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| 6º 21.438' N | 99º 40.614' E | Sea Monkey | Well we arrived in Langkawi. I think we broke a record as well. We did a whopping 120nm ( approx. 230km) in 47 hours. That's an average of about 2.5kn or nearly 5 km/h. Don't worry we didn't get the speed wobbles. In fact at stages we where becalmed so out in the middle of the ocean with no land in sight the kids and I decided it was high time for a swim. We did plenty of jumping off the front of the boat and getting back on again at the back. With no engine it was very peaceful and relaxing but we did have to concentrate as when the boat was moving we needed to make sure it kept moving and in the right direction. When we where only 16 nm from getting to Langkawi we ran out of wind again and starting drifting backwards towards an island. We through out the anchor for a few hours until there was a bit more wind again and kept going. The final 16nm took us another 8.5 hours. We ended up hiring a car and going over to Kuah and doing our check in, this is the simplest and cheapest place to check in anywhere in Asia so far and can all be done in less than an hour. Today we took along walk up the hill to a fantastic waterfall with great rock pools and rock slides. We had a ball and then came back and chilled out. | about 7 years ago | Show |
| 7º 46.38' N | 98º 17.946' E | Sea Monkey | Sometimes I look back at my dinghy racing days and think how much fun it was, the mates and the rides where awesome. Today and last night I was looking back at it from a different point of view. A "thank f#*% I learnt to sail very well" point of view. As we had no engine we have been having to sail the boat everywhere even onto the anchor in a tight anchorage with the wind coming straight down the middle. We where ducking underneath cruising yachts and having to squeeze over the top of mega yachts. I am sure some of them where shitting themselves and wandering what are these idiots up to. But we made it here safely without incident apart from the fact that with no engine and not much sun we haven't been able to charge our batteries very well. So last night we had the chart plotters, depth sounder, compass, autopilot and all navigation lights turned off. It looks like the batteries have now collapsed, so we are going it the old style way. Anyway here at Nai Hairn bay Phuket we can get some money and food and a new battery and some rest and be ready for the next lot of wind to get us back to Langkawi Malaysia. | over 7 years ago | Show |
| 9º 25.53' N | 97º 53.622' E | Sea Monkey | Well after having a fantastic time at Ko Phayam it was time to make a move. The moving was going to be awfully slow from now on until we get back to Penang. It's sailing for us all the way from anchor to anchor and no anchor winch. The engine has called it a day for the moment and I can't fix it. I have had the heat exchanger, raw water pump, fresh water pump, exhaust elbow and exhaust manifold all off and try and work out the problem. I have managed to get grease from a'hole to breakfast trying to sort the problem but with no luck. We are now relying on Sarah's least favorite sail (the spinnaker) to trundle us along to our next anchor point. We made it through to the Surin Islands, what a beautiful place pristine beaches, clear water and no rubbish. But guess what, you are not allowed on the beaches. Well we didn't know this and you aren't allowed to make fires either. But guess what else. We did both. So you know what happened, we got our pictures taken and then got reported to the park ranger. We copped a fine for the Conrad's and us. Eventually after a long period of time of emptying our wallets and sitting and waiting, we paid 3500TBT about 140AUD. With all the rules for the park I can't quite work out why anyone really goes there because theoretically you can't go ashore apart from at the rangers station. Anyway, we will have to find another place to let off the last of our crackers. | over 7 years ago | Show |
| 9º 45.66' N | 98º 24.282' E | Sea Monkey | Well this is officiallly pretty close to our favorite stop since leaving Australia. We have had many absolutely fabulous stops but this place has been amazing. The people are very friendly, the food is reasonably cheap and tastes fantastic compared to most other places. The vibe is so chilled out sometimes you have to wake the bar staff up to get you your drink and it's cool to send your 8 year old to get you the next Mojito and there aren't many tourists at all. The water is pretty clear and a lovely temperature. Two days ago we got a massive cod from a local fisherman and managed to have left overs after feeding 9 of us. We had birthday cake from another cruising family who's son had his 5th birthday. We sit at the hippy bar and watch the sun set. The hippy bar is something you would expect to see in Pirates of the Caribbean Dave Jones' Locker. Google it "hippy bar Ko phayam". It has to be one of the best buildings I have ever seen. The imagination to create this is awesome. All built with drift wood and tsunami junk. We can sit there and stare at Myanmar as well. Anyway tomorrow we leave for the Surin Islands for 4 days and then head back to Phuket. | over 7 years ago | Show |
| 9º 13.206' S | 98º 18.066' E | Sea Monkey | Well a little change in plans that we had a shortish day. The wind started to pick up on the nose again so we decided to take a scenic route. We went in a river entrance and the followed it northfor about 15nm. It reminded us a lot like the Hinchenbrook channel in northeast Queensland. Stopped at the end just before it exited and dropped anchor. The kids and franz and I went for a swim the water was a bit cooler with very strong current. Syd seems to have some attraction to jellyfish as she got done again very Badly around her foot and ankle and also her wrist and arm up to her elbow. Anyway, she's alright, it was pretty painful but she seems ok now. The little bastards are still stinging her but she's not to concerned. | over 7 years ago | Show |
| 8º 34.464' N | 98º 13.164' E | Sea Monkey | Had a very slow and painful day. Left Phuket early with the intention of doing an overnighter to get to the Myanmar border. The going was so slow into a headwind with Chop that we stopped early and spent the night in a river inlet hiding with our tails between our legs. For long periods our average speed was just over two knots. Hop the next stretch will be better. | over 7 years ago | Show |
| 7º 45.0' N | 98º 45.954' E | Sea Monkey | So we had two nights at Ko Phi Phi, the weather turned out to be really shitty for 2 days so we stayed in our nice comfortable anchorage and enjoyed the peace and stability of not rolling. I still got up a couple of times and watched out for the catamaran that seemed to be reanchorimg every few hours as we was consistently dragging anchor. We went ashore in the pouring rain and thought we might have a quiet time on the island with the amount of rain. Well we had a great walk all over the place and ate some very nice Thai food. After the walk sarah, Franz, Indi and I went off and had massages and then followed this up with coffee'S, cakes and for Indi pizza. Turned out to be a nice despite the weather, the lack of heat was a welcome brake. We enjoyed just sitting around and watching the world going on around us. All the westerners thoroughly enjoying their buckets of spirits or beer and looking like they had seen better days. We enjoyed the really bad singing and where relieved when we where back at the boat and not standing in front of the speakers for the party. | over 7 years ago | Show |
| 7º 44.928' N | 98º 45.996' E | Sea Monkey | After another bloody rolly night we cracked the shits and left early. We found a nice island on the way and decided to stop for a sleep for a few hours. After 1 1/2 hours we got annoyed by another park ranger and asked for national park fees. So we said "HELL NO" and got moving again. We have now anchored at Ko Phi Phi and just made it in time before the mother of all storm fronts came through. Anyway all went well and we hope to have a good night. | over 7 years ago | Show |
| 7º 21.564' N | 99º 17.514' E | Sea Monkey | After leaving early and heading off to Ko Muk to catch back up with the Conrads, we arrived at the cave and were greeted by the National Parks officers. We didn't even have our anchor down and they where wanting us to pay THB400 for the provelidge of anchoring. This was after we paid THB900 18hoirs prior as we where at another island. I told them that I wasn't going to drop my anchor and wouldn't be paying. We went around the corner to the resort and anchored there and all was ok. Franz, Sarah,Indi and I went for a walk to the village, it was about 2.5 km. It was very nice and a slow vibe on the island. We found a restaurant on the way and decided to have dinner there with everyone. So after swimming, having sundowners and finishing off making my bread we went to the restaurant for dinner. We got there by abit before 7 and ordered our drinks and our food. By 9 we still hadn't eaten and where sick of watching all others arrive with groups of 2-4 and get there meals and pay and leave before us. A few words were said and we where assured that they would get onto our meals straight away. The kids meals came, Sarah's came with off prawns and got sent back. Mine eventually came but by this time it was after 9.30 and we still had 3 meals missing the kids where finished and the other where sick of waiting. So we cracked the shits and put more than enough money down to cover the bill and walked off, pissed. We where on the road walking away when the husband came running after us threatening to call the police and get them to sort it out. I said that was fine and so went back to deal with the cook who was carrying on and her husband. The other people in the restaurant had been seeing the schamozel going on and went quiet and kept watching. The poor 13yr old daughter was told to sort it as mum and dad where to busy carrying on like pork chops. The came to our table and saw the money sitting there, tallied it all up and then said we paid to much. I told her it was fine and not to worry about the change. I walked off to catch up to the others who where gone. The daughter came running after me to give me the change and wouldn't accept it. Anyway. We all went back to the boat not hungry anymore after waiting so long and proceeded to fall asleep. | over 7 years ago | Show |
| 7º 12.99' N | 99º 3.714' E | Sea Monkey | We left Ko Ra Wi fairly early and headed for Ko Rok Nai. We have been here before but we wanted to catch up with some friends that we went to Sumatra with, Leigh and Milky. After a longish day with a lot of good sailing we pulled up at the islands and rested while we waited for Dreamtime to arrive. There was another Morgan Out island yacht like ours but a 51footer on a mooring. The owners had left the boat and gone for a snorkel. While they did this I watched them snap there mooring and start drifting off to an anchored catamaran. It was only about 5m away from hitting when a local boat came and quickly tied a tow line to it and dragged it into deep water. They then had to wait for the owners to come back from there snorkel before they could let go. Leigh and milky came over abit later a we had a great catch-up over some snacks and drinks. | over 7 years ago | Show |
| 6º 32.85' N | 99º 14.286' E | Sea Monkey | We had a very cruisey day getting from Ko Lipe to Ko Ra Wi. Had a friend recommend going here and right he was. The anchorage was a bit rolly at night as we tend to roll a lot. For any of you that don't know what that is, it's like trying to sleep in a giant hammock that has no sides so you can fall out. While you are trying to hang on in your sleep you are listening to the plates, cups, books, onions, condiments, cordial bottles, laptops, iPads, knives, forks, boom, oranges, cables inside the mast and anything else that literally hasn't been bolted or screwed in place slightly adjusting its place every 2 seconds, as it to say that they are not comfortable sleeping on that side. Anyway it was only the sleep that wasn't great. We went with the Conrads less Franz and Syd (they had the bug now) to shore. We found a fresh water creek and decided to try and track it up the hill a bit and find some rock pools to muck around in. First off we tried a walking track we found. Pretty over grown not to many people go there I think. Some how I got sent up the front to find all the spots where there where ants. The bastards had enormous nippers and got lock jaw. Some times I found them by having up to 10 of them stuck on me. I them would jump around like an idiot laughing slapping my feet trying to get them off. Shit they hurt. Indi got done as well and froze in the middle of a nest, only to move by me yanking him out of there. Max got stuck on the other side and froze up. Saying that he just couldn't do it anymore. So some fool had to go and piggy back him through the nest. I'll let you guess who the fool was. After this we went and found the pools and had a great times for a couple of hours. We will be going back even if it is only as day stop the water and creek was just superb. | over 7 years ago | Show |
| 6º 29.148' N | 99º 18.186' E | Sea Monkey | Happy new year to all. Hope you all had a great New Years. Ours was not short of adventure (surprise,surprise). We anchored in the small main bay of Koh Lipe Pattaya beach. We arrived fairly early and got our check in into Thailand sorted and then went for massages. It was a great day and we had managed to sail from Langkawi all the way. The bay was nice and protected but it was busy. Later that night while we where over on Conrad for New Years drinks the wind changed direction and we then started to have swell coming into the anchorage and it was very rolly and not comfortable at all. By about 9.30 we had had enough of this and then went back to sea monkey where we proceeded to pull up the anchor and relocate to another anchorage. We went straight over the other side of the island where there was a nice breeze and flat water. By this time we had all had enough and decided to go to sleep after watching some tv. It turned out to be be a crappy night for me as I picked up Indi's bug and ended up with vomiting and diarrhea. Anyway hope you all had a great night and all the best for the new year. | over 7 years ago | Show |
| 6º 19.212' N | 99º 50.382' E | Sea Monkey | Well we had an easy day where we only did about 20nm from Pulau Raya to Kuah Langkawi. It was quite pleasant sail but still had the motor running as it was pretty tight to windward and we needed to charge the batteries. After arriving in Kuah we quickly got the dinghies ready and headed off to shore. We needed a few supplies and cheap alcohol. Indi and I also got some new shorts and we did our checkout. The whole lot customs, immigration and harbour master went slow for Langkawi but still only took 1 1/4 hours. Had a great local lunch and then really nice Indian for dinner. | over 7 years ago | Show |
| 6º 3.9' N | 100º 2.574' E | Sea Monkey | Had a good night at Pulau Raya. After 4 weeks in the marina I had an inch thickbarnacles on the propeller. After half an hour of scrapping all was good. We all had a good swim with the kids from both the boats doing plenty of snorkeling. | over 7 years ago | Show |
| 5º 48.534' N | 100º 9.636' E | Sea Monkey | On the road again. I just can't wait to get back on the road again. Well we have actually gone again this time off to Phuket slowly, where we pick up my mum and then we will slowly head off to the Myanmar border island hoping along the way. Eventually back in Penang in about 6 weeks time. | over 7 years ago | Show |
| 5º 27.486' N | 100º 19.02' E | Sea Monkey | Well we have made it back to Penang. All together again. Sarah is going well now that she is out of hospital. The kids have dealt with a rat emergency and the boat is safe and sound. We had a total of 63 hours where at times we motored and other times we motor sailed. We had a lot of time where we had current against us but Steve who came and helped me and I managed to have a great time catching up. So now it is time to rest up for about 4 weeks before our friends from Conrad come and we hit the road again. | over 7 years ago | Show |
| 5º 53.022' N | 95º 19.32' E | Sea Monkey | Arrived in Sabang last night after 2 nights non stop. All went well. Watched a lot of movies and started the walking dead TV series again. Really enjoyed the radar through these nights picks up unlit and no AIS barges and tugs and you can watch what the rain squalls are doing. Steve has arrived and we are nearly checked out of Sabang so hopefully leaving tomorrow for Penang. | over 7 years ago | Show |
| 4º 25.122' N | 95º 32.658' E | Sea Monkey | Slowly making our way back to Sabang. Dreamtime and I are about 4nm apart and just taking it easy. Had a few strong rain and wind squalls last night but nothing to bad. All is good. | over 7 years ago | Show |
| 2º 28.884' N | 96º 23.058' E | Sea Monkey | Sitting Sinabang for another couple of hours and then Dreamtime and I will head off together straight through to Sabang. Yesterday I had a long day starting at 4am and finishing at 8.30 it was a 75nm day so was pretty slow with tide against most of the way. It was pretty easy though with nearly no wind. | over 7 years ago | Show |
| 1º 24.138' N | 97º 10.494' E | Sea Monkey | Well we turned around and headed south west back to Lahewa on Pulau Nias. Sarah needs to get to a hospital as it looks like she might have malaria. So her and the kids are on a plane today back to Penang and I am going to wait a few days and then start to head back to Banda Aceh and then on to Penang on my own. It is not what any of us want but we have to make sure that we are all staying as healthy and safe as possible. Hopefully we are all back together in a couple of weeks. | over 7 years ago | Show |
| 2º 17.532' N | 97º 18.972' E | Sea Monkey | After a cruisey day of only 15 NM we stopped at a little island with a very small resort. It's all closed down at the moment as the season has finished. All ready for an early start to make our way over to Simeleu and then keep going for a double overnighter back to Sabang just off Banda Aceh. | over 7 years ago | Show |
| 2º 4.104' N | 97º 20.874' E | Sea Monkey | Arrived in Calm Bay 4 days ago and just took it easy. None of us were 100% so we just rested mainly. Had our friends from Dreamtime arrive 2 days ago so have been out exploring all through the mangroves. Racing each other through the little creeks. Quite often we had to duck branches and fallen trees, quite often there where trees just under the surface. One of them we didn't notice until it was to late and the kids and I went flying through the air as the whole dinghy got launched skyward. We took Leigh's brothers drone out and went looking for monkeys to feed bananas with from the drone but couldn't find any. Had our last supper last night of fresh fish, lobsters and vegetable lasagna. Was a great way to end our time with them a couple of months when we catch up again. | over 7 years ago | Show |
| 1º 37.188' N | 98º 35.058' E | Sea Monkey | Well after a long day leaving at 4am we arrived at 6.30 last night to an incredibly quiet and pretty anchorage. The whole day had been rain and little wind mostly from where we wanted to go. We ended up anchoring in 32m deep and this was only about 100m from the edge of a reef. After the long day and tiredness we didn't really feel like going to find anywhere else that was maybe shallower. We had a fantastic night and left at 8.30 this morning to go through to the village of Sibloga. This is where we hope to get our fridge part and plenty of restocking so that we can head back to the Banyaks. | over 7 years ago | Show |
| 3º 35.862' N | 98º 49.854' E | Sea Monkey |
So we managed to clear out of the hospital yesterday after 6.5 hours but that messed up our plans to get back to Sarah and Indi and we missed our flight. So we spent the night with a friend on her boat and managed to catch up quickly with many friends. We left the boat early in the hope of being able to string the flights together to get all the way back at a reasonable time. But sometimes it all goes to shit. We managed to make it to Medan and now we are sitting in an airport hotel for the night. We have managed to get an early flight so hope to get back by lunch. Will be good to see Sar and Indi and we know they will be happy to see us after there adventures of recent. 3 nights ago they went out for dinner with some friend and as they went to leave the restaurant some local came at them with a knife. Sar and Indi ran back to the restaurant while Milky ran the other way. Leigh from Dreamtime kept the knife man occupied so that the girls where ok. Sar and Indi also had a bit of extra entertainment in the restaurant but nothing that some screaming and yelling didn't sort out quickly. This is the first time we have had anything happen on any of our travels. This is a predominantly Christian village and you can notice the difference. It doesn't feel as comfortable or welcoming. But anyway it's all part of the adventure. | over 7 years ago | Show |
| 5º 25.374' N | 100º 18.948' E | Sea Monkey | Well you might be thinking this Lat and Long are wrong but NO you are wrong. Syd and I have had to rush back to Penang to get her into a hospital. She has picked up salmonella from somewhere along the way. She is picking up well and we hope to be flying back maybe tomorrow. | over 7 years ago | Show |
| 0º 33.348' N | 97º 49.56' E | Sea Monkey | Had a shit night night last night. Rolling all over the place with some big squals. Dreamtime our friends dragged anchor about 200m. The surf charter boats shifted in the middle of the night. I took the boat around to the village where it was nice and flat while the kids had surfing lessons with Sarah mucking around where they were. Much better here so will take the local bemo around to the surf tomorrow. | over 7 years ago | Show |
| 0º 34.374' N | 97º 44.37' E | Sea Monkey | Made it to Lagundri Bay the southern end of Nias Island. The kids are booked in for surf lessons for the next three days so hopefully they go well and then we will head of to some other islands with no people. Then they can have a surf as well as Sarah and I. Came back to the boat in the pitch black as there are rain squalls all the time. Going full tilt following the track I got told to take by the surf school guy we ran straight into a fishing net. Wrapped around the prop so tightly that I couldn't move the engine. Ended up having to jump in to the net and swim the boat back the other way and then try and undo the net. Ended up tearing the net to get it off but shit happens and we got free. | over 7 years ago | Show |
| 0º 50.688' N | 97º 22.944' E | Sea Monkey | Arrived at Pulau Bugi around lunch time. Had a good sail for about 2/3 of the 28nm and then the famous Sumatran storms came through with pretty much only rain and no wind. Was a complete black out agin with only about 100m visability all around. Great fun going through narrow reefs and tracking through the assorted islands. The charts really are shit but what can you do. Any way we have a lovely anchorage and will most likely go for a swim in the morning and see if we can get any lobsters for tomorrow's dinner. | over 7 years ago | Show |
| 1º 15.384' N | 97º 14.52' E | Sea Monkey | Arrived at Afulu after an early start and then a slow patch motoring into winds and swell for a couple of hours around the top of Nias. Had to have a rest day yesterday as we attempted to leave around 10am before getting caught by harbour master. Both Dreamtime and is managed to get about 2 miles away from the anchorage when a Sumatran squall came through with at least 40kn of wind and complete black out from rain. The plotters where no good as they where saying we where traveling overland the only consolation was Ovital app and the already safe route we had already made. We turned around and went back to same place according to the vow and anchored. Wasn't all that bad as we ended up going to a small lobster and bug far wet and had another good meal of fresh seafood. | over 7 years ago | Show |
| 1º 24.15' N | 97º 10.434' E | Sea Monkey | Had a very cruisey day motor sailing to the northern end of Pulau Nias. After having spent an awesome 4 days between bay of plenty and calm bay surfing,fishing messing around with friends and swimming we have now stopped in a little village to get money and fruit and vegetables. And will hopefully head off tomorrow before we see any officials so we don't get caught up with officialdom (blah de blah and selfies). | over 7 years ago | Show |
| 2º 17.802' N | 97º 24.366' E | Sea Monkey | 0800 Well we have arrived at the Banyaks. We will be spending the next 5-6 weeks hanging around these islands. This is one of the two biggest villages in the group of islands so we hope to do some shopping, get water and maybe do some washing but we will see. Anyway all went well for motor sailing with not much breeze and low engine revs. Do have a small engine oil leak that will need to be sorted when back in Penang just have to keep an eye on it. | over 7 years ago | Show |
| 3º 13.002' N | 96º 46.494' E | Sea Monkey | 1800 Having another good day. Some times sailing sometimes motor sailing bit overall making good ground to banyaks. Expect to be there around daylight tomorrow. Haven't seen many boats at all but early on many fishing boats. | over 7 years ago | Show |
| 4º 8.166' N | 96º 8.148' E | Sea Monkey | Had a good day today left Calang and made it to Moulaboh about 50nm. Spent most of the time above 6kn motor sailing into light head winds. Went ashore at Moulaboh to few more supplies. What an ugly little industrial commercial town but the people as usual where lovely. Setting off early and doing an overnight we straight through to Pulau Banyak to catch up with some friends again. | over 7 years ago | Show |
| 4º 39.612' N | 95º 33.624' E | Sea Monkey | After having a nice rest day yesterday and going to see the 2004 tsunami remnants and museum in Banda Aceh today we had a very cruisey day and knocked over about 55nm to make it to a little village of Calang. Planning to leave early again tomorrow. | over 7 years ago | Show |
| 5º 21.018' N | 95º 14.262' E | Sea Monkey | Well f### me. We made it a total of 42 nm in 12.5 hours that's a glorious average of 3.36kn. To give you an idea I can walk faster, swim faster(for a short time). And I can do that without sitting through Sumatran squalls, pissing down rain or fighting currents where you tack through 120deg, and I wouldn't even loose my favorite hat. The last good ironman one. Anyway we are safe and still and tired. | over 7 years ago | Show |
| 5º 52.884' N | 95º 15.378' E | Sea Monkey | Moved to the other side of the channel behind Pulau Rubia. Very beautiful here with about 15-20m underwater vis. It is all a protected fish habitat so no anchoring or fishing and it shows. There are an enormous amount of fish, not a lot of coral here so they have made a playground under water which includes swings, tables and chairs and parked cars. Went out for amazing Italian last night, the best we have ever had and it was in Indonesia. If it is any concelation the chef is an an expat Italian. Was expensive but worth it. Cost us $30 for a shared entre, mains and drinks. So not that bad really. | over 7 years ago | Show |
| 5º 53.406' N | 95º 19.2' E | Sea Monkey |
Still in Sabang. Spent the day getting driven around the island in a side cart on a motorbike for the 4 of us. Had a great time honking everyone and slapping cows on the arse as we go past. Drank coconuts and pineapple juices at some amazing hillside cliff cafes. Also went to a volcano that just has geysers coming out of the ground and the lovely smell of sulfur(rotten eggs).Tomorrow back to markets get washing and then off for a few days to the other side of the island for snorkeling and maybe surf but I doubt that one. | over 7 years ago | Show |
| 5º 53.358' N | 95º 19.254' E | Sea Monkey | Shifted anchorage this morning to the center of town and did all the formalities. Immigration, quarantine, customs and harbour master took a total of 7 hours. Bloody long but for them I am sure they take there time so they get to spend more time with the Bullae. It wasn't so bad as I got to watch one of the customs officers in his full uniform and jacket racing his mate to get out of the dinghy and onto SeaMonkey to get the first selfie end up crashing into the bay and left hanging onto the side of the boat in the water from waist down. Hmmmmm quite amusing. Anyway tomorrow will be starting to get the boat ready to go again as we are heading for the islands surfing in the next few days. | over 7 years ago | Show |
| 52º 24.18' N | 95º 18.642' E | Sea Monkey | Holly shit we made it into Sabang in the dark with no moon after going over a couple of headlands and an island (according to out chart plotters) lucky we have our free Ovital App that actually is correct. A bit challenging when you can't see and the wind is blowing 25-30kn. Anyway we made it. It feels good after having shitty current most of the day and then ending it with a power reach averaging 8.5kn and reaching up to 9.8kn. Not to bad for an old bath tub.
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| 25º 33.06' N | 96º 8.622' E | Sea Monkey | Left our little hideaway at 0030 this morning. Still had a some sloppy swell left over and little bit of wind fr believe it or not straight on the ....ing nose. Not where it was supposed to be coming from bit luckily it was reasonably light. It has been slow progress most of the day averaging close 4kn against current. The last couple of hours have seen the average pick up again and we are back to 5.2kn apart from when we cross current streams and there's a shit load of them. Not real sure if we will make Sabang tonight or if we will stop at Banda Aceh. In any case we expect to make it there tomorrow all things going well.
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| 14º 39.66' N | 97º 1.878' E | Sea Monkey | Still in the same place. Decided after looking at the weather maps that we might try and leave it one more day And go early (3am) tomorrow morning. Just happened to be looking out to sea yesterday afternoon and saw a sail boat goin by about 10nm off shore. Thought it could be our friends that left at the same time but from Penang. Tried calling on the radio and it was Dreamtime. They had had the shit beat out of them for quite some time and decided to come and join our sanctuary. We will both leave at the same time. Had a visit from the navy officer and a number of fisherman in their beautiful boats. All went ok as long as we don't get off the boat as we aren't cleared in yet and their are no clear in facilities here. | over 7 years ago | Show |
| 14º 39.66' N | 97º 1.878' E | Sea Monkey | And then it turned to shit. Very quickly it built to 20-25kn on the nose with seas up to 4m. We did this for about 2 hours and then decided that it sucked and let's find somewhere to stop flor the night. We ended up running with it for 20nm and went to a port. Quite interesting when you know the charts aren't good you haven't researched it thoroughly and it's dark. Anyway all went well so we anchored off and started the process this morning of drying everything out.a bit of water through leaky windows that where underwater and now we have lost a few things such as GOPRO. So insurance going to get a workout. Anyway will leave here tomorrow early and head up for Sabang. | over 7 years ago | Show |
| 5º 37.038' N | 96º 54.558' E | Sea Monkey | We decided to go through a sushi drive through today. And the story
Went a bit like this. We where sailing to windward hard on the nose in about 12kn of wind. 25NM from the nearest land a small 25' brightly painted boat comes racing straight for us. Big smiles on both boats we agree on the price of 2 yellow fin tuna for $5 AUD. We didn't stop they didn't stop I put the money in a zip lock bag and hand over the money and they hand over the fish. In less than than 5 mins. we had our fresh sashimi and kept going. Never once did we touch the autopilot. The fish are all cleaned and we decided to pack the trawling line away for another extended rest. Anyway all going well we are getting closer. Seeing lots of ships and again fantastic weather. | over 7 years ago | Show |
| 5º 41.526' N | 97º 35.136' E | Sea Monkey | Awesome night motor sailing with full moon almost as much visibility as daytime. Dodged our way through a number of small storm cells without getting any rain on the boat. Reef in and then reef out. This morning had first sight of Sumatra and are currently 27nm off the coast traveling parallel. | over 7 years ago | Show |
| 5º 56.112' N | 98º 41.91' E | Sea Monkey | 70nm from Langkawi full moon hiding behind some clouds. Seas have flattened out and we are still motor sailing to windward in 8kn of breeze. Syd has nearly finished her book. Indi is busy with lego and reading Harry potter. Sarah is chilling out and I am making dinner. | over 7 years ago | Show |
| 6º 9.456' N | 99º 26.52' E | Sea Monkey | Left Langkawi 0730 currently motor sailing in 8-10kn WNW in other words dead on the nose. Beautiful day clear skies about 1-1.5m swell | over 7 years ago | Show |
| 6º 18.708' N | 99º 50.52' E | Sea Monkey | All ready to leave Langkawi heading for Sumatra tomorrow morning early. Testing sending position with sat phone. | over 7 years ago | Show |
| 6º 18.702' N | 99º 50.7' E | Sea Monkey | Arrived in Langkawi 1845 yesterday. Had a quiet trip breeze dropped out so
motored 3/4 of the way. Hit a big log floating log under the surface made a hell of a bang but all ok. Engine went well so happy with that. Will do a brief run over tomorrow and check for anything unusual but at the moment all looks ok. | over 7 years ago | Show |
| 6º 18.702' N | 99º 50.7' E | Sea Monkey | Just gone through harbour master, customs and immigration ready for leaving
country. Had a little problem because we couldn't get the harbour master clearance in Penang as they had moved office and where on holidays. But in the end a smile sorted it all eventually. | over 7 years ago | Show |
| 5º 32.88' N | 100º 16.734' E | Sea Monkey | Left Penang 0800 this morning heading for Langkawi. Hope to give engine a good shakedown after replacing the water pump and heat exchanger. Calm day with seas up to about 1 m at times. Light easterly so have headsail out only Sarah sleeping kids watching tv and everyone happy and relieved to have left Penang. | over 7 years ago | Show |
| 5º 27.492' N | 100º 18.858' E | Sea Monkey | Lunch time and testing | over 7 years ago | Show |
| 5º 27.474' N | 100º 18.84' E | Sea Monkey | Straits Quay | over 7 years ago | Show |
