Dropping Anchor: The Top 5 Luxury Marinas in Southeast Asia
From Sentosa Cove to the Andaman coast, the region's yachting infrastructure now rivals the Riviera. Five berths where you can dock in genuine style.
Read the storyWhere luxury sailing meets private villa living — marinas, charters and the estates worth dropping anchor for across Southeast Asia.
A small editorial log for people who split their time between a deck and a garden — honest writing on charters, marinas and the villas that make good land legs.
From Sentosa Cove to the Andaman coast, the region's yachting infrastructure now rivals the Riviera. Five berths where you can dock in genuine style.
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Cabin fever is a real nautical condition. Increasingly, cruising families are trading tight bunks for a staffed estate and a week of solid ground.
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Both give you exclusivity, staff and space away from the crowds. So which one actually wins your holiday? Our honest breakdown of the trade-offs.
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Bareboat or crewed? What a charter really costs, and how to book your first one without the rookie mistakes.
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Shelter, security, services and community — the things that actually matter when you're picking a home port for the season.
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Why more sailors trade a permanent berth for a house by the water — and what makes a coastal home genuinely liveable.
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Schooling, safety, space and joy — the real rhythms of raising a family aboard a boat, minus the postcard gloss.
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From the Tulamben wreck to the manta rays off Nusa Penida — making the most of Bali's underwater world by boat.
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Menu planning, smart storage and the provisioning tricks professional yacht crews swear by on a long passage.
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Monsoons, trade winds and the sweet spots between — how to time a charter through Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia.
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Rugged, go-anywhere expedition yachts are reshaping luxury cruising. Why owners are trading gloss for genuine range.
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How to spend the changeover days — resting, resupplying and rediscovering your land legs in Bali's Golden Triangle.
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