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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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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,...

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Hong Kong to add 200 moorings in Sai Kung

Hong Kong boat owners searching for a mooring may hopefully get some relief. As of November 2020, Hong Kong’s Marine Department has laid out a plan to add 200 more private moorings in the Sai Kung area, near the village of Tso...

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The Sokos: Hong Kong’s hushed islands

Soko Islands anchorage (Credit: Stuart Heaver)On arriving by boat amid the Soko Islands, after shutting off the motor and enjoying the silence, it is possible to get that great feeling of splendid isolation that Hong Kong offers its yacht owners. The Soko...

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Lantau Yacht Club officially opens its doors

First member yacht glides into LYC MarinaThe Lantau Yacht Club welcomed the first member yacht and first visiting yacht on August 30, 2020, marking a key milestone of Hong Kong’s latest state-of-the-art marina. The soft opening involves the Marina Office, Phase 1...

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Superyacht spotting: Victor Cha on the vision for Lantau Yacht Club

This autumn, the new marina at Lantau Yacht Club finally starts to open up. It marks the first time that a completely renovated or new marina comes online in Hong Kong in decades.The refurbished marina and club are the brainchild of Victor...

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Review - Aquila 36

Hong Kong’s hot summer weather is drawing plenty of boaters back to the water. One interesting option to get out and explore is the Aquila 36 catamaran, a boat that is all about having fun on the water without frills. On a...

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Hong Kong's Lantau Yacht Club Nears Completion

Lantau Yacht Club, the first new marina in Hong Kong in decades, is nearing completion ahead of a soft opening in September and a full opening later in November or December. Hong Kong has famously suffered from a shortage of berths, particularly...

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Simpson Marine to Be in Hainan "In Force" This Winter

Mike Simpson, founder of Simpson Marine, has high expectations of the new free trade zone plan for Hainan Island, announced on June 1. In an interview with Asia-Pacific Boating, Simpson says the new plan, which reduces taxes on imported yachts to Hainan to zero, is a...