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Sailing Doodles · video

Bad News About My New Boat… Again

April 27, 2026 · 10 min · 126K views · Ao Po Marina, Phuket

Two women stroll past kayak on tropical beach

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Bobby completes a three-night charter of an Island Spirit 525e around the Thai Islands, anchoring off Ao Po Marina in Phuket before a final stop at Konaka Yai, where strong current at the anchorage catches the group off guard.▶ 0:00 The electric catamaran's 210 kWh battery delivers an 80-mile range at 6 knots — Bobby contrasts this with smaller hybrid catamarans he describes as limited to marina maneuvering on battery alone, with motors roughly half the 65 kW rating of the 525e's twin drives.▶ 1:18 After returning the boat, Bobby reveals his own new boat, under construction at a factory near Pattaya, has been delayed again past the end-of-month deadline, held up by a single missing component; he plans to drive 12–13 hours through Bangkok to film the boat at the factory.▶ 6:24 He also shares observations on Phuket as a potential base: Bang Tao and Kamala suit expat living better than the tourist-heavy south, but Phuket runs roughly 50% of a typical Thai budget rather than the 30% discount common elsewhere in the country.▶ 7:37 Bobby also notes his sailing app is available as a web app to patrons pending iOS App Store approval.▶ 9:40

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Island SPIRIT 525Their boatIsland SPIRIT 525Reviewed

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