Kota Kinabalu: The "Sail Malaysia Passage to the East 2022" yacht rally is scheduled to return to Sabah in July with 10 nations participating.
With Kota Kinabalu as the starting point, the rally, billed as one of Asia's most anticipated sailing events, is slated to be held from July 17 to August 27, with the final destination being Tawau.
On Wednesday, Sail Malaysia Managing Director Sazli Kamal Basha and Yachting Eastern Sabah Rally Director Wong Ming Rui met with the Assistant Minister of Tourism, Culture, and Environment-cum-Sabah Tourism Board chairman, Datuk Joniston Bangkuai, to brief him about the event.
Twenty yachts from 10 nations including Australia, Germany, New Zealand, Canada, France, Thailand, Sweden, and the United States of America will take part.
“This particular annual event has been going on since 2008 and has attracted 400 sailboats to Sabah from over 30 countries," said Sazli in a statement.
“For this year’s event, the number of participants is slightly less than usual because our border just opened on April 1."
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