More islands than cruisers...

In reference to some seriously crazy talk, clueless guy thinks he needs an apology, and Badtux the Friendly Penguin has a thought...

I've been talking to someone who lives near Cebu and has pointed out what a great place the Philippines is as a cruising ground...

"...the cruising is exceptional.  The PI has over 7000 islands.  Anchorages are uncrowded.  There are almost no foreign cruisers and few local ones.  From the far north (Luzon), one can short hop all the way to Phuket, Thailand, about 3000nm each way. The wind is not nearly as steady as in the Caribe, but it is monsoonal. You can ride a fair wind one way and 6 months later come back with the wind aft.

If you can handle a little more, Hong Kong is about a 450 nm and it is a gateway to Macau, SE China, Vietnam, E Thailand and Malaysia,  Indonesia,  Australia,  Vanuatu, the Solomons, Guam, Saipan, Japan..."

From where I sit the idea of 7000 islands and not a whole lot of cruisers certainly makes me sit up and take notice!

Listening to Buffy Sainte-Marie

So it goes...