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The Adventure Is About To Get Bigger | S3 Ep 15
21 June 2026 · 9 min · 3K views · somewhere in the Andaman Sea between Langkawi and Phuket
Silhouetted crew gather in cave at sunset, beach glowing beyond.
What this video covers
Sailing NV departs Langkawi, Malaysia, and crosses to Phuket, Thailand, marking the crew's entry into a new cruising ground.5:40 Before clearing out, they spend final days at Rebak Island, where a beach barbecue in a shoreside cave draws sailors from across the cruising fleet.1:17 The clearance out of Malaysia is straightforward; the passage to Phuket is short but largely motoring due to persistent light winds.3:24 Fishing nets are the main hazard: on an earlier night approach to Langkawi the boat entered a net, slowed to one knot, and reversed clear before damage occurred, then detoured miles to round a long string of strobe-marked buoys.7:21 The Thailand arrival is anchored before sunset.7:58 The episode's central announcement is the imminent arrival of family — Timo's parents (Nonno and Nonna, who helped with the refit in Fiji but have never sailed aboard) and the girls — joining the crew in Thailand for a week of day-hopping among the islands.3:52 Persistent light winds throughout the region have made motoring the default mode for weeks.5:32
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