Regatta

4th Asean Regatta took place at Admiral Marina, Port Dickson from 22nd to 26th October 2003. The aim was to hold a high profile 4-day event that meets the demands of top-level keelboats and serious racing sailors in the South East Asia region each year.

This regatta has quickly attracted a very competitive fleet by focusing on providing international standard yacht racing. Many of the top racing yachts like Hollywood Boulevard a Farr 52, Hi Fidelity a Hugh Welbourn 46, two new designs from highly regarded race boat builders DK Yachts, Pla Loma a modified Reichel Pugh, Pasaya a Farr 40 One Design, Yo! a Murray Burns Dovell 50', Panic! a Mumm 30, Gotcha, Piccolo and Foxy Lady.

In 2003, there was a Sportsboat Class, that is expected to compliment the racing class. There will be more up dates on this new class in future press releases.

Courses were back-to-back windward/leeward and a 20 to 30 mile day race in the Straits of Malacca. The race area were  approximately 4 miles directly west of Admiral Marina. As experienced in previous years this is an excellent area with good 12 and 18 knot winds, uninterrupted by headlands, hills and other obstacles with the current even throughout the race area.

The regatta was scheduled to attract visiting boats on their way to the other well-known events like the Raja Muda and Kings Cup. Being first up on the annual Asian Yachting Regatta calendar each year the Asean Regatta is an excellent opportunity to see how the regions' most competitive boats line up against each other and for crew to hone their skills before continuing on to other events. For boats wishing to compete in the Raja Muda there is a 2-week gap between events.