Sailing to Anambas Islands - CIQP Formalities

In this blog, we share about the formalities for sailing to Anambas islands. We hope this post will be useful to all boaters who are keen to visit the beautiful archipelago of the Anambas regency.

in its efforts to boost tourism in this beautiful archipelago, Anambas Islands has now opened its port for international arrivals such that yachts can clear directly at Tarempa, which was in the northern region of the cluster. Hence, this time, we decided to give it a try and sail directly to Tarempa. There are 2 options you may consider: 1) engaging an agent to process the clearance on your behalf, or 2) doing it yourself. We’ll share about the pros and cons of each option.

SAILING HOLIDAYSMin Qi Wong26 March 2023anambas islands, sailing adventure, sailing holidayComment

Sailing to Anambas Islands Team Trip 2022 - Part 2

After almost 40 hours of sailing, we finally arrived at the beautiful Tarempa, where the main port of Anambas Islands is, at around 7am in the morning! As you enter the bay, the first thing you will notice is the beautiful mosque, which is situated at the tip of the bay! We dropped our anchor just in front of the jetty and prepared for arrival clearance.

The port of Tarempa is a bustling, colourful town with many shops selling fresh fruits and produce, toys and wares, restaurants serving simple yet delicious-looking Indonesian meals, offices, schools, residences and a mini-highway leading to the prominent mosque. It is a warm and comforting sight to arrive at after 40 hours of endless sea view. It is worth spending a few hours here to explore the town by foot and perhaps have a hearty lunch at one of the warungs (a small Indonesian retail, eatery or café).

SAILING HOLIDAYSVanessa Lim26 March 2023anambas islands, sailing adventure, sailing holidayComment

Sailing to Anambas Islands Team Trip 2022 - Part 1

We are so excited to share with you about our 7D6N sailing holiday to Anambas Islands, Indonesia on 19 - 25 September 2022!

As many of you would know, it has been SUCH A LONG TIME (ALMOST 3 YEARS!) since the whole team has sailed together overseas (no thanks to the pandemic), so this trip was very much anticipated by every single one of us! This was a part-retreat, part-recce for us, as we were not sure how things have changed during the covid years, so we had to ensure all was in smooth order before bringing our guests in the future. In this blog, we will share all about how the pre-trip work and our sailing journey!

SAILING HOLIDAYSVanessa Lim1 February 2023anambas islands, sailing adventure, sailing holidayComment

Is a Sailing Holiday really worth it?

Ximula Sail has always been a passion project - our mission is always to inspire more fellow Singaporeans to get out on the water, and to be exposed to the wonders of sailing. On many occasions, our guests are always curious to know more about how we got into sailing, and want to know more about our sailing adventures.

So we’ve put together a list of the most frequently asked questions we’ve received about our sailing adventures:

SAILING HOLIDAYSVanessa Lim21 January 2020sailing adventure, sailing holiday, sai, anam, ind, xComment

Reflections from our Sailing Holiday to Anambas Islands

We asked our guests, Shawne Koh @shawneydepp and Umehara Keiji @umeandhara, and our intern Vanessa, some questions about their experience at our recent open sailing holiday to Anambas Islands on 14 - 19 Jul 2019, and here’s some of their thoughts:

But sailing, the journey itself is also an adventure. It’s not just going to the destination, but the whole sailing part is part of the whole trip, the whole experience.

SAILING HOLIDAYSVanessa Lim10 October 2019sailing holiday, sailing, sailing adventure, singapore, indonesia, anambas islandsComment

Sailing Holiday to Anambas Islands - an intern's perspective

Hello everyone! My name is Vanessa and I started my internship earlier on 2 July. My role at Ximula Sail involves assisting with sales and marketing, as well as occasionally serving as a crew on board during charters.

Well, as a new team member, I was given the opportunity to experience one... Yep that’s right, MY VIRGIN SAILING TRIP!! (And I have a lot to share with you! Just bear with me okay!)

Honestly, as a grown adult, I can't remember the last time I was THIS excited for anything.

SAILING HOLIDAYSVanessa Lim26 September 2019sailing, sailing holiday, sailing adventure, singapore, indonesia, internship, anambas islands, yacht crewComment

Sailing Singapore to Pulau Pemanggil & Sibu, Malaysia

When we met up with the guests who have signed up for this trip and decided to spend their National Day long weekend with us, we instantly knew this was going to be a fun and crazy trip seeing how warm, fun-loving and cheerful they were.

SAILING HOLIDAYSMin Qi Wong20 November 2018Ximula Sailsailing, adventure, expedition, pemanggil, sibu, malaysia, islandComment

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