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V8V2222
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HF/SSB radio services
Yacht
Cruising routes in SE Asia, the NW Pacific and Indian
Oceans.
A
wide variety of cruising experiences and activities are available
in SE Asia, created by the unique cultures, the diverse geographical features
and the
varying level of economic development; in combination with the local
history and lifestyles.
Cruising yacht crews
can create
an experience that ranges from highly
commercialised mass tourism in Bali and Phuket, to the total
isolation of Chagos in the Indian Ocean, the pristine
anchorages of Palawan, and infinite
variations between.
Some of the world's most
important cultural and natural heritage areas lie within SE
Asia and currently present great opportunities for low-cost
and inspiring cruising. These areas include BIMP-EAGA, the Coral Triangle and the Heart of Borneo.
All these beautiful locations are
within BRUNEI
BAY
RADIO's
service area for
reliable HF/SSB radio email.
If your definition of
cruising is:
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Shopping, nightlife, cafes, yacht clubs and
marinas.
You'll probably spend a lof of time in the congested Singapore
to Phuket region along the Malacca Straits. Or in
Manilla, Subic Bay, Kota Kinabalu or Bali.
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Climbing mountains, sleeping in longhouses,
experiencing native lifestyles, spotting jungle
wildlife, rafting rivers and seeing mountain sunrises.
Your yacht
will probably spend time in marinas and protected
anchorages in Thailand, Sabah, Sarawak, Brunei,
Kalimantan, Sulawesi
and Palawan while you explore ashore.
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Diving and snorkelling crystal clear water to
see incredible coral and an amazing density of marine
fauna.
You'll probably spend a lot of time in the
Coral Triangle, which
covers a little over 1% of the earth's surface, but
contains 76% of known coral species, 37% of known reef
fish species and provides 30% of the world's Tuna
catch.
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Living like Robinson Crusoe on a desert island,
catching fish, growing vegetables and being
self-sufficient.
You'll probably spend two to six months each year
anchored in an atoll of the Chagos Island group; mid
Indian Ocean.
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Exploring pristine rainforest, camping beside
jungle creeks, photographing Orangutans, Hornbills,
Civit Cats, Clouded Leopards, Pygmy Elephants, Borneo
Rhinos, Proboscis Monkeys and lots more.
You yacht might be anchored up the Kinabatangan River,
or off Royal Brunei Yacht Club or left in a marina in
Miri or Kota Kinabalu, while you journey into the
Heart of Borneo.
It's easy to spend years
enjoying the delights, the diversity and the warm hearted
people commonly found living simpler lives away from the
modern commercialised areas. Some yacht crews have spent
years exploring such areas and months at a time living with
local communities. The self-sufficiency of a cruising yacht
creates these opportunities.
Those cruisers who take
the opportunity to explore locations such as the west coast of
Borneo and Palawan enjoy pristine marine parks, crystal
clear water, friendly communities and a less pressured
lifestyle than commonly experienced in the highly
commercialised Singapore-Peninsula Malaysia-Phuket strip.
Cruising
Programmes:
Cruisers
on a strict circumnavigation schedule
with limited time. This
programme capitalises on the prevailing winds to bring
yachts to experience the popular attractions and unique
diversity in the BRUNEI
BAY
RADIO
service area is:
OPTION 1:
Year 1:
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April-May - Great
Barrier Reef and across the
top of Australia
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June-November -
EQUATOR
ASIA
cruise
- Darwin-Kupang-Komodo-Wakatobi-Spice Is.-Manado-Sulawesi-P.
Maratua-Tarakan-Semporna-Kinabattangan R.-Sandakan-Mapun
Is-Puerto Princesa-Brooke's Point-Kudat-Labuan-Brunei.
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November-December
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West Borneo
cruise - Brunei-Miri-Kuching
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December
- Singapore-Penang-Langkawi-Phuket
Year
2:
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January
- haul-out in Penang, Langkawi or Phuket.
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February-March - Phuket-Sri-Lanka-Maldives-Chagos OR east
with the NE Monsoon to Bali
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April-July
- Chagos OR rest in Bali then sail to Christmas Is and
Cocos-Keeling Is.
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August-December - passages across the Indian Ocean (from
Chagos south or from Bali SE) to Mauritius and South Africa.
OPTION 2:
Year 1:
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April-June - Great
Barrier Reef and across the
top of Australia
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July-October -
Sail Indonesia -
Darwin-Kupang-Komodo-Bali-Kalimantan-Singapore.
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October-November
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Sail Malaysia -
Johor-Penang-Langkawi
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December - Langkawi-Penang-Phuket
(haul-out)
Year
2:
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January- Langkawi-Penang-Singapore
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February-March - sail east (using the NE
Monsoon) to southern Borneo (Kalimantan), then to
southern Sulawesi, Wakatobi, Bone rate Is, Komodo NP, and
onto Bali as the NE Monsoon begins to fade.
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April-May - enjoy Bali while preparing for the Indian
Ocean passage, and waiting for the arrival of the SE
Trades in the Indian Ocean.
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May-June - sail to Christmas Island, then Cocos-Keeling.
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July
to October - Indian Ocean passage from Cocos-Keeling to
Mauritius & Reunion then to South Africa for Christmas
and New Year.
Circumnavigating
yachts with three or four years
to explore BRUNEI
BAY
RADIO's
service area:
Year 1:
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May-June - across the
top of Australia
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June-November -
EQUATOR
ASIA
cruise
- Darwin-Kupang-Komodo-Wakatobi-Spice Is.-Manado-Sulawesi-P. Maratua-Tarakan-Semporna-Kinabattangan R-Sandakan-Mapun
Is-Puerto Princesa-Brooke's Point-Kudat-Labuan-Brunei.
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December
- explore NW Borneo by land (or fly home for Dec/Jan Christmas/New
Year period)
Year
2:
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January-March -
Borneo-Palawan
cruise
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Brunei-Labuan-Kudat-west coast of Palawan-Coron
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March-June
- cruise southern Philippines, or yacht haulout/repairs
in Subic Bay, Maya-Maya YC or Cebu area
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July-August
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Mindanao/Sabah-Indonesia
cruise
– Dakak-Zamboanga-General Santos-Davao-Manado
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August-September -
EQUATOR
ASIA
cruise
- Manado-Tarakan-P.
Maratua-Tarakan-Semporna-Kinabattangan R-Sandakan.
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October-November - Kudat-Kota Kinabalu-Labuan-Brunei
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November-December -
West Borneo
cruise - Brunei-Miri-Kuching
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Dec-Jan - leave yachts in Singapore, Johor, Penang, Langkawi,
or Phuket
while fly home for Christmas/New Year vacation period,
OR enjoy an extended cruise in the Andamans.
Year
3:
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January - leave yachts in Singapore, Johor, Penang, Langkawi
or Phuket while flying home for Christmas/New Year vacation
period OR, enjoy an extended cruise in the Andamans.
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February-September - cruise to Sri Lanka-Maldives-Chagos-Seychelles
(in the NE Trades) and return to Phuket on the SW
Trades.
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October-December - Haul-out or cruise in Phuket,
Langkawi or Penang, explore ashore in Thailand, Cambodia
or Vietnam, OR return home for Christmas and New Year.
Year
4:
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January-March - sail to Singapore and east (using the NE
Monsoon) to southern Borneo (Kalimantan), then to
southern Sulawesi, Wakatobi, Bone rate Is, Komodo NP, and
onto Bali as the NE Monsoon begins to fade.
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April-May - enjoy Bali while preparing for the Indian
Ocean passage, and waiting for the arrival of the SE
Trades in the Indian Ocean.
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May-June - sail to Christmas Island, then Cocos-Keeling.
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July
to October - Indian Ocean passage from Cocos-Keeling to
Mauritius & Reunion then to South Africa for Christmas
and New Year.
Yachts
from Australia and New Zealand planning a few years cruising
in the BRUNEI
BAY
RADIO service area, have a few options:
Enter
SE Asia via the Spice Islands, Sulawesi and North Borneo:
Year 1:
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May-June - across the
top of Australia
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June-November -
EQUATOR
ASIA
cruise
- Darwin-Kupang-Komodo-Wakatobi-Spice Is.-Manado-Sulawesi-P. Maratua-Tarakan-Semporna-Kinabattangan R-Sandakan-Mapun
Is-Puerto Princesa-Brooke's Point-Kudat-Labuan-Brunei.
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December
- explore NW Borneo (or fly home for Dec/Jan Christmas/New
Year period)
Year
2:
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January-March -
Borneo-Palawan
cruise
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Brunei-Labuan-Kudat-west coast of Palawan-Coron
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March-June
- cruise southern Philippines, or yacht haulout/repairs
in Subic Bay, Maya-Maya YC or Cebu area
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July-August
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Mindanao/Sabah-Indonesia
cruise
– Dakak-Zamboanga-General Santos-Davao-Manado
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August-September -
EQUATOR
ASIA
cruise
- Manado-Tarakan-P.
Maratua-Tarakan-Semporna-Kinabattangan R-Sandakan.
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October-November - Kudat-Kota Kinabalu-Labuan-Brunei
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November-December -
West Borneo
cruise - Brunei-Miri-Kuching
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Dec-Jan - leave yachts in Singapore, Johor, Penang,
Langkawi
or Phuket
while flying home for Christmas/New Year vacation period,
OR enjoy an extended cruise in the Andamans.
Year
3:
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January - leave yachts in Singapore, Johor, Penang, Langkawi
or Phuket while flying home for Christmas/New Year vacation
period OR, enjoy an extended cruise in the Andamans.
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February-September - cruise to Sri Lanka-Maldives-Chagos-Seychelles
(in the NE Trades) and return to Phuket on the SW
Trades.
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October-December - cruise around Phuket & Langkawi.
Haulout/repairs in Phuket or Langkawi.
Year
4:
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January-March - cruise Andamans and return to Phuket.
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April - cruise Malacca Straits to Langkawi. Join
Sail Malaysia - Passage to the
East to enjoy the journey to Melaka,
Johor, Tinman Islands then to Kuching (Borneo) for
Rainforest Music Festival.
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July-October - to Kumai, Jakarta, Bali, Komodo, Kupang
and Darwin.
Enter
SE Asia via Kupang, Bali & Singapore:
Year 1:
Year
2:
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January - Langkawi & Phuket areas
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February-September - explore
Phuket-Maldives-Chagos-Seychelles and return to Phuket
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October-December - cruise around Phuket & Langkawi.
Haulout/repairs in Phuket or Langkawi.
Year
3:
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January-March - cruise Andamans and return to Phuket.
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April - cruise Malacca Straits to Langkawi.
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May-July - Join
Sail Malaysia - Passage to the
East to enjoy the journey to Melaka,
Johor, Tioman Islands then to Kuching (Borneo) for the
Rainforest Music Festival and the west coast of Borneo
to Miri for the
Borneo International Yacht
Challenge (Miri-Brunei-Labuan-Kota
Kinabalu)
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August-November - cruise north Borneo. Haulout for
bottom paint or repairs in Kudat and Brunei.
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December -
Borneo-Palawan
cruise
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Brunei-Labuan-Kudat-west coast of Palawan-Coron
Year
4:
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January-February -
Borneo-Palawan
cruise
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Brunei-Labuan-Kudat-west coast of Palawan-Coron
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March-June
- cruise southern Philippines, or yacht haulout/repairs
in Subic Bay, Maya-Maya YC or Cebu area.
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July-December -
Mindanao/Sabah-Indonesia
cruise
– Dakak-Zamboanga-General Santos-Davao-Manado-Sorong-Jayapura
then to New Ireland, Solomons. Then to New Zealand or
east coast of Australia.
Enter SE Asia
via the Solomons & Micronesia:
Year 1:
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April-August -
cruise the
Australian east coast and Great Barrier Reef
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September-October
- join the
Louisiades Rally
from Cairns to the Solomons, using the SE
Trades
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November-January - cruise New Ireland then north to FSM
- Truk Is, Palau and North of Mindanao to Cebu City
(Philippines).
Year 2:
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February-April
- cruise to Boracay, Puerto Galera, and then to
yacht haulout/repairs
in Subic Bay, Maya-Maya YC or Cebu area OR use the end
of the NE Monsoon to cruise south on the west coast of
Palawan to reach Borneo.
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May-October
- use the SW Monsoon period to explore north Borneo,
offshore islands (eg: Layang-Layang), Sandakan,
Kinabatangan River, Tarakan area, northern Sulawesi and
east coast of Palawan.
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November-December -
West Borneo
cruise - Brunei-Miri-Kuching
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Dec-Jan - leave yachts in Singapore, Johor, Penang,
Langkawi
or Phuket
while flying home for Christmas/New Year vacation period,
OR enjoy an extended cruise in the Andamans.
Year
3:
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February-September - cruise to Sri Lanka-Maldives-Chagos-Seychelles
(in the NE Trades) and return to Phuket in September on the SW
Trades.
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October-December - Haul-out and/or cruise in Phuket,
Langkawi or Penang, explore ashore in Thailand, Cambodia
or Vietnam, OR return home for Christmas and New Year.
Year
4:
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January-March - sail to Singapore and east (using the NE
Monsoon) to southern Borneo (Kalimantan), then to
southern Sulawesi, Wakatobi, Bone rate Is, Komodo NP, and
onto Bali as the NE Monsoon begins to fade.
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April-May - Bali area
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June-November - as SE Trades re-establish, sail the west
coast of Sulawesi and east coast of Borneo to Tarakan,
then Manado. Island hop south through eastern Sulawesi
and the Spice Islands, then to Gove and around Cape York
to pickup the early NE Trades to head down the east
coast of Australia.
When cruising and exploring SE Asia - and throughout
BRUNEI
BAY
RADIO's service area
- there are many opportunities to linger longer, enjoy the
local lifestyle, and explore ashore. There are yacht clubs
developed by the local ex-pat communities where some
cruisers regularly spend a month or more. These include
Puerto Galera YC, Abanico YC (Puerto Princesa), and Royal
Brunei YC. Many cruisers arriving in SE Asia for
a year or two are still here five or ten years later. Some
have never left.
For cruisers, some of
the significant reasons to stay longer are:
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A growing number of marinas and secure
anchorages to
leave yachts while exploring ashore, returning home to
see family or manage finances, doing boat jobs or just
relaxing.
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The low cost of living,
especially when
cruising away from the expensive built-up areas (eg: Singapore,
Straits of Malacca, Phuket, Kota Kinabalu) marinas, and
commercialised tourism areas (eg: Singapore, Bali,
Phuket, Kota Kinabalu).
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The greed and
incompetence of
the bankers and finance wizards
who stole or vaporised
many peoples' investments and retirement funds.
Many
circumnavigating yachts - along with retired cruisers
from Australia and New Zealand - have extended their
cruising lifestyle in
BRUNEI
BAY
RADIO's
service area to adapt to the drop in their retirement
income.
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Duty free boat parts
available in a few locations, in particular Brunei and
Langkawi.
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Duty free alcohol
available in Langkawi and Labuan. For example,
Australian wine is as much as 50% less than the price in
Australia.
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The friendly and accommodating local people
found in the
expanse of cruising grounds located away from the
commercialised and mass tourism areas in the Malacca
Straits (Singapore, Peninsula Malaysia, Phuket), Bali
and Kota Kinabalu. For example, some cruisers have spent
months tied up to a community jetty in the Rajang River,
Sarawak, or enjoying beautiful anchorages in the
Philippines islands and Indonesian archipelago.
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The beautiful, spectacular and unspoilt cruising
grounds, such
as the west coast of Palawan, the Andamas, Sulawesi,
Spice Islands, Borneo and Chagos.
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RADIO
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