I went yacht sailing this weekend - on the East Coast.

Do not go. And I am not enticing anyone not to go because I don't want you to crowd our waters or gain any competitive advantage in the upcoming America's Cup. We are all very fairplay at INSEAD.

No, I am saying do not go because...

...The yacht club is very nice, elegantly built and offers a stunningly creative architecture.
All the boats are neatly arranged, all brand new, all empty.

Everyone is flashing around in the pool or lazingly enjoying a cold beer.

Everyone seems to be there to affirm their status.
We were there to sail.

So off we went. Sailing can be a very challenging sport. Especially, when there is no wind, which is exactly what happened to us when we left. It gets even more complicated when your outboard is not cooperating and when you find yourself in the imiddle of the main - and very busy - shipping lane.
Through wonders of navigation, we saved our lives and our boats, admired from very close the many cargo ships and container ships passing by, before resuming our course under light winds. We had to zigzag some more between ships as we were exactly at the cross road of two shipping lanes, with beautiful views over refineries on our left and right-hand side - or port and starboard side respectfully.

Things would have been ok, were it not for very dangerous reefs, which we miraculously avoided. I say miraculously because sailors replace wind by beer in order to past time, and we were in no state to spot the cardinal buoy marking the entrance of the danger zone.

Refreshed by the closeness of danger, we took advantage of a strenghtening breeze and hoisted the spinnaker for a well-deserved downwind run. the sky was pitch-black but for some reason it rained cats and dogs everywhere around us, but over the boat.
The captain played Titanic at the bow, sung out of tune and we all returned safely. We had to dock under sail since the outboard had not recovered. I guess that feeding it beer didn't help at all. I am not mechanical engineer though, so take with salt.

So, let me finish my sentence: do not go to the East Coast, go to the more pricey but the more exotic West Coast. Since all the sailable Coasts of Singapore are really South Coast, you'll be all right.

All in all, a very enjoyable evening at the Republic of Singapore Yacht Club.