This is one of the most popular and significant sailing regattas in the whole of South East Asia. The first Royal Langkawi International Regatta took place in the year 2003 which was organized and hosted by the
Royal Langkawi Yacht Club.
Since then the regatta has gained popularity within the yachters community all over the world and has been established as a major sailing event in the region. Today RLIR has a separate committee that organizes the regatta in conjunction with Malaysian Yachting Association (which is the national authority in Sailing events) and under full patronage of Royal Langkawi Yacht Club which remains as the main host.
The event takes place during the first quarter of the year (between Jan to March) for several days and Yachters from all over the world come to Langkawi to compete in this fascinating yacht race under various categories.