At the Asian Games, Hsing was on a 372cm board with a 7.4m2 sail, a set-up for the not-so-intense winds common to the world outside Penghu.
"It was very physical," he said, and then he shrugged. "We' re more recreational. They [the other Asian Games sailors] are more specialized," which is any easy way to see things when you' re past your prime, sail a more fun class of board and live in one of the best windsurfing spots on the planet and your competitors don't.
But many in the Chinese Taipei Sailing Association hope for better future results in international competition.
That's why they're sponsoring regattas and major support has come from county governments in Penghu and Hualien who have regional aims as well as the national Tourism Bureau.
And what's encouraging, both for national pride and the growth of environmentally aware sports- like sailing, is that plenty of young sailors are taking part.
A dozen boys and girls competed last weekend in the Optimist class, a dinghy class limited to those between eight and 15 years of age.
When I asked Chang Zi-lung, the 11-year-old who took first in the boy's category, what he thought of the regatta, he just smiled and simply replied, "it was a lot of fun."
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