One of the places I've considered as a site to build the next boat is the Philippines as there is an abundance of good wood and a supply link is already in place for epoxy and composite materials. Throw in the fact that the Philippines is something of a cruisers dream (so many islands so little time...) and so far, the zombie scourge of bareboating has not yet taken hold nor appears to look like it will...
And, have I mentioned that growing up in LA in a neighborhood with a lot of Filipino families that Filipino food is one of my favorites?
Gotta be a catch...
One thing I'm not so big on is that they get hurricanes just like we do, though in the Pacific they call them Typhoons and Luzon was just hit by a category 5 storm with sustained winds of over 200 MPH...
You can read more about Super Typhoon Megi over at everyone's favorite storm guru Jeff Masters blog. Scary stuff indeed.
Then again what's a few super typhoons if the anchorage is free of bareboats?
