Johor Bahru to Malacca

We said goodbye to our friends in Danga Bay on Sunday morning and set off for the Malaysian west coast.  Despite light headwinds and incoming tide, the motor managed to keep us chugging along at a steady pace along the Johor Straits.  We went under the Tuas bridge with not much to spare, which connects Malaysia and Singapore.

Exiting Johor Straits, we turned north to carry on up the Malacca Straits.  Here we navigated a route amongst massive cargo ships and plenty of fishing nets that were poorly marked. 

We decided to continue throughout the night to take advantage of a slackened headwind.  AIS showed the seas shared with plenty of others in the darkness.

We tried to keep behind this barge and tow as the wake was smoother and wind less but he was doing a knot faster than us and slowly pulled away. We suggested Ryan throw our anchor into the back of the tug for a deisel free passage.

Day two presented us with a little wind to play with, so we put the sails up to gain a bit more speed.  It was nice to turn the engine off for an hour or two.  A little wolf herring decided to jump onboard to join us for a few moments.  Unfortunately, nothing big enough for us to eat.

We are currently anchored amongst the Water Islands.  Our friend, Jerry the gecko, had lost its tail in fright but will be set free on the beach once the outboard motor is fixed.

The forecast is to remain relatively the same and so we will set off again tomorrow morning with hopes of reaching Penang and Langkawi by the end of the week.  We plan to carry on through the night once more.