South China Sea outlook
by Noonsite 4 Jul 2024 02:21 BST
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Malaysia: Following confusion surrounding cruising yachts being fined for infringing on National Park Anchoring regulations on the east coast of Peninsula Malaysia, Noonsite has received clarification of the rules and exactly where you can and can't anchor, from Sazli Kamal Basha from Sail Malaysia. Get the intel here.
Thailand: It has been confirmed that it is possible to undertake international clearance at Koh Lipe (close to the Malaysian border) during the high season, when ferries are running to/from Langkawi (roughly mid-October until mid-May). Find out more on the Koh Lipe port page.
Indonesia: After nearly 10 years cruising South East Asia, with five forays into Indonesia, well known cruisers Sherry and Dave McCampbell say the only thing that stays the same with Indonesian formalities is that they constantly change. One particular area is the A211 e-visa. Sherry outlines the process they followed to secure the visa in May 2024. Read her report.
Returning to their yacht, which had been on the hardstand in Lombok, Indonesia for nearly 12 months, French cruisers Dominique and Arne found that most of their storage preparations had worked, even though the cleanup took a while.
In this report for Noonsite, Dominique provides some helpful contacts from their time on Lombok, as well as on Flores and Tanimbar Islands, as they prepared their boat to head towards Australia.
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