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Oscar & En Passant

Keeping track of Oscar and En Passant as they sail Hong Kong waters, exploring their small patch of the South China Sea. Oscar is a Kong & Halvorsen-built Island Gypsy, En Passant a custom-designed Cheoy Lee ketch. Both were built in Hong Kong in the early eighties, at a time when the Crown Colony's shipwrights were renowned the world over for their professionalism and flair. What keeps these classics going in the age of carbon spars and multihulls? For a start, they still sail beautifully, built as they were to outlast their successive owners, without a thought for programmed obsolescence. Just as importantly, they have great style, a quality of timeless elegance that becomes more apparent with every passing year. To experience them first hand, pay us a visit on taipancharters.com

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Early 20th century underwater torch light (Siebe Gorman & Co Ltd, London). Hong Kong Maritime Museum. Three generations, preparing a seafood feast on OSCAR Wayne is particularly proud of Sawadee’s foresail and never misses an opportunity to put it up. You won’t find a prettier cutter rig on the Southside this weekend. Or a more congenial sail instructor. Dhow! https://www.instagram.com/p/CdVNARiLOYl/ OSCAR gets a new pair of earrings. 19th century enamel pendulum, Macao.
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