Scheduled for 8 to 14 February, the Thailand Yacht Show aims to position Phuket as a major global yachting hub. The Thailand Yacht Show was officially launched at an international press conference and private launch party in Bangkok, hosted by Deputy Prime Minister, General Thanasak Patimaprakorn. It was the PM’s initiative to create an international […]
“This will be the first time that APS Phuket will be an exhibitor at the Monaco Yacht Show and it will be great to be able to tell owners, managers and captains about the significant changes which are currently taking place in Phuket”, reports Gordon Fernandes, one of the founders of Asia Pacific Superyachts and […]
Singapore’s Marina at Keppel Bay (MKB) has today been accredited as Asia’s first ‘Fish Friendly Marina’ by the Marina Industries Association (MIA). The ‘Fish Friendly Marinas’ program has been developed to inform marina managers on how to maximise the benefits for fish and recognise those operators actively working to improve fish habitat. Fish Friendly Marinas […]
Asia Pacific Superyachts (APS) debut at the 2015 Monaco Yacht Show (MYS) will showcase the many benefits, superyacht facilities and natural beauty of 17 Asia and Pacific cruising regions in 15 countries to Superyacht owners, captains, yacht management companies and charter operators. There is growing interest in meeting directly with the highly experienced Asia and […]
LuxurySocietyAsia.com recently did a round up of Thailand’s Top 10 Yachting Destinations: From the Gulf of Thailand to the Andaman Sea, there’s really no better place to experience life on a yacht than the Land of Smiles. Thailand’s become quite a destination for putting up the sails, and with good reason: beautiful expanses of calm […]
David Jamieson of Asia Pacific Superyachts Fiji, superyacht captain, dive master and Fiji resident of more than 10 years, has been appointed to manage Fiji operations for Superyacht Private Expeditions (SPE). In response to increasing demand, SPE, specialists in bespoke international dive adventures, are proud to announce the launch of their Fiji arm with offices […]
New Zealand has grown as a superyacht destination over the past decade, and to accommodate this influx of yachts, and more importantly, to manage the services required by the visiting yachts, the New Zealand Superyacht Group (NZYG) has been formed. The group is said to promote the country as a superyacht destination and bring together […]
Over the past few years, New Zealand’s strong economy meant that the Kiwi dollar climbed against its cousins, even coming close to reaching parity with the Australian dollar for what would have been the first time in history in April 2015. Understandably, this had a negative effect for many Kiwi superyacht companies, who lost their […]
A new group is being set up for superyacht suppliers. New Zealand is now on the radar of owners and skippers of some of the largest and most expensive superyachts in the world generating tens of millions of dollars every summer. But the new organisation, the New Zealand Superyacht Group (NZSG), says there’s a risk […]
(Photo: Jeff Brown/Camper & Nicholsons/M/Y Silencio) Superyacht Private Expeditions (SPE), specialists in international dive adventures, opened an office in Port Marina Denarau, Fiji. Building on the success of Tahiti Private Expeditions (TPE), owners Christelle and Rodolphe Holler developed SPE a few years ago to satisfy the expectations of high profile superyacht clients wanting to explore […]