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    More beach toys


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    Batakan club is a really nice spot. Best burgers in town.


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    Penajam, the other side of the harbour from Balikpapan. I'd get the driver to put the car on the ferry for the hour ride across. Once he's there I take on of the little speed boats over and off we head for the commute.


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    Batakan club from the beach


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    Another Batakan bar.


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    /\ That stretch was about 3 km of bonnet deep water on the main highway. The bloke with the fish trap came out of the little van. We hooked the van and another one up behind us and towed the pair of them road train style through the flooded section

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    Oh yeah, there's a couple 420s at the club as well.


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    All seems normal in Asia. Spot the difference?


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    Another beach toy. The steering rack came to pieces and tboned a concrete wall at 30 odd MPH. 5 point harness works


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    All these jiggers are hand built and designed, no kits


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    Quote Originally Posted by GRUMPY View Post
    All seems normal in Asia. Spot the difference?

    Two wheels in front? Great pics, BTW.

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    Got it!

    Thanks re pics. I lost so many in a laptop meltdown. Had a heap on xs.to as well but they seem to have gone arse up...

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    Quote Originally Posted by GRUMPY
    Sir Wilson, the hobies are in Balikpapan next door to the pub I posted pics of in the other thread. "Le Batakan Club" is run by the French folks from Total oil. There 6 16s all up 8 lasers and a mob of optimists. They have races once a month.
    Members boats or hired boats? Am I able to visit and sail one ?

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    The club owns all the boats bar mine and a Mirror that a West Aussie bloke owns.

    Took a while before the French folks let me in. They refused me membership but once I got my 20 going they opened the door. Don't see a problem with getting a sail organised. The 420s are both pretty tired, no kites. No hiring, just use them.

    The quick reply button seems to have gone dicky on me..

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    My contribution to GW


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    My old boat in Darwin (JBTW) sadly sold....


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    Kepating hitam lauda...yummo


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    Great photos Stumpy. It looks a shithole alright. The people look happy enough eh?

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    Great effort and a very interesting thread. Thanks for sharing.

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    And I just got slapped!

    It's kepating lada hitam. (Crab something black, I'm still not sure of the something bit) Not what I first said. (tastes the same anyway)

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    Last edited by GRUMPY; 04-08-2010 at 02:59 PM.

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