Asia Pacific and Australia Yacht Charter

The Pacific

The Pacific Islands, are a geographic area of the Pacific Ocean referred to in this article. This area comprises of three ethnographic groupings; Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia. However, we include the neighbouring island and the continent of Australia. Also included is Asia-that includes Indonesian, Philippines Japanese archipelagoes.

Asia Travel

Historic Travellers from the west arriving in Asia for the first time are forgiven for believing they arrived on another planet. The opposite is true if you were travelling West.

Cultures have developed over millions of years in both parts of the globe. It is therefore fascinating to be able to study all cultures and is one of the riches we all inherit.

A well-travelled individual will understand more easily the journey we are all on. Recent changes in communication are allowing a much better understanding of the world we live in. So lets all travel and try to communicate, understand and respect each other for the sake of our children.

Travel by water

The one constant we all share is the sea, and that is connected to sailing, boating and travel. The development of adventure boating only spans thousands of years. It is not so surprising that different cultures shared many ideas in the development of boats.

Australasia

Australia, New Zealand,  New Guinea, and many neighbouring islands located in the Pacific Ocean, including India most sit on the Indo-Australian Plate.  From a geological perspective, the Australasian plate is vast, but the name has no value when one explores the cultural differences throughout the area. It might be argued that this is where the greatest cultural variations exist, and comparison should stop.

The Great Barrier reef

Sydney Australia

Generally, local fishing boats and much modern pleasure craft developed to the eastern side of the Indian ocean tend to favour a canoe with establishing out-riggers design. This sort of craft is stable in both deep and shallow water. Modern marinas are generally but not exclusively a concept of the west. This general leisure development might explain why marinas in Asia are underdeveloped. In the future development of Asia marina growth will be a booming industry along with all sectors of the marine industry that service leisure boating.

Perhaps a good example of this being the comparison of the shortage of Marinas for deep watercraft is exposed in India compared with Europe. Some would say it is a cultural difference, and perhaps this is true. Leasure and small commercial sailing and boating are changing, driven by demand.