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Changi Sailing Club -
Located on Serangoon Harbour on the NE corner of the island. This club is not a marina as such, but has moorings available for boats up to 50
ft. LOA. It also has a floating service pontoon which allows boats to come
alongside to load/off-load items and take on water. You may tie up your dingy
along side this pontoon.
Facilities:
Floating docks |
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Self-service Laundry |
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Yacht Maintenance Yard |
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Toilets |
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Internet Access |
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Travel Lift |
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Showers |
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Receive & Hold Mail |
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Chandlery on premises |
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Power and Water at berth |
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Fuel Dock |
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Pump Out Facility |
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2 Restaurants, Pub with billiard table, Chalet
rooms,
Swimming Pool, Chandlery, Boat Repair Yard, Slipway which can slip
yachts up to 36 ft. LOA and no more than 6 tons.
Mailing Address:
Changi Sailing Club
32 Netheravon Road
Changi, Singapore 508508
Phone: (65) 6545 2876
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Advantages
- Beautiful location that is easy to sail to.
- Close to many cruiser amenities
- Public Bus on the main road outside the
club runs to the Tampines MRT station.
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Disadvantages
- No berths
- No electricity
- Shipping traffic causes wakes which
rock the boats on the moorings
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NatSteel Marine
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This facility is west of the Changi Sailing Club - just a little further up
Serangoon Harbour. It is a small marina with about 25 berths and is mainly
for boats waiting to be hauled out for maintenance. The 10 inside berths
are small and will not accommodate boats over 30ft.
Facilities: NatSteel has a large
maintenance yard with professional maintenance personnel available.
Cruisers are permitted to do their own work but are not permitted to spray on
bottom paint. There is a 70-ton travel lift. Virtually no other facilities
available.
Floating docks |
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Self-service Laundry |
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Yacht Maintenance Yard |
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Toilets |
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Internet Access |
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Travel Lift |
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Showers |
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Receive & Hold Mail |
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Chandlery on premises |
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Power and Water at berth |
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Fuel Dock |
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Pump Out Facility |
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Mailing Address:
NatSteel Marine
72 Loyang Way
Singapore 508762
Phone: (65) 6543 1651
- Fax: (65) 6543 1659
- Email: yachtsvc@pacific.net.sg
- VHF:
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Advantages
- Large maintenance yard
- Public Bus on the main road outside the marina runs to the Pasar Ris MRT station.
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Disadvantages
- Not close to any cruiser amenities
- Shipping traffic causes wakes which
rock boats in the marina
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Grocery Stores -
Shop
N Save and Fair Price and
Century Square and Tampines Mall, respectively. Fair Price has some imported brands but
fewer "western type" produce. (See Shopping Centers for
directions on how to get to these centers. The unpleasant odor
you will smell at the store is a local fruit "delicacy" called
Durian. They are banned on the buses and MRT for obvious reasons.
Almost all large shopping centers contain one or more supermarkets.
Internet Access -
Retrieving/sending emails can
be made at the Club Office reception during office hours. $2.00 for
� hour
Propane Gas Canister Refill - Changi Village
Postal Services - Postal
services are handled by at the My Photo Studio shop in Changi
Village.
Banks/ATMs - 7-11
Store in Changi Villiage has an ATM which is on the Cirrus
network.
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Shopping Centers -
- The closest large shopping centers to Changi Sailing
Club are Tampines
Mall and Century Square located at the
Tampines Bus Interchange and MRT station. To get
there, see Transport on this page. The
shopping centers are located at the end of the bus line.
- From NatSteel, the most easily reached large
shopping center is Pasir Ris shopping center.
To get there, see Transport on this page.
- Changi Village
- A 10 minute walk from the Changi Sailing Club down
Nethervaron Rd. This village has a market, hardware stores, shops
and Cafes, restaurants and hawker centers.
Self-Service Laundry -Changi Village
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Changi - Tampines
Buses- Catch
bus 29 at the bus stop located on Netheravon Rd. across the street from
the Changi Sailing Club turn-off. The buses run approximately every 8 minutes.
Take the bus to the end of the line to the Tampines Interchange and MRT
station to get to the nearest shopping center and the MRT (Mass Rapid
Transit) station. The ride will take about 30-40 minutes and costs
$1.10 for an air-con bus when you use
a fare card. The fare will be approximately $0.10 more for cash.
Ferry Service -
Ferries or "Bumboats", as they are called here, can be hired to
take you over to the lovely and undeveloped island of Pulau Ubin, located
just opposite the Club. The ferry landing is located at Changi
Village beach.
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Subway - The
closest MRT (Mass Rapid Transit) station into the city is located at
Tampines. (See Buses category on how to get to the station.) The trains run
approximately every 2-5 minutes. To get to the city center, catch
the train (Green line) going West toward Boon Lay and get off at the
City Hall interchange.
Taxis - Taxis are plentiful in the city and at the shopping center
at Tampines, Pasar Ris and Changi Village and generally reasonably priced.
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NatSteel - Pasir
Ris
Buses - Catch
bus 6 at the bus stop located on Loyang Way across the street from
Natsteel entrance gate. The buses run approximately every 8 minutes.
Take the bus to the end of the line to the Pasar Ris Interchange and MRT
station to get to the nearest shopping center and the MRT (Mass Rapid
Transit) station. The ride will take about 30-40 minutes and costs $0.80 for an air-con bus when you use
a fare card. The fare will be approximately $0.10 more for cash.
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Subway - The
closest MRT (Mass Rapid Transit) station into the city is located at Pasar
Ris. (See Buses category on how to get to the station.) The trains run
approximately every 2-5 minutes. To get to the city center, catch
the train (Green line) going West toward Boon Lay and get off at the
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Chandleries -
- Marintech is a
small Chandlery, but it does not carry books or charts. This
store is a branch of the main one located at 101 Kitchener Rd., #02
Jalan Besar Plaza
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NatSteel Chandlery
has a small chandlery with several West Marine items and things
that can not be found at other chandleries in Singapore.
- Also see Singapore City Yacht
Services
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Yacht Maintenance -
- Changi Sailing Club
has a slipway which can handle boats up to 35 ft. LOA and up to
6 tons. There is a small yacht
maintenance yard for work for small boats
- Natsteel a
little further west of the Changi Sailing Club in Serangoon
Harbour and has a much larger
maintenance facility and a 70-ton travel lift.
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The following are services or places visited and recommended by Bob and
Judi. We can only say that our experience was a good one and we hope that
you will also have a favorable experience.
Restaurants - Several restaurants and cafes in Changi Village and a
nice cafe at the sailing club. |
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This Page Last Updated: 02 May 2006
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