Sam Holmes Sailingvídeo

Sailing to Brunei, an unusual country

14 de julho de 2026 · 16 min · 59K visualizações · Brunei Bay

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Sam Holmes and his guest, Arlene, sailed their catamaran, *Catfish*, on a 24-hour passage from Miri Marina, Malaysia, to Brunei.Watch The crew navigated through waters dense with unchartered oil platforms, utilizing a parasailer and screecher for downwind sailing.0:59 Upon arrival, they contacted Brunei Port Control on VHF channel 11 to coordinate their entry.7:28 The customs check-in process proved efficient, taking less than an hour to complete.8:45 The crew anchored near the local yacht club and utilized the facility's dock.8:03 While exploring the country, they toured the river by speedboat to view proboscis monkeys and the extensive stilt village, which features its own fire and police stations.10:23 They also visited the Brunei Museum and hiked through local rainforests.13:47 Brunei is a conservative nation where alcohol and cigarettes are illegal, and the economy is heavily subsidized by oil wealth.9:42 The crew plans to continue their voyage north toward Kota Kinabalu before heading east through Indonesia toward the South Pacific.16:22

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