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DBS invests $10 million to create a ‘People’s Bay’

  • <p class="MsoListParagraph"> This is a view of the Marina Bay area from the top of Marina Bay Financial Centre Tower 3, new site of DBS Bank's headquarters.</p>
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    DBS offers sailing at Marina Bay

    This is a view of the Marina Bay area from the top of Marina Bay Financial Centre Tower 3, new site of DBS Bank's headquarters.

  • <p class="MsoListParagraph"> You can enjoy the Marina Bay skyline while sailing on the boats.</p>
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    DBS offers sailing at Marina Bay

    You can enjoy the Marina Bay skyline while sailing on the boats.

  • Apart from the instructor, up to four people are allowed to be onboard each boat at any one time.
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    DBS offers sailing at Marina Bay

    Apart from the instructor, up to four people are allowed to be onboard each boat at any one time.
  • <p class="MsoListParagraph"> Any member of the public above the age of 12 can sign up for the sailing experience.</p>
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    DBS offers sailing at Marina Bay

    Any member of the public above the age of 12 can sign up for the sailing experience.

  • <p class="MsoListParagraph"><span><span><span> A </span></span></span>sailing instructor will be manoeuvering the boat.</p>
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    DBS offers sailing at Marina Bay

    A sailing instructor will be manoeuvering the boat.

  • <p class="MsoListParagraph"><span><span>1. </span></span>The boarding point is at the <span>Pontoon near the </span><em><span>Marina Bay City Gallery</span></em><em>.</em> The two closest MRT stations are Bayfront and Raffles Place.</p>
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    DBS offers sailing at Marina Bay

    1. The boarding point is at the Pontoon near the Marina Bay City Gallery. The two closest MRT stations are Bayfront and Raffles Place.

  • <span><span>Instructor prepares boat</span></span> to set sail.
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    DBS offers sailing at Marina Bay

    Instructor prepares boat to set sail.
  • <p class="MsoListParagraph"><span><span>1. </span></span><span>DBS </span><span>h</span><span>ead of </span><span>g</span><span>roup </span><span>s</span><span>trategic </span><span>m</span><span>arketing and </span><span>c</span><span>ommunications Karen Ngui (on the far left) is about to board the sailboat.</span></p>
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    DBS offers sailing at Marina Bay

    1. DBS head of group strategic marketing and communications Karen Ngui (on the far left) is about to board the sailboat.

<p class="MsoListParagraph"> This is a view of the Marina Bay area from the top of Marina Bay Financial Centre Tower 3, new site of DBS Bank's headquarters.</p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph"> You can enjoy the Marina Bay skyline while sailing on the boats.</p>
Apart from the instructor, up to four people are allowed to be onboard each boat at any one time.
<p class="MsoListParagraph"> Any member of the public above the age of 12 can sign up for the sailing experience.</p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph"><span><span><span> A </span></span></span>sailing instructor will be manoeuvering the boat.</p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph"><span><span>1. </span></span>The boarding point is at the <span>Pontoon near the </span><em><span>Marina Bay City Gallery</span></em><em>.</em> The two closest MRT stations are Bayfront and Raffles Place.</p>
<span><span>Instructor prepares boat</span></span> to set sail.
<p class="MsoListParagraph"><span><span>1. </span></span><span>DBS </span><span>h</span><span>ead of </span><span>g</span><span>roup </span><span>s</span><span>trategic </span><span>m</span><span>arketing and </span><span>c</span><span>ommunications Karen Ngui (on the far left) is about to board the sailboat.</span></p>

DBS Bank said Wednesday it plans to invest $10 million over the next three years to enable people from all walks of life to enjoy the Marina Bay. The lender will be partnering with the Singapore Sailing Federation to let people experience sailing at Marina Bay free of charge on a regular basis. Besides the sailing programme, the $10 million will also be spent on a regatta, a run for kids, as well as support for various social enterprises in an effort to turn the marina into a "People's Bay".

The sailing programme is offered on the last Saturday of every month from April to November at the Pontoon near the Marina Bay City Gallery.  It is open to the public on a first come first served basis. There will be seven sessions a day, each 30 minutes, from 2pm to 6pm on eight sailboats. Just log on to the DBS Marina Bay Sailing website from Thursday to sign up for the free sailing experience.