Ho-ho-ho!My favorite weather goddess sent me an early Christmas present. I was rather hoping she would forget. A tropical storm developed nearby giving some unusual weather inside Miri Marina here in Miri, Sarawak, Malaysia. I clocked a max gust of…
I am still alive even if weather and age begs to differ at times. Hope life in the real world is still wonderful for everyone. Did a lot of work on the boat up in Kudat. My three month Malaysian…
Jalan Lintas in Kudat – Kudat Marina Jetty in Sabah, Malaysia Still in Kudat area, North Borneo. Finally got into a VERY protected area called the marina jetty. Been here in Kudat for around a month. Bottom has been pretty…
Yippee new Starlink delivered & installed in Kudat, Malaysia. May be more expensive then dumb phones, but this retired satellite engineer is finally back on satellite. Really want/need reliable weather information for safe sailing. Not held hostage to goofy dumb…
July 4th Whoopee! Heading into Kudat today. … Found out Marina Jetty or what we call the “duck pond” is full up. Headed around to Kudat harbor anchored and cleared in. Hang around till I get my debit card. Maybe…
July 2nd the fun begins. Before 8 AM a strong wind blowing me towards shore. If I knew then what I know now I would have re-anchored on other side of bay to let the storms blow by. … Intended…
July 1 departed Gala for Usukan Bay bay a 30 mile run. Had a little bit of wind to do to with wing & wing to help with motoring. Afraid to run that spinnaker with such weird weather. Did anchor…
June 25th cleared for Kudat leaving early the next morning heading to Tiga an old survivor island as if I care. Another LONG motor day. Got into Tiga OK, decided to stay an extra day to charge batteries. 2024-06-26-Tiga morning…
June 17th Well time to go again. Short run to Labuan Island. Labuan is a busy port with lots of ships. That shallow east channel is fun to run with tugs towing barges & ferries running. In this picture I…
cleared into Brunei on June 8th June 9th left Kuala Belait to motor to Brunei-Jerudong Harbour. June 10th left early for Royal Brunei Yacht Club (RBYC). 2024-06-11 Muara port arrival RYBC…
June 28th departed Tiga for Gaya Island. Very long motor day. Got in at nearly dark, finding supposed anchorages to be very deep for MissKiss. 2024-06-28 Gaya island2024-06-28 Gaya islandFrench Kiss Gaya Island…
I motored all the way. I am finding out that having a electric boat in a no-wind country to be a challenge without a LARGE generator to put the power you use during the day. Electrics are fine to putter…
April & May rewired my whole power system onto what I call the “power wall”. Visa ends in June again. Time to sail north to reset the damn Visa. Got my last care packages from Rick. He sent boat documents…
Many things to fix as usual. Some before leaving, most while under way.Water pump – replaced before leaving shipyard.NEMA2K to Simrad plotter – cable rotted off.Solar panels not charge well, adjusted charger and better now. Still missing 200W of rated…
March 27 Clear into Malaysia again For what is is worth I had a very adventuresome trip down western Borneo form Kudat to Miri, Sarawak, Malaysia. Made it somewhat safely for body & boat. Really seems like a safe place…
March 25 I cleared Kuala Belait for Miri, Sarawak Malaysia Motored to Miri Marina I had added a 12V 40A charger to 12V system in RYBC. I needed it onthis run. No wind at all, had to motor all the…
March 25 Clear Kuala Belait Monday took most of the day to clear out of Brunei. Bought a little food again from the small shop. Not much open during the day. Again no restaurants open till after dark. Decided to…
March 23 arrived in Kuala Belait Wanted to leave at dawn but anchor was all snarled up in an abandoned anchor and other crap. Took hours to free up. Most work I ever did in bringing an anchor up. My…
March 12 Left for Muara, Brunei and anchored at Royal Brunei Yacht Club (RBYC) March 13 cleared into Brunei. The yacht club was great so I stayed till March 22nd Did get to clear in. One location for everything just…
Day 8 – March 12 Arrived at Muara Brunei – Brunei-Muara District Short trip only 18 Nmiles to navigate around ships & drill rigs. Then a very long nearly 3 Nmiles up industrial channel to get to RBYC (Royal Brunei…
