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Malacca
Straits | Ao Chalong | Kata
Beach | Phi Phi | Krabi
 Ton
Sai Bay is secure in both seasons. The yacht anchorage
is at the head of the bay, on the west side, where one avoids
the regular longtail boat and ferry traffic heading for the jetty
on the east side of the bay. Do not attempt to approach the jetty
if you value your topsides. Entering the bay, it is wise to keep
to the west since the water is deep and the coral clearly visible.
The drying rock shown on the Admiralty and Thai charts as lying
just to the east of the southwest headland forming the bay does
not exist. It is now a shallow patch approximately 4 metres deep
at extreme low tide, which offers no danger to vessels of normal
draft. The best anchorage is on sand in about 10 metres,
close enough to the fringing reef to be able to swim from the
boat.
The village and hotel development on the island is mostly concentrated
on the narrow sand isthmus connecting the two lobes of Phi Phi
Don, where you can find almost anything the visiting yachts person
might need.
Said to be one of the three most beautiful islands in the world,
Phi Phi Don is not as idyllic as it once was, what with recent
commercial development and the huge numbers of day-trippers which
tend to make the island a little crowded between the hours of
10:00 am. And 3:00 pm. Still, it is a very pleasant place to spend
a few days with a boat. Dive schools operate from the beach, and
there are lots of opportunities for excursions in longtail boats
to the most spectacular hongs and inlets which are found on Phi
Phi Le.
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