Port Klang (previously Port Swettenham) is busy, being the main cargo terminal for Malaysia.
Approach can be made from the southern channel Selang Klang Selatran, or from the north through Selang Klang Utara. Both channels are deep and well buoyed. Keep to the side of the channels out of the way of commercial traffic. On entering the main river, proceed to the Royal Selangor Yacht Club, situated 500 metres up a branch of the river leading to the north.
This club is relatively modern as it was rebuilt entirely after a fire destroyed the previous club in the mid eighties.
Moorings are available for visiting yachts. Contact the harbourmaster on VHF channel 72. Visitors are welcome and the club has a good restaurant.
Refuelling/watering can be done from the jetty just in front of the club buildings but book in advance.
The slipway can haul yachts up to 35 tonnes, is often busy and needs to be booked in advance. Good road connections to the capital Kuala Lumpur.
Lumut is a small town at the mouth of the Dinding River and is the location of Malaysia’s west coast naval base.
The mouth of the river is protected by Pulau Pangkor, which has some fine beaches on its west coast. There is also a 5-star resort on the small island off Pulau Pangkor Laut, just off the southwestern tip.
There are three approaches to the river: one from the southwest and two from the north. All are well marked with buoys and beacons along the passageways.
Once inside the main river, the water is deep. Smaller local vessels often cross over shallow banks and should not be followed in a keel boat.
Just north of Pangkor Laut is Marina Island, a fully functional albeit deserted dredged marina, complete with pontoons and onshore infrastructure at time of writing.
Completion of this Government sponsored real estate development is expected within the lifetime of this guide, although further details are sketchy.
A small marina with 40 berths situated in front of the clubhouse. There are limited number of moorings to the northeast The club is just east of the main town and convenient for shopping and port clearances. The club no longer supplies fuel in any quantity but can be brought in from outside in cans. Further up the river on the right tributary before the bridge is a local fuel boat tied alongside about 500 metres before the private commercial shipyard. Larger quantities of fuel are sold here for powerboats.
Approximately two miles further up, the relocated Perak Yacht Club is on the right bank of the river, opposite the flour mill.
The river is well buoyed up to this point. When approaching the anchorage, avoid the shallow water on your port side as you make the turn. Drying out posts and a restaurant make this a popular spot for budget cruisers.
Opposite Pangkor Laut on the main island, anchor in 5-8 metres on a firm bottom off the beach resorts. A very pleasant stopover for a meal at the resorts ashore or across the channel at Pangkor Laut Resort. Pangkor Laut resort is the top hotel in the area managed by GHM and it has a small marina behind the breakwater where you can moor your dinghy. Reservations are advised.
There are several sandy bays on the west coast of the main island of Pangkor and in the right wind conditions anchorage can be found in 4-6 metres in any of them.
While every effort has been made to ensure that the information contained in this book is accurate, the charts of anchorages are based on personal experience and satellite imagery and are intended as a guide only. They should not be used for navigation. Please refer to Official Hydrographic Charts of the respective countries.
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