Penang is a charming place and I will post pictures of it in another thread.
We decided to take the ferry trip direct to Langkawi and we did it on a boat built by good old NQEA in Cairns Australia.

About 3/4 the way up it stopped at Pulau Pawar. If you're a diver it is a must do. The water is so clear.




Coming into Langkawi was exciting for us as two weeks here is the culmination of our one month Malaysian holiday.

Nice photos, have you had a chance to tell the locals there what you think about Muslims?
Looks like a relaxed place, I'm sure they'd be very receptive.

Langkawi is the location of the Malaysian National Sail Training Facility. It appears to be very well funded by the government.
The young guys and girls there seem to be very capable. They have 420, 470, Opti and Laser yachts plus windsurfers.

























Certainly their stock of equipment is the envy of any yacht club in Australia.

We were driving around the water front as us types tend to do and I found the Boustead yard. So I followed another vehicle in and managed to get these shots before the gatekeeper chased us out. ??









That is one hell of a travel lift.

Stay tuned.

I will

bary

I got hold of the other broker by phone and she told me that she is winding down her business here. She is actually on the Gold coast ATM. She confirmed the difficulty of getting to Rebak so I have decided to give it a miss.
I will be going back to the Langkawi Port yard to see what bargains may be there.
However she did have a couple of interesting listings. One is a French alloy 3_ footer and the other is an Adams 46 footer.
I don't know how to post a link with my phone so have a look on their website.
www.langkawibss.com
The Adams 46 at $67,500 U.S. is a bit of a nick. It is a distressed sale being deceased estate. If anyone is interested let me know. I have 6 days left here.

I get you but at $100,000 AUS it is not bad buying. It is AUS reg and built to survey. If I was a vulture with a lazy $100k, I would offer 50 with 50 to get it right and get it home or go cruising.
It appears to be a distressed sale.
This is all without having seen it of course.

Yeah righto. Langkawi is a duty free port of course so that is why it seems cheap.
As soon as you take it away from here you have to cough up.

cisco said..

hoop said..
Nice photos, have you had a chance to tell the locals there what you think about Muslims?
Looks like a relaxed place, I'm sure they'd be very receptive.

F O hoop. U r a wnkr. U b lost here.
Get a life you stroker of your proboscis.

Haha, so what did the locals say when you shared your thoughts on their religion and culture?
Some nice looking boats there.

Good to see you having a nice holiday, enjoy!

cisco said..
Getting over to Rebak is a bit of a challenge.
Rachel Robertson, the wife of Mark the resident shipwright seems to be very little interested in talking anybody except silver tails.
I will contact the other broker and see how I go.
Stay tuned.

That's weird, I found Rachel and Mark extraordinarily helpful. The chandlery , not so much.