|
Date |
Position |
Avg. Speed |
Distance |
Avg.
Course |
Wind |
Weather |
Comments |
| 4/1/03 |
8°10.2'N
98°20'E |
4.5 |
15 |
300° |
NE
15 |
Clear |
Motor-sailed
to Yacht Haven, slip B22. |
| 1/1/03 |
8°14.9'N
98°29.6'E |
5 |
5 |
0° |
Light |
Ptly
Cldy |
Motored
to Ko Lang Aen; water very flat this far north in Phang Nga Bay |
| 31/12/02 |
8°13.6'N
98°31.3'E |
5 |
5 |
0° |
NE
5 |
Overcast |
Motored
in choppy seas to beautiful anchorage N. of Ko Hong. Celebrated New Year's
eve quietly. |
| 29/12/02 |
8°10.6'N
98°29.3'E |
5 |
8 |
0° |
NE
5-10 |
Cloudy |
Motor-sailed
to west side of Ko Phanak; anchored at south anchorage |
| 28/12/02 |
7°57.6'N
98°26.7'E |
5 |
5 |
90° |
5 |
Cloudy |
Exited
Boat Lagoon at high tide near end of day; brief encounter with shoal in
channel; anchored at Rang Yai |
|
Apr-Dec 02
Major
refit at Phuket Boat Lagoon, Phuket Thailand |
Langkawi,
Malaysia - Phuket, Thailand |
| 27/3/02 |
7°57.76'N
98°23.23'E |
5 |
4 |
270° |
SW
5 |
Clear |
Motored
into Phuket Boat Lagoon |
| 26/2/02 |
7°57.45'N
98°27.23'E |
5 |
25 |
297° |
SW
6-12 |
Clear |
Motored-sailed
to vicinity of Phuket Boat lagoon and then sailed back and forth before
anchored at Ko Rang Yai |
| 24/3/02 |
7°44.06'N
98°46.07'E |
5 |
30 |
315° |
W
4-6 |
Plty
Cldy |
Motor-sailed
to Ko Phi Phi Don, anchored on S side at head of bay |
| 23/3/02 |
7°22.52'N
99°17.19'E |
5.5 |
45 |
330° |
NE
6-10
SW 5-8 |
Clear |
Motor-sailed
by many small islands and fish traps on the way to Ko Muk |
| 22/3/02 |
6°40.21'N
99°37.89'E |
5.5 |
25 |
308° |
SW
5-12 |
Ptly
Cldy |
Motor-sailed
from the NE end of Langkawi round the wet cost of Tuataro and anchored
south of the ranger station |
| 19/3/02 |
6°25.04'N
99°51.93'E |
5 |
20 |
0° |
NE
10-15 |
Hazy |
Motored
around the east end of Langkawi, thru the Inner Channel to a snug
anchorage on the NE side known as Hole In The Wall |
| 18/3/02 |
6°19.13'N
99°50.56'E |
5 |
12 |
90° |
E
8-10 |
Clear |
Motored
to anchorage off Kuah Town |
| 13/3/02 |
6°11.15'N
99°47.29'E |
5 |
10 |
143° |
E
15-18 |
Clear |
Another
stay-over at Fresh Water Lake. |
|
Singapore to Langkawi,
Malaysia |
| 23/11/01 |
6°11.76'N
99°47.1'E |
5.5 |
10 |
200° |
NE
10-15 |
Clear |
Sailed
to a lovely anchorage at "Fresh water lake" |
| 19/11/01 |
6°11.4'N
99°50.6'E |
4 |
30 |
350° |
NE
8-12 |
Ptly
cldy |
Winds
lightened, we slowed down to avoid arriving at Langkawi before sunrise.
Islands are beautiful; reminded us of Marquesas. |
| 18/11/01 |
5°44.5'N
100°01'E |
6 |
40 |
322° |
NE
15-20 |
Clear |
Sailed
to windward with mizzen and headsails into choppy square waves with
helping current. Brilliant meteor shower all evening! Lots of
fishing boats around. |
| 15/11/01 |
5°24.6N
100°20.6E |
4 |
8 |
000° |
NE
8 |
Ptly
cldy |
Relocated
from an anchorage behind Jerejak island to Junk Anchorage near Georgetown
with easy access to the city by 'bumboat. Strong adverse current all day. |
| 14/11/01 |
5°18.8N
100°18.43E |
6.5 |
76
miles |
350° |
N-NE
4-8 |
Squalls
in am & PC |
Continued
sailing through the night with lots of lightning on both the Malaysia and
Indonesian side of the Malacca Strait. Finally a thunderstorm
wandered across |
| 13/11/01 |
4°07.9N
100°26.6E |
6.0
kts |
90
miles |
320° |
NE-NW
5 kts |
PC |
Left
Port Klang at 9am to do an overnight sail to Penang, Malaysia |
| 11/11/01 |
3°00.25N
101°23.3E |
6
kts |
56
miles |
303° |
5-10
kts. NW |
PC |
Left
Port Dickson and motor-sailed to Port Klang. Plan to stay 1 day
before moving on to Penang. |
| 31/10/01 |
2°28.5N
101°50.7E (Admiral Marina) |
6
kts |
45
miles |
300° |
4-8
kts. NW |
clouds/
shwrs |
Another
stormy night in the anchorage. Motored in light Northerly winds to
Admiral Marina, Port Dickson, Malaysia. Plan to stay here for about
6 days. |
| 30/10/01 |
2°6.39N 102°20.7E (Island
of Palau Besar in the Water Islands) |
5.5 |
65 miles |
300° |
5-18
kts.
25-30 kts. "Sumatra" squalls |
Squally/
clouds |
A horrendous night with "Sumatra"
winds in an exposed anchorage 3-4 ft. seas in anchorage and a rough start
that morning. Wind died in PM and we raced, motor-sailing, to the
island of Palau Besar |
| 29/10/01 |
1°28.42N
103° 15.45 E
(Island of Palau Pisang along Malaysia coast) |
5 kts |
35
miles |
300 |
2-10
kts. 30 kts. in "Sumatra" squalls |
PC/
Rain |
Left Singapore 0830 today and
sailed to Palau Pisang, a small group of islands near Malaysia
mainland. Uneventful except for a rain squall 1 hour
into trip. Cleaned bottom of boat with brushes and watched
dolphins play in the anchorage. |
