4 March 2026

Nicolas Benazeth, Director of Charter at CharterWorld LLP, says “2021 turned out to be a very successful year for CharterWorld and we were thrilled to be able to put together so many successful charters and help our clients to get the break they were hoping for in these difficult times globally, or still manage to have that special family vacation or long-awaited expedition.” It has undoubtedly been a challenging time for the industry, as with all the travel and tourism sectors, but CharterWorld.com is extremely proud to have a very experienced team of dedicated brokers who have worked particularly hard to ensure charters went smoothly in the many different locations that the company operates in.

Great news for Queensland as the borders are now open for quarantine free arrival from 22 January 2022. Superyachts are able to enter at any Australian Border Force approved Ports of Entry; these include Cairns, Brisbane and the Gold Coast:

Four New Sailings For March/April

SLYG Sail Lanka Yachting Group (SLYG) has been designing, manufacturing boats and developing marine infrastructures and export since 2008. With an adventurous vision of exploring new vistas in sea leisure experiences and maritime commercial opportunities, SLYG will now venture into bold new territories in Nautical Tourism, beyond Sri Lanka, and will be attending the Dubai International Boat Show to promote their brands of Ocean Diamond 27, Ceycat, Minibee, andn Pulse rigid inflatable boats.

February has been a busy month, with the Miami International Yacht Show, Superyacht Australia Soirée 2022, and the German Superyacht Conference on the calendar. Coming up very soon is the Dubai International Yacht Show, YARE 2022, the Japan International Boat Show, Palm Beach International Boat Show, and the Thailand Yacht Show (Part 1) in Pattaya in April.

Travellers can arrive in Thailand by air, land, and water with the required prepaid accommodation reduced to 1 night or on board for those arriving on a yacht and COVID-19 tests are revised to 1 RT-PCR and 1 self-ATK from 1 March 2022.

Simpson Marine’s Hong Kong team have started off the New Year of the Tiger with a superyacht splash, welcoming the first Sanlorenzo SD126 into the city. The yacht was sold by Sanlorenzo Asia/Simpson Marine and has also joined Simpson Marine’s Yacht Management fleet in Hong Kong.

Lantau Yacht Club (LYC) sails smoothly into 2022 with a new Marina Manager Tom Leung who has recently joined the team. LYC’s mission is to offer premium yachting facilities and become the preferred mooring destination and yacht club in Hong Kong. LYC are delighted to have Tom on board.

The first part of the 6th edition of the government-initiated Thailand Yacht Show will be staged in the Gulf of Thailand at Ocean Marina, Pattaya from 7- 11 April, with the second part to follow in Phuket later in the year.