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Article: Buy a boat in Mumbai and park it in Goa?
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- PTI - The Press Trust of India Ltd.
- Article date:
- March 2, 2008
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Buy a boat in Mumbai and park it in Goa?
Mumbai, Mar 2 (PTI) Mumbai, which is host to the International Boat Show, could be a great place to buy a yacht but its waterfront may not be the best place to park it, feel experts.
The best yacht harbour closer home could be Goa or down south in Kochi or Chennai.
"Mumbai doesn't have good water quality, the sea is choppy and the tide strong, making it difficult to build a marina or a yacht harbour," says Shakeel Kudrolli, MD of Aquasail, a company offering complete sailing solutions.
Robin Walters, Chariman of Walcon Marine Ltd, which has built about 80,000 marinas worldwide, agrees.
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