Conditions · Report
6 days ago
Northeast monsoon is settling in — north coast and the Strait getting lumpy by afternoon. Check the CWA marine forecast before you go
North coast, Taiwan · crewopen crew
Observed by a boater, not a forecast
Around the water
Something's always happening around the water.
See what's on, share what you find, call a few boats together, help each other out — boaters post here every day.
Photo: FBYC · Hualien Sailing School
What people do here
A dock full of albacore — one day's offshore runShare something funA catch, a boat, a view from this morning.
Anyone been to Smuggler Cove in the last week? How are the mosquitoes?Ask & talkQuestions, opinions, where-and-how — anyone can answer.
"Boats-giving" rendezvous at Montague Harbour, Oct 9–12? Potluck or flotilla?Call people togetherFloat an idea — others join, and it becomes a gathering.
Starboard engine won't start in Port Graves — anyone good with a Volvo Penta?Need a handA part, a tow, a ride for your garbage, a jug of fresh water.
Plumper Cove floats almost full by noon — mooring buoys on the south side still freeLearn the waterCrossings, anchorages and fishing spots, from people who were just there.
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Today on the water · Taiwan
Latest boater report 6 days ago
Conditions · Know-how · Other
8 days ago · Sep 26
Taking a pleasure boat out in Taiwan? Check out with the Coast Guard post at the harbour before you leave, and check back in when you're home
Any harbour, Taiwan · crewopen crew
From experience, not official
Helpful1 reply
What's on
See all →Races, shows, open houses and things worth knowing around the water. Know something? Tell us.
OCT3What's on · Event · Idea
6 days ago
Sunset sail out of Anping this Saturday — two boats so far, anyone want to join?
Anping, Tainan · Saturday, sunset · crewopen crew · Ended
Make it a gathering1 reply
SEP17What's on · Event
24 days ago · Sep 10
Yacht × supercar night on the Kaohsiung waterfront — talks, dinner, then a live session by the Music Center
Yacht Club store, 31 Haibian Rd, Lingya District, Kaohsiung · Thu Sep 17, 2026 · 14:00–21:00 · GoldMind Academy · via their event page · Ended
SEP17+2What's on · Event
17 days ago · Sep 17
Seven days, six nights to Yonaguni and back — ASA 103 & 104 sailing course
Hualien → Ishigaki → Yonaguni · FBYC · Hualien Sailing School · Ended
SEP6What's on · Event
35 days ago · Aug 30
A night aboard a Tiffany-blue catamaran in Anping, Tainan — talks in the afternoon, dinner on deck
121 Anyi Rd, Anping District, Tainan · Sun Sep 6, 2026 · GoldMind Academy × Yacht Party · Ended
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Need a hand · Carry · Going
6 days ago
Sailing Singda Port → Anping on Saturday morning — room for small stuff if anyone needs something brought over
Singda Port, Kaohsiung · Saturday morning · crewopen crew · Open
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