19th Royal Langkawi International Regatta at Royal Langkawi Yacht Club

by Royal Langkawi International Regatta 15 Jan 2023 21:11 GMT 9-14 January 2023

The 19th Royal Langkawi International Regatta returned after a 2-year break due to the global pandemic. As many as 25 registered boats - with one newcomer amongst them - from 6 countries (Malaysia, Thailand, UK, Australia, Denmark, and Austria) with 177 participants competed in 5 classes in a maximum of 10 races over 5 days from January 10 - 14, 2023. Two boats competed in Racing Class, seven in IRC1, five in Sports Boats, six in Multihull and five in Club Class.

However, the wind, the essential part of the sport, had major shifts. The first racing day had an enjoyable finish although it started with a very flakey wind between 3 to 5 knots, resulting in the Principal Race Officer Simon James' decision to postpone the first start. Eventually, the wind picked up, all classes except Club Class were able to compete in a second race with up to 10 knots of wind. The rest of the days started the same way that week.

YM Tunku Dato' Yaacob Khyra, Commodore of Royal Langkawi Yacht Club said, "Despite the winds being difficult this year, we still managed to get some great sailing in and the camaraderie of the sailing community was clear and abundant: for your understanding and patience, we are thankful."

In total, the 19th Royal Langkawi International Regatta completed three racing days with five races for the Racing Class, three races for Club Class, and all other classes raced four times.

The Royal Langkawi Yacht Club acknowledges their gratitude to sponsors; the Ministry of Tourism and Culture Malaysia, State of Kedah, Langkawi Development Authority (LADA), Malaysia Sailing Association, MIDF (Malaysian Industrial Development Finance Berhad), Etihad Airways, Etika Sdn Bhd (Revive & Tropicana), and Hypergear.

Special thanks to the media partners, HOMME, Sea Yachting Magazine, and Digital Visions Advertising.

The Royal Langkawi International Regatta is approved and sanctioned by the World Sailing (formerly ISAF) and Malaysian Sailing Association (MSA).

Overall Results:

Racing Class
1. THA72 Nappakao Poonpat/Kevin Whitcraft
2. Uranus Mohd Zaidey bin Bahadun

IRC1
1. Mata Hari Vincent Chan
2. Phoenix Niels Degenkolw
3. 79th Endeavour of Whitby Stuart Williamson
4. Uminoko Bratan Andrey
5. Prime Factor Max Palleschi
6. The Blue Angel Jeremy Camps
7. RMP/DSA Muhd Izzad Bin Samdin

Sportsboats
1. RSYC Team Rizal Mahadi bin Sazili
2. Navy 1 Mohd Akiyuddin bin Mat Zaki
3. UMT 2 Nor Naeilah Binti Nor Hassan
4. Navy 2 Muhammad Mustakim bin Rossaidi
5. UMT 1 Ku Anas bin Ku Zamil

Multihulls
1. Twin Sharks John Newnham
2. Saffron Dan Fidock
3. Trident Andrew Mcdermott
4. Fetz Ma Gerhard Pils
5. Mojo Rick Fielding
6. Allegro Bob McIntyre

Club Cruising
1. Marikh Jamil bin Ahmad Urayah
2. Dash Asri Azman
3. VG Offshore Rama Menon
4. RECAA Mj Logaa S
5. Eveline Christopher Willbourne

Full results can be found here.