Sailing - Senibong Cove Marina - The Captain & The Cook

We sailed from Batam to Senibong Cove and finally caught up with our “virtual” cruising buddies, SV Tiki – Heather and Neil. SV Tiki had been sailing the same direction as us, but we had just missed each other, or we’d gone slightly different ways. We had briefly met Neil in Serangan, Bali, but not Heather; Facebook, blogs, and messenger kept the four of us updated on each other’s progress.

Senibong Cove was not actually on our way, but catching up with Tiki and her crew was worth the detour. We had a great time catching up over drinks at the bar, and they introduced us to the “PORK HOCK”… Dwayne was sold!

We went to Singapore for a few days, and the night we returned, Heather had us on board for a delicious curry!

We met Adam and Kaye off SV Soggy Moggy, and, the night before we were leaving, we all got together on Thorfinn for an ‘Aussie BBQ’…. even though technically Neil and Heather are Poms.

Real Aussie lamb chops, chicken drumsticks, prawns, green salad and the obligatory potato bake. Just perfect. Great company came together to produce great food and good times!

Next up – Singapore and we sailed on to Sebana Cove to Port Dickson

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Senibong Cove Marina – It cost approximately AUD15.00 /day (2015). Toilet and shower facilities BUT no laundry. The marina has a cafe, bar/restaurant and mini-mart.

Click here for all the information include, including directions, marina fee, laundry, shopping, transport, fuel and mail.

Where – Location: N001°29.031’ / E103°49.916’

Marina Contact

General Line: +60 7 382 0388

Direct Line: +60 7 382 0022

Email – marina@senibongcove.my

Website – https://www.senibongcove.my/marina/

VHF – Channel 09 Call Sign: 9M / 43971

Operating Hours – 0800hrs to 1800hrs

Shopping – (Aeon Mall) is a 15-minute walk down a motorway. Not the nicest of walks, but we did it several times. Taxis are cheap, approximately MYR8.00 (AUD2.80) to the Aeon shopping mall.

To get to Singapore from the marina, we caught a taxi to the bus/immigration terminal. Cost MYR21.00 (AUD7.00).

Then a bus to Kranji. The bus takes you to the immigration terminal, where you get off and go through immigration and customs before getting back on the bus to Kranji. Bus to Kranji MYR1.50 (AUD0.50).

At Kranji we got on the MRT to the area our hotel was in. Cost MYR2.50

Catching a cab from the MRT to Hotel was impossible, and we ended up walking. It wasn’t that far away.

Accommodation

We typically book our accommodation through booking.com. Indeed we like the convenience of booking online, and we are usually able to pay for our accommodation on arrival at the hotel/resort or room. Additionally, booking.com advertise many different accommodation styles in Malaysia, so you are sure to find the perfect place.

Travel Insurance

Do you have insurance organised for your travels? Please look at our Travel Insurance page for a quick quote! I just booked travel insurance with World Nomads again, and it always impresses me how quickly I get the quote, and in fact, the entire process, from quote to policy in hand, only takes minutes. Furthermore, you can book when you are already overseas, as I did this time!