With so many good places to go boating in Malaysia, I'm going to base a lot of activity on the east coast, beginning with Kuantan, mainly because it has good access to KL. It's also because there's a lot to see and do there, especially in the water.
To get the program rolling, the first Inflatable is already at 'Leo Village', Duta Village Resort, right next to the Swiss Garden Kuantan. I've got 2 bigger trailerable boats moving into Kuantan but these will be kept in the confines of LBC, Kuantan's only boatel. For the action set and beach-launched brigade, well, we've got an activity base on the beach.
Leo Village Watersports makes for a great venue for all beach-launched boats!
An Inflatable boat is such a handy thing - keep it in the boot of your car and just take it to wherever you want to go. The Rhino Rider is a QuickSilver product and quite a handy piece of kit. Leo purchased the boat as an assistance to his kiteboarding school. By the end of the month we'll have another 2 QuickSilvers on the beach there and then we're really ready to explore the bay and beaches around Kuantan.
Once we've done that and made sure everyone is pretty adept at having fun, we'll move the Inflatables by road up to Marang and then head to Gem Island for a weekend rendezvous. Have a look at their website and you'll see what the fuss is about!
I've got the 'dream' of booking the island for a huge weekend of boating in June. Larger trailerable boats can easily make the Kuantan - Gem Island trip while the smaller beach-launched boats will easily make the 5nm from Marang to Gem.
The Rhino Rider has been pottering around the beaches near Cherating fishing, snorkeling and even pulling a small boarder - not bad for a 15hp motor. The boat is kept under Leo's careful guard at his beach hut and will soon be joined by a few more.
It seems like we are just managing to get the Inflatable 'Club" inflated slowly but surely. If there are any other souls who'd like to take part, please let me know.
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