Hi We are a Canadian and a Filipina living in Manila we bought a yacht its open water cruiser only 29 foot anyways if you or anyone you know is in the Philippines and likes to sail maybe you could contact us we wud loves to learn how to pilot our yacht we are rookies we sail on shared expense basis at first doing some island hopping and then doing some open water trips to Bali, Thailand HK or wherever the winds take us can you join our adventure?? Or just some yachtie friends who can help some beginners with the ropes?? Cheers
Hi alex, food is better for long term storage here at phuket, the big supermarket just around from the roundabout has vegemite and other goodies, dried potato, etc. But langkawi is good for fuel and water.
as for charts, just get copies from the copy shop in kuah, the indian guys, a few good anchorages that avoid the sumatrans, bay of plenty and bankarus or treasure island are good. Most charts and chart plotters are out up there, maybe 2 nmiles? do not move at night near any hazards and be in a safe anchorage by 1400 hrs at the latest, time arrivals at bays for morning or mid afternoon, depending on the sun at that location, behind you!
Radar is the only tool at night that is safe, best to be well away from land at night.
The indian guys will give u all the good charts.
Cheaper to provision in kuah or banda Aceh than phuket, but little choice.
well, back to the repairs for me.
good luck Alex.
Hi alex, goos to hear from you again. i was using lytha at
cait
at indo.net.id
She is very, very good!
Please send me your email to
keithstirling
at hotmail.com
and I will email you all the guff? If you want?
cheers mate.