Posted in News Events, Photographs, Uncategorized, Video, tagged America Cup, Broken Boat, Coutts, Crash, Kiwi, Racing, Russell, Russell Coutts, Sailing, Smash on August 25, 2012| Leave a Comment »
Yeah Russel..heaps of room…
Well hang on there Russell a bit to the left mate ….
Nah the other left you daft Kiwi……
Ouch……Akward….
Oops…..give us me Bow back Mate !
You can see the Video of it all at
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YxZ9P5FCGNI&feature=g-u-u
and
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p0li5rH_2j0&feature=share&list=PL59BD5480A8795C5F
No sleep for the shore team !
Posted in News Events, Photographs, Updates, tagged Barry-Cotter, Gold Coast, Maritimo, Maritimo 48, Riviera on June 21, 2012| Leave a Comment »
GARTH CORBITT (CEO) – PRESS SPEECH THURSDAY 24TH MAY 2012
GOOD MORNING & WELCOME EVERYONE LET ME START BY SAYING THAT THE MARITIMO TEAM IS ‘REVVED UP” ABOUT THIS YEARS BOAT SHOW AND WE HAVE GOOD REASON TO BE. THERE HAVE BEEN SOME EXCITING AND SIGNIFICANT DEVELOPMENTS WITHIN THE MARITIMO ORGANISATION OF WHICH I WILL ELABORATE ON SHORTLY. IT’S NO SECRET THAT MARITIMO ALREADY BOASTS AN ENVIABLE REPUTATION IN THE LUXURY BOAT MARKET, HOWEVER, FAR FROM BEING COMPLACENT, WE ARE DETERMINED TO BUILD UPON OUR SUCCESSFUL HERITAGE AND FIRMLY ENHANCE OUR POSITION AS THE PREMIER AUSTRALIAN BOAT BUILDER. AS A COMPANY, MARITIMO HAS EMBARKED ON A SIGNIFICANT JOURNEY OF REFLECTION AND RIGOROUS SELF-ASSESSMENT OVER THE PAST 9 MONTHS, HOWEVER, IT IS ONLY THE BEGINNING, AS WE CONTINUE TO RE-ESTABLISH & REDFINE OUR ORGANISATIONAL GOALS AND “RAISE THE BAR” FOR OURSELVES TO MEET AND EXCEED OUR CUSTOMERS EXPECTATIONS. WHEN WE SET ABOUT DEVELOPING A VISION FOR THE FUTURE OF MARITIMO, THE MORE WE THOUGHT ABOUT IT AND DISCUSSED IT; THE CLEARER THE ANSWER BECAME; IT WAS SIMPLE – GROWTH IS WHAT WE DESIRED FOR OUR BUSINESS MORE THAN ANYTHING ELSE. MORE SPECIFICALLY, TO INTITIATE AND FACILITIATE THIS GROWTH, WE NEEDED TO TAKE SOME ACTION: WE HAVE SET ABOUT INCREASING OUR INVESTMENT IN OUR PEOPLE, OUR SELLING EFFORTS, OUR BRAND DEVELOPMENT AND MARKETING, OUR PRODUCTS, AFTER SALES SERVICE AND OF COURSE, MOST IMPORTANTLY, OUR CUSTOMERS. INVESTING IN PEOPLE – THROUGH CRITICAL AND FOCUSED TRAINING PROGRAMS, RECRUITMENT OF KEY PERSONNEL AND RESTRUCTURE OF THE SENIOR MANAGEMENT TEAM TO MEET THE DEMANDS OF THE BUSINESS. I WOULD LIKE TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO EXPAND ON THE STAFFING CHANGES WITHIN THE ORGANISATION: IT IS WITH GREAT PLEASURE THAT I WELCOME GREG HAINES TO MARITIMO. GREG HAS ACCEPTED THE ROLE OF SENIOR MANAGER SALES AND MARKETING AND HAS “HIT THE GROUND RUNNING” AND SURPRISED US ALL WITH HIS AMAZING DEPTH OF KNOWLEDGE FOR THE MARITIMO PRODUCTS. GREG IS A GREAT ADVOCATE AND ADVERTISEMENT FOR MARITIMO AS HE OWNS AN M48. GREG PROVIDES AN INVALUABLE VIEW FROM BOTH A MANUFACTURER AND CUSTOMERS PERSPECTIVE. AS MOST WOULD ALREADY KNOW, GREG HAS A RICH HISTORY IN BOATING AND ONE WOULD SAY IT’S IN HIS DNA NOT UNLIKE OUR FOUNDER BILL BARRY-COTTER DUE TO HIS LIFELONG INVOLVEMENT WITH THE HAINES BOATING GROUP. I WOULD LIKE TO SAY A SPECIAL THANK YOU TO PETER JENKINS, FORMERLY SALES MANAGER FOR MARITIMO AND LONG TIME FRIEND AND SPARRING PARTNER OF BILL BARRY-COTTER’S. BILL AND PJ, AS HE WAS KNOWN AROUND THE TRAPS FORMED A FORMIDABLE COMBINATION IN THEIR YEARS TOGETHER AND AS BILL DISCOVERED YET ANOTHER PRODUCT NICHE SO PJ FOUND A WAY TO SELL INTO IT. SO THANKS AGAIN PJ FOR YOUR LOYALTY AND SUPPORT OVER THE YEARS. INVESTING IN OUR SELLING EFFORTS – WE WANT TO IMPROVE THE SELLING EXPERIENCE FOR OUR CUSTOMERS – HOW DO WE DO THAT? WE WILL INCREASE OUR TRAINING PROGRAMS FOR OUR SALES TEAMS; WE WILL ENGAGE OUR CUSTOMERS MORE OFTEN WITH MARITIMO MUSTERS, PROMOTIONAL PROGRAMS FOR NEW PRODUCTS AND INCLUDE OUR SUPPLIERS. INVESTING IN BRAND DEVELOPMENT AND MARKETING – WE BELIEVE STRONGLY AND PASSIONATELY IN OUR BRAND & OUR TAG LINE “MARITIMO…. OCEANS APART”, SO WE HAVE MAINTAINED OUR COMMITMENT & BELIEF IN OUR BRAND AND REFRESHED OUR BRAND IMAGE BUT HAVE REMAINED LOYAL TO OUR MOTTO! A PROGRAM OF ADVERTISING IS PLANNED AND WILL COMMENCE IN THE VERY NEAR FUTURE.
INVESTING IN OUR PRODUCTS – MOST EXCITING OF ALL IS OUR FANATICAL FOCUS TO THE DEVELOPMENT, DESIGN AND INNOVATION OF NEW PRODUCTS. ADD TO THAT OUR RACE-BRED TECHNOLOGY, BUILD QUALITY WITH INDEPENDENT MARINE SURVEYORS, THE ONLY ISO 9001 ACCREDITED BOAT BUILDER IN AUSTRALIA, UNPARRALLED ENGINEERING, “2ND TO NONE” FUEL EFFICIENCY, MOTOR YACHTS WITH FULL WIDTH WALK AROUND DECKS, OUR MARITIMO FLYBRIDGE BOATS WITH INTERNAL STAIRCASES & OF COURSE, I COULD GO ON. HOWEVER, WE ARE CONSTANTLY STRIVING TO IMPROVE, SO WE ENGAGED EXTENSIVE CUSTOMER SURVEYS TO LEARN ABOUT WHAT OUR BUYERS THOUGHT OF US AND OUR PRODUCTS. WE ALSO SECURED THE SERVICES OF AN INDUSTRIAL DESIGNER TO ASSIST WITH THE PRODUCT REDEVELOMENT PROCESS. WE INCREASED THE INPUT FROM OUR SALES TEAMS AND THE RESULT OF ALL THAT HARD WORK IS THE NEW PRODUCTS MARITIMO IS ROLLING OUT TODAY. THEREFORE, I’M PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THAT WE ARE LAUNCHING THE MARITIMO 58 AND MUSTANG 43 AT THIS BOAT SHOW AND HAVE A NUMBER OF NEW PRODUCTS ON THE DRAWING BOARD FOR LAUNCH AT THE SYDNEY BOAT SHOW AND SOON AFTER. I WILL LET BILL TALK TO YOU IN MORE DETAIL ABOUT THE NEW PRODUCTS. INVESTING IN OUR CUSTOMERS – CUSTOMERS ARE THE “LIFE BLOOD” OF ANY BUSINESS AND WE MAKE IT OUR BUSINESS TO KNOW WHAT THEY THINK OF US AND OUR PRODUCTS. AS I MENTIONED, MARITIMO CONDUCTED CUSTOMER SURVEYS AND GATHERED AN ABUNDANCE OF VALUABLE FEEDBACK ACROSS A BROAD RANGE OF TOPICS. THE RESULTS HAVE ENABLED US TO UNDERSTAND WHERE WE NEED TO IMPROVE AND WE IMMEDIATELY SET ABOUT MAKING THE NECESSARY CHANGES AS EVIDENCED IN OUR NEW PRIODUCTS. INVESTING IN AFTER SALES AND SERVICE – WE HAVE ENHANCED OUR PHILOSOPHY ABOUT NEVER LOSING “YOUR CONNECTIVITY” WITH THE CUSTOMER. IT’S A FRESH CORE INTITIATIVE TO VIEW OUR AFTER SALES SERVICE AS AN EXTENSION OF THE CUSTOMERS PURCHASE OF A MARITIMO AND HENCE WE SEE IT AS CRITICAL TO THIS ALL ENCOMPASSING RELATIONSHIP WITH EACH OF OUR CUSTOMERS. TO MORE EFFECTIVELY MEET THESE NEEDS WE HAVE APPOINTED A HIGHLY EXPERIENCED & “TERM OF LIFE” BOAT BUILDER, PLUS “ALL ROUND GOOD GUY” CRAIG JONES TO THE CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENT ROLE. CRIAG VACATES THE WARRANTY AND SERVICE MANAGER ROLE AND PETER MCGRATH; THE HEAD OF OUR RACING OPERATION WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR AN EXPANDED BRIEF AND HAS BEEN APPOINTED TO THE ROLE OF WARRANTY AND SERVICE MANAGER IN ADDITION TO THE RACING PORTFOLIO. WE NEVER FORGET THAT ABOVE ALL ELSE OUR BUSINESS IS UNDERPINNED BY BILL BARRY-COTTER HIMSELF, WHO’S UNWAVERING VISION, ENTREPRENEURIAL SKILLS, “2ND TO NONE” PRODUCT DESIGN AND INNOVATION AND HIS UNBRIDLED ENTHUSIASM FOR THE BRAND, THE PRODUCT, HIS CUSTOMERS AND STAFF MAKES IT AN EXCITING JOURNEY FOR US ALL. FINALLY, WE ARE PROUD TO BE AUSTRALIAN OWNED AND BUILT WE ARE EVEN PROUDER TO BE A PART OF THE MARITIMO FAMILY AND AS SUCH MARITIMO WILL CONTINUE TO STRIVE TO BE “OCEANS APART” FROM ITS’ COMPETITIORS IN EVERY WAY.
Posted in Exterior, News Events, Photographs, Updates, tagged Indoor Stadium, Kallang, Lightning, Lightning Photo, Lightning Strike, Photos, Singapore, Strike on May 10, 2012| Leave a Comment »
Watched from my balcony as an afternoon Thunder Storm developed and swept in across from the West. Was fortunate enough to capture the following photo of a spectacular Lightning strike. In fact all told there were three Lightning flashes quickly repeated to the same spot. The subsequent Thunderclap rolled on for more than twenty seconds.
To be sure the people in that area must have been fairly impressed by the Light & Sound show all around them.
The building in the centre is the Singapore Indoor Stadium. The place where Lady Gaga will strut her weird stuff in a week or two.
“Lightning Strike”. All rights reserved. © Property of Bill Petrie. 10 May 2012
Posted in Exterior, News Events, Photographs, Updates, tagged 30knots, AoPo, costa concordia, Giglio, Grey Pearl, long range, Marina at Keppel Bay, Pangkor Marina, passage, passagemaking, Phi Phi, Reflections, Reflections at Keppel Bay on March 9, 2012| 2 Comments »
The Boat is sold and delivered. That’s all good and all part of the plan, but a few irks !
After I bought the boat (ordered 2006, delivered 2007) I bought an apartment (2007) next to the Marina I kept the boat at. I always dreamed of living there and being able to look out the window to see how the boat was doing. Well I had to wait five years for the builder to complete all 1,100 apartments of the development, and in any case I’d decided to rent out the place, and well now the boat is Sold.
However now I see the new owner keeps her in the same Marina, in a berth just right in front of my apartment balcony !
Anyway no hard feelings, she is a great boat and she served me well for more than five years.
Why sell her then ? Well boating ideas change, and as boats get older they need more maintenance, and breakdowns will become more of a nuisance.
There is a phrase you often see on Yachtworld or anywhere with Used Boat ads, “Better than New”, that always means that the owner has “broken her in” and well ….fixed everything that crapped out for whatever reason after the boat was delivered.
I guess in the US or Australia, you just call the dealer and set a date for them to drop by to take a look. But when you buy direct from the Manufacturer, and they don’t have any servicing agent where you are based, well you deal with it yourself, and frankly that is the way I prefer it.
To their credit whenever I had a failure of an item under warranty (and even outside warranty), if they could, then Maritimo Australia would just send me a replacement by courier; No Questions.
But obviously there are times with things that you just have to deal with it yourself. I’ve done that for five years, and in the process always fixed or repaired/replaced anything that was broken or just wasn’t quite right. That might mean I fixed it or I got the guys whose work I trust to get onboard and work on it. (Well actually more of the latter)
I’ve always also determined that the boat should be kept clean and the Hull well polished. Gel coat is meant to shine so you can see your reflection ! That’s a lot of work, and mostly all done by hired help, but I think it’s worth it. Also she has been lifted out every year and antifouled regardless. Engines serviced with Lubes & all Filters changed annually regardless of the hours, and done by the Caterpillar agent.
Again that is a lot of work and expense, but when you go out in your boat, you want to be confident and relaxed that everything is in the best shape.
Is it all worth it ?
Obviously the guy who bought her thinks so, given he came up with a winning offer.
Good luck to him and I hope he has an enjoyable ownership of her. I believe she will be used by his family mostly for fishing around the region. He’s keeping the name AVA LON, which I like as there a strong reason behind the name, and that way I will always have a connection with her.
To the new owners, Fair Winds & Tight Lines !
Posted in Exterior, News Events, Photographs, Updates on February 18, 2012| Leave a Comment »
Posted in Photographs, Updates, tagged 'passing' squall, Ao Nang, AoPo, AoPo Grand Marina, black sky, gusts 30 knots, Kings Cup, PhiPhi, Phuket, Rai Lei, sea legs on December 15, 2011| Leave a Comment »
When we spent a night at Ao Nang/Rai Lei beach we were unfortunate to have some really unseasonal weather blow through from the South.
When we anchored there earlier in the day it was obvious that the seas were coming from the West, which was definitely not in the script. Once all the longtails had finally stopped for the day, and the locally induced swell & waves had settled down the boat was still moving around a bit, but it was OK, and we reckoned we could still handle it and catch some sleep.
Part of the reason for that was that it was clear that the Anchor was well and truly set in the sandy bottom, and that we were well anchored.
Later as dusk strangely approached from the South West with an intense black sky, we expected to get a ‘passing’ squall and suspended cooking for an hour. As it turned out we got much more than that !
When the leading edge hit us the wind speed was immediately over 20 knots and gusting to 26 and above. It was at this stage the dinghy was blown off it’s stand, and across the deck. It had not been securely fastened down after using it earlier in the day.
It was an epic struggle to get her secured down again; effectively we had to release all the remaining straps then man-handle her back in into her chocks and lash her down with ropes to the foredeck side rails and get the tie down straps secure again. The dingy with motor must weigh around 180Kg and the boat was rocking at least 15-20 degrees back and forth with 20knots ++ whistling past our ears.
In any event here is a shot of the Anchor track of that night taken as a screen shot some time later that week.
If you know how to read these tracks it tells it’s own story. Firstly the wind was consistently strong the whole night blowing from the the South/South West round to from the East. We delineated a nice circumference as a track. You can see our track as we came in from the West to anchor, stopped, dropped the anchor, drifted with the wind and seas and then tensioned up on the anchor, going astern with the engines after the snubber line was set on the anchor chain.
After the initial wind front had hit us and then abated to 10 to 14 knots we were then just waiting for everything to calm down and to get back to normal.
Unfortunately it did not work out that way, and the next front brought winds that gusted to around 29 knots. From there on in we had wind blowing anywhere from around 14 knots up to the mid twenties the whole night, and the boat continued to move around quite a bit.
About dawn the wind had veered round to from the North East and brought sudden and intense gusts peaking at 29.4 knots. It was then with the wind at about 150 degrees off the anchor set that the anchor finally broke free, dragged, and then reset back into the sand.
You can see the track of this in the small excursion to the S West. The N East winds calmed and died away as quickly as they had started.
Thankfully all onboard managed to get sleep during the night;some more than others, and nobody was the worse for wear, including the Dinghy ! We had an anchor watch till around midnight and then did checks every hour or as “required”. It is amazing how even when subconcious you can sense a change is the boat movement or ‘conditions’.
In any event the storm that passed that night caused a bit of havoc eleswhere. Here is a Photo of Ichi Ban on the beach the next morning. She was anchored at Kata Beach in preparations for the Kings Cup Regatta.
She was refloated later and despite having to drop and fix her rudder whilst afloat in the Marina in a race against time to make the start, she went on to get a creditable placing in her class.
After Ao Nang and Rai Lei we made our way to PhiPhi Islands and had a much more peaceful few nights, there in the protected Ton Sai Bay.
Together with AVA LON we have been underway in worse weather, but this was the most exposed we have been at anchor and it was great to see the anchor system hold up to the punishment it had that night and come through safe and secure.
Also great for my two boys to get their sea legs tested, and to gain a few stories to tell their buddies when back at school.
Posted in Photographs, Updates, tagged 30knots, Andaman Sea Pilot, Bruce anchor, Ko Yao Yai, Koh Hong, Krabi, Phi Phi, Phuket, Phuket Kings Cup, Rai Le beach, sand spit, Ton Sai on December 12, 2011| 2 Comments »
Spent a week onboard with my two boys cruising around Phuket & Krabi. Stopped at some very different anchorages including the drying sandy spit at Ko Yao Yai, which was a fun and interesting spot to explore at low tide. The place is covered in a variety of crabs with Ghost crabs being in the majority. Two local guys were out fishing for them with a rod and line when we first arrived at high tide, and it is only at low tide do you realise just how many of them there are and what a huge area of the waterway dries out.
The depths in the channel are different from the charts I had, (1.8m where there should be 8.2m !) but if you stay close to the north shore you should have 6m to 8m at most places apart from 3m to4m close to the entrance. Certainly sufficient to work your way into a nice spot to anchor. I anchored just to the north, off the main channel, and about 1100m to the East of the the light marking the rocks, and had around 6m even at low water.
We had an easy night at anchor there with negligible wind with the boat swinging gently with the tide.
In daylight you can watch speedboats and even some fairly big sized sport cruisers taking the channel as a short cut on the Krabi-Phuket route, but the Andaman Sea Pilot guide book warns against it unless you have someone with good local knowledge onboard.
We took a slow cruise over to Ao Nang and Rai Lei Beach. The weather when we started out was beautiful, sunny and clear. When we were in about 20m water depth, we cranked up the water maker and filled the tanks, with fresh clean and pure H2O (as opposed to what the Marina has to offer !)
On the way we took a quick looksie at Koh Hong – Krabi. Unfortunately it looked busy with a number of yachts there and a host of speedboats coming and going so we deferred stopping there for another day and kept on moving, dodging purse netters when we were out of the ‘deep’ waters and closer to Ao Nang. Pointing the Bow towards the “Phallic” rock we crept into 4-5m at Rai Le beach and dropped anchor in the sandy bottom.
It was a beautiful spot, but it is the equivalent to being anchored in the middle of the motorway or expressway with all manner of longtail boats, speedboats, ferry’s and anything on the water blasting past us at speed with sometimes just metres to spare from our Bow or Stern.
In any case we made it to shore and explored around the shallows and followed the kayak-ers on their paddle around the island. On the beach you could hear just about all 27 languages of the European Union. Seemed everyone was just interested in soaking up the sun’s rays and forgetting about the chilly Northern winter.
Some of the limestone rocks/cliffs there look ready to give way and go for a swim but thankfully none gave way during our snorkeling swims around there. Along the way a stingray got friendly with us but look don’t touch as always is the best policy.
Back on the boat, come the magic hour of around 5pm and the beaches get deserted and the boat traffic thins out to zero. Peace at last.
That is until some dirty black clouds started forming to the South, just around dusk. Why does the sea always pick up around the time I need to ‘cook’
It’s a story for another time but suffice to say we would see just a smidgen under 30knots of wind more than once that night. With wind and seas opposing it made for an ‘interesting’ night on the anchor. When daylight came around we still had occasional gusts over 20 knots, but I’m glad to say still with an anchor well buried in the sand !
We had no regrets picking up the anchor the next morning and heading south to visit the sheltered Ton Sai bay at Phi Phi Don Island.
We chose to drop the anchor at PhiPhi rather than try to pick up a mooring. Why not after the previous night, my Bruce anchor and all 80m of chain has my absolute undivided trust !
That said it did make it interesting swinging at anchor inside the pattern of moorings. Mostly so after a 30ft boat was replaced by an 80 ft ferry during one of my snorkeling trips. It didn’t stay; just as well as it looked like I could have just about shook hands with it’s captain at one stage.
The water at PhiPhi is beautiful and clear, and it is great fun to take a swim off the stern if you can keep a watch out for the speed boats blasting through the anchorage ! It gets interesting when there are two or three that seem to be ‘racing’ to get to the beach first. Keeping a good lookout and caution is the order of the day.
We could have spent longer at PhiPhi; we never made it over to PhiPhi Lei, but we still enjoyed our time there and explored all we could of Ton Sai Bay and the snorkeling spots along the sheer rock face.
Going on land was a mind blowing experience to see the built up Hotels, Shops & Banks (?) there, if I compare it to my last visit some twenty years ago, with mostly just beach huts and ‘shacks’. Now I feel really old !
We saw the monkey that likes to smell your money, and then give you a hug, but gave that a miss. We went forth on a re-supply mission and found Two Seven Eleven Stores, and there must be more. We got all that we needed with the exception of butter ! Guess Thai people don’t like butter on their sani’s.
After a fun three days we lifted the anchor and took a slow cruise North back to AoPo Grand Marina, through some rain and snotty weather.
Back in the Marina it was time to head off to find a Fuji Japanese Restaurant, get some doughnuts and let the kids try to get their ‘land legs’ after having their sea legs tested with everything that mother nature could throw at us the past week. They both came through with flying colours !
Post Script; Only after being back in the Marina did I find out that our ‘eventful’ stormy night had also made it’s prescence felt across all of Phuket and in particular one Phuket Kings Cup competitor “IchiBan” (from Australia) had been blown onto the beach…. surprisingly for the second year running. Seems these southerly storms that “dont” happen this time of year are now Two for Two.
To IchiBan I can only say; Mate get a BIG Bruce anchor ! I can swear by it !
Posted in Exterior, Photographs, Updates, tagged AoPo, AoPo Grand Marina, Chalong, cruising, Koh Rok, long range, passage, passagemaking, Phuket, Telaga Harbour on November 14, 2011| Leave a Comment »
We left Telaga Harbour, Langkawi after taking fuel and completing outward clearances and made our way up towards Phuket with an overnight stop at Koh Rok Island Group. More on that Later. Weather for the day was overcast with Ocean Swell coming from the west, which varied from half to one metre.
The next day the swell was down, but NE winds kicked in. We made a pit stop at Chalong for inward clearances and then berthed later in the day at AoPo Grand Marina, Phuket, Thailand.
The overnight stop at Koh Rok, was ‘rolly’ as the ongoing swell still found it’s way round to the east of the Islands. Between that and the numerous shallow coral heads to watch out for, it was not the peaceful night we wished for.
Upon departure at first light, and after a night of wallowing and rolling around, we’ve inducted Koh Rok into the Hall Of Fame, and it shall henceforth be known as Koh RocknRoll.
Sawwadee Kap
Posted in Exterior, Photographs, Updates, Video, tagged Admiral Marina, cruising, Langkawi, long range, Pangkor Marina, passage, passagemaking, Phuket, Rebak Marina on November 9, 2011| 2 Comments »
Just back from time on the boat in Langkawi. Nice protected cruising and quiet bays.
I’ve also uploaded three Video’s made of the trip from Singapore to Langkawi. We made the trip over three days in mid October, with stopovers at Admiral Marina, Port Dickson, and Pangkor Marina, Lumut.
We had three days of mostly beautiful weather with flat seas and blue skies, with just a few hours of rain squalls and thunderstorms in between Penang and Langkawi. It all cleared up right on cue for our run into Rebak Marina, Langkawi.
All in all, a great and easy trip.
Expect to be up in Phuket, Thailand in December.
Follow this link to the YouTube Video channel, and take a look at the three new Video’s from the trip.
Thanks.
Posted in Photographs, Updates on August 18, 2011| Leave a Comment »
Maritimo 48 