A couple of weeks ago I had the opportunity to go sailing – the American Women’s Association arranges sailing outings through Keppel Bay Sailing Academy a couple of times a year, and I figured why not!
When we first arrived, Mike was so excited, thinking we’d have many opportunities to sail around Singapore. Hey, it’s an island, right? Figured there would be a ton of water activities available. And there are…..just not as much, nor as prevalent, as you’d think. For one, Singapore became as economically successful as it is because it’s a port; it’s a major shipping location. There are beaches, though, as well as wakeboarding (Wakeboarding at Sportsanity or Waketime), canoeing (Singapore Canoe Federation), kayaking around Pulau Ubin (Ubin Kayak) – I’ve done this, it’s great!, and more.
Sailing….well, as I said, there are a lot of shipping container ships around.
Regardless, I headed out one afternoon, and thoroughly enjoyed my time on the 40’ Benteau First Yacht (their name…..I just call it a sailboat!). Enjoy the pics!
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- Out of the Marina, with Singapore on our left
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- Where Mike REALLY wanted to live….these are right next to the marina….our view heading out.
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- One of the first ships we saw.
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- Our illustrious ‘driver’ – Juliet did an awesome job!
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- Our awesome AWA Rep – Nicky! Sailor extraordinaire! We had a great time meeting her.
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- Another of the many big boats we ‘sailed around’
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- Our ‘crew’ – Juliet (at helm) was experienced, Julia was on her first sailing trip, and I was in between on experience.
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- And we’re heading home….
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- Well….someone sails around Singapore…these are BIG yachts
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- Very calm coming into port…some lovely boats.
Life On An Asian Island 
Looks fun, would you recommend it?
Absolutely! The crew was fantastic, very friendly. We got to work, or do nothing – our choice. You can tell the boat is well-cared for.