The Malaysia Compendium a Compilation of Guidebook References and Cruising Reports Including Singapore and Borneo Also
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The Malaysia Compendium A Compilation of Guidebook References and Cruising Reports Including Singapore and Borneo also IMPORTANT: USE ALL INFORMATION IN THIS DOCUMENT AT YOUR OWN RISK!! Rev 2017.01–January 2017 We welcome updates to this guide! (especially for places we have no cruiser information on) Email Soggy Paws at sherry –at- svsoggypaws –dot- com. You can also contact us on Sailmail at WDI5677 The current home of the official copy of this document is http://svsoggypaws.com/files/ If you found it posted elsewhere, there might be an updated copy at svsoggypaws.com. Revision Log Many thanks to all who have contributed over the years!! Rev Date Notes A.0 01-Apr-2014 Initial version, still very rough at this point!! Not published! Added Savannah's notes on Borneo and Solita's notes on A.01 Brunei A.02 05-May-2015 Updates from our own (flying) visit to Singapore Updates from Soggy Paws delivery/cruise from Western A.03 15-Aug-2015 Peninsular Malaysia across the top of Borneo and on to the Philippines. Fixed a problem with formatting Senibong Cove Marina A.04 08-Dec-2015 (wasn’t showing as a separate section). Added comments from Yindee Plus on Senibong Cove 2016.01 24-Feb-2016 Marina 2017.01 09-Jan-2017 Brick House’s info on checking in to Singapore Table of Contents 1 INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................................... 7 1.1 ORGANIZATION OF THE GUIDE .......................................................................................................... 7 1.2 OVERVIEW OF THE AREA .................................................................................................................. 7 1.3 TIME ZONE ...................................................................................................................................... 7 1.4 WEATHER IN THIS AREA .................................................................................................................. 7 1.4.1 General Weather Conditions ................................................................................................. 7 1.4.2 Weather Sources – With Onboard Email .............................................................................. 9 1.4.3 Weather Sources – Voice ..................................................................................................... 9 1.4.4 Weather Sources – Internet ................................................................................................ 10 1.5 CUSTOMS & IMMIGRATION .............................................................................................................. 10 1.5.1 Pre-Arrival ........................................................................................................................... 11 1.5.2 Immigration .......................................................................................................................... 11 1.5.3 Customs .............................................................................................................................. 12 1.5.4 Health .................................................................................................................................. 12 1.5.5 Stopping Before Officially Clearing In ................................................................................. 12 1.5.6 Pets ..................................................................................................................................... 12 1.5.7 Intra-Country Clearances .................................................................................................... 12 1.6 LOCAL INFORMATION AND CUSTOMS............................................................................................... 13 1.7 YACHTSMEN'S SERVICES - OVERVIEW ............................................................................................ 13 1.7.1 Money .................................................................................................................................. 13 1.7.2 Diesel and Gasoline ............................................................................................................ 13 1.7.3 Propane (Cooking Gas) ...................................................................................................... 13 1.7.4 Groceries ............................................................................................................................. 13 1.7.5 Water ................................................................................................................................... 13 1.7.6 Boat Parts & Repairs ........................................................................................................... 13 1.7.7 Medical ................................................................................................................................ 13 1.7.8 Laundry ............................................................................................................................... 13 1.8 EMBASSIES AND CONSULATES ....................................................................................................... 13 1.9 GETTING VISITORS IN AND OUT ...................................................................................................... 13 1.10 COMMUNICATIONS ......................................................................................................................... 14 1.10.1 VHF ..................................................................................................................................... 14 1.10.2 SSB Radio Frequencies and Nets ...................................................................................... 15 1.10.3 Telephones & Cell Phones .................................................................................................. 15 1.10.4 Internet Access .................................................................................................................... 15 1.10.5 Mail ...................................................................................................................................... 15 1.10.6 News ................................................................................................................................... 15 1.11 DIVING .......................................................................................................................................... 15 1.12 HAULOUT, STORAGE, AND REPAIR FACILITIES ................................................................................. 15 1.13 TSUNAMI INFORMATION .................................................................................................................. 15 1.14 CRUISING INFORMATION SOURCES ................................................................................................. 15 1.14.1 Local Websites ................................................................................................................... 16 1.14.2 Cruiser Reports ................................................................................................................... 16 1.14.3 Circumnavigator's Yahoo Group ......................................................................................... 17 1.14.4 Noonsite .............................................................................................................................. 17 1.14.5 Seven Seas Cruising Association ....................................................................................... 17 1.14.6 Ocean Cruising Club ........................................................................................................... 17 1.15 PRINTED SOURCES ........................................................................................................................ 18 1.15.1 Cruising Guides ................................................................................................................... 18 1.15.2 Recommended Reading ..................................................................................................... 19 2 PASSAGE REPORTS ........................................................................................................................ 20 2.1 SAILING HERE FROM ELSEWHERE .................................................................................................. 20 2.1.1 From Philippines to Borneo ................................................................................................. 20 2.2 STRAITS OF MALACCA.................................................................................................................... 20 2.3 BETWEEN PORTS/ISLANDS IN MALAYSIA ......................................................................................... 22 2.3.1 From Malaysian Peninsula to Borneo ................................................................................. 22 3 SINGAPORE AREA ........................................................................................................................... 23 3.1 MALAYSIAN MARINAS NEAR SINGAPORE ......................................................................................... 23 3.1.1 Danga Bay Marina – CLOSED mid 2014, may reopen....................................................... 23 3.1.2 Puteri Harbor Marina ........................................................................................................... 24 3.1.3 Senibong Cove Marina – Johor Baru .................................................................................