Raja Muda Selangor International Regatta 2013

If you enjoy sailing or are simply mesmerized by the sight of yachts sailing across waterways, then a trip to Malaysia beckons this month, as the country gets ready to host its spectacular Raja Muda Selangor International Regatta 2013 from the 15^th to 23^rd November 2013.

This challenging annual sailing extravaganza features a series of competitive offshore races organized by the Royal Selangor Yacht Club in association with the well-known offshore racing organization, RORC (the Royal Ocean Racing Club). Conceived and launched in 1990, as a sequel to the five annual offshore series of races, which linked the most popular and beautiful isles off the west coast of Malaysia, namely Pangkor, Penang and Langkawi, the Raja Mudra Selangor International Regatta, enjoys royal patronage from His Royal Highness, the Sultan of Selangor.

The 24the edition of the Regatta this year, will feature three overnight passage races encompassing a total of 260 miles (from Port Klang to Pangkor, Pangkor to Penang and Penang to Langkawi), along with three days of harbor racing in Penang and Langkawi. 

The Regatta typically draws yachts of all shapes and sizes ranging from IRC1 racers to classic yachts, multihulls and ancient, slow moving100-year-old cruisers. All competing vessels of the Regatta in 2013 will set sail from a new kick-off point, the new Royal Selangor Yacht Club (RSYC) Marina Annexe at Pulau Indah. They will make stops along Malaysia’s best-known tropical isles before ending their journey at a new destination in Langkawi its Telaga Harbor.

The Regatta will span nine days and feature a variety of races including passage races and inshore harbor sprints, ensuring much excitement for participants and spectators alike.

Aside from thrilling races, this sailing extravaganza will also feature several ritzy social events like regatta dinners, a rickshaw race and the Miss International Yachting Malaysia contest.