Finally settled in Puteri Harbor, Malaysia, just a few miles north of Singapore, after a passage from Bali fraught with tight crew schedules, engine issues, crappy weather, and, in the last day, the most challenging harbor traffic we have seen since Panama! At one point there were more than 70 [...]

vessels listed on our new AIS...which almost had a meltdown! Our crew, Oli Gehlen and Jerry Knecht, had to leave BAHATI at Nongsa Point, Batam and Lovina Beach, Bali respectively due to schedule demands. They both contributed hugely to the successful delivery of BAHATI to the S'pore region, a place we had hoped to reach 2 years ago and feel amazed to have found now! Martin Lambert, our old buddy from NORDIC, the Quebec boat we first met in the Galapagos, came by ferry and foot to meet Capt B in Nongsa and do the last 40 nm to Puteri. Martin has the dubvious honor of being the low-tide dinner guest of honor as we entered Puteri and ran hard aground in less than 6' of water on the edeges of the channel...."Mais Oui! This is the entrance!" We sat in the mud for 3 hours and the marina crew brought us a delicious dinner of chicken and fish from the restaurant after unsuccessfully trying to tow us off the bar! We finally tied-up in our slip at 2230 hrs, almost 12 hrs to the minute after clearing-out of Nongsa, Indonesia! Happy to be home again with old friends on EMPIRE, NORDIC, and SERANNITY to greet us! Capt B leaves for HK and work on Mon morning and Mate Betsy hopes to return around December 10 as we move up to Thailand for the holly-days! Happy Turkey to all!

BAHATI crew members to date: Maine to NJ & Maryland: Bruce Brown & Tom O'Reilly Norfolk, Va to Bermuda: Bill Barton, Jeff Brummer, Ben Walker-Brummer, Bob Wagner Bermuda to St Maarten: Philip Worboys & Art Edelstein St Maarten to Auckland, NZ: Josh Warren-White St Lucia to [...]

Opua, NZ: Michael Callahan St Lucia to Antigua: Ben Fowler, Sarah Haskell, Mariah Warren Guadeloupe to Cartagena: Gareth Weis Panama to Malpela & return: Kirk "Kule" Jackman Panama Canal: Michal Rogers & Jerry Gould Balboa to Las Perlas: Sarah Spaulding Tonga to Opua & Opua to Tanna: Tim Barker Tonga to Opua: Hillary Gerardi Opua to Opua: Sandra Bisset & Wally Mallet Auckland to Opua: Nathaniel O'Brien-Merrill Auckland-Weiheke: Beth Coleman Opua to Tanna: Meghan DeWalt Auckland to Cairns: Cameron Grillo Cairns to Bali: Georgina Greville Bali to Lovina Beach: Jerry Knecht Bali to Point Nongsa: Oliver Ghelen Point Nongsa to Puteri Harbor, Malaysia: Martin Lambert We are extremely grateful to these stalwart and courageous sailors who have willingly joined us to help-out on in this amazing adventure and we look forward to welcoming others as we slowly find our back to Maine again!