Phuket<\/strong><\/a>.\u00a0We picked their 41′ Beneateau Oceanis, “Alexa”, which had the sleeping\u00a0room and amenities we really wanted.<\/p>\n![\"image1\"](\"https:\/\/www.boatbookings.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/image1-2.jpg\")
Check in was super simple, but make sure to listen to their recommendations about\u00a0spots. I had worked up an itinerary based on what we were wanting to\u00a0do and what time we had and they were nice enough to review it and\u00a0give us pointers on shoals and tides. A couple of these turned out to\u00a0be very prescient!<\/p>\n
The next day, we planned to make it down to Koh Phi Phi quickly and sail\u00a0around the area a bit. However, this day was our lightest wind day yet\u00a0being the hard headed captain I am we stuck with sail, and\u00a0I barely avoided mutiny by increasing alcohol rations!<\/p>\n
Wind picked up towards the end of the day and we sailed into the South\u00a0Bay at Koh Phi Phi with no problem that night. Anchored about halfway\u00a0from the beach to the end of the peninsula on the west side of the\u00a0bay, which was calm and breezy all night. Dinner and drinks on Koh Phi\u00a0Phi and a short dinghy ride back.<\/p>\n
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The next day we made our break for Railey Beach. Wind was very good\u00a0out of the Northwest 15-20+ knots all day, and we hit\u00a0 Poda Island\u00a0(fairly close to Railey) with enough time so we decided to anchor up for\u00a0a swim and lunch. Would highly recommend the island! There is a sandy embankment that stretches fairly far out behind the island beyond the\u00a0reef. And swimming \/ taking the dinghy in is a cinch. Do be careful,\u00a0the spit of sand between the islands fills in quickly with the tides,\u00a0and you can get stranded away from your boat (or so a local
\nbeach-walker told me)…<\/p>\n
After our beach day we pulled anchor and continued breezing it\u00a0all the\u00a0way to Railey.\u00a0Railey is wonderful, and we had dinner at a beachfront restaurant of\u00a0which there are many. If you do toss anchor on the east side like us,\u00a0do make sure to follow the main walk between beaches, which continues\u00a0directly west after the dock. We got a bit turned around in the\u00a0wining paths of the island earlier in the day.<\/p>\n
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Next day we were up early with a long north-western leg and a\u00a0north-western wind. This was the day of the tack, as we picked our way\u00a0through some beautiful islands to make it to Koh Yao Noi and the\u00a0Paradise resort enclave. We arrived shortly before sundown and tossed\u00a0anchor outside of their swimming area. The mountainside is beautiful\u00a0and there was very little boat traffic as the resort was mostly empty.![\"galleryimage_4317_8627-jpegb54e3e\"](\"https:\/\/www.boatbookings.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/GalleryImage_4317_8627.jpegb54e3e.jpg\")
The next day we docked, unloaded, got checked out & were headed back up to the\u00a0office in about two hours. After a final checkup and handshake we were\u00a0off to the next leg of our trip!<\/p>\n
Special thanks to Boatbookings<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0Kevin<\/span>\u00a0Moir for working with us!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"We think our yachts, destinations and crew are all fantastic! But you may think we are biased… so here is feedback from a guest who chartered in Southeast Asia recently so you can hear it from someone that’s not us!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":250,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[374,121,607],"tags":[5903,1948,4351,5901,4839],"class_list":["post-51939","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-guest-bloggers","category-itinerary","category-phuket","tag-alexa","tag-andaman-sea","tag-charter","tag-guest-blogger","tag-phuket"],"yoast_head":"\n
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