Monthly Archives: October 2016

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 →

Oct 16-19 Hi All, Ketawai: We made it to the anchorage around 4pm….86nm, 10.5 hrs, 8.2kt avg….not too bad!!! The conditions were fairly good….we had 5-15kts S-SW winds most of the time….pretty beamy……seas in the 1-2′ wind chop so not bad at all. From about 2pm on there were numerous squalls with thunder, lightning and … Read More →

Oct 8-15 Hi All, Well……not too much to report here at TG Kelayang. As we knew, the Rally has slowed way down…….not too many people are complaining (well, maybe a few) as it has been quite social, especially for the core Rally group (10-15 boats), and it has been a chance to catch your breath … Read More →

Oct 5-8 Hi All, We left the Kumai anchorage a day later than planned……on Thursday, Oct 6 @ 6:15am……and arrived at P. Bukulimau….about 6 nm NE from Manggar on Friday around 3pm……anchor down and passage beers open by 3:30pm……a run of 240nm, avg of 7.3kts….not too bad for the conditions. What happened to our trawler … Read More →

Oct 2-4 Hi All, The Kumai adventure continues……. Anchoring: oh my lord, this has been a most difficult anchorage for many boats including us. The challenge is the boats turn 180* 4x per day due to the tide changes which means the anchor hopefully resets…..and the current can run up to 4 knots….very challenging, especially … Read More →

Sept 26-Oct 2 Hi All, We did leave Bawean at 7am on Monday, Sept 26 for the overnighter to Kumai Kalimantan on the island of Borneo. There were squalls all around us for most of the morning but we found the only blue sky and had sun most of the day……that means it was HOT … Read More →