The Brunei Bay Regatta Series is composed of three events:

The Brunei Challenge - SE Asia's longest passage race - scheduled to start each January shortly after the Singapore Straits Regatta.  Yachts will race 720 nm upwind into the prevailing Monsoon wind. The passage normally takes from five to eight days.

A local Brunei Bay Regatta  in Brunei Bay following the arrival of yachts in Brunei. The event is built around six days of fun racing and shore events in and around Brunei Bay. 

The Brunei to Philippines passage race. This event starts a few days after the local regatta around Brunei Bay. Another long passage race this 700nm event is planned to finish at Puerto Galera Yacht Club, on the island of Mindoro. RGYC may incorporate a local regatta to coincide with the arrival of yachts from Brunei.

Brunei Bay has always been the preferred anchorage on the west coast of Borneo. It provides the protection that facilitated the development of the sea-faring nation of Brunei - previously encompassing all of Borneo, the Philippines and Sulawesi - with it's almost seven hundred year history as the longest service family monarchy in the world. The Sultan of Brunei governs a now modern Brunei; with its unique mix of traditional and western lifestyles. 

Located half way along the sailing route between Singapore and the Philippines, Brunei Bay offers support services, anchorages and protected racing areas, plus access to visitor and recreation venues in Brunei, Sabah, Sarawak and Labuan.

January and February have reliable Monsoon winds of 12 to 25 knots from the North and North West along the west coast of Borneo. This is the traditional sailing passage from Singapore to Manila and Hong Kong during  December to March. Yacht crews can expect good sailing conditions. 

An active schedule of evening entertainment, shore outings and functions are planned in conjunction with the sailing. The programme includes official ceremonies, parties, dining out, live entertainment, and BBQs. 

Brunei has regular direct flights to Hong Kong, Manila, Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Jakarta and Bangkok. Crews and owners can fly in for the local regatta, and passage race crews can be rotated. Competent yacht maintenance services are available in Miri, Brunei, Labuan and Kota Kinabalu. There is no import duty on marine equipment in Brunei and Labuan. 
 

Famous for it's crystal clear waters, low cost cruising, great dive sites, inland rivers, offshore islands and unique onshore attractions, North West Borneo - Sarawak, Brunei, Sabah - and the southern Philippines, are a cruiser's delight, unaffected by congestion and excessive commercialisation.