Raja Muda Selangor International Regatta 2013

If you have a yen for yachting, as a competitor or a spectator, then you should perhaps consider heading to Malaysia this month, for the country’s eagerly anticipated annual sailing extravaganza, the Raja Muda Selangor International Regatta 2013. This exciting event is scheduled over a period of nine days from 15^th to 23^rd November at various locales off Malaysia’s beauteous western coast.

 This grand yachting tourney comprises of a series of offshore sailing events, organized by the Royal Selangor Yacht Club in association with the renowned offshore racing organization, the RORC (the Royal Ocean Racing Club).

The Raja Muda Selangor International Regatta dates back to 1990, when it was organized as a sequel to the five annual offshore series of races linking the most popular and beautiful isles off the west coast of Malaysia, namely Pangkor, Penang and Langkawi.

His Royal Highness, the Sultan of Selangor has been a patron of the Regatta from its inception and this year too his highness, will be on hand to meet and mingle with the sailors at the various events and to hand out the magnificent Raja Muda trophy to the winning team.

The 24^th edition of the Raja Muda Selangor International Regatta in 2013, 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 event will as usual welcome a wide variety of yachts ranging from IRC1 racers to classic yachts, multihulls and ancient, slow moving100-year-old cruisers. All these vessels will set sail from a new starting point in Port Klang, the new Royal Selangor Yacht Club (RSYC) Marina Annexe at Pulau Indah. They will also finish at a new termination point, the Telaga Harbor in Langkawi, which will also serve as the site of the prize distribution.

The nine-day long Regatta will feature a bouquet of exciting races including passage races and inshore harbor sprints, guaranteed to enthrall and delight participants as well as spectators. Aside from its competitive element, the Regatta will also feature various glitzy social events like regatta dinners, a rickshaw race and the Miss International Yachting Malaysia contest.