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Simpson Marine to Exhibit at 2024 Thailand International Boat Show

Simpson Marine has confirmed its participation in the Thailand International Boat Show (TIBS), scheduled for January 2024 at the Royal Phuket Marina in Thailand. It is the first time that Simpson Marine will exhibit at the TIBS in Phuket. Show organisers have...

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Francis Lapp: Ras al Khaimah Facility to Support Sunreef in Asia-Pacific

Sunreef has recently announced a raft of news highlighting its plans to re-enter the Asia-Pacific yacht market. In an exclusive interview with Asia-Pacific Boating, CEO and Founder Francis Lapp pointed the new facility in Ras al Khaimah as the steppingstone for the...

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Sunreef Yachts Appoints Two Dealerships

Sunreef Yachts has appointed two new dealers in Serbia and the Americas, as the company expands its catamaran model range into new markets around the world.  The Polish luxury multihull builder has signed an agency agreement with brokerage Apollo Yachts LLC for...

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Derani Yachts' Håkan Lange: "Electrification of Boating is Going to go Very Quickly"

Håkan Lange, founder of Derani Yachts in 2004, has been selling yachts in Asia since 1996. He has seen plenty of boating trends come and go. Now, he is convinced that electric and hybrid yachts are the future for Southeast Asian buyers....

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Singapore Yachting Festival 2023 Records Over 9,000 Visitors

The four-day Singapore Yachting Festival (SYF), which ran from April 27 to 30, recorded 9,250 visitors over the show duration, with 52 yachts on display. The last edition of the Singapore Yacht Show, held in 2019, reported over 16,000 visitors and 90...

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Greenline and Derani Form Partnership

The new partnership between hybrid yacht manufacturer Greenline Yachts and Derani Yachts, a well-respected yacht brokerage and dealership with a strong presence in Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia, and Indonesia, will see the latter become the official representative of Greenline Yachts in these new markets for...

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Chris-Craft Showroom Opens in Thailand

To coincide with the appointment with Chris-Craft, a legendary American boat builder with a heritage dating back to 1874, MGC Marine has opened a Chris-Craft showroom and service centre at Riverdale Marina, just north of Bangkok. MGC-ASIA's business ecosystem and expertise in customer...

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Singapore Yachting Festival Gets Underway

The inaugural Singapore Yachting Festival is underway. The show, which commenced on April 27 and runs to April 30, features yacht dealers and brands on display in the Lion City for the first time since the last Singapore Yacht Show was held...

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Sunreef Yachts Appoints Lee Marine as Dealer for Thailand

Lee Marine, one of the longest running yacht dealerships and brokerages in Phuket, has been appointed dealers for Sunreef Yachts in Thailand. Lee Marine has been active in Thailand for over 20 years and currently represents Belize and Riviera yacht brands, in...

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Singapore Yachting Festival Organisers Reveal Conference Details

Organisers of the Singapore Yachting Festival have announced the programme and speaker list for the upcoming Southeast Asia Yachting Conference, being held on April 26 at ONE 15 Marina, Singapore. The Singapore Yachting Festival starts April 27 and runs until April 30...

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Philippine Destination Ranks Third in 'World's Most Beautiful Beaches' Poll

With searches for ‘what are the world's most beautiful beaches’ rising by +220% over the past year, it seems that many of us are planning our next destination getaway. A new study by e-commerce website Cult Beauty has analysed a suite of...

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Thailand Charter Week 2023 Dates Announced

The Thai Yachting Business Association (TYBA) has announced that the third edition of their key event, The Thailand Charter Week, will be held from November 16 to 19, 2023. The Thailand Charter Week is a B2B event that brings together yachts, marine...

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The World's Best Hotel Branded Yachts & Ships

We all have our favourite hotel brands, and many invest heavily in maintaining loyalty within an increasingly competitive industry. Now, an exciting series of hotel-branded yachts join an existing global flotilla of vessels through which hotel and resort brands extend the extravagances...

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Silent-Yachts' New Cat is as Silent as the Seas

There are yachts with solar panels, and then there is the Silent 60, the newest creation of Austrian-owned Silent-Yachts out of the brand’s Fano, Italy yards, which it acquired in 2022. Powered by twin 250 kW engines (or optional 340 kW versions...

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The Yacht Sales Co and Multihull Solutions Open Asian Sales Centres

The Yacht Sales Co and Multihull Solutions have announced new Asian sales centres, new senior appointments and new brands to their regional portfolio. The sibling companies have confirmed they will open a third Thailand sales centre on Saturday, 1 April 2023, at...

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Industry Veterans Create Kowloon Superyacht Services in HK

The collaboration between Szeto Ho, who founded Wang Tak Engineering in 1938, and well-known industry figure and founder of Kingship Marine, Roger Liang, aided by his son Jeffrey, will offer boat owners and crews an extensive range of services previously unavailable in one of the region’s key maritime cities. Kowloon...

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Asia-Pacific Boating Spring/summer 2023 Issue Out Now

CLICK HERE AND SAVE 10% OFF AN ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION TODAY The Asia-Pacific Boating spring/summer 2023 issue is out now. There’s little doubt that the pandemic was a boom period for yachting, as boaters rediscovered the pleasures of cruising closer to home and purchased...

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Aquila 54 and 32 debut at Grow Boating Pattaya event

The Aquila 54 made its official Asian debut at the Grow Boating Pattaya February 2023 event, alongside its sibling model, the Aquila 32. Both the Aquilas were presented as the latest additions to the brand’s growing range of power catamarans in Pattaya....

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Silent-Yachts appoints Asiamarine exclusive dealer in Asia

All-electric catamaran builder Silent-Yachts has signed an agreement with Hong Kong-based Asiamarine, which will be Silent-Yachts’ exclusive dealer in Singapore, Hong Kong, and Thailand. Asiamarine will provide access and service to the company's full range of solar-powered catamarans for clients in the...