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26 miles from Yacht haven
You can find good overnight holding at Chong Koh Yao in 7-10 metres to the east of the low rock in the middle of the passage (Hin Klang Rong).
The largest village is on Koh Yao Noi, 1km in from the jetty; this is the best bet if you need to top up your stores. Visit the little local restaurants or get a ferry to Phuket from the all-tide floating jetty.
You will see a long sandy spit ideal for swimming at high tide south of this anchorage. They filmed a few scenes of The Mechanic Resurrection here. It’s busy from after lunch till late afternoon with day-tripping speedboats. Three smaller fishermen villages perch on the north shore of Koh Yao Yai, one of them with a long jetty.
A visit ashore is an interesting experience, but note that the people are Muslim and women should cover up. You can’t buy alcoholic beverages at these north Koh Yao Yai villages, nor should should you take them ashore.
Reasonably maintained concrete and black top roads now traverse the lengths of both Koh Yaos and the islands are fast becoming popular destinations for mountain biking adventure tours from Phuket.
Three miles southeast of the channel is Koh Rang Nok. This is well worth passing by to see the cave and suspended dwelling under the rock wall on the northeast corner. The dwellings house the vigilant guardians of the culinary-valuable birds nests. There are many signs strewn around the island warning against landfall. We strongly advise you to heed them.
