Sailing yacht vacations in Phuket Thailand
Malaysia and Myanmar (Burma)

Have you ever dreamed of sailing crystal clear waters, surrounding remote tropical islands? SEAL has a variety of specialized sailing vacations that we can put together for you.  Either sailing the waters of Thailand or Burma. We can take care of all your requests. We have three lovely sailing yachts that are available for private charter.  They come fully crewed and provisioned, ready to give you a sailing holiday to the destination of your choosing.

We will help you to organize that family sailing vacation that you have been planning, or may be you have a group of friends who would love to get out on the sea together.  Our sailing holidays will give you hands on sail time.  Letting you set sail, tack, jibe or helm. All this with the experience of our crew, to back you up and lend support when ever needed. Enabling you to have a wonderfully trouble free holiday afloat.

Our hands on sailing holidays will allow you to sail from island to island, letting you choose where to stop, giving time to swim, snorkel or go beach combing. With romantic evening  BBQ’s on remote tropical beaches, our sailing vacations are for those who love to be on the sea and want to be away from the rest of humanity for a while.  Get back in touch with nature! Contact us today, let us know your dream and find out what we can do for you.

Exclusive and private charters on S/Y Silolona

Cruising Grounds

Phang Nga Bay
is extremely sheltered – land locked on three sides. It is an ideal all year round cruising ground. A visit to Phang Nga Bay, to the north east of Phuket is a ‘must’ during any stay in or around Phuket. Mystic rock formations tower vertically out of the waters, known locally as ‘Hongs’ – many of these little islands have hollow centres! Kayaks are the ideal way to visit the ‘Hongs’; at low tide it is possible to go inside through ‘a whole in the wall’! We take the kayaks along with us. The extremely picturesque Phang Nga Bay and its surrounding limestone outcrops were the featured location for the classic James bond film "The Man with the Golden Gun". One or two days can easily be spent cruising this most picturesque area. Phang Nga Bay is now designated a world heritage site!

Krabi
Krabi features some of Thailand’s most stunning landscapes and forms part of the Had Nopparat Marine National Park. Large outcrops tower from the water to form curious monoliths. The Krabi region really has become popular within the last couple of years. The sheer limestone cliffs are very popular with rock climbers from all over the world.

Phi Phi Islands
Spectacular rugged limestone cliffs rise out of the sea, forming the beautiful Phi Phi islands. The area offers a good variety of different types of diving with abundant hard and soft corals. Snorkeling around the islands is excellent with plenty of shallow coral gardens on the fringing reefs, which are alive with colourful fish life. The Phi Phi islands were voted one of the top ten most beautiful islands in the world. The recent hit move ‘The Beach’ was filmed here. We can take you to ‘The Beach"! Why not stay for a day or too to explore these incredible islands.

Racha Islands
Just a few miles to the south of Phuket, lie the two Racha Islands Racha Yai & Racha Noi. Both of these islands are well worth a visit. Racha Yai is the more developed of the two with two bays on the north East Coast offering protected anchorage’s and a couple of seafood restaurants if you fancy a meal ashore. A full day can be spent exploring these lovely islands. The water is crystal clear; the snorkeling and diving are very good.

Koh Teratou & The Butang Islands
Koh Teratou is a cluster of Islands, which form the southern most of Thailand’s marine National parks. The islands are infamous as an old pirate lair during the eighteenth century. They are situated only a few miles north of the Malaysian border. Whilst cruising the Southern most islands in the Teratou group, the Malaysian holiday island of Langkawi is clearly visible. To reach the Teratou Islands is an overnight passage, from Phuket Island.

Just a Few miles west of the Koh Teratou, lies the Butang or ‘Adang’ Islands. These are not a national park but are well worth a visit, as they are very pretty, with a few white sandy beaches affording some time ashore to stretch your legs. There is also a small sea gypsy settlement on the islands that can be visited. The islands are undeveloped and extremely quite. A full day’s exploration would be recommended.

Phuket Island
Although Phuket is well charted, with many of its secluded bays having hotel developments on them, they still offer some great places to stop and anchor. For those who don’t wish to travel too far from civilization, Patong, Kata and Karon Bays all offer safe anchorage’s and good night life. For those wishing to be a little more discreet in their anchoring options, Ni Harn, Surin & Bang Tau are a little more relaxed and informal. Between one to five days would be recommended when sailing and exploring Phuket Island. It should be noted that the west coast of Phuket really does offer some good sailing conditions, the off shore winds can be very reasonable, giving great sailing weather in calm protected waters.

Similan & Surin Islands
A cluster of nine tropical islands, fifty five nautical miles north west of Phuket is Thailand's premier dive sites destination. The Similan islands offer a great diversity of marine life and under-sea terrain. This marine national park is considered to have the most colourful reef environment and best all-round conditions of all dive sites in Thailand. The islands themselves have some of the most stunning above-water scenery in Southeast Asia, with dazzling turquoise water, white sand beaches and secluded bays framed by rocky headlands.

We offer the Similan & Surin Islands as a destination for our sailing charters. For a full description on what these islands have to offer, please take a look at our Thailand diving cruise section, of this website.

Mergui Archipelago, Burma
Of all the destinations that we offer, the Mergui Archipelago, Burma really must be the best opportunity for those who really want to find a cruising ground away from the crowds. The cruising options in this idyllic area are limitless. We recommend between one to two weeks to get the full potential out of a sailing holiday in the Mergui Archipelago.

Comprising over eight hundred islands and covering an area of ten thousand square miles, these pristine islands are totally untouched by modern development, with a rich history of maritime trade, mysticism and piracy. The modern-day Mergui Archipelago is as it was in days gone by, bar the piracy!

Due to the archipelago’s virtual isolation, the islands and surrounding seas are alive with an amazing diversity of wildlife, flora and fauna. Parrots, hornbills, sea eagles, Brahminy kites and herons fill the skies, whilst on land the animal population includes wild cattle, elephants, monkeys, deer, wild pigs and tigers.

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Set your own itinerary!

With such beautiful cruising grounds, all within just a stone’s throw of one another. The options really are limitless as to the itinerary you may wish to choose. We at SEAL, will be more than willing to put together a personalized itinerary, for each request for a sailing charter that we receive. We have many, many years of experience in cruising all of the above destinations and know the highlights of the areas. Just let us know what you have in mind and we will guide you in choosing the perfect itinerary for the sailing holiday of your dreams.

We look forward to hearing from you.