Do the Chinese like Sailing?

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Originally Posted by Landlubber

..if I may...I have lived in China (building boats) for 3.5 years.

I am quite sure that the Chinese are not recreational boat users. It is not in their nature (yet), as boats are work boats, the water is basically filthy (and getting worse), except in very souther areas, and the skin of the people is ultra white, they will not be boating in the sun.

Many do not swim, they do not generally play dangerous sports, or anything that we would consider adventurous.


Money is not the problem as there are , and will be many more, very wealthy Chinese.They simply like eating with the family, being with the family and visiting with the family (something the western world has forgotten about mostly).

I certainly enjoyed being with them, made many friends that I am more than happy to share my home with, but as boaters, nup..not yet and not for a loooooong time.

Many marinas are being built, yep, that is true, but there is NO ONE to look after them or the proposed boats that will be floating there. All the ones built so far have some boats there, but most are simply unused or floating brothels.

You took the words out of my mouth !!I have only been here a short time and to see all the fantastic boating places i keep asking why arnt they being used to creat sailing clubs for smaller boats . I have chinese lady friend and she hs never seen the ocean and a trip to tha waterways of Suzhou was the first time she had ever been on a boat on the water in her whole life !!!
Floating knock shops sounds a way to go !! .