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Slow Small Boat from China?

3660 Views 6 Replies 7 Participants Last post by Capt Len, Oct 18, 2012

TSOJOURNER

Discussion Starter · Oct 16, 2009

Hi all.

I've posted a similar query elsewhere on the net, (on cruisersforum) so apologies if you've already seen it.

I'm after some advice on the feasability of sailing a small boat from Hong Kong to Taiwan, where I currently live and work.

I think Hong Kong is the closest source of small used sailboats to Taiwan. Yamaha's seem to be commonest, and I'm thinking in terms of something like a Yamaha 25, though something slightly bigger is a possibility.

I'm interested in opinions/information/advice on both the passage (and its optimum timing) and the boat.

Its been suggested to me that a Yamaha 25 is unsuitable "not only because of its size" but I havn't found anything specifically negative about it.

I initially thought of single-handing, which is impractical, but there is now the possibility of a crew of two.

Any advice (including "forget it") would be of interest.

Regards, Ed Lithgow (newbie)

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Yogo

· #6 · Oct 5, 2012

Hi Ed Lithgow,

I'm happy to read that some people do this crew, HK to Taiwan.

I'm looking for a boat going to Taiwan from Hong-Kong around the 15th of November. I'll be pleased to help on the boat. I've already crossed the Mediterranean sea from France to Turkey.
You can contact me by email : ecole.world.y.camino AT free.fr

I'm travelling all around the world meeting different people and learning their way of living, discovering new culture and new landscape.

I'm really worry about climate change. Therefore, I want to avoid planes. This is not really a problem for me, I prefer using local transport, walking, biking, hitch-hiking, bus, train, boat... better way to meet people and discover landscape.

I also want to ask all the children I'm going to meet, to participate in a World Child Drawing Relay. Children of one school will draw for children of the next school (it's in French but you may have a look to my web site).

Best regards,
Yogo

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