This challenging offshore yacht race is organised every year by the Royal Selangor Yacht Club in association with the RORC.
It consists of three overnight passage races, some 240 miles in total, plus three days of harbour racing in Penang and Langkawi. With regatta dinners almost every night, a trishaw race and lots of opportunities to socialise where the onshore activities are just as demanding as the sailing. The event attracts a large variety of yachts, from top class IRC1 racers to slow classic cruisers dating back over 100 years, all of whom have to cope with unpredictable weather and changing tactics during the 9 day mix of races past tropical islands.
Racing boat charter, race fees, hotel accommodation at each venue, all meals, some soft drinks beer & wine at dinners and lunches associated with the regatta, shore activities associated with the regatta, opening and closing dinners, crew entry to all parties, uniform and airport transfers.
Spirits, drinks at leisure, travel insurance, air fares
This regatta is the start of our Asian sailing series.
It consists of three overnight passage races, some 240 miles in total, plus three days of harbour racing in Penang and Langkawi.
A variety of conditions from light breezes to moderate winds, this is a tactical race series with passages through the fishing areas to tricky tides. All the better to keep the racing sharp.
Conventional yacht racing wisdom would say that being competitive on the water and having plenty of fun afterwards are mutually exclusive at a regatta (just ask the crews of the high performance boats at the pointy end of the fleet who are often under curfew after 8pm and tucked up in bed by 10). Sailing Adventures defies this logic by providing an extremely well managed combination of great competition afloat and a five star entertainment experience ashore, with great food, wine and most importantly, great company.
Last year my wife and I joined Sailing Adventures on a wonderful holiday in Koh Samui, Thailand. Combining our love of sailing with travel to an exotic destination was an ideal way to experience another culture while holidaying with friends. The first week was spent racing a chartered Beneteau yacht in the Koh Samui Regatta, whilst our partners shopped and relaxed with massages on the beach. During the second week, we chartered 2 yachts and cruised the outer islands in company, sailing in ideal conditions to a new destination each day, and anchoring in secluded bays in the evenings. Our challenge during the second week was to find unique dining experiences throughout the islands which mainstream tourists would never have had the opportunity of visiting. I would recommend Sailing Adventures to anyone who is looking to experience a culture in a way that only the freedom of sailing offers.
