We have been looking for the Royal Bali Yacht Club, and finally found out this is finished, the company went off business about a year ago. Islematine remains, and Ruth is helped by Hilda, who will solve any issue.

“Brahminy Too” recently took up a mooring in Serangan Harbour and noted the pier and new pontoon on the Mertasari Beachside to the north. After having some contact with one of the Royal Bali Yacht Club members, we received the following email:

Having been members of RBYC for 10+ years and seen the demise of it as a dinghy club, we decided to take the Club over last year and will run it as a purely commercial entity (no voting rights for members). We will create facilities in due course and start a membership drive when applicable.

Currently, IYS/RBYC have joined forces with another Balinese company to create a fast ferry, yacht, and phinisi facility.
The jetty and fast ferry part are separate to the yacht mooring area; we have only installed one 12m pontoon for large yachts to date, on the Southside.

We identified the location and designed the jetty five years ago. It then took 3 years negotiating with 29 banjars (Bali village districts) to secure a 30-year lease. Our plan is to have 60 linear meters of pontoon set up by end-2018 with
8 mooring spaces for large yachts (over 24m) and hope to have 8 spaces on the inside for yachts up to 15m LOA.

CIQP officials have agreed that we can process International clearances in & out at the RBYC facility.

Once we have sufficient spaces we will be making press announcements. For now, we have our own clients using the dock and some fast ferries. SOP and charges are being written.
We would probably include a dinghy dock for visiting small yachts to come ashore using tenders and have a daily charge, but nothing has been decided as yet.

Captain Cilian Budarlaigh
MCA Master 3,000 Unlimited
Dr of Intl Trade & Business
Tel. +62 (0)81 337 461901

Transiting through Indonesia – stopping to refuel.
Posted on behalf of Robert Geier / SY China Dolphin

While in transit from Darwin to Malaysia I needed to refuel but did not have a visa or CAIT for Indonesia, so was not sure what kind of reception I would get when I stopped in Bali looking for a diesel.

There is was an Indonesian Marine Police boat stationed in Benoa Harbour, and after explaining my problem to them they were extremely helpful in letting me tie up alongside, calling their fuel supplier who turned up with a barge about an hour later and charged a very low rate for diesel, and drove me to an ATM to get cash for payment.

I am not sure if all cruisers will get this kind of help when stopping in Bali to refuel without visa or CAIT, or if I just got lucky, but worth trying if anyone else is in a similar situation.