The arrival of the world’s largest sailing yacht in Hong Kong has sparked fresh calls for the city to increase its investment in marine infrastructure.
Sunday Morning Post, February 22
I have never been much of a boatie myself as I prefer the country park trails for recreation. But I did once briefly own a 25-foot plywood trimaran and I have reason to share the complaint about insufficient moorage.
All that I could do with my boat was anchor it in the Cheung Chau typhoon shelter, which was fine until Typhoon Ellen came along and turned my trimaran into a catamaran, whereupon the fallen mast turned the rest of it into matchwood in that storm and ended my days as a boat owner.
Our bureaucrats have so far seen the light on this question and fobbed off the super-yacht lobby
But this is a different matter from building docks for super yachts and I am not at all convinced that it is worth our while to dedicate valuable urban waterfront space to the whims of people who seek to impress others with their wealth through oversize pleasure craft. Let’s look at some of the reasons they offer:
