Penghu Islands TAIWAN
The WORLD GUIDE says:
"The Penghu archipelago consists of 64 islands cast adrift between the Chinese mainland and Taiwan. Penghu roughly translates as ‘booming sea’ – a dangerous name for a dangerous place as the Strait of Formosa connecting East to South China Seas is Asia’s windiest body of water. In winter stormy NE winds sweep freely across the flat islands, building considerable windswell. What was once a stopover for Chinese fishermen, migrants and pirates is now home to 100,000 people suspended between age-old tradition and cutting-edge modernity. The tragic windsurf legend Baron Arnaud de Rosnay died in his attempt to windsurf from here ..."
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