Author Archives: stevephuket

The South East Asia Voyage of Babadudu   INTRODUCTION   In June 2009, the 40-foot sailing sloop Babadudu, crewed by Steve Lawrence and Marivic Gonzales, set sail for a six-month voyage through the Andaman and South China Seas.The course took … Continue reading →

  Port Klang to Singapore (30 June to 8 July 2009)   Tuesday 30 June 2009 The tide waits for no man, but man often waits for the tide, as indeed I am now doing at 14:00 hours on our … Continue reading →

  Saturday 15 August to Monday 17 August 2009 We say ‘farewell’ to the twin Perhantian islands just as the sun rises above the mountains, setting a course of 323 degrees for Koh Samui, 270 miles away in Thailand. At … Continue reading →

  Terengganu to Tioman (22 September to 5 October 2009)   Tuesday 22 September to Thursday 26 September 2009 Today (Tuesday 22 September) was the day we were to clear customs and immigration and then get underway, but it seems … Continue reading →

  Port Dickson to Phuket (20 October to 19 November 2009)   Tuesday and Wednesday 20 and 21 October 2009 With water and fuel tanks re-filled we slip into the very shallow water surrounding the entrance to Admiral Marina shortly … Continue reading →

  APPENDIX 1 Cruise Statistics   Total Miles Covered 3173 Total Number of cruise days 172 Total Number of days aboard (not including hotel nights) 167 Average distance covered for each day on board 19 Number of days moving at … Continue reading →

  APPENDIX 2   Cruise summary of dates, anchorages, distances   Date (all 2009)   Overnight anchorage Nights spent Total cruise nights Distance (nautical miles) Total NMs 2 June Koh Yao Yai 1 1 26 26 3-4 June Phi Phi … Continue reading →

  Date (all 2009)   Overnight anchorage Nights spent Total cruise nights Distance (nautical miles) Total NMs 2-7 July Singapore (Raffles M) 6 36 – – 8 July Sebana Cove (Malaysia) 1 37 48 690 9-11 July Sebana Cove Marina … Continue reading →

  Date (all 2009)   Overnight anchorage Nights spent Total cruise nights Distance (nautical miles) Total NMs 15-16 Aug AT SEA 2 76 271 1378 17-21 Aug Koh Samui 5 81 – – 22-23 Aug Koh Phangan 2 83 22 … Continue reading →