PULAU
BANGKA
INDONESIA
Sailing
along Bangka Island requires time. There are two routes. The eastern
side of Bangka or the inside route, that is between Sumatra and
Bangka. The decision needs to be made as to which route to take at
the northern part of Bangka. The landscape is charming, long golden
beaches lined up with palms, distant mountains. The sea is turquoise,
the water clear. The outer passage is recommended if one wants to
continue enjoying this scenery. It is a hundred nautical miles to
sail to Tanjung Berikat at the southern end of Bangka.
The
inner passage is longer, water not so clear and the weather could be
stormy.
The
100 sea miles of the outer passage can be broken into comfortable day
sailing between anchorages. One of those anchorages is Palau Panjang
with extensive reef and excellent protection from swell in spite of
the island itself being just a line on the horizon.
Another
anchorage is just between reefs, very comfortable at low tide and
with some swell breaking over the reef at high water. It is Karang
Perlang only 25 miles away from the southern part of Pulau Bangka,
Tanjung Berikat. The Cape itself is scenic and pleasure to sail by.
It
was sad to leave Pulau Bangka behind although a sense of new
adventure compensated for the departure.
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