Feb 20 Hi All, Yes, we are BACK onboard Mystic Moon….whoa….what a whirlwind of activity back in USA!!!! Let’s see…..what all did we do in USA…..well, we got there the 1st week in Dec……had a horrible time dealing with jet lag for 3-4 days but we did see Baby Kennedy the day we got back……oh … Read More →
Captain’s Log: Final blog for 2016
Nov 28 – Dec 5 Hi All, Wow….what a cruising year……the 2nd longest mileage one yet!! We left Bobbin Head Australia on April 29 and will fly back to California on Dec 5th….love the dateline thing going east….we leave 6:25pm Monday, connect in Hong Kong and get into SFO at 9:00pm Monday night……sweet as!!!! Final … Read More →
Captain’s Log: Langkawi to Yacht Haven Marina, Phuket Thailand
Nov 24-27 Hi All, We didn’t do too much in Langkawi…..it was very, very hot…..temps in the 90’s and heat index over 105* F…..arghhhhhh!! Both days we went out we were just drained in a few hours!!! The first day we did the duty free thing. Malaysia has 3 duty free islands and Langkawi is … Read More →
Captain’s Log: Penang to Langkawi
Nov 20-23 Hi All, We left Penang on Wednesday, Nov 23 for the 59nm run to Langkawi at 7:00am. A good run……seas <1′, winds 5-10kt mainly from the South but we did have one squall to the west that kicked up some wind/seas and we turned on the stabbies. But what was concerning were the … Read More →
Captain’s Blog: Pangkor to Penang
Nov 18-20 Hi All, We did leave Pangkor marina at 7amish on Saturday, November 19 for the 85nm run to Penang. We arrived a little after 5pm……8.4kt avg…..not too bad!!! The weather was very nice……it started with 10-15 kts from the SE so a little beamy but the seas were calm…..1-2′ chop. We did turn … Read More →
Captain’s Log: Port Dickson to Pangkor
Nov 14-18 Hi All, We left Admiral Marina in Port Dickson at 6:45am on Monday November 14……it was pretty dark as there were lots storm clouds all around us…..in fact it rained most of the morning!!! We made pretty good time……the tidal currents are big…..our speed ranged from 6.2-11.8 kts….yes, 11.8kts…..over a 3.5 kt favorable … Read More →
Captain’s Log: Puteri Harbor to Port Dickson
Nov 6-13 Hi All, Yep, that is what you do in the Sail Malaysia Rally…..go from marina to marina. We left Puteri Harbor Marina on Tuesday, November 8 at 6:45am…..right at sunrise…….had a delightful 80nm run the first day to just south of Muar. The 2nd day we went the remaining 64nm to Admiral Marina … Read More →
Captain’s Log: Singapore, Part 2
Oct 25-Nov 5 Hi All, We pick up the Singapore story on Day 3: The next day we did the Zoo. We picked this day as we thought it would have the best weather and we got it right….yippee!! November is a transitional month for SG weather…..from more rainy to less rainy but November can … Read More →
Captain’s Log: Singapore, Part 1
Oct 25-Nov 5 Hi All, We have just returned from Singapore from our 5D/4N mini-vacation back to Puteri Marina in Malaysia. Oh what a treat….we found Singapore to be a beautiful, modern, clean and vibrant city! Terrific food and wonderful, multicultural people! So glad we had the opportunity to visit it! When we first thought … Read More →
Crossing Singapore Straits
Oct 20-24 Hi All, Nongsa: Turned out to be not too much to do in Nongsa except relax. It rained a lot so it was just easier and very relaxing to stay inside with the AC on…..yes, AC heaven. We had several HH/dinners at the restaurant which was pretty good and on Sunday they had … Read More →