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Faraway Sail and
Dive Expeditions is proud to offer highly personalized holidays
on board our fleet of purpose-built crewed sailing yachts.
- Private charter.
- Scheduled trips.
- Catamaran and monohull yachts between 12
and 19 meter (42 and 63ft).
- Sailing trips in Thailand, Malaysia,
Burma and Andaman Islands.
- Diving trips to Burma, Thailand and also
the Andaman Islands.
- Small groups, clean yachts, excellent food.
Whether
the stuff your dreams are made of is a sunset sail around Phuket,
a week diving in the little explored Mergui Archipelago, or a
3-week expedition trip to the Andaman Islands, you will probably
find exactly what you are looking for with us.
You now have
the chance to experience a cruise in what we think is one of the
most beautiful places on earth.
When we make a statement like this we know what
we talk about, as we have several world-circumnavigations between
the four of us in Faraway Sail and Dive Expeditions.
 The
Mergui Archipelago was opened by the Burmese authorities for a few
foreign yachts last year. Our yacht Colona II was one of them and
she has now completed over 20 cruises in this area. This year she
will be joined by the catamaran Amadeus. Perhaps unlike other operators,
on both of our yachts groups are deliberately kept small, the maximum
is 8 guests for Colona II and 6 for Amadeus.
The departure schedules and itineraries are similar
for the two boats, but can of course tailored towards guest’s
preferences.
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Whether you are a diver or not, this area can
offer you the trip of a lifetime. You will never forget the breathtaking
scenery, you’ll see pristine rainforests, encounter rare
animals and you can snorkel and dive on reefs that have never
been dived before. We have always made a point of continuing to
explore the area and have thus found some places so special, that
we’d rather not describe them here.
During the entire cruise you will be unlikely
to see any other yacht. The only humans you’ll encounter
are the Moken Sea Gypsies who roam the area in their small boats,
largely the way their ancestors have done for centuries. They
are very friendly and like to visit for a chat or to barter some
fish.
 The
diving and snorkelling can be very good, due to the limited amount
of commercial fishing and the total absence of industrial pollution
the waters are teeming with life. Some of the offshore sites we
would not really recommend for the inexperienced diver.
In the itineraries you find 5,6 and 8-10 day
trips. Generally the longer cruises are mainly tailored towards
diving. During these cruises we will be out of sight of land for
several days whilst diving the offshore sites. The shorter trips
however, are very attractive for non divers as well as there is
ample opportunity every day to go on land and explore the islands.
Topography, flora and fauna are all outstanding.
Both yachts can be booked for private charter
in which case duration, itinerary and activities can exclusively
be tailored around your personal interests. We will be happy to
suggest you an itinerary. Can you imagine a better and more romantic
way to explore an area as unspoilt and fascinating as this than
by sailing yacht ?
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S/Y
Amadeus |
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S/Y Amadeus / Technical
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- 42ft (12,70m) fast aluminum cruising catamaran
- Sloop rigged, mainsail, furling genoa, cruising
chute.
- Beam: 18 ft (5,60m), draught: (0,75 m)2,3ft
- Engine: 65hp Isuzu diesel
- Speed under power: 6 kts, under sail up to 13kts
- Water capacity: 1000 litre plus RO-watermaker
@ 160 litres per hour, fuel 1/2 ton
- Electronics: radar, autopilot, fishfinder, GPS,
wind indicator, VHF and SSB radios
- 4 guest cabins: 2 double queen sized, 2 single
- 1x toilet/ freshwater shower, 1x deck shower
- CD and tape player and extensive librar
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Diving
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- 210 ltr/min Coltri compressor
- 8x 12 liter (80 qft) tanks, INT valvefittings
- 24hr/day charging facility for torches, strobes
etc
- 4 full sets of rental equipment
- Belts and weights
- Possibility for tuition during private charter
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Lizard of Oz |
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S/Y Lizard of Oz / Technical
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- 45 ft (13.75 m) fast aluminum cruising catamaran
- Beam 24ft(7,3m), draught 2ft 8 in (0.9 m)
- Designer and builder Peter Kerr, Lizard Yachts
- Built 1993,Maryborough, Queensland Australia
- Rig Masthead cutter, fully battened main, staysail,
roller furling genoa 2100 sqft (195 sqm)
- chute 950 sqft ( 88sqm) drifter 935 sqft (86 sqm)
- Speed under power 8kts, under sail fast
- Fuel cap 500 Ltrs
- Water Capacity 700 litres
- Engine Isuzu 95 HP Diesel
- 16kva 220volt generating power
- 2,5kw inverter
- Electronics: 2x autopilot, radar, depthsounder,
2 x GPS. 2x VHF, SSB/HAM radio, wind-instruments.
- TV/CD/video Extensive Video and Audio Library
- Communications Email/ Mobile phone/ Computer
- Carbon and UV light water purification System
- Watermaker 80 Litres Per Hour
- 2 queen size double cabins with ensuite toilet/showers,
2 double cabins with ensuite toilets/showers, all
cabins have opening hatches and fans
- 1 deckshower
- Separate crewquarters.
- 3,40 RIB 6 person tender, 15 and 6 HP outboards
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Dive Equipment
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- 1 Silenced below decks Compair 245 LPM Compressor
- 8 x 12 litre tanks with INT fittings
- Weights and belts
- 6 x sets of Mares equipment, includes
- BCD/Octopus/Reg, wetsuits, torches, masks and
fins.
- Emergency Oxygen
- Open transoms and custom made dive ladders to
ensure easy entry and exit.
- Dual filling stations
- Tank racks to allow BCD's to remain fitted during
fills
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