Always Saturday – Sailing Across the Pacific W O RD S: G A STO N CH A N | IM AGE S:
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Sailing In April 2017, RHKYC member Rex Tan sailed his Brewster 42, a centre cockpit ketch, Always Saturday (AS), from Singapore to Hong Kong, around Taiwan, the Inland Sea, Japan, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Mexico, Tahiti, Niue, Fuji, Cairns and Thursday Island, Australia to Kupang, Komodo, Lombok, and Bintan, Indonesia, and ultimately back to Singapore in Novermber 2019.
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aptain (and navigator) Rex was on board for all of the passages, though the crew changed. Ben Lam, who spoke Japanese, was very helpful in Japan. The passage from Japan to San Francisco was done with only three on board. (Less mouths to feed). The yacht sailed under the Golden Gate Bridge (see photo) and moored at the friendly Berkeley Yacht Club for some repairs. The crew rented a car and explored California. They then flew back to Hong Kong to see their families. A few months later they returned to the Berkeley YC for a farewell BBQ, and sailed south to Los Angeles and Mexico. Always Saturday sailed into the Gulf of California. Captain Rex, being a Singaporean, enjoyed the hot spicy Mexican seafood.
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| APRIL 2022 AHOY!
