With prizes presented by the Really Good Deli, yesterday's racing took the boats from Ko Rang Yai to Ko Yao Noi and finished with a great evening at Baan Chang. (Which, opened especially for the event).

Today is the Octopus Marine Race Day, with competitors experiencing a wide range of wind strengths and constantly changing directions, as the party that sails around continue to journey from Ko Yao, through the Ko Hong Group and on to Krabi.

Most boats decided to leave the Ko Yao anchorage early in anticipation of early fading winds. With the majority ready to race, World Sailing International Race Officer Simon James announce an early start to proceedings. First off were the multihulls, with Bonza 69 Slam leading the way, followed by the three stealth designs and the "battle of the Ricks". For the second day, Lady Mia had the better of Mojo in the starting area.

With the remaining boat, Megazip arriving to join the start, the sequence commenced for the monohulls with Hans Rahmanns 76ft Yasooda keeping everyone on their toes with a Port Tack Start at the Pin end.

Today's course left from the east of Ko Yao Noi, with competitors battling the south going current and a decreasing breeze. After about one hour, the wind started to fill in as the fleet entered the most picturesque part of the course, with Bonza leading the way, rounding Ko Pang twelve minutes ahead of the leading Monohull Yasooda and followed by multihulls Saffron, Zero and Twister II.

All boats passed the "mushroom-shaped" rock of Ko Pak Bia and Ko Ka before turning south and passing through the gate at Ko Kaya. At this point, the classes split with the multihulls rounding Ko Ngang before passing the Royal Palace between Koh Deng and Koh Samet before heading to finish between the committee boat and Koh Ya Man.

In the Multihull Division, Bonza received line honours at 13:57. However, after handicaps were applied, first place went to Dan Fiddock's Saffron, followed by Glywn Rowland's Twister II in second and John Spencer's Zero in Third, with Bonza down to fourth place on corrected time after a frustrating beat around Ko Ngang. In the multihull performance division, results were again taken back to the gate, with Bonza this time coming out on top, followed by Saffron and Twister. In the continuing "Battle of the Ricks", Mojo avenged his second starting defeat by beating Lady Mia by seven mins on corrected time.

The Monohulls followed the slightly shorter 18nm course following much of the same route as the multihulls, except the boats missed out Ko Ngang.

Hans Rahmann's Yasooda lead the way, finishing just before the leading Multihull. When IRC handicaps were applied, Niels Dgenkole's Phoenix again placed first, ahead of Alesandr Trofimenko's Megazip and Andrew McDermott's Jessandra II in third place.

Phoenix and Megazip retained first and second places in the Monohull Performance division, with Hans Rahmann's Yasooda taking third place.

Tonight is a free night for crews to relax and sample the delights of Ao Nang and Ralae Beach.

Tomorrow is the Vacation Village Race Day, with racing around the Ko Poda group of islands, commencing at 10:00 off Ao Nang.

Regattas Asia organises the Bay Regatta with support from The Tourism Authority of Thailand, The Yacht Racing Authority of Thailand and the local authorities of Phuket, Phang Nga and Krabi.