I would like to say that I like to research things before I do them and I am glad I did my research and went with Captain Mark and his Phuket Sail Tours. I booked it from home at least three weeks prior as I was afraid I wouldn't be able to at the last minute on arriving in Phuket. My sister and her husband, and my husband and I were picked up at our hotel by Captain Mark and taken to the area where his sailboat the"Sakai" is. At first I saw a little dingy and wondered where the sailboat was, then saw my sister and her husband, get in and go out to meet the "Sakai" a little further out from the dock. We too went out to it and met a young man named Phil from Scotland who lives in Toronto and manages or owns a bar there. He was traveling alone so we were lucky that there were only the five of us and the crew, another three(Captain Mark, and the cook and the other Captain) As soon as we set sail, or rather motored out, we were given fruit and then fried chicken wings. They were delicious. My brother who is rather very fond of rambutin, one of the unusual sweet fruits to be found in Asia, was excited to eat them. Since I was the one who had booked the sail with Mark, I felt somewhat responsible for their having enjoyed themselves that day. Fortunately for me I didn't have to worry. Mark really showed us a wonderful time seeing the beautiful hongs, the bat caves,(one almost fell on me though) . Also, the mangroves in this one hong, he mentioned not to step on any little roots coming out of the ground or it could keep them from sprouting more trees. The mangroves were very unusual to see. The small little crabs were quite entertaining as well as the monkeys we were able to see far away on the side of a hong, with binoculars.The lunch we had on the beach made by the cook was very good using yellow curry and shrimp (caught by the local fisherman that pulled up on the side of the Sakai)and fresh vegetables. The day was very relaxing with the fresh air that I didn't really mind too much that the sail didn't go up until the end of the trip due to not enough wind knots. I would highly recommend Captain Mark to anyone wanting an adventurous, informative trip with a smaller group, although we were lucky with only five. I don't know if I would have liked it with more than two more. I probably would have felt a little crowded and claustrophobic with too many on board. The three crew and us five were just perfect! Thanks Captain Mark for making our trip to Phanang Bay perfect in every way! P.S. Mark, if you have Phil's email address, I would sure love to get a few pictures you took with his camera of the cute little trick you pulled on him. I must have that for my album!