2014 Raja Muda Selangor International Regatta - Milestone event
by Jeffrey Harris on 3 Jul 2014
Lero 3, EFG Bank Mandrake. Raja Muda Selangor International Regatta 2013. Guy Nowell / RMSIR
2014 Raja Muda Selangor International Regatta - Plans are now in place to ensure that the 25th edition of the Raja Muda Selangor International Regatta will be bigger and better than ever. Organisers have received a strong response to date from skippers intending to enter.
In Class One, owners of at least ten international racing boats have signaled their intention to attend and Class Four, primarily club racing boats, is looking equally strong. Other classes are also filling up, with more entries coming in each week.
The target of a fifty boat fleet may well be exceeded in this anniversary year. Sailors who are considering entry are encouraged to register on the regatta web site, even if a final decision has not yet been made, to assist with event planning.
The now familiar route of Port Klang-Pangkor-Penang-Langkawi is retained, with the usual mix of passage and harbour racing. The Royal Selangor Yacht Club will be the base for the Regatta Office and Registration and will also host the Skippers Briefing, followed closely by the Opening Dinner on Friday 17th November. Pulah Indah Marina, with comprehensive pontoons, power, water and onshore facilities, will provide berthing for yachts prior to the start of the event and a water taxi service will ferry sailors to and from RSYC in Port Klang. A limited number of river berths will also be available at RSYC. The start of the first race will return to the familiar location close to North Port, unlike in 2013 when the fleet started sailing from a position around the entrance to Port Klang south channel.
Arrangements at Pangkor and Penang are similar to recent years but the Awards Dinner in Penang will be held at the atmospheric heritage site of Koo Kongsi, much loved by sailors in the past. In Langkawi, the base for racing returns to Kuah Harbour. A mixture of courses has been planned by the principal race officer Jerry Rollins to suit individual fleets, including windward-leeward, round the cans and round the island routes. Racing will take place on Friday 24th November afternoon and Saturday 25th for all fleets.
The Notice of Race can be downloaded from the regatta web site, which also has pages for Crew Wanted/Available, Charter and General Information including hotels. So, if you have ever considered entering this one-of-a-kind sailing event as skipper, owner or crew member, give it a go in this milestone year!
Regatta Dates 14 – 22 November 2014
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