Gold Coast Yacht & Country Club is a resort-style private club located in the heart of the Hong Kong Gold Coast resort complex, which includes a 5-star resort hotel, an exciting outdoor shopping mall, and a superb collection of luxury seaview apartments and villas. Home to some of the region’s largest luxury yachts, this world-class marina provides top quality berthing services for both the local sailing hobbyist and ocean-faring adventurer.
The Singapore Yachting Festival continues to be a key event for the industry in Asia, where the global yachting community comes together. Marco Valle the CEO of the Azimut|Benetti Group presented at the South East Asia Yachting Conference and said, “I can only reaffirm the importance of paying a visit to this strategic market. In light of today’s increasingly complex global landscape, the decision to invest in the growth of the Asian market proves to be more timely and essential than ever. It confirms the vision behind Azimut|Benetti Group’s long-standing strategy: to maintain a strong, well-balanced, and widely distributed presence across all geographies. My time in Singapore also reinforced just how diverse and nuanced the APAC region truly is. It underscored the importance of deepening our understanding of each individual country — China, Japan, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam and others — and of leveraging the strength of a local network of shipyard representatives and dealers.
The 2025[Singapore Yachting Festival](https://singaporeyachtingfestival.com/newfront)returned with great success to[ONE°15 Marina](https://one15marina.com/memberships/membership-enquiry/?utm_source=Google+PMax+Ads&utm_medium=PMax+Ads&utm_campaign=2024_Membership+%28PMax%29&utm_term=&utm_campaign=2024_Membership_(PMax)&utm_source=adwords&utm_medium=ppc&hsa_acc=2429164124&hsa_cam=21884308453&hsa_grp=&hsa_ad=&hsa_src=x&hsa_tgt=&hsa_kw=&hsa_mt=&hsa_net=adwords&hsa_ver=3&gad_source=1&gbraid=0AAAAADnGa0keRok_M6qVAlUE0JWjZu8Bi&gclid=CjwKCAjwq7fABhB2EiwAwk-YbAwpKrtwuUaTtlbHmLRQ6pmxnrPOpXQL6D6E2eYJSGQ7wq4XUVUc6hoCPb8QAvD_BwE)Sentosa Cove, reaffirming its role as the region’s most significant yachting showcase. Welcoming an international audience of owners, yachting enthusiasts, and industry leaders, the event was a celebration of the region’s growing stature as a global yachting hub. Simpson Marine showcased six standout models, including the[Sanlorenzo SL96A](https://www.simpsonmarine.com/newyacht/sanlorenzo/sl96-asymmetric/),[SD96](https://www.simpsonmarine.com/newyacht/sanlorenzo/sd96/),[SX88](https://www.simpsonmarine.com/newyacht/sanlorenzo/sx88/),[Bluegame BGX73](https://www.simpsonmarine.com/newyacht/bluegame-asia/bgx73/), the[Bluegame BGX60](https://www.simpsonmarine.com/yachts/Bluegame-BGX60-9387695?currency=USD), and the[Axopar 45 XC](https://www.simpsonmarine.com/newyacht/axopar/axopar-45-xc-cross-cabin/), drawing strong interest from guests, clients and media throughout the four-day event.
Horizon Yachts will impressive line-up of luxury yachts at the Sanctuary Cove International Boat Show (SCIBS) taking place May 22–25, 2025. “We are proud to be presenting our most comprehensive and versatile display to date, including Australia’s largest-ever Fast Displacement Series showcase,” said Mark Western, Director at Horizon Yacht Australia. “From entry-level models ideal for owner-operators, to vessels offering full commercial AMSA certification and charter business potential, our line-up reflects the diversity and depth of the Horizon range.”
M/Y Asia Poseidon, a 2014 Benetti with exterior styling by Stefano Righini and interiors from Zuretti Interior Design, has successfully completed an extensive refit programme in Bangkok. The vessel arrived from her berth in Pattaya before entering Clearvac Engineering Asia’s [Superyacht Shipyard](https://clearvacengineeringasia.com/vessel-services/superyacht-refit-project-management/), where a concentrated four-week schedule was carried out to meet the requirements of her upcoming RINA class survey.
Gold Coast City Marina & Shipyard (GCCM)– the iconic shipyard that redefined Australia’s marine industry by boldly transforming Gold Coast farming paddocks into an internationally renowned ‘one-stop-shop’ for vessel refit and repair has notched up 25 years. Since opening in 2000 as the first major marina development within the Gold Coast’s famous Coomera marine precinct, GCCM has been instrumental in changing the face of how boaties managed vessel maintenance and bolstering the Gold Coast’s status as the marine capital of Australia.
Fema Marine are pleased to announce the opening of their new Asian Office at One 15˚ Marina, Sentosa, Singapore. The new office location is an important step that is inIine with our growth strategies for Asia. Metin Celep (Sales and Marketing Manager) said, “May was a really busy month for us, as were the first four months of the year. Fema Marine took part in the World Superyacht Awards event organized by Boat International as a supporting partner in Venice, Italy and we were the proud patronage sponsors at the Asia-Pacific Superyacht Summit 2025 – 2nd Edition, which was organised by Superyacht Times from 7-8 May in Hong Kong.
Pantaenius is proud to support more than 450 yachts currently cruising through the South Pacific—one of the most remote and rewarding cruising grounds in the world. Many of these vessels have made the long journey from Australia, New Zealand, and Europe, with European yachts passing through the Panama Canal—currently the only way to reach these waters by sea.
_A Rugged, Elegant Steel-/Aluminium Raised Pilothouse Yacht Built for Global Adventure_
Lantau Yacht Club (LYC) has achieved a significant milestone by being awarded the prestigious 5 Gold Anchor Platinum and Superyacht Ready accreditations from the Marina Industries Association (MIA). This dual recognition affirms LYC’s standing as one of Asia’s most advanced and service-oriented marinas, highlighting its excellence in operations, facilities, and hospitality.
