 good days of racing were possible for us, but we made it count: qualified again in gold fleet and finished 36th.
A tough but unforgettable experience (being rescued in training day by coast guard ). Hoping to see more Asian and Varuna sailors join future editions to fly our colors on the world stage!"
Florent Herson (Helm)
"The F18 Worlds in Noordwijk was an exciting and very challenging event. We experienced being rescued by the coastguard after an incident where the helm was separated from the capsized boat for 30 minutes and drifted out of sight as well as a wide range of sailing conditions from 30 knot gusts and rough seas to light wind with jellyfish infested waters. Launching and landing the boat on the beach proved to be the most dangerous part of the week due to the powerful waves and riptides accompanied by large sandbanks, which forced everyone to go head on into the waves without any steering at the risk of damaging the boat if we lost speed and got swept sideways by the breaking waves. The level of competition amongst the fleet of 100 boats was also very high with multiple world champions and olympians. One of whom was Bjarne Bouwer, an old varuna member and friend of mine, which made me thrilled to see him win the event with Darren Bundock. Overall, I am pleased with our performance as we can."
Alex Frefel (Crew)
Address
286 Moo 12 Pratamnak Rd., Nongprue, Banglamung, Chonburi, 20150 Thailand
Phone
Tel: (+66) 0 3825 0116
sailing inquiries;
sailcoach@varuna.org