Why does Hong Kong need Public Boat Clubs
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Why Hong Kong needs Public Boat Clubs
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August 2011
Categories of Leisure Vessels
Type No. Registered (2009) Typical Length (m)
1. Outboard Open Sampans 2,559 <10
2. Pleasure Vessels 6,473 3-50+
3. Water Sports Craft Not registered <10
Source: Hong Kong Marine Department
Owners of pleasure vessels use private club marinas with high entry fees, and monthly club, storage and handling fees unaffordable for sampan owners. All private marinas are full.
Watersports centres (either LCSD or clubs) offer rental and storage space for craft. All of them are operating at capacity.
No formal berthing/storage facilities are available for sampans which are commonly ued for fishing.
Outboard Open Sampans
The affordable yachtfor the common manNo facilities in Hong Kong:• Improvised berthing• Improvised mooring• Improvised storage
In Europe/USA people use a trailer and car for transport and park the boat in their yard or shed. This does not apply in HK.
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An affordable boat, but where to keep it in Yau Tong?
People do not have a yard, trailer or shed and dependent on public facilities.
Outboard Open Sampans
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Ready to risk your life to enjoy your boat in Tsing Yi?
People do not have a yard, trailer or shed and dependent on public facilities.
Outboard Open Sampans
Creative solutions in Tsing Yi!
People do not have a yard, trailer or shed and dependent on public facilities.
Outboard Open Sampans
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Fishing in Junk Bay, how to get safely on your boat in Tseung Kwan O?
People do not have a yard, trailer or shed and dependent on public facilities.
Outboard Open Sampans
Tying up your boat in Stanley – will it be there after a typhoon?
People do not have a yard, trailer or shed and dependent on public facilities.
Outboard Open Sampans
Hiding your boat under the bridges of Ma On Shan, but where to fix it? Good that people are honest and don’t steal your engine.
People do not have a yard, trailer or shed and dependent on public facilities.
Outboard Open Sampans
Hiding your boat under trees. Just hope no one calls the Marine Department.
People do not have a yard, trailer or shed and dependent on public facilities.
Outboard Open Sampans
The landing steps for the public to get on and off boats in Repulse Bay and Deepwater Bay, well known destinations for water sports and leisure marine activities on Hong Kong Island.
Outboard Open Sampans
A public boat club is needed in each major water body
Base Map: Google Map
• A boat club is an anchorage or boat rack for storage of leisure craft with land-based facilities for the users available at low cost.• A public boat club is built / operated by a non-profit organization. Currently none is available in Hong Kong, the closest is the Tai Po Boat Club. Government offers water sports centres for training and rental only.• Seabed rights for moorings and adjacent land for supporting facilities are to be provided by Government for nominal cost.• Main infrastructure (slipways, steps, breakwater) are to be included in public work for the site.• Hoist, racks and pontoons require subsidy or development rights for F&B facilities on the site. • Maintenance and operations to be recovered from berthing fees.
Public Boat Club Defined
WET BERTHS (e.g. pontoons, anchorage)
DRY BERTHS (e.g. racks)
LAND-BASED SUPPORT FACILITIES (e.g. parking, changing rooms, lockers, security, hoist, repair yard, etc.)
for LEISURE CRAFT (e.g. sampans, sail boats, junks)
Public Boat Club Defined
ClubhouseClubhouseParkingParking SlipwaySlipway
Wet berths andWet berths andpontoonspontoons
HoistHoistBoat yard withBoat yard withdry berths dry berths
Access Access RoadRoad
Wet berthsWet berths
Wet berths:
Floating pontoons
Public Boat Club Defined
Public Boat Club Defined
Public Boat Club Defined
Interface with promenadePublic Boat Club Defined
Interface with public promenade