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Sailing Remote Islands: First-Time Crew, Remote Wilderness… and a Night We Won’t Forget (Aliens??)
November 30, 2025 · 29 min · 16K views · Langkawi Island
What this video covers
A five-person crew aboard the monohull Stella completes a 10-day circumnavigation of Langkawi Island, Malaysia, with two first-time sailors — Jesse's uncle Marcel and cousin Bella, visiting from Australia.0:52 The route runs from Singapasar to Talaga for fuel, up the coast to Datai Bay (accessible only by boat or a $2,000-a-night resort), through the mangroves to the "hole in the wall," down to local fishing villages on the east coast, and out to a remote, uninhabited white-sand beach before returning to Rebok marina. At the isolated beach anchorage, the crew wakes in the night to unexplained green laser lights and white lights moving through the trees onshore, with no visible way for anyone to have reached the island.22:16 A seized outboard motor bracket — corroded by saltwater — is freed by hammering and treated with WD-40.3:08 The watermaker is serviced and confirmed running at 6 PSI, producing 50 litres of fresh water per hour.25:02 Datai Bay and the hole-in-the-wall are flagged as boat-access-only destinations worth anchoring for.10:32
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