“IT IS EXCITING, MEMORABLE, TRULY ENCHANTING,” THE HONOURABLE DANIEL SHIELDS, UNITED STATES AMBASSADOR TO BRUNEI.
The finishing line of this boat race is usually at the Brunei Royal Customs and Excise Wharf in Bandar Seri Begawan, formerly known as Brunei Week. The race categories include single sculling, doubles, teams of 20 participants and teams of 30 participants. The more rowers there are in one team, the further the race distance.
boat racing, and he often played the role of a handicapper which is similar to the task of a team captain. Because the race is held in the month of September, the name of this festival is no longer suitable and Berjanawari is not known. Since then, the name of this boat racing festival has been known as ‘regata’
In the 1950s, during the reign of the late Al-Marhum Sultan Haji Omar ‘Ali Saifuddien Sa’adul Khairi Waddien the boat race was held in the month of September to celebrate His Majesty’s birthday. The late Sultan was a keen
This regatta event was quite popular from the 1950s to the 1970s. However, because of reasons which could not be avoided, in the end it could no longer be organised.
In 2012, with warm welcome from citizens throughout the country, His Majesty
Seri Baginda Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu’izzaddin Waddaulah, Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan Negara Brunei Darussalam, was graciously pleased to decree that the celebration of this traditional event so dearly loved by the people of Brunei would be held again.
The celebration of this racing festival was given the new name ‘Brunei Darussalam Regata
The 2013 racing edition saw the participation of teams from Australia, Indonesia, Malaysia and the United States. The race categories were divided into 12 categories, namely traditional boat racing, four powerboat races, and two for passenger boat racing and jet ski each-
Source: MUHIBAH, the Royal Brunei Airlines in-flight magazine, 2014 Jan-Feb, pages 54-54. Printed in Bahasa Melayu and translated into English for this site; text recovered from the scanned page by OCR and lightly corrected.
