We were to have set out for Pulau Hantu at 11 am on May 21 with KH, J and their son ZQ, but the wind and currents were very strong even in the marina - amid generally sunny weather - so C made the call not to go out.
We already knew that weather conditions weren't in our favour, but got the picnic stuff prepared anyway, and met our guests at the marina. The waters in the marina were rippling, and there was an ominous calm in the place - none of the noisy gathering of anglers, wakeboarders and day trippers typical of a Saturday. They must have checked windyty, but unlike us, didn't hope against hope.
A boat with a pair of fishermen headed out - not before having to gun the engine a bit - in a no-wake zone, mind you - to overcome the waves that would have pushed their boat towards the dock. They were back in the marina in 30 minutes. The waters out there were choppy, they said.
We had a very disappointed ZQ, who was all set for fishing Saturday. He kept asking if we would go out "later" if it got better.
It wasn't to be. We spent time by the pool at the marina instead.
An aside: The name of the boat has been put back on both sides of the hull in that Tangier font we chose. The name had been taken out when the boat went on show at the Singapore Yacht Show 2016.
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