Muara - Docking
It is important to keep to the marked channel because of the training walls which extend some way out from the entrance. There can be a current of up to 1.5 knots in or out of the river as well as a cross current where the training wall rises above sea level.
Yachts can anchor past the pier, close to the Royal Brunei Yacht Club (RBYC) which is a little way up the river on the starboard side at approx 5°0.1’N 115°04.0’E. The RBYC anchorage is good holding in mostly mud. Don’t come closer in than the moored yachts as it gets shallow fast.
There are no longer any free moorings here and the locals will get upset if you grab their mooring while they are out sailing for the day.
Last updated: November 2018
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Serasa to Muara Besar bridge at 5 0.303N 115 4.329E (WGS84). The low level access bridge for the construction project built out from either side, has been removed. The main bridge is complete and the two central spans assigned for navigation are marked and observable day and night. Be careful of tugs towing large barges that have very limited manoeuvrability when approaching or departing this narrow navigation channel. This Serasa/Muara Besar bridge is declared to have 28m clearance at high water. Taller yachts will still be able to reach our Mangrove Paradise Resort anchorage, and the two RBYC premises (Serasa and Dato Gandi) by taking the older channel around Pelumpang Spit and south of Pulau Muara Besar. The channel here is in the process of dredging and marking with new lateral marks. It’s best to approach this area in daylight. For more information contact Allan Riches (Brunei Bay Radio/Intrepid Marine) – mail@bruneibay.net