A remarkable number of APSA members attended the Asia Boating Awards 2012 that was held in Hong Kong’s Grand Hyatt on 10 May, with two APSA founder members receiving important awards. YP Loke, on the management committee of the Association, was recognised with ´Personality of the Year´ award while Simpson Marine was awarded as the best Asia-based charter company.

Best Yacht Design of the Year award for luxury motor yacht ADASTRA by McConaghy Boats

The awards honoured many Asian companies in categories recognising both Asian and international activities. Perhaps the most notable was McConaghy Yachts of Zuhai‘s radical trimaran new launch 43m superyacht Adastra which won the international category award for best yacht design of the year. The design was carried out by UK designer John Shuttleworth.

The Asia Boating Awards proved to be a celebration and recognition of the quality of Asian superyacht businesses and also of shipyards and designers from outside the region, serves to underscore the importance of those companies and others joining the Association to further raise their profile – outwith the region for the Asia companies – and within the region for those shipyards and suppliers from Europe and America.

IAG 100 superyacht Electra - Best Asian Built Yacht

The Winners of the 2012 Asia Boating Awards

Best Asian Yacht Builder (30m and up)
Kingship, Hong Kong

Best Asian Yacht Builder (15m to 30m)
Horizon, Taiwan

Best Asian Built Yacht
IAG Yachts, luxury yacht Electra 100′, China

Best Custom Built Yacht
Feadship, motor yacht Musashi, The Netherlands

Best Semi Custom Built Yacht (30m and up)
Heesen Yachts, MY Satori, The Netherlands

Best Production Motor Yacht (24m to 40m)
Sunseeker, Sunseeker Yacht 28 Metre, UK

Best Production Motor Yacht (15m to 24m)
Riva, 75’ Venere Super, Italy

Best Production Sailing Yacht (15m to 30m)
Oyster Marine Ltd, Oyster 625 sailing yacht Blue Jeannie, UK

Best Production Sailing Yacht (up to 15m)
Beneteau, Oceanis 48, France

Asian Marina of the Year
ONE°15 Marina Club, Singapore

Asian Yacht Club of the Year
Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club, Hong Kong

Asian Regatta of the Year
China Coast Regatta

Asia-based Charter Yacht of the Year
Superyacht Exuma, Perini Navi, Italy

Personality of the Year
Y P Loke, Singapore

Print Ad of the Year
Lürssen

Best Yacht Design of the Year
McConaghy Boats, trimaran yacht Adastra, China

Best Yacht Designer in Asia of the Year
Axis Yacht Design Group, Italy

Best Asia-based Charter Company
Simpson Marine, Hong Kong

Best Brand Presence in Asia
Azimut–Benetti, Italy

The Asia Boating Awards, now in its eighth year, are organised by Asia-Pacific Boating and China Boatingmagazine, which are published by Blu Inc Media. The Asia Boating Awards are the most acknowledged awards in the Asian marine industry.