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Sailor's Corner

TIPS:

Here we will write about the many little things that are good to know if you come to Langkawi with a boat.

If you have any questions, please ask us. In this way the "Sailor Corner" will grow and be able to help.

Tips on Living here

For the tips on 'living here' - see About Langkawi in the Expats Essentials.

Need a new book to read?

In BoBo's Cafe at the 'Dinghy Jetti (Jeti Pelancongan) you can swop books for free. A lot of Dutch books. How to find BoBo's Cafe, see here.

In S.K. Intertrade (close to Bayview Hotel) you will find a big library - newly put into alphabetical order. Here you have to pay - and if you do not return the book within one month, you have to 'consider it sold'.

Marinas and Anchorages


To clear in you have to go to the 'Jetty Point' beside the Royal Langkawi yacht Club, or to Telaga, where you have also the possibility of either going into the Marina or anchoring outside.
Pros and Cons:


Kuah:
In the Royal Langkawi Yacht Club
http://www.langkawiyachtclub.com/home.php
Latitude 6^o 18.2' N Longitude 99^o 51.1' E
VHF Channel 69
Tel +604 966 4078 Fax +604 966 5078
Email: office@langkawiyachtclub.com
Reservation: marina@langkawiyachtclub.com

Today (21st February 2008) you pay the following berthing charges in the RLYC:
Of course for different sizes you pay different prices.
This is just to give you an idea.
Water is free of charge and also the Internet Connection (Wifi).
Electricity costs extra.
Note: All Pets must be on leash at all times inside the Clubs Property and you are not allowed to work on your boat in the marina.
There is a 3 page, 19 point write up with 'General Conditions of Berthing'. . .
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In the Bass Harbor - in front of Kuah Town
If you choose this option - which many yachts do - be aware of two things:
The anchor ground is not ideal. There are patches where your anchor could not hold in a 40knots gust.
Do not anchor too near to the ferries. Within the last year I witnessed twice that a ferry got loose from it's mooring and did damage another boat. One of those was my ex-boat (Power of Now).
You can go with your dinghy to the little jetty (Jeti Pelancongan) where there is normally enough space to tie up properly to a floating plastic-pontoon.
In the past RM 3 per day was asked for to do so. At the moment, no one pays - but a new director was appointed to this huge unused complex, so we we will have to wait and see.
There is also a shower/toilet - available, possibly, in this complex.
You can also go with your dinghy to the Royal Langkawi Yacht Club - but have to pay RM 8.- per day just as a 'dinghy landing fee'. The Secretary at the RLYC Desk obviously didn't feel to good in having to confirm that - and I know they do not enforce it every time. But it's the rule...
I know someone who paid these RM 8 for several months - every day. They did not allow him to pay per week or month. He had to go every day on his crutches (he is disabled in walking from an accident) to the RLYC desk and pay his 8 Ringits :-)
In this amount the shower is NOT included. Shower costs you RM 5 a day extra.
Those wanting Wifi facilities out in the Bay (Bass Harbour) will also have to pay RM 35 per month to RLYC. The connection does not reach out in the whole bay!
Check first!
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On Moorings in the Bass Harbor

Only a few moorings are available. They are a bit far away from the few ideal dinghy landing points, specially at low tide.

From RM 250 a month.

If interested Call Roger, on 'Solid Gold' : H.P.: 012 481 4466

In the Telaga Harbor Marina

http://www.telagaharbour.com/

Latitude 6^o 21.53' N
Longitude 99^o 40.96' E

VHF Channel 69

Tel: +60 4 959 2202
Marina Manager H/P: +6 012 237 1517.
Fax +604 959 2204

Email: info@telagaharbour.com

Reservation: marina@langkawiyachtclub.com

Today (23rd February 2008) you pay the following berthing charges in TELAGA:

Price in RM	per day	per week	per month	further months
42 feet Mono	51	326	1226	further months = 10% less
42 feet Cat	If there is space along the 'Mega Yacht Pier', they will put the cats there and charge the same price as for Mono Hulls. But if they have to put the cat in a 'Finger-Berthing' they charge 1.4 times the price for a Mono!!
	71.40	456.40	1716.40
	If you have a cat and are on a budget - it might be very worth wile to first enquire, if they have the space to charge your Cat like a mono (and for how long . . . ) ! This may make the difference of about RM 500 per month.

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Just outside Telaga Harbour behind the artificial sand islands,

planted with big Trees

From there you can go with the dinghy to the Telaga Marina. No 'Landing Fees'.

Shower costs: RM 5 per day and 20 per week (free if you are in the Marina)

Wifi: RM 5 per day, 18 per week and 30 per month (free in the Marina)

There are many more locations, like 'Rebak-Marina', the 'Hole in the Wall', etc. etc. - But the above mentioned two areas are probably the main locations for a boat just arriving - as you will have to clear in - which you can do only at these two points: at the Main Jetty near Kuah and in Telaga.

Then the best thing is probably, that you get yourself the book 'Sail Thailand', if you don't have it yet. In it's 4th edition it includes Langkawi and the Mergui Archipelago. It's a great book and practically a MUST for every sailor around here.

This book you can buy for RM 65.- e.g. at S.K. Intertrade in Kuah Town.

The book is high quality printing with a lot of glossy pictures - but the binding is very poor. It will fall apart within a short time. S.K. Intertrade does re-bind it for you straight away when you buy it, with a perfectly fitting spiral binding - for free! Just ask them.

Clearing in and Out

Clearing In and Out

Clearing in to Langkawi is easy, no hassle, and free of charge.

The Officials are helpful and will not ask you for money.

If you have been in Thailand before and had a bad experience there - relax. :-

If you come in near Kuah, you go to the Main Jetty (where the ferries go to Kuala Kedah, Kuala Perlis, Satun, etc.)

If you approach Langkawi near Telaga Harbour, you clear in to Telaga.

(The headquarter of Immigration is there in Telaga).

Clearing in in Kuah:

The right sequence to go is:

1. Harbor Master

2. Customs

3. Immigration

All 3 are in the same building: In the Jetty Point Komplex near Kuah, a short distance from the RLYC - and easy to reach with a dinghy from the Kuah Bay:

Opening Times of the Harbor Master (Port Office Kuah)

In the Jetty Point, first floor:

Sunday to Thursday	07.30 to 13.00 and 14.00 to 17.30
Friday & Saturday	08.00 to 12.15 and 14.45 to 18.00

The stay in Langkawi for the boat is not limited and is free of charge (if under 15 BRT). If more you pay a one time 'Port-Handling Fee' of RM 5.-

Citizens of most western countries will get a visa for 3 months.

See also Living in Langkawi/Visa in the Expat Essentials.

Clearing in in Telaga:

Same sequence - Harbor Master, Customs, Immigration - and all three are again in the same building at the Marina.

Water and Fuel

Water is normally free in a Marina (not so Electricity).

If you are not in a marina with your boat, you will have to pay a small fee for the Water.

Diesel and Petrol in the RLYC

Many sailors who have rented a car, take their empty canisters and go to the Petrol Station to fill them up.

You can also go by taxi. If the taxi driver tells you that he is not allowed to do so - you have to take another taxi. The taxi association does NOT forbid the drivers to transport your fuel (Info 21st February 2008).

The problem in doing so is that you in fact do something illegal.

The diesel at the petrol station is about 1 RM cheaper than the one at the Yacht Club (or out on the barge in Kuah Bay) - because it is subsidised. It is subsidised for the road traffic - and the diesel at the Yacht Club or from the (Shell) barge in Kuah Bay - is not subsidised. That's the difference.

If you want to be able to buy cheap diesel legally, you should go to the Lada Building (Langkawi Development Authority) and ask for a special letter to allow you to get a certain amount of subsidised diesel.

I am not yet sure if it works and under which conditions, if so. I will try to find out.

I asked the beautiful Chinese lady at the Shell station, if they would stop a yachtie from filling up his canisters - and I just got a smile. So probably they will not interfere - but they might.

Petrol

You can not get petrol at the RLYC - nor on the barge in Kuah Bay.

If you are situated in the RLYC and need petrol - you go with your dinghy to the little place beside the YC, where the small boats depart to the other islands. (The place is between the RLYC and the Main Jetty).

As these boats now mainly have outboards (and only a few still have a longtail), they need petrol too. So every morning they organize a truck full of canisters with petrol and they will sell to you. You should be there between 9.00 and 11.00 in the morning. Before that time the petrol has not yet arrived - and afterwards they might be out of stock already :-)

Prices today: (21st February 2008)

	Diesel	Petrol
RLYC	2.52	----------
Barge in Kuah Bay	2.50	----------
Petrol Station (subsidised)	1. 581	1.92
Small Boats Place		2.00

Diesel and Petrol in TELAGA

In the Marina you have both: DIESEL and PETROL.

The fueling station belongs to the nearby 'Petronas' Petrol Station.

Diesel price today (23 Feb 08) was RM 2.52 - exactly the same as in the RLYC.

Petrol costs the same as in the petrol station: 1.92

If you go with your canisters to the petrol station to fill up with subsidised diesel - they will charge you the same amount as in the Marina.

Maintenance and Repair

Maintenance and Repair

We will give more specific data soon.

For the moment look in the Langkawi-Directory under 'Chandleries' and 'Marine Services'.

Note: If you want to engage someone for doing repairs (of any kind) on your boat, you should ask the person to give you some references (name you some people he has worked for which are still around and can be questioned about him) and you should agree upon the costs of the job before any work is started.

This applies for anyone, including and especially EXPATS !

There have been pretty unpleasant events in the recent past. This is the reason why I feel this advice is necessary. You could otherwise end up with a job badly done and a bill in USDs (instead of RM) amounting to about 3 or 4 times more than one would consider to be a fair price. GET A WRITTEN QUOTATION!!!!

If you are in doubt, ask us. We do not know every one and can not give you any guarantee - but we can warn you from those we know ... :-)

Provisionning

Provisioning

LLinks for Sailorsinks for Sailors

Links for Sailors:

http://www.seayachting.net/

Sea Yachting Mag, every 2nd month:

www.noonsite.com

For cruising notes and anchorages,

(and the low-down on yacht piracy world-wide).

Specially:

http://www.noonsite.com/Countries/Malaysia/PulauLangkawi

www.icc-ccs.org

For weekly piracy updates.

You can request full details for last year:

Piracy2006.pdf

http://www.mima.gov.my/

Maritime Institute of Malaysia

http://app.nea.gov.sg

Singapore Environment Agency:

Includes weather, tides, storms and

haze information.

http://www.met.gov.my/home_e.html

Malaysian weather, tides, etc.

www.langkawiregatta.com

www.telagaharbour.com
Gateway and destination for the

many yachts plying the region.

www.langkawishowcase.com
The official travel Website of Langkawi,

islands of legends and folklore in Malaysia.

www.sailasia.net
SailAsia is an event organizing company

that specializes in maritime activities in

Malaysia and in particular, Langkawi.

www.sailindonesia.net
2006 Darwin Kupang Rally

www.tourism.gov.my
Discover Malaysia’s Island Life,

Adventures, City Excitement and

Culture & Heritage.

www.kedah.gov.my