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The dates fort he RajaMuda Selangor International Regatta (RMSIR) have been set for November 17-25, with many sailors eagerly awaiting their chance to get back into Malaysian waters and enjoy the fascinating and taxing mix of coastal passage and inshore races that this regatta offers. The provisional Notice of Race (NOR) for the regatta has been issued and is downloadable
from the regatta website, www.rmsir.com.
Invitations have issued to around 500 sailors via the
regatta’s comprehensive event database. The organising committee is very encouraged by the early response from boat owners. With over five months to go to the start of the first race, seven boats have registered already and many more have indicated that they will be sailing.
Team Hollywood, skippered by Ray Roberts, are long-term competitors in the RMSIR having entered for many years, with many race bullets to their credit. They return in their Cookson 50 for the first time since the pandemic prevented travel from Australia to Malaysia and the organisers are delighted to have them back.
Class One is gearing up to be another battle between 40-and-50-foot racers, as Rolf Heemskerk has entered his Farr 40, The Next Factor. Rolf and his team are also past winners so this class is set for some close competition. Results may again depend on wind strengths, particularly during the passage races. It is hoped that Sarab Singh and Nick Burns in Windsikher and Gorden Ketelbey in Ramrod will both be back to also challenge for the coveted Raja Muda Trophy.
In class 3, Max Palleschi returns in his classic Farr 40, Prime Factor. Max will be hoping to repeat his team’s convincing win at the Neptune Regatta in Indonesia earlier this year. Lee Yi Min in Silhouette is also a repeat entry from 2022 and he will be looking to move up the results table now he is more familiar with the unique mix of racing during RMSIR.
Entries from Singapore are looking promising this year, with old favourites Rainbow Dream and Millenium 11 already on the entry list and others, including Chaff and Simon Piff’s Firstlight, planning their campaign.
TheRoyalSelangorYachtClubwillbestronglyrepresented as always, with Recca, VG Offshore, Insanity, Nijinsky, Tofan and Eveline all planning to be on the water.
The organisers hope to see more yachts from Thailand this year, now that restriction of passage making between there and Malaysia have eased.
Regatta chairman, Irsyad Ismail, notes that along with racing there will be a traditional gamelan musical instrument performance and kompang percussionist group. He says there will also be air video coverage with cinematic drone shots (pending approval), and a bus pick-up to the Penang event venue (pending approval). And there will even be a polaroid photobooth for closing ceremony.
The highly anticipated rickshaw races will take place on a lay day on the boardwalk of the Straits Quay marina, and the highly-respected Simon James is back as the Principal Race Officer.
Club race officer Malcolm Elliott summed up the regatta best when he said, “As many who have taken part will vouch for, the Raja Muda is a mix of top-class racing yachts, with cruising and club boats, plus century-old yachts, which make this a special event for all concerned. Couple this with a mix of tropical island stopovers and racing around the Langkawi archipelago, away from the hustle and bustle of city life (and work), plus weather conditions that often tax even the most experienced sailors, one can see why everyone has been so keen to take part in this regatta.”