To Pangkor

Our very early departure meant for an early arrival at Pangkor where we would spend the first few days anchored before moving to a marina for the actual rally events. One of our disappointments has been our lack of sailing time. The winds so far have been light less than 10 knots so it has been mostly motoring with an assist from the sails.

I've written of the huge amount of shipping traffic here in the Malacca straits, well there is even more fishing boats about. The fishing fleet here is HUGE! At any one time as you scan the horizon you can count perhaps 50 or more. There method is either nets drug behind to scoop up and scour the bottom or drifting ones for the fish to swim into. In watching them retrieve the nets we see only small fish in the 8 to 10 inch range. We don't even bother to drag a lure anymore. But today we made a catch. While motor sailing along we came to a sudden stop.
We had managed to catch the remnants of a discarded net. First stopping the engine then lowering the sails it was time for Jerry to go for a short swim. Knife in hand we were soon free. The debris was loaded aboard disposal once we reached Pangkor.

Our anchorage was in a large protected bay surrounded by white sandy beaches. There were several resorts and a small town. We launched the dinghy, my last patching job was holding nicely, and went to shore joining several others for a nice dinner out.