Captain Scott ~ Thursday, April 3rd, 2008

Subject: Singapore

The Indonesian Navy left us by rowboat. The senior rank in a pressed uniform sat on the forward thwart facing aft. The 2 others sat in the bow each with a paddle. The transom rose out of the water and they paddled the craft backwards to their island a half mile away. With most of the wetted surface out of the water it was efficient but with a classic 3rd world ridiculous look.

On the next morning, 1 April, we were hit with a thunder bumper before we got under way. Angry waves broke over rocks not far behind as the shift in wind put us on a lee shore. The anchor held and we left in clearing weather a few hours late. We made good time crossing the busy shipping channel and by nightfall anchored under a Malaysian headland---2 24.7N 101 52.2 E. Wed the 2nd was our longest day---109nm to Pisang Island.

We were visited by a Malaysian patrol boat all very friendly.Countries seem to be taking this pirate thing seriously.Today it’s a short sprint in to Singapore—Raffles Marina. First class spot with rates to match