The Kata Rocks Poker Run around the island race last month saw the largest gathering of Axopar’s to date, with five boats completing the event and the first boat back being the Axopar 37 “Volare”, closely followed by another Axopar 37, “Noh Rules”, who ended-up taking first place with the best 5 card Poker hand.
The third edition of the race took place on Sunday 11 December 2022 and saw it to be a beautiful day with enthusiastic participants. The route around the island of Phuket starts at Kata Rocks, with a second start at Koh Rang Noi.
On the way, participants pick-up playing cards at five designated points along the course, creating their Poker hand. The prize winners are the boats with the best Poker hand.
A distinct level of friendly ‘Miami Vice’ vibes is always part of the Poker Run, with fun, water, speed, and luck all playing a part in the day.
This year first place went to Axopar 37 “Noh Rules”, captained by Derani Yacht’s very own Ian Hewett and Alex Hewett, who won a two night stay at the prestigous Kata Rocks.
A great day was had by all and the Axopar’s will be back in-force later this year to defend their title!
Enjoy our video from the 3rd edition of the Kata Rocks Poker Run…
Axopar Boats are the result of the builder’s long time experience and passion for boating. Designed and developed by true boating enthusiasts for the quality and performance conscious boater. The multi award winning Axopar range of boats were launched in late 2014 and within two years over 500 models had been sold with a further 550 boats on order. For safe, fun and exciting boating, nothing beats an Axopar.
The “Boat of The Year” award is one of the most sought after awards a manufacturer can receive in the marine industry, and the selection process starts with testing more than 100 boats per year of all sizes, types and makes, from PWCs to cruisers, and wakeboats to offshore fishing craft.
For 2020 the Axopar 28 Cabin has the honour of being given the title of “Boat of The Year”. The award is presented annually by the world’s largest powerboat magazine, Boating. Quoting the 2020 jury:
Axopar’s 28 Cabin combines innovation with versatility on its way to winning this year’s award. It can cruise, entertain and fish, and handles great. It delivers performance, versatility and innovation for a relatively affordable price.
Axopar 28 Cabin
This is the first time that the “Boat of The Year” title has been awarded to a European boat builder.
We at Axopar are especially proud to be the first European boat manufacturer to receive this renowned award and want to thank our devoted network of dealers and our beloved customers in the US for their strong commitment and devotion towards the Axopar concept and its products, sharing the Axopar excitement and way of boating.
Jan-Erik Viitala – Axopar’s Founding Partner
The multi award winning Axopar range of boats are available in 22, 28 and 37 foot models and a variety of configurations which are ideally suited to the boating environment in Asia.
Axopar 28 Awards
For safe, fun and exciting boating, nothing beats an Axopar. Discover more about the Axopar 28 Cabin and other Axopar models…
Axopar 28 Cabin – featuring a spacious, bright and comfortable cabin with wide sliding doors and a large sliding canvas roof.
This highly adaptable model has ample space for fishing and other activities on the aft deck and a large social area on the foredeck that can be quickly and easily converted into a sun bed or a seating and dining area.
The foredeck also incorporates a stowage space with optional toilet and sink in front of the helm. Whether for cruising, fishing or just unwinding with friends and family you’ll love the Axopar 28 Cabin.
The new full width Glass Helm Information Display avoids the need for fragmented instrumentation and randomly located switch gear, by replacing this with a clean and modern looking bespoke graphic user-interface screen.
The Axopar 28 Cabin has just been nominated for Boating’s “Boat of the Year Award” 2020 – the most prestigious award in recreational boating.
