This is a page dedicated to showcase my boats.
Sailing on S/V Sea Sparrow
My 1st vessel.. er.. alright, dinghy. . S/V Sea Sparrow. (Picture pending, when I can find it. )
Walker Bay 8 with performance sails, 2003. Sea Sparrow bi2 trips:
- My 1st sailing course ( self taught from a book )
- My 1st sailing adventure, from Punggol to East Coast, but only made it as far as Changi.
- My 1st crew, Monique. And my 1st night sailing. Impromptu picnic at Coney Island.
- My 1st landing at Sentosa ( unauthorize gate crashing ), with friend Pauline
- My 1st experience at being rescued by MPA, for making circles at port entrance to container port.. ..
Eleanor, Cape Dory Typhoon Weekender, 75
My 2nd vessel.. S/V Eleanor
Cape Dory Typhoon Weekender, 75
- My 1st solo overnight trip, Punggol Marina to Raffles Marina, via East Coast beach.
- My 1st 2-3metre choppy waves experience off southern SG islands.
- My 1st cross border trip to Sebana. MPA was reluctant to grant port clearance ( cos they didnt think its really a boat that could make the distance! Hah! )
Yakuni, Ocean Kayak, 05
My 3rd vessel.. HP/V Yakuni… HP for human-powered… 
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- Its tasted the waters of Singapore, Pangkor, Langkawi, Chalong Bay, PhiPhi Islands, Phang Nga Bay, Krang, Sebana.
i loved the photos of your cats and the stories of each one.
Thanks Lang, your a wonderful person……
Hi,
Thanks for dropping me a mail at sgcats.
You have a great website. Cannot believe you are canoeing!
Keep in touch and join many animals networking at multiply and facebook.
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Eleanor is a lovely boat. I gave up the ideal of purchasing a boat after I met my wife who get seasick. Maybe I should consider getting a boat in future. How much you paid for Eleanor?
Thanks for writing to me. I love to hear from people who read my blog.
I get seasick too.. usually at the beginning of a voyage. I be okay after the 1st day. There are medicine that are very effective for curbing seasickness, and natural remedies work very well too. Like ginger and assam. I always like a Maggi assam noodle on the 1st day out. It helps alot.
S/V Eleanor was purchased in the US for USD$2K in 2004. It was so cheap because it needed alot of equipment repairs and new sails. Currently, she could be worth USD$6K. If you are interested… Eleanor might be for sale in future..
Lang:
Thanks for the email. Who is left at Sebana?
Anchoring Eleanor:
I think you could do away with the PVC pipe and just have your “snag line” attached to where your chain starts/attached to rode and have the float on the end. You could then haul the chain and anchor into the cockpit and put it into a plastic bucket. The snag line, chain and anchor could be stored where ever.
When you wanted to use it bring it our and shackle it all to the anchor line that runs up through the bow roller and back to the aft lower shroud. You let the anchor out slowly and once the chain is gone, let it go and the rode would swing from the bow, back up and dig in once it is let out. To retrieve, haul in the fibre rode until you can catch the snag line by moving forward with outboard or oar and take the weight of it with sheet winch or by hand. Haul up and put in plastic bucket, remove rode and attach to lower shroud or some area aft.
Hope this make sense.
You asked.
Cliff
Hi there, I was just surfing and came across this site.
I’ve some experience in sailing, and always aspired to one day own my own boat (not a glamourous mega yacht, but a creaky and reliable sailboat that I can break and repair myself) and sail at my leisure. Interested to know how you got started. If you ever need a crew or extra hands, Ill be willing to help and learn along the way!
Hi
I’m currently living in Taiwan and am looking to purchase a yacht for sailing around Taiwan and its offshore islands, and then further abroad. It’s very difficult buying a secondhand sailing yacht here and so the next best option is to look further afield. Was wondering if you know of, or could direct me to anyone with info on a secondhand yacht in Asia that I can sail back to Taiwan. I’m looking for a 25 to 30 footer that can also be sailed solo if needbe.
Thanks in advance…love the Cape Cory by the way…would be an ideal boat…
Carl
Hi All,
I am a Singaporean and plan to buy my first sail boat this July 2012 from US and sail it back. I’ve never sail out of Singapore before. I plan to cross the Pacific Ocean and making my stops at Hawaii, Guam, Palau and Sabah before being back here by Nov 2012. I am open to all advice and comments. Please advice me on what i should be ready for and paper work that i ready. Thank you all……
Gurminder…..
Hi Lang,
i would love to get in touch with you…..i really need some good sailing advice from you.
Do reply….thanks.
Gurminder.