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i have posted Aventura's notes again as a pdf file

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Just thought this information about yacht insurance for the trip to Thailand/Malaysia might be of interest to the forum readers.

As our runs out this month (May), I asked Pantaenius for a quote for the next year which includes spending this summer around the south of Turkey and the trip from November on towards Thailand. Our premium for the past year was 634 pounds with a 500 pounds excess.
The new quote was for a premium of 2500 pounds with an excess of 2500 pounds for the Red Sea and 10,0 ...

Please find below the notes from Davina & Antony of sy Divanty who met up with Lo Brust in Alanya this week. Lo runs the Vasco da Gama Rally between Turkey and India.

Davina and Antony; thank you for sharing your research with us,
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From: Antony & Davina Hellewell

Subject: Fourth Vasco da Gama Yacht Rally

We are interested in joining the fourth Vasco da Gama Rally ...

This document was kindly supplied by Richard from yacht 'Aliesha'. He has been representing yachtsmen to the MSCHOA (Maritime Security Centre for the Horn of Africa).
The attached document is the final draft of the suggested procedures for yachts transiting the Gulf of Aden.

further information can be found at www.mschoa.org.

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Here's the article, which goes into detail about what happened to them in March 2009 and gives some useful information.

Wed, 4 Mar 2009

For yachts wishing to reach the Mediterranean from Asia, it's a vexed question - round the Cape of Good Hope, which normally then involves crossing the Atlantic twice to catch prevailing winds? - or through pirate infested Gulf of Aden? For those who decide on the Gulf of Aden, there is some good news back from the Gulf.

Early on the 24th February the l ...

Can I suggest that equipment and weather be split into two separate threads? They're both big subjects!

There seem to be various opinions about the best time to cross from Aden to Sri Lanka and on to Thailand/Malaysia.
I'm sure Heikell's Indian Ocean guide recommends Aden to Ceylon in January, then Ceylon to Thailand in February. This will be on the wind but into the light NE monsoon with relatively flat seas I understand.
The VdG rally leaves Oman in late March which would mean continuing to Thailand in late April which seems to encroaching the early cyclone season.
I'm sure I read about an OZ ...

See http://myca.org.uk/node/6670 for more information.

There is a possibility that yachts will be included by the EU and MSCHOA in their initiative to protect shipping in dangerous waters.

Hello Everyone.

There are a few additions to the mailing list this week following the meeting at Netsel. If you wish to be removed at any time, please let me know.

Reminder the url for the forums is: www.cruise2asia.myfreeforum.org/index.php

You are welcome to browse and read the forums and join in. if you want to reply or make a new post you will need to register first.

I will also post these and the last meetings notes on the forums for your information

Tony from Gust ...

Firstly, BIG thanks to Gordon on sy Ascension and Bob on sy Stardust gave some tips and answered questions from the group.

Gordon has produced a CD with lots of cruising information on from both Ascension and other cruising boats. This is doing the rounds of Yacht Marina at the moment. We’ll have one for Netsel soon.

We’ve asked Geoff and June from Concerto to see i ...