Welcome To Kumai
Selamat datang !
Welcome !
Bon Voyage !
“’’ Welcome to to this unique part of our planet ””
Your gate to the Orangutan and Tanjung Putting National park eco-system
Your passage from the south china sea and Java
sea tracing the outline of Kalimantan ‘s south west corner and south east corner with low lying marshes
and driftwood islets then held together with displaced vegetation till
approaching The head land of Tanjung Putting cape and wide open bay of Teluk
Kumai (Kumai bay) in the district of
West Kotawaringin regency. Central Kalimantan on Borneo Island part of
Indonesia, Heading up to the west to the entrance of Kumai river In the border
of Tanjung Putting National park Central Kalimantan your best anchorage and
stopping on your route to Karimun islands, Java, Bawean island,Kangean, Bali
Etc and to Serutu,Batam, Bintan Island etc.
Kumai is a small port town with the main street
parallel and the river viewing with wooden houses, bare concrete buildings
provide for the swallow or eatable swifts nests ,also the bugis, Madurese
schooners sit tethering to the dock
along the river.
Sailing Instruction to Kumai
river.
Most yacht visit Kumai in July to November en-route to
Batam (Nongsa Point ) then to Singapore from Bali or any other Island.
Planning your approach to be on a rising tide. The river channel is used
by large commercial craft, passengers ship so there is no real problem in
entering.
The following waypoints and details re taken from S/Y. ELENORA These re a compendium of
notes from cruising yachts up to 1997. Although our chart did not show it ,
there is a ship channel that goes up the Kumai River and quite a lot of large
ships use it. Go to 03’10.0 S, 111’37.00E. then goto 02’58.3 S. 111’40.46 E
which will be in about 15 feet of water. There should be a wreck 100 meters to starboard
and a green buoy up ahead which you keep to starboard. Also at around 25*mag .
on the land , you may be able to see the first leads. When they come into
sight, follow them until you turn for the red square on the pole which you keep
to port. Stay 200meters off the shore on
your port until you go around T-Keluang
point where you can pick up the front range on the far shore. Follow that range
until you line up the back range in Keluang
Bay. Follow the back range until
you can’t see it anymore and then go to : 02’51.38 S, 111’43.29 E where you can
just start to see a front range at about 35
mag. After leaving this last range marker , sail up the middle of the
river to Kumai In Kumai anchor
off the speed boat dock at around : 02.44.22 S, 111’43.88 E, in about 35-40’
clay which seemed to be good holding Or
you can anchor at 02 44.53 S, 111 43.95, which is on the unpopulated side of
the river in 9m of mud. Harry’s base
is directly across the river from here.
In the certain years around Kalimantan including Kumai
river is too hazy caused by agriculture activities and forest fire ( worst
forest fire 1997), the visibility is bed and even you cant see the banks the
following way point can be used : 02’54.250
111’42.500 -- 02,53.500
111’42.100 -- 02’52.000 111.43.100 –02’49.900 111’43.500.
You can
follow this “Blue Water” notes for Kumai river direction
Cruising Kalimantan The Sungei Kumai on the S coast of Kalimantan, 172M WNW of Banjarmasin
and 184M NNW of Bawean is good for exploration. The entrance to Sungei Kumai in
Telok Kumai is reportedly best accessed from 03°10'S, 111°37'E, at which point
you'll be roughly midway between the beacons marking Gosong Sangora (4·5M SE of
you, Fl.G.5s11M) and Gosong Berasbesah (5M NW of you, Fl.5s10M). Steer about
005°T to 02° 58'·30'S, 111° 40'·46E (watch out for the rock at 03° 06'·115S
111° 37'·16E) in about 5m with a starboard-hand buoy ahead. On a bearing of
about 005°T the first lead to the channel, which favours the Tg Kluang shore
should be visible. Follow the leads past the stbd-hand buoy to a port-hand
beacon marked by a red square topmark. Keep 200m from the port (west) shore to
round Tg Kluang (in theory Fl.5s10M), which should bring the next leading marks
into view. Keep these in line until you can spot a leading line astern and by
regularly looking behind you keep on that line until you lose it.Then keep
trucking until in about 02°51'·38S, 111°43'·29E when another set of leading
marks should appear on about 350°T. Once well into the river follow the middle
until you are off Kumai town in about 02°44'·22S, 111°43'·88E. Anchor in
11–12m, good holding in mud.
Another Advice Safe entry to
Kumai River
The following
waypoints (WGS84) are suggested for a safe entry to Kumai (takes 4 m draft at
LW): 03°34 S, 111°35 E Approach from sea in 6 - 12 meters of
water: 03°08.40 S, 111°37.70 E; watch out for rock to port 02°58.00 S, 111°40.43
E; Near green SB marker 4.5 m depth 02°56.96 S,111°41.45 E; 10 m depth 200 m
from land 02°54.21 S, 111°42.61 E; 200 m NNE beach, turn to port 02°53.50 S,
111°42.10 E turn SB, align Leading Markers in NNE 02°51.32 S, 111°43.45 E
(missing as of Aug 2006); Leave line, follow river bend 02°49.25 S, 111°43.11 E
Follow mid river from here.
Anchor
here in 10 meters, good holding: 02°44.45 S, 111°43.98 E. (Note: Herry is pronounced ‘Harry’ in
English). Herry office on the main Kumai
sreet just cross side of your anchore site and next to Kumai port Terminal,
there re jetty for your jetty and easy excess to
Market,restaurant,store,pharmachy etc. Check his sign Harry yacht service or
Orangutan greentours sign.
The above way point based on information made by some yachts visit here,
any error caused by this information not become our responsibility,If you have
special need or requirement please talk to me and we re pleasant to assist you
and being serving you.
HARRY
YACHT SERVICE. KUMAI.
Jl. H.M.idris No 911, Kumai Hulu, Pangkalan Bun.
74181. central Kalimantan. INDONESIA
Phone-Fax : +62 532 61358
Mobile : +62
812 5086105,
+62 8567 434 414
(24 hours service)
Email : harryyskumai@gmail.com
Radio channel :
77/16/17. mhz. 15680
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