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3-27-09 0250         076 4-5     25 1015   Leaving Boat Lagoon – finally!
  0410 07°57’N 098°27’E     138 4 NE small 25 1016 +1 CQR in 33′ @ Ko Rang Yai
3-28-09 0330           0   0 10 1015   Leaving Ko Rang Yai
  0435 07°58’N 098°23’E     095 4     10 1015 Tied up in Royal Phuket Marina
6-22-09 0200                 50 1012   Leaving Royal Phuket Marina
  0340 07°53’N 098°28’E 196 5.0 WSW 13   small 75 1013 +1 Full main * #2 jib.  Nice sail
  0500 07°48’N 098°23’E 296 5.8 W 19   small 90 1013 Motorsailing.  Approaching Chalong
  0530 07°49‘N 098°21’E     WSW 10     90 1012 -1 CQR in 15′ @ Ao Chalong
6-23-09 0225                 100 1011 -1 Leaving Ao Chalong
  0400 07°47‘N 098°30‘E 115 6.8 SSW 20 SW 3-4 100 1011 Ko Mai Thon to stbd.  75% #2 jib
  0522 07°44‘N 098°37‘E 099 5.0 SSW 12 SW 2-3 75 1012 +1 Ko Kai to port.  100% #2 jib
  0745 07°45‘N 098°47‘E     W 2     100 1011 -1 CQR in 60′ off SE coast Phi Phi Don
6-24-09 0005           0     20 1011   Leaving Phi Phi Don
  0135 07°39‘N 098°53‘E 142 6.0 W 7 W 1 10 1012 +1 Ko Ma to stbd.  Motorsail main & jib
  0420 07°27‘N 099°05‘E 122 6.3 W 9 W small 10 1012 Ko Lanta lighthouse to port.  Motorsail
  0737 07°21‘N 099°19‘E 165 6.1 W 10 W small 10 1011 -1 Leaving Ko Muk for Ko Phetra
  1140 07°02‘N 099°29‘E     W 4   0   1011 CQR in 10′ @ Ko Phetra
6-25-09 0345         034 1     40 1012   Leaving Ko Phetra
  0552 06°49‘N 099°31‘E 164 6.4 287 3 W 1 10 1011 -1 Bulen Isl to port.  Motorsailing w main
  0818 06°34‘N 099°34‘E 173 6.2 295 2 W 1 50 1010 -1 Off Ko Tarutao.  Motorsailing w main
  0930 06°27‘N 099°37‘E 160 6.9 267 7 W small 50 1010 Entering Malaysian waters
  1100 06°22‘N 099°41‘E     293 3   0 75 1010 CQR in 8′ in Telaga Harbour anchorage
6-26-09 0225         280 6     50 1012   Leaving anch for marina – cable snag
  0245 06°22‘N 099°41‘E     226 7     50 1012 Tied up in Telaga Harbour Marina
7-20-09 0145           0     90 1012   Leaving Telaga Harbour Marina
  0422 06°31‘N 099°35‘E 338 5.1 278 3-4 W 2 50 1013 +1 Motorsai w main/stysl/#2
  0626 06°43‘N 099°32‘E 348 5.8 285 7-8 W 2 50 1012 -1 Still motorsailing
  0835 06°56‘N 099°29‘E 351 6.1 172 7 W 3+ 100 1010 -2 Sngl reef main & stysl.  Squally
  0930 07°02‘N 099°29‘E     276 4     100 1010 CQR in 12′ @ Ko Phetra
7-21-09 0010         056 3     100 1012   Leaving Ko Phetra
  0243 07°10‘N 099°20‘E 316 5.4 090 3.5 NNW 2 90 1013 +1 Motorsailing w main
  0505 07°19‘N 099°11‘E 316 5.8 270 4 NW 2 100 1014 +1 Still motorsailing…
  0814 07°34‘N 098°57‘E 322 7.2 244 18 NW 3+ 100 1010 -2 Sngl reef main/stysl/50% #2.  Squally
  1115 07°44‘N 099°47‘E     255 7 N small 100 1010 CQR in 60′ @ Phi Phi Don
7-23-09 0235         226 4     100 1012   Leaving Phi Phi Don
  0535 07°46‘N 099°37‘E 226 4.7 286 11 W choppy 95 1011 -1 Full main/stysl/#2
  0604 07°44‘N 098°35‘E 232 4.5 281 14 W choppy 90 1011 Evasive action to avoid ‘Compass Rose’
  0835 07°47‘N 099°26‘E 293 6.7 255 17 W choppy 75 1012 +1 Flukey wind.  Choppy sea.  Motorsailing
  0940 07°49‘N 098°21‘E     261 12     100 1011 -1 CQR in 12′ @ Ao Chalong.  Raining
7-24-08 0435         239 10     20 1013   Leaving Ao Chalong
  0636 07°53‘N 098°27‘E 010 5.6 256 16   small 10 1012 -1 Full main/#2.  1 kt countercurrent
  0735 07°57‘N 098°27‘E     277 7     50 1012 CQR in 25′ @ Ko Rang Yai
7-25-09 0405         262 10 E small 50 1013   Leaving Ko Rang Yai
  0445 07°59‘N 098°25‘E 296 4.6 266 11 chop small 20 1010 -1 Entering channel to Royal Phuket Marina
  0515 07°58‘N 098°23‘E     285 9     10 1012 Tied up in Royal Phuket Marina
8-21-09 0355                 50 1013   Leaving Royal Phuket Marina
  0545 07°52‘N 098°27‘E 200 5.6 297 10   small 50 1013 Nice broad reach w full main & #2
  0730 07°49‘N 098°21‘E     320 9     50 1012 -1 CQR in 1′ @ Ao Chalong
8-22-09 0310         280 12     75 1013   Leaving Ao Chalong
  0525 07°47‘N 098°28‘E 100 5.7 286 17 W 1 50 1013 #2 jib – occas lite rain
  0728 07°45‘N 098°38‘E 101 5.2 316 16 W 2 40 1011 -2 #2 jib – rolly
  0845 07°44‘N 098°48‘E     280 6     40 1010 -1 CQR in 60′ @ Phi Phi Don
8-23-09 0045         290 5     100 1010   Leving Phi Phi Don
  0220 07°38‘N 098°54‘E 138 6.5 300 20 W 4 100 1011 +1 Sngl reef main.  Miserable roll
  0505 07°24‘N 099°06‘E 130 8.3 315 28 W 4 100 1012 +1 Rolly.  Rainy
  1135 07°02‘N 099°29‘E     018 4 SW   100 1010 -2 CQR in 8′ @ Ko Phetra – miserable day
8-25-09 0115         000 5     100 1011   Leaving Ko Phetra
  0408 06°47‘N 099°31‘E 169 5.3 009 2.3 W 1 100 1014 +3 Motorsailing w full main & staysail
  0543 06°38‘N 099°33‘E 163 5.3 352 2 NW 1 95 1013 -1 Still motorsailing in very calm waters
  0920 06°22‘N 099°41‘E     255 5     50 1012 -1 Tied up in Telaga Harbour Marina
12-4-09 0445         065 6     75 1010   Leaving Telaga Harbour Marina
  0700 06°31‘N 099°36‘E 032 6.2 065 22 N 1 90 1008 -2 Single reef & staysail
  0750 06°34‘N 099°37‘E     025 8     75 1008 CQR in 23′ @ Ko Tarutao
12-5-09 0420         350 1     50 1010   Leaving Ko Tarutao
  0633 06°44‘N 099°33‘E 347 4.6 118 12 E 1 50 1009 -1 Full main/stysl/#2
  0745 06°51‘N 099°31‘E 348 5.6 072 12 E 1 50 1007 -2 Same sails
  1005         0   0 50 1007 CQR in 27′ @ Ko Phetra
  2300         334 6   0 25 1010   Leaving Ko Phetra
12-6-09 0100 07°11‘N 099°19‘E 316 6.5 058 6   small 25 1011 +1 Motorsailing full main/stysl/#2
  0345 07°24‘N 099°06‘E 313 5.8 115 4   small 50 1011 Still motorsailing
  0545 07°30‘N 098°59‘E 312 6.2 074 12 E 1 25 1009 -2 Sailing full main/stysl/#2
  1010 07°45‘N 098°46‘E     030 8   0 25 1007 -2 CQR in 35′ @ Lohdalum Bay Phi Phi Don
12-7-09 0110         083 7     20 1011   Leaving Phi Phi Don
  0300 07°47‘N 098°40‘E 277 5.4 063 10 NE 2 20 1012 +1 Spinnaker briefly – winds too flukey
  0530 07°48‘N 098°27‘E 250 4.8 081 6 NE 1 20 1010 -2 Motorsailing s main toward Chalong
  0630 07°49‘N 098°22‘E     080 9     20 1009 -1 CQR in 19′ @ Ao Chalong
12-8-09 0120         064 12     20 1012   Leaving Ao Chalong
  0320 07°54‘N 098°27‘E 019 6.6 101 11 NE 1 10 1012 Single reef main/styysl/#2
  0715 08°10‘N 098°20‘E     102 8     10 1008 -4 CQR in 32′ outside Yacht Haven Marina
  1015                       Tied up inside Yacht Haven Marina
12-19-09 0755         075 7     50 1011   Leaving Yacht Haven Marina
  1050 07°57‘N 098°27‘E     120 11   rolly 100 1013 +2 CQR in 30′ @ Ko Rang Yai
12-20-09 0540         084 11 S 1 25 1013   Leaving Ko Rang Yai
  0630 07°54‘N 098°27‘E 192 5 118 7 S small 1011 10 -2 Full main & #2
  0830 07°49‘N 098°22‘E     091 14 E small 10 1010 -1 CQR in 16′ @ Ao Chalong
12-22-09 0750         080 10 E small 50 1009   Leaving Ao Chalong
  0920 07°48‘N 098°17‘E 333 6.6 111 13 N small 25 1008 -1 Full main & #2
  1040 07°54‘N 098°17‘E     097 10     10 1009 +1 QR in 30′ @ Patong
12-23-09 2335           0     5 1010   Leaving Patong
12-24-09   08°06‘N 098°05‘E 316 6.3 074 16 N 1 5 1012 +2 Full main/stysl/#2
  0636 08°22‘N 097°51‘E 322 5.5 027 7 N 2 5 1008 -4 Motorsailing w main & staysail
  1000 08°34‘N 097°39‘E     324 9     10 1008 On mooring @ Ko Miang – Similan #5
12-25-09 0140         046 7 NE 1 50 1010   Leaving Ko Miang
  0325 08°41‘N 097°32‘E 314 4.7 046 7.5 N 1 50 1011 +1 Full main/stysl/#2
  0910 09°02‘N 097°13‘E 315 4.2 346 2.5 NNW 1 100 1008 -3 Boring motorsail.  Many dolphin
  1250 09°11‘N 096°59‘E 296 4.3 010 7.7 N 1   1009 +1 Full main & #2
  1815 09°26‘N 096°38‘E 295 5.0 000 10 N 1   1009 Same sails
  2305 09°41‘N 096°16‘E 309 7.0 018 11.3 N 1   1008 -1 Same sails
12-26-09 0110 09°48‘N 096°05‘E 306 5.6 012 13 N 2 20 1010 +2 Sngl reef main & 50% #2.  Choppy
  0845 10°15‘N 095°25‘E 300 7.0 026 11 N 2 40 1008 -2 Sngl reef main, full stysl/#2
  1545 10°45‘N 094°47‘E 313 63 046 10 N small   1010 +2 Same sails
  2200 11°09‘N 094°13‘E 300 8.1 040 13 N small   1007 -3 Same sails
12-27-09 0240 11°21‘N 093°44‘E 288 7.0 036 9 N 2-3 50 1010 +3 Motorsailing to charge batteries
  1109 11°40‘N 092°49‘E 298 6.9 054 12 N 1 100 1008 -2 Approaching Port Blair, Andaman Isl
  1230 11°41‘N 09°43‘E     328 5       1009 +1 CQR in 32′ @ Port Blair
12-30-09 0250         315 5     hazy 1011   Leaving Port Blair
  0540 11°28‘N 092°44‘E 202 6.3 008 9   small 50 1010 -1 Motorsailing off S tip S Andaman Isl
  0725 11°21‘N 092°39‘E     084 6     25 1008 -2 CQR in 26′ @ Rutland Island
12-31-09 0405         039 8     100 1011   Leaving Rutland Island
  0615 11°19‘N 092°43‘E             50 1009 -2 CQR in 26′ @ N. Cinque Island