70 FOREIGN SAILORS FOR LANGKAWI GEOPARK REGATTA

ALOR STAR (Malaysia), Jan 13 (Bernama) -- Seventy sailors representing eight countries have confirmed their participation in the KFC Langkawi Geopark International Regatta Perdana 2009 scheduled for five days in this northern island resort from Wednesday.

They are from Myanmar, Thailand, Qatar, Syria, India, England, Indonesia and
Hong Kong (China), Malaysian Yachting Association (MYA) general manager Mohd
Afendy Abdullah said Tuesday.

He said Thailand was sending 38 sailors, Myanmar 13, Qatar, India and
Indonesia four each, Syria three, and England and Hong Kong two each.

The competition offers five categories of events -- Optimist, Laser Full
Rig, Laser Radial, Laser 4.7, Int 420, Int 470 and Wind Surfing, he told
Bernama.

Mohd Afendy said 27 national sailors as well as 124 from northern states of
Kedah and Perak, state of Selangor, southern states of Johor, Melaka and Negeri
Sembilan, Federal Territories of Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya, East Malaysia state
of Sabah, the Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN) and the Penang Sports Council would
also compete in the event.

He also said that a fishing competition would be held on Friday and Saturday
alongside the regatta to draw more spectators.