Amongst those shipyards represented at the Dubai Boat Show were Luerssen, who enjoyed a strong client base in the region, Sanlorenzo, who handed over a 40 Alloy to Dubai's ruler just days before the show, and Heesen, who have recently signed a representative agreement for the region with the loyal yacht and services company, Al Futtaim Marine. Fincantieri, who was the partnership in Abu Dhabi based Etihad Shipyard, Feadship, who have sold several notable yachts in the region and Beneitti, who have also just opened an office in Dubai were also exibiting.
Phukat's marinas are full to overflowing, and proposed new projects at Krabi and elsewhere seem unlikely to take up the slack any time soon, so this aspect, and ongoing furious condo and villa developments ashore, leading to traffic congestion and other related urban problems, could temper sales at Phuket Boat Show for the forseeable future.
Strong supporters by the Superyacht Builers Association, known as SYBAss, helped turn the 4th Hainan Rendez-Vous into a mini-Miami or Ft. Lauderdale-style event ashore, but displays of big boats in-water remain severely restricted by their availability in this particular part of the South China Sea.
Down under, Sanctuary Cove Boat Show in May is now surrounded by large satellite events run by big boat brokers Grant Torrens and Sovereign Islands, Geoff Lovett at Marina Mirage, and tenants of the across-river Gold Coast Marine Precinct.
An anvil sun and temperatures in the mid 30's tested exibitors and visitors alike at the 10th Phuket Boat Show in Thailand, opening the Asian season, which nowadays sees myriad events mostly clustered in March-April an October-November.
Informa, organizers of Monaco Yacht show, ran Phuket in recent years, but a parting of the ways with their Andy Treadwell has seen it revert to the original owner, Phuket-based British expat Andy Downden.
For 4 days at the Hainan Renez-Vous boat show, visitors and guests indulged in business breakfasts, luncheons, wine tastings, cocktail parties, gala dinners and dance parties that lasted well into the wee hours of the morning.
Buoyed by continued support of Superyacht Builers Association (SYBASS) members, who've elected to use the Dubai event as their regional showcase, the names of major shipyards were emblazoned on the chalets on the pantoons.
Phukat's marinas are full to overflowing, and proposed new projects at Krabi and elsewhere seem unlikely to take up the slack any time soon, so this aspect, and ongoing furious condo and villa developments ashore, leading to traffic congestion and other related urban problems, could temper sales at Phuket Boat Show for the forseeable future.
Strong supporters by the Superyacht Builers Association, known as SYBAss, helped turn the 4th Hainan Rendez-Vous into a mini-Miami or Ft. Lauderdale-style event ashore, but displays of big boats in-water remain severely restricted by their availability in this particular part of the South China Sea.
Down under, Sanctuary Cove Boat Show in May is now surrounded by large satellite events run by big boat brokers Grant Torrens and Sovereign Islands, Geoff Lovett at Marina Mirage, and tenants of the across-river Gold Coast Marine Precinct.
An anvil sun and temperatures in the mid 30's tested exibitors and visitors alike at the 10th Phuket Boat Show in Thailand, opening the Asian season, which nowadays sees myriad events mostly clustered in March-April an October-November.
Informa, organizers of Monaco Yacht show, ran Phuket in recent years, but a parting of the ways with their Andy Treadwell has seen it revert to the original owner, Phuket-based British expat Andy Downden.
For 4 days at the Hainan Renez-Vous boat show, visitors and guests indulged in business breakfasts, luncheons, wine tastings, cocktail parties, gala dinners and dance parties that lasted well into the wee hours of the morning.
Buoyed by continued support of Superyacht Builers Association (SYBASS) members, who've elected to use the Dubai event as their regional showcase, the names of major shipyards were emblazoned on the chalets on the pantoons.
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