Tag Archives: Anchorage

Moramba Bay

Posted on October 8, 2014 by Frank Taylor

In our last post, we talked about our sailing in late in the day to Moramba Bay. This is a beautiful place with lots of little islands in a big beach-lined bay. We had read there are lemurs near here, … Continue reading →

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Nosy Mitsio

Posted on September 9, 2014 by Frank Taylor

We left Nosy Hara on the second morning after our arrival intending to continue heading south. If possible, we hoped to sail to an island called Nosy Mitsio. Unfortunately, we had to motor more than we expected (considering the strong … Continue reading →

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Passage to Ko Lanta

Posted on March 9, 2014 by Frank Taylor

Yesterday we departed at the crack of dawn from Nai Yarn off Phuket Island and sailed 50 nm to Ko Lanta an island to the east. Traveling along with us was Michael and Ann from s/v Callisto. We had winds … Continue reading →

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At Nai Yang the Airport Beach

Posted on February 19, 2014 by Frank Taylor

After our visit to Phang Nga, we had a nice sail down back to Ao Chalong. There we arranged to go get some provisions in town. Karen is leaving this week to fly back to the US to attend the … Continue reading →

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Dinghy Repair

Posted on January 15, 2014 by Frank Taylor

The way our life works now is that Tahina – our sailing catamaran – serves as our home. If our sailboat is our home, then our dinghy is our car. It has it’s own little carport on the back of … Continue reading →

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Palau Redang and Photos

Posted on August 12, 2013 by Frank Taylor

[NOTE: This post was supposed to go out a few days ago on 12-August. I don’t know why it didn’t publish.] We have had a wonderful week at Palau Redang. Karen and I enjoyed being able to go to the … Continue reading →

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Past Kuala Lumpur

Posted on May 18, 2013 by Frank Taylor

Yesterday we made another 80 miles or so, and we are now past Kuala Lumpur. We had a mostly uneventful day. Some motor sailing in the morning and the afternoon which kept our speed up to average about 7 knots. … Continue reading →

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Caught an Anchor in Our Crazy Anchorage

Posted on August 8, 2012 by Frank Taylor

When we went to move our boat to a better spot at the anchorage here in Cairns a few weeks ago, we had a complication. As we were pulling up the chain Karen noticed something extra caught on the chain. … Continue reading →

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360 Panoramas of Lizard Island

Posted on July 1, 2012 by Frank Taylor

I was having a wonderful time at Lizard Island before I caught the eye infection. I’ve processed the two 360 panoramas I took before I left. The first was taken on the first good weather day. My daughter and I … Continue reading →

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Photos Fraser Island to Mooloolaba

Posted on November 21, 2011 by Frank Taylor

Here are some photos from the last week. The photos include a few shots from our trip up the Mary River, down the Sandy Straights, and then down to Mooloolaba. Also included are photos of our anchorage at Mooloolaba, the … Continue reading →

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