Entries to the regatta in the yachting heart of the Pacific are now being accepted in anticipation of next year’s event. Entries for the 2016 New Zealand Millennium Cup have officially opened alongside an announcement of an updated racing format. Raced over the 27, 28, 29 January in the emerald waters of the Bay of […]
Once again the Singapore Yacht Show will be joined by leading superyacht care and services provider, Asia Pacific Superyachts, as the event continues to gain international recognition with a strong showcasing of an elite group of Superyacht industry participants. Representing Asia and the Pacific’s most interesting and diverse cruising destinations, visitors to the APS Stand […]
Efforts by Tourism and Sports Minister Kobkarn Wattanavrangkul to ease restrictions on a wide variety of bureaucratic measures that are preventing the island’s marine tourism industry from going ‘full throttle’ deserve full support. The aim is to further develop the island into its natural role as one of Asia’s premier yachting and cruise ship destinations. […]
MY Octopus recently made history with one of the most significant WW2 discoveries in recent history. Proving that true adventure is still alive the 120m vessel, equipped with state of the art equipment, found the wreck of Japan’s biggest warship Musashi in the northern Philippines. Asia Pacific Superyachts Philippines was proud to provide logistical and […]
Asia Pacific Superyachts Fiji is the newest member of the leading Superyacht agency in the Asia – Pacific region and the ‘Missing Link’ in the APS network, now covering an unrivaled 17 APS offices in 15 countries! Superyachts can now transit from Panama and be covered by the APS network from Tahiti, Fiji, New Zealand, […]
A beautiful destination for Superyachts deserves a beautiful marina and anchorages and, happily this is the case for vessels arriving at Tahiti’s Marina Taina, the main Pacific Hub, with Papeete Port in French Polynesia coming in second. The popular Marina Taina is located five miles west of Papeete Harbour and was the first superyacht facility […]
Plans to redevelop RLYC Club & Marina includes Superyacht Berth Expansion Feb. 6, 2015. The Royal Langkawi Yacht Club (RLYC) is planning to, “Redevelop its club and marina to enhance its facilities and services, and meet the demands of the sailing and yachting community in the region and beyond”, reports Captain Charlie Dwyer of Asia Pacific Superyachts in Langkawi, Malaysia.
Asia Pacific Superyachts announce new training programme that will allow superyachts to cruise New Zealand’s Fiordland pilot-free. Superyacht cruising in New Zealand has just received a huge boost with the news that for the first time it is now possible to undertake a training course to gain a Pilot Exemption Certificate when cruising in Fiordland. […]
Who among the visitors to last years Monaco Yacht Show can forget the two Fijian warriors, dressed in traditional garb, handing out brochures and sharing a bilo of kava with guests. Many visitors stopped by the stand simply to try the grog. The warriors were so popular they were invited onto the Superyachts moored in […]
Asia Pacific Superyachts (APS) Indonesia General Manager, Richard Lofthouse held a celebratory event in Phuket, Thailand in February to launch the comprehensive “Cruising Guide to Indonesia” by Andy Scott. Scott wrote the book over a period of more than five years; it contains a wealth of information including over 320 anchorages. “Andy has done a […]