| Held this year from January 5th to 11th 2008, this event | | | | The Langkawi Sports Class Trophy was awarded to |
| drew thousands of fans to Langkawi’s Kuah Bay | | | | Raimond Land from Australia. Lastly, Motor Inzi from |
| to root for the best sailors from all across the globe. | | | | the UK was named the Malaysia Multihull Challenge |
| The Royal Langkawi International Regatta 2008 ( is | | | | Cup champion. |
| organized by the Royal Langkawi Yacht Club (RLYC), | | | | All in all, it was an incredible event, and everyone |
| and is held at the RLYC in Kuah, Langkawi. | | | | should look forward to another amazing Royal |
| This event is part of the Asian Regatta Calendar, and | | | | Langkawi International Regatta at next year’s |
| with 5 Days of racing, the amazing sailors and other | | | | installment. The following is the final result, as tallied at |
| returning and new participants have had quite an | | | | the end of the final day’s race. The top three |
| amazing and worthy competition. The decision to | | | | teams for each of the racing classes are: |
| move the date of the event to coincide with the end | | | | Racing – Australia’s Quantum Racing (skippered |
| of Thailand’s Phuket King’s Cup and the | | | | by Ray Roberts) finished first with 11 points, while team |
| beginning of Singapore Straits Regatta has enabled | | | | Jelik from Hong Kong (skippered by Frank Pong) is at |
| the organizers to get more entries from participants, | | | | second at 5 points behind. Team Hi Fi from Hong Kong |
| as Langkawi in an island enroute from Phuket to | | | | (skippered by Neil Pryde) came in third with an |
| Singapore. | | | | accumulated 20 points. |
| This year’s installment brings forth 36 participating | | | | IRC – Team Phoenix from Japan (skippered by |
| boats from over 14 countries to compete in different | | | | Neils Degenkolw) won first prize with 12 points, while |
| racing classes, namely IRC, Racing, Sportsboat, Racing | | | | with 2 points behind, Singapore’s LunchCutter II |
| Multihull (Firefly), Premier Multihull, and Club Cruising. | | | | (skippered by Keith Dunn) placed second. |
| The climax of this event is the price-giving ceremony | | | | Malaysia’s Mata Hari team (skippered by Vincent |
| on Friday, January 11th, where the winning teams were | | | | Chan) brought in third at 15 points. |
| awarded prizes in their respective racing classes. Top | | | | Sportsboat – Team Raimon Land from Hong Kong |
| three teams with the lowest accumulated points in | | | | (skippered by Scott Duncanson) made first place with |
| their class win the coveted prizes – one of which is | | | | 9 points. Navy 1 from Malaysia (skippered by Mohd |
| the prestigious Prime Minister’s Challenge Trophy. | | | | Razali B Mansor) placed second at 17 points, while third |
| In the previous chapter of the Royal Langkawi | | | | place with 17 points welcomed France’s |
| International Regatta, winner of the Prime Minister’s | | | | Longtze-Premier (skippered by Pierre Mas). |
| Challenge Trophy, team Quantum Racing, had | | | | Sportsboat (Under 25) – Team Thai International |
| successfully defended their hold on the prestigious title | | | | from Malaysia (skippered by Teiki Ballian) gathered 13 |
| from the year 2006. This team comprised of worthy | | | | points to make first place, while Malaysia’s |
| sailors and is skippered by Ray Roberts. | | | | MYA-KFC team (skippered by Rizal Mahadi b Sazili) |
| This year, they did it again. Hail to Quantum Racing, for | | | | placed second with 16 points. With 17 points cumulated, |
| winning 2008’s Prime Minister’s Challenge | | | | Singapore’s Singapore Management University |
| Trophy! Hong Kong’s Jelik team, skippered by | | | | (skippered by Benjamin Mui) placed third. |
| Frank Pong was disappointed with the 5 points lag | | | | Racing Multihull (Firefly) – UK’s Moto Inzi team |
| behind Quantum Racing. In other challenges, Sofa So | | | | (skippered by Roger Kingdon) brought in first place |
| Good from the UK managed to score the coveted | | | | with 10 points. With 6 points behind the leader, |
| Royal Langkawi Yacht Club Commodore’s | | | | Germany’s Twin Shark (skippered by Bill Phelps) |
| Challenge Cup. Phoenix team from Japan was | | | | placed second. UK’s Mamba team (skippered by |
| honored with the LADA-IRC Class Challenge Trophy. | | | | Henry Kaye) brought in third place at 21 points. |