E76 – PULAU BESAR TO PUTERI HARBOUR
Sailing away from Pulau Besar We started the morning with a sail out in light conditions, but the wind just wasn’t going to be enough to get us to Pulau Pisang before sunset, so the engine was reluctantly used again. We passed many fishing boats and nets along the...
E75 – PORT DICKSON TO PULAU BESAR
Departing PD World at Port Dickson We depart Port Dickson in calm conditions and motor for the first couple of hours. Eventually, we get a very light breeze and I turned off the engine and we managed to ghost along and sometimes sail at 4-5 kts to have a...
E74 – PANGKOR TO PORT DICKSON
Wrapped around the propeller As we departed Pangkor anchorage, we noticed that we weren’t getting the drive from the revs we should have seen and so we elected to re-anchor. I dived the prop and found a pile of plastic wrapped around the prop which must have happened after...
E73 – PENANG TO PANGKOR
Departing Straits Quay Marina We left Straits Quay Marina in the very early morning to catch the tide movement south and on the last half of a falling tide, but with plenty of water for the exit and headed south down the Passage between Penang and Butterworth and under...
E72 – LANGKAWI TO PENANG
Departing RLYC Langkawi We left the Royal Langkawi Yacht club in calm conditions and motored a short distance to the fuel barge to take on diesel. We only needed about 60 liters, but I like to take every opportunity to have our tanks pressed up. Coming alongside was easy,...
E71 – TELAGA HARBOUR MARINA TO SINGA BESAR
Heading to Singa Besar A quick trip to Singa Besar, about 10nm south of Telaga Harbor where we stumbled on the fortnightly cruising yachtie beach BBQ. Decision made – Australia ! While we were there, we were forced to make a decision to stay in SE Asia and risk...