MV Sai Mai, oh how I dream of days cruising
the crystal clear waters of Phuket. When life could be so easy, take me to a
place where no one knows me and I can escape the reality of it all, if only for
a little while.
With the advent of the Mobile phone
and media sites, do we ever seem to get any peace or any quiet, we all need
downtime, we all need to simply switch off; people can get in contact with us
24/7. The world we live in moves at such a fast pace these days, that we sometimes
just do not know whether we are coming, going or if we have already been.
Now hold on! Let’s just slow it all
down for a minute, just take a moment and take a deep breath. Maybe on a cold
dark winter’s day on the way to work, your mind wonders off to a faraway place,
where time almost stands still.
If you have ever dreamed of exotic
islands in the sun, where the skies are always blue, the waters always warm and
clear and where beaches of gorgeous white sands are almost left untouched. Then
do we have a treat for you!
The MV Sai Mai‘s sole mission, is to
bring peace and tranquillity into people’s lives. It travels the waters of the
Andaman in search of the places that you have only ever held in your dreams,
moving at a pace that can only ever bring tranquillity into your life.
Sai Mai or Six Knots as she is known affectionately,
we call her Six Knots because that is the speed she travels, gently ploughing the
locals seas in and around Phuket is the perfect vessel for such days or
relaxing.
She is perfectly fitted out to accommodate
a small group of family and friends, accommodating up to 8 guests all in her luxurious
air-con, en-suite cabins or if a day trip is required, then she can easily
manage up to 12 guests.
Sai Mai is available throughout the
year, visiting all the islands around Phuket, such as Phi Phi Islands, Koh
Lanta, Taurutao, Phang Nga bay, Krabi, Racha Yai and Racha Noi, Similans, Surin
Islands even trips up to Burma are possible, in fact she will go almost anywhere,
such is the versatility and flexibility of her schedule.
She has three spacious cabins on board,
which are all en-suite with running hot and cold water and showers, all cabins
have individual controlled Air Conditioning units to. The cabins have TV and
DVD players, the large suite cabins on the port and starboard sides both have a
double bed and single bed inside, while the double cabin at the front of the
boat has bunks beds accommodating two.
The food on Sai Mai is second to none;
the cook is an expert chef and is always ready to offer cooking lessons to
those interested in Thai cuisine. We
know that there are many people with different dietary needs. If there is
anything you need or like or for that matter do not like, let us know and we
will make sure you dine like royalty.
Sai Mai was built in the mid-nineties
to a very high spec and has be maintained in similar fashion using only the
finest Asian hardwoods. When she first started cruising these waters she was
exclusively a dive boat, taking divers all the way to Burma and the Mergui Archipelago.
Back then she won several awards for being the finest dive vessel in the
Andaman Sea, the awards came from the International Diving Association.
The way Sai Mai works is like this,
you tell us what you would like to do and where you would like to go, whether
you want to go only to the best beaches in the area, chilling out on the sands
and having barbecues for the week, or you want to dabble into the underwater
world of Scuba Diving and Snorkeling or even a mixture of the three e can
arrange it for you.
All of our staff are highly qualified and
very experienced scuba diving instructors, all of whom have worked in the area
for years and know every island and dive site. We offer a full range of
differing schedules or you can even build your own, we go where you want to go,
not the other way around.
If you are interested in Scuba diving,
we can supply all the necessary equipment and if you would like to complete a
dive course on board, this is also possible. This season alone we have seen
Several Whale Sharks and about twenty Manta Rays.
The marine life in this area will
simply take your breath away, what with the large predators like Barracudas, Trevallies,
and Tunas and Mackerel’s hunting, all the way down the food chain to the exotic
Seahorses and Pipefishes, to the happy go lucky Hawksbill Sea Turtles, it is
all there come and explore and see for yourself.
The Captain and crew of Sai Mai
await you, your family and friends to join them on one of the most beautiful and
relaxed boats around Phuket. Six knots will take you wherever you want go, come
and join us and see for yourself just what life is really like on the seas
around here.
There is so much to explore and
see and do.
No need to get stressed, leave the phone at home and come cruise
around the beautiful islands of Thailand and all at only at six knots. See you
soon.
We also have another boat we
called twenty five knots, now this is a totally different experience come and
see what we mean
Written By Jason Butler
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