This past November, with two rallies, four countries and five thousand miles of sailing all in our wake, we were looking forward to winding down the season with some relaxed and easy cruising.
We had more than a month up our sleeves before we planned to fly back to New Zealand for our “summer break,” [...]
Approaching the “Hole in the Wall”
The cluster of 105 beautiful islands near the Malay-Thai border called Langkawi was the final destination of our rather loosely scheduled Southeast Asian “rally” that began in Darwin at the end of July. SailAsia, our sponsors, offered the entire rally fleet a week’s stay at the lovely Telaga Harbour Marina, [...]
Mention the Straits of Malacca to almost any sailor, and the first thing they are likely to say is “pirates!” This busy shipping lane certainly has a long-standing reputation as one of the world’s piracy hot spots, and rightfully so. But in recent years, apparently due to increased police patrols resulting from the cooperation of [...]
Continue reading about The Strait of Malacca to the Andaman Sea
We generally consider Jimmy Cornell’s World Cruising Routes (available on SetSail) to be the bible as it relates to planning our cruising routes. Heading north from Bali to Kalimantan and/or Singapore, Jimmy recommends heading back up the Lombok Strait, along the east coast of Bali. As expected, most of the yachts departing Bali before us [...]
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