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Sailability Hong Kong's MoHan completes Solaris Four Peaks Race

This story is by Enrico Zanella, skipper of MoHan  At 12.44pm on Sunday, February 5, 2023, we crossed the finish line! It was tough, even in the in the first bay, Ma On Shan, where our runners needed to kayak for over...

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Edwin and Jamie Ho: Starship Yachts to build up after-sales service in Hong Kong

Some big news has come from Starship Yachts, one of Hong Kong’s best-known dealerships. Edwin Ho has been in the Hong Kong yacht business for decades and was one of the original members of the Hong Kong Marine Industry Association. Now, Starship...

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Solaris Yachts Asia new title sponsor of Four Peaks Race 2023

Solaris Yachts Asia has just announced that it will be the title sponsor of the famed Four Peaks Race 2023, organised by the Aberdeen Boat Club in Hong Kong. The race starts on February 4, 2023.  The race is one a handful...

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Burgess and Starship Yachts partner for Hong Kong and Macau market

Burgess in Asia and Starship Yachts have partnered for the Hong Kong and Macau market, with Starship Yachts’ owner and chief executive Edwin Ho becoming Burgess’ chief representative for the dual markets. The news comes just a month after Starship confirmed it...

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Starship Yachts to open an office at Lantau Yacht Club

Lantau Yacht Club has confirmed that Starship Yachts, one of Hong Kong’s best-known dealerships and brokerages, will open an office and provide support services at the club’s facilities on Lantau Island. Apart from yacht sales, Starship Yachts will offer services covering yacht...

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Seakeeper appoints Hong Kong dealer

Marine care company Marine Service Asia (MSA) has been appointed as Hong Kong dealer for marine stabilisation specialists, Seakeeper, as the firm continues to expand across Asia. As one of the leading global marine stabilisation specialists, Seakeeper has developed a growing range...

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Three new yacht service providers open at Lantau Yacht Club

Three new yacht service providers have opened at Lantau Yacht Club (LYC) in Hong Kong. Lodestone Yachts, Marine Service Asia and NextWave Yachting are now stationed at LYC's service yard to provide yacht care, maintenance and yacht management services, among others. The...

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In pictures: Hong Kong yachting events return with a bang

In what was undoubtedly Hong Kong’s biggest yacht party of the year, when held in May, more than 70 of the city’s top yachting CEOs, brokers, charterers and dealers gathered aboard three impressive yachts. The event was co-hosted by Carmen Lau, senior...

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Spotlight – Nimbus T11: Nordic style

Like any well-made boat and like most other high-end products, the proof of the quality is in the real-life experience. And so it was, under a bright, mid-March afternoon in Hong Kong, that I took a sea trial aboard one of the...

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Lantau Yacht Club appoints new director of membership and marketing

Juliza Liu (pictured above right) is the new director of membership and marketing of Auberge Hospitality -- a collection of hotel, club and leisure properties under Hong Kong Resort Company Limited, which includes Lantau Yacht Club. Charlotte Ho (above left), who previously...

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Comment: Hope for Hong Kong’s yachting scene

The strong demand for recreational boating in 2021 is set to persist throughout 2022, and it may be the year when the world transitions to living with Covid-19 – providing the ideal backdrop for boat shows and major water sports events to...

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Lantau Yacht Club appoints new marina manager

Hong Kong's Lantau Yacht Club has welcomed a new marina manager to its team. Tom Leung, who has worked in several maritime services providers and yacht clubs over the past 20 years, joined Hong Kong's first 5 Gold Anchor marina at the...

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20 for '22: Ones to watch in 2022

As the luxury yacht industry continues to boom, and stakeholders react to shifting demands and unpredictable supply chains, 2022 is set to be a year filled with both surprises and successes across Asia-Pacific. We pick 20 dynamic people making things happen in...

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Lantau Yacht Club

Lantau Yacht Club marina boasts 148 berths ranging from 10 to 60 metres (32 to 196 feet) and 38 berths are for yachts of 30m and above.Built to the highest marina standards to withstand anticipated extreme weather, the Club is also supported...

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Asia Yachting and Prestige Yachts host brokerage show in Hong Kong

Asia Yachting and Prestige Yachts are hosting a brokerage boat show this weekend at Hong Kong's Lantau Yacht Club in Discovery Bay. The boat show will run throughout the weekend, from November 5-7. (Nov 5: 2pm-7pm; Nov 6: 11am-6pm; Nov 7: 11am-6pm.)...

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Lantau Yacht Club given top '5 Gold Anchor' rating

Hong Kong's Lantau Yacht Club (LYC) has been awarded a top rating of five Gold Anchors by the Marina Industries Association (MIA), as a recognition of the high standard of its facilities and services. The news comes as LYC, which opened in...

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Elevated Quality of Life in Discovery Bay, Hong Kong

An IL PICCO House, with private garden and swimming pool (House 15, IL PICCO). (8,A) There are several attractive reasons why residents of Discovery Bay regularly say their lives have changed for the better since moving there – and all are related...

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Lantau Yacht Club launches 'yachtcation' package

The LYC marina boasts 148 berths ranging from 10m-60mHong Kong’s Lantau Yacht Club (LYC) has launched a “yachtcation” package, encouraging yacht owners to enjoy the exclusive facilities at the new marina and club, aboard their own yachts.“LYC is excited to launch the...

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Princess Yachts hosts owners' event at Lantau Yacht Club

British luxury yacht manufacturer Princess Yachts hosted an owners’ rendezvous at Lantau Yacht Club in Hong Kong in May.A total of 42 Princess yachts were in attendance at the event, including the 29-metre X95, which was showcased in 2019. Guests were treated...

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Lantau Yacht Club finishes clubhouse and facilities

In late April, nearly eight months after the soft opening in September 2020 of its marina, the Lantau Yacht Club in Hong Kong finished renovations on the clubhouse buildings and other facilities. The Lantau Yacht Club offers the first set of new,...