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James anchors Triteia overnight at James Bond Island (Khao Phing Kan) in Thailand's Phang Nga Bay and rows over by dinghy at sunrise to beat the tour-boat crowds, which he estimates at 300 visitors by noon.0:32 He then moves two miles to Koh Hong, where a local guide named Anas paddles him by kayak through a tidal sea cave into an open-air limestone lagoon — entry requires low tide, and at 2-meter high tide the cave ceiling drops low enough that paddlers must lie flat.11:34 The anchorage at Koh Hong has mooring balls used by charter catamarans but quiets down at night.11:38 James then pushes south to Naya Harn, his final Thai anchorage, to prepare Triteia for an Indian Ocean crossing.25:00 Pre-departure tasks include inventorying and culling rusted cans (citing suspected botulism deaths in the Mozambique Channel), filling the main water tank from jerry jugs, completing reefing-point ties for new sails, and filing a float plan.23:50 He reconfigures his Iridium Go as the primary offshore communications and weather-download tool, plans to keep Starlink off except for emergencies, and will carry 35 gallons of diesel while expecting several days of calm on departure.27:32

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