Rob and Sue, arrived in Langkawi for a holiday. They hadn’t been to Malaysia before. I sailed from Telaga to Datai Bay and anchored in front of their hotel; The Andaman. We had a few very pleasant days together, catching up since my departure from Fremantle, almost 18 months before. They re-introduced me to the wonderful benefits of the anti malarial prophylactic of gin and tonic. Depending on dosage any mosquito is likely to be rendered inebriated. Sue’s one comment was that she thought Sadiqi would look a little more weathered. I guess after sailing almost 4,000 miles since she last saw Sadiqi that could be expected.
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We had a brisk sail from Datai Bay back to Telaga – not often that you get a nice 15 knot westerly. It was a pleasure having the gun racing crew from Amber/Blackhawk onboard. Rob’s comment, while we were slicing through the water at close to 6 knots, was that he didn’t think he had ever sailed so fast on Sadiqi before. Having good crew helps. On arriving at the Telaga anchorage the heavens opened and we all got drenched. It is the wet season.
