SOUTHERN END OF KOH YAO YAI

26 miles from Yacht haven

07°54.219N, 98°35.181E

Approaching this Koh Yao Yai anchorage, keep well off the rocky point to the west. Set your anchor on the muddy bottom in 4-6 metres. Holding is firm at this spot. It offers good overnight protection in the northeast monsoon. You can also be use it in lighter winds during the southwest season.

There is a small Muslim fishing village on stilts in the northwest corner of the bay. Approach by dinghy using the shallow creek on the west of the bay. Please observe the usual Muslim dress code.

There is a shallow bar at the mangrove entrance but once in the river it remains deep enough for shoal draft vessels. There is another village and road connection at the bend where all the fishing pot boats are tied up.

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Koh Yao Yai, looking north | Photo by Bill O'Leary — Koh Yao Yai, looking north | Photo by Bill O’Leary

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