Dear APSA Members and Friends
This is the final newsletter for 2025. Asia is playing an increasingly important role in the development of the superyacht industry (both motor and sail), and our emerging markets are providing a new generation of potential yacht owners and charter guests. This newsletter is packed full of stories about Asian events and new developments in the region.
2026 will start with a bang with the Thailand Yachting Conference (14 Jan) and Thailand International Boat Show (15 – 18 Jan), then other events follow in February with the inaugural Sydney Charter Show and the Australian Superyacht Conference.
In March there is the Korea International Boat Show followed by East and South East Asia’s largest show the Japan International Boat Show, and in April the SEA Yachting Conference (21-22 Apr) in Singapore, and the Singapore Yachting Festival (23-26 Apr). In May the superyacht focus is back to Japan, with the Asia-Pacific Superyacht Summit (7-8 May) being held in Kobe, for the first time. The Summit is organised by Superyacht Times in conjunction with Supporting Partners: Superyacht Base Kobe, Setouchi DMO, and APSA. It will be a game changer for the region and most of the Japanese APSA members will be in attendance as well as others from around Asia-Pacific and the world.
Information on these events and happenings around the region are outlined in the APSA events calendar, and APSA is proud to be able to supply first-hand knowledge and information to our members on happenings in the Asia-Pacific region. APSA’s remit is to promote the Asia-Pacific cruising grounds, to work with the regional associations, to promote Asia-Pacific based businesses who want to connect to the global superyacht community, and to work with the international superyacht companies who want to connect to Asia. APSA’s goal is simply to make our members more successful. If you are interested in joining APSA please contact Suzy Rayment (Executive Director) at marketing@apsuperyacht.com
Some highlights from this newsletter are the updates from the Hong Kong Boating Forum that include a link to the presentations on the Greater Bay Archipelago cruising grounds, plus insights from the HFW team in Hong Kong on how Hong Kong aims to boost yachting with Marine Tourism. Clearvac Engineering Asia based in Thailand welcomed the 41m Gulf Craft Majesty 135 as she entered the dry-dock facility in Bangkok on the Chao Phraya River for a scheduled ten-week refit period of engineering works, and Simpson Marine reports on a year defined by strong momentum, strategic expansion, and cultural engagement, underscoring the Asia-Pacific region’s growing importance within the global Sanlorenzo universe.
Finally, APSA is an official partner of World Boating Day, and we invite all our members to take part in this collective celebration. Register your activity by 31 December to be included in the official Early-Bird Spotlight, a global roundup post shared with media, partners and the wider industry.
As the 2025 winds down, hopefully we can enjoy some time on the water. So: safe sailing and thanks again to all the APSA member for your support. Season’s Greetings to all, and we will back in contact in the New Year!
Best Regards
Nigel Beatty (Chairman, APSA)