Geo: 6.32, 99.85Back to Langkawi once more...Drew, Tommy and I headed round to the Royal Langkawi Yacht Club on arrival but it's all changed, tey've been knocking down buildings since we left and our favorite 'Charlie's Bar' is rubble. The Club has created another small bar at the swimming pool and although not bad, it's just not the same. Many of our friends have all left but one or two are still around so we have a quick beer and a catch up before heading into town for a room.This ended up an interesting night at the Nga Goya Hotel and nearby lady boy bars... ha ha the 'girls' were all over Drew who was absolutely loving it (I think he was really keen) although I can't say the same for Tommy... We pretty much had ... read more

Geo: 8.45, 98.53Finally...back out sailing.We've spent too long working on the boat, and it was great to finally be back out sailing and I mean properly sailing... no engine and the boys managed to get four of the sails up,the gib, fore sail, main and mizen, what a great experience.Our friend Tommy came to visit and was a great help to Drew on the boat, he has his own boat in Langkawi but it's getting repairs done so it's out of action for a while. We motored out of our anchorage at the Yacht Club and managed to get the sails up fairly soon after and headed down the channel and round to Phang Nga Bay which is just stunning, I mean incredibly stunning.The sailing was very relaxing with perfect conditions, a light wind of maybe ... read more

Geo: 7.97501, 98.3515I never thought in a million years I would be living on a William Gardiner designed 47ft vagabond yacht, she is really stunning... traditional in style and looks like a wooden boat even though she's fiberglass. Built in Taiwan she has one previous owner who lived on her for years and is a real classic but does need a lot of work. There is always plenty to do from the basic living on board stuff, cleaning, polishing, varnishing, stocking etc. to all the main safety and seaworthy jobs and we've got our work cut out. Although it wasn't my intention to stay on the boat once my passport arrived I guess Drew and I were having way too much fun and there was always something to do and he's really appreciated my help, you ... read more

Geo: 7.97501, 98.3515A friend from the Yacht Club was taking his boat from Phuket to Antwerp on a cargo ship, Sangtong and I ended up sailing to the ship with him to give him a hand with the ropes but I didn't realise what I was letting myself in for.We got on board at the marina, unfortunately Drew and Tony couldn't come as they had to sort out visas to remain in Thailand, so we wave them off and set off on 'Colonel' a stunning schooner and head south. The weather conditions were perfect but because Roel has packed all his boat up to be shipped there's no sailing involved but it's only a few hours journey to the ship anyway.On route there are lots of local fishermen in their long tail boats, they are scooping ... read more

Geo: 7.97501, 98.3515Yacht Haven is a beautiful marina situated in the north of Phuket, it's well protected with surrounding mainland and limestone islands and is close to Phang Nga bay which is stunning.The best thing about this marina is that they actually answer their radio... we get assistance coming in with someone showing us the berth and men at the dock to tie us off when we arrive, you never got that in Langkawi! Every dock has fire safety equipment, ladders to get back onto the dock and recycling bins, ahh it's the little things.A few friends from Langkawi are here too, Jim, Roel, Tony & Sangtong, John & Judy and it good catching up. They have chandelier shops, a local shop and coffee shop, the Haven rest bar, a gym and swimming pool, facilities and ... read more