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We're here on holiday in Thailand, just south of Phuket on an island called Koh Lanta on the West coast of Thailand. It's absolutely paradise here..
There are so many small islands with pristine beaches and warm blue seas.
Food is so cheap eating out and almost free if your were to buy in a supermarket.
I've seen 1 or 2 sailboats here, so my question is, why almost no cruisers here??
Any ideas.???
 
wazza said:
We're here on holiday in Thailand, just south of Phuket on an island called Koh Lanta on the West coast of Thailand. It's absolutely paradise here..
There are so many small islands with pristine beaches and warm blue seas.
Food is so cheap eating out and almost free if your were to buy in a supermarket.
I've seen 1 or 2 sailboats here, so my question is, why almost no cruisers here??
Any ideas.???
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I heard that it was a very limited time visitor visa thing.
 
BurnitBlue said:
I heard that it was a very limited time visitor visa thing.
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Ok fair point if it is so short, but it seems strange as a normal tourist visa lasts a few months. How long is not long? Malaysia is just a short sail away.
No sunsail type feet here either, I'm quite amazed as there are so many islands to visit.
 
wazza said:
We're here on holiday in Thailand, just south of Phuket on an island called Koh Lanta on the West coast of Thailand. It's absolutely paradise here..
There are so many small islands with pristine beaches and warm blue seas.
Food is so cheap eating out and almost free if your were to buy in a supermarket.
I've seen 1 or 2 sailboats here, so my question is, why almost no cruisers here??
Any ideas.???
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Most yachts (well, back in the late 90s) were usually based Phuket (E & W side of peninsula), Phangnga Province, Ko Phiphidon etc with a cruising rhumb line between there and Langkawi (Malasia) - which was used to reset the visa if required.

Where you are is slightly off the well-worn path which may account for the lack of yachts you see.

It really is a great cruising area.

Thailand-Rose-at-anchor.jpg

Anchored Phangnga '98 :cool:
 
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wazza said:
We're here on holiday in Thailand, just south of Phuket on an island called Koh Lanta on the West coast of Thailand. It's absolutely paradise here..
There are so many small islands with pristine beaches and warm blue seas.
Food is so cheap eating out and almost free if your were to buy in a supermarket.
I've seen 1 or 2 sailboats here, so my question is, why almost no cruisers here??
Any ideas.???
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The Thai`s are into MoBo`s
a friend sailed there s/h from Cyprus he took his 33` yacht back s/h to Cyprus to sell her
 
Tradewinds said:
Most yachts (well, back in the late 90s) were usually based Phuket (E & W side of peninsula), Phangnga Province, Ko Phiphidon etc with a cruising rhumb line between there and Langkawi (Malasia) - which was used to reset the visa if required.

Where you are is slightly off the well-worn path which may account for the lack of yachts you see.

It really is a great cruising area.

Thailand-Rose-at-anchor.jpg

Anchored Phangnga '98 :cool:
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Wow..!! We were out on a long tail boat today and saw a Cat anchored & was SOOO jealous.... Brilliant pic. Were you guys there/here.???
 
wazza said:
Wow..!! We were out on a long tail boat today and saw a Cat anchored & was SOOO jealous.... Brilliant pic. Were you guys there/here.???
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Yup as in the pic - around the area December '97 through to early '98. We (Wife, I and our 2 children) picked up a longtail at the anchorage which took us to 'James Bond Island' - great fun.
 
Tradewinds hits the nail on the head by pointing out that Ko Lanta is slightly off the beaten track as far as yachties are concerned. Being based in Thailand/Malaysia I can assure you there are hundreds of sail boats here, all piling up not wishing to go any further west because of the piracy problem. Langkawi (an island just 25 miles in length on the border of Thailand/Malaysia) has three marinas alone, and Phuket is splitting at the seams with sail boats. Many of the people based in these areas during the SW monsoon flit between the two during the NE, leaving the less-travelled areas for the rest of us to explore! I think you will find far less sail boats in the Gulf of Thailand, though I hear that's great cruising too and somewhere we plan to check out one day.

Enjoy the rest of your holiday.
 
demonboy said:
Tradewinds hits the nail on the head by pointing out that Ko Lanta is slightly off the beaten track as far as yachties are concerned. Being based in Thailand/Malaysia I can assure you there are hundreds of sail boats here, all piling up not wishing to go any further west because of the piracy problem. Langkawi (an island just 25 miles in length on the border of Thailand/Malaysia) has three marinas alone, and Phuket is splitting at the seams with sail boats. Many of the people based in these areas during the SW monsoon flit between the two during the NE, leaving the less-travelled areas for the rest of us to explore! I think you will find far less sail boats in the Gulf of Thailand, though I hear that's great cruising too and somewhere we plan to check out one day.

Enjoy the rest of your holiday.
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Is the piracy issue as bad as it always has been there (as you live there maybe you have a little more insight), it's not as well written about as the Red Sea. So what is the plan then, stay there (here) forever? Not a bad plan I must admit.! My sailing plans are certainly changing into head.! As I'm sure they always do on route..
 
wazza said:
Is the piracy issue as bad as it always has been there (as you live there maybe you have a little more insight), it's not as well written about as the Red Sea. So what is the plan then, stay there (here) forever? Not a bad plan I must admit.! My sailing plans are certainly changing into head.! As I'm sure they always do on route..
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Hi - what I meant was the piracy in the Gulf of Aden and Indian Ocean is preventing people from venturing any further west than Malaysia. More people are going the SA route now and a few go to the Maldives and India, but crossing the Arabian Sea and heading up the Red Sea is still considered dangerous, so many round-the-world sailors are revising their plans when they get to Malaysia/Thailand.
 
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