Traditional Sailing, Thailand, Malayasia

I am planning a leasurely bicycle trip from Bangkok to Singapore starting
next March. As I am keenly interested in sailing, are there any
particular places I should try to vistit with a view to seeing traditional
boatbuilding methods etc.

i have been contemplating the same trip, have you done any planning yet?
tell, tell !
poul b-h

"Bill" <billbeeenot@notaustarnet.com.au> wrote in message
news:pan.2004.10.16.20.03.04.936590@notaustarnet.c om.au...
> I am planning a leasurely bicycle trip from Bangkok to Singapore starting
> next March. As I am keenly interested in sailing, are there any
> particular places I should try to vistit with a view to seeing traditional
> boatbuilding methods etc.

I've sailed a few times around the West coast and had a good look at a
few longtails. They are suprisingly heavily built but the construction
methods look fairly conventional. I have read somewhere that they don't
bother with such refinements as crossgrain dowels in scarfs like the
stem-keel join.

I've seen the occasional repair being carried out but the only boat that
I've actually seen under construction was a steel longtail in Bangkok -
not much tradition there!

I'm sailing down to the southern islands and also going for a bit of a
mooch along the coast in November. If I see anything, I'll let you have
details.

In message <pan.2004.10.16.20.03.04.936590@notaustarnet.com.a u>, Bill
<billbeeenot@notaustarnet.com.au> writes
>I am planning a leasurely bicycle trip from Bangkok to Singapore starting
>next March. As I am keenly interested in sailing, are there any
>particular places I should try to vistit with a view to seeing traditional
>boatbuilding methods etc.

--
Philip Allum

On Mon, 18 Oct 2004 08:11:25 +0100, Philip Allum wrote:
> I'm sailing down to the southern islands and also going for a bit of a
> mooch along the coast in November. If I see anything, I'll let you have
> details.
Thanks Philip,
I saw a program on TV a short while ago that dealt with a small
boatbuilding village which I think was S.E. Thailand, but I missed the
name (as you do ). They were building very heavy traditional say 30
footers and then just fitting longtail motors.
There was no boatbuilding content in the show as such, but it concentrated on
the work of two painters. One of them still doing traditional Thai
designs with dragons and even small landscapes amid all the multicoloured
scroll work. The other painter was complying with the "increasing muslim
influence in the area" and painting just abstact designs.
This is the sort of thing I would love to see, and why I don't have a
fixed itinery or timetable.
Regards
Bill

On Sun, 17 Oct 2004 11:58:22 +0200, svar_i_gruppe wrote:

> i have been contemplating the same trip, have you done any planning yet?
> tell, tell !
> poul b-h
My only plan is get there and play it by ear, I have of course read heaps
on the net. I don't even know if I will try to take my own bike, or buy
one in Bangkok.
I will definatly be cycling a lot, but I am not such a purist as to refuse
public transport if conditions dictate.
I have always found that having a specific interest or theme to a trip
really extends my enjoyment. In this trip I will be indulging my interest
in boating and sailing, and I suspect I will be taking a few trips on
small ferries etc. just for the ride, not the destination.
Regards
Bill

Sound like a good idea. I always try to "be" in the country and asked what I
want to see, I answer that I don't know, but "being" there wil certainly let
me touch, smell, taste, hear, feel and also see a lot. When on a bike, I
always stop at any impulse, instead of trying to "see" the as much as
possible.
Good Luck
Poul

"Bill" <billbeeenot@notaustarnet.com.au> wrote in message
news:pan.2004.10.18.19.58.40.575691@notaustarnet.c om.au...
> On Sun, 17 Oct 2004 11:58:22 +0200, svar_i_gruppe wrote:
>
> > i have been contemplating the same trip, have you done any planning yet?
> > tell, tell !
> > poul b-h
> My only plan is get there and play it by ear, I have of course read heaps
> on the net. I don't even know if I will try to take my own bike, or buy
> one in Bangkok.
> I will definatly be cycling a lot, but I am not such a purist as to refuse
> public transport if conditions dictate.
> I have always found that having a specific interest or theme to a trip
> really extends my enjoyment. In this trip I will be indulging my interest
> in boating and sailing, and I suspect I will be taking a few trips on
> small ferries etc. just for the ride, not the destination.
> Regards
> Bill