This website reflects the Third [print] Edition of the cruising guide, Southeast Asia Pilot.
This edition extends the scope of the book all the way to Australia. The Darwin to Singapore chapter focuses on significant anchorages on the Australia — S.E. Asia cruising route.
While the ENTIRE CONTENTS of the print edition are contained in this website, the charts of anchorages are reproduced at low resolution and in much smaller size than in the print edition.
Southeast Asia Pilot is widely distributed through specialist bookshops around the world, in major bookstores in Thailand and through marine industry outlets.
This guide encompasses approximately 2 million square miles of some of the best cruising grounds in the world. From the Andaman Islands in the west, to the Gulf of Thailand and South China Sea in the east, 20 degrees of latitude and 28 degrees of longitude are described. This entire region lies north of the equator in tropical zones. We have also included a recommended route planning guide from Darwin to Singapore.
This pilot book covers The Andaman Sea which forms The Eastern Indian Ocean and The South China Sea connecting via The Malacca straits.
Nine countries are included: Thailand, Myanmar, Malaysia, Singapore, Vietnam, Cambodia, Philippines, Hong Kong (China) and India’s Andaman Islands are all covered in some detail. We also mention the best east-west routes through southern Indonesia.
All the information required to pass through or cruise and explore by yacht is presented in an easy-to-reference style. The authors have compiled the information over more than two decades of personal experience in the region and have invited a number of well qualified voyagers to update facilities and opportunities in this rapidly developing cruising destination.
The best professionals have created detailed, helpful and accurate charts and a logical, easy-to-use, layout style. Combined with quality printing and a rugged, serviceable binding, the result is a volume that should be on the bridge of every vessel plying these waters.
This part of Asia is continuing to develop rapidly and more facilities are being built to cater for the growing demands of waterborne visitors. New input is critical to the regular updating of the information within these pages.
The guide will be published every two years to ensure that sailors have confidence in the advice given.
The authors welcome comments, which can be e-mailed to: pilot@image-asia.com
Bill O’Leary & Andy Dowden
Happy Sailing
With special thanks to Paul Johnson (Myanmar and Andamans), Ian Hewitt and Morgan Hayes (Sunsail), Captain Ed Shiels, Captain Jimmy Blee, Captain Olly Wingate and Jeroen Deknatel for their valued contributions.
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Day AnchorageLocations where anchoring is feasible but where the vessel should not be left unattended. Not recommended by the authors for overnight stops for various reasons. |
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Night AnchorageSecure anchorages suitable for overnight stops, possibly only at certain times/seasons. Refer to the text for clarification. |
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HabitationAny form of dwelling or village. Does not imply shops or restaurants. |
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Water SupplyIndicates the availability of well water, fresh water streams and occasionally tap water. If the water supply is on a jetty or a marina, it is mentioned in the text. |
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Fuel SupplyLocations where diesel or gasoline can be bought in small quantities and carried in jerry cans — unless otherwise indicated in text. |
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ProvisionsIndicates populated areas ashore where shops or markets can supply a minimum standard of provisioning. |
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RestaurantCovers all kinds of local restaurants from simple food stalls to international standard hotels. |
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TransportAccess ashore to tuk-tuks, taxis, or local buses. |
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TelephoneA minimum standard telephone linked to the international system. |
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SnorkellingAreas where coral growth and fish life are at a depth suitable for snorkelling. Water clarity is reasonable in good conditions. |
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DivingLocations where coral, fish life, and underwater topography create an interesting dive site within easy reach of the anchorage. |
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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without the written permission of the publisher.
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