French Navy invited to Pirates Lair in Kota Kinabalu

French flagship FNS Var, headed by Commander Axel Moracchini pays a goodwill visit to Kota Kinabalu on June 24, 2008 to promote friendship and cooperation between the Malaysia and France. It is accompanied by FNS Dupuy de Lome.

Supply and flagship VAR
With a length of 158m, width of 22m and draft of 9m, it has a maximum displacement of 17,900 tons. It is outfitted with high standard equipment such as helicopters designed for operations at sea. Var is also a replenishment tanker and can simultaneously supply three other ships of heavy loads of food, equipment and ammunition. It has a crew of 157 personnel including 14 officers.
The ship carries Vice Admiral Gérard Valin, commander of the French forces in the maritime zone of the Indian Ocean, Alindien*. He is assisted by a joint staff of 36 crewmembers headed by Captain Jean-Louis Lozier.
Embarked onboard the “Var”, this staff regularly conducts several operations such as the one targeting the liberation of thirty hostages - among them six coming from the Philippines - held onboard cruise ship « Le Ponant ». The staff has planned and organized this mission when “Var” was off Somali coasts, close to the hijacked ship.

The Pirates of Borneo will welcome and entertain fellow shipmates at The Pirates Bar and the Aussie Bar on Kota Kinabalu Waterfront as well as Barcelona Tapas and Cava in Warwisan Square.

Pirates Sunset Bar host Lasalle Secondary School Function

Last Night, some 150 six year students sixth formers from Lasalle secondary school celebrated the end of their orientation a tthe Pirates Sunset bar on Kota Kinabalu waterfront.
The function was a good test for this new Pirates of Borneo venture. The students enjoyed an al fresko barbarcued dinner with soft drinks and afterwards held song and dance competions, for both seniors and juniors to select thier King and Queen.

The sunset bar has some unrivelled views of the sunset and is the place to unwind after a hard day at the office, or just to have fun.

for function booking please contact seadoc on 0198428702 or email Nick@piratesofborneo.com

The Pirates Bar Kota Kinabalu Waterfront

The new Pirates Bar on Kota Kinabalu Waterfront, with its innovated approach for providing visitors with what they want is causing consternation with owners of other outlets on the waterfront, who fear they will loose business, The Waterfront is an area of Kota Kinabalu which could rival Clark Quay in Singapore, which is packed with bars and restaurants. Competition is good for both business and visitors because it raises the standards of service, more and better outlets bring in more people. If and when the Kota Kinabalu waterfront project is ever completed there may be hundreds of competing outlets.

Kota Kinabalu is wanting a seafront to rival those in Cape Town, Sydney, San Francisco etc, so attitudes will need to change if this is to be successful.

The area of the waterfront where the Pirates Bar - Taste of Borneo has set up, has recently been a no go area with three closed outlets and the boardwalk taken over by local youths drinking cheep spirits and taking drugs.

The first few days have seen the local youths being encouraged to move on as visitors once again regain the boardwalk to watch the beautiful sunsets.

Pirates of Borneo - Taste Of Borneo

Taste of Borneo launched today on Kota Kinabalu Waterfront. Friends and visitors are invited to a lamb roast at 5PM today. Special offer on Beer Buy One get one free, whilst stock lasts.

The new barbacue and fruit bar also launches a new concept Bring your own, that right you can bring in your own ,beer, wine and spirits on payment of a small fee for corkage.