The Singapore Yacht Show has become the premier boat and yacht show in Asia, significantly contributing to the development of the fast-growing ASEAN maritime and luxury lifestyle markets through innovation and creating opportunities – and a touch of glamour.

Held at ONE°15 Marina Sentosa Cove, the Singapore Yacht Show offers exhibitors a first-class platform to meet prospective clients and yachting trade professionals from the Asia-Pacific region and beyond.

Important Announcement
In light of the current Coronavirus situation, the Top of the Gulf Regatta Committee have decided to reschedule the 2020 regatta. The dates for the next regatta will be 30th April to 5th May 2021.

This decision has not been taken lightly. With existing and possible Governmental decisions both here and abroad that could affect travel for overseas participants, and having taken into account recent communications with sailors, partners and stakeholders, we feel the decision to reschedule is the correct action.

Organised by the Thai Yachting Business Association, the first Thailand Charter Week at Phuket Yacht Haven featured 21 yachts, including 10 superyachts, plus attending brokers from four continents. Phuket; November 28, 2019: Organisers of the Thailand Charter Week hope to make next year’s event even bigger after a successful inaugural edition hosted by Phuket Yacht Haven, with yachts also hosting familiarisation cruises in Phang Nga Bay and surrounding areas. The second edition will be held from November 14-18, 2020.

Class Act Media, the media partner to the Grow Boating Networking Evening, has won the “Outstanding Small Company” category at the King Power Thailand International Business Awards (Tiba), held on Oct 3 at the Amari Watergate hotel in Bangkok.

“A fabulous night was had by all who attended the event which attracted an extremely high quality of entries. TIBA serves as platform to present Thailand’s most successful and dynamic businesses and entrepreneurs,” said the awards’ main organisers, the British Chamber of Commerce in Thaiand (BCCT).

The appointment of Capt. Julius Valladares as Director of Training and Internal Audit at Galileo marks the start of its’ planned expansion from being the principal superyacht crew training facility in Asia to becoming the Asia Pacific centre for professional seafarers across the cruise, merchant and offshore oil & gas industries.

The second Penang Rendezvous is coming back this coming October 2019 with its multi-bespoke luxury lifestyle elements from both local and regional brands.

Set to happen at the iconic Straits Quay Marina, Penang Rendezvous 2019 is all set to surprise the public with an alluring set up from 11th to 13th October 2019. The three-day affair will combine everything luxury and fun.

The 55-metre superyacht “Lady D” moored at Ao Po Grand Marina, on Phuket’s east coast, caught fire this morning, August the 7th, devastating the multi-million-baht yacht.

The yacht is believed to have caught fire shortly after 8am, with firefighters called to the marina at 8:20am. Firefighters at the scene confirmed to The Phuket News that no persons were injured in the fire, but they were unable to bring the blaze under control.

Ocean Marina Pattaya Boat Show 2019 is Thailand’s Biggest Boating, Lifestyle, and Leisure Show.

With a new tent layout and floor plan that will direct people to visit every booth, we expect to have more than 100 booths & boats of the world’s leading branded yachts, marine products and services, water gadgets and toys. That’s not all, we also have booths for luxury cars and bikes, 5-star hotels and resorts, multi award-winning property developments and of course our famous superb food and drinks; Beer Garden.

Luxury yachting has become a tourism driver on the Eastern Seaboard as more and more Thais are drawn to the big boats.

Napong Paripontpochanapisuti, managing director of Ocean Property Plc, the operator of Ocean Marina Yacht Club Pattaya, said the number of Thais who enjoy yachting in Pattaya has shown a combined 90% increase over the past five years.

An estimated 90% of the corals damaged by bleaching at the popular Mu Ko Surin National Park, north of Phuket, have recovered, reports national park officials.

The corals in the park suffered heavy damage from bleaching in 2010, and suffered another spate of bleaching in May this year, Prarop Plang Ngan, Chief Phuket Marine National Park Operation Center 2, told The Phuket News.

Royal Phuket Marina have announced that they have become the first marina in Thailand to be awarded the 5 Gold Anchor and Clean Marina certificate.

Accredited by the operators of the Gold Anchor award scheme, The Yacht Harbour Association (TYHA) and the Marina Industries Association (MIA), this award has been designed to recognize a small but increasing number of marinas in the world which cater for a very discerning customer base whose high level of service and facilities cater for yachts and more importantly, owners and their crew.

Phuket Raceweek: A day of action wraps up 2019 Cape Panwa Hotel Phuket regatta

The 2019 Cape Panwa Hotel Phuket Raceweek will go down as one of the most challenging yet – challenging for sailors, Race Management and organisers, and despite those challenges all classes got in a series of up to seven races. A steady 8-10 knots on the final day delivered a good finish to the regatta, with many titles going down to the wire.

The Thailand Yacht Show returns to the award-winning Royal Phuket Marina for its fifth edition in January 2020. Showcasing a spectacular display of yachts, marine equipment, lifestyle products – plus a bumper programme of side-events and family-friendly activities – the Thailand Yacht Show has firmly established itself as the leading consumer boat show in Thailand.

Preparations for the 2019 Multihull Solutions Regatta are well underway.

Organized and operated by Phuket Yacht Club in the environs of Chalong Bay the MHSR has become the largest Multihull only event in Asia.

Early Bird registration can now be completed and Notice of Race found at the club’s new website www.phuketyachtclub.com /registration

Want to protect your boat? Then look no further than Royal Phuket Marina’s new, state-of-the-art covered Dry Stack boat storage. Located on the hardstand right next to the water, the new Dry Stack offers safe and secure storage for all power boats up to 12m (39ft) LOA.

All lifting and launching is by our new state-of-the-art Marina Bull Wiggins forklift which will safely have your boat in (and out) of the water in no time at all.

Asia Marine Phuket is now the exclusive dealer for the French designed Bali Catamarans. One of Phuket’s longest established charter agencies, Asia Marine will take  delivery of the first Bali catamaran in November 2019, the Bali 4.1 sailing catamaran. 

“We are excited to represent Bali Catamarans for buyers in Thailand and especially Phuket” said Vincent Tabuteau, CEO and founder of Asia Marine. “Their yachts fill a niche for open space models in the mid-range market, and those boats are in high demand for chartering from Phuket and around Andaman Sea”. 

Maya Bay on Koh Phi Phi Le, which was closed to the public on the 1st of June 2018 is to remain closed for up to two more years, possibly even longer.

Originally the bay was closed to the public for four months to allow the coral to recover, this was extended by a further 6 months to the end of March this year, but the bay remained closed. At a meeting this week it was decided that the bay will remain shut to visitors for at least another two years as its ecology needs more time to recover.

The Annual General Meeting for the Thai Yachting Business Association will be held at the Boat Point meeting room below the Boat Lagoon resort starting at 2pm on Friday the 17th of May 2019. The TYBA would like to invite all members to attend. An agenda for the meeting will be sent out to you all prior to the meeting.

The Thailand Yacht Show & Rendezvous is proud to announce the launch of a dedicated area for Thai Yachting Business Association members at the forthcoming show. The ‘TYBA Pavilion’ will be one of the most sought after sections of the exhibition hall with 10 spaces available exclusively for members with a dedicated area to display products and promote local Thai businesses.

Come along to the Ocean Marina Pattaya Boat Show and visit the TYBA stand at B26.

We are still looking for someone for Sunday so if you are a TYBA member and would like to assist and have the opportunity to showcase your own company on the stand please let me know.