The first haul out on Swizzle was a daunting yet exciting experience. We took the boat out of the water at B&V Marine, in Langkawi, Malaysia. The choice was to use B&V Marine due to its convenient location to our land accommodation, and best of all PRICE! Now some things we had to consider for haul out and a few tips for anyone looking to do the same 1. Facilities - B&V Marine had e ...

This is the first review we will be writing on the different marinas we have come across during our sails through SE Asia. We hope you find this useful! We bought the boat in this marina and ended up being stuck here for a lot longer than expected. We will keep it simple and easy for you to have a quick read through but please feel free to contact us if you have any questions! Dates: A ...

Dates: October - November 2022 Location: 1.4171° N, 103.6583° E VHS channel: 18 (not responsive, contact +60 72871888 on arrival) Website: https://www.one15marina.com/puteriharbour/marina/ Price: Approximately 135MYR ($32 USD) for our 35ft monohull with power and water Check in/out: 5* (the staff are super helpful and get all your paperwork done for you, free of cha ...

Dates: November 2022 Location: 1N 02° 28.76’, E 101° 50.68’ VHS channel: 14 Website: https://www.admiralmarina.com.my Price: $ (approximately 75MYR per night for our 35ft monohull with power and water) Check in/out: 5* (we only had to check into the marina, it was a quick and easy job) Security: 3* (there is supposed to be 24h security but you don’t see ...

Dates: November 2022 Location: 4.2106° N, 100.6038° E VHS channel: 69 Website: https://www.pangkormarina.com/home Price: $ (approximately ?? for our 35ft monohull with power and water) Check in/out: 5* (simple and fast) Security: 2* (there is a guard 24h a day but you will find them away from their post at times and not really checking who comes in or out, ve ...

Dates: November 2022 - May 2023 Location: 6.3031° N, 99.8512° E VHS channel: 69 (very responsive) Website: https://www.langkawiyachtclub.com/berths Price: $$ (102 MYR/day for our 35ft monohull excluding water - inexpensive daily fee - or power - charged per kW) Check in/out: 5* (simple and fast, the ladies at reception are very friendly, the jetty point adjacent to ...

SWIZZLE - [ swiz-uhl ] noun - a tall drink, originating in Barbados, composed of full-flavored West Indian rum, lime juice, crushed ice, and sugar: typically served with a swizzle stick. And now you know! So about this lovely floating bundle of joy: The Swizzle is a beautiful Hallberg-Rassy Rasmus 35' sloop rigged monohull built in 1974. It is hull #271 out of the sheer 760 built over the span ...