We don' generally gravitate towards marinas (which can feel like being in the middle of a parking lot), but the conveniences (such as a fuel dock, laundry facilities, showers with unlimited hot water, and re provisioning from the dock rather than lugging groceries back and forth in the dinghy) are a welcome change once in a while... in fact they feel like a true luxury after sailing for months in remote areas.
Facilities at Puteri Marina and its adjoining new development offered most of these little luxuries (with the added benefit of having the most efficient, hassle-free clearance procedure to enter a country we've experienced in our travels.
Our only real challenge was bearing the stifling heat and humidity. Not a whif of breeze wafted into the Marina and we were literally dripping with perspiration onboard. Fortunately we were able to escape to the air conditioned coffee shop and fan-cooled open air restaurants along the Harbour each day. Such a hardship.
Oddly, the bus tour organized by the Rally was enhanced greatly by the fact that we spent more time traveling to and from the destinations (think air conditioning) than we did sightseeing! (Not to diminish the sightseeing of course, which was quite interesting: including a visit to an historic Sultan's palace which became a strategic military defense against European invasions, a crocodile sanctuary featuring a 120 year old one ton monster, and a horseshoe crab farm - which has become an important asset to the local community because of the value they have in new drug research trials. (These strange looking creatures remind me of a Klingon warship!).
So our time at Puteri was great. Plus, it was a mere 50 minute taxi ride from the Marina to Singapore, which we'd be crazy not to take advantage of, right? So we packed a couple of bags, hopped into a car and played tourists for a few days in this iconic city - losing ourselves in fabulous museums, parks, and shops and walking for miles gawking at outstanding architecture. And we just happened to be enjoying a cocktail along the Harbour front when we noticed an attractive tall woman strolling past us along the sea wall, seemingly unbothered by swarms of paparazzi. Apparently Vanessa Williams was in town for a tennis tournament!

The city was clean, safe, and cosmopolitan, and it has the most efficient, user-friendly subway systems we've ever seen. Singapore's strategic location as a global shipping and trading hub, and its exponential growth and development since separating from Malaysia in 1965 made it even more fascinating. We would return in a heartbeat.