Author Archives: John

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →