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Thailand International Boat Show Now 80% Booked

Organisers of the Thailand International Boat Show have confirmed that over 80 per cent of the in-water space is already booked, as details of a new onshore layout are confirmed. The second edition of the show, which runs from 11-14 January 2024,...

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Yona Floating Beach Club: Lavish Multi-Deck Oasis Opens in Phuket

The three-level Yona Floating Beach Club has opened to guests in Phuket, Thailand, six years after the project was first conceptualised. The Yona Floating Beach Club Phuket is a modified boat that can hold up to 500 guests per day. There are...

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Simpson Marine to Exhibit at 2024 Thailand International Boat Show

Simpson Marine has confirmed its participation in the Thailand International Boat Show (TIBS), scheduled for January 2024 at the Royal Phuket Marina in Thailand. It is the first time that Simpson Marine will exhibit at the TIBS in Phuket. Show organisers have...

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Thailand International Boat Show 2023 Kicks Off

Over 6,000 visitors and more than 100 exhibitors are expected to attend this year's event. Event organisers Jand Group say they are welcoming wealthy jet-setters from overseas to one of the region's first boat shows in three years, after the 2022 edition...

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Sailing for a Cause with Sailability Hong Kong

In 2009, Kay Rawbone devised a way to combine her passion for helping people with special needs and her husband Mike’s love for sailing into a perfectly synergised social movement at the Hebe Haven Yacht Club in Sai Kung. Step forward to...

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TYBA announces new Phuket superyacht marina

The Thai Yachting Business Association (TYBA) has announced the launch of a new superyacht marina, which is to be located on Phuket’s northeast shore, about two kilometres west from Phuket Yacht Haven marina. Dubbed “Port Macchanu”, the project is to further develop...

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Royal Phuket Marina hosts Grow Boating networking evening

The Thai Yachting Business Association is hosting a free networking evening at Royal Phuket Marina on Friday 6 May, from 5 pm onwards. Grow Boating Phuket is a monthly get-together of people in the boating industry, boaters and people who are interested...

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Comment: Celebrating 10 years of Asia Pacific Superyacht Association

This year marked the 10th anniversary of Asia Pacific Superyacht Association (APSA). Asia-Pacific's unspoilt cruising grounds are a major attraction to superyacht owners and charter operators. Plus, there is the growing realisation in the industry that the support, facilities and services that...

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2022 Thailand International Boat Show cancelled

Organisers of the Thailand International Boat Show (TIBS) have announced that its inaugural event planned for 6-9 January 2022 has been cancelled. "Having discussed with our partners, exhibitors, and industry stakeholders, we have taken the decision in the best interests of all...

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Verventia announces new Thailand boat show in Pattaya

Verventia, the organisers of the Thailand Yacht Show, have announced a new partnership with the owners of Ocean Marina in Pattaya to build an "extension" of the Thailand Yacht Show. The Thailand Yacht Show from next year onwards will be staged in...

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Royal Phuket Marina organising Full Moon Boat Rally

To mark the beginning of Phuket's boating season, Royal Phuket Marina is organising the Full Moon Boat Rally on November 20 and 21. The rally will travel to the The Racha resort, on the island of Racha Yai, for an overnight stay....

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Royal Phuket Marina to eliminate single-use plastics

The Royal Phuket Marina announced that it has signed up for the Plastic-Free Marina Pledge by the Marina Industries Association (MIA), the first marina in Thailand to do so. Pledge signees affirm their commitment to reduce and ultimately eliminate single-use plastics in...

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Thailand Yacht Show reveals bold plans for 2022

The sixth edition of the Thailand Yacht Show, which has been postponed for the past 18 months due to ongoing Covid restrictions, has confirmed it is gearing up for an event in 2022.  Show organisers Verventia say the show will be the...

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Royal Phuket Marina begins dredging to expand channel

Royal Phuket Marina has announced a THB10 million (US$300,000) project to dredge the 750 metres of the Koh Kaew Canal inner channel up to the marina’s entrance, allowing 24-hour access, even at low tide. The project will ensure an inner-channel width of...

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New boat show announced for Phuket

Royal Phuket MarinaFollowing the recent launch of the ‘Phuket sandbox’ initiative, which is encouraging vaccinated tourists to visit the Thai island, a new on-water boat show has been announced for January 2022.The Thailand International Boat Show is scheduled to take place from...

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Phuket reopens to foreign tourists one year after Thai borders closed

Phuket Phanghan Bay | Credit: Asia Pacific SuperyachtsThe Thai island of Phuket, a key yachting hub in Asia, reopened on July 1 to foreign tourists more than 12 months after the closure of Thailand’s borders due to the pandemic. The closure has...

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Thailand Yacht Show postponed for second time

The Thailand Yacht Show has been postponed from its scheduled dates of February 11-14, 2021.The news comes following a fresh outbreak of Covid-19 infections in Thailand, and the latest announcement of restrictions on domestic travel. As of January 12, visitors to Phuket...

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New dates for Thailand Yacht Show

The annual Thailand Yacht Show has revealed new dates for its sixth edition. The annual show, which was slated to take place from January 10-13, 2021, at Royal Phuket Marina, will now take place from February 11-14.Andy Treadwell, CEO of show organiser...

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Phuket can reap rewards from world’s biggest free trade agreement

Royal Phuket MarinaOn November 15, 2020, the heads of 15 Asia-Pacific nations – including China, Japan, South Korea, Thailand, Singapore, Indonesia and Australia – signed the unique Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP). Representing a total population of 2.2 billion, by putting their names...