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BASS HARBOUR
The harbour has two main areas to anchor:
just west of the Royal Langkawi Yacht Club (RLYC)
or in front of the Bella Vista Hotel. Both
offer good holding in mud. Marine growth on
boat bottom, anchor chain and dinghy is a
problem, but the main disadvantages of both
is difficult dinghy landing — at high tide
when the beach disappears and worse at low
tide when the obstacle is mud.
The anchorage west of RLYC is popular as it
is near to the yacht club, clearance
facilities at the ferry terminal and easy
access to the Billion Supermarket at
Langkawi Fair Shopping Complex. The
anchorage used to suffers from rolling caused by
ferry traffic, but this has been remedied. During adverse tides,
dinghies can be tied up at the RLYC marina,
but there is a charge of RM8 a day.
JETTY PELANCONGAN,
KUAH
Located a short
distance behind the Al-Hana Mosque in Kuah,
there is a mooring area with floating rubber
pontoons.Bertings available for:
Sailboats:
RM10 daily, RM70 weekly and RM250 monthly;
Dinghy: RM3 daily, RM19
weekly and RM70 monthl.
Freshwater available at 3 sen a litre.
Charges must be
paid at the operator's office inside the
jetty complex, which operates between 8.30
a.m. till 5.00 p.m. daily.
Tel :
04-969 8300 / 8301
Fax : 04-969 8302
LANGKASUKA BOAT
CLUB (REBAK JETTY)
There are moorings available behind an impressive breakwater
built to protect some west coast beach
resorts. The place, which is located at the
now empty Aqua Beat water recreation centre
has a dinghy dock with all-tide access.
Drinking water available at dock. Outdoor
shower. A small bistro starts operations
from around 11.00 a.m. till late evenings.
Car parking area also available.Bar.
Deep-keel yachts will experience bumping in
the soft, silty mud at low tide, while
vessels drawing two metres or more can
expect to settle on the bottom. Holding
under anchor is poor.
The breakwater entrance is at 06º 20.7'N
99º 41.9'E, but call on VHF69 before
entering, which is safest at high tide. The
moorings are maintained by a friendly South
African couple, John and Anita Gohl. E-mail
gitana1823@hotmail.com or call
03-955 9631. The
boat club office is besides the Rebak Marina
ferry pier, five minutes from the airport,
10 minutes from Padang Mat Sirat, or about
30 minutes from Kuah. |
