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Langkawi’s 99 islands. Since 2003, East Malaysia
has hosted its own sailing event, the Borneo International Sailing Challenge that takes yachts from Miri to Labuan finishing in Kota Kinabalu, which attracts mostly yachts cruising in the area.
For cruising yachtsmen, Malaysia’s Sail Malaysia group offers two exciting options targeted at yachts planning to visit Malaysia
to enable them to cruise
in company with logistics support in place. One event, Sail Malaysia Passage to Langkawi, is for yachts heading north to Langkawi from Singapore and the other, Passage to the East Yacht Rally, is for yachts seeking to explore West and East Malaysia.
Outside of this, Royal Selangor Yacht Club
Y.M. Tunku Soraya Dakhlah, Rear Commodore of Royal Langkawi Yacht Club, on stage with a winning crew at the 2020 Royal Langkawi International Regatta.
organises regular weekly fleet, match and dinghy racing in and out of Port Klang whilst the Malaysian Yachting Association itself or through State Yachting Associations train up Malaysia’s youth
sailors and organise regular competitive events sometimes with invited international participation.
For more information and contacts visit: rmsir.com, langkawiregatta.com or sailmalaysia.net.
Yachts racing to and away from the rounding mark in the Royal Langkawi International Regatta in Langkawi’s Bass Harbour.
Racing downwind under spinnakers in the Royal Langkawi International Regatta in Langkawi’s Bass Harbour.