Singapore Yacht Show: Asia's No 1 boating festival
by Asia Yacht Press 5 Apr 2018 18:22 NZST
Singapore Yacht Show 2017. A fabulous setting © Blue iProd
Lining up the yachts, superyachts, industry reps and all things boating for the 8th year, the Singapore Yacht Show is, definitely, Asia’s leading boat show. There are any number of good reasons to be at ONE°15 Marina Sentosa Cove from 12-15 April. Find out what’s new and happening, and talk to the people who really know the boating business. Check out the launch premières and new models. Compare. Contrast. Discover. Ask questions. And then stop along the boardwalk for something in a long, tall, cool glass. This is the hub of the Asian boating world, and Asia is rapidly becoming a world hub in its own right.
Held in the award winning and exceptionally stylish ONE°15 Marina, the show opens every afternoon at 3:00pm to miss the heat of the day, and goes through to the 9:00pm allowing visitors to enjoy an extended evening soirée along the pontoons and on board the party boats – and there are plenty of parties.
Exclusive Asian Premières: this year the show has an unprecedented number of exclusive Asian Premières including: the Princess 30m, Azimut 27 Metri, Ferretti 780. And if that’s not enough to stir your curiosity, come along to see the Sanlorenzo 78, Riva 76 Perseo, Absolute 58 Fly, Princess 55, Palm Beach 52, Maritimo 51, Beneteau 51.1, Beneteau Grand Tourismo 50, Lagoon 50, Fountain Pajot MY 44 and the Sunreef Open 40. The Singapore Yacht Show is where Asia comes to see what’s new in the yachting world.
Substantially supported by the global yachting community, no other show displays to boating enthusiasts the breadth and depth of the luxury boating world – right on their doorstep. Espen Øino, designer of any number of the world’s top superyachts (Nero, Silverfast, Kismet, Titania, Ambrosia III and countless others) will be presenting at the Asia Pacific Superyacht Conference (10-11 April) which precedes the show, and all the top shipyards - Feadship, Benetti, Lürssen, Amels, Heesen, Ferretti, Sanlorenzo, Gulf Craft, Westport and Silver Yachts are back to engage with an Asian audience that now boasts more billionaires than the rest of the world put together.
Yacht Show Highlights: superyachts are always the big draw card at a yacht show, and this year there are several to chose from including La Familia, an AMELS 55 shown by Eastwinds, Aquamarina, a 47m from the Italian shipyard ISA shown by Burgess, and Lady Azul, a Heesen 40 shown by Camper & Nicholsons; all these superyachts will be available for private viewings. Down the scale line, there are jet skis by Sea-Doo and high-octane performance boats from Glastron – and even a fishing simulator at the highly anticipated ‘floating leisure hub’. There’s the latest aerial and underwater drone equipment, and you can even get your hands on the latest nautical fashion from Europe. In fact, there’s something for absolutely everyone.
Indulge in the Gin and Wine Festival along the bustling promenade and sit back to watch the supercars parade through the show precinct. Dress to kill in black and silver for the Sentosa Ball, or attend the 15th annual Asia Boating Awards, or just see and be seen onboard at one of the glamorous parties on the deck of a superyacht. Whether it’s business or pleasure, the Singapore Yacht Show is the place to be seen. It is, quite simply, the boating and yachting networking event of the year. This is Monaco come to Asia.
Stylish, Significant, and Superlative!
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