The upcoming Bangkok International Motor Show will be the location for the Thailand premiere of the BRABUS Shadow 500 Cabin.

The BRABUS Shadow 500, with its gorgeous looks, cutting-edge technology and mesmerizing performance, provides just the right ingredients for your tailor-made, high-octane marine adventure.

This boat is a dual-personality 28ft powerhouse, with 50 knots+ performance, phenomenal acceleration time and massive torque available from a combined 500hp of Mercury Marine’s latest, dual XS Pro V8 FourStroke engines.

Racer Marina is having it's 1st Boat Show. Come and see us on the 24th, 25th and 26th March 2023.

Racer Marina was built in 1995 and called initially Phatra Marine, unfortunately in 1997 the development was stopped and the fishermen took over the marina and it became a sanctuary for fishing boats.
Racer Marina Hua Hin was taken over in December 2014, by a group of four businessmen (a Thai, Swiss, American, and French), all passionate about the yachting world, who shared their experiences from Ibiza to Miami, Phuket, and St Tropez.

Singapore’s flourishing leisure marine industry has been bolstered with SG Marine Guide launching the Singapore Yachting Festival (“SYF”) which will take place on 27-30 April 2023 at ONE°15 Marina Sentosa Cove.

To fill the void of the postponed Singapore Yacht Show, the Singapore Yachting Festival will put an end to speculation in the market of multiple yacht shows competing to launch in Singapore. In turn, SYF will act as a stopgap to enable a fully prepared and promoted yacht show to happen in 2024.

A great success to the First Thailand International Boat Show A Luxury Lifestyle Event 2023 with over 5,000 visitors over the 4 days, with the First Day having more visitors in 1 day than any other boat show in Phuket.

“This event was so delightful and it is our honor to have you all here, a big thanks to all of our Supporters, Sponsors, Partners, On-land and On-water Exhibitors and, especially, all the visitors.”

Mick Kealy is one of the most respected and well-liked members of the Phuket yachting community. SEA Yachting takes a look at his life and what brought him to Thailand.    

One of eight children, Mick hails from Bunyip, a small town of 1,000 people in Victoria, Australia, located on the Princess Highway east of Melbourne. The town is said to be named after a named after a mythical Aboriginal swamp monster.

In his forty-four years on Phuket, Jeroen Deknatel has seen the island’s leisure marine industry grow from infancy to its desired position as a global superyacht destination.

Jeroen grew up in Utrecht Holland, his family sailed. They all liked to weekend-sail, and his brother-in-law Bob was part of the 1970s North Sea yacht racing fraternity.

The second edition of the Thailand Charter Week, held from the 16th to the 19th of November at Phuket Yacht Haven Marina was blessed by fantastic weather; the sun shone abundantly on the display of motor and sailing yachts sized from 15 to 40 meters. The high number of qualified visitors to the B2B event included Thai charter brokers, agents and tourism & hotel industry professionals, plus overseas visitors from the UK, Monaco, France, Indonesia, Hong Kong, and Singapore, who enjoyed the show and the networking opportunities at the show’s parties.

The second Thailand Charter Week at Phuket Yacht Haven launched on Wednesday the 16th of November 2022 with the support of the Ministry of Tourism and Sports, and Tourism Authority of Thailand.

Mr Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn, Thailand’s Minister of Tourism and Sports, has thrown his personal support behind the second edition of Thailand Charter Week, which is also sponsored by the Tourism Authority of Thailand and organised by the Thai Yachting Business Association.

The newly upgraded ONE°15 Marina Sentosa Cove in Singapore has announced that it will host a regional boat show from April 27-30, 2023.

Arthur Tay, CEO of SUTL Enterprise, which owns the ONE°15 brand, made the announcement at the second edition of Grow Boating Singapore, which was held at the marina’s floating Boaters’ Bar on the evening of Wednesday the 2nd of November 2022 and attracted close to 100 guests.

The Thai Yachting Business Association (TYBA) is pleased to announce the introduction of a tiered pricing system for brokers wishing to visit the show.

Option A - Full access ticket - Opening and closing parties, both days on the dock, and day trip on a boat - 6,000 Thai Baht

Option B - Marina and party ticket - Opening and closing parties and both days on the dock - 2,000 Thai Baht

Option C - Day pass ticket - Single day ticket to view the boats on dock, not including any parties - 900 Thai Baht

Asia’s sponsorship industry is experiencing a resurgence post-pandemic, and nobody is better placed to capitalise on that trend than The Sponsorship Experts, Paul Poole (South East Asia) Co., Ltd. (PP(SEA)CL).

Paul and his team connect events with sponsors and brands with events – and steer them through the whole process of sponsorship towards a successful outcome for both.

The Organizing Committee of the Phuket King’s Cup Regatta is pleased to announce that the 34th Phuket King’s Cup Regatta will be held this year from December 3rd – 10th.

This will be the first PKCR since 2019 and on behalf of The Royal Varuna Yacht Club, the Yacht Racing Association of Thailand and the PKCR Organizing Committee we look forward to welcoming everyone back to Thailand.

On the 19th of September 2022, Mr. Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn, Minister of Tourism and Sports presided over a press conference at the Pullman Bangkok King Power Hotel to announce the launch of the Port Macchanu Superyacht marina development project. Also in attendance were Mr. Khempol Ouitayakul, Secretary of the Minister of Tourism and Sports, Mr. Chote Trachu, Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Tourism and Sports, Mr. Aran Boonchai, Deputy Permanent Secretary, Tourism and Sports, Mr. Chaturon Phakdiwanich, Deputy Director-General of the Department of Tourism.

On Sunday morning, 24 September 2022 – a group of boaters from the Pattaya and Jomtien boating community rallied behind the efforts of Ocean Marina Yacht Club, to bring awareness to the ever visible rubbish problem they see on the amazing islands around Pattaya. This pilot event, lead by Ocean Marina, saw 6 boats and 44 people join the first island/beach clean up, successfully taking an incredible 1,850kg of washed-up rubbish off Koh Man Wichai. The first island beach clean-up was a massive success and paves the way for more marine conservation efforts in the region

In support of the Thai government policy to promote the tourism industry, the Thai Yachting Business Association will once again organise the Thailand Charter Week at the Phuket Yacht Haven from the 16th to the 19th of November 2022.

On Friday the 23rd of September at the Phuket City Hall, Mr. Narong Woonsiew, Governor of Phuket, chaired a meeting to support the public relations of the Thailand Charter Week 2022.

As the newest dealer for the ultra-exclusive range of BRABUS Marine luxury day boats, Derani Yachts is delighted to announce the sale of the first and second BRABUS Marine boats into Thailand.

The first sale is BRABUS Shadow 300 which is due to be delivered to Bangkok in January next year, whilst the second is a BRABUS Shadow 500 which we expect delivery in April.

The Thai Yachting Business Association (TYBA) is ready to kickstart the upcoming high season with the second edition of the Thailand Charter Week from 16th to 19th November.

TYBA expects the event to be even bigger than the successful inaugural edition in November 2019.

The host venue will once again be the prestigious Phuket Yacht Haven Marina on the northeast coast of Phuket, offering fully serviced berths for up to 320 vessels, a swimming pool, gym, restaurants, and the famously friendly Thai service.

Together with Royal Phuket Marina, Simpson Marine is proud to support Disabled Sailing Thailand, an incredibly worthy cause that provides sailing access for disabled sailors. Initiatives will include the arrival to Thailand of the first two SV14 boats, a model that aims to be an accessible boat to all.

Having the SV14’s in Thailand is a key part of the organisation’s goal to ensure Thailand’s presence on the international sailing scene and to empower sailors with disabilities.

Out of the Shadows. ASIAMARINE assumes Swan Shadow dealership.

Now for something entirely new: Nautor’s Swan have launched their first motor yacht - the Swan Shadow, and have appointed an Asia dealer for the boat, ASIAMARINE, based in Aberdeen. Eric Noyel, Founder & CEO of ASIAMARINE, said “we are absolutely delighted to be associated with Nautor’s Swan and the new Swan Shadow.

AUSTCHAM Phuket held one of their regular briefing and sundowner evenings at the Phuket Boat Lagoon Resort on August 11, 2022. TYBA’s very own Lies Sol was invited to give the members briefing discussing "Moving Forward with Yacht Charters” to explain the current charter status, and future plans for Thai and foreign registered charter yachts.