SHIPWRECK drama No insurance no visa - Sailing Malaysia

SHIPWRECK drama No insurance no visa – Sailing Malaysia

Milo is officially a sailing cat as we relaunch our live aboard catamaran and sail south in some choppy, blue water, rainy conditions, a test for all aboard to regain their sea legs.
We hadn’t sailed far when we came across an infamous ship wreck that has caused drama for all yachties sailing in Malaysia and Thailand waters. When this yacht mysteriously caught fire and sank the owners abandoned the remains, failing to remove the wreck and leaving the mast semi submerged as a shipping hazard to others.
Because of one billionaire sailor’s failure to do his duty and recover his super yacht, subsequently, Malay and Thai authorities now ensure that every yacht, big or small, entering their waters must purchase wreck removal insurance or they will not be granted a visa. Thanks Mr billionaire.

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In 1997, after rowing at the Atlanta Olympics, Rob rowed a tiny 7m (22 foot) plywood boat 2,500 miles from Tenerife (Canary Islands) to Barbados (Caribbean). It took six weeks for Rob and rowing partner, Phil Stubbs, to complete winning the inaugural Atlantic Rowing Race.

Skip forward to 2014 and, married with three children, Rob and his wife Rachel purchased Javelot, a 43 ft Fountaine Pajot catamaran. Armed only with Rob’s 3 years of racing P class yachts from the age of 11 to 13, and Rachel’s non existent sailing knowledge, We set off to learn the ropes of ocean sailing. We broke stuff, replaced stuff and got to know their boat before heading offshore with the kids, Finn (then 13), Declan (then 11) and Ivan (then 8), in tow. Through trial and error we have become confident wayfarers, kind of.
The plan? To sail around the world.
Part of the journey will be retracing Rob’s eldest brother Kerry’s travels at sea. Using Kerry’s original letters from the 1970’s we hope to retrace his movements from Australia through Indonesia and South East Asia to Cambodia where Kerry’s life was cut short after straying into Cambodian waters in 1978. Kerry and two friends were attacked by a Khmer Rouge gun boat, captured, tortured and executed. www.brothernumberone.co.nz
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