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 →
Monthly Archives: November 2016
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 →