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"> <meta name="keywords" content="Taipei ,Sailing in Taiwan ">  <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <link rel="stylesheet" href="../../../../css/layout.css" type="text/css"> <link rel="stylesheet" href="../../../../css/text.css" type="text/css"> </head> <body bgcolor="#FFFFFF" text="#000000" leftmargin="0" topmargin="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0"> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td>   </td> </tr> </table> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td width="120" valign="top" background="http://www.taiwanfun.com/pics/macro/ns_leftback2.gif">  </td> <td valign="top"> <table width="95%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"> <tr valign="top"> <td> <table width="95%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"> <tr valign="top"> <td> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"> <tr valign="top"> <td> <p><b><font size="2"><a href="../../../../index.htm"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">HOME</font></a> <font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">> <a href="../../../index.htm">NORTH TAIWAN</a> > <a href="../../index.htm">TAIPEI</a> > <a href="../index.htm">ARTS & LEISURE</a> ></font></font></b> </p> <br> <font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"><b><a href="../../../taiwanfunmag/taiwanfun.htm">TAIWAN FUN MAGAZINE</a></b>, May 2003. VOL.3 ISSUE 5</font> <table width="0%" border="0" cellspacing="2" cellpadding="2"> <tr> <td width="104"><img src="../../../../pics/0307taiwanfun/0307Sailing1.jpg" width="99" height="145"></td> <td width="508"> <p align="center"><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt'><font size="5" color="#FF6600">Sailing in Taiwan </font></span></b></p> <p align="center"><font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">By Yahan Wu</font></p> </td> </tr> </table> <p><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"> Where do you go to get away from Taipei's hectic pace of life and crowded streets? There are a handful of good answers to that question--and here's another worthwhile one.</font></p> <table width="100%"> <tr> <td width="98%"><p><font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> Imagine this: Saline-laced wind whipping against your skin, soaked from the mar's cool sprays as your fingers tightly grip a rope connected to the sail of a 16-foot Hobie Cat catamaran sailboat, adrenaline pumping. For the sea-weary, maybe sunbathing by the shore, or nursing a cold beer plus barbecue just off the grill sounds more tempting.</font></p> <p><font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> Established a decade ago, the Paishawan Sailing Cooperative (PSC) sees up to 20 members at a time coming down to their clubhouse (which includes a shower, toilet, refrigerator, outdoor pavilion and brick barbecue) to enjoy a day of sailing, relaxing and socializing.</font></p> </td> <td width="2%"><img src="../../../../pics/0307taiwanfun/0307Sailing2.jpg" width="143" height="100"></td> </tr> </table> <p><font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> Willi Ramm, a German businessman based in Taiwan for twenty years, and a founding member of the club, encapsulates the joys of sailing: "When you're two miles out in the sea, everything is so beautiful. Taiwan, with all its concrete buildings and steel grates, becomes a beautiful country. You forget the traffic, work, and problems of everyday life."</font></p> <table width="100%"> <tr> <td width="24%"><img src="../../../../pics/0307taiwanfun/0307Sailing3.jpg" width="143" height="101"></td> <td width="76%"><p><font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> The club is equipped with three 16-foot Hobie Cat catamarans, a Holder 14 centerboard sloop, two standard 14-foot Laser, two Optimus dinghies for children, several windsurf boards, and a 20-hp outboard motor for rescue and safety. </font></p> <p><font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> There are individual and family type memberships, and applications are based on a recommendation basis. The annual cost for the former is NT$15,000, and for the latter, NT$10,000. There is a NT$2,000 monthly maintenance fee as well. </font></p> </td> </tr> </table> <p><font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> Ramm says the club needs new members. So sailing enthusiasts, don't let this chance slip away! 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