Greetings from Malaysia

[Ocean Sky]

Hi,

We are here in the steamy tropics, having had some sailing experience on friend's boats in the region we are on the lookout for something to call our own.

Simply to enjoy the cruising area Malaysia/Thailand for now ..and perhaps one day a little further afield.

Tending towards a smaller older Cat under 40' ,however not a lot of choice it seems in this part of the world other than perhaps the newer French ones.

Anyhow great to research and soak up fantastic information and experience on this forum.

Cheers!

[Steadman Uhlich]

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[Ocean Sky]

Thanks a lot Steady ..very helpful

[mikereed100]

The Phuket/Langkawi area is a great place to find a good deal on a used cruising boat. Many people end their cruise there as they do not want to risk the Red Sea and are intimidated by Southern Africa route. In addition to the brokers, check out the yacht club at Ao Chalong and Rebak. It never hurts to cruise the boatyards as well. Lots of custom cats in addition to production available if you look around.

[Ocean Sky]

Hi Mike

Many thanks for your information.

There are indeed a lot of monohulls available ,at quite good prices,although older multi's seem a lot harder to find.

My budget is ca. $ 100k. +/-

I check the broker's websites regularly ,and also do visit the marina's.

I am not adverse to a monohull although due to the hot humid weather and a lot of shallow water around the islands a multi would be our preference (especially the Admiral!)

[GordMay]

Greetings and welcome aboard the CF, Ocean Sky.

[Ocean Sky]

Originally Posted by GordMay

Greetings and welcome aboard the CF, Ocean Sky.

Thanks GordMay, all i need now is a boat!

[stu291]

Hi Ocean Sky
were you able to find the cat that you were looking for? I am thinking of doing something along the same lines next year (ooking for a less expensive catamaran) and would appreciate any tips you could give me, many thanks I'm I'm

[Ocean Sky]

Originally Posted by stu291

Hi Ocean Sky
were you able to find the cat that you were looking for? I am thinking of doing something along the same lines next year (ooking for a less expensive catamaran) and would appreciate any tips you could give me, many thanks I'm I'm

Hi Stu

apologies the late reply ,didn't visit this site much.

Yes ,we eventually purchased a Solaris Sunstream 12. How is your search going?