BOUTIQUE CRUISING COMPANY Burma Boating recently added four new yachts to its fleet, including the company’s new flagship – the sailing yacht Clan VI.
BOUTIQUE CRUISING COMPANY Burma Boating recently added four new yachts to its fleet, including the company’s new flagship – the sailing yacht Clan VI.
Starting in October, Clan VI will be cruising Myanmar’s Mergui Archipelago and explore one of Asia’s last untouched destinations. Clan VI was built under the name La Numero Uno and was the first yacht to be constructed at the Italian shipyard Perini Navi, which became famous for its élite superyachts such as The Maltese Falcon. After a complete refit in 2014, Clan VI has been restored to stylish elegance. She can accommodate up to 10 guests.
Between November and May, Clan VI will sail seven-night cruises from Kawthaung in Myanmar’s south to the historic port town of Myeik, crossing the entire Mergui Archipelago. The 800 mostly uninhabited islands remain one of the most unspoilt destinations with empty white beaches and thick jungle. The indigenous people of the Mergui Archipelago are the Moken, a hunter-gatherer society which traditionally lives off and on the sea. Sometimes referred to as “sea gypsies”, this ethnic minority group leads a semi-nomadic lifestyle, dominated by diving for sea cucumbers, fishing and bartering.
The area had been off-limits to foreigners since Myanmar’s independence and only recently started opening up. In one year, the islands see fewer than 3,500 tourists. Currently, there is no hotel operating in the area.
