Archive for the ‘Other Sports’ Category

Training Days are over! / Nach dem Kurs ist vor dem Kurs (2012-5-6)

Nachdem wir den letzten Assistentenlehrgang wieder erfolgreich beendet haben, suchen wir neue engagierte Assistenten für die Saison 2012/2013. Die Voraussetzung für die Assistentenausbildung ist CMAS 3*, SSI Dive Con oder PADI DM, wobei fehlende Kurse davor auch noch belegt werden können. Des weiteren solltest Du vor haben für längere Zeit im Ausland zu arbeiten und [...]

Team Sea Bees gets the wind up its sails (2011-8-11)

Team Sea Bees took part in Six Senses Raceweek, now one of Asia’s most popular regattas. With perfect sailing conditions – wind, rain, waves and enough squalls to keep everyone happy, Peter Dyer and the Sea Bees crew got to grips with challenging conditions and ended up with a third place. IRC 2 class was [...]

Mai Khao Marine Turtle Foundation Mini Marathon (2011-8-5)

These turtles were definitely worth getting up at 3am in the morning to run for! And with over 700 runners, it seems no one had a problem with an early start with the race starting at 4.45am. And whilst the rest of us were sleeping, they were raising lots of money. Congratulations to all of [...]

The Sea Bees Jungle Tour – Day 1 (2011-7-5)

First thing on our schedule today – canoeing through the jungle. We leave a bit late – somebody forgot to set their alarm… The sun is shining – the rain stopped overnight. The landscape that surrounds us is stunning. Dark green jungle mixed with chalk rock, calm water alternating with rougher stretches. We spot our [...]

The Sea Bees Jungle Tour – otherwise known as ‘Discovering New Dive Sites’ (2011-7-2)

A long long time ago, in a distant galaxy far far away – an idea had its birth on the small island of Phuket… So what is Sea Bees, a diving company,  doing in the jungle some of you will ask? Well, we did as well and found out the answer at the same time: [...]

Phuket Rugby fans unite behind Royal Thai Police (2011-6-19)

Once a year, for 3 days, the Phuket Rugby 10′s takes over Karon Stadium. Now in its 13th year, this popular gathering brought together 32 rugby teams from as far afield as Australia, South Africa, Dubai, Bahrain, Singapore, Hong Kong together with teams from Phuket and Bangkok. And for the first time in its history, [...]

Sea B – South East Asia Breathless Competition (2011-2-8)

Dates: 17th – 20th February 2011 This is the 1st AIDA freediving competition in Phuket and is the 1st AIDA International freediving competition held in South East Asia. The competition is open to all levels of freedivers, everybody is welcome to attend and join in the fun. All competitors will be ranked on the AIDA International [...]

Multihull Regatta (2010-7-19)

Last weekend the Third SEA Property International Phuket Multihull Championship 2010 took place. Sea Bees Diving was one of the sponsors. The Fireflys, catamarans and triamarans were back for another regatta from July 16 – 18. 20 yachts, their crews, friends and families participated in the three days of racing and four nights of parties. The [...]

Phuket family to climb Mt Kinabalu (2010-7-4)

Two young sisters, nine-year-old Kasia Sambrook and her sister Alicia, 6, are in training to scale one of the largest mountains in the region next month in order to raise money for stray dogs. The two girls have their eyes on the 4,095-meter peak of Mount Kinabalu in Borneo, the fourth highest peak in the Malay [...]

Which team will win the world cup? (2010-6-10)

In the eighteen tournaments held, only seven nations have won the title. Brazil is the most successful World Cup team, having won the tournament five times. The current World Champions, Italy, follows with four titles, while Germany holds three. The other former champions are Uruguay (which won the inaugural tournament) and Argentina with two titles [...]