theselkie said..



Don't think I'm up to the task of skippering that route. Would be looking at enlisting someone.

Ramona, fancy doing a delivery skipper job (paid of course! ) ??

Ramona said..




I'm tempted to do it for myself!

Ilenart said..
pretty similar yachts reputation wise. My preference would be the fibreglass yacht as fibreglass is really easy to repair, where for me aluminum is an unknown quantity.

Would also enquire on each yacht's windward capabilities. Its easy to go from Perth to asia, a lot harder to return with constant headwinds. Jimmy Cornell's "World Cruising Routes" stated that this route "...may only be accomplished by a yacht that has excellent windward sailing abilities"

Ilenart

PhoenixStar said..

Forget the windward sailing. I have done 3500 miles of the 6000 mile trip back from Langkawi and since early April I have had 4 days sailing plus some feeble motor sailing. Go for the most efficient boat under power cos that is what you will be doing.
Why not buy a boat in Langkawi? They are reasonably priced and some have Australian registration.

LooseChange said..




+1 for that,
3 months stay for visa on entry, enough time to get the boat sorted and change rego if you need to. The supermarket in Kuah has everything you need, diesel is cheap and beer is 5 Ringgit at the RLYC.