March 2018
S/Y Mahayana Re-fit & Re-launch
SY Mahayana looking a little worn S/Y Mahayana Re-fit & Re-launch Our deadline to relaunch S/Y Mahayana is November 5th. All essential jobs onboard S/Y Mahayana need to be completed by this date. High Season is now upon us. The tides are high enough to get S/Y Mahayana back in the water where she belongs. And, well....WE DID IT! We’re back in the water! It’s been a [...]
February 2018
SY Mahayana Haul Out 2017 – Part 2
As mentioned in our previous post, we’re in October in the boat yard conducting our annual maintenance and repairs, and now we’re about half way through the project. As is normal this time of year we’re in a constant battle with the elements! October is typically the wettest month for Thailand’s ‘wet season’ and this year has disappointed, boy has it been chucking it down on days! BUT……where there’s [...]
Island Hopping Phuket – Langkawi – Watersport
For snorkeling, scuba diving and kayaking as well as deep sea fishing, this sailing trip has everything you could wish for. The Phi Phi Islands with wall dives and drift diving, Koh Ha's cavern and reef dives, a trip to Hin Daeng and Hin Muang, Thailand deepest drop-offs, in the dive community known as Manta and Whale shark magnets, but also highly credited for critter spotting, of such small [...]
January 2018
SY Mahayana Haul Out 2017 – Part 1
As any boat owner will admit, the maintenance and upkeep of one’s boat is a never-ending process we all must go through, and it's no different for SY Mahayana. I’m positive, we’ve all written down a list of jobs that must be done, but I highly doubt if anyone’s ever seen this magical list ever completed! This is why an annual haul out is such an important process for [...]
July 2014
Hin Deng & Hin Muang – Manta Wrays & Whale Sharks
Hin Deng & Hin Muang Where the Whale Sharks & Manta Rays come to play Every year in April and May we offer special dive cruises on our sailing catamaran Nakamal. During these two months the sea is usually very calm and allows us to sail and stay over night at Hin Deng and Hin Muang south of Phuket. Both dive spots are famous for the many sightings of [...]
November 2012
Sailing Yacht Charter Phuket – Orca Sighting
Orca Thailand Sighting During November 2013 Team Nakamal, Dieter and Ay, the Burmese guide Jojo and 3 guests from Switzerland, Yves, Sasha and Roberto have been on a 24 day deep exploration cruise in the Mergui Archipelago aboard the sailing catamaran Nakamal. The Mergui Archipelago consists of more than 800 Islands, far more than Thailand has and the best about all these Islands is that only one, Macleod [...]
