modern sailing junk , classic aesthetics, plans and construction guide available for the amateur builder

All models 10m or more
have been granted the
Category A (CE) classification
in France (circumnavigation)

We thank Paul et Dominique Mariottini who have permitted
us to reproduce these extracts
of their voyage on board Suwan Macha, and we invite you to
travel with them

Paul & Dominique

Suwan Macha 16.5M JDP

If you wish to cruise the region on board Suwan Macha, please contact Asia Marine directly.

Paul and Dominique's voyage on board Suwan Macha

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The southern region of Thailand, with its tropical islands (Koh in thai), its beaches with palm trees, and the voluptuousness of its warm seas, invite to idleness. Leaving from Phuket island, referred to as the rare perl of the Andaman sea, setting off on board a traditional timber sea junk with its rust coloured sails, its ample teak deck, but agile and light, is the only way to reach these small islands studded with coral, deserted beaches and solitary creeks.

Suwan Macha is a traditional sea junk (sail or motor), which takes you for a costal discovery of secret beaches with all the charm of this ancient form of navigation... As in an Indo-Chinese chromolithography, the junk conceived for leisure cruises, glides on a translucent sea as you lie on a teak deck.

live your dreams ...

The symbols from left to right:
to take a stroll, boat/junk,
to inhabit, house

Diffusion Photo Magazine, Dominique and Paul Mariottini's online magazine is independent and free.

The magazine is dedicated exclusively to photography and their voyages throughout the world, and is maintained by Paul and Dominique. Their extensive travels have taken them to many regions of the world and they regularly continue to visit and photograph new locations.

Please contact Asia Marine directly for all details regarding cruises on board Suwan Macha.