Rapperswil 06 July 2025 Speedboat Run 羅珀斯維爾 2025 年 7 月 6 日行程 (Boating 出海 – Journeys 旅程)

At the time of rental, strong wind was already looming, however the rental company authorised this rental, provided that we were to keep to a relatively close distance to harbour, to return when conditions deteriorated.

David rents boats on Lake Zürich from two places: Central Zürich and Rapperswil. Although he has yet to complete a full sailing along the lake, he was able to go as far out this time to the area close to the Seedamm causeway and the Deer Park, to ensure the boat could turn around in the event of worsening weather.

Maximum speed attained was approximately 6 knots over this approximately 4 nautical mile journey. This run was licence-exempt, so the engine horsepower was capped.

租賃快艇時，湖面已經強風將至，而租賃公司尚能批准此程成行，惟我們需要留意留在與港口相對較近水域，以便遇氣候進一步惡化時可以即時返回。

馮琰在蘇黎世湖租賃快艇主要集中於兩個地方：蘇黎世市中心，以及羅珀斯維爾。即使其目前尚未完成整個湖泊航行，但本次最遠已接近湖堤公路及鹿苑附近水域，以確保如遇惡劣氣候有充足時間可以返航。

此程全程錄得航程約約 4 海浬，期間錄得最高航速達約 6 節。此程毋需持牌照運行，引擎力量依法受限。

Skipper’s Notes

船長筆記

It was great to head home to Switzerland. It’s good to see the boat rental company upgrade their fleet — back in 2000 I took a boat out with a wheel and one of the tiniest throttles ever — today they have a proper speedboat with visibly updated hardware. Jr got onboard and had attached a life vest, but all adults were OK to just board. Being fluent in the home dialect was a thing — because it was one Swiss talking to the other, it was far easier to tell us what the lake was throwing at us — advance warning of possible powerful winds. That was hardly a thing for me, though, seeing some of my earlier runs on Lake Zürich ended right as stormy clouds pulled in. To be safe, we headed closer to shore a tad earlier, although I could have easily sailed towards Kempraten and Feldbach, a fair bit away from central Rapperswil. Still, we stayed close to the marina — and had a fair bit of trainspotting fun — plenty of trains of all different kinds of liveries used the Seedamm causeway. We weren’t allowed to go under the causeway to the Obersee (the adjacent lake), but it was still a feast for the eyes. I did most of the driving, although the wife had her bit of fun at the wheel. But when I’m in charge, it’s not so much about putting on the most Instagram-savvy look, but to read the clouds and the waves, and the storm signal lights, and get an idea when we should actually start heading back — which we did, in time, and safely. Starting from this run, I started heading out with the throttle firmly under control, refusing to accelerate too quickly — it made sense to drive it like a train, since I was onboard one in China for over half a million kilometres, and for smooth launches, I’d settle for little else. — David Feng

回到家行瑞士感覺甚好。看到租船公司全面升級了船隊，令人欣慰 — 因爲我曾於 1998 年在此租船，而那是快艇祇有一個方向盤及極其細小的油門桿，而如今新船配備裝置明顯升級爲正宗動力快艇。兒子一登船即穿妥救生衣，而所有成年人則可以直接登船。因自己可以精通當地方言，所以可與租賃公司做好配合，此時這即發揮關鍵作用，以便更傲與當地人了解氣象，令對話更輕鬆，亦獲得應對提示，如當天會面臨哪種氣候挑戰，讓我們得以提早防範強風來襲。然而這些對自己而言見怪不怪，因自己已經前幾次在蘇黎世湖航行，而正是在暴風雲逼近時。爲保安全，我們比預期稍些提前駛進岸邊，儘管我當天可以輕鬆地駕船駛向遠離羅城市中心的肯普拉滕 (Kempraten) 及費爾德巴赫 (Feldbach) 水域。我們決定留在碼頭附近，享受此段相當愉快的「鐵路列車觀賞」時光 — 看各式各樣不同列車，絡繹不絕地駛過湖堤公路。即使我們未獲准穿下此橋前往周邊的 Obersee 區域，單眼前景色已足以滿足大飽眼福。本次出行主要由我本人負責掌舵，而太太同時亦親自操作方向盤，體驗一番駕駛樂趣。然而，當我全權指揮此船時，我在乎的絕非擺出最合適 Instagram 或小紅書上打卡炫耀神態，而是更認真去分析雲層、浪濤，及暴風訊號燈變化，由此精準判定何時應確實啟程返航。由本次航程開始，我每次航行都會將油門置於牢牢掌握之中，拒絕過於猛烈提速，因自己在中國搭乘列車逾五十萬公里，對於平穩航程追求從不妥協。— 馮琰