Cruising Hong Kong

02/11/2023

11/10/2023

I wouldn't mind a bit of 'Cruising Hong Kong' on board Lady S! At 93m, this is one of Feadship's biggest builds. One of a kind features include a two-deck IMAX theatre, a fully certified helipad with Jet A fuel, four VIP suites each with 8k TVs, and facilities that cater to a wide range of sports including golf, basketball, volleyball and soccer among many others. And a helideck, of course.

05/09/2023

SINGAPORE YACHTING FESTIVAL announces 2024 dates.
Hooray!, S*F (and the Conference) will be back at ONE˚15 Marina, Sentosa Cove, 23-28 April next year.

https://www.sail-world.com/news/266100/S*F-2024--back-for-Round-2

07/08/2023

HOW GOOD WAS THAT? HHYC Typhoon Series #8 was a cracker. The breeze switched on obligingly just before start time, then clocked 90 degrees (cue AP), settled down at 10-12 kts and delivered the most perfect blue skies Sunday racing experience imaginable. Sheer magic. Many thanks to organisers HHYC and to RO Barry Truhol.

26/07/2023

WHERE ARE WE TODAY? Sun is shining, breeze is blowing, and you really should be on a boat on a day like this.

First correct answer can claim 10% off a signed copy of Cruising Hong Kong, the one and only guide to Hong Kong's fabulous coastline (https://asiayachtpress.com/cruising-hong-kong.html), or 10% off any photo print order (www.guynowell.com).

27/06/2023

YOU SHOULD BE OUT ON THE WATER!

It's June, the sun is shining, the sky is knockout blue, and someone has dusted off the fluffy white clouds. There's a breeze across the bay, and the water is refreshingly cool (must have been all that rain we had!).

So get away to the beach! If you're not sure where to go, grab a copy of Cruising Hong Kong, and head out. Remember to avoid protected areas, and don't break any speed limits - it's all in the book.

It's a weekday - you'll have the place to yourself!

Click here: Cruising Hong Kong https://asiayachtpress.com/cruising-hong-kong.html

20/05/2023

Much as we love cruising Hong Kong, there's always a far horizon to be explored. This time it was in Göcek, Turkey, on the Gulf of Fethiye, at the Turkish Yachting & Brokers' Association (TYBA) annual charter show.

The show featured 54 domestic and foreign luxury yachts ranging in length from 20 to 64 meters, the largest being ‘Running on Waves’, a three masted barquentine built in 2011 and refitted in 2021. Nearly 300 charter brokers, agents, marine professionals, and media were there to view the yachts, meet with the yacht owners, the captains and crews, and learn first-hand what these beautiful and impressive yacht have to offer their charter clients.

The show also included a series of seminars on topics that included: personal data protection, the historic Bodrum Cup (a regatta for traditional craft that attracts 150-odd entries every year), chartering regulations in Turkey, and TYBA’s new charter contract that has been developed specifically for the Turkish charter operators.

Destination seminars introduced the 'Aphrodite Cruising Route’, and the history of grapes and wine in Asia Minor. Pour me another! There is also a “Let's Cook” competition that celebrated traditional cuisine, the best chef, best service, and most welcoming crew, with the winners being announced on the closing day of the show.

If you might be interested in a charter cruising holiday on the Anatolian coast, we can't recommend it too highly. Turkey has a huge amount to offer the international sailing and boating community, and Cruising Hong Kong was delighted to be able to experience first-hand the delights of the beautiful Turkish gulets and the stunning cruising grounds near Göcek!

Many thanks to Günes Aysun (TYBA President), Serhan Cengiz (TYBA Show Committee President) and Özgür Cengiz (TYBA Board Member) for the invitation to the attend the event. It is certainly a great way to connect the yachting communities of Asia, including Turkey! All these fine people are happy owners of a copy of Cruising Hong Kong, and have promised to visit us "At Home" before too long!

02/04/2023

https://www.simpsonmarine.com/news/simpson-marine-to-present-yachts-art-and-luxury-partners-at-singapore-yachting-festival-2023/

28/03/2023

Southeast Asia Yachting Conference 2023 - *|URL| Southeast Asia Yachting Conference will take place on 26 April 2023 at ONE°15 Marina Sentosa Cove, and will lead into the Singapore Yachting Festival from 27-30 April. The conference is the combined effort with Asia Boating Dialogue, supported by ICOMIA and the Asia-Pacific Superyacht Association. https://singaporeyachtingfestival.com/conference-registration/

08/03/2023

Go to www.guynowell.com to order or download photos!

16/12/2022

ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS

is a copy of CRUISING HONG KONG to remind me of the warm and sunny days of summer, or to make a few ex-Hong Kong sailors just a little bit nostalgic or homesick, or to brush up on the speed restriction zones or just to wallow in the beautiful photographs of the Hong Kong coastline.

Available direct from Asia Yacht Press (https://asiayachtpress.com/cruising-hong-kong.html), through Lion Rock Press (https://www.thelionrockpress.com/) or over the counter at the RHKYC's Ship Shop (Causeway Bay) or Shelter Cove.

Delivery guaranteed in time for Christmas up until 22 December. Don't wait too long!

25/07/2022

And if you are lucky enough to have just taken delivery of your 'Designed for Hong Kong' Sunseeker, and are not sure where to go next weekend, clearly you need a copy of Cruising Kong Kong on board! You can find Hong Kong's one and only guide to our beautiful coastlines at Asia Yacht Press, Lion Rock Press, the Lantau Yacht Club, or the Ship Shop at Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club (RHKYC)

25/07/2022

Phew! It was a scorcher yesterday. Just to remind you that the best thing to do during a hot Hong Kong summer is escape on a boat, and cruise some of our fabulous coastline, Next Wave Yachting organised a VIP Invitational at the Lantau Yacht Club. Next Wave were showing off a Sunseeker Manhattan 68 Pacific custom-specified for Hong Kong usage, and a Sunseeker Sport Yacht 74.

Of course, if you're wondering where to go on your elegant yacht, you need a copy of Cruising Hong Kong on board! Available from Asia Yacht Press (https://asiayachtpress.com/cruising-hong-kong.html), the Ship Shop at Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club, or Lion Rock Press, (https://www.thelionrockpress.com/products/book-cruising-hong-kong)

Lantau Yacht Club (www.lantauyachtclub.com) is a delightfully peaceful spot over there next to Discovery Bay, offering interesting 'Yachtcation' packages to boat owners.

22/05/2022

GONE CRUISING.

Hong Kong is full of unassuming surprises - read all about them in Cruising Hong Kong, available through Asia Yacht Press https://asiayachtpress.com/cruising-hong-kong.html

05/04/2022

Just another sunny afternoon in Port Shelter. Sometimes we need to remind ourselves that we live in a really fabulous place!

12/01/2022

13/12/2021

ONE NIGHT ONLY! Cruising Hong Kong at the Royal Geographical Society - Hong Kong

Tonight, Bonham's Auction Rooms, 6.30pm. Mince pies, festive drinks, a presentation, book signing. Guy Nowell talks about the watery margins of Hong Kong; where to go, where to stop, where to keep going, where to eat. Why Hong Kong is the shape it is, the Four Lighthouses, how to get to Tung Ping Chau and much, much more.

Tickets available through the RGSHK website www.rgshk.org.hk

11/12/2021

Cruising Hong Kong at the Royal Geographical Society Hong Kong - 13 December, 6.30, Bonham's Auction Rooms.

Guy Nowell makes an enthusiastic voyage from the remains of the pearl farm in O Pui Tong to the abandoned Vietnamese refugee camp on Tai A Chau, with stops along the way for a little history, a smattering of culture, a seasoning of geology, and a whole lot of love for the place he has called home for the last 40 years.

Mince pies and seasonal drinks before the talk, book signing afterwards. Christmas is coming - Cruising Hong Kong is the best Christmas gift purchase of 2021!

04/12/2021

Booked! Cruising Hong Kong at the Royal Geographical Society - Hong Kong. 6.30pm Bonham's Auction Rooms, 13 December 2021. A presentation by Guy Nowell on the cruising delights of Hong Kong's fabulous coastline - by sail, by motoryacht, or even by ferry! And introducing the new edition of Cruising Hong Kong - the book. Written and photographed by Guy Nowell ad Suzy Rayment, and published by Asia Yacht Press. "All you need to know, and lots more besides." Cruising destinations, anchorages, waterside restaurants, speed limits, history, geology, and a great deal more.

Tickets available from Monday 6 December at www.rgshk.org.hk

07/10/2021

Getting some traction! Cruising Hong Kong gets written up in the online edition of Asia-Pacific Boating. The best (and only!) guide to boating and cruising in Hong Kong, written for toe-in-the-water newbies as well as crusty old salts. Available through Asia Yacht Press (www.asiayachtpress.com) and Guy Nowell Photography (www.guynowell.com), and over the counter at Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club (RHKYC) Shelter Cove and Kellett Island, and Club Marina Cove. Or send an email to: [email protected]

Experienced sailor and photographer Guy Nowell releases a second edition of 'Cruising Hong Kong', which is practical and visually impressive.

05/10/2021

IN THE NEWS! Cruising Hong Kong scores a mention today in Sai Kung & Clearwater Bay Magazine - thank you, Mr Editor! This is the book that every boater in Hong - wet behind the ears, or grizzly and weather beaten - needs. This new edition includes more maps, more information, more beautiful photographs and more everything else. Available direct from the publishers, Asia Yacht Press ([email protected]) or over the counter at RHKYC Shelter Cove, RHKYC Ship Shop (Causeway Bay), and Club Marina Cove. $460. Ex-Hong Kongers love it too - post early for Christmas!