Greetings from Hong Kong

DHHong Kong · 23-01-2007, 02:08

Greetings all - I have been reading these very interesting forums for some time and got hit by a brain snap to register today. I am currently living in Hong Kong, after 10 years in Shanghai, and now having a Schionning W1620 cat built in Southern China. End of the '08 typhoon season we're outa here !!

GordMay · 23-01-2007, 03:05

DH:
welcome aboard.
Is the W1620 one of those prefabricated kit boats?
Is your Chinese builder/assembler a boat yard?
Regards,
Gord

DHHong Kong · 23-01-2007, 03:22

Hi Gord,
Yes, she is a Wilderness 1620 (now 1660 with a bit added to the lowest transom step) though to call them "pre-fabricated" is a bit of a stretch. The hull panels and frames, as well as a lot of the furniture panels etc, are pre-routed and pre-scarfed Duflex panels that are then joined side to side to make the full lengths.
She is being built by a yard in Xinhui, near Zhuhai - Timeless Yachts, simultaneously with another Schionning boat, a Wilderness 1230.
Cheers
DH

sneuman · 23-01-2007, 04:23

Welcome aboard. I myself hailed from Honkers until 2004. Been living in Bangkok since then.

SkiprJohn · 30-01-2007, 19:07

Aloha DH,
Welcome aboard!! I have good memories of Hong Kong when I visited in '63 via U. S. Navy. I was even able to afford to have a suit made.
Kind Regards,
JohnL

dannrs · 05-02-2007, 21:15

Hello DH,
I am in Shanghai now (originally Canada) and looking at getting a schionning 1030 built here. I was contemplating a shuttleworth cheetah 30 and also looked at the Kelsall range, but Schionning do seem like a good choice. I am trying to source Duflex panels here and will just purchase the plans to keep costs down - have you any contacts here in China?
RGDS. Roger

swagman · 06-02-2007, 03:42

Welcome DH,
Great to see the wider spread of global site members and trust you enjoy the facilities.
Cheers
JOHN

muskoka · 06-02-2007, 04:42

Welcome DH,

I'm also based in Hong Kong - we sail out of Shelter Cove (Hebe Haven). There's some pretty nice sailing up the eastern side of the New Territories.

Cheers, Cameron

23-01-2007, 02:08	#1
DHHong Kong Registered User Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Hong Kong Boat: Schionning Wilderness 56ft cat Double Happiness Posts: 36	Greetings from Hong Kong Greetings all - I have been reading these very interesting forums for some time and got hit by a brain snap to register today. I am currently living in Hong Kong, after 10 years in Shanghai, and now having a Schionning W1620 cat built in Southern China. End of the '08 typhoon season we're outa here !!

23-01-2007, 03:05	#2
GordMay Registered User Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Thunder Bay, Ontario - 48-29N x 89-20W Boat: C.L.O.D. (Cruiser Living On Dirt) Posts: 12,576	DH: welcome aboard. Is the W1620 one of those prefabricated kit boats? Is your Chinese builder/assembler a boat yard? Regards, Gord __________________ Gord May ~~_/)_~~ (Gord & Maggie - "Southbound") "If you didn't have time/$ to do it right in the first place, when will you get the time/$ to fix it?"

06-02-2007, 03:42	#7
swagman Registered User Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Winter - land based UK south coast. Summer - sailing. We are currently on slow passage to Portugal. Boat: Hanse 461 - Swagman Posts: 1,316	Welcome DH, Great to see the wider spread of global site members and trust you enjoy the facilities. Cheers JOHN __________________ Read our boring cruising blog via http://www.yotblog.com/swagman/3099

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23-01-2007, 03:22	#3
DHHong Kong Registered User Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Hong Kong Boat: Schionning Wilderness 56ft cat Double Happiness Posts: 36	Hi Gord, Yes, she is a Wilderness 1620 (now 1660 with a bit added to the lowest transom step) though to call them "pre-fabricated" is a bit of a stretch. The hull panels and frames, as well as a lot of the furniture panels etc, are pre-routed and pre-scarfed Duflex panels that are then joined side to side to make the full lengths. She is being built by a yard in Xinhui, near Zhuhai - Timeless Yachts, simultaneously with another Schionning boat, a Wilderness 1230. Cheers DH

23-01-2007, 04:23	#4
sneuman Senior Cruiser Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Severna Park, MD Boat: Tayana 37 Cutter - "Symbiosis" Posts: 1,117	Welcome aboard. I myself hailed from Honkers until 2004. Been living in Bangkok since then.

30-01-2007, 19:07	#5
SkiprJohn Registered User Join Date: May 2006 Location: Kea'au, Big Island, Hawaii Boat: Cascade, Cutter, 42 - "Casual" Posts: 5,195	Aloha DH, Welcome aboard!! I have good memories of Hong Kong when I visited in '63 via U. S. Navy. I was even able to afford to have a suit made. Kind Regards, JohnL

05-02-2007, 21:15	#6
dannrs Registered User Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 2	Hello DH, I am in Shanghai now (originally Canada) and looking at getting a schionning 1030 built here. I was contemplating a shuttleworth cheetah 30 and also looked at the Kelsall range, but Schionning do seem like a good choice. I am trying to source Duflex panels here and will just purchase the plans to keep costs down - have you any contacts here in China? RGDS. Roger

06-02-2007, 04:42	#8
muskoka Registered User Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Hong Kong Boat: FP Lavezzi 40 Posts: 216	Welcome DH, I'm also based in Hong Kong - we sail out of Shelter Cove (Hebe Haven). There's some pretty nice sailing up the eastern side of the New Territories. Cheers, Cameron