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| SAILING / YACHTING : | Regattas For All Occasions |
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Water sports are part of the expanding tourist and travel scene with sailing regattas a regular feature around Southeast Asia. These events are drawing more and more international sports people, not only for the joy of competitive racing, but also for sporting camaraderie. |
RAJA MUDA INTERNATIONAL REGATTA At present, the best known regional regattas include the Raja Muda International Regatta (RMIR) from Port Klang to Langkawi, Phuket King's Cup in Thailand and the Singapore Straits Regattas. RMIR competitors often continue on to King's Cup that follows a week after the premier Malaysian race. |
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The RMIR is Malaysia's longest established yacht regatta that aims to provide a fun racing environment. However there is sufficient competition to annually attract a strong regional fleet. | 
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The racing and weather conditions in the Straits of Malacca are sufficiently challenging and result in some exciting sailing. The fleet races over seven days from Port Klang near Kuala Lumpur to Langkawi, stopping over in Pangkor and Penang on the way. It is held under the auspices of the Malaysian Yachting Association (MYA). |
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 | The RMIR challenges the abilities of some of the region's finest sailor in its five races. It combines three passage races - Port Klang to Pangkor, Pangkor to Penang and Penang to Langkawi. Two 'around-the-cans' day races are held in Penang and Langkawi. RMIR is one of the few regattas to mix both daytime and night-time racing. It is very much a tactician's regatta as the strong tides and winds demand utmost concentration and crew planning. |
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The RMIR has attracted over 550 yachts from some 20 countries since 1990. It attracts approximately 350 sailors annually and generates considerable business in all the ports of call. |
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ROYAL LANGKAWI INTERNATIONAL REGATTA |
Langkawi has joined the international racing scene by staging the Royal Langkawi International Regatta (RLIR). Yachts compete for the Prime Minister's Challenge Trophy (PMCT) and the regatta is conducted under MYA rules. Some 60 yachts with 400 participants were attracted to the inaugural regatta in 2003. It offers four races in five classes - namely Racing, Cruising A, Cruising B, Multihulls and Sport. The final category in the list - Sports, is an innovation by RLIR to get these fast craft onto the Malaysian regatta circuit. This event also includes all-women's and youth teams and marks the end of the racing season on the west coast of Malaysia and Thailand. | 
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The Commodore's Cup is offered for non-IRC registered, club registered cruising yachts. The regatta aims to provide a fun carnival spirit with dinners, concerts and a happy party atmosphere, as part of the festivities. |
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ASEAN REGATTA The four-day Asean Regatta in Late October is another keenly completed keelboat race held off the Admiral Marina and Leisure Club (AMLC), Port Dickson. It attracts a fleet of some 20 yachts from Malaysia and the region and includes back-to-back windward/leeward races and a 30-45km day race in the Straits of Malacca. There are two competitive classes - Racing and Cruising. |
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| SAILING / YACHTING : | Regattas For All Occasions |
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