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the island of Phuket in Thailand. Star Fler spends the winter months sailing two routes, Week about, with every day including a stop at beaches vou thought only existed in glossy brochures.

Most of the time we anchor in quiet bays, some- times as at Phi Phi in the Iee of spectacular limestone cliffs, and invariably in a place that appeals to our large group of scuba divers. Others try snorkelling or head to a beach where surf ing, water-skiiing or dinehy sailing is laid on by the ener- getic sports team.

Shore excursions include Penang, Langkawi and fames Bond Island, but some pas- sengers were quite happy to wave the others goodbve and then enjoy Star Fiver and its two pools more or less like a private yacht.

Mind you with service tike we had on Star Fler,

sports team coached novice scuba divers and then there was Miss Noi, a smiling Thai who backed up the able Filipino chef and brought joy to the hearts of jaded cruisers accustomed to: meals out of deep-freeze contain- ers.

Miss Noi did what big ship chets cannot do: she went ashore and found juicy

big fresh prawns and herbs atthe market that were served up, Thai-style, fora memorable lunch.

The casual armosphere of

Star Flyer, with no dressing for dinner and a deck bar like a British pub, made it easy for passengers to mix. They ranged from honey- mooners to shipping tycoon Fred Olsen, and were from

ara

all over the globe.

What they had in com- mon was a spirit of adven- ture that brought all band: on deck when the sails went up, usually just before sun- set, When Captain Gerhard would give the signal for the theme music tram the movic 1492. Then some of us brave souls volunteered to help the

riggers winch the canvas into place, first the stavsails, then the big fishermen, a tloulla of jibs and then the mighty square sails. The ship would lean a little. the air would freshen and it was just us and the sea.

We did have engines, under the control of a Canadian chief. bur at this moment their main work was running the galley, the air conditioning and niaking ice.

No doubt they had ice galore in the wild days of

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Star Flyer's winter base is Phuker, one hour south of Bangkok, which is served trom Vancouver by Canadian Airlines. Phuket is well warth a stopover. E enjoyed Le Meridien hotel on a pri- vate beach near Patong. Look for the elephant on the beach playing a harmonica.

Photo Mark Bra ‘ticy THAILAND'S twin islands of Phi Phi, south of Phuket, have magnificent limestone caves.

who needs their own? Captain Gerhard explained the mysteries of sailing, the

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