by Allen | Apr 7, 2025 | Updates
Nai Harn beach To be clear, Nai Harn Beach isn’t a party town – it’s the sort of place holidaymakers bask on the beach for a fortnight. But our reason for being here wasn’t to bake ourselves pink; it was for more practical purposes. We wanted...
by Allen | Apr 3, 2025 | Updates
Broken in Khelong Bay After almost 8 years of accident-free sailing deposited in the bank of good fortune, we were due for a fall, but this was a big one. We weren’t even sailing. Parked up at anchor near Chana Beach, Maria stepped outside to take a photograph...
by Allen | Mar 25, 2025 | Updates
Wind Dodging The wind was forecast to be all over the place after our visit to James Bond Island. So we ended up shuttling between Ko Phanak to shelter from the north-easterly winds and an anchorage near Ao Po Grand Marina to shelter from the westerlies (nice lunch in...
by Allen | Mar 3, 2025 | Updates
Ko Phanak In beautiful contrast to the clattering racket of Phuket Yacht Haven, we parked for the evening at Ko Phanak and took the dinghy over to the ‘bat cave’ further up on the west side of the island. Ko Hong The next morning, we sailed (and when I...
by Allen | Feb 26, 2025 | Updates
Rebak to Phuket Clearing out at Kuha was as smooth as one of Clooney’s Nescafe ads. After spending 20 minutes visiting the various officials at the Kuha ferry terminal, we were granted clearance and came away with the paperwork that allowed us to set sail for...
by Allen | Feb 16, 2025 | Updates
Johor It’s impossible to get to Pinetree Marina in Johor without almost circumnavigating Singapore to get there because, in 1919, someone decided to build a causeway between Singapore and Malaysia, with no way through it. And that causeway has a secondary...
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