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Fulk Al-Salam Trip to GCC 2009 Log Book |
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Muttaleb Al-Ahmad |
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Reda Salem |
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Ibrahim Al-Attar |
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Domenda |
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Komar |
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Date |
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Events |
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31-Jan-09 |
10:00 |
Sailed to Khiran
S-SE wind 15n |
Kuwait - Salmiya - Yacht
Club |
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15:30 |
Arrived in Khiran Sea Club |
N29 20.590 E48 03.329 |
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Fueled KD 85.000 |
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21:00 |
Dinner: Marag she3em |
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1-Feb-09 |
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High S Winds - Rough Sea -
Decided to stay in Khiran |
Khiran Kuwait |
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2-Feb-09 |
13:00 |
Sailed to Um Al-maradem -
High S-SE wind Rough Sea |
N28 39.340 E48 23.764 |
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14:30 |
Arrived @ Um Al-Maradem &
were allowed to dock inside, |
Um Al-Maradim Kuwait |
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Officials were nice |
N28 40.693 E48 38.933 |
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Reda & Ibrahim went for
Trolling - no luck |
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Spent the night in the Boat |
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3-Feb-09 |
5:30 |
Sailed to Kran SA - Rough
sea - "S7ait Kos" |
Kran - KSA |
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15:00 |
Arrived in Kran - Many
fishing dhows have anchored south of the island |
N27 43.343 E49 48.873 |
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Muttaleb & Ibrahim trolled,
came back with 6 shnainos & 2 dwailmy |
Time: GMT + 3:00 |
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Spent the night in the Boat
in very rough sea |
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4-Feb-09 |
6:00 |
Sailed to Halul - High speed
N. wind - very rough sea after 3 hours |
Bahrain |
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changed coarse to Bahrain -
Called Hamad to for some inquiries. |
N26 12.718 E50 46.362 |
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19:00 |
Arrived @ anchorage area and
waited for the coast guard to lead us to |
Time: GMT + 3:00 |
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"FORDHA" - Passport &
Customs Control - We were allowed to dock |
Currency: Bahraini Dinar
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KD 0.750 |
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there for the night - Low
level water was a big problem for navigation. |
Chages & Duties |
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Docking was also a problem
due to high speed wind. |
BD 15.00 for non GCC Visas |
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5-Feb-09 |
8:00 |
Fueled @ "FORDHA" 2276 L. BD
273.120 |
Entry Fees: BD 5.00 |
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10:00 |
Moved to Sea Club no berth
was available and we were allowed to dock |
Exit Fees:
BD 5.00 |
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at the gas station. |
Taxi: Abdel-Amir "BU HASSAN"
+973 39090077 |
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12:00 |
The crew is given some free
time to go to the city. |
Hamad Sea Club "Bu Maryam"
+973 36466454 |
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We took a taxi to seef mall,
did some shopping, had lunch @ Isfahan |
Passport Officer "Bu Mahmud"
+973 36936655 |
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Restaurant. Took the taxi to
"Jed Hafs Market" we bought a fresh Baloul |
Shawqi Passport Dep. +973
339471071 |
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@BD
10.00 per KG !!! And got some vegetables. On the
way to the |
David Sea Club Manager +973
39637034 |
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Boat we stopped @ PMI to
stock up. |
Coast Guard +973 17700000 |
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18:00 |
Back to the boat - waited
for the crew to come back - Ibrahim made |
Tel Operator 181 |
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marag baloul and mtabbag.
Weather forecast shows good sailing |
Weather info: 17321174 |
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conditions for tomorrow. |
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6-Feb-09 |
5:30 |
Moved to "Fordha" for
check-out - Passport & Customs |
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6:45 |
We headed to Halul - nice
weather - calm sea - mild S winds |
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8:30 |
David called to say we have
to pay BD 50 for the berth. |
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14:00 |
Decided to change coarse and
head directly to Sir Bun3air - we estimate to |
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arrive tomorrow @ 4:00 am -
conditions still ideal. |
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7-Feb-09 |
4:15 |
Arrived @ Sir Bun3air and
anchored north of the island. |
Sir Bun3air Island - UAE |
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6:00 |
Ibarahim went trolling and
came back with three good size Balouls |
N25 12.718 E54 12.788 |
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12:00 |
All went trolling and landed
another Baloul and some other fish. |
Time: GMT + 4:00 |
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Spent the evening relaxing. |
Currency: UAE Dirham
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KD 0.080 |
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8-Feb-09 |
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A lazy day. Very nice
weather. We all trolled. The catch was 2 big
Kan3ad, |
Al-Amin
"Island Coast Guard - +971 50796729 |
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2 big Dwailmi, 3 Balouls and
some Shnainous. |
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Bu Slaiman made lunch,
"Mtabbag Baloul & Grilled assorted fish" |
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Ibrahim prepared dinner:
Marag & Fried Kan3ad caught a few minutes ago. |
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Kan3ad proved to be a superb
and delicious fish. |
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9-Feb-09 |
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Another lazy day. Ibrahim
went trolling and came back with a baloul then
he |
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went snorkeling while we sat
down working hard on doing "nothing" |
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we
snorkeled around the east of the island , much
nicer rock formations and |
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more
coral fishes. |
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10-Feb-09 |
4:00 |
Left Sir Bun3air heading to
Dubai. Weather conditions ideal. Slight N. wind |
Shandaga Dubai UAE |
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10:00 |
Muttaleb called Eng. Ghayath
GM. Riviera Boat to discuss the boats |
N25 16.855 E55 17.555 |
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maintenance and
anti-foiling. He promised a quote next 2 days. |
Fuel per Imperial Gallon:
AED. 10.45 |
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10:30 |
Arrived @ Shandaga Passport
& Customs Control of Dubai. |
Imperial Gallon = 4.2 Liter |
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Many Iranian dhows queued
before us, so we docked at the coast guard
berth. |
UAE Weather 4Cast
700013000 |
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12:00 |
Fueled @ Shandaga - Gallons:
652 for UAED. 6812.50 =
KD. 545.000 While |
UAE Operator
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waiting for entry
proceedings. |
Oman Consulate @ Dubai :
043971000 |
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13:00 |
Moved to the berth "L2B" @
Al-Seef Marina in Khor Dubai |
Oman visit permit fees
AED:100 + 20 for typing |
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Muttaleb & Ibrahim went to
the house to bring the car and reda went to Ahli |
Boat Manifest fees @ Dubai
Customs: AED 10 |
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Bank. Then all met @
Emirates Mall for lunch. Then to the boat to
spend the |
Art Marine: Captain Alessio:
+971 505588169 |
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a quiet night. |
Captain Gino: +971
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11-Feb-09 |
8:00 |
Ibrahim went to Oman
Consulate to get the visit permit. Reda to the
Ahli Bank |
Floating Bridge opens daily
22:00 - 06:00 next day |
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10:45 |
Captain Gino came over to
discuss the required repairs for the boat. |
Maktoum Bridge opens twice a
week: |
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11:30 |
Muttaleb & Ibrahim went by
dingy to Dubai Customs next to Maktoum Bridge |
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to get the Boat manifest.
Komar dropped the dingy key into the sea and all |
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efforts to fish it out
failed but luckily the tenders key was good
enough to |
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replace it. |
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14:00 |
All went to
the unfriendly Garmin Shop to see what's
new , then to WAFI |
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for Lunch @ ASHA. Spent the
night in the boat. |
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12-Feb-09 |
12:00 |
We left the boat to the
house to check our emails and check the weather. |
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The weather still very bad
with high speed N. winds and very low
visibility. |
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according to the plans we
are supposed to head to Msandam tomorrow |
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but its highly unlikely. We
went to Dragon Mall for some shopping and had |
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a light lunch there. We got
back to the boat at around 6:00 pm. |
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13-Feb-09 |
10:00 |
The Weather continues to be
bad with high speed N. wind and low level
visibility |
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Mutalleb and Ibrahim took
the dingy and went to the open sea to explore
the |
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situation and decided that
we move to Ajman on our way to Msandam so that |
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we save 2 hours from the
route. Passport and Customs Control procedures |
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carried out. The manifest
was taken by the Customs and a new one issued. |
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Domende took the car to the
house and we are ready to sail as |
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soon as he is back. |
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12:00 |
Muttaleb called Captain Gino
to inquire about the Berth charges. Gino said
he'll |
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charge us later on our way
back. |
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14:15 |
Sailed to Ajman - Hamriyah.
High speed N. Wind and rough sea. |
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16:45 |
Arrived @ Hamriyah and
docked close to the Gas Station. We are quite
familiar |
Ajman - Hamriyah |
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to this khor since we've
been here three times before. Muttaleb went to
the |
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Coast Guard to ask for
permission to stay for the night. Master Chef
Ibrahim |
Gas Station |
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Started immediately to
prepair "MACHBOUS DIYAY" Yam Yam… then all
retired |
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fairly early tonight. |
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14-Feb-09 |
5:45 |
Heading to Msandam. Ideal
weather conditions. Mild winds and calm sea. |
Msandam - Oman |
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13:15 |
Anchored @ Sibi Island in
Khor Sham - Msandam. Dolphins escorted us at the |
N26 15.163 E56 16.088 |
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entrance. Weather is nice
and the scenes breath-taking. We had a quick
lunch. |
Time: GMT + 4:00 |
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Ibrahim went snorkeling ad
Muttaleb and Reda went for trolling in the
dingy. |
Currency: Omani Rial
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KD 0.750 |
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Mutaleb took the dingy and
went to the village for shopping. We spent a
quiet |
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night on the boat. |
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15-Feb-09 |
9:00 |
We took our breakfast
"shakshouka" Bu Slaiman style on the aft deck.
Lifted the |
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anchor heading to Khor Najd.
On the way out of Msandam we shot some |
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footage of "Fulk Al-Salam
against the magnificent scenery of water ,
mountains |
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and haze. |
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12:05 |
The Omani Royal Navy came on
the radio and asked us to identify ourselves and |
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asked for the permit number
we are holding. "Welcome Fulk Al-Salam": He
replied, |
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They said we should not
hesitate to ask for any help. "Very curious" |
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14:30 |
Arrived @ Khor Najd, and
anchored close to the fishermen's slipway. The
place is |
Khor Najd - Oman |
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magnificent and the weather
is very nice. We did some trolling and fishing
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the boat. |
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16-Feb-09 |
5:30 |
Began sailing towards
Fujairah. Nice weather , mild winds, calm sea
but low visibility |
Fujairah - UAE |
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due to haze. We expect the
journey will take about six hours. |
Fujairah International
Marine Club |
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12:15 |
Arrived @ Fujairah
International Marine Club. We first anchored
outside the marina |
N25 07.810 E56 21.610 |
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and Muttaleb took the dingy
to explore the berth and later we docked in the
given |
Ahmad Ibrahim Darak -
Managing Director |
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berth. Ahmad Ibrahim, the
managing director came over and greeted us and
we all |
Tel. Office +971 9 2221166 |
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went to his office for a
coffee and exchanged some ideas. We then decided
to go |
Dir.
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fishing with him @ 4:00 pm.
All passports and boat manifest were given to
his |
Mob.
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secretary for processing.
Haithem gave us a lift to Hilton Hotel which is
within |
email:
major_ae@emirates.net.ae |
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walking distance. We had a
light lunch @ the sea side coffee shop and came
back |
email:
fimcfuj@emirates.net.ae |
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walking to catch up with our
fishing appointment with Ahmad. |
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16:00 |
Muttaleb & Ibrahim went
fishing in our dingy with Ahmad in his own boat. |
Fujairah International
Marine Club Invoice |
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Going out of the marina on
fishing trips requires filling up a form with
all the details |
Berth fees inc E&W X 2
nights
AED. 1900 |
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and submitted to the "Coast
Guard". |
Immigration & Passport. AED.
202 |
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In the evening we went to
the Hilton to check the weather conditions on
the net. |
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17-Feb-09 |
11:00 |
A lazy day. We went to the
marinas office to get an internet connection. |
Berth= AED. 8.00 per foot |
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13:00 |
Went out for lunch @ Sadaf
Restaurant on foot then back to the boat. |
Marina arrival charges =
AED.200 |
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17:00 |
Went to the local market.
Did some shopping. Fruits & vegetables. |
Marina departure charges =
AED.200 |
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19:00 |
Settled our account with the
club and the passports and the document will be |
Immigration clearance per
person = AED. 50 |
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handed over to us just
before our departure early in the morning. |
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21:00 |
We had dinner on the aft
deck "BBQ" |
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18-Feb-09 |
6:00 |
Started sailing towards
Dimyaniyat Island, Oman. Estimated arrival time
is 18:00. |
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Original plan was Sur then
Dimyaniyat but Sur is cancelled and a direct
coarse |
Dimyaniyat - Oman |
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is taken. Weather is ideal
and the sea is very calm. |
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17:15 |
Arrived @ Dimyaniyat and
anchored to the south of western island. It is a
perfect |
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timing we are just before
sunset. The weather is still very nice and we
are looking |
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forward to having a good
time in this beautiful spot. |
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19-Feb-09 |
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It’s a fine day, full of
activity. We fished
from the boat, trolled and snorkeled |
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around the island. The water
is crystal clear and the reefs rich with vibrant
colors |
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and full of hundreds of
various species. Lobsters, Hamours, Faskers,
Kan3ads and |
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many others. It’s the first
day of the week-end today. Many leisure boats
are seen |
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around. The Coast Guard came
over to us. We had a brief chat. They were very |
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friendly. We understood that
scouba diving is restricted and the island
requires |
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a special visit permit from
the authorities because it’s a natural marine
reservation. |
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Our lunch was lobsters and
dinner was kan3ad. According to the original
plan |
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we were supposed to sail to
Muscat, but we like so much here that we decided |
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to stay one more day. |
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20-Feb-09 |
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Another beautiful day in
Dimyaniyat. We took couple of chairs and a
table. Some |
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fruits and drinks to one of
the many islands. We snorkeled around and caught |
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some lobsters and a huge
faskar. In the afternoon we trolled for Tunas
and |
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managed to land a 10 KG
Yellow Fin Tuna which is one of the finest
fishes in the world |
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21-Feb-09 |
7:00 |
Sailed to Port Qabous,
Muscat. Nice Weather, mild S. winds. Low
visibility due to |
Muscat - Port Qabous - Oman |
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haze. 20 minutes before
entering the port, we were stopped by the Omani
Coast |
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Guard. They checked our
documents and said that the Omani flag was not
visible, so |
Agent "Wakeel"
is a must for Oman entry |
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11:00 |
we unwound it. At 11:00 we
entered Port Qabous - Jetty no. 7 and met the
agent |
Abdallah: +968 99876786 |
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Abdul-Majeed. Gave him the
documents for clearance and left to Bander Rodha |
Dawood: +968 99227260 |
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12:30 |
Marina. We First went to the
gas station for refueling then to the other end
of the |
AbdelMajeed: +968 99061647 |
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marina where we anchored
because no free berths were available.
International |
Charges: US$.500
for entry & exit |
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Fishing competition was on
and many boats have come to Muscat to
participate. |
Oman Weather forecast:
24714870 |
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16:30 |
We had
our lunch at the marinas coffee shop then
took a taxi to Souk Matrah. |
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Did some shopping @ Sultan
Center then got back to the boat at around 9:00
PM. |
Marina Bandar Al-Rowdha -
Muscat |
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22-Feb-09 |
7:00 |
Ibrahim did some shopping
down town with Mazen. "Baits, fishing lines and
an |
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umbrella" |
Office: +968 24737288 ,
24737291 |
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13:00 |
Lunch on the aft deck
prepared by Muttaleb. |
Mr. Bako: +968 97046135 |
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14:30 |
"TOR" a diver in the marina
came over and said that the rope connecting the
two |
S3oud: +968 24737288 |
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buoys
we have anchored between must have gone around
our propeller. He dived |
Tor "Diver" +968 96777203 |
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under the boat and freed it
in about 20 minutes. |
Mazen: +968 99539614 ,
+968 92736339 |
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15:30 |
Ahmad from Fujairah Marina
called and said that we have forgotten
to take the boats |
Fuel @ Bandar Al-Rowdha:
2400L. = OR. 350.400 |
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registration book. |
Berth Chages for 2 nights =
OR. 120 |
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16:00 |
Muttaleb & Ibrahim walked to
Shaali Marine Shop to have a look and Reda
enjoyed |
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a lazy time in the marina. |
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23-Feb-09 |
6:00 |
Sailed to Yarama. The anchor
lock broke during retrieval. The weather is
ideal. |
Khor Yarama - Oman |
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15:00 |
At 3:00 PM sharp we arrived
@ Khor Yarama. On a distance we could sea a
white |
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Yacht at the Khor entrance.
We communicated on the radio. It was Sheikh
Muhammad |
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Bin Rashid Al-Mo'allah. Bu
Slaiman knows him very well and they have sailed
together |
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earlier. He said it is
difficult to enter the Khor because of low water
level and we have |
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to wait for high tide. We
dropped anchor close to him outside the Khor. Bu
Slaiman |
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took the dingy and went over
to see him. The sheikh was accompanied by some |
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Kuwaiti friends we already
knew. As a courtesy they sent us lunch and
return we gave |
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a big fish we had just
caught "Thor 3andag". |
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19:30 |
Sheikh Muhammad Bin Rashid
and his guests came over to our boat for a
coffee and |
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they stayed for about two
hours. Some fishermen came and complained that
we have |
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anchored in their fishing
path and the net was stuck under our boat. |
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24-Feb-09 |
8:00 |
We woke up to find that the
Sheikh has already left. Later the coast guard
came |
Sur - Oman |
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to check our documents and
we told them we are moving inside the Khor
because it |
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was very windy. Inside the
Khor it was much quieter. Again the Coast Guard
came |
Refueling in Sur : 3618L. =
OR. 528.228 |
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11:00 |
over. Then we decided to
sail to Sur to refuel and spend the night and
head back to |
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Muscat early in the morning. |
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12:30 |
A man from the Omni Police
came to the boat, checked our documents and
issued |
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a sails permit for OR.15:00
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Msandam only |
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Refueling finished then we
anchored in the Khor. |
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18:00 |
Decided to take advantage of
the good weather so we headed to Bander Rowdha. |
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25-Feb-09 |
1:45 |
Arrived @ Marina Bandar
Al-Rowdha and docked @ the gas station. Spent
the night |
Marina Bandar Al-Rowdha -
Muscat |
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8:00 |
there. The agent took our
documents for processing and came back by 10:00. |
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Refueled @ Bandar Al-Rowdha. |
Fuel - 1031 L. = OR. 150.700 |
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11:00 |
Headed to Dimyaniyat. |
Gas 24 L. = OR. 2.900 |
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13:45 |
Arrived @ Dimyaniyat. From a
distance we could see "Al-Shumoukh", Sheikh M.
Bin |
Oil 4X4L. = OR. 16.00 |
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Rashid's Yacht. We anchored
close to the area. Soon we got a call on the
radio inviting |
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us for lunch. After lunch he
showed us around the luxury boat. Yousef Bouday
and |
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his two friends soon left to
Muscat to catch their plane back to Kuwait. |
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16:45 |
We left Dimyaniyat to
Fujairah. Nice weather with mild N. wind. |
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26-Feb-09 |
4:30 |
Arrived @ Fujairah
International Marine Club and docked at exactly
the same berth |
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we had before. We rested
till noon after the long night. Went to Hilton
Resort for |
Fujairah - UAE |
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lunch. In the afternoon did
some shopping and checked the weather on the
internet. |
Fujairah International
Marine Club |
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18:00 |
Got our processed papers
from Haitham then had our dinner on the boat. |
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27-Feb-09 |
3:45 |
Started sailing towards
Khassab. This route will take us all the way
along the Southern |
Berth Charges for one night
= AED.600 |
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Cost of UAE and Msandam
province of Oman, Khor Al-Habalain through Fakk
Al-Assad |
Marina arrival charges =
AED.200 |
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to Strait of Hormoz and
around Ras Msandam to Khassab. |
Marina departure charges =
AED.200 |
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13:00 |
Arrived @ Port Khassab. Our
main purpose for coming was to refuel but no gas
station |
Khassab Port - Khassab
Province - Oman |
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is visible. Ibrahim took the
dingy to get some information. We dropped anchor
in the |
N26 12.651 E56 15.146 |
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middle of the waterway and
waited for him. Ibrahim came back with no luck
so we |
Fuel tanker agent, Abdallah
Bin Darwish |
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decided to go to Ajman for
refueling and we will spend the night there
before |
Mobile: +968 99355607 |
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proceeding the next day to
Sir Bun3air. |
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18:45 |
Arrived @ Ajman - Hamriyah.
Started refueling. Will stay in the Khor for the
night. |
Ajman - Hamriyah |
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Reda took a taxi to Om
Al-Qiwain to get money from the ATM. |
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28-Feb-09 |
6:30 |
Left Ajman to Sir Bun3air.
Slightly rough sea with south wind. 30 minutes
after |
Fuel: 645 Gallons = AED.
6514 |
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departure the sea got very
rough with high waves and south winds blowing at |
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20 knots/h carrying fine
sand causing very poor visibility. One our
before we got to |
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the island the wind changed
direction and became northerly and still
maintained the |
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the same speed and blowing
sand. |
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13:45 |
Arrived @ Sir Bun3air and
anchored west of the island. We saw three boats
leaving |
Sir Bun3air Island - UAE |
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the island since weekend
finishes today. Other ones still taking safe
haven in the Khor. |
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Ibrahim took the dingy to
see the possibility of going inside the Khor and
anchoring |
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there. Finally we anchored
in the Khor and secured the boat by ropes
stretched to the |
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land. By night fall many
other boats came in and the sand storm
continued. |
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1-Mar-09 |
7:30 |
We still have bad weather
and strong south wind blowing carrying dust. |
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12:30 |
Took the decision to sail to
Haloul. Weather forecast shows its getting worse
towards |
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the week end and everybody
is in the mood of going back home. The sea is
rather |
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rough but manageable. It can
get worse. |
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21:00 |
As we were approaching
Haloul Island heavy rain started to fall. We
anchored south |
Haloul Island - Qatar |
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east of the island. A big
number of dhows, fishing boats and other vessels
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already there. |
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2-Mar-09 |
5:30 |
Weather still very bad, very
rough sea and high speed NW wind. We decided to
go to |
Bahrain |
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Bahrain and spend a couple
of days there waiting for the weather to get
better. |
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8:30 |
By 8:30 NW wind gained more
speed and the waves were very high and fierce
full. The |
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10:00 |
boat was
rolling and swinging by each wave. Around
10:00 we noticed that our dingy |
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"21 foot Al-Dhaen" which we
were towing behind was not there any more. The
speedy |
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NW wind soon turned to a
storm with 45 KN/H N. wind and 15-20 f. waves.
The well |
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organized boat turned into
shambles. Fridge and cabinet doors flanged open
and the |
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items started flying in every direction, even
some panels and false ceiling fell. The high |
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waves flooded the deck
washing away every thing in its path. We slowed
down our |
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speed down to 5 KT/H to
minimize the effect of the pounding waves
against the hull. |
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It was only when entered the
buoyed route to Bahrain that we felt danger was
over. |
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20:30 |
Arrived @ Fordha, Bahrain.
We were allowed to dock there and spend the
night. |
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3-Mar-09 |
11:00 |
Moved to the Sea Club and
were given a T berth at the entrance of the
marina. |
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12:30 |
went to City Center. Had
lunch at Ashas. Did some shopping to replace the
damaged |
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appliances during the storm. |
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16:30 |
Ibrahim left to the airport
to catch a flight back to Kuwait to attend his
daughters |
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wedding. Started cleaning up the mess and
assessing the damages caused by the storm. |
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4-Mar-09 |
11:00 |
A lazy day. We walked all
the way to "Bab Al-Bahrain", then took a taxi to
Seef Mall. |
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Had lunch @ Isfahan
Restaurant and did some shopping. |
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5-Mar-09 |
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A lazy day. Window shopping. |
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6-Mar-09 |
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Last lazy day before heading
back to Kuwait. |
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7-Mar-09 |
4:30 |
Left Marina Club to Fordha
for passport and customs control. |
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5:15 |
We are now on our way to
Kuwait through Kran Island. We estimate to
arrive there |
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before sunset. NE wind @ 23
kt/h. |
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16:15 |
Arrived @ Kran island and
anchored to its south. Other fishing boats were
also there. |
Kran - KSA |
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8-Mar-09 |
5:20 |
Heading to Um Al-Maradem -
Kuwait. Nice weather and calm sea. There will be
many |
N27 43.343 E49 48.873 |
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oil rigs on the way. We
diverted our route to avoid the rigs as much as
possible. Even |
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what looked on the map to be
clear had tens which are not shown. |
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1:15 |
Arrived @ Um Al-Maradem.
Customs official came for inspection, then
passports and |
Um Al-Maradim Kuwait |
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paper work was processed. |
N28 40.693 E48 38.933 |
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14:15 |
Sailed to Yacht Club -
Salmiyah. Great weather, "water surface mirror
like". |
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19:15 |
Arrived @ Yacht Club -
Salmiyah. Fulk Al-Salam docked at its usual
berth. |
Kuwait - Salmiya - Yacht
Club |
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Home sweet home...Hamdellah
3assalamah. |
N29 20.590 E48 03.329 |
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